Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord Act 5 [Parts 1 to 4] by Satori Tanabata

Author:Satori Tanabata
Language: eng
Format: epub

After we left, Eleanora continued to walk along the stone paths of the aristocratic quarter with her own two feet. The familiar sights for some reason felt melancholic.

“If I strongly encourage them, we might be able to see her,” I offered as I walked alongside Eleanora.

“My time in Dolkness County has been so much fun,” Eleanora said with a sigh. “I’d forgotten that the Hillrose family name is no more.”

Prior to now, Eleanora hadn’t seemed to feel the slightest bit of disappointment at the fact that her nobility had been revoked. She even seemed to enjoy the fact that she was living a more modest life compared to the past. Even if she couldn’t attend balls, she was discovering new ways to have fun.

However, the loss of her status had also taken away her friends. Even though I’d decided I would never bring this up, the thought left my mouth before I could stop it.

“There are plenty of ways to become an aristocrat again.”

That was a true statement. The easiest method would be to adopt her into the Dolkness family, but that wasn’t the only path. It was difficult to establish noble status for a new family, but it wasn’t impossible if one was determined to do so. Regardless of which method she wanted to use, the steps towards either were a hassle, so I’d long ago decided that I wouldn’t bring it up unless it seemed like Eleanora really couldn’t endure her situation anymore.

To my surprise, Eleanora didn’t jump on my idea at once. Instead, she said, “I don’t know what’s different about my past noble self and my current self...”

Nothing was different. Eleanora was the same person, but it didn’t feel right to deliver such platitudes when she had been so easily cut off by her friends. Still, I didn’t know how to respond to her. I often made jokes or pretended to know what was best in these situations, but I felt like what she needed right now was my honest thoughts.

So I told Eleanora the truth of my feelings towards her past and current selves.

“I like you now, but I wasn’t very fond of you in the past. I wanted to spend my time at the Academy without ever talking to you once. It wasn’t that I disliked you, but more that I was...not good at dealing with someone like you? Yes, that’s it.”

“Huh? What?!” Eleanora stopped in her tracks and stared at me, her face full of confusion. “Do you like me more now because I’ve changed, even though I haven’t noticed it?”

“You haven’t changed at all,” I assured her. “You’ve changed from my first impression of you, but what I thought of you around the end of our first year is the same as what I think of you now.”

I didn’t think that Eleanora’s personality had changed much at all since she’d warned me to back off from Prince Edwin because of some incredible misunderstandings. But I hadn’t wanted to get close to her at the time.

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