Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

“Please bully me!”

“…Huh?”

Yvonne thought she had misheard.

After school, in the empty classroom, Elsa Dorothy—the female protagonist of the otome game “Wings of the Heart”—was smiling at her while making this bizarre request.

“Why on earth should I bully you?”

Hearing Yvonne’s question, Elsa blinked in surprise.

“Because… Evie, didn’t you used to bully me all the time?”

As she said this, her face bore a radiant smile. Being so happy after being bullied, one could only suspect there was something wrong with this person’s head.

The setting sun shone through the classroom window, casting a golden halo on her light, fluffy brown hair.

If this were in the game, this scene would surely be the CG for their fateful encounter…

With eyes downcast like a puppy’s, yet filled with mirth, a pure smile bloomed on her face. This was an expression no man in the game could resist—until now, this girl had probably conquered countless hearts with this innocent facade. If it were those male protagonists, they’d likely have already fallen head over heels in love.

But I’m not some conquest target—so this attack is ineffective on me, you idiot!! Thinking this, Yvonne, forced into the role of the villain, felt quite annoyed.

Reincarnating as the villainess in an otome game usually involves using foreknowledge to avoid death flags, reverse-conquering the capturable characters, walking the heroine’s path, leaving her with nowhere to go, and using the cheat-like foresight of the plot to achieve a complete reversal from loser to winner.

Generally speaking, that’s how it should unfold. Whether in light novels, manga, or anime that were once popular, isn’t that how it always goes?

Unfortunately, Yvonne hadn’t drawn such a lucky lot.

Because she hadn’t even finished this damned pay-to-win gacha game, so her performance as a villainess was quite a failure.

Strictly speaking, it’s not that she hadn’t played at all. In her previous life, she had participated in the game’s internal testing as a tester.

To be honest, the only merit of this game was probably just the artwork.

From what she had experienced, the plot and gameplay had so few merits you couldn’t even count them on one hand.

They advertised it as “Young people’s first romance mobile game,” with marketing that seemed to spare no expense… As a result, it became wildly popular, quickly dominating the market and becoming the most popular mobile game of the time.

Sigh… There are so many excellent indie games out there, why do people insist on spending money on these cash-grab sow games?

But for the sake of earning money, she still took on this job and diligently tested for three weeks, so she had reached a level where she could recite the early plot by heart.

The game starts with the story of Elsa (default name), born a commoner but possessing extraordinary magical talent, entering Hartwell Magic Academy at the age of 16.

Basically, it’s the cliché plot where the player, as the protagonist, enters school and faces various difficulties due to her commoner status, until the prince—a main capturable character—appears to save the day. Later, they discover they had a connection in childhood and are “destined for each other”—that sort of trite storyline.

Various male characters with familiar tropes appear: the Demon King with a cute child form, the sadistic bespectacled student council president, the hot-blooded redheaded battle idiot, the arrogant blonde tsundere, the cunning crown prince who rivals the protagonist, the timid puppy-like genius magician, and so on.

All these characters needed to be unlocked through microtransactions and weren’t part of her testing responsibilities, so she only remembered a few characters who appeared frequently. The faces and names of characters from the same artist were hard to match, so she mainly remembered people by their hair color.

As for herself—”Yvonne Smolet,” with dazzling blonde hair and fierce eyes that seemed displeased with everyone—this exaggerated appearance and haughty image was now her current self. As one of the early minor bosses, she was the villainous female character who always bullied the protagonist at school. After being humiliated by her ex-fiancé, the foolish prince, during his heroic rescue, she harbored resentment, fell into darkness seeking power, and her family colluded with demon tribes. She was ultimately defeated by the united efforts of the protagonist and the capturable characters. When she was used up and discarded by the demon tribes, many players shared screenshots on forums, applauding gleefully.

This villainess showed no signs of remorse even when facing execution, thoroughly embodying the villain role—a pure hate-magnet character disliked from start to finish. In different branch routes, there were also endings like “exile with guilt” to satisfy some players’ savior complex, but regardless, she never met a good end. Due to her refined game portrait and ample bosom, there was an unexpectedly large number of R18 doujinshi on Pixiv, though mostly depicting abuse scenarios. While she could laugh it off as a player back then, now with her position reversed, remembering those images only made Yvonne shudder.

