My Destiny To Be Loved By The Villains[part 1 Complete ]

Chapter 72: Grade Skipping

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"..."

The first thing Gideon realized when he woke up was the fact that he was lying on an old wooden bed.

He inferred that he was most likely at the Campbell Barony. Because, to his recollection, there was no other land nearby that could provide such a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.

"Since you seem to be struggling to grasp the situation, I'll briefly summarize it for you."

Before he could fully gather his thoughts, a voice came from the side.

The owner of the voice was Dowd Campbell, the man who was leisurely reading a book with his leg stretched out.

"We've cleanly finished the subjugation and all the other members have disbanded. There were no casualties and Margrave Kendride had returned to his territory."

He spoke in a calm tone without even turning his gaze toward Gideon.

"Since the Margrave seemed to have suffered a lot in this subjugation, I've decided to visit the North during the next Pilgrimage Homecoming. You have no objections, right, Your Grace?"

"..."

There was no way that he had any.

The fact that the incident ended without a major catastrophe was more than enough for him.

Gideon looked down at his chest.

His last memory was that of the Devil's Fragment flying towards him and embedding itself there.

"The Devil's Fragment has been successfully fused with Eleanor. It's her second one now."

"...!"

Gideon widened his eyes as he abruptly stood up.

"What in the world does that me—"

"If we were to prevent that thing from fusing with her, that would be the same thing as turning a blind eye to her condition. But, I assume that you know that, don't you?"

Gideon's pupils shook.

"Even if the Fragments are attached to a different person, in the end, they'd gather towards someone with the highest 'compatibility.' Out of all the humanoid Vessels, the Heretic Inquisition stated that he had the highest compatibility in history, no?"

"...You."

His voice trembled.

"How on earth—?"

"I know that the Imperial Court is keeping such information from spreading. I also know they're using that as leverage to make you work to your bones."

Accompanied by the sound of flipping pages, Dowd continued to talk with a flat tone.

Even though this wasn't a topic that should be brought up with such nonchalance.

"And I also know what you've been doing to protect Eleanor."

The reason why he tried to eradicate the madness of his household was for his daughter's sake, after all.

After listening until this point, Gideon didn't even know what question to ask and could only let his hand tremble while maintaining his silence.

This was all because the words that came out of this man's mouth were the nightmares that had been haunting him for his entire life.

"Putting that aside, let me congratulate you on successfully removing the Devil's Fragment 'without killing' that person, even though it was infused into you. Isn't that what you've been researching all along?"