I Transmigrated into an otome game as a villainess!

26. Birthday

Tsk, these kind of life was too troublesome. It felt as if she was some kind of heroine in a campus romance drama! She didn't like to face these kinds of trouble ah. If given a choice, she'd fight twenty brawny men than face the emotional route.

In conclusion, all Amerllyis wanted to do was go back home and lock herself in her room, reading what not books. Be it magic, politics, history, astronomy or whatever! As long as she could be alone, though that seemed impossible as her parents would start to worry.

'Why did our princess lock herself in her bedroom? Did something happen? Is she sick? Did she get bullied? Then we should kill them!' As she imagined the drama in her mind, she couldn't help but shudder. Given her parents' overprotective nature, it could really happen. (A/N: Or could it?🌝)

"Mom, are we leaving tomorrow?" Amerllyis asked with lips twitching as her mother looked at her with sad puppy eyes for not calling her 'mommy'. She, of course had to refuse to maintain her image of a reputable young noble lady (˵ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°˵).

"We are. We cannot stay here for more than a week lest others say we've abandoned your father" Veronica replied, her voice mixed with a tinge of teasing as she smiled, probably thinking of her husband Claude.

Amerllyis almost rolled her eyes whilst watching her mother display PDA even without her husband. People in lover were really strange, she promised herself to never become one of those. She was beautiful anyways, her face was enough to please herself.

As long as one had beautiful youthful face and money, life was fulfilling. And she was gonna be one. Her life spent in bliss~

"Mom, Llyis, let's go back early. We have to move tomorrow" Zero said with his usual emotionless face and voice that almost had no fluctuation except a tiny bit of helplessness and tiredness.

"Mm.. Okay~" Amerllyis finally had a bit of pity for her beautiful, handsome, cute older brother who was forced to follow them all day and agreed as she gave him a candy for compensation.

Brother Zero who was in the receiving side felt his eyes twitching and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Thus in the end, he only softly sighed helplessly. He accepted his sister's teasing once again after seeing her proud and adorable smile.

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Amerllyis started packing her stuff though there really wasn't much to pack. Just her dairy, magic wand she created for fun, hammer and knife(?) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° ) Yes, a very shiny and sharp cleaned knife which was given to her as a gift by Lyllia, her friend and also a secret guard. It was for self defense even if Amerllyis really didn't need it.

It only took a minute or so to store whatever she brought inside her dimension. And she was free, very free to think of all kinds of stuffs she usually didn't want to remember.

Like how years had already passed since she came to this fantasy medieval era. How her parents and friends must have felt after they found she died due to some fucking pot that was thrown at her out of jealousy. Ah~! Her beauty at the end killed her!

Amerllyis sighed heavily, she never really thought much about her past as it would only make her feel heavy but there were times like this where all these images came to her automatically even if she didn't want to.

Her heart was heavy, as if a boulder had been placed right on it. It only further suffocated her miserably. She regretted. Maybe, if she hadn't provoked anyone. Maybe, if she hadn't gone to class that day.

Maybe, if she had just listened to her.. Maybe.

It was laughable, miserable and hard.

Her memories went back to when she had just turned 13, on her birthday. The day her so called happiest day turned to the day she hated and feared the most. When her beautiful and gentle mother lay in the coffin as if she was asleep. It had been more than 20 years but she remembered the day vividly, like it happened only yesterday.

Her father and her brother who always had smiles on their faces changed so much and they..

Amerllyis had a self mocking smile as she stared blankly at the ceiling.

'Why am I still alive? To put an end to everything? Haha. Am I even alive?'

She sat up straight whilst a small blade appeared on her hand. Her beautiful blue eyes were cold and almost emotionless as she slowly cut her soft hand which bled the instant it came into contact with the blade.

Amerllyis watched her blood flow from her wounded hand only for it to close after a few seconds.

She laughed. She laughed loudly but no one seemed to hear it. Her laugh was crazy, mocking and full of hate as she continued to cut on the same hand again and again.

Tears she didn't know how, fell on her wounded yet healed hand but she didn't pay attention and just concentrated on making a cut on her hand as if it was her only solace in her life. As if she wouldn't stop until a cut mark was left on her hand which only had blood with no wound.

"Amerllyis!" A hand that appeared out of nowhere stopped her while the blade was destroyed to dust. "What do you think you're trying to do?!" The voice was harsh and ice cold yet it held concern and worry as he questioned.

Amerllyis looked up to find K with a stiff and cold expression but eyes filled with worry, self blame and regret. Seemingly not knowing what to do, he softly but meticulously cleaned her blood stained hand as if afraid to hurt her.

'Why? Why would anyone be worried for me?'

"Oh. I was just having fun. Haha" She replied, completely calm if not for her tears that had not dried yet.

"You.. " She looked at K who looked like he wanted to say something yet afraid to say anything wrong and was speechless.

"It's my birthday, you know" Amerllyis smiled gently. "The day I killed my own mother. Haha"

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A/N: Thanks for reading!

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