Although Yvonne, as a transmigrator, knew the plot for the first half of the game, the 15 years from her birth to the start of the main story were a complete blank. Her memories awakened too late, so some unexpected events inevitably occurred.

…She didn’t expect to enter the exile ending before she could even avoid the known flags.

However, although she had already entered the exile ending, the situation wasn’t as bad as it could be. At least it was better than “execution.”

Being exiled early also allowed her to distance herself from the original main stage of the city full of unknown flags.

Yvonne had no interest in conquering men anyway. As a villain, she only wanted to protect her family in this life and live peacefully in this bizarre world.

So, Yvonne simply went along with the flag event that triggered the exile ending, coming to this unknown border town’s academy. She thought this would allow her to avoid further contact with the protagonist and prevent being forced into various events leading to a complete ruin ending.

So far, everything had been within her plans.

But why—

This morning, when she saw that mysterious transfer student standing at the podium, Yvonne felt like her whole world was falling apart.

—Why, even after fleeing all the way here, was this woman still haunting her relentlessly?!

“…I won’t bully you anymore.”

Yvonne replied impatiently, slamming her book shut with a bang, ending her after-school study session early.

She used to do it out of necessity, but now she just wanted to live a peaceful life.

“Wait, Evie—”

Seeing that Yvonne was about to leave, Elsa hurriedly chased after her.

She grabbed Yvonne’s wrist, her expression turning anxious,

“If you seriously bully me, you could benefit too, couldn’t you?”

“I don’t need that kind of benefit! And don’t act so familiar, we’re not even friends!”

She snorted coldly, furrowing her brow, trying her best to maintain a stern face.

As a villain facing the righteous protagonist, they were opposing, incompatible existences. So in front of the protagonist, she had to play the role of the villainess as best she could.

But no matter what, Yvonne no longer wanted to bully anyone.

“I’m willing to be bullied by you… Yvonne. Bullying me is like fulfilling my wish, isn’t that beneficial for both of us?”

Although she changed her form of address as requested, she still hadn’t let go of Yvonne’s hand.

It was clear she hadn’t given up yet.

“Listen… Is there something wrong with your head? Or could it be… you’re a masochist? The kind that feels pleasure from being hit and scolded?”

Using a deliberately harsh and severe tone, Yvonne hoped this protagonist would know better and back off, sparing her.

But it seemed to have no effect whatsoever.

“That’s not it…”

Just because Yvonne had turned to speak to her, Elsa’s face lit up with a smile again.

Ah… After all, this girl blooms at the slightest ray of sunshine and flourishes in any flood. Yvonne was well aware of this.

“I’m just a normal person, I feel pain like anyone else, you know?”

“Then why?”

Yvonne was even more confused. Why on earth was she clinging to her like this?

She looked at Yvonne with concern, her voice growing softer.

“Yvonne… your situation is quite dire now, isn’t it?”

Hearing this, Yvonne’s heart skipped a beat.

As the “disgraced daughter of an exiled noble,” her current situation was indeed precarious. She was already very close to the “guilty exile” ending from the game.

Her father, exiled abroad, had gone to great lengths to ensure she could still attend school, hoping she could marry into a good family in the future and have someone to rely on for the rest of her life.

If she was lucky, she might even catch the eye of some royal or noble, possibly giving her a chance at a comeback.

But now that seemed completely impossible.

The importance of reputation for nobles was evident. She’d be doing well if she could find a normal job to support herself and survive. Marrying into nobility was out of the question. The world of noble families was full of overt and covert struggles; one wrong move could lead to a fatal trap. It was safer to just live as a commoner.

“If you continue to bully me here, couldn’t you re-establish your authority in front of everyone?”

Hearing these words, Yvonne’s face showed an expression of surprise.

This girl… was serious.

As the protagonist with a naive and innocent setting, Elsa harbored no ill intentions.

