“Weiss-sama… are you alright? You seem nervous…”

“It should be fine. Rosalia, you helped me out a lot with the training, after all.”

In the carriage heading to the Bloody family’s mansion, Rosalia spoke to me worriedly, probably because my face was incredibly tense. In the real world, I was not at all familiar with etiquette, but Weiss must have learned it properly. Once taught, it strangely stuck in my head.

However, I was still nervous when it came to actually doing it. I had become my favorite character, so I couldn’t do anything reckless.

“Please take this… It is soaked with the scent of calming herbs. Use it when you feel less nervous.”

“Rosalia… Thank you!!”

“++Ufufu,++ I’m your personal maid after all.”

I thanked her and took the handkerchief. It smelled good. I definitely felt calmer when I smelled it.

“Weiss-sama… I gave it to you myself, but… it’s a little embarrassing to see you smell my personal belongings with such a happy look on your face.”

“When you say things like that it makes me feel self-conscious!”

I got off the carriage, responding to Rosalia who blushed while looking at the handkerchief, and headed towards the splendid mansion.

At first glance, the town didn’t seem very lively, but the mansion was quite impressive, just on a different scale than ours. Rosalia and I headed to the party hall.

“Amazing.”

I couldn’t help but exclaim at the sight that spread before me. In the party hall, elegantly dressed men and women were chatting with each other amidst lavish food. It was exactly like a noble’s party venue from a game. In such cases, nobles greet the guests of honor in order of their rank and then chat with friends until their turn comes, but…

Well, Weiss, although it was a long time ago, had little social experience due to his low status as a local noble, and recently he had been attracting attention in a bad way because he had withdrawn and worsened the security of his territory. ++Damn… it reminds me of the time in my previous life when my teacher told me to pair up. But now I have a savior.++

“Hey, Rosalia…”

When I tried to call her, she was happily chatting with a maid from somewhere, probably a fellow maid. ++Wouldn’t it be bad to interrupt…? Is there any hope…?++ As I was despairing like that…

“Oh, my dear friend! It’s been a while. It seems like you’ve had a lot of trouble.”

Saying that, a young man of my age with a suspicious smile and a sculptural, beautiful face with eyes as thin as thread came towards me. ++No, who is this guy? He didn’t even appear in the game. I don’t even know if he’s talking to me…++ While I was wondering what to do, he struck a strange pose in front of me and called out to me again. ++The pressure is amazing! And because he’s handsome, it’s annoying that it suits him so well.++

“Oh dear, my friend, what’s wrong? Don’t tell me you’ve forgotten me? No, no, I won’t let you say that. I’m your friend, Nyarl. We were the ones who read erotic books about maid training together and got scolded by Rosalia saying ‘It’s too early for this!!’”

“Those aren’t good memories!! Hey!”

“Hahaha, you finally spoke to me. But it’s not my fault that you’ve developed a fetish for maids. Or are you angry because I didn’t come to visit you? Even I can read the mood. Your territory has had a hard time with issues such as the succession, so it would be bad for both of us if we were suspected of anything. But I sent you ‘Josephine’ instead. Have you been cherishing her?”

“Josephine?”

++What is that, a dog or something? If so, Rosalia would have said something… Besides, the only get-well gift I received was that creepy insectivorous plant that looked like tentacles… Now that I think about it, it was from a friend.++

“So you were the one who sent that creepy flower!!”

“Calling it creepy is rude. Not understanding its beauty… That’s the only point where we disagree. Well, it’s fine. Various plants grow in my territory, so rare plants emerge. But I’m glad you’re well. I was really worried.”

He held out his hand with a suspicious smile. Well, judging from this distance, it seems like we were really close, and it would be more suspicious if I was overly cautious.

I shook hands with him and then tried to check my status, but for some reason nothing happened.

++Why isn’t anything showing up? Is this guy using some kind of magic? No… I didn’t know this guy existed, even though I played the game so much. Could it be that I can’t see the status of people who don’t appear in the game? If so, that’s bad. It means there are many opponents I can’t use my advantage against. And that number will increase as I take a different path than the game.++

“What’s wrong? You look like you’ve met an orc in the mountains… Hehe, you’ve been keeping to yourself lately so why did you come all the way here? And the look in your eyes… You must want to become her fiancé, right? For the second daughter of the Bloody family, Aigis Bloody!!”

He misunderstood the expression of shock on my face and pointed to the seats of the guests of honor. ++No, no, I was surprised to see you…++ But, now that he said that, I saw a man with a well-trained physique and a beautiful girl with blood-red hair a little younger than me sitting there.

