The Villainesses in the Romance Fantasy Novel Became Obsessed with me

After that day,

Yuri’s obsession became much more intense than before.

“Damian… Where are you going…?”

“W-what? When did you get here?”

“Just now… I ran here as soon as the lecture ended…”

If it was a lecture with note-taking, it took her one minute.

If it was a practical lecture, it took her three minutes.

As soon as the lecture ended, Yuri would run towards the classroom where I was.

It seemed like she wanted to confirm my location with her own eyes.

‘Even in the midst of this, she still washed up to get rid of the sweat smell…’

Should I compliment her for being so diligent?

While I was momentarily lost in such thoughts, Yuri spoke first.

“Damian…”

“Yes. What is it?”

“When are we going back home…?”

“Home?”

“Yes… I told you that your little sibling is about to be born…”

I knew my sibling was about to be born from a letter that arrived recently.

Since the baby might arrive earlier than expected, it might be good to visit this weekend.

Babies can arrive earlier than anticipated.

I brushed Yuri’s still damp hair and answered.

“Let’s go this weekend. It’s close anyway, so we can go and come back quickly.”

“Good…! Let’s go home and rest together…! Hehe…”

Yuri smiled with her eyes. She was pleased with the answer she wanted.

‘It would be great if she always looked like this.’

I thought her obsession and dependence on me were inevitable.

It seemed like her heart was full of me.

I shook off the remaining water from Yuri’s hair and smiled contentedly.

At that moment.

“What are you talking about, Damian? Can I join in?”

Bluebell, who was sitting next to me, joined the conversation.

Recently, with my help, she had been attending the academy with a cast on her foot and used crutches.

Bluebell glanced at Yuri and smirked.

“What’s up with her? Why does she look like she fell into water? Did you fall into the park lake or something?”

“… I just washed up.”

“Pff! You call that washing up? Didn’t you dry yourself? Why is your hair still wet? How about falling off the roof? That might get rid of the wetness.”

“…”

Bluebell thoroughly mocked Yuri.

I thought it was too much.

I tapped Bluebell’s foot under the desk.

“You’re being too harsh, Bluebell.”

“What? The drowned rat is worse.”

“Stop when I tell you to stop.”

“D-damn! You always tell me to stop! What did I do wrong!”

“Ugh! That temper…”

I lightly kicked Bluebell’s leg.

At the same time, Bluebell let out a scream of pain.

“Aaaah-!”

“Oh, my mistake. I got confused about the foot position.”

“D-damn it… You confuse things at the worst times… It hurts like hell…! You bastard…”

“Sorry. Sorry.”

But.

My deliberate action stopped Bluebell from criticizing Yuri.

I smiled at Yuri in a way that Bluebell couldn’t see.

‘I got revenge for you, okay?’

Responding to my smile, Yuri also gave a soft smile.

‘I handled it for you so don’t fight with each other…’

It was better if they fought with me instead.

If those two start fighting, one of them would have to die for the fight to end.

“Yuri. Your lecture is about to begin soon. You should hurry before you’re late.”

“There are two minutes left… Got it, Damian… Th-then, next is the elective class, right? I’ll come find you then… See you later…!”

Dash-

Yuri hurriedly left two minutes before her class was to start.

‘… What’s she doing at the window?’

She made sure to check exactly where I was sitting from the window.

For some reason, her gaze also fell on Bluebell, who was sitting next to me.

Yuri’s red eyes were so clingy that it gave me chills.

Once she left, Bluebell clicked her tongue and tried to badmouth her.

“She’s finally gone. Tch! It’s so annoying how she comes to see you every day. Doesn’t she even attend classes?”

“She attends classes diligently. Despite how she looks, she’s the second best in the Swordsmanship Department. She’s not the top because of the prince, but she’s the second.”

“… She’s the second? No way. You’re lying.”

Bluebell snorted in disbelief.

However, after looking at my face and realizing I wasn’t lying, her expression hardened and she asked again.

“… She’s really the second best? Her?”

“Yes.”

“… She looks so weak. Why’s she the second best? It’s annoying.”

Was she feeling inferior?

Bluebell kept muttering, “It’s annoying.”

“She looks like a weakling from the outside…”

“Don’t judge people by their appearance. It’s a bad habit.”

“So what! I’ll do what I want! Stop telling me what to do!”

“… Alright.”

I decided to stop for today.

It seemed Bluebell was not in a good mood.

I closed my mouth and decided to listen to the lecture.

Even so, Bluebell’s jealousy didn’t seem to subside.

“Damn… What’s so great about being second best? She really looks weak. She must have manipulated her grades. I don’t like that girl.”

“…”

Women’s jealousy is frightening.

***

In the Swordsmanship Department’s lecture.

The professor was explaining about knights.

Yuri was muttering quietly from the back seat.

“The scent… It was similar…”

It felt like the scent from Damian’s clothes was similar…

But she couldn’t be sure.

It was just suspicion.

Yuri was so absorbed in that thought that she couldn’t focus on the lecture.

“My friend Damian… is suspicious… What exactly is he doing…?”

Mumble!

Yuri muttered to herself about Damian instead of concentrating on the lecture.

The knight guarding Charlotte, Rose. She was sitting next to her and thought to herself while watching the abnormal Yuri.

‘It’s a relief that we excluded her from the talent list. We almost brought a huge bomb to the kingdom.’

She was not normal.

Rose acknowledged Yuri’s physical abilities and swordsmanship.

But she concluded that Yuri did not have the mindset of a knight.

The word ‘tyrant’ suited her more than ‘knight.’

