The Villainess Reika-sama

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I bought a handmade bentou from a bentou store. It then sat around for two days in the warmth of my room.
I took the lid off and looked at the contents. The carrot was a bit sticky. ...This might really work.
Saying my prayers, I plopped it into my mouth and chewed. ...Urgh. The texture was horrible so I skipped the chewing and just swallowed.

Why had things come to this... It was disgusting. So disgusting that I wanted to hurl. Was it really necessary to go this far...?
Despite my misgivings I continued to eat the spoilt vegetables. The mixed fried rice was weirdly sticky too. This was actually so dreadful. Even the smell was off already.
But a real woman was fearless! I stuffed my cheeks with the rice!

"!!!!!"

It was like the cells in my body were rejecting it! Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Everyone, positions!
A chemical stench and bitterness filled my mouth. I quickly spit it out but my gag reflex had already been flipped.
Even compared to the boiled vegetables, the destructive power of this " fried rice" was something else. It was on the level of biological hazards. The inside of my mouth was still a mess. It was so bitter that I cried. And then another wave of nausea hit me.
I ran to the bathroom and threw up. There was red mixed in it.

Blood! I threw up blood! Threw up blood! I was going to die!
Lord, Lord in Heaven, I'm sorry. I won't do anything stupid like eating rotten food again. I swear I'll obediently go to the flower viewing, so please save me. Save me from this nausea. Saaave meee...
How did it turn into something like this. It was the first time in my life that I had ever thrown up blood. What if I really died...!
I had another look through my teary gaze and I shivered.
It was some capsicum──

"..."

I threw up again.
Thank goodness it hadn't been blood... My stomach still felt like crap though.
I tottered out of the bathroom, and the maid looked at me in worry.

"Some stomach medicine and a hot bath please..."

Since the rotten food was still sitting in my room I asked to make sure nobody went inside. No matter how bad I felt, I had to dispose of that myself.
After taking the medicine I retreated to my room and hid the bentou in a garbage bag. Tomorrow I would secretly throw it away.

I spared one more glance at the fried rice and nodded grimly. Spoilt meat was not something to take lightly...

*

I was ill for a while. My family called over our doctor but I obviously couldn't tell him the truth.

"I have been feeling unwell recently. In the end I was ill."

He diagnosed me with a possible stomach flu. Nope, I just deliberately gave myself stomach poisoning.

Thanks to the medicine and some good sleep, I woke up in the middle of the night feeling a little better. I was still a little dizzy, so maybe some food would help.
I left my room for the kitchen when Oniisama came out of his room.

"What's wrong, Reika? How are you feeling?"

"Oniisama? I am fine now. I thought it would be better to have something to eat, so I was on my way to the kitchen."

"Food? Do we have anything for the ill?"

"If there is not then I will just make some myself."

"...I'll make the food."

I wanted to refuse since I didn't want to bother him this late at night, but Oniisama insisted. 'You're sick,' he said.

Oniisama was so kind. Sorry for being an idiot sister who ate rotten food on purpose. I did as he said and got back in bed to wait for him.
I wonder what he was making.