|Ch.17

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Hazel's pov|

"Going out?..... with you?", I looked at this crazy bastard in disbelief, "You must really be having a death wish,huh?"

For real,he must be out of his head! My family will kill him on the spot if I were to be missing because of him.

Dylan smiled as he looked at me with confidence. "So,what is your answer?"

He is really crazy! I must be careful around him. He is even more dangerous than Leo. This ridiculous prince of the kingdom who everyone underestimate is the low–key  villain in this world of novel. Even Leo found him to be hard to control but once he found Dylan's weakness, he managed to put a leash around Dylan's neck. But hey,I am the ultimate outsider who knows every everything! And I already know how to tame this man. But for that,I need to get closer to him.

And I don't think he is stupid enough to kidnap and kill me somewhere hidden. Though he is crazy,he is not stupid. For now,let's see his motives.

"How will you handle the consequences? Once I'm gone from their sight for ten minutes, they will surely raise the flag of the war"

Dylan,"So,you are in? Then let me show you a little trick", he snapped his fingers and in a second, a clone of me was next to me,looking exactly like me.
Woah,this dude is full of surprises as I expected.

"You think this clone can trick my family? And did you forget that we have a mage?"

Dylan smirked, "He will never see through my magic"

"Confident much?"

Dylan,"Yes"

What is this? Taehyung is definitely stronger than this dude. It was crystal clear when I read the novel. There was simply no match for Taehyung. And I've noticed this,Dylan seemed a bit excited unlike how he was described in the novel. In the novel,he avoided people as much as he could and pretended to be an insane brat who does nothing but drink.

And he is not the only person who is different from the original novel,the crown prince too. He is supposed to be in love with Eva. At this age,his love should have just started. Then why the hell is he still after me? Maybe because I changed a lot of scenes that it caused a big impact on these characters?

"Zoning out? It's too early to zone out,we haven't even made it outside yet"

I snapped out and looked at him before sighing. Alright, let's give a try. "Alright then"

Dylan's smirk grew wide as I gave my answer. He reached out his hand and I grabbed it without hesitation. This totally seems like a stupid decision of mine and I know it. But to get closer to this man,I have to grab this chance.

He pulled me towards the balcony fence and stood on it before suddenly pulling me up with him. Wait wait wait! Hold up,don't tell me he is going to commit suicide with me?!!

"Hey you little shit! What do you —",Suddenly we were floating in the mid air as I grabbed onto Dylan's robes desperately.

No matter how desperate I am to get closer to this dude,I don't want to die for that!

"Hahaha,hey calm down. Just let go of my robes,you won't fall"

I looked at him with wide eyes. Is he for real?

"Are you crazy you damn drunkard! I underestimated you,you are definitely going to kill me!"

Dylan,"Trust me,you will not fall when I'm with you. Here,hold my hands and let go of my robes"

He looked down at me with a sheepish smile. Damn,he is so tall. As much as I hate to do this,I am going to trust his words again. I reluctantly held his hands after letting go of his robes.

Wow

I didn't fall. In fact,I'm flying in the mid air! I looked down to see our mansion estate. It really is beautiful from here,I never noticed it. My home is  beautiful. But my heart aches when I suddenly remembered about the last arc of the novel. In that arc,this mansion gets destroyed by fire. People set fire to it to destroy everything Pendragons own. They might have never known the fact that Pendragons are the protectors of this Kingdom but still isn't it too cruel to burn down this mansion? It is someone's home after all.

And it is my home.

"Let's go. I will show you something more interesting", Dylan guided me towards the city and he landed us ontop of a tower. This is the bell tower and luckily no one really comes here because of the loud sound of the bell. I really hated this bell but let's forget about it for  now.

I looked at the city below us and awed. What a sight. It looks so ethereal and serene with no people wandering around because of the night time. The lamp posts illuminated the roads and from up above,they looked beautiful with the starry sky.

"How is this? Isn't it worth coming here?"

He .....is right.

I cleared my throat, "Yes,I guess",....."Show me something cool now, with your magic"

"Something cool? What does that mean?",He looked genuinely confused.

"Something  beautiful,interesting or fascinating ", I tried to explain.

"Why should I do that?"

"Because I said so?"

He crossed his arms as he looked straight at me, "No"

Did he just say no?! Bastard!

"Why not?!"

"You have a mage at home. Ask him to do those lame things"

Taehyung? Hell no. He will never do something like that for me. That annoying bastard of a mage only knows how to be sarcastic. That snarky bitch. "He won't do it"

"Why is that? Isn't he your dear brother? The greatest mage in the history "

Why this bastard! "Are you mocking him?! He has more power than you!"

