Volume 1 Chapter 51 Mean Villainess, Fortunetelling
"Don't you think it's strange?"
"What's strange, Lady?"
"Did you see it? My Mean Villainess act."
"Yes."
At that time, the heroine was being whispered about.
They were muttering things like, "She's just a commoner" and "Acting all noble."
It was truly petty gossip.
Hearing that, I joined in with the commoners who were gossiping.
The content of the gossip was childish, but I thought it might make me appear more cruel if I participated.
"I think you were wonderful, Lady, scattering those who were harassing her with a smile full of pressure."
"Is that something a Mean Villainess would do?"
"...Well?"
My real aim was not to scatter those who were harassing her, but to join in and deliver a final blow.
Especially to the heroine, Flora.
Once I scattered the harassers, I could easily become a hero in the heroine's eyes.
But now, it's the exact opposite.
And what's even more confusing is that the heroine also ran away.
So there is a possibility of success.
But, since it can be avoided even before I open my mouth, the chances of success are extremely low.
So difficult.
I wonder how the Mean Villainess in this otome game managed to be mean to her.
If things continue like this, I'll have to chase her and be mean to her, but do I have the guts to do that?
Isn't this an impossible game?
Aren't I stuck?
"Don't be discouraged, Lady. It's okay, Lady is mean. Even if you completely forget to call me Servant"
"Can you stop hitting me like that?"
Who knows who's more mean!
I mean, being mean to Rolus was just practice in the first place.
Now that the heroine has arrived, the real action has already begun.
But.
"If you want me to be mean to you, I'll be."
"No"
"I'm going to read you an incredibly scary story and then sneak into your bed at midnight."
"The key!"
"I'll break the key to Rolus's room! We've grown up, after all."
"Lady"
"You'll definitely fall out of bed."
"..."
* * *
About a month has passed since that conversation with Rolus.
During that time, the heroine has been avoiding me softly.
Even so, I kept trying to approach the heroine, reminding myself that I am just an NPC.
I noticed that whenever I got close, the heroine would stiffen up a bit.
According to Rolus, she used to work at a toy store and shivered when she saw the witch's game at the register, so she might be remembering that witch whenever I approach.
If that causes her stress, then simply approaching her becomes a subtle form of harassment.
What an easy bit of bullying that is.
It's subtle, though.
I wonder if this is really okay...
While I was worrying about that, a small incident happened during Divination Magic class that day.
"By the way, there are now 2 people learning floral divination."
It was Rudger who suddenly muttered that.
Hearing his murmur, Ms. Natalia and the heroine look towards Rudger.
"Should we not do that rite of passage?"
Everyone there is puzzled, not understanding the meaning of the rite of passage that Rudger is talking about.
"Rite of passage?"
Ms. Natalia was the first to speak.
"Yes, a rite of passage. A rite of passage where you try to read Elena's fortune and fail."
The one where the seeds exploded?
Well, the teacher also made it explode, so it wasn't really a failure.
"That's not a mistake, Rudger. Hey, Ms. Natalia"
"No, well..."
Ms. Natalia's expression darkens.
It may have been a few years ago, but she may still be worried about it.
"If that wasn't a failure, wouldn't the result be the same if Flora tried to read it?"
"...I guess so"
When I answered, a look of curiosity spread across Rudger's face.
This is it, I want it to explode.
"I'm wanting to see that again"
I thought so.
However, in front of me is Ms. Natalia, who has been troubled for years, so I hesitate to make someone sad because of me... Wait.
Is this being mean?
When I suddenly focus on the heroine, she is asking Leve, "What was the result?"
But Leve is being vague.
Just tell her it's going to explode.
Well, whether I say it or not, she probably won't come near me to have her fortune told, I think, just as Rudger stands up.
Then Leve makes the heroine, who was sitting on the other side, stand up and brings her in front of me.
Forcefully.
"Huh, what?"
Rudger then says to the heroine, who is bewildered with wide eyes.
"Try to tell Elena's past, present, and future."
He says this loudly.
With her eyes still wide, the heroine is forced to sit directly in front of me by Rudger.
Occasionally muttering things like "uh" or "um," she fumbles with her hands but shows no signs of starting the fortune-telling.
"If you don't want to, you don't have to tell it."
Seeing this, I murmur, and the heroine glances at me for a moment before turning to Leve, as if seeking help.
Leve, who was probably relied upon, strangely looks away from her while covering her mouth.
I wonder if she's excited because she knows the seed is about to explode.
I thought Leve wouldn't do something so rude.
"Uh, let me tell you your fortune..."
I told her she didn't need to tell my fortune.
But thinking like that, I said to myself, "Okay, I'll ask you."
Still, it will explode.
With mixed feelings in my heart, I stare intently at her hands as she prepares to tell my fortune.
Then I noticed that her fingers were shaking, apparently because she was nervous.
Her hands are so unsteady when I touch the seeds.
I'm starting to worry that she might burst into tears the moment this explodes.
Well, I'm a Mean Villainess, so maybe I have to make the heroine cry.
But, I still can't do it.
Because I'm a woman with a meanness level of minus 20,000!
"Since no one else seems to be saying this, I'll say it: the seeds will explode."
She let out a small sigh and suddenly stopped her hands at my words.
Rudger complained that it would have been more interesting if I hadn't said anything.
Isn't Rudger the one being much more unkind?
"Putting fortune-telling aside, it was the crystal reading teacher who said this. I have a terrible past, and I won't be happy in the future. That's why in fortune-telling, the seeds explode."
So just when I was about to say I should stop the readings,
she suddenly opened her mouth.
"You can't be happy?"
It was a small voice that seemed to simply spill out from her open mouth.
"Yes."
"Why is that?"
At that moment, I finally met her gaze properly.
Although I thought she was an overall plain girl due to her dull coloring, upon closer inspection, her skin was beautiful and her eyelashes were long; she truly had the qualities of a heroine.
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