Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

Chapter 147 : An Unexpected Encounter and Hiding 2

It was strange. Logically, this should have been considered a crisis situation, but Yvonne felt she wasn't as nervous as before.

If she held her hand, she felt like she could do anything.

In the past, she probably would have panicked, but now she felt quite good.

Someone had told her she didn't need to force herself so much, and that person was now by her side.

She was not alone.

In this world, there was someone who would face difficulties with her hand in hand.

Just thinking about this filled her with a joyous feeling.

She even felt a little excited that they had fallen into the same predicament together.

She knew this mentality wasn't quite right, that she might have become a bit abnormal, but she couldn't help thinking this way.

It was like heroes defeating small fries to accumulate experience before facing the demon king,

What doesn't defeat them will only make them stronger.

......

Since they had blocked the main gate, they could only think of other ways to leave this troublesome place.

"By the way... did Dorothea teach you any invisibility spells?"

"There's no such convenient magic..."

Seeing the expectant look Yvonne gave her, Elsa couldn't help but laugh wryly,

"I see... if we could just hide and get past everything with invisibility, it would be too much like cheating."

Yvonne pondered methods to resolve the current situation.

She used to be a regular visitor here, and although it had been many years, she still had an impression of the environment and structure.

Although she came often, the places she regularly moved about were just a few,

However, Yvonne's favorite place was still the kitchen,

The unique cooking methods developed in this world were quite interesting, and she could learn many new cooking techniques each time.

"That's it!"

At this thought, Yvonne had a flash of inspiration,

"We can pretend to be maids delivering meals and leave with them!"

"But Evie, haven't those people recognized your face?"

Elsa was skeptical about whether this would really work.

"The meal delivery team always has dozens of people. We should be able to blend in without being noticed."

Saying this, she took Elsa's hand and moved towards the kitchen.

The garden paths were intricate and complex,

Without someone to guide them, it would be easy to lose direction in this vast garden.

"We're almost there."

"Do you see that red brick building with the square chimneys? That's the kitchen."

"...Amazing!"

The scale of the building was even larger than Elsa had imagined,

There were no less than ten chimneys, with gray smoke rising from them, giving a very comforting feeling,

"After all, they need to provide food for thousands of people every day. How could it work without this scale?"

Actually, just smelling the delicious food aroma coming from there was enough to guess roughly,

Elsa silently swallowed.

"...Since we've come all this way, I think we could eat something before leaving."

Seeing that she had been tense all morning, her stomach was probably quite hungry by now,

"No, I still prefer Evie's cooking!"

Swallowing the reflexively secreted saliva, Elsa looked up at Yvonne quite seriously and said:

Seeing her like this, Yvonne couldn't help but think. Even if she made food like canned herring, Elsa would eat it and say it was delicious...

After all, love is the best seasoning.

"What do you want to eat? We can buy some ingredients on the way back and I'll make it."

"Really?! Then... I want to eat the egg dumplings you made last time! ...But that's a bit complicated, isn't it?"

"It's fine, didn't we make it quite quickly last time with your help?"

"Then let's decide on that... Wait, now isn't the time to talk about this, is it??"

The topic had been derailed, and Elsa had forgotten that they were in the middle of 'escaping'.

Next, if they could blend in with the kitchen staff wearing maid outfits, everything would be fine,

"—Stop right there."

But just as the two approached, a sharp voice suddenly called out to them from behind.

"Are you new serving maids? How come I've never seen you before?"

A tall, thin officer in silver armor took off his helmet and tucked it at his waist, revealing a face covered in stubble, giving the two a suspicious look,

"In response to the officer, we are new maids who just arrived today."

Yvonne calmly lifted her skirt and performed a servant's curtsy, with Elsa following suit behind her.

Standing behind Yvonne, Elsa exasperatedly noticed that this old lecher's eyes never left Yvonne's ample chest.

Licking his dry lips, he revealed a malicious gaze.

Not bad looking...

