Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

“Could it be… you’re Elsa?”

Recognizing the young woman before her, Lena excitedly stepped forward and grasped Elsa’s hands,

“Yes, it’s me, Madam.”

Surprised that Madam Lena recognized her at a glance, Elsa was also somewhat excited.

“It really is you…”

Lena reached out her hand in disbelief to touch her face, tears flowing.

“Thank goodness… I’m so glad you’re alright.”

“Madam…”

If this child had died because of her, Lena would have felt guilty for the rest of her life.

She never expected to see her again after so many years.

“You’ve grown up, little maid.”

Linda also came forward and patted Elsa’s head.

“Miss Linda is still the same as before, you haven’t changed at all.”

“…I hear that often.”

Although it was a compliment, from her slightly upturned mouth corners, one could see that Miss Linda was also very happy to see Elsa again.

“Alright, alright, don’t just stand talking at the door, come in quickly—”

Ignoring Campbell who was shocked to stone beside her, Lena held Elsa’s hand with her left and Yvonne’s with her right, welcoming the two inside.

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“Wait a moment—So you all remembered Elsa? Why didn’t anyone ever tell me??”

Seeing everyone’s warm reaction upon meeting Elsa again, Yvonne was inexplicably annoyed,

—So I was the only one kept in the dark all these years?!

“Young Miss, there are reasons for this.”

Ever since Elsa was sent away due to the ‘Nightmare’, Yvonne seemed to have suffered a great shock and later never mentioned Elsa again.

Out of concern for reopening his daughter’s psychological trauma, Campbell specifically ordered the entire duke’s household to refrain from mentioning Elsa in front of little Yvonne.

However, when Elsa entered the royal capital’s magic academy and was hailed as a genius magic user, Campbell, as the former duke, was not unaware of this.

Moreover, for her to enter this noble academy as a commoner, Campbell had also pushed things along behind the scenes.

He had intended to find an appropriate time to talk to Yvonne properly about this matter, but unexpectedly the situation changed, leading to their ‘exile’, and father and daughter were separated.

…So that’s how it was.

“You must be tired from your journey. We’ve prepared some food for you, are you hungry now?”

“I ate on the way, so I’m not hungry yet… but Linda, please prepare something for Elsa to eat. She threw up due to motion sickness when we got off the carriage, so I think she must be hungry.”

Due to mental stress, Elsa still couldn’t hold back and nearly emptied her stomach hugging a tree as they approached their destination.

“…Evie!”

Surprised that such an embarrassing thing would be revealed, Elsa protested in a small voice, her face red, tugging at Yvonne’s sleeve under the table, but she just winked and smiled back.

“Certainly.”

Linda quickly brought out a dish that was easy on the stomach.

Elsa was startled when she saw the noble-standard food placed before her.

It was just an ordinary clear-boiled silver carp… but the fish soup had been stewed to a very thick milky white color, poured over perfectly sized flower-cut fish pieces, with a few mint leaves on top to remove the fishy smell.

Although it wasn’t made with any expensive ingredients, and the plate was a simple earthenware dish, through Miss Linda’s hands, it produced an effect like some high-grade ingredient.

As expected of the highest-level maid… it’s truly not just for show.

She carefully scooped up a piece of fish with her spoon and put it in her mouth,

Instantly, she was so amazed by the deliciousness that she couldn’t speak,

Her taste buds were dancing!

This tender, smooth, and delicious texture… even the taste was top-notch!

As expected of Miss Linda! It’s really amazing—

“…………”

Seeing Elsa beside her eating with such a blissful expression, Yvonne felt somewhat displeased.

Hmph… Should I take this opportunity to learn some cooking skills from Linda?

“By the way, what is your relationship now?”

Taking advantage of the mealtime, Lena smiled and precisely cut to the chase with her question, nearly causing Elsa to choke.

“We’re lovers.”

Yvonne answered without hesitation.

“Wait—You’re saying it just like that??”

Elsa panicked, her face turning completely red.

She had thought Evie would first use an excuse like friends as cover, but didn’t expect such a super direct approach—!

This move really caught her off guard.

—It’s alright.

Yvonne’s lips parted slightly, smiling softly at her.

“Hehehe… Actually, I’m not against it. After all, little Elsa is the person who saved my life… If she’s taken a liking to my daughter, what can we do~”

Half-jokingly, Lena smiled and turned to ask her husband:

“Dear, what do you think?”

“Nonsense!! How can two girls be together!?”

Seeing Campbell’s normal reaction, Elsa somehow felt relieved.

But Lena persisted, holding her husband’s arm:

“Darling~ Think about it—If we give Evie to Elsa, isn’t that better than those boys her age?”

“This… that’s true.”

For a father, adding a daughter was certainly better than adding a troublesome son-in-law.

The former duke had unknowingly been led astray.

“…No! How can two girls have children?!”

Campbell finally came to his senses again, raising his protest,

Nobles often view family honor as supremely important. If they cannot produce offspring to carry on the lineage, it’s equivalent to extinction for nobles.

“Dear, this is where your magical theory is outdated—Modern magic can solve this problem, girls can also have children with girls, um… I believe it’s called Epias magic, it’s even recorded in ‘Magic Weekly’! Although they can only have girls.”

…Wait, is that actually possible?! They can have children??

Yvonne seemed to be learning this for the first time too. Hearing her parents discuss the topic of her having children, her reaction was even bigger than Elsa’s. She was too embarrassed to speak, her face turning redder than the tomatoes on the table.

Although Linda’s facial expression didn’t change much, her tightly pressed lips and her whole body trembling indicated she was holding back laughter to the extreme.

“Indeed… in that case, if Elsa marries into our family, my granddaughter could still have the Smollett surname??”

This time, even Campbell, as the only normal adult male, began nodding thoughtfully.

…Somehow, the topic had progressed far too quickly. Elsa had thought she was already thinking quite far ahead, but she didn’t expect these adults’ thinking to be so much more advanced than hers. Now she couldn’t keep up.

Looking at Yvonne and Elsa before him, Campbell let out a long sigh,

“In any case, two girls living together will still face many troubles and invite a lot of idle gossip… If you’ve decided to really walk this path, your future will surely be very difficult.”

He expressed his view as a father:

“I just don’t want my child to have a harder life than others… But if possible, of course I hope my daughter can be happy.”

Looking at Elsa, with his fingers interlocked in front of him, Campbell asked the soul-searching question:

“—Can you do it?”

—Can you bring happiness to my daughter?