Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

Chapter 235 : The Festival Begins 4

"That big sister... is amazing—"

The children, holding cotton candy, curiously gathered around the dart-throwing festival stall.

"—"

The tall blonde girl prepared herself. Holding a dart, she slightly raised her wrist, then threw it swiftly and decisively.

With a whoosh, the dart hit the red bullseye.

"She hit it again!"

The spectators applauded in appreciation, except for the stall owner whose face bore a pained expression.

"Young Lady, please have mercy~"

When handing over the darts, the owner pleaded quietly,

"If you keep throwing like this, my small business will go bankrupt~!"

It wasn't even evening yet, and she was likely to take all the prizes.

"Alright."

Yvonne could only stop with a wry smile,

In fact, she had used a bit of wind magic to assist the dart's trajectory, so it was somewhat cheating. Although there was no rule against using magic, she would feel guilty if she really emptied out all their prizes.

"I don't need the other prizes, I just want that one, is that okay?"

She pointed to the cashmere toy marked as the third prize on the prize shelf,

It was a large round pillow of a Biidori bird.

When passing by earlier, Elsa had been staring at it intently, so Yvonne wanted to win it for her.

Unfortunately, the target for the third prize was skewed, making it even harder to hit than the first prize. So she had to use this method to exchange.

"Of course, of course, certainly!"

Saved from the brink of bankruptcy, the stall owner was moved to tears and happily took down the doll, handing it to Yvonne.

Yvonne then hugged this life-sized Biidori doll and presented it to Elsa.

"It's so cute— Thank you!"

"I'm glad you like it."

Just seeing her caramel-colored eyes light up like this made Yvonne feel that anything was worth doing.

"It feels so nice to hug~ The texture is amazing... What a cute child~ I'll call you Libo!"

She hugged the doll, stroking and nuzzling it, praising it non-stop, and even giving it a name.

The round, plump toy bird in her arms seemed to wear a smug expression. Although Yvonne knew it was an illusion, she couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of competition towards it.

Wasn't she comfortable to hug?

"Really, you're like a child, even naming a doll... How old are you?"

Elsa first blinked in slight surprise, then showed an understanding expression.

She grinned mischievously as she held up the doll, performing a cute monologue in front of Yvonne.

"My, Libo's sister seems unexpectedly jealous."

"'What should Libo do?'"

"Let's hug her together, how about that?"

Saying this, she leaned in.

"Wait, there are still many people watching—"

The crowd that had been watching the excitement hadn't dispersed yet. Doing such an embarrassing act under everyone's gaze made Yvonne feel her body start to heat up,

"What does it matter... It's just a hug."

The doll Libo was sandwiched between their chests, slightly compressed by the mutual force.

"Although Libo's sister is very jealous, I love this Evie the most—"

She said softly, giving her body to Yvonne, then looking up in her embrace, blinking as if to say 'it's your turn now'.

"You really leave me no choice..."

In this situation, Yvonne had no choice at all,

She could only extend her arms with a red face, hugging both the doll and Elsa.

The passersby suddenly felt the candy in their hands wasn't sweet anymore.

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The blessing ceremony began.

"On this day that everyone has been looking forward to, please enjoy yourselves to the fullest!!"

Standing on the stage, wearing a crown and dressed in full regalia, the Princess raised the scepter representing Oz, releasing a brilliant light in the air.

"I bestow divine blessings upon my subjects!"

"Long live Princess Shirushi!!"

The crowd below erupted in thunderous cheers.

"To think it's the 'Blessing' magic... Truly impressive..."

Just being enveloped by this light made one feel much more relaxed all over.

Blessing magic could dispel illness and misfortune for those receiving the blessing, and bring good luck in the new year.

"Hmph, that Shirushi has quite a skill."

Even the top magician beside her gave approval. It seems Shirushi's magic has greatly improved.

Such a large-scale blessing magic, apart from Shirushi and Elsa, probably no one else could use it,

Many people came from out of town specifically to attend the festival to receive the Princess's blessing.

"But it's really spectacular..."

Originally, Yvonne was worried about how this young Princess would perform on stage, but now it seems she was overthinking.

At first, there were some opposing voices, but with the support of the immediate new policies implemented after Shirushi's succession to the throne, these voices gradually faded,

"This is also thanks to Evie's hard work behind the scenes!"

"I don't think I did much..."

Yvonne cast a loving gaze at Shirushi on the stage,

This child originally had quite high popularity among some people due to her outstanding appearance,

Because she often appeared with the former King of Oz since childhood, many people could say they watched this little Princess grow up.

This terrifying popularity could be described as a national idol.

If anyone were to say now 'How can we let an inexperienced little girl be the leader', they would probably have their heads bashed in by those rabid fans of Her Highness the Princess!!

Shirushi seemed to notice her too, making a heart gesture to her Elder Sister.

"Let's go! We still have confirmation work to do next, right—!"

Yvonne was smiling and waving to Shirushi on the stage when she was pulled away by the jealous Elsa.

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"The spotlights are fine—"

"The magical special effects mechanisms on my side are OK too."