When did the personnel department arrange such pretty young maids for this area?

Usually, they only sent over those gray-faced women from the villages. It was indeed rare to see young girls as presentable and clean as these two before him.

Seeing an opportunity, the officer had an idea

"Newcomers need to be searched—you two come here."

"...The inspection of personal belongings was already done when entering the palace. Moreover, I don't believe the kitchen area falls under your jurisdiction, does it, Officer?"

Yvonne said with a professional smile, her attitude and etiquette impeccable.

It seemed this person was not from the Bernalson family.

But even if he wasn't, encountering such an unpleasant fellow in this place was enough to turn one's stomach. Yvonne maintained her outward professional fake smile, protecting Elsa behind her, not wanting this disgusting fellow's exhaled air to pollute her Elsa.

"Don't think I haven't noticed—you two are very suspicious. If you don't want this old master to send you to prison, just obey quietly!"

Having his improper intentions exposed, the officer looked somewhat angry,

Usually, just a little threat like this would make those inexperienced girls obedient and dependent on him,

But this situation seemed to be contrary to his wishes. This time he seemed to have encountered two tough nuts to crack.

"If you make this old master happy, there'll be big benefits—come, come, let me see what good things you've hidden here? Stuffed so full, you must have stolen something, right??"

Saying this, his lecherous hand reached out, aiming directly at Yvonne's chest, but was blocked by another hand.

"...What??"

The officer was stunned. Standing behind this blonde maid, the inconspicuous small maid suddenly stepped forward.

—Use Flame Fist on him!!

Unable to suppress the anger in her heart, Elsa raised her right fist and directly struck this shameless scoundrel's face with a Flame Fist surrounded by fire elements,

Although Elsa's innate strength wasn't enough, when using Flame Fist, the fire element ignited and enveloped the power of wind surrounding her whole body, giving the fist acceleration,

Elsa didn't know that this was actually a high-level elemental fusion technique. Many experienced mages who had studied magic for years couldn't use it so smoothly, yet she had used it in a state of extreme anger.

—Bang!!

The nasal bone was struck by this anger-filled punch, feeling like the facial bones had been shattered into several pieces,

Just like that, he was sent flying, slammed against the wall, making a huge sound.

If he hadn't been wearing armor, it probably wouldn't have been just a flesh wound.

Being a trained soldier after all, the officer quickly got up, covering his nose. He wiped and found his face covered in blood from the punch. His expression changed from surprise to panic, and then evolved into anger:

"You, you lowly servants, how dare you defy someone of higher rank than you—Don't think you're so great just because you know a bit of magic! I'll make you pay dearly for this!!"

Huh? Where did they go??

Tap tap tap tap—

The two maids ran through the back door into the red brick kitchen,

"...You're too impulsive."

Yvonne felt somewhat helpless. She could have easily avoided that lecherous hand just now with her skills, and had even thought of giving that person a shoulder throw, but unexpectedly, Elsa had directly jumped out and punched that guy.

"—No! I don't care!!"

She almost screamed,

"To look at Evie with that kind of gaze... I just... Ahhh~~~~ Let me punch him a few more times!!"

"...If we cause a commotion, things will only become more troublesome."

"No—I can't stand it!!"

Yvonne was helpless, but her footsteps couldn't slow down,

But then again, if it were her, seeing someone with ill intentions towards Elsa, she would probably have done worse.

......

That officer seemed unable to let it go and called for more of his men, preparing to thoroughly search the kitchen.

"Officer, those two suspicious maids seem to have run in here!"

Standing on the other side of the red brick wall, the two held their breath.

"I say... Evie, you don't seem nervous at all?"

It wasn't that she was dissatisfied with Yvonne's attitude, Elsa was just a bit puzzled.

"Oh, is that so?"

Today she seemed particularly... excited?

"What's meant to be will be, what's not meant to be can't be avoided."

Whether good or bad, one must face it calmly, and must face it calmly. Avoidance is never the best choice.