I sound too ridiculous to even me. At one point I back bitched him but then defended him. What am I even doing!

Dylan smiled,"Power? No my little friend. I am more powerful than him and he already knows that"

Wait....no. This isn't right.

"But....", Dylan paused as he looked at the city with an unreadable facial expression, "He is a great mage. The greatest mage I have ever seen", for a second he sounded so sincere when he said those words. I have this funny feeling saying things will not go as the novel.

"You acknowledge him? How? I mean,you are from another Kingdom originally "

Dylan looked at me and his stupid grin returned to his face,"I've done my homework. As a mage myself, I have to know about the greatest mage out there right?"

This man is confusing. He says he is more powerful than Taehyung but then again he says Taehyung is the greatest mage. My brain can't seem to function at all. This is tiring. This man is tiring.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, little sparkly butterflies started flying around me. Where in the world did they come from?! Fuck,they are so freaking.....marvellous. Their little wings fluttered cutely as they flew around me.

I didn't even know when I started grinning like an idiot.

"Little baby looks so happy, I think I can be a perfect father one day,don't you think?",Dylan asked.

He isn't serious right?

"What did you just call me?! I'm not a little baby!"

He looked at me and opened his mouth,"Aaaah,right"

What

What is this feeling of dread.

"What do you mean 'right '?"

He smiled cheekily,"You are already debuting today,so you are an adult"

Phew

The butterflies went puff and popped off sprinkling sparkly dust on me. "What —"

Dylan,"Shhh", he cut me off as he shushed me and looked back suspiciously. "Someone is here"

What the —!

Dylan raised his right palm forward and suddenly a man from the shadows swirled towards us and ended up in Dylan's hand. He wrapped his hand around that man's throat choking him slightly, "Look at this dirty little rat trying to sneak peek at us"

A little paper and a pen were in his hands and I immediately knew what is this man upto. He is a journalist. Even in this world,these trashy craps are everywhere. The man struggled in Dylan's hands.

"P –Please let me g–go! This is my job! Please don't kill me!"

Dylan smiled like a sadist,"Well,I don't really care man. But I do feel like killing someone today,heh"

If we let this man go,then my reputation will be tarnished. Hiding here alone with a man is the worst scandal any lady could have. Not like I care but my family cares.

"P –Please! I beg you! Let me go! This is the only way to feed my family!"

Dylan,"Hahaha,like I care"

Dylan sure is a sadistic little bitch. He can kill anyone just by laughing. He is so annoyingly terrifying.

"Wait", I spoke halting Dylan's actions.

Dylan looked at me humming as a response.

"It's my special day. I don't want to see blood", It's not like I care about this man's life but I don't want to cause a ruckus over nothing. Every action has a consequence and I don't want to deal with any unnecessary things. Plus,killing is the last thing I'd think of doing. Unless it is necessary, I don't want to see blood.

Dylan huffed as he let that man fall onto the ground. "Don't tell me you are going to let him off the hook. You will regret"

"Who said I'm going to let him off the hook", I said as I averted my gaze to the terrified man. Raising my gown a bit,I kicked him across the face. "Though I don't intend to kill him,that doesn't mean I won't hurt him"

Dylan chuckled as he watched me removing my gloves. I crouched down to that man's level and grabbed him by his face,"I don't blame you for trying to make a living out of selling me and him but you know,I'm trying to survive here too. The feeling of wanting to live desperately, I know it too well man. And that's why I showed you mercy. But you don't get to make a living out of this information, you got it?"

The man gulped as he stared at me without any reaction. Is he serious? Does he really want me to kill him now?

"Then let me rephrase this. If you leak this information to a newspaper, the very family you are trying to protect...", I fisted my hand infront of his face,"I will crush them one by one. Including you and your newspaper company"

The man shuddered in fear as he looked at me with fearful orbs. "Y–You can't do it! You are just a kid!"

"Come on,let's kill him",Dylan said looking at his own nails.

Impatient bastard!

"Wait a fucking minute dude", I snapped at him.

Again I looked at that journalist and smiled sweetly,

"You can try. You know,this man beside me is dying to kill you. You can make money for one day and then get killed or you can live earning money until you die one day. Your choice?"

This world is horrible. We all are victims. But there is a thing called 'choices'. If you were given to choose live or die,what would it be? Greed will only rush your death.

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