I Am Obsessed with the Cursed Villain

Chapter 2

It was a gift from Theodore and no one else, so I felt uneasy.

A stranger appeared behind Theodore to show me that I was right.

"I thought it would be boring to be alone in the tower, so I brought another one."

With Theodore's confident voice, I was greeted by a man with shining black-colored eyes behind him.

I wondered if I had misheard.....I titled my head because I wanted to hear it wrong. But Theodore read my expression and acted innocent as if he knew nothing.

I wondered what I could say to Theodore's sullen face so I asked briefly.

"......Did you kidnap him?"

One short question was enough to break his poker face. When I lightly touched Theodore's pride, he reacted rather quickly.

"What is that nonsense?! This guy said he wanted to be my disciple first! Unlike on you, he meant it this time!"

Unfortunately, it's out, Theodore. With those words, my faith in him completely vanished into thin air.

I glanced at him with narrowing eyes full of suspicion mixed with curiosity.

"Hmmm.....You don't like it."

Theodore calmed down as if the anger a moment ago was a lie. Now, I saw that he knew that I had hurt his pride on purpose.

'...Anyhow, he's a quick-witted guy who pretends he's not.'

I shook my head, and Theodore asked me again.

"Answer me, Eunice. Don't you like the gift I prepared?"

....Would you like it?

I managed to get rid of bad thoughts and glared at Theodore.

"Don't glare at me so terribly! I personally brought a comrade for you, who is lonely in the tower!"

.....A comrade who is being exploited by their magic, right?

Instead of asking, I just furrowed my forehead in frustration. Theodore then looked expectant, as if waiting for me to speak.

That look on his face was like....a child waiting for praise.

All the while, the black eyes that is still sparkling behind Theodore were rather concerning so I sneaked my gaze toward the stranger.

He was an ordinary boy with black hair and black eyes.

.......It is normal right?

I walked slowly towards the stranger, leaving Theodore behind me with a hint of disappointment.

I smiled faintly as his nonchalant black eyes captured my reflection. Whereas on the outside he seemed to be not interested in me, his gaze was moving sharply and grasping me.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Eunice Servita."

"......"

"How about you?"

As I greeted him casually, the black eyes that had been capturing my appearance were momentarily agitated. But he soon regained his composure and opened his red lips slightly.

"......Claude."

"Yes?"

"Call me Claude."

He replied with a look of annoyance.

'If you look like you don't want to deal with it so openly, it makes me want to annoy you even more.'

The longer I spent time with Theodore, his eccentric personality seemed to influence me as well. I pulled up the corners of my mouth in interest, nodded slightly, and shrugged.

"Good. Then I'll let you go, Claude."

When I came out bold as Claude, Theodore, who was standing beside us, looked a little surprised. I was the only one here enjoying the situation with a relaxed expression.

If it came out of the way, I had no intention of backing down either.

"I'll think I'll run to you often in the future, please take good care of me."

I put Claude's uncomfortable reaction behind me and confidently held out my hand to him.

This had many meanings.

It means, let's get along well together. Often, when I'm bored at the pagoda, I'll go and approach you, so I ask you to take it well.

In fact, Theodore reacted deliberately, but I was a little excited.

'Because, in a barren, clogged tower, I got someone who I could talk to.'

I looked at Claude with defiant eyes, as if to give it a try. But when he did not respond, I sighed helplessly. Feeling that even the fading interest was gone, I withdrew my hand from Claude.

No, not exactly...I tried to remove it.

"....Huh?"

If I hadn't taken my right hand together, I'm afraid to try to remove my hand.

"Claude?"

I called out to him in a dazed voice, which had a confident expression on his face. I thought it would be a good thing that he didn't ignore me and gladly accepted my handshake.

'Originally, you have to bounce it a little bit to make fun of it.'

Instead, I felt my interest in Claude wane, and I was desperate to take my hand away from him. But just as I slightly moved my hand to Claude's grip, I heard a laugh coming from him.

'......Are you laughing right now?'

Instead of letting go of my hand, Claude smiled cooly and squeezed my hand. He even threw a cold sneer as he pulled up the corners of his mouth slightly.

".....?"

"Yes, take good care of me, Eunice Servita."

I quickly recognized what his smile meant through the experiences I had built up over the years. But the problem was that I figured it out too late.

A blue glow arose from his hand that brings a tingling sensation to our clasped hands.

"Ugh-!"

I let out a low groan, unable to resist the sudden thrill.

It wasn't a very strong force. I controlled the power in my own way, but all I had was a weak feeling of static electricity.

In the meantime, I still held Claude's hand tightly and didn't let go. I squeezed his hand with a still-tingling hand and glared at him with venomous eyes......

'You looked down on me, didn't you?'

He continued to look down at me leisurely, as if enjoying my reaction.

"Haha-"

Meanwhile, Theodore was trying to stop himself from laughing. I jerked my head and glared hard at the uninvited guest who is unnecessary in the present situation.

"Whoops! This is unexpected,, isn't that right Eunice?"

"........"

"I'm glad you seem to be getting along, you two."

Theodore was busy giggling, clutching his stomach. I looked at him with confused eyes, wondering what was so funny.

'Does this make you laugh?'

In a little while, I'll bring popcorn for you to watch the fight. Anyways, I set my gaze on Claude.

".....What?"

"I think it would be a lot of fun spending time together in the Magician's Tower. Take good care of me, Claude."

I'm a person who has to give back as much as I get. I smiled at Claude and was finally able to let go of his hand.

Claude warned me in a slightly chilled voice as if he had no intention of forcing me to be gentle anymore.

"If you understand what I mean, don't come to me unnecessarily."

...I didn't know until then.