Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

Chapter 132 : Love Consultation

"...Although it's a bit unfair to the young lady of the Bernalson family,"

Michel's face turned slightly red, looking every bit like a girl in love

Frightening... truly frightening...

Michel was quite handsome as a male, but who would have thought he'd be so suited to being female.

Is this the power of gender-swapping? It's really terrifying.

"But... I fell in love."

She softly said, pinching the pleats of her skirt.

"What?"

Yvonne couldn't hear clearly.

"I fell in love with... that demon lady."

"...What?!"

Hearing this sudden cross-species confession, Yvonne was so shocked she dropped the orange she was about to peel,

Beside her, Elsa's mouth gaped open in surprise,

After recovering, both of them stood up abruptly:

"—Your Highness!! Have you been put under some kind of charm spell?"

"—That's right, Michel, you haven't been tricked by some wicked demon woman, have you??"

Strictly speaking, the three of them were childhood friends who had known each other since they were young,

Setting aside their game-ordained roles as villainous antagonist, female protagonist, and male protagonist, in terms of long-term emotional bonds, both Elsa and Yvonne still regarded Michel, whom they had known since childhood, as a friend and playmate,

Although Michel's character setting was narcissistic, he was also a very serious person,

He thought all girls were cute, and he also liked himself for being able to make girls' hearts flutter, so the sweet words he said to the girls around him were sincere. He wanted to fulfill the wishes of those who liked him as much as possible, and was generally a good person.

...Although sometimes this universal love often gave people a bad impression.

However, he would not do anything substantial like two-timing, but treated those pursuers kindly within the bounds of gentlemanly behavior, so His Highness the Prince's fans were very loyal to him.

"Ah ah~~~ What have I done to make you two so sad and upset..."

Seeing Yvonne and Elsa suddenly become agitated, Miss Michel immediately showed a very guilty expression:

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean that you two aren't attractive to me, I've always known how you two feel about me... Although it might sound a bit selfish... but right now, you two are the only ones I can talk to about this, so I hope you can listen calmly to what I have to say next... Because since I was born, this is the first time I've developed such feelings for someone..."

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

Hearing these words, Yvonne unconsciously clenched her fists.

The gist was something like 'Although I know you both like me, I'm sorry but now I've fallen in love with someone else', such a punch-worthy statement,

If not for the fact that she had a face so beautiful that anything could be forgiven, Yvonne felt she might have already swung her fist,

Although the villainess in the original work was supposed to cling to this prince with an almost pathological love, she herself had no such thoughts at all!

However, even if she tried to explain to His Highness the Prince that she had no romantic feelings for him whatsoever, it would likely be taken as tsundere speech. Rather than making things worse, Yvonne eventually gave up trying to explain, to the point that even on the day the engagement was annulled, Michel seemed to still think she liked him,

"...By the way, why did Your Highness fall in love, is that demon lady very beautiful?"

Sitting beside her, Elsa chose to simply ignore Miss Michel's narcissistic remarks, resuming her usual smiling expression when facing guests and raising her hand to ask.

"Well... how should I put it..."

The girl in love twirled a strand of her hair that fell by her ear with her slender index finger.

"Miss Philu... it's not a matter of whether she's beautiful or not, she's really the type that's rarely seen..."

"Alright, I understand now, you don't need to say anymore."

"Eh? But I haven't even started..."

This person has completely become love-brained.

For a demon to appear inside the heavily guarded royal palace is clearly a very critical situation.

"Miss Philu isn't that kind of scary demon."

Michel hurriedly defended her love interest,

"She said she snuck into the palace because she had to save her sister...!"

"Wait, isn't that really bad?!"

This demon called 'Philu' seems to have magic that can mimic human appearance,

I see... Although directly assassinating the king is a very risky thing, this ability could be used to replace people around the king, thereby accomplishing the great deed of assassinating the enemy country's monarch!

What a terrifying ability, no matter how you look at it, she's a very dangerous character...

Because it would be easier to imitate another female, Philu's initial target was Shirushi, but she ended up being badly outsmarted by the clever little Shiru, almost ending up with a collar and being walked like a dog in the garden.

