Published at 18th of November 2020 07:17:24 PM
Chapter 9: 9
T/N: Today I want to give a shout out to my Cookie Donors Katherine and Casey! Thank you guys so much for the sweets! I’m enjoying them ❤
Looking down at the ground, I see the two neat, little halves of the apple lying there .
No way… . I really did it .
I look back up in the direction of my brothers and their friends and they all look shocked . Their beautiful eyes look as if they might pop out of their heads and they’re all standing there as stiff as if they were mannequins .
… . Please don’t be like this, okay? What am I supposed to do now? How can I fix this awkward atmosphere?
Oh, wait… . Might this be a good chance to firmly plant the seed of my villainy into their minds?
I take in a deep breathe, straighten my back so that I’m standing as tall as possible, and then I look directly at them .
“Oniisama, I believe I told you not to make light of me . I want to become stronger . I have a clear goal in mind . And if it’s for that goal, then I’ll show you that I’ll overcome any difficulties that lie in my path . ”
Ooh, that sounded just like what a villainess would say . Good going, me! But it’s true too . If it’s for the sake of my goal, I’d be willing to do whatever it takes .
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In a fairytale that I read recently there was a tantalizingly attractive villainess that had tens of thousands of men from all over the world just lining up to catch her attention . But out of all of those hopeful guys, she allowed only a handful to stay by her side . She personally met with each of them one-by-one to decide on who would be allowed to remain with her .
I can’t even imagine how many days that must have taken her . I’m sure it must have been an extremely difficult task . But she was able to accomplish it perfectly in the end . That just goes to show how truly amazing villainesses can be when they put their minds to something .
“Amazing,” Duke-Sama says, with the corners of his mouth quirked up ever so slightly and his gaze fixated, staring at me .
He’d been the first one to manage to say something after seeing my somewhat shocking display .
I wish he wouldn’t stare at me like that though . If only he could understand the power that his beauty can have on people… . . It’s kind of embarrassing to be watched so closely… . ! But I need to get used to this sort of thing . This isn’t the time for me to be acting bashfully . I’m going to become a villainess! And villainesses don’t shy away from such situations as these .
Albert-Oniisama comes towards me, stooping to pick up the two halves of the apple that had fallen to the ground . His usual smile has finally slipped from his face and has been replaced with a thoughtful expression as he stares hard at the two pieces . After a moment, he slowly turns to look over at me .
“Do you really want to learn swordsmanship?”
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That’s what I’ve been saying this entire time! But it looks like I never managed to get my sincerity across to him .
I give a huge nod of my head .
Albert-Oniisama ponders my request seriously for a moment and then finally murmurs his consent .
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Huh? Just now… . . Did he really say that it was okay!?
Does that mean that I can finally start learning how to use a sword!?
“Really~!?”
Whoops… I was too excited and I ended up blurting out exactly what I’d been thinking .
……Darn it! Up until that moment, I had been perfectly playing the role of a villainess! I can’t believe I ruined that image at the very last second .
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Sigh . I guess it’s understandable though . I was feeling over the moon, I was so happy… . To be told that I could finally learn swordsmanship after having been completely underestimated like that, anyone would have slipped up in that situation I suppose .
And since my villainous acting had been so awesome up until that point, I guess it all evens out in the end .
Albert-Oniisama smiles broadly at me .
“Really,” he says kindly, rubbing my head again .
Although the last time he had touched my head had been irritating, for some reason this time it just makes me feel extremely happy .
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It feels like he’s finally recognized my hard work and determination, which is amazingly satisfying . Completely overjoyed, I throw my arms around him .
“Thank you!! Albert-Oniisama’s the best!!”
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Somehow this feels almost like how I acted before I’d gotten the memories from my past life back .
No, maybe it’s a little different . I feel a lot more free than I did back then .
“Don’t you look happy, Albert~”
“Feeling shy, are ya?”
“Al-Nii, lucky~”
Oh? Does Albert-Oniisama look happy right now? I want to see~!
But when I raise my head to look at his face, his usual kind expression is firmly back in place…… . . Awww . No fair .
Oh! That’s right! I need to be heading over to the library soon!
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“Okay, Oniisama, I’ll see you later!” I say, turning around and hurrying back towards the house .
T/N: And with that, Alicia’s recorded life as a 7-year-old comes to an end . Next chapter we’ll be hearing from the older and wiser 8-year-old Alicia! (Probably minus the “wiser” part lol)