Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

“Bobo, see how dangerous it is to run around! Quickly apologize to the maid sister!”

“I’m sorry…”

After being scolded by his mother, the naughty child apologized to Elsa in tears. Yvonne couldn’t bring herself to scold him further.

“Thank you too, fierce-eyed big sister!”

Fierce-eyed is unnecessary! This little brat—

“…I’m glad no one was hurt.”

After accepting the thanks, Yvonne finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Elsa. A vein immediately popped on her forehead.

This idiot—!

“…Huh?”

Seeing her angry expression, Elsa unconsciously took a step back.

“Just now—were you planning to spill that soup on yourself?!”

Seeing her attempt to escape, Yvonne angrily grabbed her wrist.

What if you had scalded yourself?! This is no joke!

“But if I didn’t do that, others would have been hurt…”

Scolded by Yvonne, Elsa rarely showed a timid look as if she had done something wrong.

“…You really are something!!”

For some reason, she just felt extremely angry.

This isn’t some trolley problem! How can there really be an idiot ready to derail the trolley onto herself?!

Whether in shoujo manga or otome games, most protagonists have a common flaw.

—That is, they never put themselves first, having a completely self-sacrificing personality, commonly known as a “saint” character.

When treated as just a game or a virtual character, it might seem normal, after all, it’s necessary for the plot, and there would always be a prince charming appearing to save her from danger.

But now it’s different.

Because of Yvonne, Elsa had also deviated from her original route.

Moreover, she wasn’t just a character in a game, but a real person existing by Yvonne’s side right now.

That’s why Yvonne always felt uncomfortable in her heart.

Yes… it was only because she felt uncomfortable that she would do this, definitely not for anything else—

As the two were at an impasse, voices of customers began to rise from behind.

“—Maid over there, please bring me another cup of tea!”

“—Why hasn’t the food for this table been served yet?”

“—Miss, take our order!”

“…One moment, coming right away!”

It seems now wasn’t the time to say these things.

“You go on with your work. I’ll head out first.”

Yvonne bent down to pick up the hat that had fallen to the ground and hung it on her small bag, heading towards the exit.

“Wait… Evie!”

Elsa wanted to ask why she had appeared here, but with the calls from behind coming one after another, she was overwhelmed and had no choice but to turn back to deal with her work.

The peak dining hours were always dizzyingly busy.

Fortunately, she had similar part-time job experiences before, so she handled it quite skillfully.

This busy period lasted for two hours.

Finally, the meal time passed, and the restaurant had emptied out considerably, with few customers remaining.

Uwaah…

Evie seemed really angry.

Although she didn’t quite understand the reason for her anger, just the fact that ‘she had made Yvonne angry’ was enough to trouble her.

This should have been a good opportunity to get closer to Yvonne, why did things turn out like this…

“Hehe, it’s break time now. You can go take a stroll nearby with your friend,” said Mr. Cent, the owner of the ‘Sea Breeze’ restaurant, smiling as he wiped glasses at the counter, addressing Elsa who was clearing the tables. He had an elegant handlebar mustache.

“…Friend?”

Elsa tilted her head in confusion, not understanding why Mr. Cent would say this.

“Isn’t that young lady sitting outside your friend? Looks like she’s been waiting for you for quite a while.”

—!

Elsa hurriedly looked out the window in the direction of the owner’s gaze.

Seeing the scene before her, a heartstring in her chest seemed to be plucked and began to throb.

A certain golden-haired young lady was sitting on an outdoor chair, having ordered a cup of tea, intently reading a pocket-sized book, quietly waiting like this.

…So when she said ‘I’ll head out first,’ she meant she’d wait outside.

Elsa suddenly realized, breathing a sigh of relief in her heart.

She felt like she was gradually beginning to understand the meaning behind her words.

After all, Evie was the type who said one thing but meant another. She had known this for a long time.

Although her tsundere side was also very cute~

“Don’t just bury yourself in work, you should relax occasionally.”

Mr. Cent took out a dozen or so silver coins from the cash box at the counter, her earnings from these days of work, and handed them to Elsa.

This child was enthusiastic and cheerful, always wearing a smile, and worked very hard. It must not be easy for such a young girl to come here alone to work and support herself.

She wasn’t much older than Cent’s daughter, making him want to take extra care of her.

“Summer’s here, and this street is becoming lively. Enjoy your weekend.”

“Thank you—!”

Elsa bowed gratefully.

She quickly untied her apron, wiped her face with a damp towel, tidied up her bangs and hair ends a bit, then eagerly ran out.

Hehe…

Watching her small running figure, Cent stroked his mustache, revealing a contented smile.

Young people should be full of energy, that’s good.

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“Did you wait long?”

“…Did I say I was waiting for you?”

Yvonne turned her head away, not wanting to look at her smiling face that seemed to say ‘I know~’, as if doing so would mean losing somehow.

Although Yvonne said this, when she saw Elsa come out, she had closed her book in advance, obviously waiting for her~

“Anyway, thank you so much for today, Evie!”

“It’s nothing, I did it because I wanted to.”