The stage check was complete, everything was ready, just waiting for the evening.

Next was to confirm the evening's program...

"What's wrong?"

"This kind of thing could have been done by someone else..."

Although she was happy just being by her side, Yvonne was already so busy on normal days. On such a grand festival that only happens once a year, she hoped she could properly enjoy the festival itself...

"It's the final stage, I just can't rest easy without checking it personally."

Yvonne turned around, hugging Elsa from the front, and gave her a light peck on the cheek.

"By the way, shall we ride the flower car together?"

"Flower car?... Isn't that only starting in the evening?"

In the evening, the parade flower cars would drive along the city's main roads. Made in unique shapes, they were equipped with brilliant lights and fireworks, one of the main attractions of the festival.

"During the day, they conduct test drives on the outskirts."

Although decorated on the outside, the flower cars were hollow inside. At night, the people responsible for driving would operate various mechanisms inside to perform dazzling firework displays.

"How about it, want to give it a try? This is a privilege only for the organizers, you know?"

"I want to ride!"

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"— So this is what it looks like inside?"

Climbing into the car, Elsa exclaimed in admiration.

"Such intricate magical circuits, is this what controls the flower lights?"

"Didn't you provide part of the magical circuit design when it was being made?"

"Ah... That's right."

"Well then, next—"

Yvonne lightly tapped the magic circle above her head, injecting a tiny amount of magical power from her fingertip, inputting a command.

The next second, the interior of the car suddenly became brightly lit, even brighter than during the day.

"It's so beautiful—"

Elsa let out a small gasp,

"But is it okay to turn them on now?"

She was somewhat worried about prematurely depleting the energy reserves.

"It's fine, we have plenty of magic stones in reserve."

Sitting in the car, slowly driving around the outskirts of the city, it was like being in a sightseeing car, allowing them to view the entire royal capital.

A comfortable breeze blew in through the gaps.

There couldn't be a better date than this.

"Come to think of it, it's just the two of us now."

"Is there anything you want to do?"

"Of course."

Although she approached with a serious face, Yvonne knew that what Elsa was thinking of now was definitely not something serious.

"We haven't kissed today yet!"

"Doesn't the good morning kiss count?"

"We do that every day, so it doesn't count..."

Although slightly embarrassed, her coming over to ask for a kiss was also very cute,

"Then... come here."

It would be a waste of this romantic atmosphere not to do anything.

They both sincerely hoped they could create beautiful memories for each other, including this kiss right now.

Her lips were always so soft and tender.

On top of that, there was the held breath, the careful breathing when their lips slightly parted, and the trembling eyelashes...

Enjoying these little details together made the kiss even more delicious.

"...One more,"

"One more time."

Already lost in passion, this time she took the initiative to kiss.

Yvonne could clearly feel her tense body slowly melting into her own, becoming soft and pliant,

Like this, naturally accommodating her, yet also seeming to be accommodated by her, there was a subtle feeling,

She couldn't help but place her hand on her slender waist.

"Mm... mm."

Probably because the kiss felt so good, her expression became so cute.

She didn't extend her tongue inside, but like some small animal, gently licked Yvonne's lips, a bit ticklish, making her giggle.

"Wait, what kind of kissing is that—"

"Because... if it gets too deep... wouldn't we want to do more?"

"Y-Yes, that's true..."

Yvonne had to admit this point with a red face.

If they were to deep kiss in this situation, they would probably want to further touch each other's bodies. But now was not the time to do such things. So they could only rely on this method to alleviate the passionate flames that had already started to flicker in their hearts.

Her heart was beating so fast...

No matter how many times, still retaining this excitement for her also made Yvonne extremely happy.

"Evie."

"Mm."

"I'm... very happy right now."

"Me too."

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The sky gradually darkened.

The two walked out of the car and stood on top of the flower car, enjoying the view of the flowing crowd and the slowly receding cityscape from this perfect vantage point.

As planned, the flower car entered the city on time.

From now on, they would be heading to the starting point of the parade.

"Evie, Evie! Look over there!!"

"Mm?"

"We can see the God's Tower from here."

"Ah, really—"

The white spire overlapped with the silver moon appearing in the gradually darkening sky,

"Come to think of it, after so many days, what exactly is His Majesty the King doing in there?"

Leaning on Yvonne's shoulder, Elsa voiced the question in her mind,

"Who knows..."

Indeed, it had been a long time since they had seen the King of Oz.

Shirushi said that her father seemed to have been shutting himself in the tower these days. Who knows what important magic he was researching.

The successive Kings of Oz have all been remarkable great magicians, and the current King of Oz was no exception.

It was their accumulated wisdom generation after generation that led to the prosperity of this kingdom today.

"But to not even show up on the day of the festival... He's really dedicated."

Yvonne was somewhat concerned.

After all, that King was also one of the people who knew the truth of this world,

Once, in order to set this world on the right track, he imposed the punishment of exile on her, the villain. Although it actually protected her and her father from the nobles' strife, it could be considered a blessing in disguise. But from beginning to end, she still couldn't figure out what that person was thinking...

After the festival ends, she should find time to pay a visit.