I Favor the Villainess

"What!? Sister, are you going back to Suse!?

"Yeah."

Master Claire's surprise was everyone's surprise as it was.

One night after Amor's festival, everyone who came to the college found out that Master Manaria's return to Suse.

"The First Prince died suddenly. The right to inherit the throne is rolling up, and I'm back in the middle of a house fight."

Master Manaria laughed, not at all.

Then Master Rod snorted in dissatisfaction.

"Are you going to win and run?

"Yeah, you will. Well, there will be as many opportunities for a rematch. Right, future King Bauer?

"Well, wash your neck and wait."

Master Rod laughed invincibly when he said so.

"Uh, I don't want to go home. Ray, why don't you and I run away somewhere?

"Alone."

When returned cold to Master Manaria, who was making the shiatsu, Master Manaria cried and imitated.

No, it's not cute.

"Ray waved me too, and I can't help it, so I'll get it to the throne. Then I'll come back for a little visit."

"You don't have to come"

"Hey, Ray, you're being disrespectful."

My sincere words have been bowed down to Master Claire.

I like it.

Nevertheless, even the throne makes it easy for me to say.

Master Manaria would look great.

"But what happened to the example sexual orientation exposure?

"That's not a big deal. Originally, the people didn't know. At best, I think it's enough to work against home disputes."

Ma, I don't care, Master Manaria said.

"I've had so much fun this past month. I'm so sorry I have to go back to the royal palace."

"Me too, sister."

"... go home soon"

"Ray!"

Master Claire stepped on my foot.

It hurts.

I like it.

"Really no more... Ray have a little more respect for royalty"

"Because in my heart I am filled with love for Master Claire"

"Also, already -!"

Dear Claire, blush and turn that way.

Yes, sweetie.

"Ah. We're totally getting along. I don't know if I did anything extra."

and blurry manarians are a little dissatisfied.

But I think.

Wasn't this the aim of Master Manaria from the beginning?

Be the bad guy yourself and step forward with Master Claire and I - that's what Master Manaria shouldn't seem sincere about.

(But well, I hate things I don't like)

Whatever the sincerity, the gratitude, I hate Master Manaria.

He's the one who's been drinking scattered boiled water, and he's still admired by Master Claire.

More importantly, if there's a next time, they won't win anymore.

"By the way, Master Rod. I have one bad news."

With that said, Master Manaria got a hard look.

"What?

"The cause of Suse's first prince's death is poisoning, but the poison he used matched what was previously used by Prince Sain in this country."

"What?

Where that shows is that -.

"The Nah Empire."

"Yes."

It seems that the Negr Empire, a neighbor in hostilities with the Kingdom for many years, is in the dark.

"The First Prince originally marked a hostile policy towards the Empire. I guess that didn't bother you."

I don't think that would change the throne, but Master Manaria said.

"Prince Suse's poisoning in attempted assassination of Prince Sein...... The movements of the Nah Empire are becoming more active. Attention, please."

"Okay. Be careful in your home country."

"I advise you, it hurts"

Yes. When I returned it to Master Rod, Master Manaria turned to me.

"Ray's gonna be careful, too, right? I hear you can detoxify Canterella, but if you're exposed to the poison yourself, you may not be able to use the magic of detoxification."

"It's okay. Cantarella's antidote magic is now in the process of being formalized at the Academy."

As soon as Lady Sein is targeted, I submit a magic composition formula to a college research institute to allow anyone to use detoxification magic.

If this is done, there should be dramatically fewer people losing their lives in Canterella.

"Right. You're still good. Claire, I knew it."

"I won't give it to you, will I?

"You guys, you've been resembling each other lately."

Master Manaria smiled bitterly.

"Dear Manaria, it's time"

Apparently, the carriage picking you up has arrived.

"Oh, drop me off at the carriage..."

"Claire stay here. I want to borrow Ray."

"As for your sister, it's still like that -"

"Ha, no, no. For the last time, I just want to talk to you two in private. That's about as good as that, right?

"... I can't help it."

Ray, there you go, and he pushed me on the back.

I have no choice but to accompany you on the road to the carriage.

Ray, I need to ask you something.

"What is it?"

I kept walking silently for a while before Master Manaria opened her mouth.

Who are you?

The eyes of Master Manaria, who asked so, were shining a sharp light.

"I detoxify the unknown poison and know the unknown offering. Where did you get that knowledge?

"... I can't answer"

Half-hearted deception doesn't go through with Master Manaria.

So I answered honestly.

"Are you a spy for the Nah Empire?

"No, sir."

"Really?"

"Swear to Lady Claire."

When I said that, Master Manaria blew out a puff.

"Haha, then let's believe it. You'll never betray Claire."

Haha, and Master Manaria laughed a little.

"Is that all the questions?

"No, there's another one"

Master Manaria went on to ask.

"Do you still think you don't have to pay for your feelings for Claire?

I couldn't allow you to get away with it.

"No. Now we want you to respond to Master Claire"

I looked back firmly into Master Manaria's eyes, and I said so.

"It's Tsubaki Road."

"I know."

"Claire's straight."

"I know that, too."

"Can you keep thinking about it without giving up?

"Never."

Answer all questions folded early in the arrow.

"Yeah, that's fine. If you're here now, I think Claire can handle it."

The face looked like a father giving his daughter to his daughter-in-law.

Maybe that's what Manaria likes about me, but she really cares about Claire.

"That's enough. I could ask you what you wanted to hear."

With that said, Master Manaria has offered his right hand.

"It was fun. Say hello to Claire."

"You don't have to tell me."

I held that hand back firmly.

"See you later"

The last time I left a word like that, the windy man left.

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"Dear Claire,"

"What is it?"

"Example dialogue, let me hear it again."

An example dialogue is that dialogue that Master Claire had spoken at Amor's festival.

"What are you talking about?

"I'm stuck again."

Teasing because she's cute, Lady Claire turns her face bright red,

"Don't get on with it! There's nothing about Ray."

"Nothing?"

"Nothing... I don't think so."

With that said, Lady Claire turned away a lot.

"Name"

……

"Call me, will you?"

"... I don't know."

I still don't think Master Claire liked me.

Still...

"Dear Claire,"

"What is it?"

"I love you"

"... hmm"

I think Claire and I took a step forward.