Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

Chapter 137 : The Same Feelings

"It smells so good... No, wait! First, I need to figure out where I am!"

After waking up, the silver-haired demon girl hurriedly sat up, wiping away the saliva she had unconsciously drooled due to the aroma of food.

She turned her head to observe her surroundings. Judging by the dim light, it should be late evening, and she was surrounded by stacks of animal hides... From the current situation, it seemed she was in some kind of warehouse.

Chased by her own kind, she had instinctively hidden in this cargo box pulled by land turtles—now she didn't know where she had ended up.

"Uwaaah~~ Now is not the time to be sleeping soundly here!"

The demon girl Fillo frustratedly grabbed her horns, her slender tail anxiously swishing back and forth.

"Sister... Sister Fiel is still waiting for me to rescue her!"

"Right, at times like this, I should say some encouraging words to myself—"

When feeling panicked and uneasy alone, Fillo liked to talk to herself like this to relieve mental stress.

"...I can't go on like this. Fillo, you can do it, you need to cheer up—!"

After completing a full set of self-comforting hypnotic motivation techniques,

She adjusted her breathing, finally suppressing her unease a little.

The more adverse the situation, the more one must not bow to fate!

"Alright... Let's review my mission once more!"

She sat cross-legged on the ground, picking up a wooden stick from the floor and using three clumps of animal hide to start planning troop deployments.

"...I didn't expect the Crown Prince to have already been controlled by those guys..."

"Come to think of it, as long as I can get control over any of the royal heirs, I can help Sister Fiel reclaim the Demon King's throne... Although there's a risk of exposure to the enemy, right now it's still better to return to the palace and replace that prince's identity..."

Growl—

Despite saying so, her stomach let out a pitiful wail.

So hungry... So tired...

"If only I hadn't wasted magic power on that guy... I should have just left it alone!"

Fillo was very frustrated.

Her frustration wasn't just because she realized other demons also had designs on the Oz Kingdom's heir.

Other demon factions had the same idea.

"Why did I make such a move to protect a human!! Even if I changed their gender, it can only protect them temporarily, not forever!"

Demons are naturally attracted to each other. Now that the people from the Demon King's castle knew her movements, staying with those two humans would put them in danger too.

"So why am I worrying about humans~~!!"

Fillo hugged her head, twisting and turning in distress. Ever since meeting those two humans, she felt that she had become a bit strange,

Moreover, ever since seeing the prince turn into a girl, her heart wouldn't stop racing.

For demons, this was an emotion never experienced before.

Fillo didn't know what kind of feeling this was. She only knew that when staying with that person, her heart would feel all fluttery, and if touched by her, her whole body would feel hot and feverish.

Could it be some kind of human curse? How terrifying—

It's good that she escaped!

Leaving Shirushi aside, that woman was scary... that little girl was really too scary. She was only 14 years old, but Fillo couldn't outplay her at all.

She had set out with determination, but ended up in such a miserable state.

"Uwah~~ I'm at least an upper-class demon like Sister Fiel... How did I end up like this—"

If "luck" were a visible attribute, Fillo's luck value would probably be in the negatives by now. Drinking water would get stuck in her teeth, and sighing would stub her toe.

And now... she hadn't bathed for several days. Although demons who rely on magic power for survival aren't a race with vigorous metabolism, going so long without cleaning one's body would still produce an odor...

Staying in such a place reeking of beast odor, she felt the smell on her body was becoming increasingly unpleasant.

"Sister Fiel... where are you~~"

The more she thought about it, the more Fillo longed for her beautiful and powerful Demon King sister. As she thought about it, crystal-clear tears fell from the corners of her eyes.

However, Fillo didn't know that at this moment, Fillo, who had gone to bed early, was sleeping peacefully hugging a young child, living a healthy and peaceful life.

"...Right now, the most important thing is to find a way to restore my magic power!"

Fillo clenched her small fists and, after careful consideration, used her last bit of magic power to activate magic sensing.

—!

Similar to an echo wave,

After the ripples of magic power spread out, a portion would return to her body.

Through the returning magic power, she could roughly determine the situation of living beings in the surroundings.

...Strange? Why are there only demi-humans?

She shouldn't have left the Oz Kingdom yet... Could it be that she had arrived in demi-human territory?

