Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court Vol. 2 by Satsuki Nakamura

Author:Satsuki Nakamura [Nakamura, Satsuki]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: light novel
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Published: 2022-08-25T07:00:00+00:00

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It was when she was standing outside the door to her room that Reirin started to wonder how she should announce herself. Her voice would no doubt refuse to form the words “Lady Keigetsu” or “It’s Reirin.” Though frustrated by the ongoing inconvenience of the silencing spell, after some debate, Reirin called out “Milady!” through the door.

“It’s me,” she went on, raising her voice a little. “Please open up. You’ve heard what’s happening around the Palace of the Golden Qilin, haven’t you? I need to speak with you immediately.”

Fortunately, all the court ladies had gathered near Kenshuu’s room, so there wasn’t another soul in sight. It didn’t take long for her to hear a few noises from behind the door.

“Is that you?” came a voice. “Is there anyone else around?”

“No. It’s just me,” Reirin asserted.

After a short pause, the door creaked open. Standing there was the emaciated figure of Kou Reirin—or rather, Shu Keigetsu.

For the first time in the nine days since the Double Sevens Festival, Reirin and Keigetsu came face-to-face.

No. Thinking about it, this might be the very first time I’ve ever looked Lady Keigetsu straight in the eye like this.

Though Keigetsu was wearing her own looks, curiously enough, the presence of a different soul in the vessel kept it from feeling anything like looking in a mirror. Each glance at those eyes swimming with self-doubt and those white fingers clutching the doorway in trepidation gave her the strangest sense that it was indeed Shu Keigetsu she was looking at.

The same probably went for the other girl. Keigetsu gasped and jerked her head back like she’d been bowled over, then dragged Reirin into the room without any further discussion.

A silence stretched between the pair as they each debated where to begin.

The first to break it was, unsurprisingly, Reirin. “There’s no time to spend on introductions or formalities. I’ll get straight to the point.”

“S-sure.”

“Please reverse the swap right here and now.” When Keigetsu only nibbled at her lip in apprehension, Reirin scolded her. “What reason is there to hesitate? Tousetsu already knows the truth. So does Leelee. Even the captain of the Eagle Eyes is beginning to have his doubts. I managed to fool His Highness earlier, but there’s no telling how long we can keep that up. This switch is doomed, Lady Keigetsu.”

“…”

“I had hoped to take the more amicable route and allow you as much time as you needed, but the situation has changed. Her Majesty has been incapacitated by a venomcraft. I need to go back to being ‘Kou Reirin’ and save her life.”

It seemed she could say both Keigetsu’s and her own name as long as she was conversing with the girl herself. Or would it work only when they were in the same space together? Reirin once again pondered the wonders of the Daoist arts in the back of her mind, while Keigetsu was more concerned with the distressing bit of information dumped on her.

“Her Majesty was incapacitated? By a venomcraft?”

“Did the court ladies neglect

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