From Two-Bit Baddie to Total Heartthrob: This Villainess Will Cross-Dress to Impress! Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 2] by Masamune Okazaki

Author:Masamune Okazaki
Language: eng
Format: epub

Think, Elizabeth

“Um, ah... Th-Thank you for today, um, Sir Burton.”

“Don’t mention it. How could I turn my back on a damsel in distress?”

It had been weeks since Lilia had transferred in. Short of anything that might’ve labeled me a stalker, I was doing everything I could to help her adjust. I stayed behind with her in the classroom after school, helping her as patiently as I could while she did her homework. She was a terrible dancer, but I paired up with her during dance class and let out a forgiving laugh whenever she stepped on my toes.

On this particular day, I’d managed to invite her over on the pretext of helping her practice her etiquette. Not only would this trigger an at-home date event, but it was the perfect opportunity to show just how fabulous and noble I could be. Yes, I’d be the very image of a duke’s son.

Originally, I’d simply hoped to use etiquette lessons as an excuse to share a meal with her. Once the meal was over, though, I’d found myself in a bind. There was nothing left to do but give her an actual course in etiquette. I may have been a duke’s daughter, but I was a poor excuse for one. The best I could do was teach her the bare minimum.

The head maid had watched on in horror at first, under the impression that I was out to seduce more young ladies. But once she’d seen me teaching Lilia how to curtsy, she was moved to tears. Fortunately, that had been enough to get her to leave us alone in the living room.

Once we’d finished going over some of the basics, we took a break at the table for some tea. As I nibbled on a cookie, I raised a question I’d been curious about for some time now. “Did Lord Douglas never teach you any manners or etiquette?”

I’d heard that the Douglas family had always had close ties with the church, which set them apart a bit from most other noble families. Even so, they were still nobility. At the very least, I would have expected the baron to give his adopted daughter a cursory education in etiquette. It struck me as strange that he had neglected this.

“N-No. He, um, he told me...that I didn’t need to do anything.”

“What?” I blurted out.

Lilia shrank back in her chair a bit in response.

“H-He wasn’t the only one. E-Ever since I was little, everyone’s told me that. I g-guess...it’s because I’m so useless. Ehehe...” she clarified in a mumbling, almost apologetic voice. She looked down at the floor as she said this, scratching her head and laughing awkwardly.

Even a pretty girl like her—the kind that only graces this earth once every thousand years—wasn’t pretty enough to make up for how awkward and forced that laugh was. I was struck yet again by the large discrepancy between her appearance and her personality.

But maybe that’s part of her appeal...?

“B-But then I learned I was a saint...and that the baron was going to adopt me.

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