She was just staring boredly at the middle-aged man talking to a noble man who seemed to be a guest. I knew that expression that somehow kept people away.

++Is she not interested in other people even at this age…?++ The way she broke off her engagement, ripped off the head of her fiance, and swung the ancestral magic sword while commanding on the battlefield was truly fitting of “The Crimson Villainess.”

++And… she too will meet a tragic end. Though she was gradually cornered by the protagonist, her fighting spirit with the magic sword in her hands until the very end was terrifying.++

No matter how many times the protagonist urged her to surrender, she refused to listen and kept attacking, so in the end, she died in a one-on-one duel.

“She’s beautiful, if only in the face. But she’s a rose with thorns. Look, look. Vasago, from the territory next to yours, is going to get crushed too.”

Just as Nyarl said, a young man older than me, who seemed to be in high spirits, called out to Aigis, but she said something disinterestedly, and the young man’s expression hardened, and he came back half crying.

“That damn bitch… How dare she…”

The young man muttered words that were unbecoming of an aristocrat and left the venue. ++Wait? What did she say to him? His mentality is broken.++

“But…has she rejected anyone else?”

“Fufu, by the way, I got rejected in three seconds.”

Nyarl answered my question with a pretentious smile. ++You?! But even though he has a good face, it’s no good…? He certainly looks suspicious. He looks like he’d commit marriage fraud or something.++

“My friend, you didn’t just think something really rude, did you? Actually, I’m pretty depressed! Oh, are you going to talk to her?”

“It was your imagination. Besides, I have a secret plan. You failed because you suddenly tried to hit on her. Watch me.”

I replied with a smug look on my face to Nyarl, who looked miserable. ++Yes, I have no choice but to show him my experience reading books on how to be popular in my previous life and how to get a girlfriend easily. Experience? If I had the courage to talk to a girl, I wouldn’t be a virgin. ++

++But I’m not the same person I was before. Weiss is a noble and has a quite handsome face, and more than anything, I have a secret weapon. According to the fan book, she loves roses. Of course, I bought them in town for this occasion, and above all, I’m Weiss now. There’s no way I’ll get rejected. I would happily dance if I were her.++

“Thank you for inviting me today, Reinhardt Bloody-sama.”

“Oh, thank you for coming, Weiss Hamilton. My condolences for your parents. But I heard you recently defeated criminals in your territory. I am proud to have a young man like you.”

Reinhardt-sama praised my achievements straightforwardly. His eyes showed no mockery. He must have heard the bad rumors, but he looks at the present rather than the past.

++And Aigis… glanced at me briefly and then looked towards the garden disinterestedly. Wow, that’s harsh…++

“Aigis, say hello. This boy is close to your age, and I’d be happy if you could get along with him…”

“Aigis-sama, it’s nice to meet you. My name is Weiss Hamilton. I look forward to working with you.”

I greeted her with my best smile. Then she…

“Yeah, I hate you!!”

“Hey, Aigis!!”

With that, she turned away and went towards her drink. Reinhardt seemed puzzled by her reaction. ++Just as you would expect from “The Crimson Villainess” who doesn’t open up to anyone. Has she always been like that since she was a child?++

“I’m sorry, things have been tough in my household… Maybe that’s why she’s like that with everyone. I’d appreciate it if you wouldn’t be offended.”

“No no, it was my fault for suddenly calling out to you. Please don’t mind it.”

Reinhardt-sama apologized to me. I reassured him that I didn’t mind and finished the greeting. ++But, it seems like there are a lot of difficulties… Just like Weiss had a lot of trouble with her father and her foster sister, there may be some reason why she became like that.++

The game only briefly mentioned that she couldn’t trust people due to past experiences, so I didn’t know what really happened. Therefore, if I could understand her now and solve her issues, I might be able to save her.

++My villainous fan blood is boiling. It’s a rare chance; I will make her open up!!++

“Aigis-sama, I’m sorry for suddenly calling out to you earlier. Please accept this as an apology.”

With renewed determination, I smiled broadly and offered her a pressed rose. ++Yes… When Aigis sees a rose, which her late mother loved, she pauses. It’s a memory between her and her mother.++

In fact, after she saw the rose, she looked into my eyes…

“No thanks, I hate you!!”

++So I was rejected after all? I feel so hurt!++ With that, she quickly left the party venue.

“Oh dear, so my friend, you got rejected after all! But it’s pretty brave of you to go twice.”

“Weiss-sama… I really love you!”

Nyarl, holding back laughter, and Rosalia, with a gentle smile, called out to me. They had been watching the exchange between Aigis and me.

++No, what the hell am I supposed to do in this situation!?++

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