The Villain's Ending is Only Death Chapter 62
I was so flustered that I almost shouted out loud, but quickly shut my mouth.
‘Who was it that came over and poked someone who was just minding their own business like a scarecrow!’
Derrick immediately turned his head toward me after hearing the Crown Prince's response.
His icy blue eyes, now cold, were fixed on me.
Suddenly, something above his head flickered.
Feeling aggrieved by the dropping affinity, I desperately shook my head and said with a strong gaze,
‘No, no! I didn't do anything!’
The warning that ‘it won't end with just being imprisoned’ echoed vividly in my ears.
Derrick glared at me sharply as I shook my head, then sighed softly and turned away.
“My sister has only recently recovered from her illness and is not yet in a stable state of mind, Your Highness.”
“I don't know what rudeness she may have committed, but please show your magnanimity and...”
My mouth dropped open. Stories about me that I didn't know were spilling out from their mouths.
“She didn't keep our secret promise and trampled on my heart without hesitation.”
I tried to correct his baseless claims.
“What do you mean by that?”
But Derrick was one step ahead. His frown had already deepened.
The Crown Prince shrugged his shoulders at the sight.
“Don't you remember? I still clearly recall the words the lady whispered to me in the maze garden...”
I inadvertently shouted, interrupting him.
The duke and my two older brothers only knew that I had been beheaded by the deranged Crown Prince for no reason; they had no idea about his nonsense.
‘This won't do. I need to quickly take this guy to a secluded place and knock him out with a crossbow!’
With that resolve, I hastily said,
“I think I misspoke just now. There's something urgent I need to discuss with you alone, so please come with me for a moment...”
Just as I was about to drag him away from Derrick, unable to bear the torrent of lies any longer,
A loud explosion and a piercing scream echoed.
Everyone, including me, turned their heads toward the source.
“What... what is that...”
In one corner of the banquet, a giant balloon had risen. It was easily larger than a two-story building.
It reminded me of the giant rubber duck I had seen by a lake in my previous life.
At that moment, the balloon let out a loud quack.
It was the rare animal that one of the women from a foreign country had brought out earlier, which had grown to this enormous size.
Suddenly, the balloon monster let out a roar and began to move unsteadily.
“Aaah, it's a monster! Get away!”
People around it screamed and scattered to avoid the giant chicken-like feet.
The cute appearance and quacking sound that I had found adorable now felt eerie.
At that moment, one of the young ladies trying to escape from the suddenly appearing monster tripped and fell.
Just as the shadow of the chicken-footed balloon monster was about to fall on her,
Derrick, standing next to me, muttered a curse and sprang forward.
Drawing his sword from his waist as he ran, he reached the monster in an instant.
He plunged his sword into the bottom of the giant chicken foot that was about to trample the woman.
The monster's foot stopped just before it could stomp down.
The sword bent precariously, as if it might break at any moment.
But it was enough for Derrick to grab the woman's arm and pull her out.
The young lady, who had apparently fainted, was limp in his arms.
As they escaped, there was a ‘crack’ sound, and Derrick's sword was completely crushed under the monster's foot.
“Call the guards! Call the guards!”
The monster became even more frenzied. The once peaceful outdoor ball had turned into a chaotic scene.
“The Crown Prince is over there!”
Amidst the chaos, someone shouted loudly and clearly.
I widened my eyes and looked in that direction.
The group of women in black who had first brought out the monster were pointing at the Crown Prince and chanting something.
The monster, which had been rampaging, suddenly changed direction.
Toward where the Crown Prince and I were standing side by side.
‘This isn't the game I signed up for! Why is there suddenly a monster in a dating simulation?’
I was so stunned by this absurd turn of events that I was frozen in shock.
Meanwhile, the monster, having received new orders, stomped its feet.
It was as if it was about to charge at any moment.
“You seem to value the safety of a stranger more than your own sister.”
The Crown Prince, who had been standing calmly despite the monster's rampage, suddenly stepped forward and said,
“If I were you, I wouldn't have left you alone with someone who almost killed your sister, especially in such a dangerous situation.”
“What were you planning to do if I used you as bait and ran away because of our conversation just now?”
If he really did that, I would be trampled to death by the monster without a doubt.
As I stood there, frozen and unable to respond, the Crown Prince smiled.
“It's a joke, Lady. I wouldn't do that in front of everyone.”
“I sowed the seed, so I must reap it.”
Just as I was about to retort that this wasn't the time for jokes,
He drew his sword like Derrick had and dashed forward.
The monster, which had been stomping its feet, began to charge.
The Crown Prince, running at incredible speed, leaped high into the air just before colliding with the monster.
He plunged his raised sword directly into the monster's large eye.
The monster let out a painful roar and thrashed wildly.
The Crown Prince's body hung in the air like a piece of paper.
But my worry was short-lived.
He managed to regain his balance, holding onto his sword, and then
Swish! He plunged down with the sword still embedded.
When his feet finally touched the ground, the monster stopped moving. And then,
The giant creature collapsed.
Its body split into two, with only the top part still hanging on.
The deflating balloon monster looked like a chewed and spat-out piece of bubble gum.
Everything had happened so quickly.
The Crown Prince, who had single-handedly defeated the monster in just a few minutes, looked around with glowing red eyes.
The group in black who had been controlling the monster had gathered in a circle, each holding a glowing crystal and guarding against the approaching armed nobles.
Derrick, who had been standing nearby with a broken sword, couldn't approach them either.
The young lady he had saved and held in his arms had already disappeared.
The Crown Prince, watching the group of villains, muttered to himself,
“Why is it so quiet? The guards should be here by now.”
The nobles who had taken cover nearby murmured among themselves.
Indeed, with such a commotion, the guards should have been alerted even without being called.
But the lack of any sign of them was strange.
Moreover, if the reinforcements were delayed, now was the perfect time for a massacre.
Except for a few young men like Derrick and the Crown Prince who had brought weapons to the ball, everyone else was unarmed.
“You're mistaken if you think this is over, Calisto Regulus!”
One of the black-clad group shouted. It was a gruff voice.
I had thought it was a woman due to the small stature, but it wasn't.
“You will not leave here alive today!”
“Remnants of the Raila Kingdom. I see you even brought women disguised as Sethina costumes.”
Sethina was a small desert country far from the Inca Empire.
The Crown Prince had identified their true identities.
His words seemed to be true, as the black-clad group hesitated. They appeared to be from one of the defeated nations.
“It wasn't easy to get through the checkpoint. Who helped you?”
“A monster like you should never become emperor!”
The Crown Prince tilted his head at the irrelevant answer.
He genuinely seemed to not understand why he shouldn't become emperor.
The black-clad group seemed to be enraged by this.
“Because of the blood you've spilled and the lives you've taken in the war number in the tens of thousands! Aren't you afraid of the heavens, you abominable creature!”
“Hmm. It doesn't seem like you, who used humans as food and test subjects for your monster experiments, should be talking.”
“Moreover, you've recently been kidnapping and abusing children with magical powers, haven't you?”
“That, that is all by the command of the great goddess of Raila. The filthy races that oppose the goddess must be eliminated for the true emperor to...”