Published at 18th of November 2020 07:17:14 PM
Chapter 18: 18
In the end, I decided not to visit the impoverished village today .
Instead, I headed back to my room, lay down in bed, and just continued to gaze at the necklace that Duke-Sama had given me .
It’s so beautiful, I can’t help but become entranced by it .
Duke-Sama certainly doesn’t seem like he’s treating me like a younger sister… . His conduct towards me feels like he’s treating me like a lady .
But maybe that’s just how he treats all women?
I mean, he’s destined to fall in love with the heroine… And I’m someone who’s destined to bully the heroine… . . So it wouldn’t make sense for him to treat only me like that, right?
……I wonder what I should do if he demands that I return the necklace later on?
A proper villainess would definitely refuse… She would never return something that she had received .
She would keep even the lesser valued trinkets all to herself, so I’m sure there’s no way a villainess would return a gift of of this magnitude that is easily able to promote her high social standing……
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I jump off the bed and walk over to stand in front of the mirror . Carefully, I unclasp the necklace and try putting it on .
The jewel lands just at the base of my throat . With it being this short, it won’t get in the way during sword practice, so I can keep it on all day!
And it truly is gorgeous . The diamond, still glittering with an almost blue light… . . somehow gives off the impression that Duke-Sama is near me .
……What am I saying? I’m just being silly .
Duke-Sama is older than me, the king’s son, and he’s going to fall in love with the heroine in the future .
To prevent myself from overthinking things any further, I throw myself into doing some sit-ups for my nightly workout .
The next day, Rosetta comes to my room bright and early and the first thing she does is ask about the necklace .
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“Is that the necklace that you received from Duke-Sama yesterday!? It’s so beautiful!” she cries, her eyes sparkling as she stares down at the jewel hanging from around my neck .
“……Is that a diamond!?” Rosetta asks, her eyes going wide as they dart up to look at my face .
“That’s what I was told . ”
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Rosetta’s eyes widen even further .
That’s right . It’s natural to be surprised . Diamonds are so rare… .
Maybe it really would be better not to wear it… . Wait, no . I’m a villainess!
I ought to be wearing expensive and valuable items like this all the time .
Later that day, it was Alan-Oniisama’s and Henry-Oniisama’s turn to question me .
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Though, I had predicted this might happen so I wasn’t surprised .
” “So you got this from Duke!?” “
“That’s a diamond, right?”
“Yeah, definitely a diamond . ”
“Dang, I wish I would’ve been there when he was giving it to you . ”
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Their conversation flows smoothly despite not even letting me get a word in . They just keep answering their own rapid-fire questions .
And even after that, everyone that I passed by in the halls all couldn’t help but admire the necklace .
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When I saw Mother, she just smiled and told me that it was lovely, but Father’s eyes went wide and he stiffened a bit when he saw it .
To have the king’s son give his daughter a diamond necklace is a rather surprising event after all .
But even so, is this really that big of a deal? To have the whole estate in such an uproar like this… .
My necklace has been the number one topic all day . I guess diamonds are even more precious and rare than I initially thought .
And with that idea whirling through my mind, I absentmindedly head over to the library .
T/N: Haha I guess Alicia’s dad isn’t ready to give his precious daughter away to anyone yet XD I have a feeling we won’t have to worry about him forcing a political marriage on her in the future lol .