The Circumstances of Being Chosen as the Villainess’s Favorite - Chapter 97
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Chapter 97
“If you think she might find me burdensome or try to avoid me…”
And Evangeline didn’t miss the opportunity to tease her brother.
“Wow, brother. Your face is so red. Are you a tomato?”
“Shut up!”
Dietrich flared up and raised his voice.
Hmm, that’s what I thought.
Evangeline smiled confidently.
“What, then I guess this body will have to step in again!”
“You, don’t do anything unnecessary. Got it?”
Sensing trouble, Dietrich warned his sister, but Evangeline asked back with a sinister tone.
“Would it really be unnecessary~?”
“What are you up to?”
“I have a plan…”
Evangeline whispered to Dietrich like that.
In fact, if it had been the usual rational Dietrich, he would never have fallen for Evangeline’s temptation.
But with the accumulated fatigue over a long time and his anxiety about his relationship with Larite overlapping.
Currently, Dietrich was in a state where it was difficult to make proper judgments.
“How’s my plan?”
Evangeline straightened her shoulders and sought agreement.
“It’s good, right?”
“Certainly… that much shouldn’t make Lady Ansi feel burdened…”
“See, see, there’s no one but me!”
Evangeline, who was boasting again, earnestly requested.
“Then you’ll do as I said. Got it?”
“Yeah, I will.”
Dietrich nodded as if enchanted.
‘Good.’
Evangeline, who was about to leave the room in a satisfied mood, hesitated.
‘Huh?’
Because she belatedly noticed the medicine packet placed on the desk.
“Brother, are you sick somewhere?”
Evangeline immediately became serious and pointed at the medicine packet with her eyes.
“What’s that medicine?”
“Ah, I’ve been a bit tired lately. I was getting headaches.”
Dietrich shrugged his shoulders.
“So I got a prescription before coming to the villa.”
His tone suggested it was nothing to worry about.
Immediately, Evangeline’s eyes became fierce.
“If you’re tired, you should rest. Does it make sense to pop headache pills just because you’re tired?”
“But Eva.”
Dietrich asked seriously.
“To join your plan, I need to finish most of these documents, don’t I?”
“…”
Evangeline looked displeased, but didn’t complain further.
Right, to make Larit my new sister-in-law,
sacrificing our brother’s body is unavoidable.
Of course, that’s right.
But then.
Dietrich opened his mouth somewhat awkwardly.
“Still, thank you for caring.”
“Oh…”
Evangeline looked at her brother with a blank expression.
The fact that he was expressing gratitude for this matter was proof of how much Dietrich cared about Larite.
“Hey, what’s the big deal about this!”
Evangeline, who curved her eyes with a grin, went outside.
Sigh, there’s no choice.
This time too, Lady Evangeline has no choice but to be active!
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Evangeline explained her plan to her brother like this.
“If you’re worried that Larit might feel burdened, how about pursuing a natural encounter?”
It was the so-called ‘Natural Encounter Pursuit’ plan.
So Evangeline subtly suggested to Larite today that they go see the village below the villa.
The plan was to have her meet Dietrich by pretending it was a coincidence while touring the village.
Larite readily followed along.
There was one more plan that Evangeline had devised alone…
‘There’s something called the suspension bridge effect, right?’
It was an effect where the heart pounding derived from anxious emotions makes you mistake it for affection toward the other person.
So Evangeline targeted the swinging bridge at the village entrance.
The village was situated with mountains behind it and a river winding around it.
Now they had built a large bridge over the river that carriages could cross, but the small swaying bridge that the locals used still remained.
So Evangeline had planned to have Larite and Dietrich cross the swinging bridge side by side, creating fluttering feelings for each other.
However.
‘We don’t need this suspension bridge effect…?’
Brother hasn’t even come yet!
Evangeline’s pupils shook violently.
An unexpected obstacle appeared in her plan, which seemed to be proceeding without any problems.
That obstacle was.
“Young ladies, why are you two wandering around alone?”
It was a vigilante group formed by several young men, the kind you could see anywhere in rural villages.
Vigilante group.
No matter how excellent the security of the duchy was, it wasn’t easy for security forces to reach thoroughly into such rural areas.
So usually, they gave authority over maintaining security to the village vigilante groups and had them take charge of the village’s safety.
But there were always those who used that power strangely.
“Wouldn’t it be dangerous to walk around just the two of you like that?”
“Don’t you need an escort? Huh?”
“We could do it for you.”
The vigilante members approached Larite and Evangeline with swaggering steps.
“We don’t need it.”
Larite reflexively hid Evangeline behind her and replied with a sharp voice.
‘Ah, this is troublesome.’
Evangeline groaned inwardly.
If this had been the central area where the main castle of the duchy was located, such a thing would have been unimaginable.
But this was the outskirts of the duchy.
No matter how much Evangeline was a noble lady of House Claudius, there was no way these rural people would know the face of a duchess.
That made sense, since these were people who would live their entire lives without ever encountering the Claudius family.
Moreover, to avoid creating discord within the village, the two had deliberately dressed in modest clothing.
“Hey, aren’t you being too prickly?”
“We’re the vigilante group of this village. We’re not suspicious people.”
While putting on airs like that, the vigilante members looked the two up and down with eyes full of greed.
Even setting aside the dazzlingly beautiful Evangeline, Larite also had a pretty appearance that wouldn’t be out of place anywhere.
In other words, she possessed a beauty rarely seen in such countryside.
Moreover, the vigilante members were young men at an age when they were most interested in women.
‘Ah, if I had known this would happen, I should have brought escort knights…’
Evangeline was filled with regret.
In pursuit of a natural meeting between Dietrich and Larite, Evangeline had deliberately left even her escort knights behind.
‘Of all people, I never expected the vigilante group to be so persistent!’
Meanwhile, Larite remained firm.
“I appreciate your kindness, but we’re really fine.”
When she refused again like that, the vigilante members became stubborn too.
“But you two… we’ve never seen your faces in this village before?”
“Would you mind coming with us for a moment?”
“We have a duty to verify the identity of strangers, you see.”
At their subtly pressuring attitude, Evangeline furrowed her brow sharply.
“How dare you try to verify my identity in Lord Claudius’ domain?”
Evangeline made a threatening declaration.
“I am Lady Claudius!”
“…”
“…”
A moment of silence fell.
Did it work?
Evangeline cautiously gauged the atmosphere.
At the same time.
“Puhaha, did you hear that?!”
“She says she’s Lady Claudius!”
Explosive laughter burst out among the vigilante members.
“What kind of Lady would go around wearing such shabby clothes?”
“If that woman is the Lady, then I must be Lord Claudius!”
Of course, while the decorations weren’t elaborate, the fabric itself was of the highest quality.
However, the vigilante members, who had rarely had the opportunity to encounter luxury goods, lacked the discerning eye to distinguish whether the clothing the two women wore was high-end or low-end.
“Ah, if you insist, then show us your identification badge.”
“You think I can’t produce it?”
Evangeline, who had been confidently searching through her robe pocket, suddenly stiffened her shoulders.
‘Wh-what should I do about this?’
Of all things, she had left her identification badge behind too!
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