This Three Year Old Is a Villainess

In the darkness...

It was so pitch black that I couldn't see a single-finger.

'Is it a dream?'

Nobody told me, but I know this isn't real. Because there is a sensation that is completely different from the real world. A strange sensation, as if floating in the middle of a deep unknown sea.

How long this will keep going?

Tiny lights finaly spread from the toes going upwards.

'Ah, I still look like a three-year-old Elliotte'

I raised my head and looked around.

Moments later, the surrounding began to unfold. I stood among a bushes. Red roses were in full bloom all over those bushes.

"Finally the path is visible...Oh?"

Without making any extra effort, my voice could come out properly, not the baby tongues.

'I guess this really is a dream'

My voice is very young, but the pronunciation is correct

'Okay. Let's explore the path'

It's still very dim and cold here. I kept walking forward for some time. Even though it's dark but it's not suffocating for me.

How long should I walk?

From a distance, I saw a door emitting light. My steps have become a little faster, which almost running. Eventually I'm reaching that one door.

[Wrong direction]

-someone grabbed my wrist.

The face of the person holding me was shrouded in darkness. Only silhouettes and extended hand can be seen. Seems there was a figure of a woman in the silhouettes. There were wounds on her hands, but she looked very young.

[Don't be afraid, trust me]

"..."

[Even though I can't tell you everything, I am-]

"Eomma", I stretched out my finger and pointed at her.

This pattern is often seen in the novels. Normally at times like this, the people who said things like 'Not there' or 'Come here' were always the deceased mother characters.

[Kid, I-]

"Actually possess extraordinary strength, but it's a pity that Eomma are already dead, and this is your way of watching over me by dwelling in my soul?"

[...] She paused.

For some reason, there was silliness in the silence.

[Sorry to disappoint you. I'm not your mother-]

"I'm not Elliotte either"

[...]

"So because this body belong to Unlucky-Character who will die tragically, You lures me from another world, hoping with my soul to change her life?"

[...], Still nothing to say

"If not the mother, you are a Deity"

[...]

"I'm actually the chosen child bestowed by Deity for this Empire, and I'm currently in Deity's protection mode, is it like that?"

The woman was quiet for a long time. After not speaking for a while, she letting go of my hand and grabbed her forehead. As if to say 'I don't understand anymore... Sigh'

[Yes. right. Go]

"What, Why? Not one of the three? Give me a hint, I know all kinds of fantasy patterns-"

[Go], The owner of the voice pushed me to the other side

"Otherwise usually there's some troubling stuff will happen! Tell me and I'll warn the others-"

[Just go!]

Where she pushed me, there was a new door. She made me accidentally stepped into the door.

'Is my time really running out like this?'

What the hell?

What's actually going on!

I came here by vomiting blood, but what's the point of returning now?

I tried to speak, but no sound came out as if all the sounds of the world had been devoured.

My vision is getting blurry. Telling me it is time to return. I could only hear her voice before my eyes fully closed.

[I can't tell you anything. But I'm sure you did well]

'Unbelievable bastard'

Well trust is useless so give me some information. How to get through this harsh life without information!

[That personality... supposed not to be like that]

So you will only watch from here. What do you mean by that?

Why do you always keep important clues in a place like this?

Tell me too!

...

..

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HEUK! I opened my eyes.

After I come to my sense, a sharp pain immediately piercing all over my body. It felt like I was being beaten all over.

"Urghh...", it hurt so much that I groaned

"Young-Miss!", "You're awake?", I could hear loud voices from them, Heidi and Betty, the maids who always stick-together.

I groaned and turned around, "why does it hurt so much...?", My words returned to the usual childish tongue.

'Am I only can speak properly in those kind of dreams?'

As I was thinking about it, I heard a crackling sound next to me. I turned to see the waitress stirring something in a small bowl with a spoon. When finished, she held out a spoon to me.

"Drink. This is a medicine".

It is a thick liquid similar to green tea powder mixed with so little water. looks like it has a lot of benefits, but I drink it while covering my nose and eyes.

A few moments after consuming it, I feel much better.

