The Villainesses in the Romance Fantasy Novel Became Obsessed with me

The carriage rolled along with a rumbling noise.

I sat inside the carriage with the three villainesses. An uncomfortable atmosphere lingered between us.

Given that the three of them were incompatible, such an uncomfortable atmosphere was inevitable.

‘… We still have two more hours until we reach the forest. Traveling in this kind of atmosphere is going to be tough.’

This was the worst.

There was no doubt that this was the worst situation.

But when I looked up and saw the person opposite me, I realized someone else was in an even worse situation than I was.

“Are you feeling carsick? Are you okay, Nadia?”

Verdium Nadia.

She was sweating and seemed to have difficulty breathing.

She was holding her chest, trying to compose herself as best as she could.

‘Why’s Nadia like this?’

Could she have been poisoned?

As I reached out to check on her.

“Don’t touch me, Damian…”

Smack!

Nadia slapped my hand away and reacted sharply.

She rarely showed the palm of her hand, indicating she felt apologetic.

“I just… don’t feel well… Whenever I ride in a carriage… It’s always like this…”

“… Is there anything I can do to help?”

“No. Just… leave me alone.”

This was the first time I had seen Nadia look so vulnerable.

Nadia, who always showed a strong front and never backed down.

But now, she was struggling to endure the discomfort with a pained expression.

‘Why’s Nadia like this?’

Thinking about it, I recalled the explanation from the original story and Nadia’s background, and the answer came easily.

‘Did I overlook this part?’

She.

Verdium Nadia.

She had lost her entire family in a carriage accident.

The weak appearance she was showing now was clearly due to the trauma from that event.

Even if she was too young to remember, the emotions and the incident were deeply embedded in her subconscious, causing her pain.

If she felt inexplicable discomfort in certain environments, it was likely due to the negative impact formed in her subconscious during childhood.

Unlike the text in the original story, the villainesses in this world were three-dimensional.

To make Nadia feel a bit more comfortable, I reached out to hold her hand.

However.

“Da-Damian…! L-look outside…! You can see the mountain…!”

“Mountain?”

Yuri’s sudden interruption prevented me from taking Nadia’s hand.

I turned my gaze in the direction Yuri was pointing.

There was a hill that looked like it could be climbed in 100 steps.

I frowned slightly and said.

“That’s not a mountain, Yuri. It’s just a hill.”

“Th-that’s a hill…? I thought it was a mountain… Hehe… Sorry… Damian…”

“No need to apologize…”

Yuri hung her head, apologizing.

Seeing this, Bluebell sneered and mocked Yuri.

“Ha, I guess your eyesight is bad too. How can you be at the top of the Swordsmanship Department with such poor vision? It’s absurd. I’ll figure it out. You parasite who’s clinging to Damian.”

Her words were quite harsh.

I decided to step forward for Yuri’s self-esteem.

“Bluebell, that’s too harsh. And Yuri didn’t bribe anyone.”

Actually, in the original story, it was you who used bribery.

Even though I kept this last part to myself, Bluebell seemed displeased with the situation itself.

She stood up angrily and shouted.

“You bastard! You’re always making me the villain! You crazy jerk! Are you so obsessed with girls that you can’t think straight?!”

“When was I ever obsessed with girls…?”

This was unfair.

“Watch your head. You might hurt yourself.”

“I can take care of my own head! Shut up!”

“… Okay. Got it.”

Her foul temper was still the same.

But I did appreciate that she only showed this side in front of me.

My ultimate goal was to make Bluebell appear as an angel in front of others.

If I could stop her from these sudden outbursts in the carriage, I could be her support and help her.

‘Oh, right. I need to help Nadia.’

I momentarily forgot due to Yuri and Bluebell’s interruptions.

I immediately reached out and held Nadia’s hand.

Her hand was cold, indicating she wasn’t feeling well.

“I’ll hold your hand. Close your eyes and rest, Nadia.”

“… Alright. Just this once, I’ll listen to you.”

Nadia’s skin was pale, and sweat had her hair sticking to her cheeks.

Even so, she managed a faint smile despite her discomfort.

“Your hands are still warm just like before. I wish I could have… all of your warmth…”

Must you say such things in this situation?

I couldn’t help but smile at her audacity.

“Alright. Just rest for now. Until we arrive.”

“… Okay.”

Bluebell and Yuri observed this and reacted coldly.

“That crazy woman! What’s she talking about? So annoying. So annoying! So annoying!!”

Bang! Bang!!

Bluvelle kicked the floor in frustration.

“… It would be better if she were weaker.”

And.

Yuri muttered something unsettling.

It seemed that both Bluebell and Yuri’s actions were aimed at tormenting Nadia, who was suffering in the carriage.

It was all intentional harassment.

‘… Women’s fights are scary.’

Especially since they were villainesses.

Their power struggles were far more intense than I had expected.

***

Field trip.

The rustling leaves in the wind and the scent of grass in the air.

Bugs running around with no aim.

‘Whose idea was it to set the field trip in the forest?’

And to gather famous nobles of the Empire and make them camp in the woods.

As far as I rememberd, the headmaster of the academy was an old man.

‘… Thinking that it came from his head, it makes sense.’