"You go search over there! Report immediately if you find anything unusual!"

"Yes!!"

"So what do we do now? (whispering)"

We're about to be discovered—how can she still smile??

"Don't worry, there's always a way."

Saying this, she took Elsa's hand and pushed open the door to the preparation room,

"...Wait??"

Elsa was completely confused. When being chased, choosing to enter such a confined room with a narrow entrance was definitely not a good choice.

Please don't imitate this, good children.

The preparation room was connected to the kitchen. Here were stacked uniform silver food carts, covered on top with embroidered white cloths.

"—These are the carts for transporting food."

Yvonne crouched down and gestured, placing her index finger to her lips,

"Most people don't know... but this can actually be taken apart."

Under Elsa's surprised gaze, Yvonne lifted the decorative tablecloth and skillfully removed the outer wooden boards.

The wooden boards were interlocking, and couldn't be opened by simply pulling hard. It was a design similar to a computer case cover, requiring a special angle to push upwards to open.

The hollow interior of the food cart was thus revealed to the two,

"These push carts are hollow in the middle, usually used to hold some tableware or cold food... If emptied out, it's just right to hide a person."

At this moment, heavy footsteps accompanied by cursing came from outside the door.

It was the officer who had just been sent flying by Elsa's punch!

"...No time to explain, get in the cart quickly!"

—!!

The door was violently thrown open with a bang.

Hearing this huge commotion, the maids and chefs in the kitchen all rushed out in alarm,

"...Officer, what on earth has happened??"

Covering his face which had turned iron-blue, blood dripping from his nose,

"—Call out all your maids here for me!!"

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".................."

".................."

It had to be said, this cart was quite sturdy. Even with two people hiding inside, the bottom didn't deform or collapse.

...It was just a bit narrower than expected,

Elsa's body was smaller than hers, so they were squeezed together face to face like this.

Because Yvonne had entered first, she occupied quite a large space. Elsa, who came in after, couldn't sit down in an L-shape like Yvonne, and could only half-squat leaning against her.

This was a quite strenuous posture,

Considering that they might have to maintain the same posture for quite a long time, in the dark, narrow space, Yvonne indicated to her

"That group of people seems to have left..."

Hearing the footsteps moving away, Elsa finally breathed a sigh of relief and said softly to Yvonne in an exhaled voice.

"So... what do we do next? It seems like there have been people walking around us constantly since just now..."

It even felt like something had been placed on top of their heads.

"Don't panic, this is actually a way to get out."

Yvonne told Elsa quietly.

Every day, fixed food carts would leave the palace, heading to the outskirts to supply food for those nobles staying in the nearby temporary residences.

When Michel was young, she had accidentally hidden herself in one while playing hide-and-seek with Yvonne and her sister Sirucy, and ended up being transported outside the city, giving everyone in the palace a big scare. The adults thought the prince had been kidnapped.

"You mean... we can hide in the food cart like this and get out??"

Elsa understood quickly.

"That's right, exactly."

"We just need to stay here quietly. It's very safe here..."

In the darkness, they seemed to hear the sound of maids placing dishes on top of their heads. The porcelain clinked against the wooden surface, then was covered with a metal round lid, and then the cart began to move.

"!!"

Elsa seemed to not want to press down on Yvonne, so she had been supporting herself with her hands, but with this movement and shaking, she lost her balance completely and fell into Yvonne's arms.

"Don't force yourself... you're very light, it's okay to let your body rest on me."

"............"

Elsa was too embarrassed to speak. Thankfully it was pitch black now, otherwise her completely red face would make her wonder how Evie would view her...

She had always been the one to say flirtatious things more often, but when it came to actual physical contact, the other party was actually more open than herself.

"We've already slept together... you're not going to tell me now that you feel shy about this level of contact, are you?"

"H-How could that be possible!!"

"............"

She's definitely lying.

Yvonne laughed secretly in her heart.

The chest pressed tightly against her, the little rabbit in her heart was thumping non-stop.