Fated to Be Loved by Villains

“…You know…”

Victoria called out, her tone sounded as if she was tolerating something.

In fact, she was indeed tolerating something. Everything, actually.

First of all, even if she were to concede the way that he entered such a place so indifferently…

Although it was obvious what he was trying to do here, she knew that going on a ‘date’ meant that there was a huge chance that they’d end up coming here.

However…

Even if that was the case…

“At least get separate rooms for both of us—-!”

No matter how unfamiliar Victoria was with dates, she knew that ‘staying together in one room’ on the very first date was a completely absurd thing to do.

That discounted the fact that he chose an exceptionally strange place of accommodation.

Even though she knew practically nothing, she knew what it meant for a room to have a bed that was unnecessarily big for two people to use. Not to mention that the room’s structure was like this; the living room was combined with the bathroom for some reason.

“No.”

However, despite her desperate request, his answer was firm.

“In the first place, the reason why I took you out was to do this.”

“…”

Is he trying to say that he had been planning to drag me all the way here from the moment he called me to his room earlier this morning?!

I…! This guy…!

This perverted trash…!

His bad reputation precedes him…!

Seriously, why did I…?! For this man—?!

At that moment, her thoughts were halted, and her body stiffened.

Huh?

What do I…? For this man…?

What was the sentence I was about to think…?

“…”

Did I just…?

Admit it to myself…

That when I hang out with this man, all day long today…

My heart had been ‘fluttering’…because of him…?

“…”

While Victoria was shocked by such a revelation and unknowingly showed her hesitation, Dowd, who had been watching her, tilted his head.

“Are you not going to take a shower?”

“…What?”

“No, I mean, of course we should. There’s no need for me to ask.”

“…”

What do you mean by that?!

What is it that we are going to do that requires us to take a shower first?!

Just what is it?!

Also, what do you mean we should?!

While such questions filled Victoria’s head one after another, Dowd just continued while staring at her as if finding her strange.

“I mean, if we don’t take one, we’re going to stink, no?”

“Are you trying to stay that I stink—?!”

“…No I am not.”

Victoria yelled out in anger, prompting Dowd to say such words reluctantly as he got up.

“If you’re not going to, can I take it first, then?”

Do whatever!

Victoria let out a rough huff while saying so in her head. But, her body stiffened again as soon as she heard his next words.

“In the meantime, get ready.”

“…”

Get ready?

For what?

What should I be getting ready for?!

Another storm of questions popped up in Victoria’s head.

Meanwhile, Dowd just entered the bathroom the moment he finished saying his words.

“…”

Leaving Victoria sitting on the bed on her own, facepalming while stuttering.

As hot steam flowed out of the bathroom in the corner of the room, her confusion only intensified.

Who am I?? Where am I?? What the hell am I supposed to be doing with that man after this?? What am I supposed to get ready for???

As her questions started to almost turn into a study of ontology, Dowd, who had quickly cleaned his body, walked out of the bathroom, water dripping from his body.

“…”

And as soon as Victoria saw him…

Her already overheating head completely stopped working.

She immediately covered both her eyes with both hands and screamed.

“W-W-W-What are you doing?! W-W-Wear your clothes before coming out—-!!”

“…Why do you think I came out…? To grab my clothes…”

Dowd just responded to her words—or rather, her scream, nonchalantly, before continuing walking.

Along with the clapping sounds from his steps, the water dripping down his body created sexy traces.

“…”

Victoria knew that she’d come to regret this.

But in the end, she still opened the hands that were covering her eyes little by little.

O-Oooh…

H-His body is nicer than I thought…

Dowd didn’t have a sturdy and big body, instead, he had a strong and sleek body. If she were to use animals as comparison, he was more like a leopard than a bear.

Of course she could already tell that he had a nice body since he could see the outline of his body even when he was clothed. It was just, seeing how nice it was directly was a whole different experience for her. She swallowed dryly because of it.

W-Whoa…

His shoulders, back, chest, arms and legs—all those parts were nice to see. But the thing that especially stood out in her eyes was…

His abs.

To be exact, the six pack which outline was so clear, as if it was sculpted onto his body.

Of course, due to the nature of her job, she had seen countless men with trained bodies, but…

This was the first time she had ever seen such a thing in this kind of suggestive atmosphere.

As she ‘observed’ his body in a daze, Dowd, who was wiping his body with a towel, called out to her while tilting his head.

“Hey, Victoria.”

