Side Story: Amy (7)

Ahaha! Things were going so well I couldn’t stop laughing.

That’s right. Selling the Villainess off to the Est Empire was exactly how things were supposed to be.

Still, she really pissed me off. How dare she take my Fairy Hairpin for herself like that!

And then there was that gloomy loner. I never would’ve guessed he was a reincarnator like me. That explained everything—it was his fault the Scroll of Appraisal hadn't been there, and that was why he’d been doing something as barbaric as being an adventurer.

He’d cheated and completely wrecked the Scenario!

Honestly, he made me so sick!

Well, I suppose this was just what happened when I actually put in a little effort.

And the way that gloomy guy got all hot and bothered over a Villainess like her? It was revolting. I bet girls called him a creep in his past life, too. He was probably a total virgin.

Honestly, there was nothing more pathetic than a guy who played otome games. He probably spent his life as a bitter virgin, licking his screen every time a pretty-faced Villainess appeared.

Ugh, gross. Just imagining it gave me goosebumps.

Fufu, but too bad for him. By now, his precious Lady Anastasia is likely "serving" a group of low-life men. Forcefully.

And then, driven to despair, the Villainess would return as the final boss.

Ah, sweet revenge. Serves her right! Serves her right!

It really was refreshing.

Still, the fact that the Est Empire actually reached out to demand the Villainess proved that the game’s narrative force was still at work. They’d even said anything was fine as long as her body was intact.

What did the Est Empire think women were, anyway?

Well, it was just the Villainess this time, so I didn’t really care. If they did that to other girls, it’d be a total turn-off, but I was the Heroine. That sort of thing would never happen to me.

Fufu, I wonder what flavor of tea I should have today?

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Wait... what? What was happening? Why was the Est Empire attacking so soon?

The Cultural Festival wasn't even over yet! The rebellion event shouldn't have happened yet either!

Even so, why?!

And the Start of War Report Event had already begun!

Oh, but it's not like we're actually going, so I guess it's okay?

While I was processing that, I spotted that gloomy loner standing there with a sour look on his face.

Perfect. I needed someone to vent my frustrations on.

"Isn't it a shame?" I mocked. "The bridal carriage carrying your precious Lady Anastasia is going to be attacked by thugs, you know? She’s going to be brutally raped and then sold off. Oh, the poor thing."

"How could you possibly know that?"

He glared at me with incredible intensity. God, it felt great.

"Isn't it obvious? She’s the Villainess. She gets dumped by her fiancé, raped, and sold, then she falls from grace to become a Dark Knight and returns for her revenge. Then we defeat her for the happy ending. That’s how it’s decided. You know that too, don't you? After all the work you put into getting in my way."

"……Scum."

"Ahahaha! The howling of a loser feels so good. You aren't even a mob character. A foreign object that isn't even part of the cast should hurry up and exit the stage, okay?"

Ahaha. He went silent.

How pathetic.

Serves him right!

Then the Academy Principal's long, long speech began. Nobody was actually listening to that anyway!

Oh, is it about time? I'll just drop a Heroine line and end this quickly.

"This is just too much!" I cried, putting my all into the performance as tears welled up in my eyes. "Why can't everyone just get along? If we just talked to each other, I'm sure we could understand one another!"

Lord Karl and Leo both nodded, looking deeply moved. Marcus and Oscar didn't nod, but they were staring at me with serious expressions.

Fufu, I'm sure those two are already trying to figure out what to do for me. Perfect. As expected of me.

"Yes. While dialogue is important, that is limited to cases where the opponent has the intention to respond. Furthermore, I will not allow unauthorized remarks from the floor. Is that clear?"

"Eh?"

W-What was going on?! The Principal's job here was to flinch and back down!

Don't tell me this guy is a reincarnator too?

Besides, why weren't Lord Karl and the others getting up on the stage to give their own speeches!

"Now then, as you can probably gather from what I have said, our country is entering a wartime footing. For the time being, the academy will be closed until next spring. Everyone, please begin your preparations to return to your family homes."

"Wait, what do you mean?"

School was closing? Then what about the remaining events? Wartime footing?

My mind went completely blank; I couldn't keep up with the situation at all. Lord Karl and the others tried to comfort me, thinking I was just shocked by the news of the war, but it wasn't that.

Oh, speaking of which, I heard that gloomy guy had volunteered for the military.

Well, I’d already disposed of the Villainess, and seeing his miserable face today had satisfied me, so I didn't care anymore.

Just hurry up and die. You aren't a game character, anyway.

That was right. He wasn't a character or anything.

Someone who wasn't even a mob character deserved to die quietly somewhere outside the story.