The Villainess Reika-sama

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It's been a few days since my remedials began, but I'm still living on a deserted island.
Even when the printouts were being passed from the front, they were oddly careful with me. And they wouldn't look me in the eyes, either.
Am I scary? Everybody, am I really that scary?
Are you afraid that I'll show you hell if you displease me?

I don't mind at all when I'm alone at cram school. I'd be fine with it even now.
But to think that I would have to endure being alone at school...
Normally at school it's always lively with my friends and followers around me.
But despite being in that very same school, right now I'm alone.
I finally know what Sakura-chan meant, that time when Akizawa-kun was home sick from cram school.
If you're alone from the beginning then it doesn't matter, but if you're always with somebody else and have them suddenly taken away, it makes you feel really vulnerable and lonely.
Hmmm~ At this rate I'm going to start chatting with an imaginary friend, so this is getting quite scary if I do say so myself.
Because I don't really want people to think I'm lonely, I've got this 'I'm completely fine' look on my face, with my textbook open in front of me. I'm not 'lonely', I'm a 'loner'. I'm proud, and lofty and aloof.
But thanks to that, everybody is too afraid to approach me, so it's just a vicious circle.
I wonder if by the time this ends, I'll have made even one friend.
Because I'm Pivoine as well as the daughter of a powerful family, my appearance is flawless from my curled hair, to my nails, but I'm actually quite a nice girl, you know~ I won't bully you, you know~ I'm not scary, you know~

I started my diet recently, so I haven't been eating my favourite foods. Because of that, my heart is a bit weak it seems.
Before I began my 'tanuki stomach removal plan', I warned Otousama to stop bringing me presents.
Lately, he seemed to be bringing a lot of stuff, so although I was wondering what was up, I happily ate it anyway since he went out of his way to get it.
I'm just a poor person at heart, so I never leave behind food. Naturally, I appreciated Otousama's feelings, but I was also thinking about the farmers and workers who would feel hurt if their efforts were thrown into the bin, so I couldn't bring myself to waste any of it. I enjoyed every last bit.
And so I got round.
Otousama seemed shocked when I told him to stop, but when I bluntly said that I was getting fat, he replied with,

"Girls are cuter when they're a little round."

Naive! If I get fatter, my clothes won't match me. I'll get flabbier too, and there's nothing more disgraceful than having my stomach poke out when I sit down.
And to begin with, it's a defeat for me as a girl. It has nothing to do with the tastes of men.
Okaasama was completely supportive of me. And she also said,

"Actually, I've been thinking for a while now that you've been getting fatter, Reika-san."

...Please say that sooner.

Okaasama dragged me to a beauty salon, and I had my tummy meat ruthlessly massaged, and then warmed with infrared rays.
The result? Beauty salons cannot help me defeat my flab.
Anyway, right now I've gone back to my original plan of quietly and steadily exercising with a hula hoop in my room. Lately, I've even picked up the skill of spinning a hula hoop while walking. The plan is going well.
When school begins after summer break, I shall unveil Kisshouin Reika - The Remake!

During the summer, besides my remedials I also have summer courses at cram school, as well as private lessons with Karin-sensei, so the days are filled with studying.
I think I'm studying even more than I did for my middle section entrance exams. I finished all of my holiday homework by halfway through July. Honestly, what a model student I am.
As for cram school, I'm happy that I can meet Aoi-chan there.
After experiencing days of being lonerised in my remedials, my time with Aoi-chan always soothes me.
Speaking of which, Aoi-chan used to be afraid of me too, didn't she.