Not a Villainess but a Maid - Chapter 87



#079 The beginning of the cultural festival

Clara Onyx, the villainous daughter in the second-in-command position in the original.

She was now completely integrated into the club and was more passionate about maintaining the club room than anyone else.

She watered the flower beds every day, produced promotional materials regularly, and never missed cleaning.

Clara, who had finished cleaning exactly as scheduled today and was returning to her dormitory, suddenly stopped in her tracks.

‘Look at my mind. I left my bag behind…’

It was a mistake that Clara couldn’t have made if she were her normal self, but she thought her rambunctious nature had changed as she continued to live next to a battered woman named Amber.

When she went to retrieve her bag again, she gently squeezed her handle on the library door.

The sound of a piano and the muttering of words can be heard from inside. When Clara heard that, her body stopped unnaturally.

‘… ‘There are still people left in the club?’

To see who else was left, Clara quietly pushed open her door.

“… !”

The scene unfolding before her eyes was unbelievable.

The two people are holding one of her hands, and are touching her face affectionately.

She witnessed an unspeakable love affair between Ruby, a noblewoman whom she always admired, and her maid, Amber.

‘What the hell is going on…? !? Why do two people do this… !?”

Clara barely managed to calm down her pounding heart and slowly took her steps.

She even forgot to close the door again.

‘I must have been wrong, something like this can’t happen…’ But, it’s clear that two people… ‘

She patted her own cheek in disbelief and returned to her dorm with a dazed look on her face.

***

After going on a date with Dia to the zoo, she felt like the atmosphere within her club had changed significantly.

It feels like more people are conscious of each other than before.

What I am currently concerned about more than anything else is the small glass bead in my pocket.

A mysterious object that can be used to determine if a person is a curse user by touching it to the skin.

The glass beads, which turned black as soon as they touched the diamond, returned to a clear and transparent color over time.

‘If Emerald gets a chance to put her bead directly on Diamond… ‘

At that time, Diamond will be accused of being a witch, and I will have no choice but to take one side.

Of course, it would be best to prevent something like that from happening.

While I was still fiddling with the glass beads I had in my pocket, worrying about their relationship, Ruby spoke to me.

“Amber, did you enjoy the zoo yesterday?”

It was already bothering her that she couldn’t take Ruby, but she told her story first.

“Yes. “I also saw an elephant this size.”

“Wasn’t there any Sasquatch? “It might be in a zoo.”

‘Sasquatch… ?’

Sasquatch was a legendary animal that she firmly believed existed.

Common sense tells me that something like that can’t be in a zoo, but here I want to protect the young lady’s innocence…

‘What should I say?’

Fortunately, Dia, who was listening to her story, intervened in the conversation and helped her.

“Yes, there was a Sasquatch too. “It was so amazing.”

“Really? “You’re just spewing fire, aren’t you?”

“… Uh, I guess I did?”

At times like this, I was very fortunate that DIA, who was quick-witted, was my friend.

Ruby muttered something about Sasquatch with sparkling eyes.

“Sasquatch, how cool is it in real life?” “

Looking at her, she felt like I was a parent deceiving her child, and she felt a little stung.

As I turned my eyes to see what the other club members were doing, I made eye contact with Clara, who was strangely looking at me.

Recently, she has become a lot more vulnerable, but now she feels like a complete member of the club.

When my eyes met hers, I smiled broadly and asked.

“Clara, have you planted any flowers in the flower bed in front of the library?”

“Yes… !?”

When I spoke to her, she looked startled, unlike usual.

“Why are you so surprised?”

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Her face was especially red, and she couldn’t even make eye contact.

“Oh, no… “I planted the flowers.”

“The building looked very bleak, but I am grateful. “It was pretty.”

“… Yes.”

Today, she kept avoiding my gaze, and she spoke much less often.

Did something happen during the break? That’s strange.

It was a time when everyone was leisurely enjoying their daily lives, as befits the name of the Free Activity Club.

President Citrine, who was a member of the student council and made his living naturally sitting on Emerald’s lap, looked at us and asked.

“But have you guys prepared for this month’s cultural festival?”

I answered her question.

“Cultural festival? “Is the cultural festival next week?”

“You really didn’t know? “Didn’t you have any friends who told you about that?”

“Ugh… “

It felt like her heart had been attacked by a single word that pierced Citrine’s bones.

Ruby, who was listening to her, asked.

“Senior. “Is it mandatory for the Free Activities Department to participate in the cultural festival?”

“It’s a duty, a duty. “Every club must do something at least once.”

“What did you decide to do in the student council?”

“… Actually, I haven’t decided yet. “Us too.”

The reason the student council could not decide what to do at the cultural festival was most likely due to Citrine.

The president lives in a different club every day, so there is no way the executives alone could decide that.

“It’s a big deal. Neither of you have anything in mind… “

When everyone was unable to express their opinions, Emerald raised her hand and shouted.

“Can I give my opinion?”

