The Baddest Villainess Is Back - Chapter 208
Roxelyn acknowledged that she had been quite terrible during that time.
However, she only wished he had been honest instead of deceiving her and running away.
She just couldn’t trust him again.
She was simply a little disappointed, and…
She was just hurt by the way they parted.
“I don’t think you’re the same as the Third Prince, Arma…”
“I’m not him.”
Arma spoke firmly.
“I won’t abandon you, Roxelyn.”
“Hmm… okay.”
Roxelyn replied lightly, shrugged her shoulders, and continued navigating the maze.
Occasionally, a monster would appear, but Arma would quickly take it down with one or two strikes of his sword.
“Roxelyn, you might not believe me now, but…”
Arma suddenly stopped walking.
Since they were holding hands, Roxelyn had no choice but to stop as well.
“I’m going to become the emperor. I’m about to be appointed as the crown prince.”
Roxelyn’s eyes widened.
Shocked by his bombshell of a statement, she turned around quickly.
Arma remained calm, his gaze heavier and colder than usual, yet his voice and eyes held steady determination.
“…Why?”
“Because I want to place you in the highest position.”
“Are you talking about making me empress?”
“If you want, I’ll even give you the emperor’s throne.”
At his resolute words, Roxelyn fell silent.
“I don’t know why you’re making such a choice. You won’t be able to take it back.”
“I don’t want to take it back. I hope you believe that.”
“…”
“And to tell you in advance, I’ve always liked you. From the very first time we met.”
Arma raised his hand slightly, then added, as if to avoid any misunderstanding.
“You didn’t seem to have any interest in me, and I liked that. At first, that was all.”
“…”
“But when I saw the other version of myself in my dreams, I realized it for sure.”
What if he hadn’t had those dreams?
Arma might never have realized how much Roxelyn meant to him. The moment he began dreaming of the other world, he had set his sights on her.
“I was just slow to realize it. Maybe, if I had been a bit off track, things might have ended up like they did in the dream…”
Arma clenched his fist tightly.
“I love you.”
Roxelyn stared at him silently. Her heartbeat was pounding loudly in her ears.
He was being sincere.
To brush it off now would be rude.
After a long hesitation, Roxelyn finally resumed walking and spoke.
“Arma, I can’t stay here.”
“…I know. But give me time.”
“Time?”
“I understand that you don’t have any reason to choose me right now. I’m not the one who made you fall in love.”
“…”
“I won’t even ask you to wait. Just let me follow you. Allow me to stay by your side.”
Arma carefully reached out and held her wrist.
“Whether it’s another world or some insane reality, as long as you exist, I’ll follow you.”
“…Have things really become so desperate between us?”
“No, maybe not yet. But… I can’t lose you, Roxelyn.”
If Roxelyn disappeared, he was certain he would end up like the man he saw in his dreams—drowning in alcohol, mourning her in front of her grave.
He had no reason to think this, but the certainty was overwhelming.
He wasn’t head-over-heels in love just yet.
But he had no doubt that his feelings would soon grow into that.
“So just give me some time to find a way to follow you.”
Roxelyn couldn’t be the only one who had crossed over into another world. There had to be a way.
“No, there’s no need for that. I—”
Roxelyn’s firm words were cut off just as Arma’s eyes widened in surprise.
Bam-bam-ba-dum!
Ba-ba-ba-ba-bam!
With a loud fanfare, fireworks exploded overhead. Both Roxelyn and Arma turned their heads at the same time.
“Congratulations! Big sis, big bro!”
“Wow, you made it here first!”
“Let’s play house now, let’s play house!”
“Great, you two can be our mom and dad!”
“Welcome to the Dream Mansion!”
As countless voices echoed from the air, there was a loud creak, and the sound of a door opening.
“We’ve arrived.”
Before them stood a massive mansion, its grand front door wide open.