The deeper the magic sensing went, the more confused Fillo became, but with no other choice, she could only grit her teeth and continue exploring.

Wait??

In a place like this, there's actually a human presence—

After sensing this unusual magic power that stood out from the rest, Fillo's heart began to race wildly.

It's a young female—

And one of them carries a strong magical aura—

If she could drink the fresh blood of that girl... she could restore her magic power!

Fillo swallowed hard. Then she clearly determined in her heart what she needed to do now.

—I've decided on you!

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"—Have a drink!"

The banquet had reached its climax.

All the dishes had been served, and everyone had eaten and drunk their fill.

In such a situation, alcohol was naturally indispensable.

"Miss Yvonne, try this—It was buried in spring, it's very delicious!"

The cat people handed her an earthenware container still covered with some soil. Inside was a deep red fruit wine.

Just bringing it near, one could smell the intoxicating fragrance wafting from it.

This was a berry wine made by those cat people who loved to eat berries.

Bear people and dog people both loved to drink and could drink a lot. In comparison, although cat people had less alcohol tolerance, they possessed the best craftsmanship among the demi-humans.

"No, no... when it comes to alcohol, I really..."

She had thought that the evil culture of pressuring others to drink would only appear in her original country, but unexpectedly, it was the same in this other world.

Well, after all, it was a game developed by Chinese people, so it was normal to have some déjà vu like this.

"It's fine, isn't it?"

This cheerful cat-man brother expressed confusion, scratching his long whiskers puzzledly,

"The Elsa next to you has already had who knows how many cups since earlier!"

"???"

Yvonne had wanted to decline at first, but when she turned around, she found that the idiot beside her had already started drinking heartily. This left her with no way out.

"How come you started drinking first..."

Yvonne felt somewhat helpless. Although she wanted to scold her, after thinking about it, she decided against it.

It was rare to be so happy today, so indulging a bit wasn't a problem.

"Because it tastes so good~~"

"...Being greedy for wine is a big taboo! It would be terrible if you get drunk!"

"It's fine, I'm not the type to get drunk easily."

Although the cup used for serving was small, this was already the 8th cup.

Yvonne was silently keeping count in her heart, watching her down one cup after another. This drinking style, even more unrestrained than men's, made her feel nervous.

"It's alright~~ Evie, don't worry about me."

After finishing the cup in her hand, she winked at Yvonne,

"I don't get drunk that easily."

Elsa said that when she was young, she once mistakenly drank the sacrificial wine sent to the monastery as water, but after drinking it all, she found that nothing happened to her. From then on, she discovered this special "can't get drunk" constitution of hers.

"So... you're the type that doesn't get drunk?"

Yvonne was surprised; this was new information.

Although she had heard long ago that there were people in this world who could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, she thought such people only existed in novels and TV dramas. She never expected that there would be one right in front of her.

However... come to think of it, although she often met with the Witch Lady at the tavern before, watching her drink one-sidedly, Yvonne had never seen that person drunk in her memories.

This constitution that wasn't easily intoxicated seemed to be proven on her in the future.

"But this is good too. If I'm here, it doesn't matter if Evie gets drunk."

She put down her cup and said to Yvonne with a smile,

"Try a little~ It doesn't matter if you get drunk~ I'll be responsible for carrying Evie back~~"

"As if I'd get drunk so easily!"

This girl... she's definitely thinking about something indecent!

Yvonne's self-esteem wouldn't allow her to lose composure due to drinking.

But in this adult domain of drinking, she was slightly inferior to Elsa, and as the older one, she felt like she had lost somewhere.

There was no helping it; Yvonne was just the kind of woman who was very competitive in strange areas.

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

She finally picked up the cup.

"That's right~ Life should be about constantly trying new things, right~~~"

"Why do you sound like an old man..."

"Hehe, because I'm so happy—"

Although she wasn't drunk, she took advantage of the moment when clouds covered the sky. Under the cover of the dim night, she leaned closer.

"Being able to try so many interesting things with you, is there anything happier than this in the world—"

"...Are you sure you're not drunk, saying such embarrassing things?"

"They can't understand anyway~~"

She stuck out her tongue and snuggled up, hugging Yvonne's arm.

