Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

Chapter 240 : The Disappearance of the Villainess 3

This book contained no text. Completely empty, every page was blank.

It was not the Book of Reality successfully modified by Yvonne's hand.

Even if it was just from the past, regaining possession of these objects that had intersected with her brought her immense comfort.

...It wasn't false.

That time spent together with her had truly existed.

Realizing this, Elsa's eyes welled up with tears,

She embraced this book as if it were a priceless treasure.

Wait a little longer...

Evie, just wait a bit more.

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There must be some way.

Dorothea possessed the ability to traverse space-time.

Elsa remembered her mentioning that she relied on the trajectories of celestial bodies for dimensional travel,

However, during magic lessons, the Witch Lady hadn't explained in detail what rules of this world were utilized in this magic that could cross time and alter causality.

Because that was also herself, Elsa somewhat understood,

Dorothea didn't intentionally withhold teaching her, but rather 'was unable to teach her'.

Space-time travel likely required meeting certain conditions to be realized,

Probably because at that point in time, she didn't yet satisfy the conditions for dimensional travel, so it wasn't taught to her.

Elsa wasn't worried about this point; if that person could do it, then she could too.

No matter how long it took, as long as she knew she would eventually be able to accomplish this, she could remain patient.

To reunite with her destined person, she had already waited 10 years,

When it came to patience, she had plenty.

There was another point that puzzled her,

Since she had come to this world, where had the original 'Elsa' gone?

A soul couldn't simply vanish into thin air,

So... one possibility couldn't be ruled out,

That is—the 'Elsa' of this world had transferred for some reason, and then she appeared here.

But what exactly was this reason?

—Click.

The soft sound of porcelain cup meeting saucer interrupted her train of thought,

"Lady Elsa, your tea is served."

While she was lost in thought, a maid brought afternoon tea.

"...Thank you."

"By the way, the weather is lovely today."

"...Indeed."

So lovely it made her want to curse.

On such a day that filled her with despair, the sky was infuriatingly blue.

It could be seen from here too.

Sitting in the garden and picking up her teacup, Elsa suddenly realized that from here, she could clearly see the entirety of God's Tower.

This also meant that her current residence was in the core area of the royal palace,

On par with the royal family...

It seems she had truly climbed to a very high position.

For an originally unknown orphan to have reached this point today wasn't simply due to 'luck' and 'ability'.

Without her companionship, this world's Elsa had gone through experiences that the current self knew nothing about.

However, what puzzled Elsa was that she hadn't entered any other routes now either.

Supposing that this world's Yvonne had never intersected with her at all, then logically, she should have entered other routes.

Yet now, no other capture targets had appeared around her.

Therefore, perhaps this conclusion could be drawn: An 'intersection' did exist, just that the current self didn't know about it.

The kingdom's successor hadn't changed; it was still Shirushi.

If Yvonne hadn't appeared, then the successor should have been Michel.

There were many discrepancies with the memories from her original world, but there were also many inconsistencies.

Think carefully, think hard...

Since there were inconsistencies, there must be flaws.

The water surface in the teacup rippled with fine patterns.

"It seems a bit noisy outside..."

There were footsteps approaching successively,

Judging by the sound, there were quite a few people.

Although she could use magic to block out sound, all sources of information were important now.

"Who are those people over there?"

She asked, feigning nonchalance,

"In response to Lady Elsa, those people are envoys from the Elf race."

The head maid beside her curtsied.

They were probably here to discuss cooperation. After all, the war with the demon race would affect them too, and even the reclusive Elf race wouldn't stand idly by... This fit the current situation.

Surrounded by her people, a black-haired Elven woman veiled in white gauze and wearing traditional attire walked in front,

Wait, that person is—

Although her hair ornaments and clothing had changed, Elsa recognized her at a glance.

Upon recognizing who it was, Elsa's eyes widened instantly, she abruptly stood up and rushed out.

"—Linda!!"

"Who are you?! To be so disrespectful to our clan's Holy Maiden—"

In the next second, the surrounding Elven guards all raised their longbows and arrows, aiming at the suddenly appearing black-robed young woman.

"Wait, Clan Leader, this seems to be that legendary magician..."

They had heard that this young magician was a calm and cautious woman who rarely smiled when dealing with people.

But seeing her today, her behavior style seemed completely different from the previous descriptions.

"Linda... You're Linda, aren't you?!"

Disregarding the strange looks from others around, the legendary magician grabbed the Elven Holy Maiden's shoulders, excitedly asking again and again.

She absolutely couldn't be mistaken.

Although her face was veiled, obscuring her full appearance,

This was, after all, an important family member she had lived with,

This Elven woman was undoubtedly Linda, the Elven maid who had contracted with the Smollett family.

"......"

Without breaking free from Elsa's hands, the black-haired Elven Holy Maiden slowly closed her eyes, then gently shook her head.

But this gesture wasn't a refusal,

She placed her finger near her lips through the veil, making a shushing motion.

Elsa immediately understood,

When she and Yvonne had quarreled before, she had used this same gesture to calm the panicked Elsa.

"This young lady is an old acquaintance of mine."

The Elven Holy Maiden said to the others,

Though her voice wasn't loud, it clearly imprinted in everyone's minds.

The aura emanating from her was completely different from before.

Totally unlike the maid she had known before, yet it felt natural, as if this was how she was meant to be.

"Could you allow us to be alone for a moment?"

"But the audience with the Princess..."

"It's alright, that person is not so unreasonable."

She spoke calmly to the others, then stepped back, placed her hand over her heart, and gave Elsa a standard Elven bow.

"Let us speak privately, Lady Elsa."