Why Did I Become the Villainess?

 "Wake up, Csille. All you need to do is to wake up."

 I frown. What does he mean? Wake up? 

 Suddenly the whole place becomes dark. I tried to reach my arms to him, but I couldn't find him. I couldn't find even find his prison cell. 

 What is happening? 

 I closed my eyes for a second to calm my anxious mind, and when I opened my eyes, I found myself in my room in Alderrdeen.

 I take a deep breath and get up from my bed. "It was all a dream. Thank goodness. I don't know what I will do if that really happens in real life." 

 I mess my hair and look outside my window. The sun is already rising. I need to get ready now. I still need to meet Rufus and the others to talk about what we will do next. 

 I start to freshen up myself. After a few minutes, I am now in front of my mirror and looking at my own reflection.

 Eye bags are now visible on my face. A sign that I haven't gotten enough sleep for days. I sigh. How could I sleep? My mind couldn't help but be worried about Prince Fraser.

 I suddenly remember the words Prince Fraser said to me in my dreams.

 "Don't be sorry. I never regretted what I did. I still believe that I did the right thing, and if I turn back in time, I will do it again. I will never let anyone insult you like that. You are my fiancée, my future Queen. How can I bear to hear other people insult you like that?"

 "Does he? Does he really never regret it?" I whispered. 

 I look at the mirror again and laugh at myself. My purple hair and my purple eyes remind me of who I am. 

 I am Csille Lauretré. I am the Villainess of the story. No matter what I do, Prince Fraser won't end up with me. So, why do I need to wonder if Prince Fraser regrets it? At the end of the day, I will be left alone. 

 I smiled bitterly at myself before I left my room. 

 Since it's too early, I decided to talk to Prince Joachim first regarding my presentation for my research. Although there's an issue going on with Prince Fraser, our classes aren't stop. So, I still need to prepare for my presentation. 

 I took a deep breath and knocked on Prince Joachim's office. After hearing him acknowledge my presence, I walk inside his office.

 I immediately frowned when I saw the pile of documents on his table. Some are even scattered on the floor.

 Is this really Prince Joachim? As far as I know, he's the type of person who likes to keep his things organized. So, what could have happened? 

 I pick up the documents on the ground and put them on the pile of documents on his table. 

 "Professor?"

 Prince Joachim looks at me. He then closes the book that he is reading. "Lady Csille, you're here. I was just about to call you. It's a good thing you are here." He then gestured his hand on one of the chairs in front of his table. "Please, sit down."

 I frowned when I heard what he said. He is about to call me? For what?

 "Are you looking for me because of my presentation? I'm still working on it, Professor. I am actually here to ask you some questions regarding my—"

 Prince Joachim clasped his hand and stared at me. "Lady Csille, I'm looking for you because of Prince Fraser's matter."

 Prince Fraser's matter? Why does he want to talk about it? 

 I didn't say anything and waited for him to finish his words. 

 "I want to help, Lady Csille."

 I got silent because of his words. I didn't expect Prince Joachim to offer his help. I know that the Yesian Kingdom and the Vrawyth Kingdom are allies. But for someone who is considered a forgotten Prince, I didn't expect him to offer his help.

 I smile at Prince Joachim. "Professor, I appreciate your concern and your offer. However, his highness, Prince Fraser, already told us not to involve other people with his problem. So, I'm sorry if I will be declining your help."

 Prince Joachim looks like he didn't expect I would turn down his help. "But Lady Csille, Prince Fraser's current situation is really serious. It will be difficult for all of you to resolve this. If you accept my help, I will make sure that Prince Fraser will be out of his confinement, and his name will be clear from all of this."

 I smile at Prince Joachim before I stand up and bow my head. He is, after all, still a prince of a Kingdom. "I really appreciate your offer, Prince Joachim. However, I don't have a say on this issue. I'm sorry, but I guess I'll just talk to you about my questions some other time. Please excuse me, Professor."

 I didn't wait for Prince Joachim to say something. I just immediately fled away from his office.

 It's not that I don't want his help. What I said is true. I really appreciate it. But if we involve other people in this issue, it will be difficult to solve this. And what can a small Yesian Kingdom can do? 

 If worst comes to worst, we'll just ask help from his majesty, King Simmond. 

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 "Purplany, here!" Rufus waves his hand at me. 

 I immediately walk to their table. Everyone is already here, aside from me. 

 "Why are you late? Did something happen? Or did you wake up late?"

 I sit on the chair first before answering Rufus. I groan and shake my head. "Something happened. I woke up early this morning, so I decided to talk to Prince Joachim first—"

 "Prince Joachim? You talked to him? But why did you talk to that person?" Rufus immediately cuts me off.

 I rolled my eyes at him. "I was about to talk to him about my presentation for my research. He's my advisor in research. But we talk about something else."

 "Lady Csille, you talk to him? Have you forgotten about what I told you before?"

 I look at Princess Paislee and frown. Is she talking about when she told me that Prince Joachim is a dangerous Prince? But it's been five years now, and he didn't do anything to me. I don't think he is a dangerous person.

