Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

Chapter 183 : A Wondrous Room Within the Book

"Ah, I remember this book is..."

The two-week long meeting finally ended. After returning to the mansion and finishing the remaining paperwork, Yvonne found some free time to rest. She was looking for an unread novel on the bookshelf when she unexpectedly came across the magic book she had obtained from the "Library" last time.

A 'blank' magic book...

Feeling the textured leather cover, Yvonne fell into contemplation.

Magic books can't be printed, they're almost all handwritten unique copies, with varying quality levels, and sometimes even containing typos. Most importantly, they require the consumption of precious magical ink,

Even a small bottle of average quality costs ten to several dozen gold coins, completely unaffordable for ordinary families.

However, for wealthy noble families like the Duke's, this wasn't much of an issue, and being a bit extravagant was perfectly fine.

Yvonne happened to have a bottle of contract-specific magical ink on hand. For her current self, signing various contracts had become a daily task,

Her brother Garth's success as a bestselling author had also somewhat stimulated her,

Having read so many books, she had always harbored thoughts of writing her own story, so she felt a bit itchy to try

And it's a magic book!

The stories written can be recreated in dream form,

In other words, she could use magic to personally experience the story she wrote in a dream, just like a magical version of a VR game!

~~~I really want to try it!!

Just thinking about it, Yvonne was already eager to give it a go.

"But, what should I write?"

After preparing the materials, the author herself fell into deep thought.

Although she decided to write something on it, Yvonne didn't know exactly what content to write.

Rather than fabricating a story from scratch, it might be easier to try writing about things that happened to her before?

Recalling events from her previous life, Yvonne became lost in memories.

"Alright... let's begin!"

She used a pen made from griffon feathers to absorb a small amount of magical ink mixed with lapis lazuli powder,

Preparing to write the first word on the wood pulp paper.

But—at the moment her pen touched the paper, a strange scene unfolded.

The pen in her hand seemed to be controlled, writing on its own.

"This... what is this??"

Her hand... connected to her arm, shoulder—at this moment, it was as if they had become a precisely operating machine, seemingly drawing memories from her brain, continuously writing down her past stories in the book.

"No, don't—!! Stop!!"

Yvonne found it somewhat frightening, but her hand was completely out of her control. After quickly filling an entire page, the book pages automatically turned, moving on to the next page. There was no sign of stopping.

Oh my!! ... When will this end?

Does it intend to make her write the entire book?

That's impossible! Her hand would fall off!!

This situation reminded Yvonne of Rohan Kishibe's "Heaven's Door" from "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable" that she had read before,

The Stand ability of "Heaven's Door" can directly turn a person into a book recording memories and personal information, while the book in front of her was absorbing the memories of the person who wanted to write on it and converting them into text...

Ahhh—really!! Why does she always encounter such strange things!!

Just as she was at her wits' end, suddenly came the sound of a door opening.

"Let's take a little break~"

Thank goodness!! It's Elsa!!

Yvonne hurriedly called for help:

"Elsa, come help me quickly!!"

"...Eh? What's wrong?"

It was also Elsa's first time seeing such a situation.

"What is this? A magic book that doesn't let people stop writing? The person who invented this has a really twisted sense of humor..."

She carefully studied the magical structure on the book, utterly perplexed.

"This book is clearly not an ordinary one."

"Anyway! Think of something quickly!! My hand... my hand is about to fall off from exhaustion!!"

Without realizing it, half the book had already been written,

But out of concern for Yvonne, Elsa didn't dare use any forceful methods. Not knowing if there would be any backlash, she worried about harming Yvonne.

"Don't panic, let me try to block it with magic power!"

She overlapped her hands and suspended them above Yvonne's hand. Soon, the elements in the air began to stir.

"Wait, wait?? Why is the writing speed increasing instead??"

Seeing the situation wasn't right, Elsa quickly stopped,

"This is bad, the book is actually absorbing my magic power..."

"...Even you can't do anything, Elsa?!"

Yvonne let out a despairing cry,

"No... if it's a magic book, then there must be a way!!"

At this point—there was only one method left!!

·

"...Huh?"

The room where Yvonne's mother usually handled work, its door that should have been properly closed was now slightly ajar,

Bebe poked her head in from the doorway and found Elsa and Yvonne both sprawled on the table,

Judging by their breathing, they seemed to be asleep.

Mmm&...

It wouldn't be good if some nasty person disturbed mamas while they were sleeping!

Thinking this, Bebe closed the door for her mamas.

But why were they sleeping in such a place...

The little head couldn't understand too many things.

Bebe gave up thinking about it.

Humming a little tune, she continued her adventure in the mansion for today.

·

—Wake up...

—Wake up!

A familiar voice echoed in her ears.

"Mm?"

Remembering what had just happened, Elsa suddenly sat up from the ground.

"Did it work?!"

"Yes, it seems we succeeded."

Compared to her panicked state earlier, Yvonne was now much calmer, once again becoming the reliable Evie that Elsa was familiar with.

"So... are we now inside the book through the dream?"

"It seems so."

This was an attempt Elsa made based on the rules of magic books, and it appeared to have successfully interrupted the spell.

Next, they just needed to wake up, and if they were lucky enough for someone to wake them up, that would be even better.

She didn't sense any harmful spells from the book, so at least the book itself was safe.

Although it was still somewhat suspicious.

After breathing a sigh of relief, Elsa began to observe her surroundings.

"But... come to think of it, where exactly is this place?"

The scenery in this dream was unlike any city she had been to in her memory.

Trees of similar height and size were planted at equal intervals on both sides of the road. The ground wasn't soil, but was paved with hard stone bricks of the same size. There were also strange-shaped, tall and long iron poles standing erect.

