Chapter 1

“Please, abduct me.”

The lovely, pink-haired girl spoke provocatively.

She had certainly come claiming she had a request to make.

However, no one could have predicted that such an absurd demand would pop out of her mouth.

No, this couldn't even be called a request or a demand. It was a flat-out threat.

Directed at a sturdy man who stood a head and a half taller than her.

Thanks to that, the recipient of these ridiculous words voiced his thoughts exactly as they came to him.

“Is there something wrong with my ears?”

“I’ll even designate the time and place. Tomorrow, just before noon, when the carriage carrying me passes through the square in front of the Imperial Palace, carry out the abduction marriage there.”

“You want me to perform an abduction marriage in that crowded square?”

“Yes! Exactly! You understood perfectly!”

The girl nodded, her mysterious violet eyes sparkling. She looked extremely excited.

She certainly didn't look like a crazy person who would make such a nonsensical threat.

The threatened man pressed his temples as if he had a headache.

“Do you even know what you’re saying right now?”

“It shouldn't end with just a kidnapping. You mustn't forget to finish signing the marriage contract immediately and get it notarized by the temple!”

The conversation wasn't clicking.

“…As I thought, you’re out of your mind.”

“And! The most important thing! It must be known that I had absolutely no say in any of the process!”

The owner of this hideout and the victim of the threat, Mercenary King Gerald, let out a sigh.

He then reached for the bell to summon his subordinates waiting outside.

“Drag this crazy woman out right—!”

*Grab!*

Surprisingly, however, the woman was a beat faster.

She practically lunged at Gerald, clinging to him to stop him from ringing the bell.

She was an unpredictable woman.

“You’ll have no choice but to listen to me.”

“Unless I go mad, that will never happen.”

At that, the woman replied with a confident smirk.

“Then you’ll be going mad soon. No, you’ll definitely have to go mad.”

Her voice sounded almost like a prophecy.

This tiny woman, her hair swaying like sweet cotton candy, wore a smile that was both innocent and wicked.

She commanded once more.

“Abduct me.”

And then, she dropped a bombshell in a whispering voice.

“Otherwise, you will die.”

“…!”

The Mercenary King even missed his timing to get angry.

The woman’s touch on his hand was lighter than a feather, and her skin was as soft as milk, looking as if it would bruise just by brushing against coarse fabric.

She did not look the part of someone making such a threat.

The Mercenary King scoffed at her.

“You don't look like you have the ability to kill me.”

But just as he was about to shake off her thin, soft hand.

The woman’s voice, sharper than any blade, pierced the man’s core.

“If you don't accept the proposal, everyone will find out that the identity of the Mercenary King Gerald is actually His Highness, Crown Prince Arpad.”

The sneer on the man’s face vanished instantly. Tension rose in its place.

The woman grinned.

“In particular, wouldn't it be quite interesting if His Majesty the Emperor found out?”

‘This isn't just a simple threat.’

This woman was a practical danger.

Specifically, a sharp blade held at Arpad’s throat.

And so, the man decided to take off his mask.

He didn't know how, but this woman already knew his identity.

There was no point in making excuses or claiming otherwise here.

There were only two paths to choose from.

Accept this woman’s threat, or else…

“Even if you kill me right here, you won't be able to silence me.”

“…What?”

The woman wore a sharp smile again.

“If I don't return within the appointed time, a letter containing your secret will be sent to the Imperial Palace.”

“…Ha.”

It was so absurd that he almost laughed. Of course, it wasn't a very pleasant laugh.

Arpad let out a hollow chuckle for a moment before grabbing the woman by the scruff of her neck.

He didn't even use much strength, but her toes were lifted off the ground.

“Ah!”

The woman was dragged along so easily and insignificantly, unlike the person who had just made such a bold and crazy threat.

To the point where Arpad was actually more flustered.

“You’re serious.”

“That’s right. I am making this request in all seriousness.”

“You mean a threat disguised as one.”

Even though she was suppressed and held by the neck, the woman didn't waver at all.

Even his father, the Emperor, couldn't maintain his composure like this in front of him.

Arpad pulled the woman’s face right up to his nose and asked in a tone like a growling beast.

“So, what exactly is the reason I have to sit here and listen to you tell me to abduct the bride of my cousin, whose wedding is tomorrow?”

The woman’s violet eyes trembled.

“You… know who I am?”

“Of course. Lady Hilia Delphine, who is scheduled to become my cousin’s wife tomorrow.”

At that, the girl called Hilia broke into a wide smile.

“That’s a relief. I won't have to waste time explaining my personal details.”

“Then I’ll need to hear a different explanation.”

“A different explanation?”

“Aside from the threat of revealing my secret to the Emperor, tell me what reasonable benefit I stand to gain.”

“Benefit?”

“Yes. Otherwise, there’s no need to use the word ‘request.’”

The woman wore a smile of victory. Her choice had been correct.

The Crown Prince, whose red eyes flashed with madness, possessed a brilliant mind, contrary to public rumors.

Brilliant enough to immediately notice the hidden meaning behind a single word.

Hilia declared confidently.

“In exchange, I can ensure that Your Highness ascends the throne safely without going mad.”

And Crown Prince Arpad realized he had fallen into a trap he could not escape.

Because that ‘price’ was something Arpad could never refuse.

Chapter 1. Actually, I Was the Original Female Lead

“Goodbye, original female lead. Everything of yours is mine now. Don't worry. I’ll cherish it all very dearly.”

“…What?”

“So, die in peace.”

Those were incredibly shocking words.

‘Besides, she’s speaking in Korean right now? How…?’

But before the meaning could even fully sink into my head.

*Thud!*

The blade of the guillotine struck my neck.

The impact shook the world, and my consciousness soon faded.

“I wondered why I possessed such a mediocre body, but I guess it was all for this moment in the end…”

In the midst of that, I was able to hear one last sentence.

“Ahaha! Now, I am the real female lead.”

And then, darkness.

* * *

“!”

When I opened my eyes again, only one word came to mind.

“F*ck!”

I spat out harsh curses that I could never have imagined saying in my first life.

One more time.

“You b*tch!”

The first curse was about the situation itself.

But the second was different. It was directed at a very specific target.

It was aimed at the person who had spoken those shocking words right before my third death.

The woman who had snatched everything away from me in my past three lives.

She had always approached me pretending to be kind and close, only to become my husband’s mistress every single time.

In the end, she framed me for infidelity and treason and had me executed.

Only now, foolishly, did I learn that woman’s true identity.

‘That woman… she was a possessor?!’

All the questions were finally resolved.

The reason why she had persistently tormented me and tried to take everything I had.

“Goodbye, original female lead.”

Because I was the true female lead of ‘this world.’

Translator: Nox