Volume 1 Chapter 49 Mean Villainess, Exhausting
It's like a new school year filled with mysteries, but I wonder which mystery I should tackle first.
The first mystery is Ms. Flora avoiding me.
Is it really okay for the heroine and me, the middle boss, to never interact at all?
The second mystery is Leve, who sometimes looks at me with a pitying face while taking care of Ms. Flora.
I lock eyes with Leve, who has a troubled expression, but what is he trying to convey?
The third mystery is Ms. Natalia's suspicious behavior.
It seems Ms. Flora doesn't quite want to rely on Ms. Natalia, but she can't be caught easily.
Other classmates seem to be just observing for now; no brave soul has tried talking to Ms. Flora yet.
It's sad that if no one talks to her, she has no one else to rely on except Leve.
Ah, but maybe that's how love starts.
After all, it's an otome game.
And then, I, who have lost Leve, become the rival and end up in a love triangle, with Ms. Flora and Leve finally together, right?
Sadly, even though Leve and I have spent quite a bit of time together, no romantic feelings have started between us, making my standing as a rival very weak.
I don't dislike Leve; in fact, I like him more than not, but it's definitely not romantic love.
We've been playing together all along, but I never developed those kinds of feelings.
He's good-looking and has a nice personality, you know, Leve.
...If I didn't remember my past life, would I have fallen in love?
"Lady Elena..."
While I was lost in thought, a pathetic voice came from behind me.
I turned around and saw Ms. Natalia with a pitiful look on her face.
Sher looks at me with her eyebrows furrowed.
"What's wrong?"
I asked, but Ms. Natalia just mumbled and didn't say anything.
I guess it's difficult to talk here, so I decided to take her to a private room in a cafe.
It's usually after school, when I'm playing games with Leve, but it seems Leve is busy today too.
I need to figure out the mystery that has just come up anyway.
"Um... it's about the transfer student."
"Ah, that girl."
As we watch the steam rising from the milk tea we ordered, we start to quietly talk.
The topic was, of course, Ms. Flora.
"Does Ms. Natalia not think well of her?"
"W-why is that?"
"Well, you are clearly avoiding her."
"...I guess you can tell, right?"
Did she really think nobody noticed that?
In shock at this unexpected reply, Ms. Natalia suddenly smirks.
"I've always wanted to be like Lady Elena."
"Like me? Always?"
"Yes. Ever since I entered the academy. Even when I was rude and made sarcastic comments, you were kind to me without showing any unpleasantness..."
The reason she wasn't unpleasant was that she was just planning to use me as a teaching material.
"So, since that day, I decided to be kind to everyone."
"Yes. The current Ms. Natalia is kind to everyone and very reliable."
Ms. Natalia laughs a little shyly at my words.
But her expression became cloudy again.
"But I was me after all..."
"Huh?"
"That transfer student said she was going to learn flower divination at Divination Magic. When I heard that... I somehow felt a bad feeling."
"Nasty, emotion, huh?"
"Well... I was the only one learning flower divination. Lady Elena was the only one learning stone divination, and I was the only one learning flower divination...I thought I was the only one who could match Lady Elena in Divination Magic alone."
That's what she thought.
Ms. Natalia is so cute.
"If that girl was better than me, I wouldn't be able to be nice to her, so I would avoid her..."
"I see. But I think Ms. Natalia avoided that girl because you are kind."
"Huh?"
"Don't you think that if Ms. Natalia wasn't kind, you would have made nasty comments instead of avoiding her? Or maybe you would act nice on the surface but say mean things inside?"
When I tilted my head while saying this, Ms. Natalia looked a bit confused before making a serious face.
"If you avoided her to avoid hurting her feelings, then Ms. Natalia really is a kind person. I thought we were equals just because we study in the same class, regardless of fortune-telling or crystal ball readings."
──"Was I wrong?"
When I asked, she cheerfully replied, ──"No, you weren't!"
I was glad that she felt better.
"Talking with Lady Elena cleared my mind. As expected of my mentor, Lady Elena! It made me realize that the things I was thinking alone seemed silly. After all, even if that girl is talented, it doesn't mean I'll lose Lady Elena, and I've spent more time with you!"
"What do you mean?"
"Now that I have more peace of mind, I feel like I can be kinder starting tomorrow!"
After saying that, Ms. Natalia finished her milk tea.
I followed her and drank mine too.
"Thank you for listening to me! Well then, see you tomorrow!"
Ms. Natalia's expression as she left like a whirlwind was brighter than ever.
But.
But.
She just came to me for advice, but isn't this a case of sabotaging her business?
She wanted to be kind like me, and she thought she couldn't be, so she avoided Ms. Flora. But, it's confirmed that I am kind, and it would be difficult for me to be mean to Ms. Flora from now on, right?
If I were to suddenly be mean to her, wouldn't she say that Lady Elena would never do such a thing?
Wait, could it be that I'm a good person?
That can't be true... because I'm an NPC in this game...
Anyway, I should talk to Rolus. As I was heading to Rolus, Rudger called out to me on the way.
"Are you alone?"
"Yes. I'm going to see Rolus now."
"What about Leve?"
"He's taking care of the new transfer student."
"Oh, right. But didn't Elena, Leve, and Natalia get assigned as caretakers?"
"Ms. Natalia will join from tomorrow. I'm not really sure, but she's been avoiding that girl and hasn't been participating."
"Hmm. So that's why Leve said he hasn't been able to play with Elena lately."
"Yeah, he hasn't. There are so many games I want to play with him, though."
I'm feeling really stressed out lately because I haven't been able to play games.
As a gamer, I should be playing at least one game a day.
If I don't, I might start feeling withdrawal symptoms.
But I haven't yet.
Though, I have been playing with Rolus at home.
"Are there any games you can play while talking?"
"Sure. Card games and board games can be played while chatting leisurely."
"Well, why don't you come and hang out with me?"
"Are you okay? Then let's get Rolus involved and play together! "
So I kidnapped Rolus and came to the recreation room.
It's been a while since we've played a game that 3 people can play together. I'm feeling excited.
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