Not only that, but the buildings were also very strange.

A row of perfectly square, unbelievably tall and massive buildings towered above the ground,

The people were also strange…

The people passing by were all wearing peculiar clothes she had never seen before, with colors so varied it made one's eyes dizzy. They were speaking a foreign language that she couldn't understand at all.

What on earth is this...

Just as Elsa was utterly perplexed, Yvonne answered the big question written all over her face.

"This is a dream realm based on the world I lived in during my previous life... In other words, it's the place where I lived in my previous life."

She spread her hands, introducing it as such.

"...Eh?"

Eh—!!!

Elsa almost cried out.

Looking carefully, Yvonne's clothes were also different.

It wasn't the style she was familiar with, nor was it noble attire, but modern clothing that blended in with the people around them.

"Well, since we're here... It doesn't look like we can easily get out, so let me show you around!"

Saying this, she reached out her hand and pulled Elsa up.

Yvonne was quite happy to be able to see the familiar streets and city with her own eyes.

Although the faces of passersby became blurry upon close inspection, this was because she didn't have specific impressions of them.

After all, these were all scenes that existed in her memory,

The familiar streets... the familiar city, gave Yvonne a long-lost feeling.

"Well, how about treating it like sightseeing?"

"I didn't come here with such a relaxed attitude..."

The suddenly changed world made Elsa feel very uneasy.

"What does it matter, why not treat it as a rare opportunity for interdimensional travel?"

Contrary to her usual self, she said this with high spirits and a smile.

"I'll make sure to give you a good tour."

·

"Wuwuwu—It's just too delicious!! How on earth can such incredible food be made... !! It's simply magic!!"

After tasting the first bite of tiramisu, she immediately fell in love with this world.

Even with magic, it's impossible to conjure up various delicacies out of thin air.

Mousse cake, durian egg tart, mango pancakes, coffee jelly, half-baked cheesecake, lava puff pastry, matcha milk cap, cranberry cookies, tiramisu—

They tried almost every food on this street.

"How is it, any desserts you like? We can have them again."

After all, it's a dream, so even if they eat, there's no feeling of fullness at all,

The taste is recreated based on the impressions left from what I ate before, so if it's something I've never eaten like bird's nest or shark fin, it probably can't be reproduced like this

"Hmm... although they're all delicious... of course, the ones Evie makes by hand are still better!"

"Oh my? Praising me at a time like this won't get you any benefits, you know?"

"~~~I'm telling the truth!"

She clenched her fists and said with a serious face, but the whipped cream hanging on her face made this statement not very convincing.

"What have you been doing since earlier, Evie?"

"Ah... you mean this?"

Yvonne was holding a rectangular object in her hand that looked like a magical tool, constantly fiddling with its glowing surface with her fingers,

"This is called a 'mobile phone'—let's buy one for you later too."

"Is this that all-powerful mobile phone?? Does it really exist!"

"What do you mean 'does it really exist', of course it exists. It's just that your world doesn't have them."

Having the truthfulness of her words questioned, Yvonne was a bit displeased,

Then suddenly, an idea struck her.

She opened her phone interface and clicked on that familiar icon:

"How about it, want to try playing your own game?"

"Wait a minute, are you saying... this, this woman surrounded in the middle is me??"

Elsa trembled as she looked at herself on the phone screen surrounded by various handsome men, feeling her brain shaking.

"Who on earth is this fickle woman who can easily say she likes all men!!"

It's no wonder she's so shocked, after all, this game—"Wings of the Heart" is originally an otome card collection game with up to 50 capturable characters.

Just a couple of taps can trigger some CG images like being hugged by a prince, there are simply too many.

If played one by one, it would feel like the heroine is collecting a harem.

"Elsa is such a sinful woman (deadpan)"

"No! Evie, you have to believe me, I'm devoted only to you!!"

"The Yvonne in this route seems so villainous!!"

"...Of course, because she's the 'villain' role."

"Mmm..."

Holding her milk tea, she intently watched the scene on the screen where the beautifully illustrated female protagonist confronted the villain. Elsa finally understood what Yvonne had meant before.

"Hmm, indeed..."

I thought she would be very discouraged after realizing once again that she was a game character, but it seems I was overthinking it.

"I'm different."

"Of course you are."

Yvonne leaned over and took a sip of the milk tea in her cup.

She is unique, the female protagonist who belongs to me alone.

·

This dream seems to have replicated the situation when I was working part-time,

Even the amount of money in Alipay is the same,

Looking at the accumulated numbers on it, Yvonne felt somewhat emotional.

Thinking about it now, saving money was really pointless... In order to live more freely, she chose to work part-time jobs while attending university.

She had painstakingly saved up a sum of money, but before the accident happened, she never got to enjoy the fruits of her labor.

Recalling past events made Yvonne feel somewhat dejected.

Thinking carefully... her previous life was really quite a failure.

Her luck was always bad, and the hand of cards she was dealt in life was a lousy one.

Actually, she had many things she wanted to do, many unfinished things.

If only...

If only she could start over.

Before dying, she made such a wish.

And then...

"What's wrong?"

Looking at the person beside her, she suddenly felt no regrets in her heart.

Because no matter what, those were all things from her previous life.

No matter how lonely, how desolate, how much of a failure.

The current self has already gained irreplaceable precious wealth compared to that time.

Glancing at Elsa, who seemed a bit worried about her, Yvonne smiled again:

"Let's go on a date next."

·

"Aquarium, amusement park, cinema... at least choose one of these dating hotspots?"

"But I don't know what any of those places are..."

The dress I chose for her was a bit short, making her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"Then let's go to all of them."