Volume 1 Chapter 44 Mean Villainess, Deeply Pursued
The first time I met my mother after she probably read about Sir Lorentz in the newspaper was after school on the day I talked to him.
Usually, this is the time when we talk or ask each other about what happened at school, but today my mother seemed a bit restless and didn't speak to me.
It felt strange, like the calm before a storm.
In the end, my mother finally spoke to me during dinner, when I had started to think if I should say something first.
"...Elena, have you heard about Sir Lorentz?"
"Ah, yes. From him. It's about joining the Royal Guard Magic Division and graduating earlier, right?"
When I answered like that, my mother nodded slightly.
Then she fell silent again, as if she was lost in thought.
Not knowing how to react, I pretended to focus on my food and stayed quiet.
"I can't believe Sir Lorentz is joining the Royal Guard Magic Division..."
"Yes, I was surprised too!"
"But Sir Lorentz is the only son of the Blanche family."
"Speaking of that, what will happen to the heir?"
I was desperately trying to give a safe answer, but of course, I didn't know if this was the right thing to say.
However, judging from the way his mother is completely upset, it seems that Sir Lorentz's entry into the Royal Guard Magic Division was unexpected.
My mother knew that this world was an otome game, but she didn't expect it. It must be a glitch in the scenario.
It's not impossible that my mother's memory is wrong, but when I told her about my encounter with Mister Eliseo, she was wandering around muttering something like "I've never seen a teacher and a villainess involved in the original story," and it seems like she remembers the scenario pretty well, so it's not very likely that my mother's memory is missing.
Well, it seems like she didn't remember much about the prince because she said something like "I wasn't interested in younger people."
But she still calls Sir Lorentz "Sir Lorentz" naturally, so he must have been a favorite character.
"...Elena, you don't seem very surprised, do you?"
When I looked up, I met my mother's questioning gaze.
"No, I was really surprised when I heard about it at school. You said we might not see each other again, so right now, I feel more sad than surprised."
Even though I am a noble girl from a famous Count family, I can't easily meet someone who works with royalty.
So, there is a real chance that I might never see them again in my life.
'Did you really know all along?'
"...Mother? What are you talking about?"
I was surprised.
She suddenly spoke to me in Japanese.
Until now, she just murmured or spoke indirectly, but I never expected her to talk to me so directly.
"...It's nothing."
"Really?"
"Yes. Because you don't seem surprised at all, I thought you must have known for a long time."
When she said "a long time," did she mean in a past life?
I don't know.
I have memories of a past life, but I don't know anything about otome games.
"I knew his magical power was growing, but I didn't think it would grow to the point where he could join the Royal Guard Magic Division."
"I knew it was growing. By the way, you said that you gave him some advice when you ran out of magic."
"Yeah, the magic of the Phantom Soldier"
"What advice did you give?"
Since she asked me that, I gave her a rough explanation, saying that I think I taught him how to increase his magical power and how to combine magic to use in illusions.
"Why would you tell him something like that?"
"I learned everything from books. When Sir Lorentz was struggling because his magic power wasn't growing, I was trying to help Rolus grow his magic power. For the illusions, I looked at the textbook with Sir Lorentz and we thought about it together."
If I just talk to find a way out, my mom didn't seem convinced, but she nodded deeply once.
It would help if she just believed me.
"...You didn't teach him how to grow his magic power just because it seemed like Sir Lorentz's power would grow?"
She totally doesn't believe me.
"I didn't think it would grow. Back then, Sir Lorentz looked like he was about to die from worry, so I just taught him a way that seemed a bit shady, hoping it would help."
"...You didn't know this would happen when you taught him?"
She keeps asking, but how could I know that?
"Of course not. There is no magic to see the future, and back then, I couldn't even do stone divination, so I couldn't see the future either."
"That's true."
My mom said that and let out a small sigh.
'I thought maybe because Sir Lorentz left in a flowing way, she knew and avoided her death flag.'
But then she just murmured this to herself without talking to me.
I didn't purposely make him leave or anything, though.
"Well, it's a bit sad, but it's also a happy thing."
"Yes. I've heard it's a great honor to join the Royal Guard Magic Division."
It seems she's finally willing to change the subject.
Thank you.
"I think your father will be relieved."
"Dad? Relieved?"
I tilted my head, wondering why she had suddenly started talking about my father, and my mother gave me a small smile.
"Marquis Blanche never gave up on you."
"Huh?"
"Talk about the bride candidate. Even though it was officially decided that another noble girl would be the bride, it seems they mentioned several times that they would like to welcome Elena as the bride if possible. You seem to be quite liked."
So, the bride candidate was decided, huh.
This means that if he wasn't planning to join the Royal Guard Magic Division, would they try to pull that rich Margrave's daughter down from being the bride candidate somehow?
What a scary story.
"Ah, thank you for the meal."
"Thank you for the meal. Now then, Mother, good night."
"Good night, Elena."
I watched my mother leave my room, and when she was out of sight, I breathed out deeply.
It was a very tiring dinner.
It only lasted about an hour, but it felt much longer.
But I'm glad I could get away without showing any signs.
"Are you okay, Lady?"
"I'm fine. Just a little tired."
After I answered Rolus, who was behind me, I turned around to see his worried eyes looking right at me.
"Oh? Rolus, are you okay?"
"I-I'm okay!"
"You look pale, though."
Saying that, I placed my hand on Rolus's forehead and neck, and it seemed he really did have a fever.
This is no good, I told the maid in a hurry.
"Maid! I want you to prepare ginger milk tea! It's Rolus's, so please make it sweet! "
"Lady!"
"Yes! Ginger milk tea, right, Rolus?"
"Yeah. I feel a bit feverish. I need to fight off the cold before it starts to get worse."
"What?! I thought you were acting fine until just now?!"
"This girl is good at hiding her discomfort"
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