Chapter 96 (1/2)

**NOTE**: Chapter 95 contains author thoughts and is not related to the story, therefore we are not translating it. Enjoy chapter 96

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Something was troubling me.

Now that Michelie had entered the Academy, I can’t continue to live the way I have been before.

I am a villainess. My existence is the pair to the heroine Michelie.

For these past two years at the academy, I’ve been doing whatever I want, breaking the mold of a cultured young lady. That should be more than enough to let everyone know that I have a rotten personality.

And now that Michelie has arrived, I must now act as a true villainess, the problem is just how to go about that.

The original Christina mostly indirectly harassed her.

Harassing like a true aristocrat, like spreading lots of nasty rumours.

It was only at the main points that she acted directly. It’s important that I am behind everything, but it doesn’t really matter who the pawn’s are.

That’s the sort of bullying I need to do. Michelie will then overcome this persecution to obtain happiness and glory

But I have a shortage of capable people to use for harassment.

At any rate, the new students have only just entered. Right now I don’t have any acquaintances among the first years. From the beginning I need to isolate Michelie from the other first years around here, so I can’t just be idle. True genius lies in the preparation.

I thought of how to solve this as I got ready in the morning. It was in that second as I stepped foot outside my room to go get breakfast downstairs that it appeared.

“Good morning lady Christina!”

The moment I left my room I was greeted by a heap of luxurious ringlet curls.

“…….”

I’ll say this again just to be clear, I absolutely, do not have any acquaintances at all among the first years.

The person beaming in uniform is neither an acquaintance of mine nor part of my clique. My group is made up of people both older and wiser than this kid.

Saying that, I chose to smoothly ignore this person.

“Eh, ah? Good morning to you lady Christina. It’s Freesia. Freesia Istar, you know!”

From the third floor, to the second, the person sticking to me is without a doubt Freesia. If I take notice of her she will probably stick to me even more, so I continue with silence.

It’s all right. Once I leave the dormitory my usual group should be waiting there. Once I meet up with them, even this kid should break…..off? Darn. I’m afraid she’s just going to follow along as if she belongs with me in the first place.

“Lady Christina…..Why are you being so silent? Aah. By any chance, did something unpleasant happen to you?”

Good guess, but you just don’t get it do you?

At least the result is right, even if her thoughts are all wrong. What a waste. Please use that insight elsewhere.

For now, I need to check on how His Highness’ progress is going. To escape from my current situation, I let my thoughts drift back to my earlier problem. That was it. Yesterday, His Highness should have consoled Michelie and properly closed the distance. I have to ascertain whether or not he managed to do it.

It’s more troublesome than I thought, actually trying to help someone get someone’s heart. I can’t always be around too personally monitor everything. But even so, I must not neglect the gathering of intelligence. I must, no matter what, give Michelie happiness.

“Lady Christina. If there is something that is causing you worry, please consult with me. I may be out of my depth, but somehow or other I could be of help. At least, I’ll be better than that Michelie……!”

This is bad. There’s only one floor left until we reach the door outside, but Freesia hasn’t got the hint at all. If I keep ignoring her like this, this idiot will force herself into my clique.

I can’t have that happen. This is a big problem that concerns my reputation.

“Freesia.”