Why would Neria…?

Among the people I hated, she ranked third. The king ranked first while that scion of a fiancé was second.

Or maybe she’s second?

Honestly, I didn’t really care all that much. Recently, I was even looking forward to her decline—

—Either way, the fact that I hated her didn’t change.

Neria spoke to her father.

“Father, please stop… Cecily has changed. She’s not a crybaby anymore… I want to start over again, but I don’t think Cecily will ever forgive me—”

“—I forgive you.”

Cecily readily answered.

…As for me, I thought these sisters were idiots. Both of them had swollen faces. Neria had exploited Cecily, while Cecily once looked at the depressed Neria and was like, ‘Serves you right.’

Then, Neria looked up at Cecily, who was smiling gently, and burst into tears. She was sobbing like a toddler. Without paying any attention to her messy face or hair, she clung to Cecily.

“—I’m sorry, I’m truly sorry for everything…”

Cecily was caressing Neria with a somewhat happy look on her face.

Which one is the oldest, again?

Well, they were twins anyway, so it didn’t really matter.

The father, who had been left out of the picture, grimaced at the sight of them.

“Whatever! I don’t care about you anymore! Do whatever you want!”

Then, he sat down on his chair and turned his back towards them. If you ask me, a bystander, it was beyond hilarious and not to mention, lame. The two of them left the room hand in hand, without so much as a glance at their father’s back.

I was probably the only one who noticed.

The moment they stepped out into the hallway, their mother ran away in a panic to her room. Her daughters were fighting so hard, yet she once again remained an onlooker.

What’s with her?

After that, a proper conversation between Cecily and Neria didn’t occur.

“I… I’m going to get some fresh air.”

“I’m going to rest in my room.”

At that moment…

Cecily, who went out into the courtyard and sat down with her back against the trunk of a tree, suddenly shouted.

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah—!”

W-what’s the matter with you?

[I feel so embarrassed!]

It was scary, wasn’t it?

[I felt so scared and embarrassed! Hey, Nora, did I say anything hurtful?]

Anything hurtful… I thought back to what Cecily had said, but it was…

—it was so cool!

[Really? I was impersonating Nora, but did I do well?]

If you ask if you acted like me… I think you were still a bit naïve.

She was too kind—towards her father, and even more so towards Neria. Nevertheless, as Cecily stretched her body, she had this refreshing look on her face like never before.

[I see, I still have a long way to go before I become the Incorrigible Villainess.]

Eh, Cecily… Is that what you want to be?

[Nora is the Incorrigible Villainess, right?]

I nodded at her question with a frown, whereas Cecily remained calm.

[What did you do in the past? What happened? I don’t know anything about Nora, but I admire you nonetheless.]

Uhm…

I felt so embarrassed that I couldn’t bear to meet her gaze.

Then, Cecily burst out laughing.

[Hey, Nora, I think that you are—…]

But Cecily didn’t get to finish her words. Her eyelids were slowly fluttering closed. In the blink of an eye, I could hear her breathing.

Good night, Cecily.

She cried a lot. Her eyelids were swollen, and her cheek was turning blue from where she had been hit. And yet, she… she was sleeping so comfortably.

The summer sun might be dazzling, but the wind blowing under the shade of the tree must be soothing.

Even without a physical body right, I could easily imagine it.

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