The Villainesses in the Romance Fantasy Novel Became Obsessed with me

Lunchtime.

Yuri and I were sitting on the garden lawn, spending time together. Since I didn’t know when my sibling would be born, I remained on edge.

Yuri sat next to me and shyly asked a question.

“Um, Damian…! What kind of hairstyle do you like?”

Blushing, Yuri grabbed her long hair into two pigtails.

“Th-this style?”

“Hmm…”

“Is it not good…? Then how about this…?”

This time, she pulled her hair back.

“Not bad.”

“R-really…? Then should I change my hairstyle to this…?”

To be honest, neither was my preference.

I preferred long, straight hair. I liked Yuri’s original hairstyle more.

Though I saw one flaw.

To boost Yuri’s self-esteem, I looked her straight in the eyes and said.

“But I like you as you are.”

“R-really…? Does that mean you like me without changing my hair…?”

“Yeah. You could say that.”

“If Damian says so, then okay…! Hehehe…”

Yuri seemed pleased with my answer.

I decided to take it a step further and mention the one flaw I noticed.

“Honestly, it might be better to trim your hair a bit. It looks a bit stifling. How about cutting your bangs shorter?”

“M-my bangs!”

She seemed determined not to give up her bangs. Yuri protectively covered her bangs with her hands and shouted firmly.

“N-no way…!! It’s embarrassing…!”

Yuri adamantly refused.

Are her bangs that important to her?

Seeing her strong reaction, I felt an urge to cut her bangs while she was sleeping as a prank.

However, knowing that cutting her hair without permission might lead to serious consequences, I decided to keep it as a fantasy.

‘She wouldn’t actually cut off my head. But it reminds me of the original story.’

Even though Yuri was far from being a villain now, the Yuri from the original story became a tyrant. She was someone who easily cut off heads.

‘She killed all her family members and displayed their heads at the castle gate.’

Unable to endure life in the North, Yuri killed her father and succeeded him as the head of the family. She then massacred her family members and displayed their heads at the castle gate.

As a message to endure the cold tundra and suffer forever.

Due to the low temperatures in the North, the heads didn’t decompose and were displayed until they were removed.

‘Whether it’s being preserved by Nadia or displayed by Yuri, it seems like my end wouldn’t be pleasant either.’

What went wrong with my life?

Things had been complicated since birth, but maybe the situation was more serious than I thought.

‘If I die, I don’t think it’ll be a normal death.’

Preservation.

Murder-suicide.

Beheading.

“…”

A chilling thought crossed my mind.

To keep my life safe, I gently patted Yuri’s hair.

“If you don’t like it, you don’t have to. I was just asking.”

“Okay, Damian… But Damian, do you think cutting my bangs a little would be good…?”

“I don’t mean to force you. I just think it might make you look less stifled.”

“R-really…? Then… I’ll seriously consider it…!”

‘Yeah.’

‘Please seriously consider it later when you don’t think about displaying my head.’

‘I want to live a long life with my family.’

We sat together in the garden, taking a rare break and having such trivial conversations.

At that moment, a maid came running from afar.

She shouted loudly towards us.

“The mistress has started to give birth! You should prepare yourself, young master!”

It appeared my sibling was on the way.

I was unnecessarily tense and sweating.

Yuri looked at me with worried eyes. She nodded resolutely and timidly extended her hand.

“L-let’s go, Damian…! Let’s go see our sibling…!”

“Yeah…”

But.

‘Our…?’

Why ‘our’?

Yuri grabbed my hand and started running.

Her choice of words was a bit odd.

***

The anticipated birth of my sibling concluded in the early evening amidst Mother’s pained voice.

“It’s a girl.”

The maid handed the baby to Mother.

Mother gazed lovingly at the baby, tears streaming down her face.

The result of enduring long hours of pain.

‘I wonder if she had the same look when I was born.’

A smile full of happiness.

Father supported Mother beside her.

Yuri and I watched quietly.

There was something moving about it.

“Damian… Your sibling is born…”

“Yeah. She’s born.”

“Do you feel happy…?”

“I think I do.”

But.

I didn’t know how to describe this feeling.

Anyway, I felt happy.

It was an emotion that couldn’t be defined by a single word.

Happy yet worried. And when I thought about the future, it was bleak?

‘I don’t really know. Let’s just enjoy the happy feeling for now.’

I slowly approached Mother to avoid startling my sibling.

“How are you feeling, Mother?”

“I’m okay now… But I’m tired and want to rest a bit…”

She looked visibly exhausted.

Mother showed me my sibling.

“This is your sister, Damian. Isn’t she beautiful after such a long struggle?”

“She is… beautiful.”

I held my sister in my arms.

The tiny being was breathing softly with her eyes closed.

‘This tiny body will grow up just like I did.’

‘I hope she grows up well.’

For that, I needed to create a peaceful environment.

Not the one leading to the empire’s downfall.

But one where my family could live happily together.

As her brother, I should provide that.

I gently touched the tiny one with my finger and said.

“If you get married, get my permission first.”

“Pfft! Are you already already managing your sister’s future?”

Mother laughed at my words as if she was amused.

I turned and showed my sister to Yuri.

‘… She won’t do anything weird, right?’

I was a little worried.

But it would be strange not to show her to Yuri.

Sensitive Yuri might feel hurt if I didn’t.

So, I carefully introduced my sister to her.

“Yuri, say hello. This is my sister.”

“S-sister… Damian’s sister… What’s her name…?”