She genuinely wanted to help.

But the more this was the case, the less Yvonne could bring herself to do it.

“…Do you have any other business? If not, I’m leaving.”

She didn’t need that kind of authority gained through bullying.

She coldly shook off the other’s hand, preparing to walk out of the classroom.

“Wait, wait a moment—”

Elsa was on the verge of tears.

Why wouldn’t she just listen to her?

This was a willing arrangement between both parties, so why couldn’t it work?

“—!!”

At that moment, the long-absent system prompt suddenly popped up.

Option 1: Use a sharp object to leave a scar on Elsa’s face (+5)

Option 2: Slap Elsa and insult her using at least three non-repeating words (+2)

Option 3: Pour an entire glass of water on Elsa (+0)

A five-minute countdown began ticking.

…So it finally came.

Reincarnated as a villain, Yvonne possessed a “villain system.”

As long as she completed a series of bullying tasks issued by the system, she could obtain “points” that would allow her to survive better in this world.

Conversely, if she failed to complete them within the specified time, or acted against them, bad things would happen, referred to as the system’s punishment.

If the punishment only affected herself, it would be fine,

But it would implicate her family in this world.

Seeing this demonic system again, Yvonne felt her scalp tingle as her brain raced,

…Sure enough, nothing good ever comes from meeting this woman.

After contact with Elsa, the protagonist, the long-dormant system reappeared before her eyes.

“…Evie, what’s wrong?”

Unaware of the looming crisis, Elsa looked at her through the prompt box, still blinking her innocent eyes.

“…………”

Yvonne remained silent, discreetly observing her surroundings. A glass of water had appeared conspicuously on a desk in her blind spot.

If she searched carefully, she would likely find something like a small knife in the desk drawer.

Why, you ask? Because that’s just how “thoughtful” this system was.

She had tried many times and finally concluded that—she had to choose one of the three options given by the system, or face punishment.

Only once, and it was the only time—Yvonne chose an action outside the options, which implicated her family and left her in this current state of “semi-exile,” teetering on the edge of a bad ending.

Usually, this system would offer three options, with different point rewards based on severity.

The first option was often the most extreme, offering the highest points.

The second option was slightly better, but generally still involved humiliation and physical harm.

The third option was the mildest form of “bullying,” but often came with no points.

…There’s no choice.

She gritted her teeth and walked towards the desk with the water glass.

This “system” was like the “god” of this world, able to control the fate of all characters in the story.

Always choosing the 0-point option was her small act of rebellion against this system.

Even if these points could bring her benefits, she wouldn’t submit.

So, under Elsa’s curious gaze, Yvonne picked up the glass of water on the desk and carefully poured it over her own head.

Yes, carefully.

It might seem strange to use this adverb, but that’s exactly what she did.

“Could this be… bullying?”

This child was strange too, not only did she not dodge when the water was poured, but she watched with an excited expression.

“Think of it however you like.”

She felt quite helpless, having just said she wouldn’t bully her anymore, only to go back on her word in the blink of an eye.

She felt somewhat guilty towards her…

Although the person in question didn’t seem angry at all.

The water soaked through the uniform shirt, making it transparent and revealing the edges of the white undergarments beneath.

“…Here, take this.”

As compensation, Yvonne took off her own uniform jacket and draped it over the other’s shoulders, then pulled out a handkerchief to wipe away the excess water droplets.

Although summer was approaching, going home wet like this would surely lead to a cold. She couldn’t bear to let that happen.

“Thank you! Evie~”

“Don’t thank someone who’s bullying you!”

Yvonne felt exasperated with Elsa. Fortunately, based on past experience, this system would only appear once a day at most.

It had already appeared today, so the remaining time should be safe.

“Hehe…”

Blushing, Elsa let Yvonne tend to her, occasionally sneaking glances at Yvonne’s expression.

With water still dripping from her hair, she smiled happily,

After being “bullied,” she looked like a pet dog that had received praise from its owner, wearing an expression of pure bliss.

“Yvonne, will you bully me in the future too?”

Really…

This person is completely incomprehensible.