 How can a forgotten Prince who runs away from his Kingdom and lives as a Professor be a dangerous person? 

 "He is my Professor, Sir Farren. I have no other choice but to talk to him. Also, I don't think he is that kind of person."

 Princess Paislee is about to say something, but she probably changes her mind and keeps silent. 

 "But what did he talk to you about, purplany?"

 I frown when I remember the help he offers to me. "Prince Joachim offer his help. He told me that he could help us get Prince Fraser out of his confinement. He also said to me that he can also clear Prince Fraser's name."

 Everyone got silent with what I said. They probably didn't expect that from Prince Joachim. 

 "But I declined him. I know Prince Fraser won't like it if we involve other Kingdoms with his issue."

 Rufus nods his head. "You made the right decision. With my cousin's personality? I'm sure he wouldn't like other Kingdoms to meddle with his problem. Also, I don't think he has the power to help us. What can a forgotten Prince like him can do to help Prince Fraser?"

 That's what I don't understand too. Prince Joachim seems so confident with his offer. However, I don't understand where this confident is coming from. 

 He is an outcast Prince. Even his parents don't like him. How can he help Prince Fraser without using the power of the King and Queen of the Yesian Kingdom?

 Princess Paislee waves her hand. "No matter how he will do that, I don't think it matters now. Since Prince Fraser won't appreciate it. Why do we need to bother with his ways? Isn't it better to talk about our next move?" 

 Leander nods his head. "Sir Farren is right. Does anyone of you think of a way to solve the problem?"

 I clench my fist. I didn't do anything yesterday but sleep because I was worried that if I didn't rest, I couldn't think straight. So, I didn't come up with any idea.

 And it looks like everyone is on the same page as me. I sigh and look at Leander. "Senior, is there any update to the victim?"

 Leander shakes his head. "I don't think he will wake up today. Before I went here, I talked to one of the Doctors who also checked on him. He was with him last night, and he told me that the victim had a high fever last night. He was even trembling for a couple of seconds. It's a sign that his body is still recuperating. He probably won't wake up today."

 I sigh in relief. At least we don't need to worry about today. But we still don't know what to do next.

 "Actually, I have thought of something last night. Although, I'm not a hundred percent sure if it'll help." 

 Every one of us looks at Princess Paislee. Rufus leans on the table and stares intently at Princess Paislee. "Sir Farren, what have you thought? Since we all didn't come up with anything, let's hear it out. Maybe it can help my cousin's situation."

 Princess Paislee sighed. "Although, we couldn't do anything about the fact that Prince Fraser knocks off the victim. However, we can help Prince Fraser clean his name."

 "How? How can we clean his name?"

 "I've done a quick investigation about the victim, and I have heard from other people that he has a temper and a personality. I even heard that there is one time where he harassed a female student, and in the end that female student quit her studies because of his doing."

 I remember his name now. He is Brandr Ingvar. He is quite famous in Alderrdeen. Not because he is some sort of a genius or a peerless handsome, but because of his personality. 

 Since he came from a noble family in the Ouqeaseon Kingdom, he often does what he wants. You can say that he is quite a troublemaker here. But the Principal and the Professor are kept in the dark about this. 

 He often threatens other people using his name. It's the same with the female student he harassed. He threatened her that if she sell him out to the Professors or to Principal Germund, he would do anything to take her family down with him. In the end, the poor lady decided to quit Alderrdeen to get away from him. 

 I look at Princess Paislee. "Yes, he is quite the troublemaker here. However, what does it have to do with Prince Fraser's situation?"

 Princess Paislee shakes her head. "The students already know that Brandr is trouble. If we used that as an excuse for defense. Do you think people will put Prince Fraser in the wrong here? If we put the blame on Brandr, do you think the student or even Principal Germund will turn a blind eye to this?"

 Rufus snaps his fingers. "You are right. In the first place, it was Brandr who started it. If he didn't offend the future Queen of the Vrawyth Kingdom in front of her fiancé, Prince Fraser wouldn't knock him off. If we used this reason to the public, they would shift the blame to Brandr."

 Although many students were aware of the fact that Brandr insulted me, that's why Prince Fraser knocks him off. Other rumors are spreading that Prince Fraser knocks Brandr without reason. So, the public opinion is divided.

 I also heard that Brandr's friends are pushing the blame to Prince Fraser and threatening anyone who told the truth. It's the reason why half of the students don't know the truth and are constantly criticizing Prince Fraser for his action.

 Although Prince Fraser used to be ill tempered before but he is not the kind of person who will do something like this. Harming anyone is not his cup of tea. 

 "If we let the public know about the truth, they will definitely side on Prince Fraser. After all, more than half of the students are female, and I'm sure most of them wouldn't like the idea that some guy insulted a lady. If the public changes its side and pushes the blame to Brandr. We can take this chance to demand an explanation from Brandr. Defamation and Insult. And if Ruler Laird's aid comes here, we can use them to pressure the Ingvar family." Rufus exclaimed.

 "But how can we do that?"

 How can we change the opinion of the public?