Go to jail! 〜 The villainous daughter wants to be loved in the extra edition

Chapter 02: Meet Elle

So I decided to defend myself a bit.

"You know what, this has important implications. It's going to grow into a grand story later on."

The Prince still hasn't shown up.

There's time, and I don't mind making up excuses like this.

I'm not sure if I'd be able to convince this child to leave me but...

"I'm sure. Amazing!"

... But the girl looked at me with sparkling eyes.

I don't know what it is, but something makes me feel a bit better about myself.

This little girl with brown hair didn't appear in my favorite Rangoon books. ...which means she's a total background character, right?　

Mmm... But, I don't know this girl, she's adorable, I thought she was a major character at first.

But if she isn't Characters A, B, nor C, ... so is she a mob, a mob beauty?

Curious, I decided to ask her for her name.

No matter, the prince was late, and I was bored anyway.

"My name is Veronica. I'm the eldest daughter of the house. Who are you? What's your name?"

I had no choice, so I decided to introduce myself first.

In fact, in this country, it is common sense to greet people of higher status first.

But it's a waste of time and not a mature response to preach such thing to the little girl.

As a cool villainous girl, I hate waste.

"Bo-- ... me?　I've been told I'm not really allowed to say my name..."

"Oh!"

I couldn't hide my surprise.

How could you not say your name in front of the duke's daughter?

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait...

Let's keep a cool head and think about it.

I'm an open-minded person.

Maybe the mob doesn't have a name to begin with.

I've never heard of the background characters saying their names.

Poor girl, she's so cute, but she doesn't have a name to call herself.

I wonder if we could come up with something nice to call her... finally decided to think hard about a name for her, even if it takes me the rest of my life!

Suddenly, a white lily blooming next to a rose caught my eyes.

Come to think of it, the dress she's wearing is also white, Elle Lilly is a common name.

I don't even know if I can give the first mob I've met a proper name.

--That's right!

"Well, Elle!"

For some reason, I hammed it up at the same time.

It was just an acronym...

In a strange coincidence, we look at each other.

We giggle at each other with a funny look of surprise on our faces.

I naturally smiled at the girl's joyful look.

By the way, before... before I remembered my past life, I was said to be cute when I laughed.

But now I'm a villainous daughter, so I try to avoid smiling as much as possible.

By the way, the fact that she can go in and out of my house means she's a noblewoman, right?　

The dress she wears is of fine silk, and despite being a mob, she is somehow elegant.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you are a commoner or a great merchant's daughter.

I don't care about status.

Besides, in ten years' time I will be a prisoner and stripped of my status as a nobleman.

And then I'll leave the country with only what I've on my hand.

Do I think it's okay to be nice to her because I can't be nice with my step-sister?　

She's a mob, and I'm sure it won't affect the story, right?　

"Good, Elle. I'm going to make you my apprentice. From now on, you are going to help me."

I'm trying to be a bit pompous, as I'm the villainous daughter of the story.

Even if not that good as being the heroine, I'm definitely better than a mob in terms of the number of appearances in the game and the power of my character.

Saying that I'm going to be nice but, I have to be careful to act like a prideful, hard person on a regular basis.

However, her answer was this.

"...Eh, apprentice? Aren't usually friends? Well, if you're fine with it"

Elle, you're a mob and you have a big attitude!　

It sounds like you're trying to outdo me as a duchess.

But there's no point in getting angry at a little girl.

I'm an open-minded villainous woman, so I forgive you.

"I see. Well, let's get right to it, but I want you to keep an eye on my step-sister"

"Step-sister?"

"Yes. Her name is Sophia. Isn't she pretty with her silver hair and blue eyes?"

"Pretty or not I don't see anyone."

"What did you say?"

I hurriedly return my gaze to the courtyard.

Elle was right, it seemed to be long ago abandoned, without even a servant.

I was careless!

No matter how calm Sofia is, and even though the prince didn't appear, she stayed here, soaking wet.

There was no stopping for her.

She must have gone back inside to change out of his mostly wet clothes.

"My God!　That's all the prince's fault ..."

"Oh, Prince?"

"Sophia! Is Sophia too. You don't just have the guts to go back indoors so soon after an important scene!"

"This was guts? What does this have to do with the prince?"

Beside me, Elle's eyes widen in surprise.

Maybe she's surprised that I would complain about it against the prince of this country.

This little one... we are far from making our social debut at the age of 16.

Moreover, the royal family is a celestial being that ordinary nobles rarely get to talk to.

But I should be engaged to him in two years.

Furthermore, eight years after that, the engagement will be annulled, but that's fine with me.

I even hope the breakup will be sooner rather than later.

Because it's my stepsister, Sophia, that he's in love with.

They fall in love with each other, and eventually they get together and live happily ever after.

And I go to jail.

But it's all right!

Because there I meet my destiny with an older, more reluctant guard.

In The Prison of the Water Palace, I'm going to have a passionate love affair.

The distance between us is so close!

But we can't touch each other, and my heart beats wildly for the sake of my heartfelt and frustrating feelings!

Hierarchy is paramount, and Love is justice!

We looked at each other, talked to each other, and slowly opened up to each other...

....

"Hey, why does the prince have to come out?"

To interrupt my pensive thoughts, Elle spoke to me.

That's because, from her point of view as a mobster, the prince is on a cloud.

She must be an admirer of him. I can't let her meet him, but can I at least let her talk to him?

"Well, that's why... I'm going to tell you all about it, and not just the prince. You're so small, and may not understand it, but..."

I told my apprentice, Elle, the title of the book, "Blanc Noir - The Prince is Drunk of love for the Pretty White Rose" a rambling novel.

"I've decided to tell you about the world. To do that, I need to talk about myself first."

"There's a deeper reason for my actions. As a matter of fact--"

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