“It would be good if Damian’s only friend was me…”

A tyrant devoted to one person.

Looking at Yuri, who had a good physique but a bad mentality, Rose sighed.

She wished she had Yuri’s good physical abilities.

‘For some reason, the princess’s enthusiasm has dampened a bit which is troubling.’

Even when asked, Charlotte wouldn’t explain why.

Her only response was, “Damian is very fond of women.”

Rose felt sorry for Charlotte, who had to bring Damian to the kingdom by any means.

At that moment, Yuri, who had been mumbling quietly next to her, turned her gaze to Rose.

“Th-that’s right…! You’re a bodyguard, right…!?”

“Excuse me?”

“Can I ask you a question…? Just one… I’m too scared to ask the professor…”

Yuri hesitantly murmured.

“She wasn’t like this during the sparring matches.”

“What did you say…?”

“Nothing. What’s your question?”

“Well. Um…”

A bodyguard!

“How can I become a bodyguard…?”

“A bodyguard… You say…?”

“Yes… I want to always stay by my friend’s side and keep strange women away from him…”

“Strange women, huh…”

It must be about a guy.

Seems like the person she liked was quite popular.

‘But if she likes someone, she should just date them. There’s no need to become a bodyguard.’

Moreover, the desire to always stay by their side.

That was not normal.

Rose sighed, confirming that Yuri was indeed strange.

“… Being a bodyguard is not something to take lightly.”

“Why…? Wouldn’t it be nice to always be together and be happy…?”

“There are also discomforts. And if you always want to be by their side, it’s better to be in a romantic relationship—”

“No. That’s not possible…!”

Yuri crossed her arms to make an X.

She strongly denied the idea of a romantic relationship.

“Someone like me wouldn’t be liked…! No one would want to date someone like me…! So, I want to be a bodyguard to always stay close as a friend…”

Yuri had extremely low self-esteem.

She wanted to stay close to Damian, but she was too afraid to attempt a romantic relationship, fearing he would dislike her.

However, she didn’t want to let other girls have Damian.

Because he was her best friend.

He had to always stay by her side.

“So how do you become a bodyguard…?”

Seeing the fragments of her contradictory thoughts, Rose sighed and shook her head, recalling Charlotte’s face that bore some resemblance to Yuri’s.

“With that mindset, you can never become a bodyguard.”

“I see… Okay…”

“… But, speaking from experience, let me tell you one thing. Appreciate what you have while you have it.”

“Huh…?”

“If you regret it after it’s gone, it’s too late.”

Yuri didn’t fully understand what Rose was saying.

‘Appreciate what you have while you have it…? Regret after it’s gone…? Does that mean I should treat Damian well while he’s here and not regret it after he’s gone…?’

Thus.

She interpreted Rose’s words in her own way.

‘Treat Damian well… and make sure he can’t leave me… So I won’t regret it…?’

Yuri’s thoughts revolved entirely around Demian.

They started and ended with Damian.

Yuri, who had broken free from the empty white snowfield.

It was only natural that her world was filled with Damian.

“To make sure he doesn’t leave me… I need to do better… And what else should I do…?”

Even so, Yuri continued to move forward with questions in her mind.

Though slightly off course.

***

As the weekend approached, Yuri and I boarded a carriage.

We were returning to the estate.

Since my sibling could be born soon, it was a chance to see my parents.

“Yuri, let’s go. Take my hand.”

“Yes…!”

Squeeze!

Yuri grabbed my extended hand firmly.

It felt like she would never let go, no matter where we went.

“… Your grip is pretty strong.”

“What did you say…?”

“Nothing, never mind.”

A man’s wounded pride.

I led Yuri into the carriage.

She sat right next to me and leaned against me.

Saying what she always did.

“Damian, am I heavy…? Sorry…! Should I not lean on you…?”

“No, you’re not heavy. You can lean on me.”

“Hehe… Thanks Damian.”

After asking once, Yuri comfortably leaned on me.

Growing up in the north, it seemed like her hair carried a cold chill.

Her scent itself was cold, you might say.

In any case, it wasn’t unpleasant; it was rather fragrant.

Somewhat addictive even.

‘… Being like this makes it feel like I have another sibling.’

Yuri’s feelings towards me were those of a ‘friend.’

I hope it didn’t turn into anything more.

‘Judging by her behavior now, it will inevitably change in the future…’

Well.

For now, we could be comfortable without any deeper feelings.

It might be good for Yuri to take some time to explore herself more.

To wash away the wounds she got in the north.

With those thoughts in mind, I looked at Yuri’s face.

She had fallen asleep not long after getting into the carriage.

“… She’s sleeping peacefully.”

But.

Is this really a time when Yuri should be sleepy?

“If she went to bed early yesterday… She shouldn’t be sleepy now… Could it be that yesterday…”

Yuri had watched until she saw me enter the dormitory.

She didn’t leave until the light in my room was turned on.

‘Then what did Yuri do this morning?’

An automatic question arose followed by a shiver running down my spine.

Could Yuri, just like the time I spent the night in Bluebell’s room,

have watched me leave or enter the dormitory in the morning?

Looking at Yuri sleeping innocently, those thoughts came to mind naturally.

“Mm… Mm…”

“… No way.”

It couldn’t be, right?

It must be my imagination, right?

“… She must have just been tired.”

I brushed off my thoughts as mere moodiness.

It was a bad habit.

While thinking like this.

We eventually arrived at the estate.

The estate where my sibling could soon be born.

“It’s been so long since we’ve been here, Damian…! Right…?”

With my best friend Yuri.

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