Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

Chapter 127 : Connection

Princess Shirushi followed them all the way to where they were staying, only leaving satisfied after noting down the address.

It seems this little girl will continue to haunt "Big Sister" in the future. Thinking of this, Elsa felt quite gloomy.

"Come on... why are you getting worked up over a child younger than you?"

Seeing her jealousy, Yvonne actually felt a bit happy.

After all, this reaction was about her, equivalent to awkwardly saying 'I love you'—who wouldn't like that?

Until now, it had always been herself silently jealous over plot points about the protagonist that only she knew. Rarely did she have a chance to see Elsa's jealousy spill over, so how could she not savor it?

"That child doesn't mean anything special, she's just acting spoiled towards me as an older sister figure."

"Hmph..."

Hugging Yvonne's arm, she kept grumbling all the way, like a little cat whose fur remained puffed up long after being startled.

"In that case, I want to call Evie 'Big Sister' too!"

"...No way."

The embarrassment level is too high,

This isn't some girls' private academy, "Big Sister" is way too exaggerated.

"That's not fair~~~~"

This frustrated, dejected expression was quite cute too.

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"Miss Dorothy... and Miss Smollett, is that right? Alright, I've confirmed... Here are your room cards, please keep them safe."

The receptionist for members was a beautiful elf lady. In the hotel lobby, the red wood floor was covered with large areas of expensive silver-gray carpet, just stepping on it felt incredibly solid.

As it was a magic society, the interior decorations were also quite particular, almost all being ingeniously designed magical furnishings.

For example, the lamps had multiple brightness levels that could be adjusted.

The room key design was also unusual. Unlike ordinary metal keys, the keys here were thin cards. One end of the card was sprinkled with finely ground magic stone powder. The door locks had specially made identification arrays, and only the correct card could open them.

The principle was quite similar to magnetic cards.

Theoretically, in this world magic could replace electricity, achieving many things possible in modern society.

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

She hadn't spoken since they entered.

"What's wrong, are you unsatisfied with something?"

"No, no, no... if anything, it might be a bit too good."

Looking around, Elsa felt a bit uneasy. Was it really okay for unofficial members like them to stay in such a place??

When she heard the introduction earlier, she thought it would be something like a dormitory, so Elsa had been a bit worried about the specific living conditions before coming,

But after actually arriving here, she found it to be much better than imagined, almost too good to believe it was real.

"I think it's quite normal..."

After putting down her luggage, Yvonne sat on the already made bed, letting out a small yawn.

"Myriad Leaves Gold" was one of the top organizations in this country, with backing forces far more complex than the two of them imagined.

If there's anyone to blame, blame the evil aristocratic corporatism.

"Strange..."

After wandering around the hotel, Elsa voiced her doubt.

"What's strange?"

"It's a bit odd... the flags I saw when we came in felt a bit strange."

Elsa said softly, probably referring to the family crest flags hanging on the lobby walls for decoration when they first entered,

On the central wall hung blue, green, and red flags, three could be seen, with an odd gap between the second and third,

It was as if there had originally been another flag, but it had been taken down not long ago.

After listening, Yvonne sighed deeply,

"The Liodrule, Bernalson, and Leinster families are all up there... I don't need to tell you whose position is missing, right?"

The Oz Kingdom has four grand dukes,

Each grand duke possesses different powers and carries out different responsibilities.

Smollett is 'Land'.

Leinster is 'Commerce'.

Liodrule is 'Mines'.

Bernalson is 'Military'.

This power was not granted by the king, but from contracts made long ago between Oz the Magic God's four witch disciples and the first generation of grand dukes.

"I'm sorry...!!"

Elsa finally realized she might have stepped on a landmine.

"It's alright, it's all in the past... and it's not your fault anyway."

Yvonne said lightly.

"...Someday, I'll make that flag hang up there again."

And now, here, she would take the first step forward.

"............Hehe~"

"...Why are you grinning at me like that?"

Yvonne's face heated up, realizing her words just now had been a bit boastful,

Seeing Elsa smiling as she sat down beside her, Yvonne's heart started racing and her face reddened.

"Is there something dirty on my face?"

"Nothing, I just think Evie is so cool—Evie, when did you become so reliable?"

Saying this, she hugged her, nuzzling against her as if praising her.

"...I'm not a hugging pillow!"

"What's a hugging pillow?"

Do I really have to start explaining from there??

Yvonne felt a bit short of breath

"Am I not allowed to hug you?"

She blinked her eyes looking at Yvonne,

"...That's not what I meant."

Freeing her hands, she started undoing the buttons on her formal jacket.

"Hugging directly like this will wrinkle the formal jacket... We have to meet the society people officially tomorrow, if you want to continue... you should take yours off too?"

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

Does this person really understand what she's saying?

Although she knew that wasn't her intention, in this situation one can't help but misunderstand.

"Give me your clothes."

Taking the jacket from Yvonne's hands, she found a coat rack in the room and hung it up properly.

This kind of daily interaction always makes one think of loving married couples,

At this rate, it feels like there would be no problem at all in skipping some procedures and marrying her directly.

After sitting back down on the bed, this time she took the initiative to hug Yvonne.

"Is this okay... Have you forgiven me now?"

"Not enough, far from enough—About an hour more hugging should do it."

"Wait, that's way too long??"

Although she made a small protest, her arms still held Yvonne tightly.

Actually, just feeling that reassuring scent from her body was already quite satisfying.

—She and Yvonne were tightly connected together.

What was there to worry about?

"...Let go."

"I want to be even more closely connected with Evie—"

"That's not the kind of connection I meant, you idiot!!"