Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

“Young Miss… do you want fish for dinner?”

The returned Linda was somewhat surprised by her mistress’s sudden change in appetite.

“Yes, aren’t we hosting the Leinster family tomorrow meow? The winter catch fish should have arrived. Letting guests taste the freshest ingredients is the best hospitality meow~”

…Strange verbal tics had also increased.

At the Duke’s mansion, there were dedicated people who regularly delivered freshly caught fish from the icy rivers,

Currently, most of Oz Kingdom’s territory had fully entered winter, with temperatures plummeting. They could face the annual blizzard at any time. Linda had also returned before the heavy snow season. The lake surface had already frozen over with a thick layer of ice.

But it was precisely during this cold period that fishermen harvested their catch.

Fish eat heartily in autumn to comfortably survive the cold winter, thus storing more fat and nutrients in their bodies,

Most importantly, to conserve energy, fish stop feeding during this season. The semi-hibernating fish’s meat becomes cleaner and less fishy,

So the fish meat this season could be said to be the most delicious. It wasn’t incomprehensible to want to feast on such tender meat…

But previously, the Young Miss had always felt that fish bones easily got stuck in the throat, so she had been unwilling to eat fish dishes. Why did she suddenly change her mind today?

“Mmm… I just think Father should eat more fish meat. Compared to pork with its high fat content, fish is certainly healthier meow~”

She said this while twirling her hair, completely unaware of her strange verbal tic that had suddenly appeared.

“Young Miss… what exactly happened to you?”

Finally, little Elsa worriedly asked the question that other maids had noticed but dared not ask.

“Nothing happened meow?”

She seemed completely unaware, but her current state was quite unusual.

There was a slight bulge under her skirt.

“…Excuse me.”

Elsa simply bent down and crawled under her skirt.

“Meow?!”

This child can be quite direct sometimes…

Linda inwardly admired from the sidelines.

She had a feeling that when Elsa grew up, she would likely become a remarkable girl in many aspects.

“—Got it!”

“Meow!?”

Quickly, little Elsa caught a fluffy cat tail from under Yvonne’s skirt as she was meowing sharply.

When caught, the tail’s fur also bristled, swelling to more than double its size, like a frayed feather duster.

“What on earth is this—!!”

“Young Miss, don’t panic first…”

Although Elsa was also flustered, her instinctive priority was still to comfort Yvonne.

“E-Ears too—”

Just then, a pair of ears with fur similar to her honey-colored golden hair also popped out, standing erect on her head, beginning to rotate with their owner’s consciousness.

What exactly is this—

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“This is ‘cat transformation’, Young Miss.”

Linda, being a knowledgeable elf, quickly came to a calm conclusion after briefly examining Yvonne.

“…’Cat transformation’?”

Little Yvonne hugged her tail, curled up in the chair with a look of lingering shock.

“Have you recently come into contact with any feline magical beasts?”

“Come to think of it…”

Yvonne remembered,

This morning while walking in the garden, she found a small black cat frozen stiff, curled up shivering in a corner.

When she tried to pick it up, it scratched her, and she realized its claws were also bleeding.

“That explains it.”

Hearing this, Linda sighed,

“Just like the Madam, indeed.”

“What do you mean?”

Yvonne didn’t quite understand the implication of her words,

Linda gave a meaningful look at the still young Duke’s daughter.

“Young Miss, you have the same constitution as the Madam, easily affected by the impure things from magical beasts’ transformations… Fortunately, this time it was just a small cat spirit with weak magical power, it won’t have too much influence on you.”

According to Linda, just by ingesting a magical beast’s blood like this, one would be ‘transformed’ by the beast’s magical power.

I see…

Recalling the previous succubus blood incident, Yvonne suddenly understood.

Come to think of it,

It seemed someone had told her about something similar before,

But… who was it exactly…

Just as she was about to recall that person’s figure, a splitting headache struck again,

“It seems you won’t be able to attend today’s banquet. I’ll explain to the Duke on your behalf.”

The ‘cat transformation’ wouldn’t last long, probably returning to normal by tomorrow.

But in this state, it was indeed inappropriate to attend social occasions like a reception banquet.

She had thought she could see her adorable and naive brother Garth, but it seemed impossible now.

Little Yvonne felt somewhat disappointed, her ears and tail drooping along with her mood.

“Don’t worry, it seems the Leinster Grand Duke and his family will be staying for a few days this time.”

Seeing through Yvonne’s thoughts, Linda smiled and comforted her.

“Really?!”

“I’ll explain to the Duke on your behalf, saying you’re ill and indisposed, so you won’t attend to avoid startling everyone.”

“…Alright.”

“Um…”

Also gathering her courage, Elsa stood beside Yvonne with a small, blushing face.

“I’ll stay with you until the Young Miss recovers.”

“Mm… thank you, Elsa.”

Little Yvonne gratefully held her hand,

It’s good that Elsa is here, otherwise being confined to the room for a day would be unbearably boring.

“You might experience some cat-like behaviors, but don’t panic, there shouldn’t be too much impact.”

Saying this, Linda led the other maids out of the room, leaving only a silver bell for summoning.

With insufficient hands to entertain the guests, they needed to go help.

“If anything happens, please use this… Oh right, if the Young Miss wants to eat fish, I’ll have someone bring it over later.”

“Thank you for your trouble, and please arrange Elsa’s portion as well.”

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…It seems to be getting more and more exaggerated.

Not just the ears, but the extremities of her limbs had also started growing golden fur, turning into cat paws.

“I can’t eat properly like this meow!!”

The cat-transformed Young Miss complained.

…Is that really what you’re worried about?

Normally, children would cry in fear in this situation, right? But she seemed to have accepted this fact quite quickly, even showing some curiosity.

“Elsa, Elsa~ Look, I’ve grown cat paw pads on my hands!”

She excitedly extended her furry paws towards Elsa.

“They’re so soft and elastic, feels so good—you try too!”

“Is it alright…?”

Is it really okay?

Little Elsa felt somewhat nervous,

At this moment, only the two of them were in the room,

It felt like casually touching the Young Miss was like doing something forbidden…

“Come on, come on~”