'I thought I was going to die'

Lying on the bed and sighing, the maids asked carefully, "Are you all right now?"

"Uh huh.. . ."

Heidi and Betty's eyes widened

"Oh no, Young-Miss dying..."

"Don't say such unlucky-words. Have you forgotten how angry the General was with the doctor?"

Is Father mad?

I blinked and looked at the maid, "What's going on?"

"This- absolutely terrible situation. The castle has been completely turned upside down. How terrifying these past five days lest anyone do something wrong..."

"Five days?"

"Yes. It's been five days since you fainted."

The maids sobbed and told what had happened. After I passed out in the Dining Room, Father immediately called the doctor. But the doctors didn't know why I was unconscious or what disease I had.

The maids muttered to each other, 'could Mrs. Rachel have used poison?'

Even the healers from the Duke's Castle couldn't find the cause. Because it's not a curse or a mana-deviation.

At that time, there was someone who volunteered to help

"My name is Michelan. Maybe I can help the Young-Miss"

Father was skeptical, but there is no other way. Even I have revealed Michelan's identity. So he would not take the former Imperial-Palace Head-Buttler words lightly.

But a thorough inspection still followed. Father tasted the medicine given by Michelan first, then ask doctors and healers to thoroughly examine it.

"Young-Miss woke up after drinking the medicine that the old man Michelan brought!"

'I see', I have to thank Michelan. I might died if Father refused.

'But what is the reason this Elliotte's body suddenly fails?'

As I was thinking about it, the door suddenly opened.

"Father?"

I immediately got out of head spinning because I got up suddenly, everything seems jiggly in my eyes. Still, I mustered up my strength and run to Father.

"...", Father looked at me without saying a word

'Is he upset because he have to requesting healers from the Duke-Castle?'

Father, who hates bowing his head to Grandfather the most. What if he's upset and find me annoying?

'Let's apologize first'

It's better to knows your mistake and apologize than to be air-head.

"Sorry I was sick"

"...Please don't say that."

I was stunned by Father's answer. When he was quiet but his face was scary like this, he might be really angry.

Then Father sighed "It's fine since you've regained consciousness"

"Take your medicine, eat enough, and ask for whatever you need",

Father turned to the maid "If there is a call from Elliotte's Room, prioritize 'em"

"Okay General!"

"Yes..."

After saying that, Father turned around. He's stepping out.

'He must be really pissed off'

So did my mother, who took care of me during my sick-days. Even though Mother was only being considerate before I canceled my Insurance. Surely she had to hide her annoyance the whole day taking care of me.

'No', I can't be an annoying kid. I held Father's leg as he was about to leave, "I'm not sick anymore!"

"..."

"I won't bother you anymore.. really!"

"..."

"Don't hate me..."

The maids in my room and the door-guard, all fell silent. And Father-

'Eh...?'

Why he doesn't says anything?

"...I said stop saying something like that"

"..."

Father bends his knees and makes eye contact with me. Those beautiful eyes trembled, "I said it wasn't needed"

It was as if deep inside he had been hurt. I gripped my skirt tightly.

He looked sad, and that depressed me too, because I could feel his sincerity worrying about me. I feel my tears would fall if I took another wrong step, so I tightened my chin.

'Why would you say something like that, then?'

Giving people hope

I had given up hope from my parents after I died, so why make me yearning for it again?

I don't want to believe it

I don't want to hang into those hopes

How many wounds must I swallow?

'I've been through it, I should have known', There is no such thing as unconditional love.

Now that I've done everything well, I've worked hard to be acknowledged, to attract your attention. But I may be annoying again later.

"..I really don't know how to treat you", Father sighed

'Look at that. He was already getting annoyed-'

"I never learned it"

"..."

"So don't try too hard. Why not just leave everything to me?"

"..."

"I'm sorry, my poor baby"

The statement that Daymond is the best in Astra is wrong.

He is a man worse than Grandfather and rotten uncles.

Because he pierce open the door I had tightly shut, and instilled hope there.

"Hic..."

In the end, I covered my eyes with my hands and cried.

Father hugged me in awkward way.

...

..