Then, it was Michel who reached out to help Philu when she was in trouble.

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

After hearing the general course of events, Yvonne was speechless.

With such an impressive ability, how could she fail? Are all demons naive and innocent?

No... it might actually be possible,

Recalling the foolish appearance of Demon King Fiel, Yvonne's mental image of Philu suddenly became three-dimensional.

"Anyway, I really like Miss Philu, I hope to date her, to become lovers!"

Knowing that the other person approached with ill intentions, yet still falling in love involuntarily... Could it be Stockholm syndrome?

"But, according to what you said, why did she turn you into a girl?"

"Well, about that..."

The reason was quite outrageous,

Seeing that Michel was troubled about the marriage arrangement, Philu, as a way to repay the life-saving favor, gave him a once-and-for-all solution—which was to turn him into a woman.

And so, this kind-hearted prince became what he is now.

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

It's truly magical, in various aspects.

To be able to reshape a person's gender, such a terrifying magic, used so casually on him for such a reason...

Afterwards, although this method successfully rejected the engagement, it also brought Michel many troubles.

Yvonne was more curious about how His Majesty the King reacted when his son suddenly turned into a daughter.

"Father's attitude? ...Regarding my transformation, Father was simply surprised, but quickly accepted it."

"...He accepted it so quickly??"

That stern-faced King of Oz?

However, she had already received enough shocks for today, so upon hearing this reaction, Yvonne instead felt a sense of helplessness, like 'Oh~ So that's how it is—'.

"Then where is this Miss Philu now?"

Yvonne didn't understand, according to Michel's account, regardless of whether that demon lady's heart was black, whether she was using him or truly naive, wouldn't it be safer to stay close to the prince who likes her and seek opportunities?

"About that... I don't know either."

As he spoke, Michel's eyes dimmed.

After that, Philu suddenly disappeared from his side.

The country's second heir suddenly changing from male to female, such a thing of course couldn't be widely proclaimed.

But saying one is ill and unable to see people—such an excuse can only last so long. Paper can't wrap fire forever, so helplessly, Michel came to the "Myriad Leaves Gold" society, hoping to find a way here to break the spell and restore his original gender—while using the society's information network and investigation methods to search for Philu's whereabouts.

"No matter what, I must find Miss Philu! —I hope you two can lend me a hand!!"

Silver hair and red eyes... appearing about 16 years old, a demon girl with black horns and tail...

"...I understand."

After exchanging glances with Elsa, Yvonne nodded and accepted this request.

"When Elsa and I are on outside missions, I'll keep an eye out for you."

"Thank you so much—Yvonne! As expected of my former fiancée!!"

"Drop that last description—you foolish prince!"

Yvonne pushed away Michel (female) who tried to pounce on her,

The change in gender indeed affects one's personality to some degree, although inwardly he was still that severely narcissistic Prince Highness. However, being able to eliminate a potential rival in love was ultimately a good thing

Both of them thought this simultaneously.

...

"Well then—that concludes the topic about me."

Resuming his usual cheerful expression, Michel clasped his hands together and smiled at the two.

"Now I want to hear about Miss Yvonne! It's been so long since we last met—how have things been? I've been so worried."

"About me?"

The atmosphere in the room suddenly changed to that of a girls' gathering.

This sudden topic change caught Yvonne off guard.

"Come to think of it, your relationship is still as good as ever."

Seeing the matching furnishings in the room, Michel couldn't help but exclaim.

"Even the things you use are in pairs, could it be that you're dating?"

He had meant to liven up the atmosphere, but the "just kidding" at the end of his sentence was forcibly swallowed back when he saw the two averting their gazes with blushing faces.

Could it be... it's true??

...

What should we do?

Thinking of Yvonne's earlier attitude, Elsa hesitated for a moment at Michel's question.

To be on the safe side, they should deny it here, saying they're just very good friends...

"—Yes, we are."

But what surprised Elsa was that this time, she didn't do that. Instead, Yvonne proactively reached out her hand, covering Elsa's hand, silently conveying her determination.

Although same-sex relationships could be brushed off with excuses like 'we're just close friends', Yvonne didn't want to lie anymore.

