The Grand Duchess of the North Was Secretly a Villainess

A strong wind shook the window.  Sitting bent, I tilted my head.  As I stand on my my elbows, my temples touch my fingers. 

"Your Highness." 

When I lifted my left hand on the armrest, the wine glass hanging on my finger shook. The red liquid in the transparent glass was swaying like blood under the dark light. 

"........" 

I lifted my gaze and stared at the person standing next to me. The man who stood in an upright position trembled at the sight of my eyes. 

'I think it's almost time for the original story to start.' 

I stared at the little creature that the man was holding and remembered a year ago…

***** 

Oh, my head hurts. 

A shattering headache came over and I closed my eyes and let out a groan of pain. I felt nauseous and dizzy, as if I was suffering from a great hangover. 

'Did I drink yesterday? I'm in a state where I get hungover after drinking and running.' 

I was too lazy to get up. 

"Ah... I'm going to die." 

I couldn't remember well because of the constant headache, but as I was lying in bed, a vague memory came to mind. 

'What did I do before I drank? No. I don't remember drinking... Didn't I go to kendo because I was stressed out by my mom? And I was waiting for a signal at the crosswalk to get home....' 

There's a traffic accident. 

My eyes opened and I jumped up without realizing it. 

"What..." 

I blurted out my words and blinked my eyes. Where is this? 

My room, which should have been decorated in a modern way following my mother's fashion-conscious style, was overly old-fashioned as if it had fallen into the Medieval style. 

"Did I really drink yesterday?" 

Is that why I can't remember properly? No, What's wrong with my voice? 

"Calm down, Kim Da-kyung...!" 

I couldn't remember the process of crawling all the way to this unfamiliar place, so I pulled my hair. Then a long, curly hair slipped between my fingers. 

"......?" 

Curly hair? Long hair? I have straight hair And short hair? 

As if I had seen a ghost, I slowly lowered my hand, and my white skin caught my eyes. 

"What?" 

Even though I'm white, but I wasn't this white? Besides, there was no friendship ring I usually have on my finger. 

"Is it a dream?" 

I slowly stepped out of bed trying to stay calm. It was to check the mirror. 

'Mirror.... ah there.' 

The room was so spacious that I could find a mirror after turning my head halfway. I walked towards it. 

'Is it because it's a dream? Why are my feet walking so slow today?' 

As soon as I stood in front of the mirror with useless thoughts, my lips naturally opened with absurdity. 

'Who is this?' 

I rubbed my face. A gorgeous and sensual beauty was standing in the mirror. 

"My eyes..." 

My face alone was shocking enough, but my eyes were red which I usually only see in webtoons. 

'I can't even think that my eyes are red after drinking, is it just real red eyes?' 

What the hell is going on here? Is it because I'm in a dream? 

I didn't scream because of my calm personality, but it was a very embarrassing situation. 

"What's going on? Kim Da-kyung, please try to remember." 

I stared at myself in the mirror and thought about pinching my cheek, but the door opened with a knock. 

"Your Highness." 

Your Highness? Is this some old term like high medieval period? 

A foreigner in a maid outfit looked at me and called me by a strange name. 

"Your Highness, is there a problem?" 

Why do you keep saying that? 

"Did I drink yesterday?" 

Even though it was a very small talk to myself, the woman who called me 'Your Highness' nodded as if she understood. 

"Your Highness always drinks wine. Duke Wayana was like that, but I never dreamed that you would do the same." 

What? Wine? But I like soju and beer. 

Wait, Duke Wayana? 

"Phew. I didn't know our Princess Eloise would be such a wine lover. As expected, the responsibility of being Grand Duchess must be too heavy." 

Eloise? Eloise Wayana? 

I bit the flesh in my mouth not to show my embarrassment. 

'Crazy. Come to think of it, I was reading a novel until I got into a car accident, right?' 

I began to grasp the situation, trying to keep my composure. 

If this wasn't a dream, it must have been possessed. 

In the rated +19 romance fantasy novel <The Crown Holds Blood> 

'I don't know why it's that novel.' 

<The Crown Holds Blood> was a hot novel in all communities as well as SNS (social media). In particular, it was a novel in which the proportions of characters other than Male Lead were evenly distributed, and the roles of good and evil were not clear, so there were many people who were good characters. 

'The most popular character was Eloise Wayana. And now I'm possessed her body?' 

