Volume 1 Chapter 29 Mean Villainess, Encountering a Beautiful Woman
"I never thought I'd get to see Lady Elena's jewels with my own eyes!"
Hearing Ms. Natalia's words, a mysterious sense of emotion spread throughout the classroom.
"I thought I'd never see them in my lifetime!"
Rudger's words made a gentle laugh echo through the classroom.
I hope he won't laugh without knowing my tearful efforts.
"...Well, I thought I'd never be able to take them out of the leather pouch for my entire life either."
So let me tell them about my tearful efforts. The efforts I've never told anyone about.
My stones, as you know, were shining so brightly that they might burn out the retina of a first-year student like me, making it dangerous to even open the leather pouch.
At first, the teacher said, "The stones are happy," but as time passed, confusion began to grow.
Apparently, there are previous cases for not being able to make them shine, but there's never been a previous cases for shining too much.
I even desperately tried to control my magic, thinking it might be because it was exploding.
However, there was no effect at all. If I couldn't control it, maybe I should try pouring more magic into it, but it just kept emitting a violent shine.
While everyone in the classroom was moving on ahead, I was the only one standing still there.
This was a blow to the pride of the academically gifted this Lady Elena... well, I don't have much pride, but inside I felt a terrible anxiety.
Not only was I anxious about being left behind by the others, but the Mean Villainess in this game is supposed to be able to do stone divination, but I, the Mean Villainess, can't even do the basics of stone divination.
In the end, I was so impatient that I went crazy and started talking to stones.
If it's true that the stone is happy, as the teacher says, then the only thing I can do is remove that happy state.
Yes, this kind of joy is now an abnormal state. If having me in my possession is what makes a stone happy, then having me in my possession should be taken for granted, not something to be happy about.
First, I start with a morning greeting, and apart from meal times, baths, and toilet breaks, I always carry the leather pouch with me. When I go to sleep, I place it beside my pillow and, of course, I say goodnight.
"I look forward to the day when I can do stone divination with you all."
Since that day, when I first spoke those words and fell asleep, the situation began to change little by little.
That day, I had a short dream.
It was merely a dream where I stood in a place shrouded in a misty white haze.
At first, I didn't pay it much mind, but after having the same dream about 3 times, I finally thought there might be some meaning to it.
After all, I had seen the cause of my previous life's death and my own funeral in dreams, so perhaps...
So, the next time I had that dream, I finally realized it was a lucid dream and found I could move.
As I took a step forward, the haze that had been lingering began to clear just a little.
And when I looked up, the sky was a faint blue, laced with light, like the color just before dawn.
There was neither moon nor sun, just a few small stars twinkling that were on the verge of fading.
Looking down at my feet, I saw small, nameless grasses growing here and there on the obviously unpaved ground.
In front of me, there was a large presence of water.
I couldn't hear the sound of waves, so it must be a lake.
As I surveyed my surroundings, feeling neither buildings nor any human presence, I began to walk step by step toward that lake.
Since I had no recollection of such a tranquil scenery, it didn't seem to be from my previous life's memories.
If it wasn't from my previous life, then could it simply be a meaningless dream?
However, it seems strange to have the same dream 3 times if it were truly meaningless; there might be something to it.
Just as I thought that, the lakeshore was drawing near.
I wondered if the haze that was supposed to have cleared earlier was still lingering here, and then I felt a human presence from within that haze that I hadn't sensed at all before.
I've just found the first villager. That was the last time I could think such carefree thoughts.
The person who emerged from the mist was a beautiful woman with flowing platinum blonde hair, and she seemed to be aware of our presence.
The eyes that looked at me looked very sad for some reason.
I wondered if I had met her somewhere before, but she was such a beautiful woman that I would never forget her.
She seemed like a person from an olden era. The dress she was wearing, her hairstyle, and her hair accessories all looked very antiquated.
I don't really know much about the old things in this world myself, but for some reason, I feel in the back of my mind that those things are incredibly old-fashioned.
It's like the feeling I got when I watched a historical drama in my previous life. But why on earth is she looking at me with such sad eyes?
I was wondering what to do, but for now, I decided to approach her and say something.