Ever since she saw the hurt expression on Elsa's face due to her answer last time, Yvonne had decided that even if it would bring trouble, she wanted to face their feelings directly and give an answer she could be at peace with.

"We are currently in a relationship."

"Evie~~~!"

Just being acknowledged like this was enough to move her to tears.

"If possible, we hope Your Highness Michel won't spread this around."

"...O-Okay?"

Michel nodded dazedly.

As if able to see a certain precious emotion flowing between the two.

Although he had felt their relationship was very close from before, he never imagined that as they grew up, this feeling would further blossom and bear fruit, developing into such a splendid emotion.

He finally realized.

All along, it seems he had misunderstood something.

The reason he wanted to change back wasn't because he disliked being female, but more because he thought it was impossible between two girls.

But... if such a possibility existed from the beginning, then doesn't that mean he—

Just thinking about this, his chest filled with irrepressible excitement:

"Um... I'd like to ask you two some questions! As reference in case I can't change back to male... is that okay?"

"If it can be of help, I'm willing..."

After getting her girlfriend's approval with a glance, Yvonne nodded and agreed to this request,

"That's great—Then I'll start asking!"

At this moment, Miss Michel's emotions were running high, it seemed the girls' consultation meeting would continue.

However, upon hearing the first question, Yvonne began to regret it.

"—Since you're dating, have you kissed?"

"...K-Kissed??"

Starting with such a direct main topic question??

"Eh... is my question strange? But you're lovers, right? Even though you're both girls, lovers... should still do things like kissing, right?"

Michel blinked with curious eyes, being questioned with such sparkling curious eyes by a beauty was undoubtedly a form of torture.

Elsa beside her was also casting an expectant gaze,

She was also very curious about how Yvonne would answer.

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

Under such dual interrogation, although feeling embarrassed, Yvonne could only try to overcome her shy emotions,

With a bright red face, she opened her trembling lips and admitted:

"...We have."

Just saying these few words seemed to have exhausted all her strength.

"As I thought~~~~"

Having her question affirmed by the other party, Michel was very excited and continued with intense follow-up questions,

"—So who initiates the kiss?"

She was truly very curious. According to gentlemanly etiquette, kissing should be initiated by the male... but how does it work with two girls?

"Well..."

Does she have to ask about such detailed things??

Yvonne felt like she was about to faint from the heat generated by her embarrassment.

"...We both do."

Elsa answered for her, barely holding back her laughter.

"I see—"

Michel showed an expression of sudden realization,

"Could it be... you've done even more advanced things?"

"More advanced... what do you mean?"

"Of course, I mean things beyond skin contact!"

—Pugh!!

Although she tried to cover it up by playing dumb, Michel's consecutive super direct balls were impossible to avoid or dodge, leaving her no choice but to stand at attention and take the hit,

"Ah... I don't have any lewd intentions of wanting to pry into your privacy!"

Seeing the strange expression on Yvonne's face, Michel hurriedly explained:

"It's just that I'm in a female body now, so I wanted to get some reference for the future... What's wrong, are you okay? Your face is very red."

How can anyone say such things out loud!!!

"Pfft... Since she's unwilling to say, let me tell you."

Elsa, who had been laughing so hard she couldn't straighten up due to Yvonne's interesting reactions, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and took on this question.

"Oh oh oh! Please speak, Miss Elsa!!"

"As for that kind of thing, if I don't take the initiative it won't do—After all, Your Highness, you see... Evie has had that awkward personality since she was little... right?"

Elsa described vividly,

Finally, unable to endure any longer, Yvonne went down the path of becoming a self-destructing truck:

"—You're one to talk? Every time we do it, you're the one who moans so loudly! Rather than □□ me, you prefer being □□ by me, right?!"

Unexpected by this counterattack, Elsa's face also turned bright red, and she seriously refuted:

"I-I think that kind of thing isn't determined by who's on top or bottom—What's important is who guides the whole process!!"

"Oh? The person who always passes out first thinks they can guide the whole process?"

"Evie, you're so mean! I always try my best to hang on until the end!!"

Michel nodded understandingly, producing paper and pen from somewhere, and just let the two continue on like this, seriously starting to take notes.