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Daymond lay on the bed and watched his sleeping daughter.

It was a strange feeling.

Until I came back from the battlefield, I never expected that I could have these emotions.

'I thought I wouldn't be attached to anyone'

All siblings have different mothers. From an early age, all brothers ambush each other and killed each other. Among them, Daymond, who had lost his mother at an early age, had an affluent life and he was also gifted.

For his siblings, he was the first person they had to deal with.

'I can't die in vain. I will make them pay back a fair price', I live with that mindset.

Because without anyone to protect me-

Brothers & sisters always try to bring me down-

Trying to attract people from his side into their palm and make them betraying me-

The only friend he trusted died in his arms.

Because of this, Daymond did not open his heart to anyone.

And that day came.

The order to enter the battlefield was issued by his own father. On that battlefield, Daymond is cursed by an enemy's necromancer. Heart-burning pain. A few days after wandering on the verge of death, a woman entered his barracks.

"Who are you"

"The source of this curse"

"What are you saying..."

"Listen, Daymond Astra. I will take my power that you swallowed and you also want to live"

"..."

"so this is a win-win"

After that, I lost consciousness. When I woke up the next day, that person was nowhere to be found. It feels like my body being cleaned.

And 10 months later.

General! General-! this is an urgent message from the Astra Main-Castle!

"What is it"

"It is said that the General's child was born"

"...nonsense"

According to the information that soldier got, it was said that one of the commoners had openly visited the Castle. And she said, 'Daymond Astra is the father of this child, so please prepare for the birthing'

And the baby that was born is Elliotte.

Baron Moro said the woman died in childbirth. When I asked about the clothes that woman wore to the Castle, it was true that she was the woman I saw when I was cursed.

It was the first time such a strange thing had happened.

'Elliotte'

You are my baby, who never thought of marriage.

.

I don't know how much time has passed since that day.

One day, a photo arrived at the battlefield.

"Is this a photo of Young-Miss Elliotte?"

"Let's see. Oh, she has the same hair color as the General"

"These red eyes are also similar"

"Even the corner of their eye-"

"...Stop it, so noisy", I shooed away the soldiers crowding at the child's photo.

I placed them randomly on one side of the table. Since the situation was urgent, there was no time to worry about such things.

I opened the map...

'She looks a bit like me?'

The expression on her face was similar to mine when I was little. It seemed that the woman was not carrying someone else's child. it doesn't even look like her.

"They say your daughter was sent to #12 Tower. Isn't it too much for a General's bloodline! Let's contact the Main Castle immediately-"

"Just leave it"

"Yes?"

On the contrary, it is a good thing. My brothers are still trying to find my weakness. If I make a fuss over a child, they'll think that child is my weakness and pointing at her...

'Why should I care about her'

Unwanted child, more like an accident to me

'I'd rather not think about it'

It will be better for the child. I pretend to close my heart

.

One day, some letters arrived

"Is this the first letter she wrote?"

"What did she write?"

"It's [ASTRA]"

"Oh Wow-!"

"Don't be noisy, let's focus on the discussion"

I ignored them, but was distracted by the letters on the other side of the table.

'usually, Children should write their parents' names first'

ASTRA

what has that old fart done to her?

I was annoyed in the whole meeting

'She should have written her father's name, not just Astra, maybe She missed it'

After the meeting was over, I glanced at the letter.

But it can't be found.

"Enzo"

"Yes"

"Who cleans the barracks?"

"Well it's dirty here, so I'm being initiative...!", Enzo answered proudly. "I can't do cleaning as well as a maid, at least the barracks are a bit tidier..."

"Get out and run 30 laps around the camp"

"Yeah?- Oh, b, but why so sudden!"

"I will not repeat it"

.

One day, a portrait of an older baby arrives.

"Hey, the kid is growing up"

"If you grow up in a noble family, you will be happy from an early age. I grew up on the streets, so when I was young, it was hard just to find food."

"chubby cheeks"

"Yeah, her chubby cheeks are so cute"

'Are their eyes failings?'

The child is too small.

Her cheeks are not chubby compared to other children.

Is that old fart starving the child?