It had been two days since Kael and Evelyn confirmed their feelings for each other, officially becoming lovers.
During this period of time, they had not been apart for a single moment.
It was only after they became lovers that he realized that the villainess was extremely clingy.
And also jealous whenever she saw him talking to other girls.
But Kael didn’t mind those things at all.
On the contrary, he felt quite excited.
This side of Evelyn was actually quite cute.
Her actions only proved that she loved him very much.
And just like the villainess, he needed someone who would be loyal to him, and would accompany him to the end of the road.
"Hey Kael, who are you anyway?"
Evelyn, who was sitting on Kael’s lap reading a book, suddenly opened her mouth, breaking the awkward silence.
He paused, thinking about his answer.
"I am Kael Draven, the person who loves you the most in this world! And the person who will be with you forever."
She put the book full of words aside, then leaned her head against his chest.
"That’s a cute answer. But it’s not the answer I need. Come on, you know what I mean."
Kael was really hesitant.
He didn’t know if he should tell Evelyn about his identity, as well as the existence of the Tower.
In the end, he decided that it wasn’t the right time yet.
Shaking his head, Kael replied:
"I’m sorry, I still can’t..."
But he was interrupted by Evelyn:
"I hate people who keep secrets and don’t share them with others. That shows that they don’t trust each other enough, and their relationship won’t last long."
She turned around, a cold smile on her face, her sharp ruby eyes observing Kael’s every move.
"Gulp." Worried, he swallowed.
"If you don’t tell me now, I’ll really break up with you."
It was a blunt threat.
And Evelyn wasn’t one to just talk.
Eventually, he had to compromise with her.
"...Okay, I’ll tell you. But please don’t hate me after hearing everything, okay?"
"I’m not that kind of person."
In response, she quickly placed a kiss on his lips.
Not only were her lips beautiful, but they were also soft.
And then, Kael confessed everything.
About the existence of the Tower.
About the world she was living in being the 21st floor.
About how all of this was just a mission.
And about how she would turn into a Tower Creature, destroy everything, and then have a miserable, painful death.
After listening to everything, the villainess became pensive.
Her eyes, her face did not reveal any emotions.
Although Evelyn was originally a cold person, this time, the coldness on her face really sent a chill down his spine.
That was only natural.
Who would be happy to learn that they were about to die?
And worse, becoming an ugly monster.
’Well... not really. To be honest, in the game, Rust Seraph is quite pretty.’
After more than 30 seconds of silence, she finally opened her lips.
But what came out from there really made Kael feel like an idiot.
"So you seduced me, became my lover, just for a mission?"
The villainess stroked his chin.
A creepy smile appeared on her face.
Fearful and confused, his Adam’s apple moved slightly.
"O-Of course not! It’s true that before, I really only thought of this as a mission, but the first time I met you, I fell in love!"
Evelyn sized him up, forcing him not to lie.
Kael breathed a sigh of relief.
"You should feel lucky, because if your answer just now had not satisfied me, you would have been locked in a room, isolated from everything, and tortured to death by me."
Her lips curled slightly.
The relief from just now was replaced by fear.
He decided to change the subject:
"You don’t feel anything?"
"About knowing that you will become a monster, and probably have a horrible death. Aren’t you afraid or worried?"
The villainess pondered.
Her face looked really beautiful!
"It’s true that I am worried, but just a little."
"...?" Kael tilted his head in confusion.
"You said that I might die, not that I definitely will die. Furthermore..."
Evelyn smiled, her lips closing the distance to his left ear.
"I believe that my lover won’t let me die, right~? Besides, you’re not stupid enough to love someone who’s about to die."
Her whisper sounded seductive.
Causing Kael’s heart to stop for a moment.
"You have a plan, right~?"
As expected of his proud girlfriend.
She always knew what was on Kael’s mind.
With a smile, he replied:
"You’re such a genius, Evelyn! My lover is definitely the smartest person in the world!"
The villainess chuckled elegantly.
She kneaded his cheeks.
"By the way, how long did it take until I became a monster? No, or should I call Rust Seraph?"
Kael glanced at the timer that had been present near him all this time.
[Time until Rust Seraph appeared: 6 days 18 hours 3 minutes 21 seconds.]
"About 6 days left. Is there a problem?"
Evelyn’s eyes flashed with an imperceptible light.
"And you said that the place I’m living in is just one floor in the thing called the Tower, right? And beyond this place, there are many other worlds and lands?"
Although he didn’t know what her intentions were, Kael nodded.
Just like a villain would do.
It made him feel like something wrong was about to occur.
"...W-What’s wrong, Evelyn?"
"Nothing much. I just thought that since there’s less than a week left, I might as well take this opportunity to do whatever I want."
As expected, something bad happened.
"Sigh. I thought you’d say that..."
Kael rubbed his hair.
"...Not really. If you don’t cause too much damage, I might turn a blind eye."
She was the person he loved after all.
"Good boy, as expected of the person I love."
The villain rubbed Kael’s chin, as if treating a pet.
"But what are you going to do, Evelyn?"
"What am I going to do? Well, currently, I have so many things I want to do. But the first thing I want to do is..."
And then, before Kael could even react, they kissed.