Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

“…Don’t be ridiculous! We’re just ordinary friends!!”

Although she said this, it was evident that the previous words had greatly shaken her. Even the hand holding the cup was trembling.

“Ha, friends? Do friends blush and have their hearts race from just touching hands, hmm?”

The Witch Lady, seemingly enjoying the spectacle, persisted relentlessly. Yvonne could even see the smug grin emerging from the face hidden in the shadows, making her grit her teeth in frustration.

…This infuriating woman!!

“Even if a stranger suddenly held my hand, I’d be nervous!! Anyway… I won’t admit it!”

Seeing her stubbornly refusing to admit, the Witch Lady could only shake her head helplessly, the fine tassels on her hat swaying left and right.

“Please tell me directly—how can I break this current situation?”

“What I made is the ‘Elixir of Love,’ capable of reigniting the spark of love in quarreling couples’ hearts. It’s a love potion that awakens hidden emotions in people’s hearts. If the person who took the potion and the one who administered it meet the conditions of mutual affection, a situation like yours will occur.”

“Mu-mutual affection…”

Hearing this term seemed to shake her even more than when she heard her feelings described as ‘love’ earlier.

It appears that not only was the spark of love ignited, but her face also lit up like a burning cloud.

My, my, this has become quite interesting.

“There must be some mistake—”

“Sigh… You still won’t admit it even now? You’re quite a stubborn young lady.”

“That’s too impolite to say! I don’t li—”

Yvonne tried hard to refute something but found she couldn’t come up with a single reason why she didn’t like Elsa.

Could it be that I really…

“If you like someone, you like them. It’s not a bad thing. You’re grown up now, stop being so awkward and shy.”

“But… but.”

Yvonne mumbled with a red face.

“The other person is a girl…”

The moment after she said this, Yvonne regretted it.

She had accidentally let it slip out…

Was it because this was a consultation and the other party was also a woman? Is that why she let her guard down?

Although this Witch Lady was a bit sharp-tongued, Yvonne didn’t even know her name.

No… perhaps it was precisely because she was a stranger whose name she didn’t know that she felt so at ease saying it.

“That kind of thing doesn’t matter.”

“……”

The Witch Lady didn’t seem to pay much attention to her worrying about the gender of the other person.

Hearing this, Yvonne finally let out a sigh of relief.

Even though it was their first meeting, this Witch Lady gave her a strangely familiar feeling, making her feel she could trust and rely on her.

“Whether it’s a man or a woman, who you like is your freedom.”

“I’m telling you, I don’t like—”

“Alright, alright, stop being stubborn. I’ll give you the antidote.”

Helplessly, the Witch Lady opened her cloak, revealing a shapely figure inside.

In stark contrast to the fully covered exterior, the clothes inside consisted of only a few leather straps, like a restraining outfit from a manga, with surprisingly high exposure and unexpectedly bold.

“Are you that interested? Young lady—”

Noticing Yvonne staring at her, the Witch Lady raised an eyebrow, turning to reveal a playful look in her eyes. She deliberately lifted her cloak higher, an action that made Yvonne blush slightly and quickly avert her gaze.

She took a small bottle of medicine from the belt tied around her waist.

Unlike the purplish-red potion, this time the medicine was a transparent green liquid.

“I’ll give you this bottle for free. Just drink it directly, and it will counteract the remaining drug effects in your body. However, I think it will take about 2-3 days to completely neutralize.”

After saying this, like a black mage in a game who wraps themselves up tightly, the Witch Lady buried her face in the collar of her cloak, making it even more impossible to see the expression on her face.

“…There won’t be any side effects, right?”

Pinching the small bottle and examining it carefully, Yvonne looked suspicious. Because of her previous experience, she was now very wary of anything this witch gave her.

“No, there aren’t. However… although the heightened physical sensitivity will subside, the feelings in your heart cannot be changed.”

Seeing that she had finally drunk the medicine, the Witch Lady said with half-closed eyes,

“Also—I might as well tell you some good news, I come here every night.”

“…Why are you telling me this?”

This wasn’t information Yvonne was interested in.

After drinking the rest of the wine in one go, the Witch Lady chuckled softly and lowered the brim of her hat.

This time, she didn’t even want to leave her eyes visible to Yvonne.

Although her face couldn’t be seen, her words could be heard, spoken with a hint of amusement:

“I just did a divination with the wine. You’ll definitely come to find me again.”

How absurd…

Yvonne didn’t want to continue associating with such a strange person.

Now that she had obtained the antidote, she had no reason to stay here any longer.

Just then, she heard a familiar voice from the crowd,

“Evie~ Where are you! Evie—”

An anxious, somewhat trembling voice due to fear came through.

Yvonne quickly realized who the voice belonged to.

Idiot—what is she doing here??

Hearing the voice, Yvonne anxiously stood up and indeed saw her small figure among the crowd of drinkers.

“Ah—Found you, found you!”

Upon seeing Yvonne, the expression of fear on her face immediately changed to a relieved smile.

“Really… What are you doing running to a place like this alone late at night? I had to ask so many people to find out you came here.”

Carefully avoiding the men who were pushing, toasting, and drinking, she walked towards Yvonne, looking a bit angry.

“I met someone interesting, so I chatted with her for a while. This is… Huh?”

Yvonne turned around, intending to introduce the Witch Lady to Elsa, but found that the seat beside her was already empty.

Only the wooden cup on the table with traces of wine left could prove that she had been there just moments ago.

“There’s no one here though?”

Tilting her head and looking at Yvonne, Elsa showed a worried expression.

“Evie… You’re not turning into a delinquent girl who hangs out in bars and drinks at night, are you?”

“…How could that be possible!”

And I didn’t even drink, okay! I’m very wholesome!

“I should be asking you! How dangerous is it for you to come here alone!”

“Isn’t it just as dangerous for you to come alone, Evie?”

Elsa puffed up her cheeks and argued forcefully, leaving Yvonne speechless.

“Come on, let’s go back.”

“……”

Looking at the hand she held out, Yvonne hesitated whether to take it or not.

“Evie… Are you still angry with me?”

The outstretched hand just hung in the air, but stubbornly refused to lower.

Being gazed at by her slightly moist eyes, that puppy-like expression made Yvonne feel restless.

Yvonne didn’t realize that not being able to touch her was also one of the reasons why she felt so unbearably itchy in her heart.

…Fine.

She inwardly sighed with frustration.

Whatever happens, happens.

As if wanting to prove something, Yvonne took her hand.

Glancing at the shocked Elsa, she turned her face away with a blush, using her free hand to brush her hair:

“Let’s go, Sphinx is still outside.”

Seeing that she was still standing there in a daze, Yvonne had to add another sentence irritably.

“So… I’m not angry anymore.”

I’m not angry with you anymore.

“…That’s great…”

Why does such a simple sentence make you show such a tearfully happy expression…

The hand holding hers tightened even more.

Her hand was smaller than Yvonne’s and softer too.

Fingertips, palm…

When touching her, all the sensations from the hand were amplified several times.

When their fingers intertwined, it felt as if their entire bodies were connected.

Yvonne had been trying hard to calm her emotions, trying not to focus her attention on those heightened sensations.

Even after doing all this, why was her heart still beating so fast…

It was just their hands touching,

Yet it felt like her whole being had become strange.

—This is ‘love,’ young lady.

—Because you’ve fallen for her, that’s why you’re so conscious of it.

How could that be possible…

Although she wanted to deny it, the words left by the Witch Lady now lingered in her mind, refusing to dissipate.