Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

Chapter 112 : Descending from the Sky

"I'm sorry... for making you help carry so many things."

Looking at Yvonne beside her, who was carrying nearly three-quarters of the book pile, Yuna, who had been promoted to class teacher, said apologetically,

As a teacher, she always had to ask students for help, which seemed too incompetent...

But standing in front of the tall student, this petite teacher felt even shorter,

"It's fine... I'm quite confident in my strength, if nothing else."

She responded with a gentle smile,

Wow... that sounds so reliable! Even the teacher's heart was starting to race.

"By the way, does Yvonne practice anything?"

Halfway through, Yuna suddenly asked.

"...Why do you ask?"

Yvonne was somewhat surprised,

She had thought this small, seemingly air-headed teacher was the type with a carefree mindset, but unexpectedly, her thoughts were quite delicate.

"S-sorry—that's my bad habit, I seem to have noticed some rather personal things again... but... I didn't mean anything by it! I... I like Yvonne's hands!! They look like hands that have worked very hard!!"

Thinking she had asked about something private, Yuna hurriedly tried to explain herself.

Helplessly, Yvonne could only nod and admit,

"I practice swordsmanship, for self-defense."

After bringing her sword back, Yvonne had recently begun to resume her sword training, setting aside at least two hours every day, and the sword calluses on her hands, which had almost faded, had formed again.

"Wow~~~ It's actually a sword!"

Hearing this, Yuna looked at her with admiration,

"Hey hey—what kind of sword is it? A two-handed sword? A rapier? Or a thrusting sword? They all seem to suit Yvonne—"

Using weapons and fighting was quite difficult for the small folk,

Because their physique compared to normal people was like that of adults to children.

Even for someone of Yuna's height, which was considered tall among the small folk, she was still not as tall as a sword,

"...It's a rapier."

"I think Yvonne is amazing! You should be more proud of this!!"

There were even rumors that the cast iron used to make a normal greatsword, when melted down, could make three light short swords for the small folk, yet the price remained the same as the original, making them the favorite customers of unscrupulous merchants.

Previously thought to be exaggerated, now it seemed the credibility of this rumor had increased considerably.

"...I don't think it's anything special."

Yvonne couldn't yet take pride in this kind of thing.

Previously, she had simply practiced swordsmanship to protect her life on the villain's path to destruction,

But now, after picking up the sword again, she had new thoughts.

Through training and physical conditioning, one could become a warrior, but 'magic', being an idealistic ability, couldn't be improved so simply.

Because 'magic' relied on talent.

Although she had hoped for the trope of being reincarnated into another world with powerful magic, she quickly faced reality

Yvonne had long realized that, contrary to the naturally gifted female protagonist, she, as the villain, didn't have much magical talent.

So she took a different path, choosing a light and flexible hand-guarding rapier as her weapon.

Unlike heavy swords and great axes, this type of thin, long-bladed, thrust-focused one-handed sword could be easily wielded even by women,

If paired with the 'wind' attribute she could control, it would give her an unparalleled advantage in speed,

Even if it was insignificant, she wanted to become her strength.

"Speaking of which... Yvonne seems to have a very good relationship with Ellie."

Carrying books, Yuna smiled and casually said to her

"It's somewhat embarrassing to say... when Ellie first transferred here, I thought you were bullying her. Now seeing how close you two are, I'm finally relieved—"

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

Yvonne fell silent.

The one who should be ashamed was herself.

Having received the teacher's trust, Yvonne felt somewhat guilty.

Before the system had changed, she had indeed bullied Elsa.

If the teacher were to punish her for this, she would have no excuse.

But the teacher chose to trust her instead, which made her feel guilty.

After observing the students for a long time, Yuna finally began to notice,

Contrary to the first impression given by her appearance, this child's nature wasn't bad,

Like a small hedgehog.

Although prickly on the outside, inside she was a soft, delicate, and timid mouse,

The cutest thing was, they only show their defenseless side to those they trust.

"Found you, Evie~~~!!"

Elsa, who had come looking for her, finally found the figure she wanted to find and pounced towards Yvonne.

"Really—if you're coming to a place like this, at least let me know beforehand~~~ I've been looking all over the school for a long time, and now I can't find Evie anywhere. I thought something had happened, I was so worried! —So what are you doing here?"

"Ahem... Haven't you noticed yet? I'm helping the teacher carry new textbooks."

Yvonne cleared her throat, indicating to Elsa to behave for now and not pounce on her immediately, as there were other people present.

Hearing this, Elsa lowered her gaze and finally noticed Teacher Yuna beside them, who had turned red-faced due to their intimate behavior.

"Ah... so the teacher is here too."

"Ellie is too much! How can you make it seem like the teacher is the unnecessary one here~!"

Yuna protested with puffed cheeks, unaware that this appearance made her look even more like an elementary school student.

"Then let me help too."

Saying this, Elsa took some of the stacked textbooks from Yvonne's hands, finally balancing the load among the three of them.

"It'll be faster if the three of us do it together, right?"

After saying this, she naturally stood beside Yvonne,

"Ugh...! Evie, how did you carry so much—"

"You take less, it's heavier than you might think."

She also began to match the other's pace, slowing her steps.

Noticing these details, Yuna gave the two a warm look,

It seems their relationship is really good~

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"Oh, I almost forgot about this—!"

While both of them were here, Yuna wanted to explain the upcoming arrangements for this semester in advance.

That is, the upcoming autumn internship!

Because Yvonne and Ellie's grades had always been excellent, they could receive the highest level of recommendation.

Taking the application form handed to her and seeing its contents clearly, Yvonne widened her eyes.

"...It's actually 'Golden Prism'?!"

This was one of the top-tier large magic associations! Yvonne vaguely remembered that their headquarters seemed to be located in the royal capital.

"That's right~ There are only two spots available each year, you know!"