I'm A Villainess, Can I Die? - Chapter 102
Translator and Editor: Effe and Tea
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Chapter 102
After taking the new medicine, going back to the room and applying light makeup to look as presentable as possible, I went down to the dining room on time.
In front of the dining room door, I grabbed the doorknob with trembling fingertips, released it, and opened the door with all my might after taking a short deep breath.
“Selena.”
Mother’s voice greeted me first.
“Selena, welcome.”
“Come on, sit down.”
Other voices greeted me in turn.
For some reason, my throat felt hoarse. I thought that this might be a dream that passed through my head for a moment, seeing the familiar scenery for the first time in a long time.
“Yes.”
I answered briefly and sat down. After such a long time, my family meal began with happiness, worries, fears and expectations.
Throughout the meal, we talked about each other’s current situation. Living under the same roof, but we’re talking about the current situation……. It couldn’t have been really funny.
So, by the time my family burst into laughter, I even curled my lips just a little bit.
Why shouldn’t I laugh when it’s funny?
“Selena, aren’t you too skinny? Shall I ask for some more food?”
Somehow, I had finished my portion of the meal in a pleasant atmosphere, but Mother spoke in a worried tone.
The way she glanced at my empty plate seemed like she wanted to fill my plate again.
I thought about eating more because I didn’t want to worry, but I shook my head excitedly.
If I eat more than I can, I will only get sick.
“Mother, Father….… Brother, too. You’re all emaciated.”
Instead of saying I would eat more, I turned the subject to others.
Like I said, I wasn’t the only one who had lost weight. Everyone in the family seemed to be suffering quite a bit, and everyone’s face seemed to have halved from before.
I was upset.
What are those monsters, why did it come out?
The guilt I forgot was trying to sneak up on me.
“Selena.”
At that time, Father’s heavy voice called my name, and I, who had been staring blankly at my empty plate, slowly raised my head to face Father.
Oh, now is the time.
Now is the time for my family to tell me the truth.
However, even after calling my name, no one was able to speak easily. The ambiguous silence gradually lengthened.
Everyone does their job well, but they can’t always do anything about me. I’m sorry, thankful, regretful, and loving.
I slowly blinked. I felt like I had read somewhere that doing this would give stability to the other person.
Was it an animal encyclopedia? Huh? Then, does it apply to humans, too … ? Well, first of all, humans are also animals.
As I waited for the words while thinking nonsensically, Father’s lips, which had been tightly closed, parted gradually, as if the trick just now had an effect.
“Selena, don’t be surprised and just listen.”
Of course I’ll be surprised
“…… Apparently, because of the monsters, a large-scale subjugation…… will likely happen. A subjugation war, including the imperial family, the magic tower, and other nobles. It’s a subjugation based on the outskirts of the territory, so it will take at least a month just to go back and forth. The war…… we never know when it will end.”
I wet my dry lips once with my tongue.
As Father continued to speak, the landscape of the battlefield was drawn into my imagination.
Large, dark beings and the humans who faced them. Images like those of a child scribbling with crayons busily swirled in my head.
“And, this father has been appointed as the leader to lead the subjugation.”
This time, Father, drawn like a drawstring man, sprung up in my imagination.
He wore a toy-like helmet and wielded a sword.
You can do it! Unknowingly, I was cheering for my imagination.
Soon I shook my head several times and erased all my inner fantasies. I didn’t want to recall the pain of war even with that mischievous imagination.
It was scary.
People get hurt more easily than one might expect and die easily.
Just like me and Eunji.
Eunji struggled to live for 19 years but died, and I struggled to die but survived.
“…… Is the date set?”
I forced my mouth open and asked. Fortunately, my impassive voice masked my anxiety.
However, the atmosphere in the dining room quickly became heavy, perhaps it was only me who was hiding my anxiety.
In that suffocating atmosphere, Brother answered my question this time.
“We’ll be leaving in 13 days……Exactly from today.”
My hand that rested on the table suddenly slipped and landed on my thigh.
My face turned white with a small cracking sound.
I knew that it was not long, but the emotions I felt were quite different from the fact that the exact date was set in earnest.
Two weeks. No, not even two weeks.
Why is there such a thing? Why is it that they were only given two weeks to leave for the battlefield risking their life?
I thought I had prepared my mind sufficiently, but when I heard the matter directly from the mouth of the person concerned, the anxiety that roiled in my heart tightened my throat.
“Selena.”
Was it Mother, Father, or Brother? Without knowing who did it first, they called my name one after another.
The anxiety was so intense that I had to close and open my eyes in the frantic lights in the thick darkness that stirred before my eyes.
“It’s okay. I’m fine. You’ll come back safely, right? So, I’m fine.”
I spoke through my aching throat. I didn’t want to show weakness before my family, who had reported the news in such trembling voices, full of worries, so I tried to speak as calmly as possible.
Even if I didn’t have to try, my face and my voice would be the same as usual.
‘It’s okay. Everything is fine, Miss.’
A friendly man’s voice rang in my ears.
Yes, everything will be fine. Originally, a novel always ends with a happy ending after the villain dies.
And I, the original villain, will die in three years no matter how I live. Wouldn’t it be fate to have a happy ending after three years?
So,……. Father will return safely.
That’s right, so……. Everything will be fine.
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