I Favor the Villainess

52. Declaration of War

I missed it.

The next morning, when I opened my own door, Master Manaria stood.

He looks at this one with a grumpy face.

I had a faint sense of what they were saying but I pretended not to notice.

"What is it about?

"Don't be silly. It's about Claire."

Master Manaria did not allow me to escape.

Make fun of me with strong eyes.

"I've been crying ever since you suddenly came to my room last night. I won't tell you why, but I have a big anticipation of what happened."

……

Listening to Master Manaria, I could no longer be present or standing.

I want to rush to Master Claire right now and give her a hug even if she doesn't like it.

But that doesn't happen anymore.

"Regards, Claire. Because Master Claire is lonely."

I can only ask Master Manaria about Claire more than I can be on my side anymore.

Ask your loved ones for Claire, but Manaria can be trusted enough to keep Claire.

I bowed my head to Master Manaria.

and when he was grabbed by the collar and forced to wake up his body, he was slapped against the wall.

"How can you not try to get to your side while you know so much about Claire!

Manaria-like brown eyes with her collar neck tightened were burning in anger.

They're picking on me.

"I lost to Master Manaria. I stopped being a maid, and I have no reason to be on your side."

Listening to my cry, the look on Master Manaria's face gets more and more rugged.

A beauty with a neat face was stained with cold rage.

"You're giving up on that! Is that what you think?

Master Manaria told me so breathlessly, and my anger grew more and more.

"Are you going to say it! You took Master Claire from me, nothing else!

I grabbed Master Manaria's hand grabbing his neck and tried to shake it off.

But Master Manaria's hands are frightening.

"Did I take it up? No, you gave up on your own. You're just running away."

Master Manaria's voice brings provocative colors.

I say it back, too.

"Even I didn't want to give up! I don't want to run away! Without you, I..."

"No, you're not."

Master Manaria dropped one tone of voice.

Continue in a quiet voice.

"You gave up Claire one day because I didn't show up."

"Based on what?"

"My thoughts don't have to be rewarded, even if Claire's happy, that's fine, because she's saying such beautiful things."

Master Manaria's words have cut sharply into my heart.

But you can't admit it.

"What's wrong! What can't you wish people happiness!

I activated the water magic and hit the ice crush on the manaria and jumped.

That was just an accident, if Master Manaria had let go of her hand, I would step on it.

"Don't you want something in return? Nice work. Are you going to be a saint?

"I don't mean to!

"I guess. You're afraid of getting hurt. I don't want to be desperate about what Claire doesn't think. That's why I've given up since the beginning. We've been on the run forever."

"No!"

Denying it, I was somewhere in my mind. Oh, I thought so.

I like Master Claire.

There is no falsehood in that feeling.

But was it true that I didn't ask for anything in return?

Don't you want Master Claire to laugh at you?

Didn't you want her to hug you?

Didn't you want to talk about it?

Didn't you want to be thought of?

"There are things that don't come true no matter how much you think! Master Claire is a woman. It's the same sex. And she has someone else she likes"

"Is that why you give up? Don't even fight, happy with the relationship just up there? You think a one-way relationship that doesn't ask for anything in return will last forever?

"That's fine with me! If it's for Master Claire, I'll try to kill this feeling!

As I say, something screams deep down in my chest.

The truth is, I...

"I can't. Such a relationship will soon be broken. How do you know that? Because I was."

With that said, Master Manaria distorted her mouth to self-infliction.

"I fell out of a successor fight because I was exposed to being gay."

In those words I remembered the "setting" of Master Manaria.

Master Manaria is the same homosexual as me.

I only loved women and actually fell in love with one of the maids.

She hid her thoughts, but at one point she couldn't help but relate to her maid.

That has become a one-sided one using the identity difference between royalty and maid.

The maid said she left the royal palace after a while.

Master Manaria has always regretted that.

Master Manaria, who had abandoned herself, had nevertheless begun to immerse herself in a whorehouse, hiding her identity from making the same mistake.

Because if it's just about the body with the money, I didn't think there would be any later rot.

But whoever realizes who Master Manaria is snitches on the Royal Palace.

Master Manaria was to be pursued by the royal palace.

"Thoughts that don't ask for anything in return are bound to be distorted. People's hearts aren't that strong or beautiful."

It was a quiet tone, but there was definitely blood all over it.

Master Manaria must have also suffered stuffily from the weakness and filth of his heart.

Just like me now.

"... what does Master Manaria say from earlier? … what do you want me to do?"

I was out of poison, I had no more words to say back, I was just on my way.

That's what Manaria said to me instead of answering.

"If you're tired of giving up Claire, I'll make Claire a comforter."

What did you just say...?

"Claire has a thing for me. There's a gap. Of course, I understand that her type of favor is different from ours."

"What..."

What is this guy saying...?

"Claire looks like someone I loved. I'm gonna adore you instead."

That said, Master Manaria mocked.

Beautiful face, but it looked uglier to me than any human I've ever seen.

"Are you serious?

"I thought I meant it. Have you forgotten why I'm in exile? It's because we've had too much fun with women. Nothing more to lose now. I'll try to entertain you."

Coming at me, Master Manaria laughed strangely.

But my eyes aren't laughing.

I'm unconscious...... I have unconscious eyes at the bottom and I'm looking somewhere that's not me.

Master Manaria is serious.

"I won't let that happen!

"Well, how? What can you do about losing to me and stopping being a maid?

Master Manaria said in a whispering tone.

Think, me.

You can't just give Master Claire to this guy.

People like this don't deserve Master Claire.

I can make Master Claire happier -!

"There's an Amor festival, isn't there?

It was the end of the month.

"You know that's where rituals with love scales take place?

"Yeah, I heard that. You weigh the depth of your thoughts."

"So let's compete."

"Hmm? Not bad."

But Master Manaria continued.

"It's a battle I had once. You can't just take it for nothing."

"Then what do I do?

"If I win the next battle, you'll get me."

Is that it?

"Fine."

"Oh, can I make such a cheap contract? You're gonna give up on Claire more than just mine, aren't you?

"I don't mind. Because you won't lose."

"Tell you what. Nice eyes."

Master Manaria laughed satisfactorily.

"Then it's a battle. At best, let me try to lift it up."

That said, Master Manaria returned the blemishes.

……

I was ready as I dropped that back off.

I would do anything to win this battle.

"Dear Claire, please watch"