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

The duration of their stay in the Kingdom of Claughton was set to last approximately three months from when they first arrived. Since it was

After leaving the orphanage and returning to the palace in the Royal Capital of Rithson, Dylan intended to send a telegram immediately. The recipient was

A few days later, Avril visited an orphanage near the royal capital of the Kingdom of Claughton. She wanted to meet Lynn, a girl she

Unfortunately, Avril had dinner separate from Dylan that evening. Dylan was apparently attending a dinner party with the people of the Kingdom of Claughton. More

Avril, who knew she needed to fulfil her role as a villainess, was extremely confused by Emilia’s enthusiasm. However, Emilia, who had created a perfect

For now, she carried Emilia to the drawing room and listened to her story. Emilia started rambling, declaring, “I’m a fan of the Villainess Avril.”

The next day, on the second day of Avil’s stay in the Kingdom of Claughton, she received an invitation that made her uneasy. Her presence

The dinner party scheduled for the evening ended without incident. “How tiring…” Leaving Dylan at the venue, Avril returned to the guestroom first and gently

After greeting the representative of the envoy from the neighboring Kingdom of Branwill, King Listeard Kunzendorf returned to his study. He was confused. “Different from

“It’s an honor to meet you. I’m Emilia Kunzendorf, the younger sister of the king. Good day to you, Lady Avril and Lord Sherard.” For

The route to the throne room was quite difficult. Going up some stairs, down, up again, then down once more. Right, right again, right, and

They walked down long halls and through galleries until they reached the audience chamber. Avril was intrigued by the castle’s layout, which was different from

As soon as they entered the royal castle, Dylan was summoned to the audience chamber. He had no time to change his garments, but he