The Villain Can't Lose

The dinner finished in complete silence while Hector stormed out of the dining room.

And since I didn't want to scare off Irene, on the very first day of her return, I walked away from the table as well.

Walking down the empty hallway, I entered my room and switched the light on while sitting on the bed.

My mind was all blank, I didn't know what to do now and nor did I have any ideas on how to accomplish this mission either, and the worst part was that I was that, I was starting to lose hope as well.

How was I supposed to convince others to ally with me?

Why should they even trust me? Who was I to them besides a stranger who knocked at their door and then told her to follow him?

No one in their right might would really believe it so quickly.

I was tired, I was depressed, and even more, I was desperate.

But I knew that I couldn't stop, not now; I had to keep going, I had to fight for myself and also for my people.

I leaned my back against the wall and closed my eyes as I tried to remember everything that happened to me and my family since I came here.

I knew that for the best it would be to get close to the princess, but I didn't have any idea how should I do it.

Princess Mira was the first one to come to my mind as I thought about it, but she also was too young and innocent for this kind of thing and wouldn't understand the ups and downs either.

Besides, from what I knew, she would still be sick after the last assassin attack that was done to her by the crown prince, so I had to wait until she fully recovered.

Then there was that whore queen, although I had to admit that she would have been a great ally in this case, still I didn't know if she would agree to ally with me, after all, she was sleeping with Hector.

Now there was only one person who remained in my mind, the only one who could help me with this situation, and also the one who could save me and my people.

The King.

I knew that I needed him...

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The very next day, I woke up early, opened the window, and looked outside.

It was a nice morning, it felt good to witness the sun shining through the clouds after all those cold and rainy days.

Irene stood right next to me, "Good morning, Rowen." Her sweet and innocent voice reached my ears.

I shook my head, turning to her, "It's not a good morning at all."

She gazed at me with concern, "What's wrong?"

Taking a deep breath I muttered, "The king..."

"Why?" She frowned.

I didn't know how I should tell her, so I decided to start with the easiest part, "We need to go see him during the prince's birthday party, Irene...." I paused for a second, looking at her seriously, "he needs our help."

Her eyes widened in surprise, "Oh okay, I think I understand now, but you know, Rowen…"

"What's the matter?" I asked.

"Rowen, as much as I hate our father, you're still too young to get involved in these political affairs, besides, the king is weak." She said slowly, trying to comfort me.

I shook my head, "He's not weak, he's not-"

But before I could continue she cut me off.

"Yes, he is."

Taking a deep breath, I sighed.

She was right, I was far too young to get involved in such politics and she was also right that the king was weak, but Irene didn't know that I no longer was her arrogant and stubborn brother from before.

I was someone else.

Someone whom she had no idea about. Someone who knew the future events but not the complete ending, but even that was more than enough for me to overthrow the crown prince, kill Hector and destroy Dante's power.

And I needed to do all of that, as for the main villain of this place... that man wasn't dumb, he was simply naive, like Rowen.

I was going to find a new monarch for this kingdom.

"If he's weak, then that's the reason why we need to help him so he could regain his power and then become a strong leader once again," I smiled, hoping that she would agree with me this time.

"It's more like you want him to help you?" Irene eyed me suspiciously after hearing me all out.

I took another breath knowing very well that this could not be hidden from her.

"Well, I'm not planning on murdering anyone or anything like that." I laughed nervously, "I'll try to talk to him so that he will understand that we have no choice but to ally with him."

"Oh, okay." Irene's face instantly brightened, but then she pursed her lips, "but I don't know how to help, Rowen, you know that I'm not good with words."

I wanted to laugh out loud and turned to look at the rising sun, "You don't have to use any and only follow me."

Taking a deep breath I glanced at her and ordered, "Now leave my room."

I couldn't let go of the ignorant side of Rowen for a while, so as to not make people suspicious about me.

I would scheme and talk to Irene later on, but right now, my main focus was Nari.

Finally!

Today was the day I was supposed to fight Nari and get her completely on my side.

Watching Irene leaving without talking a word back, she knew how Rowen would behave if someone didn't act as he told them to.

With Irene gone, I finally took the time to change into my clean set of clothes.

Although I didn't mind dressing like an average guy, now I liked to wear something more formal and elegant.

I didn't know why I felt this way, it might be because of my past life where I was born in a poor family or maybe because it was the type of clothing that I grew up seeing my parents wearing.

I really didn't know why, but I enjoyed wearing such fancy clothes, they made me feel better and also much more comfortable.

After changing, I put on my jacket and boots before grabbing my sword, 'Zuri also should bring me information today,' a strange vibration of excitement went through my body, forcing me to say things that sounded like joy.

I was going to rule this place soon enough and make as many allies as I needed to survive…

"The time has come…"

I opened the door of my room and walked down the hallway.

I knew the hill was a ten-minute walk from the mansion and was aware that Nari might also be there by now.

She was an assassin after all, timing was really important for her. If I got Nari on my side, it will make it easier for me to spy on Hector as well.

When I walked outside of the mansion, the bright blue sky almost made me believe from the inside that autumn was really gone, and instead, dark clouds covered the sky, leaving behind the wind and cold air.

I looked back at the mansion and noticed that the guards were standing outside the main entrance. They were holding their spears and swords in front of their chests as if they were preparing themselves for battle, 'TSK.'

I decided to mind my own business and made my way towards the hill.

Nari was already sitting on the grass when I got to her, and I could see that she was using a dagger to sharpen her nails.

'She's been here for quite some time,' I thought as I looked at her and noticed that she was also looking up at me.

"If I win, you make sure I can escape this place before the moonrise." Her lips curved in a smirk as she jumped up patting her rear.

"I assure you that you'll be able to leave this place by nightfall," I replied with a confident smile.

She nodded, "Let's begin then!"