The choice of location for the field trip made sense.

Still, it slightly maintained the rationale of ‘The Fiancée Who Punishes Villainesses.’

Surprised by the subtle logic, I looked around.

Nadia was possibly still affected by the aftereffects of the carriage ride. She was sitting against a large tree.

I walked over and sat next to her.

I intended to check on her condition but also to keep an eye on her.

“How are you feeling, Nadia?”

“… I’m a bit better now. I think I’ll feel better if I rest a little more.”

Nadia appeared exhausted.

She seemed to be in poor condition.

That meant.

‘She won’t be able to enjoy the field trip properly and will barely move around.’

I felt both pity and relief for Nadia.

Today, she wouldn’t interfere with the original story.

Instead.

She would have to rest during the field trip that should have been enjoyable.

I gently placed my hand on Nadia’s back and asked, feeling sorry for her.

“Is there anything I can do to help?”

“… There’s one thing you can do to help right now.”

“What is it?”

“… Bring my art supplies from my bag. Drawing in a good spot will make me feel better.”

She brought her art supplies all the way here.

To me, Nadia seemed quite the art enthusiast.

“Okay.”

I nodded, retrieved her bag from her tent, and handed it to her.

Nadia staggered to her feet and walked deeper into the forest.

“Come with me. Let’s find a place to draw together.”

“… Alright.”

Though I was worried about the other villainesses,

I decided to take care of Nadia first.

She was suffering from the trauma of the carriage accident that had wiped out her family.

Her symptoms shouldn’t worsen.

‘Let me just check on the others before following. The others…’

Bluebell was sitting on a wooden chair, chatting with her clique.

Most likely, she was enjoying gossip about other students.

Or not.

‘And Yuri…’

Since she couldn’t bring a real sword,

She had brought a wooden sword instead.

She was concentrating and swung her sword at the trees.

As if preparing herself for something significant.

Her figure looked somewhat sacred.

She occasionally glanced in my direction.

‘Charlotte… is watching me.’

Charlotte had been watching me from the beginning.

She skilfully conversed with other students.

She was looking in my direction.

Her expression seemed expectant.

I couldn’t fathom what she was expecting.

‘Hopefully, they won’t cause any trouble until I get back. Please, just stay calm for a while.’

With those worried thoughts.

I walked deeper into the forest with Nadia.

“Damian.”

“Yes?”

“Indeed, it seems like I only have you. I hope you’ll always be by my side when I’m struggling. Will you do that for me?”

“…”

As we entered the secluded forest, hearing Nadia’s sincere but obsessive words made it even more impossible to let my guard down.

For some reason, today, the forest felt damp and eerie.

***

Scratch! Scratch!

Nadia scribbled on her sketchbook, using the forest scenery as a background.

She was drawing to refresh her mood.

“I didn’t expect you’d leave right after finding me a spot. Tsk. It would have been better if Damian stayed. Such a pity.”

Scratch! Scratch!

Nadia poured her grievances into her drawing, capturing the trees, grass, and scenery.

Even though she was drawing a landscape, Damian’s face still appeared in her artwork.

“Buying some land and locking Damian up in a big forest would be nice. It’s much better than locking him in a room. If he still looks at other women after becoming mine, this wouldn’t be a bad method.”

Great.

‘Drawing and making Damian mine have improved my mood a lot.’

“It’s still hard to ride in a carriage, but having Damian made it better than usual. If those girls weren’t there, it wouldn’t have been difficult at all.”

Indeed.

It would be best to overthrow the Empire and get rid of those girls at the same time.

I hate how they constantly interfered between Damian and me.

“I thought I exterminated the pests last time. Yet, ant-like bugs still cling to him. But it’s only natural, right? Bugs are attracted to flowers.”

Once the investigation of the carriage incident was over.

And it was confirmed that it was the work of the royal family.

Then…

“I’ll need to prepare… I must take revenge on those who took everything from me.”

But what if she had to choose between Damian and revenge?

Thinking about it, Nadia found herself unsure.

Damian or revenge.

If she had to give up one, she wasn’t sure which to choose.

“There’s also a way to choose both. Not bad.”

After long contemplation, she organized her thoughts and aimed to complete her drawing.

As she did.

Crunch! Crunch!

She heard someone stepping on the grass and approaching from behind.

“Damian?”

Nadia immediately turned to see who it was, hoping it was Damian.

However.

The person standing there wasn’t who she expected.

“You… It’s you…?”

“The gloomy girl, Justia Yuri.”

“You’re the one who left those marks on Damian’s neck, right?”

“…”

Yuri held a wooden sword, determined. She glared at Nadia with deadly intent.

“You’re… you’re going to die by my hand… because you hurt the most precious person to me, Damian…”

“I hurt what’s mine. What’s that got to do with you?”

“Damian isn’t yours… Damian is my best friend… You hurt my best friend… so my revenge is justified…!”

It appeared.

Nadia seemed to have no place to retreat.

And, in fact, she was looking forward to this.

“These pests have been annoying me. This is perfect. Even though I’m not in the best condition.”

The two of them shared the same opinion.

Although their ways of expressing it were always different, today, for once.

Even their opinions and methods were identical.

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