Everyone looked at Emerald at her shout.

“What is it, Emerald?”

“I’ve been thinking about it, how about putting on a play in conjunction with the student council?”

Citrin asked in astonishment at Emerald’s words.

“A play? “Is that something we did at the student council in our first year?”

“Yes. Since we don’t have anything specific for the student council, wouldn’t it be okay if we do it together? Besides, you and I have experience preparing for a play that we did for the student council when we were freshmen.”

“Umm… “

Unlike the smiling emerald, Citrine did not seem to be very welcoming.

According to what they said, it seems that last year’s student council staged a play at the cultural festival.

Citrine crossed her arms and expressed a rather realistic opinion.

“Do you think you can prepare the script and props in at least two weeks? “You know I was dying to keep up with my schedule even back then.”

“So, let’s do it together. “Wouldn’t it be much easier to prepare because there are twice as many people?”

“… “That’s true.”

In the end, student council president Citrine seemed inclined to agree with Emerald’s opinion.

“What do you think, Director of the Free Activities Department? Would you like to try it with the student council?”

When the chairman asked Ruby that question, Ruby put down the book she was reading and said.

“… “Can I put Sasquatch in the play?”

I lowered my head in shame at her strange question.

‘Ruby… please… ‘

“SARS… what? That would depend on the script. You decide whether to put it in or not. “Because I don’t care.”

“Okay. “I’ll do it together.”

The script hasn’t been decided yet, but somehow Sasquatch was supposed to appear.

“That’s right. Who wants to write the screenplay? Has anyone written anything?”

We looked at each other, but it seemed like no candidate came forward.

“It’s a big deal. Without a script, nothing can proceed… “

At that time, I heard a voice that seemed to be crawling behind me.

“Hey… “Can I give it a try?”

The main character of the voice was Coral.

“You… Surely her name was Coral? Have you ever written anything?”

“I haven’t written it myself, but I read several novels every day. “I think I could probably give it a try…!”

“Good. “Then I will ask you a favor.”

Clara, who had been sitting quietly listening to our conversation, also raised her hand and spoke.

“If it’s a prop, I’ll prepare it. “I am confident that I can make it like this.”

Due to her experience overseeing the production of promotional materials for the club for almost half a year, she was equipped with a high level of skill.

Apart from the well-made promotional material, no one tried to join the club…

Citrine nodded and said with an expression that the problem was resolved to some extent.

“The important things have been roughly decided. I’ll also pass this on to the student council members, so let’s work hard together. Then.,”

“Yes!”

The story about the cultural festival progressed quickly, with the student council and the free activity department working together to prepare a play.

In the atmosphere where everyone was thinking about the cultural festival, Emerald sneakily approached me and asked in a whisper.

“Amber, would you like to see me for a moment after finishing?”

“Oh, yes.”

Perhaps, Emerald seemed intent on continuing her story from yesterday at the zoo.

***

After club time, she sent Ruby away first.

“Lady, please go in first today. “I have a quick word to talk with Emerald.”

“Do you think it will take a long time?”

“Maybe.”

“Okay. “Don’t be too late.”

After Ruby left, Emerald and I were the only ones left in the club.

Emerald grinned and pushed her chair to make room for her.

“Then, shall we continue what we talked about yesterday?”

“… Yes.”

Emerald rested her chin on the rest of her chair and asked me.

“Have you had any harvest for the day, Ms. Assistant?”

There was a report that I held a glass bead to Diamond yesterday, but I decided not to mention it.

“No. It was harder than I thought. Naturally, I don’t often get a chance to bring the marble… “

“Well. “This is not that easy.”

She pulled her chair closer to me, her eyes shining, and said:

“Amber, this cultural festival is an opportunity we will never have again.”

“Is it a cultural festival?”

“Think about it. “During the cultural festival, the academy will be full of students wandering around, so there will be many opportunities to secretly put beads on your body.”

“Aha, definitely… ”

There would be many opportunities to naturally touch each other, such as pretending to bump into each other and throwing marbles, or handing out theater tickets.

“That’s right. “Would you mind giving me some glass beads for a moment, Ms. Assistant?”

“Yes, here.”

When she obediently held out her bead to her, Emerald took out her unusually shaped pendant and placed her bead in its center.

“What did you do?”

“I changed it to a pendant format to make it easier to carry around. “If we do this, we won’t lose anything and it will be easier to inspect, right?”

“Thank you…”

She hung the pendant around my neck and said with a meaningful smile.

“Amber.”

“Yes?”

“The closer you are to someone, the more you can never be suspicious. “You know that well, right?”

I swallowed dry saliva at her question and answered as naturally as possible.

“Of course.”

As she was answering, she felt like she was being stabbed in the back of the head.

“Yes! After all, he is our assistant. “Reliable.”

I decided to remain Emerald’s trustworthy assistant as much as I could.

I’m not sure how long I can deceive her, but…

**** (Author’s Note)

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