𖣔 My Sister the Heroine, and I the Villainess 𖣔

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My Sister the Heroine, and I the Villainess- 06 – ExpNull

TL: My god this chapter was so damn long. Ditching my previous idea. I’ll just try to pump as many chapter as possible over thanksgiving break. Plz author-san no more super long chapters like this orz. Yet again thanks to monk for editing all this stuff.

Enjoy~

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Within the darkness, where not a speck of light existed, I laid barricaded.

A normal 7-year old would burst into tears in such darkness, however the genius I was not afraid of the dark. Even though the visibility was low and I couldn’t move around too well, I unknowingly managed a sense of calm while cradling my knees.
This was something I could do forever.

My current gloomy mood and the room have a sense of harmony. Doing nothing but cradling my knees, my heart was able to calm down. As I lay here considering to breathe my last breath or to open my eyes, gradually a weak feeling of wonder began to spread.

Little by little my awareness dissolved, melding into the darkness of the room. Aah, finally I achieved equality with the world and achieved enlightenment but in this moment light from above shone on me.

「I found you, Ojou-sama」

「…… It’s Mariywa」

To my eyes that grew accustomed to the dark, even the faintest of light was blinding.

Hugging my knees in an empty box of in the pantry, I squinted my eyes looking up at Mariywa.

「The residence has become quite noisy you know? I’ve heard that Christina Ojou-sama suddenly vanished」

「……They should be. It’s because I’ve been hidden here all along. How did Mariywa know I would be here?」

I was in the pantry that was deep inside the estate; on top of that, I was inside an empty box. After my demand for Mishuly was rejected by father, I’ve been hidden since then. To be able to find me in such a place, that’s a miracle.

However, Mariywa found me seemingly effortlessly.

「It’s not difficult to fathom a depressed child’s hiding place, Ojou-sama」

「……Hmph」

I snorted lightly and turned away.
Comparing the genius I to those wanton little children, there’s a limit to how arrogant of a comment you can make.

I moved not with feeling and instinct, but because I knew that hiding in a box in the pantry was the best place to hide.

Nevertheless, the lid of the specific box in which I was hiding was splendidly opened by Mariywa. It would be unbecoming of myself to complain here.

「And? Have you come to drag me out?」

I was supposed to have etiquette lessons right now. The ball at the royal palace is due in 3 days. The plan was to wrap-up all the etiquettes learned since now.

To skip that, her mood must be very bad. I’ll probably be punished with the whip or be forced to endure the harshest of lessons to date. Regardless, my future only seemed bleak.

However, I right now wasn’t afraid of the punishment.

「Be it the whip or anything else just do it, Mariywa. No matter how much my body is bloodied or battered, I won’t give in. I won’t have anything to do with etiquette lessons.」