Eloise Wayana was one of the key characters in the novel, not just a supporting role. With pitch-black hair and pale white skin, she had a reputation for being mercilles, unlike her beautiful appearance. When she slaughtered her enemies with indifferent eyes, they were distracted by her looks. 

"Your Highness?" 

It was strange that I didn't say anything, so the maid standing across called me, or, to be precise, the owner of this body with a puzzled look. 

'Then she's my maid, Anna' 

I managed to answer. 

"I'm a little tired today. As you say, there's a lot of work to be done as the Grand Duchess." 

The reason why Anna called me by the title of 'Your Highness' was simple. Eloise Wayana was the Grand Duchess of the North. 

'It's a female version of the Northern Grand Duke.' 

"You look very busy today. So, would you like to take a break today? I heard from your assistant that there's no particular schedule." 

"I think so. I'm not in feeling well today." 

In such a mental state, I couldn't keep talking with other people. Anna glanced at my head with a worried expression on her face, but she bowed her head and left the room, as if she did not think I was very suspicious. 

"Ha....." 

I sighed and shook my head to get a better picture of my situation. 

"It's Eloise....." 

Eloise Wayana was a rare, non-royal figure who was granted the Grand Duchess. It was thanks to the recognition of her achievement in subjugating demons on the northern border. 

Also, in a situation where his father, Duke Wayana, suddenly disappeared. 

"I mean, I became a duchess when I was 17...... It might have been better to possess an extra." 

The headache that I felt since I woke up felt worse. 

"Wait. First, let's figure out who the female lead is. These days, it's popular to possess a character other than the female lead." 

I tried to see this situation objectively while holding my painful head. 

'I understand that I'm not just an extra... but I don't want to be involved in any kind of trouble, so first I have to block any kind of involvement with the male or female protagonist' 

The problem was that even after reading the novel, I didn't know who the female lead was. 

Unlike other romance fantasy novels, in <The Crown Holds Blood> the female lead has not been confirmed yet. 

'I'm doomed' 

Perhaps that's why, the battle between the people who support Eloise the Grand Duchess as their heroine and the people who support Roseanne the Saintess as their heroine was very bloody. I was on the side of Eloise. 

Of course, it was only in the past. When the original story came to mind, frustration naturally poured in. 

"It doesn't matter who's the female lead now. Wake up, Kim Da-kyung. You're gonna die like this!" 

I pulled my hair out again. It was because the ending of Eloise came to mind. 

Eloise dies. 

It's also in the hands of the male lead. 

Why? 

"I'm not just a key character. I'm possessed a villain body..... it's screwed." 

None of the readers who fought on all kinds of SNS and communities noticed that Eloise was a villain. Until the last chapter of the second season was serialized. 

"No, there's still a chance we can make it up. If Anna's here, that means the background is North, right?" 

My head began to spin when I thought I might die soon. It was fortunate that I ran into Anna. I knew this was the North, not the capital. 

"Let's think calmly. How was the story going?" 

I tried to recall the original story, ignoring the headache. 

The main story of the second season was shortly after male lead regained his throne. One of his aide, the saint, is kidnapped and killed by someone very close to him. 

The supporters of Roseanne were turned upside down. 

There is a final scene that shows the villain who killed the saintess and sent an assassin to the male lead. 

'After it was revealed that the villain was Eloise, the whole community exploded.' 

Undoubtedly, Eloise was one of the foremost contributors to raising the male lead to the throne along with the saint. 

'Eloise seemed cold on the outside, but on the inside, they thought she was a loyal Northern Duchess' 

The male lead, who learned of the existence of the villain due to the death of a saint, persistently searches for the person behind it. And using the power of the temple, it reveals that Eloise is behind it. 

"Ha......." 

When I recalled the original story, I could only sigh. 

At male lead interrogation, Eloise rebelled instead of explaining, and eventually died while being tortured at the hands of the male lead. 

'I was tortured to death until the saintess came back to life.' 

Half of the respondents said, 'It's cool that the female character, the Northern Duchess, is a villain', and half cursed, saying, 'As I thought she would be a wicked woman'. 

Although the third season was scheduled to be serialized, the search for the female protagonist, which had been popular with the story, was over. 

'Since Roseanne is the cause of the male lead's awakening, then the female lead must be Saint Roseanne. Eloise is already dead' 

Anyway, one thing was clear. 

Eloise dies. 

"I'm doomed." 

Unknowingly, swear words full of sincerity came out. If I could briefly describe my situation in one word... 

"You really fucked up, Kim Da-kyung."