Selvia??!!

Rebecca was stroking her phone at this moment, her eyes gentle as if she were thinking about something. 

'Little man, wait for me to earn more money. Later, when we are together, I can let you spend lavishly.' 

"Ack!" Suddenly, Negut shuddered, feeling as if someone was paying attention to him.

He raised his head and saw Selvia standing in front of him.

She was standing so close that he could smell the gentle fragrance emanating from her body.

It was a type of fragrance he had never smelt before. The scent wasn't pungent, nor was it too strong; it was very gentle, very suitable for her.

So much so that Negut thought it was a type of perfume specially made for Selvia.

However, when he thought about her identity, he knew his guess wasn't wrong.

Facing a beauty similar to an angel, Negut didn't feel any fondness; on the contrary, his eyes revealed vigilance: "What do you want?"

Selvia tilted her head and looked at him, her eyes showing innocence and confusion: "You didn't go to school today, I was worried, so... I came to see you."

Negut frowned: "Just that?"

Selvia nodded slightly. 

"How did you get in here?"

Selvia tilted her head at Negut's question, then looked towards Uncle Wells and said: "Uncle Wells, he opened the door for me."

Negut: "..." 

"Uncle Wells!" Negut shouted: "What did I tell you?"

Uncle Wells clasped his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "Young Master, after all, you and Selvia are so close, if you are fighting, it shouldn't last too long." 

"Taking the opportunity of Miss Selvia visiting our house, I thought... I should let you and Miss Selvia clear up the misunderstanding and become closer."

Negut: "..." Σ (° ロ °)

'I'm close to her?' 

'I'm fighting with her?' 

'Mend the relationship?' 

'Clear up the misunderstanding?' 

'What the hell? Why do I have a feeling Uncle Wells has misunderstood something extremely dangerous?

He gritted his teeth and hurriedly said: "Uncle Wells, you've misunderstood."

At this moment, he looked at Selvia, frowned, and said: "Selvia, quickly explain to Uncle Wells that he has misunderstood our relationship, wait... you…"

Selvia at this moment was fiddling with her dress with both hands, her face flushed, her head lowered, saying nothing.

Negut: "..." (; ￣Д￣)

"Oy! Why are you blushing? Quickly explain to Uncle Wells..." 

"Hahahaha…" Uncle Wells immediately burst out laughing, interrupting Negut's words: "Young Master, you don't need to hide it anymore. Miss Selvia's expression has explained everything." 

"Wait a minute!" Negut hurriedly spoke, but Uncle Wells once again cut him off. 

"Young Master, don't worry. I will prepare cakes and tea for you and Miss Selvia." 

"You…" Before Negut could say anything, Uncle Wells had already left.

He glanced at Selvia, then plopped down on the sofa, crossed his arms, and frowned, saying: "Speak, what is your purpose in coming here?"

Selvia lowered her head upon hearing this, saying nothing. 

"Oy!" Rebecca, who was on the sofa near the TV at that moment, raised her head and shouted: "Why are you talking to such a lovely girl in that tone?"

"Don't interfere in this, Rebecca!" Negut frowned, his voice completely different from before.

Rebecca seemed to sense that Negut had become serious now and didn't scold him anymore: "Huh! If you make her cry, I'll throw you down from here."

Negut: "..." 

'Oy! You're my bodyguard, not hers, right?'

Negut held his forehead and sighed: "If you don't tell me your purpose, then... I'm sorry, please leave my house."

Selvia lowered her head, her hands tightly gripping her dress, thinking for a long time.

Negut seemed to have run out of patience and sighed.

To him, perhaps Selvia was one of the few people who didn't pose a danger to a villain like him, at least up to this time.

Perhaps… if it weren't for his villainous role and her role as the heroine, he would really like Selvia's personality type.

Gentle, beautiful, and also talented in the field of music. She was even a survivor with terrifying talent.

However, everything was just 'if'.

Fate had destined him and her to be on opposite sides of a coin.

The two of them… could never be together. In this case, Negut didn't even dare to dream that Selvia could accept his love.

He only dared to dream of one thing... that she wouldn't, along with the protagonist, push him to the brink of death, that would be amazing and more than enough.

Now, her appearance in his house as the countdown to the 'Death Event' was about to end made him even more worried.

A thought appeared in Negut's mind that the protagonist and heroine were working together. The protagonist attacked from the outside, while the heroine caused internal chaos, so the protagonist could easily attack this place.

He, the villain, could only wait for the protagonist to come and kill him, then rescue the heroine from this place.

