The Villainous Princess Wants to Live in a Gingerbread House

ead his arms wide.

 His younger siblings would cringe and give him cold looks whenever he did that.

But Sig, on the other hand, looked at him intently and then hugged him tightly, patting his back with a thud.

“There you go.”

‘What’s with the sudden closeness?’

Crave’s eyes widened, and he froze.

‘Come to think of it, was Britia the one who was behind this?’

He wears a severe expression, but he seems to be lonely and in need of friends.

Crave rolled his eyes around and then tapped Sig’s back lightly.

“You’re quite quick in making friends.”

Crave awkwardly chuckled and stepped back, and Sig exhaled.

“It seems like there’s something you need to do as a friend right now.”

“….”

“Is there something bothering you? 

Did you come to see me for a particular reason?”

Crave asked half-jokingly if he needed advice. 

But Sig nodded his head.

“I’m ready now.”

He mumbled some incomprehensible words and looked at Crave.

 His eyes showed determination as if he had made a big decision.

“If you came to talk to me about a duel, I’ll decline.”

Crave raised both hands in surrender, saying he would decline any talk of a duel.

“If I may speak,”

 “I have come to meet Britia-nim,” Sig replied.

“Ah”

Crave nodded vigorously, pointing to Sig with his index and middle fingers as if to say he understood.

“I see that you are not here for me but for our Tia,” he said with a subtle smile, looking at Sig.

“You seem mischievous.
Did you want to see 

 daughter of our Lockhart Family?”

Crave teased Sig, who was taken aback. 

Half of what he said was always a joke, and he knew it himself.

The words he had just spoken were also meant to be a joke.

However, Sig looked a bit uneasy and then parted his lips.

“How did you know?”

He had not said a word about wanting to see her, so how did Count-nim know?

“Does the tail that shows to Britia also show to you?”

Did he mean to say that everything was visible through that tail?

Sig was taken aback and covered his mouth with his slightly clenched fist.

“No one in our family can see the tail except Tia,” he said.

A sense of relief washed over Sig, causing him to place his hand on his chest and exhale deeply.

If everyone in Lockhart had hidden talent like Britia, they would surely suffer a terrible defeat.

“You made a good judgment.”

“A good judgment?”

“Forget it.
I’m sorry to disappoint you, but there is sad news for someone who came here to see Tia.”

Crave shrugged.

“Unfortunately, she is not at home right now.
She’s out.”

Sig’s disappointed expression was evident.

Crave inwardly marveled.

 He thought Sig was a man who did not show his emotions on his face.

But now he could see quite well.

“Marquis Slanford has invited Tia to a tea party.”

Crave looked at him.
He could see how desperate he was from his face.

“That’s too bad,” Crave said, waving his hands in the air.

“What did you want to see our Tia then?”

Sig looked crestfallen, and Crave pressed him for an answer.

“Why are you just gaping? Has some sort of magic been cast on you so that you can’t speak?”

Crave urged Sig, who was only moving his lips.

After much hesitation, Sig cleared his throat and spoke slowly, furrowing his brow in thought.

“I wasn’t even be sure if I wanted to meet her or not.”

He wanted to meet her, but he was also afraid of not knowing what to say, so he didn’t want to meet her.

“But suddenly, when I thought we couldn’t meet…”

“Suddenly?”

“It’s strange, like my heart and mind are completely empty.
Lately, I don’t feel like myself.”

Sig pressed his forehead with a serious expression before turning to Crave.

“I’ve seen knights who lose their minds because of bad water in the capital, could I be one of them?”

“If your mind was affected, your stomach would hurt, not your heart.”

“I guess that’s true.”

Sig muttered, “I don’t know why I’m doing this.”

“Sometimes I get lost in my thoughts and feel spaced out.”

“Oh.”

“I’ve even run out to clear my head when I felt like my brain was about to explode.”

His voice became more agitated.

“Have you heard of a disease spreading in the capital like this?”

He looked genuinely worried.

“So, if I summarize your symptoms, you feel like Tia’s thoughts will make your head explode?”

“Yeah.”

“Is that right?”

Crave closed his eyes and nodded, placing a hand on Sig’s back.

“Do you know why I’m like this?”

Crave opened his eyes wide, trying not to laugh.

‘This man is even more pure than I imagined! How can he say such serious things with such a stern expression?’

He clenched his fist in his mouth, trying to stifle his laughter.

Britia Lockhart and this naughty and cute guy!

He said they were not involved, Sig Turas and her, but now he’s so obsessed with her?

Crave took a deep breath to calm himself and turned around with a calm expression.

“I know a little about that disease, and based on your symptoms, it seems like a serious condition.”

Sig’s lips slowly parted as Crave’s wrinkled his face.

“How serious is it?”

“If it gets worse, you could suffer until you die.”

“Then, is there no way to cure it?”

“It’s difficult, but there’s not absolutely no way.”

Crave continued with a serious tone, holding back his laughter inside.

In the end, playfully teasing one’s friends can be considered a positive trait.

It was the philosophy of Crave Lockhart.