“…Right. Mother, what’s her name?”

“Remy. Remiranda Sinclair.”

Remy.

Yuri slowly reached out to Remy.

“H-hi Remy…? N-nice to meet you…! I’m Yuri…!”

“…”

“She’s staying calm in Damian’s arms… She looks comfortable… Can I…?”

Can I?

Yuri looked at Remy in fascination.

She wriggled her fingers, afraid that touching her might hurt her.

‘Maybe I worried for nothing.’

I thought Yuri might get jealous and cause a scene.

But she was treating my sister with care instead.

“Damian’s sister is… small and cute…! Since Damian likes her…! I-I’ll cherish her too…!”

Yuri spoke with a bright smile.

My parents also smiled approvingly at her words.

“She seems to like you, Damian.”

“Yuri is so kind…”

“Hehehe…”

“…”

Was it just my imagination, or did that seem a bit deliberate?

I felt like the look in Yuri’s eyes, hidden behind her bangs, had changed.

Seeing her determined gaze, I returned Remy to my mother.

I wanted her to rest now.

“Well. We’ll head out now, Mother. Please rest well. Let’s go, Yuri.”

“Sure…! M-Mother, please rest well! Your health is important…! We-we’ll be going now!”

Clunk—

Yuri and I left Mother’s bedroom first.

I wanted her to take a break after the childbirth.

Yuri appeared more excited than I expected. She spoke to me eagerly.

“Damian…! Did you see…? Remy was breathing so softly…! S-she’s so cute…!”

“Yeah. Even though she’s wrinkled, she’s cute.”

“Right…? So, if…”

If.

Yuri hesitated, then gathered her courage and shouted.

“Do you think I could… have a baby like that someday…? If I get married and get pregnant…! Could I…?!”

Hmm.

It was not physically impossible.

It was just a matter of who the partner was.

‘It would obviously be me, right?’

Yuri didn’t know any other guys besides me.

I gave an answer that would boost her self-esteem.

“Of course, you can. You deserve to be happy. You can definitely enjoy those things.”

“Really…? Thank you, Damian… for saying that to me…”

Yuri seemed pleased with my response and smiled brightly.

Then, suddenly, she gently took my hand.

With her head bowed, she murmured softly.

“So… Layer on… We too… Engagement… Um… A baby… Too, right…?”

“What, what did you say?”

Her voice was so quiet that I couldn’t hear her well.

But the bits and pieces I did catch sounded troubling.

However, Yuri quickly laughed it off as if it were nothing.

“N-no…! I didn’t say anything…! Forget it, Damian…!”

Suspicious.

I furrowed my brows and decided to ask her properly.

“Really? You didn’t say anything?”

“L-lying isn’t good! I did say something, but it’s n-not important! You can forget what I said…”

“Really?”

“Yes…! I’ve never said anything helpful to you, Damian… It was just a fleeting comment…”

“…”

Using her low self-esteem as a weapon, Yuri evaded the question.

I sighed and patted her head.

“Alright. But take back what you said at the end.”

“What part…?”

“That you’ve never said anything helpful to me. Take that back.”

Whether it was helpful or not, that wasn’t important.

And for the sake of her self-esteem, I had to correct her.

I looked into her red eyes and murmured.

“It doesn’t matter whether you say something helpful or not. Just being with me is helpful.”

“Really…? How am I helpful to you, Damian…?”

Yuri grabbed my sleeve tightly and asked desperately.

“Please tell me… How am I helpful to you, Damian…?”

This answer seemed crucial to her.

I thought carefully and answered as gently as I could.

“Just. It’s fun being with you, and I always enjoy being together.”

“Just…?”

“Yes, simply just. Your presence itself is always helpful to me.”

“Really…? I’m helpful to Damian… Always? Hehehe…”

Yuri smiled with joy at my words.

No, it was almost a smile filled with ecstasy.

It seemed that being told she was helpful to me meant a lot to her.

With that smile, Yuri looked me in the eye and declared.

“Thank you, Damian… I’ll work harder to be even more helpful to you…”

So.

“You won’t abandon me, right…? And I’ll work harder… to give you even more, Damian…?”

Something.

Something about Yuri’s words felt off.

‘What on earth is she thinking?’

I asked, feeling uneasy.

“What? You’ll give me more?”

“Yes…! I’ll give you many things that are helpful to you, Damian…! Please wait for that…! It will definitely help you…!”

“… I don’t know what you’re talking about. But it will be helpful to me, right?”

“Of course…! You’ll love it, Damian…! It’s a big gift…!”

However, Yuri smiled as if she had no intention of telling me.

She kept her lips sealed as if hiding a secret.

‘There shouldn’t be any secrets between friends.’

… But I was not one to talk.

Since I was hiding many more secrets than Yuri, I stayed quiet.

‘But if she says it’s a gift, it should be fine.’

Since Yuri said it would help me, I decided to trust her and wait.

She had hardly ever done anything harmful to me.

‘Judging by how she treated my sister today, her mindset has improved a lot. It shouldn’t be anything bad.’

But.

For some reason, I felt a chill.

I sensed something ominous in Yuri’s smile.

“Hehehe…”

But I had no choice but to trust her.

“My best fri… No, my soul mate, Damian…”

“…”

With those words filled with possessiveness, Yuri left for her bedroom.

And so, the last night at home passed peacefully.

Though it was filled with invisible chaos.

That night.

“… Damn.”

I had a nightmare about sinking into a swamp.

A swamp that, once stepped, one could never escape.

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