Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

Chapter 114 : The Shadowless Witch

"Ah~"

Seeing me, the black-robed witch lady lifted her hat brim, revealing a smile.

Today, the 'Sea Breeze Pavilion' had a special guest

Strangely, despite wearing such conspicuous attire, other customers reacted quite normally, as if they hadn't noticed this unusual person sitting here,

It was as if only I could see her.

Seeing this woman, Elsa clicked her tongue in displeasure internally before approaching,

"What wind blew you here?"

She placed a glass of water in front of her with a thud.

After all, serving customers was her essential job, so although her words were impolite, she still maintained a business smile on her face.

Although questions remained in her heart, Elsa didn't want to actively ask why she knew she was working here part-time.

Because it was probably Yvonne who told her, just thinking about it made her angry.

"By the way, Evie isn't here. If you're looking for her, you've really come to the wrong place."

"I'm not here for her."

She paused, then continued to gaze directly at me,

"I'm here for you."

...She came specifically for me?

This answer puzzled Elsa somewhat.

Although Evie had confessed everything about herself to me, she refused to tell me about this person.

"You should sit too, it's your break time now, isn't it?"

She extended her black-gloved hand, gesturing for me to sit opposite her.

But how did she know it was my break time?

Could it be she's figured out the shop's schedule??

What a terrifying woman...!!

"After all, the previous incident was caused by me, so I still want to explain it clearly."

What she wants to explain is probably that embrace incident?

But just recalling that scene made Elsa feel like she could kill someone.

"I don't want to hear it."

"Haha, I thought you might say that."

She laughed dryly, but didn't get angry.

Strange...

Usually, when people are snubbed like this, those with worse tempers might have already slammed the table and left.

Although I was unilaterally venting my willfulness and hostility, Dorothea didn't seem to mind at all.

Strange person...

There was a very peculiar feeling,

If it's this person... perhaps she could understand me.

But right now, due to jealousy, even the part that could be understood made me angry.

"Anyway, shall we chat?"

"About what?"

Half doubtful, Elsa sat down in front of her.

"Hmm... for example, how do you see me?"

Elsa pondered for a moment, then gave her answer:

"...A strange woman with designs on Evie."

"Puhahaha—!!!"

Hearing this response, the witch lady sitting opposite burst into laughter

"...What are you laughing at?"

Elsa was utterly baffled, completely unable to understand what was so funny.

"Sorry, sorry... I was just thinking, you're really harsh..."

She laughed so hard tears almost came out.

Come to think of it, I've been through this too... thinking that all men and women approaching her were enemies—

This stage of being like a puppy afraid of abandonment.

It's simply embarrassing history.

But from an observer's perspective, it's unexpectedly quite cute?

Dorothea cleared her throat.

"Ahem... If you really think that way, then you've really misunderstood me."

"Oh?"

...She must be lying.

Elsa gave her a skeptical look.

Well, this kind of thing might fool others, but not oneself.

Whether one likes someone or not can be understood with just a glance.

Dorothea didn't offer any unnecessary explanations, just moved her gaze to the window.

"By the way, the scenery here is really nice..."

She had always liked this spot.

Sitting here and looking out, one could see the ocean, it was an excellent viewing spot.

But, even if she felt nostalgic, she wasn't someone who could stay here forever.

Her time of existence wasn't here.

"...I don't understand."

"Hm? What don't you understand?"

"Why did you give up so easily?"

"Give up? What are you referring to?"

"...Really! You know very well!!"

It was like being in the middle of a competition, having trained for days to have a decisive match with the opponent, only for the formidable opponent to voluntarily withdraw from the competition, which was very disappointing.

Elsa was very displeased and raised her voice, but immediately softened again

"Because... Miss Dorothea can do so much more... than I can, right?"

If she wanted to stay by Yvonne's side, I had absolutely nothing to compete with. That's why I felt anxious and uneasy.

"Even so, there are things I can't do."

She sighed, using that similar face to seriously look at me now.

"Moreover... now, in this place, there are also things that only you can do."

"Things... only I can do?"

Repeating this sentence again, Elsa didn't quite understand its meaning.

"Ah—right, you should have some free time coming up, right?"

With a cunning smile unique to adults, the witch lady was smiling at me.

"...What are you planning? Unable to catch Evie, you're planning to make a move on me??"

Elsa crossed her arms defensively, her gaze vigilant.

Dorothea was both amused and exasperated.

As expected of 'me'... such a joker.

...What is she planning?

What is she going to do?

Elsa watched as the person in front of her stood up, took off her hat, and put it on her head.

Then she asked me a soul-searching question.

"Let me ask you, do you want to become stronger?"

"...Eh?"

Seeing that she didn't seem to understand her words, Dorothea asked again.

"Do you want to become as strong as me?"

"...Is that possible?"

Can I really become as strong as the person in front of me?

In Elsa's view, the other person was like a bird soaring in the sky, while no matter how smart and talented she was, she was ultimately just a human,

Unable to catch up to the bird born with wings in the sky.

Even if given 10 years... no, 20 years. Even 30 years,

It would probably be very difficult to surpass the current Dorothea.

In her eyes, the other person was that powerful.

"Of course, as long as I teach you—"

Such a powerful person, actually volunteering to be my teacher.

Unbelievable...

Why?

Her mind was a bit dazed, and for a moment, she seemed to understand something more from her gaze.

Like why she understood me so well,

And why she had a face identical to mine.

"Miss Dorothea... who exactly are you?"

You... only thought of this question now?

Dorothea pursed her lips, not answering this question.

"If you're willing, at eight o'clock tonight, after the third bell rings, wait for me at the fish statue on Fish Tail Street—"

She stood up, embracing her black robe again.

"There won't be a second chance, you know?"

As soon as the words fell, a crisp echo sounded in the space.

The sound of snapping fingers.

In just the blink of an eye.

The seat that had just been occupied became empty.

As if no one had ever been there.

...Gone??

If it weren't for the hat in her hand, Elsa would have thought she had just had a dream.