Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

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What’s going on??

Who… who is this gender-swapped version of Yvonne??

Looking at the blonde male in front of her, Elsa was completely stunned.

Whether it was the eyes, or the contours of the facial features… there were just too many similarities between the two.

“…I almost forgot to introduce him. This is my cousin—my aunt’s son, Garth Leinster. He’s the same age as me.”

…So he’s really someone related to Evie by blood.

Standing together, strangers might think they were siblings, right?

However, although he was a younger cousin by a few months, Garth had already grown taller than Yvonne.

Due to the height difference, rather than cousins, the two looked more like brother and sister.

And now, this person called Garth was frowning, looking down at her.

He had a bandage on his face, and the collar that should have been tied with a ribbon was open. There was also a gap in his eyebrow due to a scar. His gaze was fierce, not at all like a young master from a noble family, but rather an unrepentant delinquent.

…S-scary!!

That sharp gaze was like a wolf eyeing a rabbit.

Elsa couldn’t help but take a step back.

Yvonne had rarely called her out, so she thought it might be a date and had dressed up carefully. But now, what was this all about??

Seeing Elsa’s frightened look, Yvonne couldn’t help but reach out and smack her clueless cousin on the head, scolding him in a low voice:

“Didn’t I tell you to tidy yourself up before coming? What kind of appearance is this in front of a girl??”

Wouldn’t this make a terrible first impression?! Ah—really!!

“Sorry…”

Although he looked fierce, he was quite obedient in front of Yvonne. Now with his head lowered, Garth looked like a large, docile dog.

“Listen… You just got here, right? How did you get into a fight already?”

“Because I saw some bastards bullying a cat… I couldn’t help it…”

As he spoke, Garth awkwardly scratched the bandaged part of his face, muttering in a volume only Yvonne could hear.

As the elder, Yvonne couldn’t help but sigh repeatedly.

He used to be so cute when he was little, following her around and sweetly calling her “sister.” He was adorably clingy, and influenced by her, he also loved reading at that time. He should have grown up to be a well-mannered gentleman. How did he change so much after growing up?

Due to his looks and gaze, he was easily misunderstood like herself, but he was actually a kind-hearted boy with delicate thoughts. But it didn’t matter now. After all, Elsa had said she liked this type, so looking a bit fierce might be even better?

If the protagonist’s conquest route was him, then she could feel at ease.

“Sister, wait a minute!!”

After seeing Elsa, Garth looked a bit troubled and pulled Yvonne aside.

“You called me over so urgently just to meet this girl??”

“That’s right.”

Yvonne nodded matter-of-factly.

“…Why so suddenly?”

“Listen, Garth—”

Yvonne put her hands on his shoulders with a serious face.

Garth had a shy personality that contrasted sharply with his appearance. Since childhood, he hadn’t dared to talk to any girls except her.

So this was a good opportunity for him.

If it was the cheerful Elsa, she would surely get along well with him.

Moreover, this conquest route actually existed in the original work.

As long as she could break away from the second prince’s route, Yvonne wouldn’t have to bully her anymore, and her own ruined ending could be completely avoided.

“This matter is of great importance to me as your sister, so you must do your best!!”

Yvonne gently patted Garth’s back, then pushed him in front of Elsa. With a business-like smile, she said:

“It’s like this—Garth just moved to this city today and needs to familiarize himself with the environment. So, Dorothy… could I trouble you to show him around the neighborhood for me? I have some matters to discuss with Aunt, so I won’t be able to accompany you.”

“Wait… Evie!”

Elsa wanted to say something more, but Yvonne quickly disappeared around the street corner, leaving just the two of them standing there.

With no choice but to ease the awkwardness, Garth spoke first.

“Um… Miss Dorothy, did you previously study at the Royal Magic Academy in the capital?”

“Yes.”

“Ah… No wonder I thought I’d seen you somewhere before.”

“Is that so?”

“Wherever you’d like to go is fine… Miss Dorothy—!!”

Unable to bear the cold, low-pressure atmosphere, Garth felt desperate and almost burst into tears.

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Although disappointed, since it was Yvonne’s request, she would do her best to fulfill it.

After walking for a while, the two stopped at a drink shop in the commercial street.

“Let’s take a break. The weather’s so hot, let me treat you to a drink.”

To thank Elsa for showing him around, Garth took the initiative to buy her lemonade.

“…Thank you.”

“Um… Miss Dorothy,”

While the two were sitting down for tea, Garth carefully opened his mouth.

It was very obvious that her mood wasn’t good.

“Is something the matter?”

Garth hesitated for a moment but decided to voice his guess.

“Do you like Sister Yvonne?”

Pffft—

Unexpectedly having her love exposed by someone she just met today, Elsa almost spat out the lemonade she hadn’t yet swallowed.

She blushed, her expression quite flustered.

This reaction was too easy to guess.

“…W-why did you figure it out??”

“Well…”

As a noble’s son, Garth had some interests that were difficult to speak about.

One of them was that he greatly enjoyed reading those yuri novels full of girlish sentiments.

Garth was deeply enchanted by the beautiful emotions between girls that transcended friendship. The moment he saw Elsa, guided by the spirit of yuri, he noticed that her passionate gaze had never left Yvonne from the beginning.

Clearly in love with his cousin, yet being pushed towards him by her own hands, she must feel very disappointed.

“But you know… after all these years, sister’s habit of taking care of people hasn’t changed.”

“Ah~ I understand, I understand!!”

Garth started talking about his childhood. At that time, when their parents were busy with business and no one was looking after him, Yvonne would voluntarily act as his ‘mother’.

“—Mr. Garth, can you tell me more about this in detail?!”

Elsa asked eagerly, her eyes shining.

“Uuu… I never knew Yvonne was so cute when she was little—”

“Haha, there are many stories like this. In short, sister is very good at taking care of people.”

“Mr. Garth! Do you have time to tell me more?”

“Sure, I’d be glad to.”

Hearing so many cute stories about Yvonne’s childhood made it worth the price of admission!

But thinking about today’s events, Elsa’s mood quickly sank again.

“Mr. Garth… what do you think I should do now?”

Lying on the table and resting her chin on her hands, Elsa’s face was full of distress.

“It seems… my feelings haven’t gotten through to her at all…”

Ah~! She’s troubled!! A young girl deeply immersed in yuri emotions is troubled!!!

Garth shouted in his heart.

This is the worry of a yuri girl in love—falling in love with another girl!

And it’s the classic scenario where one’s feelings are mistaken for friendship by the other party!

To think that in this lifetime, I would witness such a scene with my own eyes!!

And it’s with my own cousin!!!

No, no, I need to calm down and think of a solution with her.

This yuri enthusiast tried his best to calm his excited heart, organizing his thoughts before speaking seriously to Elsa:

“I think… things aren’t as bad as you imagine, Miss Dorothy.”

“…What do you mean?”

“It seems my sister is right behind us.”

“!!”

“Don’t turn around, Miss Dorothy. You’ll be discovered.”

She carefully glanced back with her peripheral vision and indeed saw a familiar figure at a nearby table, wearing a hat and hiding her face behind a book.

Garth rejoiced inwardly.

If both parties were so concerned about each other, then things would be easier to handle.

“Um… Miss Dorothy, I have a good idea!”