Elsa didn’t ask why she had come here, and Yvonne’s pre-prepared excuse of ‘I was just out shopping and happened to come into this store’ never had a chance to be said.

“Then let’s go take a stroll outside~”

Elsa linked arms with Yvonne, trying to pull her up from the chair.

“Wait, why do I have to go shopping with you?!”

She didn’t remember making such an agreement with this girl.

“Never mind that~ Just come with me!”

On the street, a short-haired girl in a maid outfit and a golden-haired young lady walked arm in arm intimately, drawing glances from passersby.

The current situation… could it be a date?

Yvonne finally realized this point.

No, no… no, no, no, this situation is definitely not a date—she was just forcibly dragged along, that’s all.

She would absolutely never admit it!

“Standing together like this, we look like a young lady and her personal maid~”

“…You know that yet you’re sticking so close.”

“If you want me to be Miss Yvonne’s exclusive maid, I’d be more than happy to!”

Give her a break.

If this girl were her personal maid, Yvonne felt her life would be chaotic every day.

“Um… Was the food at the restaurant to your liking?” It was clear she was trying hard to find topics for conversation.

“It was alright.”

Although getting such an evaluation from the former duke’s daughter was already a great honor, Elsa could still read some dissatisfaction from her expression.

“Evie… Are you still angry about what happened earlier?” Elsa asked cautiously.

Just mentioning what had happened earlier made Yvonne’s anger rise again.

She really wanted to teach this saint-like protagonist with an overflowing savior complex a good lesson.

“—You were really too reckless. If I hadn’t been there by chance, wouldn’t something bad have happened?”

“But…”

Elsa just felt that if others were hurt because of her, she would feel very guilty.

If the ‘love’ she could receive was used to measure her value, then her value in this world would be much smaller than most people’s.

She didn’t have parents who doted on her, it had always been like this, all alone, so Elsa felt she was very insignificant.

Until now, she had lived with this kind of mindset.

The customers in the restaurant all looked so happy, they all had family who didn’t want them to get hurt, so… it would be better if someone worthless like her took the hit instead.

“—You can be more selfish.”

But the person in front of her said such words to her.

“…Eh?”

Elsa couldn’t fully understand her meaning.

“No one is forcing you to sacrifice yourself.”

When looking at her, her gaze wasn’t fierce at all, but rather very gentle.

“Take better care of yourself… It’s okay to be a bit selfish. There must be people who would be sad if you got hurt.”

“Then… if I got hurt, would you worry about me, Yvonne?”

“—Of course I would!”

Realizing her answer might have been too quick, Yvonne coughed awkwardly, looking at Elsa who was staring at her with a blushing face and starry eyes, and turned her head away uncomfortably.

She wasn’t that cold-hearted.

“Evie…”

“Hm?”

“From now on… can I be a little selfish?”

She was about to speak, but noticed Elsa was looking at her with an expectant gaze.

The ‘do whatever you want’ that was about to come out got stuck in her throat, and she had to change to a gentler way of speaking.

“…Isn’t that something you should decide for yourself?”

“Then—I want to make Yvonne fall in love with me.”

!!!

Hearing this, her heart seemed to skip a beat.

“…That’s too difficult, I suggest you choose something else.”

“Hehe, I won’t change it~”

I’ll never change it in this lifetime.

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“Where should we go for a stroll…”

Yvonne had thought Elsa, who worked part-time on this street, would be more familiar with the area, but now it seemed she didn’t have much of an idea either.

What can I do…

“How about over there?”

Seeing her hesitate, Yvonne had no choice but to point towards an accessory shop.

Small accessories shouldn’t be too expensive, and it would probably be easier for her to accept as a gift…

No, no, why am I assuming I’ll buy something to give her!

This seemed to be a newly opened store, and the products they stocked were all quite trendy styles.

She held up a ribbon with lace edges, comparing it against herself.

“Ah—This would definitely suit Evie~”

Then she reached out, wanting to tie it in Yvonne’s hair.

“Can you lower your head a bit?”

“…Like this?”

Although Yvonne didn’t like being ordered around, for some reason, she didn’t mind with her.

“Wait a moment, I’ll tie it for you—”

Something seemed a bit off…

After bending down, Yvonne finally realized what the problem was.

Too…

This is too close…

At this distance, their faces were almost touching!

Her breath brushed against Yvonne’s face, warm and ticklish, making her feel unsettled.

“There—It suits you perfectly!”

After tying the ribbon in her hair, Elsa’s expression was even happier than if she had received a gift herself.

“Is that so…”

Looking at herself in the mirror, although she thought it was just okay, since Elsa had said so, it seemed she had no choice but to buy it.

“Isn’t there anything you want?”

They had been shopping for quite a while, but only Yvonne had been buying things.

She had originally planned to buy some clothes and such for Elsa, but in the end, she hadn’t chosen anything.

“Don’t worry about the price, I’ll pay for it.”

She had thought Elsa was concerned about money, but it didn’t seem to be the case.

“Not today, I can’t carry anymore.”

“But you haven’t taken anything at all!”

“Ehehe~♡“

Linking arms with Yvonne, this girl started grinning foolishly again.

She really couldn’t understand her.