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Announcement: Hi, everybody. Righteous Flower of Evil has joined our team as commentator. You can find her first comment at the end of this chapter.

Edited~

176 Fifteen years old, Alicia, the eldest daughter of the Williams family

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I donā€™t want Emma to like me. If I have any more friends, Iā€™ll lose all my dignity as a villainess.

Iā€™ve got to get her back on Lizā€™s side somehow. Oh, Iā€™ve so much more work to do.

I want to get to Ravaal Kingdom as soon as possible, and I donā€™t have time to waste on Emma.

ā€œAli-chan, whatā€™s wrong, why the difficult look on your face?ā€

I envy you, Curtis-sama, you always look so carefree.

ā€œNothing, really. But whereā€™s Duke-sama?ā€

ā€œOh? I didnā€™t know Ali-chan would finally start looking for the Duke! This big brother is glad.ā€

ā€œIā€™m uncertain if I actually understand what you meanā€¦ā€

ā€œYouā€™re right, Ali-chan wouldnā€™t understand.ā€

ā€œWell, Dukeā€™s the only one whoā€™s been looking out for Alicia so far.ā€

ā€œIf I had known, I wouldnā€™t have said those things to the Duke.ā€

Gilles said to me as if to stop me.

ā€¦I canā€™t believe he said that much. I mean, Duke-sama is supposed to be in love with the heroine.

I didnā€™t expect him to fall in love with me, the villainessā€¦ No, excuses are not appropriate. It was my fault for not being able to understand him. I wanted to be a villainess, but not to the point of being an abominable person.

Though Iā€™m curious. I donā€™t know where I went wrong, and I also donā€™t remember doing anything to make Duke-sama fall for me.

ā€¦I wonder what it feels like to be in love. I wonder if falling in love and liking someone are the same thing.

I wonder if there is a book about love. Someone should write one.

ā€œAli-chan, what are you thinking?ā€

ā€œItā€™s hard for her to hear us when sheā€™s like this.ā€

ā€œIt must be very difficult for her because sheā€™s wrinkling her brow in thought.ā€

ā€œNo, I donā€™t think so.ā€

ā€œHow do you know?ā€

ā€œBasically, Alicia never had a difficult expression on her face. Even when sheā€™s faced with a difficult problem. The only time she makes this expression is when sheā€™s thinking about romantic relationships.ā€

ā€œRomantic relationshipā€¦?ā€

ā€œAh, *pout* I just donā€™t get it!ā€

I cried out, my voice unintentionally shouted out whatā€™s in my heart.

Gilles, Curtis-sama and Finn-sama looked at me with slightly surprised expressions.

ā€œWhatā€™s wrong?ā€

Curtis-sama asked me with his widened eyes.

At this point, I guess Iā€™ll just have to ask Curtis-sama. There was no such thing as a manual book about love.

It seems Iā€™ll have to rely on Curtis-sama, a man in love. I wonder if Curtis-sama has ever been truly in love in the first place. Isnā€™t it mostly a game? No, itā€™s not good to judge the book by its cover.

ā€œā€¦. Have you ever really fallen in love with someone, Curtis-sama?ā€

ā€œNo, I havenā€™t.ā€

Before I could even finish my question, Curtis-sama replied softly in a calm tone.

I couldnā€™t feel any anger, but, for some reason, I could feel sorrow.

I guess itā€™s better not to engage in this too deeply. Well, everyone has their own circumstances, right?

I remember completing the Curtis-sama route, butā€¦ Did I come across any complications?

ā€œFrom my point of view, I envy both Duke-sama and Ali-chan.ā€

ā€œWhat?ā€

ā€œIf thereā€™s one thing I can tell youā€¦ Love is not a theory.ā€

Curtis-sama spoke in a soft tone as he stared into my eyes.

ā€œThatā€™s a clichĆ©, isnā€™t it?ā€

Gillesā€™ sharp words made Curtis-samaā€™s face twitch a little.

ā€œDonā€™t ruin the atmosphere instantly.ā€

ā€œIā€™m sorry, Curtis, he just wanted to look good.ā€

Finn-sama shot Curtis-sama a look of pity.

ā€œYou never believed me.ā€

Curtis-sama said, glaring lightly at Finn-sama.

Rather than the topic about love, Iā€™m more interested in what Curtis-sama had just said about being jealous of me and Duke-sama. I wonder what heā€™s jealous of.

ā€œWhat do you envy about Alicia and Duke?ā€

Gilles asked in a slightly more serious tone.

Oh, arenā€™t they too good at reading whatā€™s on my mind?

I thought to myself as I turned my gaze towards Curtis-sama.

ā€¦

Righteous Flower of Evil:

Mwahaha! I still get to give my two cents~ And my two cents is: Alicia, do you really think a womanizer is the best person to ask for love advice!? *facepalm* Iā€™m excited to hear more about Curtisā€™s backstory though!

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