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The Villainess Who Accidentally Stole Their Hearts

Chapter 40

by aerie

Cleas let out a small laugh.

“You really think it’s a relief that your rival in love is still alive?”

“I may have fallen for you, but that doesn’t mean I hate my sister. I still want her to be happy.”

“You’re something else. You betrayed your beloved sister, all because of me.”

“You’re the one who made me this way.”

Mikarin gave him a soft, pitiful smile and wrapped her arms around his neck.

“Keep painting me with your colors. If you want it, I’ll do anything for you.”

“There’s no woman as lovely as you.”

Their lips met in a kiss.

But out of Cleas’s view, Mikarin’s eyes turned cold.

Why did he keep bringing up Nikaearsha? She remembered what the wizard had said that Cleas had gotten the angriest when he thought Nikaearsha’s life was in danger.

‘No. The one Cleas loves is me.’

If one of the toys in her hands were to break, she would feel a little regret. So, it couldn’t be helped that he would be concerned.

Even though she understood it in her head, she couldn’t stop feeling annoyed by Nikaearsha.

“Mmm, Cleas…”

Mikarin let out a soft, sweet whimper.

‘Die, die, die! Just die already, Nikaearsha—!’

—Contrary to the thoughts she kept inside.

︵‿୨ ₊‧꒰ა ୨ৎ ໒꒱ ‧₊ ୧‿︵

When I opened my eyes, it was already midday.

Though it took me a few seconds to realize that.

“My lady—!”

“She’s awake! Someone call the doctor!”

It was because my entire view was blocked by Alice and the attendants.

It was the first time I had ever woken up to a morning full of faces right in front of me… something that would’ve been unthinkable before my regression. So even when I was poked and prodded by doctors, priests, and wizards for a full checkup, it wasn’t all that surprising…

“Her body is now stable.”

Only once the wizard signed off on it was I officially released.

Not that I was completely free afterward, either.

“Alrighty, open wide! Here comes the witch’s broom—vroom~”

Alice chirped playfully as she lifted a spoonful of warm oat porridge.

“Oh no! The broom ran into a north wind! It’s wobbling~ If it doesn’t land soon on the young lady, our poor oatmeal will crash!”

‘Let’s be patient. Alice is a B-rank maid.’

She dried blankets like they were kitten fluff, and her massages are absolutely magical. As I thought to myself, I stared coldly at the spoon she was enthusiastically flying through the air.

“I can feed myself.”

“But the priest said you need complete rest!”

“Feeding myself doesn’t count as overexertion.”

“But still…”

Alice looked incredibly disappointed. Nonetheless, she didn’t argue because she was a B-rank maid, after all.

As I ate a spoonful of oatmeal, I asked.

“There were quite a few people in my room. Even the retainers.”

“They came to visit you while you were sick. They used the breakfast meeting as an excuse. They were lucky they made it in!”

“Lucky?”

“The young masters didn’t let anyone else in, not even the ones crying their eyes out at the front gate!”

Even the Refund Brigade and Leonard had come, but they were turned away.

When I stared at her as if to ask what she meant, Alice chuckled softly.

“Maybe you only wanted those two to hear what you said in your fevered delirium?”

“…What?”

Alice, saying she would show me if I was curious, immediately jumped into character. She pulled the blanket from the carpet and lay down, pretending to be me. Then, she flopped onto the carpet, wrapped herself in a blanket, and pretended to be me. Then, scrunching up her face, she mumbled like someone delirious with fever.

“I’ll do better now… I won’t disappoint you…”

“….?”

“Help me… Brother… I… I just want a home…”

“….!”

It was such a dramatic performance, it made me want to reevaluate her potential with 〈 Detective Agency 〉 again.

Because of that, I shot upright in bed.

“My lady!”

Well, I tried to. If only the dizziness hadn’t hit me.

‘Does that mean it wasn’t a dream?’

I’d had a dream from before the regression.

A nightmare of Cleas and Mikarin tangled up in their nightmarish marriage. Sometimes, the two of them even chased me down like monsters, smirking the whole time.

I ran, screaming.

At that moment, I saw Zerno and Akain’s faces…

‘All I said was that I wanted to go back to my family’s house!’

“My lady, are you alright?”

I quickly looked around.

‘There’s no sign of vomit.’

If a namebook partner said something like that, someone should’ve puked.

But the floor was spotless.

“Did you clean the floor?”

“Pardon?”

“I’m asking if my brothers didn’t vomit.”

When I asked seriously, Alice just blinked in confusion.

“Why would they throw up? I mean, they did say ‘I’d rather puke than go’ when they were summoned to the palace.”

Alice laughed, saying no one would literally vomit just because they didn’t want to go.

‘Well, I suppose that’s a relief.’

If I acted too friendly and they ended up hating me even more, I would have less freedom to move around.

Right then—

♥♡ Love Delivery ˚₊·—̳͟͞͞♡

Floating text appeared in the air.

‘Ah, it looks like my powers are returning now that my body’s recovered.’

That was what I was thinking when…