“I-I didn’t see—!”

“…I haven’t said anything though…”

He said before continuing with a sigh.

“Um, anyway, could you not stare at me too intently…? I’m a little embarrassed…”

“…”

All this time, he had not said anything about it, but it seemed like he had noticed her stare from the beginning.

Realizing that, Victoria’s face turned extremely red, even redder than a red radish.

“…I’m not staring at you! It isn’t like there’s anything to see! You’re being too self-conscious!”

“Is that so? Good then.”

He replied with a bitter smile.

“My body is a little ugly, so I don’t really like to show it to others.”

“…?”

Hearing his words, Victoria scanned him from head to toe with a confused gaze.

Ugly? This strong and sleek body—

…Ah.

It was only then that she managed to notice the things she failed to notice because of the atmosphere.

The scars that covered his whole body.

“…”

Among people with a job that required them to fight, there were bound to be idiots who loved to bluff when they received injuries. Quite a lot of those idiots had visibly horrible scars accumulated on their bodies. Even Victoria herself had seen countless of such people.

However, she could be sure that none of those people…

Had ever been treading ‘close to death’ countlessly like this man.

Just by looking at his scars, she could already tell the level of the threat he had been facing.

She was well aware that this man was considerably skilled in various aspects, but even so, that didn’t stop him from accumulating those injuries on his body.

“…”

If that’s the case though…

There’s nothing for him to feel embarrassed about.

That was the first thought that came to Victoria’s mind.

In her eyes, he should have been proud of it instead, as the reason why he was ridden with such scars was because he was fulfilling the heavy responsibilities that he bore.

“I don’t think it’s that bad.”

She said hesitantly.

“At the very least, in my eyes… It looks fine…”

Hearing her words, Dowd’s eyes widened slightly.

“…Thank you.”

He replied to her with a melancholic smile.

It was as if he was genuinely thankful for her for saying that.

“…”

Ugh…

I’d rather he doesn’t make such an expression…

For some reason, she found her heart beating louder when she saw his face, much to her annoyance.

“I-I mean, t-technically, i-it’s quite cooler than I— N-No! I mean!”

Halfway through her sentence, Victoria came back to her senses, struggling to keep glaring at Dowd.

“Seriously! If you keep making me say strange things, I swear I’m gonna leave!”

“…”

But…

I’ve never asked you to say anything like that…

Dowd said inwardly, but he had the tact to not say it out loud.

“…Don’t be like that. Anyway, we got quite some time. Why don’t we talk about some important things until then?”

“What?”

Something…important…?

Victoria blinked her eyes as she stared at him blankly.

“Thankfully, this place has better soundproofing than I thought. Anyway, so… I killed Count Nicholas.”

At that moment, Victoria stopped moving.

Her body, which had been burned by an unknown heat, and her heart, which had been pounding uncontrollably until just now, suddenly cooled down.

“I knew that he was involved with both Seras and you at the same time, so please forgive me for doing that. I have no right to take away his ‘last’ as I wished like that.”

“…”

“That’s why…”

He continued, smiling awkwardly at Victoria whose whole body was stiff as she sat there silently.

“I’m going to pass his ‘second time’ to you two.”

“…His second time?”

“That bastard is going to be resurrected soon. Though his appearance would look a little…horrible…”

He continued calmly.

“But as horrible as he looks, he’d also be a lot ‘stronger’… So, it’s going to be hard to kill him in the usual way.”

“What the hell are you talking about…?”

“Well, let’s not talk about that too much. Just know that the bastard is going to be resurrected and you two are going to kill him.”

“…”

She wasn’t sure about anything else, but…

There was one thing among his words that bothered her a lot.

What did he say? That woman and I are going to do what ‘together’?

The next thing that Dowd said was also in line with that sentence.

“So, in order to kill that bastard, I need to reconcile you two.”

At that moment, Victoria’s expression turned menacing.

Anyone could tell where this conversation was going, unless they were a complete fool.

However, before she could even complain…

Dowd casually dropped another bomb.

“That way, I could sow my seeds in both of you at the same time.”

“…”

What the fuck is this crazy bastard on about?

“Sow— What?!”

“Sow my seeds inside of you guys.”

“…”

“I need to do it with both of you at the same time for it to be effective. Because it’s, uh, the best way I can do to strengthen you two.”

“…”

“That’s why I need you two to reconcile—”

“…Shut the fuck up for a bit. Please.”

She meant what she said.