Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

Chapter 233 : The Festival Begins 2

Rest...

Although the Young Lady said this to her, it instead plunged Linda into confusion.

If she wasn't working, she really didn't know what to do.

Usually, during her free time, she would write letters to a certain nun residing at the Capella Monastery.

But now, she had neither paper nor pen at hand.

Even if she wrote a letter and wanted to send it out, on this festival day, most of the Biidori birds raised by the postal service had been requisitioned for performances, so the nationwide mail delivery network had been temporarily postponed for three days.

Unless her little black one voluntarily delivered a letter to her, it seemed she wouldn't be able to contact her for a few days.

Oh well,

At least for now... let her fulfill her duties as a maid properly.

The spring festival streets were bustling with activity.

Temporary shops lined both sides, selling various dazzling new gadgets and foods.

Probably more than a third of these were the Young Lady's creations.

Looking at the various products on display, Linda couldn't help but smile knowingly.

The Young Lady provided the theory, while Miss Elsa realized it with her magical skills.

Centered around these two, a magical technology revolution was quietly sweeping across this world.

Those two children she had watched grow up had become reliable and outstanding adults.

With them, they would surely bring more interesting things to everyone in the near future,

"...Ah."

Slightly distracted, walking through the bustling crowd, halfway through, Linda suddenly felt something bump into her.

...Had she accidentally bumped into a child?

However, it seemed the other party was deliberately coming towards her.

Soft little hands hugged her leg.

Leaning against her maid apron, looking up, giving her a bright smile.

"—Big Sister Linda!"

"...Annie?"

Linda looked in surprise at the little girl hugging her.

"Why are you here?"

If this child is here... then that means... that person must also be—

"Ah! It's Big Sister Linda!!"

As if discovering a new target, other children holding paper toys distributed by craftsmen at the festival gathered around.

"Is Big Sister Linda also enjoying the festival?"

"There's a really fun ring toss game over there! Big Sister Linda, can you help us win a prize—"

...This has become troublesome.

"Oh my... Linda, who are these adorable little guests?" Madam Lena noticed her unusual situation and stopped to ask with a smile.

"I apologize, Madam... They are children from the monastery."

"It's alright, you should go play with these children. Yvonne was right, you need to relax occasionally too."

The understanding Lena gave her maid some time off.

"It's almost noon anyway. The master, little Bebe, and I will rest and have lunch at that restaurant. We have Leinster's knights accompanying us here, nothing will happen."

"...Enjoy your meal, I'll be back soon."

"It's fine if you come back a bit later~"

"From the very beginning, that nun has always been very helpful to our business. Remember to give her our regards."

"...Yes."

The kind-hearted madam still didn't know that person's true identity.

No... Regarding this point, she hadn't told anyone.

Even to the Young Lady and Elsa, she had never revealed this information.

Knowing but not reporting, this was an extremely serious act of betrayal.

She knew this clearly, yet she still did it...

Why was that?

Surrounded by these little ones, she came before that person.

"I'm glad to see you, Linda."

Patting the children's heads, she gave Linda a bright smile.

"...As expected, you're here too, Delia."

Linda glanced around,

Except for the older children who had already left, almost all the little ones from the monastery were present.

Beside them stood Fiel, holding a small flag and calling for everyone to gather.

'Current Demon King and Former Demon King Gather in the Capital Greenwoam, Humanity's Greatest Crisis in History!'

...If submitted to a magazine, such a headline should create a miracle in sales.

"Don't look at me with such a scary expression..."

Delia looked at Linda with a somewhat regretful expression, but quickly changed back to her usual smiling face as she came before her.

"...What are you doing here?"

"Today I'm bringing these children to visit the school that's about to be established. Participating in the festival is just incidental."

"...School?"

Linda remembered,

What the Young Lady had mentioned before,

This was a place where children without magical aptitude could also receive some basic education.

Children born to nobility would hire tutors at home to receive one-on-one education before reaching the age of 12 when they could enter the magic academy.

But for children of commoners, it was very difficult to have such opportunities.

Moreover, with the limited spots in magic academies, children from common families, without a foundation in magical knowledge, would find it hard to be admitted to magic academies unless they had exceptionally good qualities.

But the newly established public schools were different, allowing more children to receive equal and broader education.

"One class has 30 students, divided into 5 grades, with each class being responsible for two teachers... As for textbooks, they can be reused. I'll also come here to serve as a teacher."

A teacher...

Setting aside her demon race identity, this profession seemed quite suitable for her.

It was easy to imagine her leading a group of children in reading and writing, after all, her previous work as a nun involved similar tasks.

"This is also thanks to little Yvonne's efforts. If you have the chance, please thank her for me."

"I will convey this to the Young Lady."

She wasn't wearing her nun's outfit today, and since it was daytime, she had let her hair down without concern. She looked just like a young and beautiful lady.

"Look, look, over there—"

"Beautiful ladies... and two of them!"

The men around were already eager to approach.

"No~~!"

"Big Sister Delia belongs to everyone!"

Fortunately, these surrounding children acted like a thick wall, blocking these ill-intentioned fellows from approaching.

Because until now, none of her routes had allowed this festival to proceed smoothly, she was also very curious about what this 'festival' would turn out to be like this time.

"By the way, there's a masquerade ball in the evening. I'm really looking forward to this event."

Looking carefully around, there were indeed quite a few masked people in the crowd.

It must be because of this that the Young Lady dared to bring Elsa along.

At the masquerade ball, everyone would wear masks and then invite their preferred partners to dance.

It was evident that everyone was excited, so many people had already put on masks from daytime.

"I think... at times like this, even if one or two unusual individuals mixed in, they wouldn't be discovered, right?"

"...What exactly are you plotting?"

"I just want to celebrate properly."

There was no falsehood in these words,

She had always wanted to try properly enjoying a festival.

"And... I wanted to see you."

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

"'What a cunning woman'... That's what you just thought, right?"

Delia smiled as she linked arms with Linda.

"Let's go."