However, before I could say anything, she opened her mouth first.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
She said with a tearful voice.
As I wondered if she had done something that warranted an apology, her hand reached out toward me.
"Ouch!"
The moment her outstretched hand touched my throat, a jolt of shock ran through me.
It felt like a somewhat strong static shock.
What is this? Is this person incredibly electrically charged?
"Please, forgive me"
Huh, for that static shock?
"Um..."
"I'm sorry"
As she apologized to me again, mist started to rise from around my feet.
I was thinking that I would be consumed by the mist if I continued like this, but the only person I saw was the girl in front of me, and when the mist cleared again, everyone was gone.
Her eyes were wet with large tears just before she disappeared, and they shone with a brilliance that would put amethyst to shame.
"Who was that just now?"
And what was she apologizing for? I have no idea, but it's a dream, so maybe it can't be helped. But unlike when I had a dream about my previous life, it seemed like I could talk, so I wanted to talk a bit more.
Thinking about this, I gazed out at the lake for a while. ...By the way, when will I wake up from this dream?
I didn't have anything to do so I was looking at the lake, but if nothing's going to happen, I guess it's okay to get up now.
I feel like there's no point in staying in such a peaceful place forever.
Yes, let's get up.
No, but I don't know how to wake up from a lucid dream.
"What should I do?"
In this place where there is no sign of people, let alone any living creatures, my monologue strangely resonates.
The thought that no one is really here, and that I am completely all alone, makes me a little scared and makes my feelings anxious.
I just want to wake up quickly.
If I could wake up, if I could really wake up, Rolus would be there with me.
No, wait.
The fact that I am feeling anxious like this in this dream means that the me who is sleeping in reality might be tormented.
After all, when I saw the memories of my past life in a dream, I was sleeping while crying.
And Rolus was watching me in such a state.
Wiping my tears with a handkerchief.
That means...
Even though I can't see Rolus next to me now, he must be right by my side.
Usually, the Servant says all kinds of harsh things, but Rolus really does worry about me in the end, so he's probably panicking right now after hearing my tormented voice.
Thinking about that made me feel a bit calmer.
Now, thinking with a calm mind.
If this were an RPG world...
The fact that the scene hasn't changed means that I must not have completed the events that should happen here.
Since approaching the lake triggered that event with the beautiful woman and static electricity, I might need to thoroughly investigate for other potential events.
"...That said,"
There aren't any notable buildings, nor are there any suspicious things around.
It would have been nice if there had been something like a pot that made me want to investigate.
In the end, I wandered around the lakeside for a while, but the scene didn't change.
Having returned to the place where I triggered the event with the beautiful woman, I decided to retrace my steps.
Maybe there was something I overlooked near the starting point.
Thinking that, I turned around and noticed a mass of mist directly behind me.
I checked and it's the one that starts the event!!
As I take a step closer to the mist, the mist gradually clears.
And then what emerged from there was also a beautiful woman.
She has a different style from the previous beauty, a beautiful red-haired woman whose strong and beautiful personality suits her.
As I was remembering something while looking at her red hair and red eyes, she suddenly dropped to one knee.
And she took my defenseless, weak hand.
"Nice to meet you, lady"
Oh, this woman is a knight.
"Ah, eh, nice to meet you... eh, could it be Lady Ruby...?"
Just before I was about to kneel, I almost remembered Mister Eliseo's face.
Her hair color and eye color were very similar to Mister Eliseo's.
And the way she moved was like that of a knight, so I couldn't help but think that it might be her.
"Yes, I am serving as the magic knight Ruby in the back."
It really was Lady Ruby!
Since I've never seen a picture of her, I can't be sure if it's really her or not.
After all, this is a dream world, so it might just be a manifestation of my desires.
But since she says she is Lady Ruby, she must be Lady Ruby.
Let's just go with that.
"I'm so happy to meet you. I've admired you for a long time! Um, is it because your hair and eyes are red that you're Lady Ruby?"
"I'm very happy to meet you as well, my lady. Thank you. Ah, hair color and eye color don't matter at all. It's just a coincidence."
Mister Eliseo said something like that too!
"Ouch!"
As I was getting really hyped up, a strong static shock-like sensation coursed through my back again.
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