Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

Chapter 145 : The 'Princess's' Private Chamber Talk 3

"It's getting late, would you two like to stay for dinner?"

After hearing the detailed plan, Michel was very excited. But even in her excitement, she didn't forget her duties as a host,

Since being forced to return to the palace after completing her mission, she had been like a bird in a cage, completely cut off from social activities. Being able to talk with beautiful girls like before made her immensely happy—or perhaps because her body had become female, even her spirit was becoming more sensitive and delicate. Regardless, Michel didn't want to be alone again. The days of being confined alone in her room had been sufficiently dull, she didn't want to end this happy time so early and wanted to extend it as much as possible.

"I remember you love the zabaglione here, Yvonne. Logres just happened to make some today, are you sure you don't want to stay and eat together?"

[ TN: A dessert made with semi-cooked egg yolk mixed with cream and sweet wine, poured over various fruit. ]

This dessert requires very precise control of heat, so although Yvonne had always wanted to recreate it, she had never succeeded.

Logres, as the royal chef and also a skilled fire attribute magic user, was very experienced in making dishes that require such precise heat control. Yvonne had the fortune to learn some techniques from that master, and he was one of the few people in this world that Yvonne greatly respected,

Yvonne wasn't particularly craving it, her main reason for being tempted was wanting to let Elsa try a food she liked, after all, such opportunities were rare,

But unfortunately, given the current situation, she couldn't stay long in the palace, so she had to painfully refuse this tempting offer:

"Your Highness, you should understand that given my current position, I can't stay long in such a place."

After all, Yvonne was once the eldest daughter of one of the four dukes, and there were not a few people familiar with her face. If ill-intentioned opponents were to make things difficult, it would only make the situation more troublesome.

Although she had worn glasses as a precaution and hadn't exposed her whereabouts, as the saying goes, caution is the parent of safety. She didn't want to make the situation more complicated.

"...I see."

Michel was somewhat disappointed, she had wanted to chat more with the two.

"That's right, and we still have a mission to complete!"

Elsa took the opportunity to link arms with Yvonne, intentionally or unintentionally declaring ownership.

"By the way, is it really okay for you not to show your face at the association, 'Miss Mil'?"

"Wait, don't call me by that name..."

Hearing this embarrassing title, Michel's facial expression suddenly became quite spectacular.

"Hey, Miss Mil disappeared for two days, so many people came to us asking about your whereabouts."

Recalling what happened before, 'Miss Mil' helplessly held her forehead:

That was the first time in Michel's life that she had been so popular with men. Who told her that her appearance as a woman was so alluring, it had caused her quite a bit of trouble on the first day.

"...If they knew I was originally a man, they definitely wouldn't have reacted like that, right?"

She seemed to have become quite accustomed to this teasing, even able to joke about herself.

"Isn't that better?"

"Stop teasing me... But Yvonne and Miss Elsa, have you successfully completed your missions on your side?"

"Yes, we've more or less completed them."

"Your mission cycle seems a bit long... The mission I was assigned to was managing the forest area in the suburbs. The mission ended after catching poachers that night. Plus two small additional tasks... The quota for the internship period has been fulfilled."

Guarding the forest area...

Hearing this mission, the doubt in Yvonne's heart deepened.

Could it be that the "Myriad Leaves Gold" she had joined was an environmental organization??

Because it was the internship period, there were mandatory mission targets each month, but not many, with a minimum of completing three missions. So for them, it was quite manageable.

But for the conquest mission, it wasn't like this. A week had already passed, but there had been no progress on the mission given by the conquest system.

"But... I still want to see little sister Sirucy before leaving."

"You will see her. When the banquet is held, I will invite you two again."

Michel promised, placing her hand on her chest.

Fortunately, her relationship with the royal family

"..."

This Oz King is a wise man. He would never spoil his children, but rather let them receive training similar to ordinary nobles.

The fact that Michel and her sister Sirucy entered the Hannaville Magic Academy to study is the best evidence.

With the authority of a monarch, he could have invited the best court teachers to tutor his offspring, but the Oz King didn't do so.

Firstly, it was confidence in the educational system under his country's management, and secondly, he wanted his children to have more outstanding abilities, so even things like semester internships wouldn't be dealt with perfunctorily, but they would be made to fulfill them seriously.

Michel still needed to show her face in the palace like this every week, only able to leave the city when the king wasn't present... so the main tasks of exploration and information gathering still had to be left to Yvonne and Elsa.

"...I hope not to cause you trouble."

"Given our friendship, this is nothing at all."

Generally speaking, when an engagement is broken off, even if the two parties don't become enemies, their relationship would cool to freezing point. But Yvonne and herself still maintained the trusting relationship from childhood, which was really quite rare.

Michel was very grateful for this.

She couldn't say why, but when seeing these two people, she always felt a sense of destiny.

"Additionally, we hope Your Highness can also collect some information for us."

"As long as I can be of help."

......

Yvonne informed Michel about the contents of the second mission.

"So it's about 'witches'..."

Hearing this word, Michel also frowned.

The existence of witches was also a kind of taboo for the people of this country,

Although the four dukes had more or less connections with those legendary witches, most people would keep silent about it.

Because rather than saying it was an 'origin', it was more like a 'curse'.

But because of the long passage of time, many of the younger generation didn't take the 'witch's curse' seriously anymore,

"Speaking of which... Doesn't the 'Myriad Leaves Gold' have an impressively large collection of books?"

Michel suggested.

"That quantity is several times more than the royal library."

"...Is it that exaggerated?"

Although Yvonne had heard before that the association had an impressive library, she didn't expect it to be to this extent.

"Yes, but because it contains many forbidden books, only some formal members can use it... But Yvonne, you seem to have a good relationship with the Vice President. If you discuss it with Miss Brin, she might let you use the 'library'... Of course, I will also look for you in the royal library on my side."