Volume 1 Chapter 55, Part 2 Mean Villainess, A Little Bit of Understanding
"I know, but I bought a lot for playing, saving, and spreading."
"Ahhhh, please spare me! I'm really going to die from embarrassment!"
So, with tears in my eyes, I praised her, Flora blushed red while getting flustered, and Leve laughed while occasionally chiming in, and somehow, we got closer.
After I could thank the god directly, feeling all dreamy, I returned home and got caught by my mother.
She seems to be smirking, so she might be trying to pry into my otome game-related stories.
"Welcome back, Elena. I bought some delicious tea, want to drink it together?"
"I'm back. Tea? Yes, I'd love to."
I thought the tea was just an excuse, but I followed my mother.
Elder Brother seemed to want to join too, asking, "Can I come along?"
Honestly, with Elder Brother around, my mother stops murmuring long Japanese sentences, so I can't expect any otome game advice, but I had no way to distance Elder Brother, so I had to give up.
"By the way, Elena, are you getting along with the transfer student?"
As I gazed at the tea prepared by the maid, my mother opened her mouth right away.
The transfer student, of course, refers to Flora.
"Getting along..."
Honestly, since the other person is a god, it's daunting to think about getting along, but I feel like I might be able to get closer after today's after-school time.
If I can just not be nervous.
"Elena is a kind-hearted girl, so of course, she's getting along with everyone."
While I was lost in thought, Elder Brother blurted that out.
"But no matter how kind she is, Elena has her own struggles, Hans."
"Struggles?"
"Yes. For example, if someone tries to take away someone she likes, Elena might get mean too."
"Someone she likes!?"
"It's just an example."
"Even as an example, that's a terrifying scenario!"
"Oh, Elena is at the age of falling in love. It's a normal example."
While I was thinking about today's after-school activities, my mother and brother were having a small fight.
And sadly, it's not like I'm at the age to fall in love.
It's really unfortunate, though.
"S-so, Elena, how is it? Are you getting along... or not?"
"Well, um..."
I want to get along, and if we could get rid of our awkwardness, it seems we could become friends.
But I can't just say that honestly right now.
My mother still thinks of me as the Mean Villainess.
"It's okay, Elena. You don't have to force yourself to get along."
Behind my mother's face, soothing her troubled daughter, lurked a hint of curiosity.
Perhaps that's how she thinks of me as the Mean Villainess.
'I'll have to give up on Leve someday.'
In short, if the heroine and Leve get together, the obstacle, the Mean Villainess, will have to give up on Leve.
So, the fact that Leve's name comes up here means that it's probably confirmed in the Leve route.
Well, Flora can't meet Sir Lorentz from now on, and it seems there's no chance of meeting the prince or Mister Eliseo either, and while there's some contact with Rudger, it doesn't seem that close, so it's not surprising if it's confirmed.
Besides, maybe because of the weird rumors about the love triangle between me, Leve, and Flora, Flora doesn't seem to have many friends.
How do you meet other capture characters in an actual otome game?
Isn't it impossible?
"Changing the subject, the graduation ceremony for the kids one year above Elena is coming soon."
"Ah, yes, that's right."
"Do you have a dance partner decided?"
"──That's me."
Unlike graduation ceremonies in Japanese schools, this academy's ceremony gathers graduates and students one year below them for a ball-style dance party.
If you're engaged before graduation, you attend with your fiancé; if not, it's common to go with family.
I've heard some people attend with their significant others, though.
"It'll be Elder Brother or Rolus."
"──It's me."
Since Elder Brother is so desperate, I'll just stick with calling him Elder Brother.
I could have called Rolus, though.
And while I was a bit taken aback by such a desperate Elder Brother, I didn't realize at the time that Mother had a proper reason for bringing this up.
This was just before I returned to the room after enjoying tea.
Mother whispered in a tiny, tiny voice.
'Finally, I can see the game's ending. The most exciting part of the Level route is just before the graduation party, so if I go early, maybe I can sneak a peek.'
She said.
It seems I'm about to reach the ending without even realizing it.
It's surprising that I couldn't be as mean as I wanted, and yet here comes the ending.
Honestly, I've given up on my position as an NPC, but hearing Mother's cheerful voice made me feel a slight guilt.
"...Hey Rolus, what should I do?"
"Yes?"
"It's nothing."
I have no idea what the right answer is.
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