In her previous life, her life was confused and short.

Looking back, it seemed like she hadn't done anything remarkable. Plans were made one after another, only to fail, be postponed, or abandoned, repeating this cycle.

There were too many goals in life that couldn't be achieved. Before, she thought it was because she lacked motivation, but later she realized it was because she lacked ability.

Some things, even if she wanted to do them, had thresholds that stood there, unreachable no matter how much she tried to jump.

"What kind of person does Elsa want to become in the future?"

During the meal, stroking her hair, this question unconsciously slipped out.

"...Why suddenly ask this?"

"Uh, just take it as me asking casually."

"Even if it's a casual question, I'll answer Evie's question seriously—"

Elsa thought for a while, and finally came to a conclusion with a serious face:

"—I want to become a person Evie likes!"

"This goal... has already been achieved, choose another one."

Hearing such a shy confession of "already achieved", Elsa wanted to roll around on her lap.

"Hmm... then become a person who can bring happiness to Evie."

She simply clung to Yvonne's body, unwilling to get up.

"My standards are quite high, you know?"

Yvonne said half-jokingly, putting down her cup and stroking her face, confirming it wasn't hot before silently sighing in her heart,

It seems she really doesn't get drunk easily.

"...My goals aren't low either!"

She replied with a grin, her serious yet casual appearance looking extremely cute to Yvonne.

If we're together, maybe we can accomplish things that weren't possible in the previous life.

Finding the self you want to become.

Even if you can't find a goal, people shouldn't stop moving forward.

As long as you can become a better version of yourself, it's okay to take a bit of a detour.

"...It really tastes good!"

After taking a sip, Yvonne exclaimed,

Sour and sweet, not astringent at all, with the clear sweet taste of berries lingering between the lips and teeth.

The honey wine that got her drunk to the point of time regression last time had left Yvonne with a severe psychological shadow, so she didn't dare to drink casually anymore.

This time, with Elsa accompanying her, she dared to drink at ease.

"But we shouldn't drink too much... This kind of sweet and sour fruit wine, because the sweetness and sourness mask the alcohol taste, you don't feel very intoxicated when you first drink it, but if you're not careful... Eh eh?"

"Huff..."

Before she could finish speaking, Yvonne had already leaned on her shoulder with a flushed face.

No way... she's down already?

"...Evie, how many is this?"

Elsa held up her fingers, waving them in front of Yvonne's face.

"Three~!"

She answered with great certainty.

"This is 1! ...Letting Evie drink was indeed a wrong decision..."

Elsa held her forehead, not expecting her to get so drunk after just one cup.

It seems that contrary to herself, Yvonne is the type who can't drink at all.

"Elsa... there are three of you now..."

She reached out her arms and hugged Elsa.

"Let me kiss you~~"

"N-No way— In a place like this..."

"What's wrong with just one kiss, haven't we kissed many times before?"

She complained with pursed lips,

"Evie, you're like this in front of others... Even I would feel embarrassed!"

Fortunately, she unconsciously used Common Language, so the surrounding demi-humans who cast curious glances at the two human girls cuddling didn't know what Yvonne was saying.

She's completely turned into a child...

"I love you so much~ Kiss... give me a kiss..."

Although Evie in this state is very cute, she's also so troublesome!!

"If not here... then let's quickly go back—"

"After we go back, let's... together... ah ha, huff..."

So heavy...

Yvonne was taller than herself, and with all her weight relying on her body, Elsa wasn't confident she could successfully carry her back.

The evening breeze blew, scattering the clouds covering the moon, revealing the clear, bright moon.

"Come to think of it, today is the full moon..."

Fortunately, she hadn't completely fallen asleep. After being illuminated by the moonlight, she seemed to regain some of her clear consciousness.

"So beautiful—"

It's the same moon, the same sky everywhere, yet it feels completely different.

She leaned against Elsa, pressing her hot cheek against hers,

If only this moment... could last forever.

"If only we could go on like this..."

For an instant, it felt like her heart had been struck.

"...I want to be with you forever."

Because just now, she was thinking the same thing.

"I... feel the same way."

However, Elsa wasn't sure if Yvonne had heard these words, because after saying them, she fell asleep on her shoulder, snoring softly.