The Circumstances of Being Chosen as the Villainess’s Favorite - Chapter 39

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Chapter 39

“How truly rude of you, Lady Ansi!”

“Lady Lopez was so good to you, don’t you know gratitude?”

“To abandon an old friend like that, is being by Lady Claudius’ side really that good?!”

Hmm.

I narrowed my eyes and looked back and forth at the ladies who were raising their voices in anger.

Seeing how they were getting angry as if they’d been waiting for this, Seraphina must have thoroughly badmouthed me behind my back, right?

With her characteristic act of playing pitiful, no doubt.

“Ah…”

Meanwhile, Seraphina was looking this way with a troubled expression, seeming at a loss for what to do.

But.

‘Even this entire flow must be part of Seraphina’s plan, right?’

As evidence of this, Seraphina was just standing back a step.

She didn’t even attempt to stop this situation.

Even that behavior was perfectly typical Seraphina,

‘Really, how ridiculous.’

I was on the verge of letting out a hollow laugh.

Cleverly manipulating the people around her to attack her opponent, while pretending to have nothing to do with it herself and putting on an innocent face.

…Wasn’t this exactly the same as when she spread malicious rumors about Lady Claudius?

At the same time, my eyes met Seraphina’s.

Seraphina’s lips moved slightly.

‘Lari.’

Her pretty lips curved into a gentle arc.

‘See, you should have obediently invited me to Claudius’ Salon.’

Seraphina, who gave me another sly smile, began to incite the situation while pretending to stop it.

“E-everyone, please stop.”

She even fluttered her eyelashes pitifully.

“Lari probably didn’t mean to rebuke me on purpose.”

Oh, look how she specifically chose the word ‘rebuke’ to say that?

Seraphina demonstratively let her shoulders droop.

‘How can she have such a consistent pattern?’

I clicked my tongue inwardly.

Now I was so tired of it that I couldn’t even yawn.

“I-I don’t really know, but still, I might have done something wrong to Lari…”

Then the ladies each looked at Seraphina with pitying expressions.

“My goodness, Lady Lopez!”

“Are you alright?”

“Don’t be too hurt, what wrong could you have done…”

The ladies who had been comforting Seraphina glared at me again.

Their eyes were quite fierce.

“Does Lady Ansi like power that much?”

“Getting treated well in exchange for fawning over Lady Claudius, you must be really proud!”

“Really, she must have no pride!”

Seraphina, who had been listening to that clamor with a satisfied expression, shook her head weakly as if fragile.

“Everyone, please don’t do that, Lari must have her own circumstances…”

But Seraphina couldn’t finish her sentence.

“That’s right.”

Because I interrupted Seraphina’s words and nodded coolly.

“Becoming friends with Lady Claudius, I really like it.”

In crude terms, it’s absolutely amazing, you know?

Having declared that, I looked around triumphantly.

At the same time, the surroundings became quiet.

“…”

“…”

What, they didn’t expect me to answer so confidently?

Not only the ladies, but even Seraphina seemed to be at a loss for words.

I could tell just by seeing them each glaring at me while twitching their eyes and lips.

But somehow, the sight of the ladies jumping around looked just like angry Chihuahuas…

“Pfft.”

I ended up covering my mouth and letting out a short laugh.

At the same time, the ladies’ faces turned bright red.

“A-are you mocking us right now?!”

“Even if Lady Claudius has been getting close to Lady Ansi lately, isn’t this too arrogant?!”

Oh no, even their yapping looks so much like Chihuahuas!

‘No, I need to stop laughing.’

After biting my lower lip tightly to hold back my laughter, I spoke with a voice mixed with amusement.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to mock you. It’s just…”

Since I couldn’t very well say they were funny because they resembled angry Chihuahuas.

I gently changed the subject.

“You’re all saying such obvious things.”

“O-obvious things?”

“You asked me, didn’t you? Whether I like power that much, whether I’m proud of getting treated well by fawning over Lady Claudius.”

At my blunt words, several of the ladies flinched.

“How could I not like it?”

I lifted my chin confidently.

“In the first place, is there anyone here who dislikes power?”

Let those without sin cast the first stone, that’s what I’m saying.

“…”

“…”

The ladies who were at a loss for words just chewed their lips.

I put my hand on my waist and continued speaking while wagging my index finger.

“However, there are some things to correct in what you’ve all said.”

“Correct…you say?”

“Of course. I don’t just like Lady Claudius’ power, I like everything else about her too.”

Our Lady Claudius has so many good points, you know?

I continued with a grin.

“I like her noble status that’s among the highest in the Empire, I like Lady Claudius’ wealth, I like Lady Claudius’ tremendous beauty…”

“L-Lady Ansi?”

“I also really like Lady Claudius’ refreshing personality and how kindly she treats me.”

I shrugged my shoulders.

“I’m very proud to be Lady Claudius’ friend.”

At my confident attitude, the ladies could only glance at each other.

None of them could easily open their mouths.

But then.

“Oh my, what’s this situation?”

An elegant voice interjected into the conversation.

When I turned around, Lady Claudius was holding rose saplings in both hands and looking this way with a crooked gaze.

Hmm, I had heard there was a place that sold small rose saplings at the Coffee House.

‘To think she efficiently bought rose saplings in that short time.’

I couldn’t help but look dazed.

The futility of my fighting spirit, which had risen so high, deflating like air escaping from a balloon with a whoosh.

Well, anyway.

I support Lady Claudius’s fulfilling rose fangirling….

“I have no idea what the problem is.”

Meanwhile, Lady Claudius, who had been looking around at the ladies with narrowed eyes, stepped forward.

It seemed she had heard the entire conversation up to this point.

Click.

In the silence that had fallen, only the sound of Lady Claudius’s heels rang out clearly.

“So Lady Ansi.”

Lady Claudius glanced at me sideways and continued with her nose held high.

“Is proud of me because I’m powerful, high-ranking, wealthy, and dazzlingly beautiful, right?”

“…Yes, well.”

I mean, that’s true, but.

I found myself answering with an involuntary grimace.

Even though she was gilding her own face, the fact that all that gilding was true was really….

“Lady Ansi wants to associate with a friend as accomplished, beautiful, and wonderful as me. What’s the problem with that?”

Lady Claudius asked back, blinking her eyes prettily.

“Rather, I feel sorry for all of you. You seem to know nothing about the joy that comes from friendship.”

“But, Lady Claudius!”

At the same time, one of the ladies cried out resolutely.

“There’s no way Lady Ansi is refined enough to associate with Lady Claudius!”

“Hmm?”

Upon hearing this, Lady Claudius raised her eyebrows crookedly.

The ladies cried out in unison.

“Just look how even Lady Lopez, who was her close friend, has completely washed her hands of her and pretends not to know her!”

“That’s right, Lady Claudius is being deceived!”

“Ah, I see.”

A smile slowly spread across Lady Claudius’s face.

Like a rose bud blooming in full, it was truly a radiant smile.

But watching that smile, I….

‘Gulp.’

I unconsciously swallowed dryly.

‘Lady Claudius is extremely angry.’

Lady Claudius’s smiles have various meanings.

Sometimes she truly smiles when she’s in a good mood, but Lady Claudius has a habit of smiling even more brightly when she’s irritated like now….

‘She crushes her opponents with a smiling face.’

Just like when she crushed Gregory at the Brunch Cafe before.

And my prediction was not off by even an inch.

Lady Claudius asked back in a voice that sent chills through the air.

“Are you telling me right now that I’m an idiot who would be fooled by Lady Ansi’s few measly words?”

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