Too perfect.

Too wonderful.

The plan was like a perfect painting, and it made Negut unable to find a more perfect plan for his own death. 

"Damn it!" Ivy suddenly yelled, luckily, only Selvia heard Ivy's voice: "What the hell are you doing?" 

"That brat is cursing you! Get out of this damn place, quickly!" Ivy angrily scolded. 

"No!" Selvia used her thoughts to communicate with Ivy: "I have to save him." 

"Are you stupid?!" Ivy lost her patience and shouted: "He doesn't need you, why are you saving him? Anyway, he's just a useless person, you..." 

"Ivy! You... don't understand me, and you don't understand humanity."

Ivy: "..." 

Ivy was extremely angry.

Ivy was extremely annoyed.

Every time it said something contrary to Selvia's intentions, Selvia used that sentence to silence it. 

"Ivy…" Selvia continued: "Maybe you will feel that my actions are very foolish… however… I… I don't want to lose him." 

"He is the only person in this world... who can touch me... who can make me feel calm when I'm beside him." 

"So he's nothing more than a toy for your entertainment." Ivy angrily shouted: "Do you need him or do you need what he brings to you?" 

"Is there any difference?" Selvia asked.

Ivy was silent.

That's right, Selvia needed Negut for what Negut brought to her. Meaning… precisely because of what Negut could do, Selvia needed him.

Ivy sighed: "Alright, suit yourself."

At this moment, Selvia raised her head, her dreamy eyes staring at Negut: "I… I came here to... protect you." 

"Protect me?" Negut furrowed his brows upon hearing this, his eyes full of confusion as he looked at Selvia: "What do you mean?"

Selvia glanced at Rebecca, then looked around. Seeing this, Negut knew Selvia wanted to say something very secret, something she didn't want others to know.

Negut frowned, feeling as though what Selvia was about to say was very important, related to today's 'Death Event'.

He hurriedly stood up, walked towards Selvia, and took her hand.

Selvia was startled by Negut's sudden action. However, she didn't resist; on the contrary, she let him pull her along as he pleased.

She quickly followed Negut's steps out of the room.

As soon as the door closed, Rebecca raised her head to look at the door, muttering with annoyance: "Tsk! Youths are so bold. Did they forget I'm still here?"

…

Outside, Selvia felt Negut's large and warm hand, her heart beating continuously, like a deer leaping wildly. 

'Is this a man's hand?' Selvia thought to herself: 'Are all men's hands this warm and large?' 

'Just as I thought... in this world... only he can touch me...' 

"Oy!" 

"Heh?!" Negut's voice startled her.

She raised her head, shifting her attention away from their clasped hands.

Suddenly, Negut's face, which was in front of hers, surprised her even more.

Selvia's lips trembled, her face flushed like a ripe apple, her eyes full of confusion as she looked at Negut. However, a feeling of anticipation suddenly arose in her heart… as if she were expecting something. 

"Didn't you hear my question?" Negut said unhappily: "What do you want to say? There's no one here but you and me, your secret... I definitely won't reveal it." 

"Ah! Secret…" Selvia stammered, not knowing what to say. 

"Are you playing with me?" Negut frowned, impatience showing in his eyes.

Selvia took a deep breath, trying to regain her composure. She felt that when she was next to him, she couldn't act as she normally did.

All of Selvia's gestures, thoughts, and actions were thrown into chaos by Negut.

No, to be more precise… it was because she was next to him that all her thoughts and actions were this chaotic.

After calming down, Selvia pursed her lips and said: "I… I know you will be in danger today... that's why... I... I came here... to protect you."

Negut frowned: "How do you know I'm in danger today?" 

"This… I…" Selvia didn't know how to explain.

Negut became even more annoyed. It was as if there was a chest full of treasure in front of him, but it was locked tight and couldn't be opened.

At this moment, Negut started to change his way of speaking: "Selvia, I know you don't trust me." 

"That… I… you misunderstand, I…" Selvia stammered.

Negut shook his head, interrupting Selvia: "You don't need to lie. I truly regret constantly bothering you, however, I'm currently in trouble." 

"You can understand that... that trouble threatens my life. Therefore, I really need your help."

Negut changed his way of speaking because he knew… if he couldn't use force, then he could only use Selvia's empathy and pity.

He hoped those two things could help him get some information from her.

According to his thinking, perhaps... Selvia knew Alec's plan. If he could extract that information from her mouth, he could increase his survival rate immensely.