CHAPTER 54: CHAPTER 54: 7 DAYS [2]

Day 1.

The tips of the villainess’s eyes rolled up.

Day 2.

Her lips curled up slightly.

Day 3.

Evelyn smiled.

Not the cold, expressionless smirk she usually did.

It was a genuine smile.

It was rare.

But it was beautiful.

Although she hadn’t actually laughed out loud yet, for Kael, it was more than enough.

He would have given up all his fortune just to see her smile.

Lying on the same king-sized bed, Evelyn buried her face in Kael’ chest, inhaling the scent of his body.

"Are you happy?"

He asked, smiling sincerely.

"Of course. This period of time is the happiest time of my life."

The villainess replied, her ruby eyes unable to leave his handsome face.

"To be honest, I’ve already started writing a diary. It’s all to record this period of time, to store it forever."

"Oh, how interesting. I’ll read it later when I have free time."

Kael’s pupils opened slightly.

"But this is my diary?"

"So what? Isn’t the point of writing a diary for others to read?"

"...If that’s the case, then I need to change the content a little." Kael said, cold sweat pouring from his back.

"Revise it? Why? Did you write something bad about me?"

The villainess asked.

At the same time, her soft, cute hand pinched his cheek.

It hurt quite a bit, but it also felt quite good.

"N-No way! How could I do that? My diary only wrote about how much I loved my Evelyn! Hahaha..."

The villainess stared at his face, as well as that forced smile.

Evaluating whether Kael was lying or not.

In the end, she concluded that he wasn’t.

...

"Oh right, what do you plan to do after I clear the 21st floor?"

"What?"

Evelyn raised her eyebrows.

"You will become one of the Tower’s Climbers, and have the right to climb the Tower like everyone else after I clear the 21st floor."

Kael said, his voice filled with anticipation.

"Then what do you want me to do? Do you want me to climb the Tower with you?"

His eyes lit up, as if he had just seen something extremely precious.

"Of course!"

Evelyn patted his head.

"But unfortunately, I intend to stay here to finish my studies."

His eyes widened, feeling extremely shocked.

"What? You intend to continue studying? Even after you are the number 1 genius of Atlas Academy already?"

Honestly, he had imagined many scenarios where he and Evelyn would be together.

What could be better than always being with the person Kael loves, and climbing the Tower with that person?

Right now, he really wanted to cry.

And Evelyn found his reaction quite cute.

"Come on, don’t be sad. I said I’ll continue studying, but the time left is only a few weeks. I’ll be able to climb the tower with you in a few weeks."

With that, she kissed Kael.

***

In the following days, Kael and Evelyn did a lot of crazy things.

And visited many places, discovering all the mysteries of the academy.

Every day they were together, they fell in love with each other more.

Many people say that couples often feel bored with each other after being together for many days.

Leading to a breakup.

But that wasn’t the case with him and the villainess.

They just felt more in love with each other.

They didn’t feel any hatred for each other at all.

Nevertheless, all fun must come to an end.

Just like the peaceful days they spent together.

...

5 minutes before Evelyn transformed into Rust Seraph.

Sitting on top of the tallest building in the academy, watching the sunset together.

It was a beautiful scene.

But that was if the villainess wasn’t about to become the Rust Seraph.

"It’s almost time, right?"

Kael said, while intertwining his hand with hers.

"Yes."

A short answer from Evelyn.

Just like her personality.

But the most admirable thing was that she didn’t feel any fear at all.

That was the reason why he loved the villainess.

The first reason was because the word "fear" wasn’t in her dictionary.

The second reason was because... she believed that Kael would succeed.

Even though she didn’t know what his plan was.

But that was the person Evelyn loved, the person she trusted the most in this world.

The villainess continued:

"You don’t have any regrets?"

"Of course I have."

An unexpected answer.

Even she was a little taken aback.

"Is that so? May I know what you regret?"

"..."

Kael pondered for a long time.

But since things had come to this, he had no reason to hide it anymore.

"I still haven’t slept with you..."

"Sleep? Haven’t we always slept together?"

Evelyn was a genius.

But in areas like this, she was the biggest fool.

"Sigh. Let’s just forget it."

Kael was really disappointed.

It was like when someone was eating something delicious, but when they looked back, the food was finished.

...

"How long until I become a monster?"

The villainess spoke, breaking the awkward silence.

He glanced at the stopwatch not far away.

"...Less than a minute."

"...Time flies."

Evelyn sneered, as if she was ready to accept her fate.

"I wonder if it hurts?"

"...Probably. But I will try to get you out of there as quickly as possible."

Evelyn smiled beautifully.

"It’s a good thing that you’re my lover."

"Yeah. It’s a good thing that you are my girlfriend."

He replied, at the same time, smiling faintly.

Seven seconds left.

7.

"Oh right, I forgot to do something.

6.

"What is that?"

5.

Without giving Kael time to react, the villainess immediately grabbed his collar.

4.

"Wha...?"

3.

Then, Evelyn used all her strength to pull him towards her.

2.

Eventually, they kissed.

A passionate and intense kiss.

1.

"I love you, Kael."

0.

[Warning! Rust Seraph has appeared!]

[Climber - Kael Draven, prepare to conquer!]

Finally, this moment had come...

Kael only had one chance, but, for some reason, he was very confident in himself.

Evelyn had also placed all her trust in Kael, so, he really couldn’t afford to fail.