For some reason, cheers of “Yeah!” rose up in other parts of the hall. They… seemed to come from the examinees she had met during

The exam results were announced seven days later. Just as the aristocratic scion had said on the final day of the exam, a grand ceremony

The four of them, Dylan, Chris, Avril, and now also Listeard all took their seats. Listeard immediately said, “This one is on me,” and seemingly

Once the exam was over, there wasn’t much to do until the results were announced. For Avril, all she could do was reinforce the fact

“As a result, although those who knew of me kept their distance, they gradually started speaking to me. After the exam, I received invitations to

Something did happen. By the time the three-day exam finished, Avril’s hands were full. Letters, notes, and invitations had all been pressed into them. Taking

When Avril closed her eyes, she could immediately see Corinna selfishly causing trouble for everyone in the mansion. At the moment, she felt nothing but

Two months later, the National Exam was finally set to begin. Various events had taken place over that time. Avril was called for by Emilia

Jeanne Herzfeld was a 20-year-old young lady. She is treated like an aristocratic lady by those in her presence, but she was well aware of

“Your Majesty. I have something to discuss with you.” No sooner had the attendant entered the office than he lowered his voice and began speaking

A few minutes later, the young lady returned with Anastasia’s attendant. The attendant seemed to have come for Anastasia right when the lady was asking

Although Anastasia had been vigorously shaking her head, her body, which had been frozen while she held her head, began to tremble. This was no

After that, Avril ended up wandering around the library with Anastasia for a while. Of course, she had to maintain her act as a villainess,

A few days later… Avril, who was preparing in earnest for the national exam, visited the royal palace library with Grace. The national library of

After she finished sharing about what happened in Lady Emilia’s private room, Avril carefully chose her words with her eyes downcast. “I have more to

In the afternoon, Avril, after being invited to Emilia’s room, had been introduced to the woman said to be Emilia’s tutor. The reason was simple—Emilia

That night, as Avril had decided at the tea party, she prepared to secret a visit to Dylan’s room. Having changed into plain clothes unbefitting

That night, Emilia lightly stepped into her brother Listeard’s private chamber. She had spent a wonderful time with the Villainess Avril Allingham that day, and

The investigation Avril had asked Chris to conduct was concluded surprisingly quick. Could Dylan have already looked into it? With such a suspicion, Avril arrived

Lord Dylan is… my third lover…? Aah—! The pieces fell into place. The other day, Emilia seemed to have misunderstood that Lawrence, Dylan, and Chris

As the conversation progressed, Dylan subtly lead it into a new direction. “The origin of the leaves for this tea, the Griney Mountains, is said

Within a few minutes, ten teapots had been brought out. Not only was the table covered, leaving no space for anything more, the courtyard suffered