Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

Chapter 180 : Object of Contract

"I never expected this..."

"I'm quite surprised myself..."

Elsa and Yvonne drank tea on the sidelines, gleefully watching the classic scene of 'recommending one's own book to the author'.

"—I heard Mr. Garth also enjoys reading? Then you absolutely can't miss this latest bestseller 'Pride and Prejudice'!! The second volume is already out!!"

Only at times like this would the Princess so clearly reveal her childish side.

Come to think of it... is the story of myself and Elsa really such a bestseller?

Yvonne started to regret not asking Garth for more royalties.

"Sister! What should I do now? (whispering)"

Taking advantage of the moment when Shirushi went to get the book, Garth hurriedly sought Yvonne's help.

He wasn't very accustomed to interacting with people his age, especially girls,

Moreover, now that she wanted to recommend his own book to him, it put him in an even more awkward position. Garth was completely at a loss.

Suppressing the urge to laugh, Yvonne stepped forward and patted his shoulder with the air of an experienced person.

"Garth... if you want to write good stories, your own emotional experiences are also very important."

"What do you mean?? ...Sister!! You can't just abandon me like this!!"

Faced with his sister's refusal to help, Garth let out a cry of despair.

Those involved are often blind to their situation, it's better not to point it out here.

"Why don't you just tell Princess Shirushi that you're White Knight?"

Elsa didn't think this was a very serious misunderstanding, so she was somewhat puzzled.

"That's not possible!"

However, Garth immediately rejected this suggestion,

"If word got out among the nobles that I'm writing books... Father would probably skin me alive!!"

Recalling his father's strict demeanor, Garth's face darkened, and he shuddered several times.

"That's true, if he found out you're writing novels, Uncle Leine probably wouldn't let you off easy."

Yvonne deeply agreed with this, it seems that Duke Leinster is an uncompromisingly strict father.

Every family has its own troubles...

"—What are you discussing?"

""!!!""

Everyone was startled by Shirushi, who had suddenly appeared without anyone noticing.

Seeing their reactions, Shirushi became a bit angry:

"—Could it be you're discussing the plot behind my back?! That's too much, include me too!"

"No, no, no, you've misunderstood."

Garth hurriedly explained,

"Then let's all discuss the plot of 'Pride and Prejudice' together!! Mr. Garth, please come this way~ I've prepared some delicious refreshments—"

Garth, half-dragged in by the maid with a look of wanting to cry but having no tears, felt this was no different from an execution for him.

Taking advantage of the Princess's good mood, Yvonne stepped forward to tentatively ask:

"Shirushi, before the teleportation network construction plan is finalized, I'll be staying here with Elsa."

"—Of course that's fine! Big Sister can stay as long as you like!"

She was in high spirits, and would agree to almost any request as long as it wasn't too excessive, and she agreed quite quickly at that.

"By the way, where's Michel?"

Yvonne suddenly realized she hadn't seen Michel for quite some time,

She hadn't seen him these days since entering the palace either...

At the mention of Michel, Shirushi couldn't help but sigh,

"That brother of mine... has been leaving the palace frequently lately, I don't know what's going on... Is it because he failed in the royal selection, so he's given up on himself? But it doesn't seem to be like that either..."

Hugging the book, Shirushi's face showed faint worry,

Yvonne roughly knew what he was doing, probably pursuing that young lady from the demon race? Wonder if it's going smoothly...

"It's inconvenient for me to go out, so if possible, I hope Big Sister can keep an eye on the movements of my useless brother for old times' sake... I'll leave him in the hands of everyone here."

"Is it alright to hold hands like this in the palace?"

After leaving Shirushi, she had been holding Yvonne's hand without letting go.

"This much is fine."

"Does that mean Evie isn't angry with me anymore?"

"When was I ever angry with you?"

"Hmph... Didn't we say we wouldn't hide anything from each other?... You might fool others with this, but you can't fool me."

Seeing her puffing up her cheeks pretending to be angry, Yvonne felt quite helpless.

Though she knew it was an act, she still couldn't do anything about it.

She had to admit:

"Alright... I admit, indeed... maybe... just a little bit..."

"Pft..."

Pretending to be all puffed up, Elsa finally couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing.

"So you were jealous after all?"

"...Yes."

At this point, she could only admit it,

Although Yvonne knew this was a bad habit,

Knowing that in this world, Elsa would only look at her alone,

She still couldn't help but imagine those things that could happen and might have happened in other worlds.

"Getting jealous so easily... is it a bad habit?"

Yvonne felt a bit confused.

She actually didn't want to be so sensitive, so easily jealous, it made her look like one of those unreasonable, willful women.

But... she couldn't control her emotions.

"I can't control my emotions very well... I might say some hurtful things in the heat of the moment... I don't want that, I don't want to hurt you, so I can only pretend I'm not angry..."

"That's exactly where Evie's gentleness lies."

She gripped back, increasing the strength in her hand

"I don't mind at all, so please be jealous more!"

"...Shouldn't you be doing fewer things that make me misunderstand? You idiot!!"

"I'm sorry~~~~~"

The previously heavy atmosphere finally lightened,

The two holding hands looked at each other and laughed,

"Really... don't make me say it all out loud!! Geez—Also, next time tell me about these things in advance!"

"I got it~"

Feeling it was too embarrassing, Yvonne stepped forward to escape, gripping Elsa's hand even tighter,

What to do...

She wanted to express this love in ways other than words right now.

Apart from wanting to pounce on her, hug her and kiss her, her mind couldn't contain anything else

It's still that Evie after all, the one I love most...

People are born into this world, and just living for oneself is already exhausting all their efforts.

So, if one can be cared for by the person they like, how happy a thing that must be.

Whether angry or smiling,

All her adorable aspects deeply fascinate me.

I want to keep holding these hands forever in the future.

It's enough to be with you,

It's enough just to be able to hold your hand,

Perhaps the most precious things are shining in those places we take for granted.

Because every ordinary daily life we experience may be a series of continuous miracles.