I Awoke as an Imprisoned Villainess-Chapter 28 - Snake and Mongoose, Frog caught in between

Snake and Mongoose, Frog caught in between

I immediately succumbed to Violet sama’s pressure and decided to talk with Lily sama in the garden.

This place can be seen from the terrace of the hall. Although I was painfully aware of the stares of His Highness and Claude sama, who were strongly against this until the end, Lily sama and I sat down at the chaise longue in the garden.

It is the first time for us to talk together like this, and I’m very honored.

Lily sama smiled softly. But there is a hint of prodding in her eyes. Despite her soft expression, she seemed to be on guard. I guess that’s only natural.

Claude sama seems to be suspicious and wary of Lily sama, but…I’m sure there aren’t many bad people among those who give flowers. Lily sama, who apparently came from the west, far away from the royal capital, probably did not know about Violet sama’s dislike of flowers.

In general, Lily sama, His Highness’s fiancee, will eventually become the queen. It would be totally unprofitable for her to poison His Highness. There are some poisons that can make the thoughts fuzzy and manipulate them in the desired direction, …but others can see the target becomes a cripple.

The clouded eyes of His Highness just now is worrisome, but…I can only assert that it is not the same thing.

As I was thinking things like that, Lily sama opened her mouth.

“Actually, I had the honor of talking with you before, Violet sama. You probably don’t remember anymore, but… when we were fourteen years old, …debutantes..”

“Debutante..”

Of course, not only do I not remember, there is no memory in the first place. As I recited with a vague expression, Lily sama narrowed her eyes and nodded, “You still don’t remember, do you?”.

“I remember every single word. Violet sama said, ^No matter how you dress up, you are nothing more than a flying insect to me^”

“Eh?”

Fourteen years old. To think she got told such a thing after going to the first social event stylishly.

As I was stunned at her words, Lily sama smiled again and said, “I don’t think I’ll ever be able to forget that”.

“Oh, so this is someone who has been in a high position since birth, I thought. It was a moment that made me realize that… someone like me will have to live in the shadow of someone like you for the rest of my life”

I’m so sorry for her that I can’t stay still; I want to get down on my knees right now.

If anything, I’m also a hikikomori who deserves to live in the shadow of Violet sama, so how good it would be if I can encourage her by saying, “From my point of view, Lily sama is already in the light”.

As I was about to hold my head in my hands, Lily sama, who was still smiling, opened her mouth.

“—To be honest, I thought you would be struggling in vain when you were released from prison. But you came to the ball without doing anything. Does that mean you have made up your mind? Or did you want the daughter of Arbuthnot’s blood to examine His Highness?”

Lily sama smiled, “I’m sorry to disappoint, but it’s no use”.

I gulped at her words.

I’m not sure what she’s talking about, but…this means she poisoned His Highness, right?

I wonder if Violet sama became angry because she noticed this.

I squeezed my rapidly cooling fingertips and whispered, “Why, poison”.

At that moment, the smiling Lily sama in front of me suddenly lost her expression.

I saw a small movement of her lips, ‘This is a lie, isn’t it?’.

“—-… Though I had wondered if you were Violet Elford since you were so happy with your imprisonment. …I didn’t expect that you hadn’t even realized the true meaning of the flowers”

As she said this quietly, Lily sama looked terribly disappointed.

“Or did you realize that the odds are against you now so you’re up to something? It’s absolutely no use. His Highness is already in my hands. The moment you forgot yourself, you lost”

“—Well, well. You’re telling such an interesting story”

The cool voice echoed, and Lily sama and I looked in the direction of the voice in surprise.

Violet sama (*Sophia body) ‘s purple eyes were narrowed and she was smiling wickedly.

“Would you mind letting me listen to this conversation? Lady Violet Elford. And, Lady Lily Redgrave…”

Violet sama glanced at Lily sama. In contrast, Lily sama looked impatient for a moment, but then immediately smiled her usual gentle smile.

Considering the tone of her(*Violet) voice and the distance between them, she probably judged that she(*Violet) couldn’t hear what she was saying.

Or perhaps, she decided that if it was between the kind-hearted Lily, who was even called a saint, and Sophia Alcott, a recluse, a spendthrift, and evil woman, everyone would definitely believe her side of the story. Sadly though, I can’t say anything because it indeed would go that way.

“On this occasion, congratulations for your social debut. Sophia Alcott sama”

“Thank you. I didn’t expect that His Highness’s fiancee would be here”

While saying this, Violet sama looked at Lily sama with the eyes of a snake that is looking at its prey. Lily sama was completely unfazed and looked straight at Violet sama with eyes like a mongoose facing a snake.

I, on the other hand, was unable to keep up with this sudden development. For now, like a frog caught between two natural enemies, I kept my breath tight, closed my senses, and perked my ears.

“You were talking about an interesting story, weren’t you? I heard some very disturbing words spoken against His Highness”

“Oh my, you seem to have misunderstood something. I’m ashamed to admit that I was just making some idle conversation about my lover”

“Is that so? I was concerned that some vixen had served His Highness something bad…”

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Violet sama’s comment made even Lily sama to raise her eyebrows in displeasure. However, her expression quickly returned to normal, and she smiled, “Talking about concerns”.

“His Highness seems to be very tired lately. The Marquis of Arbuthnot seems to be busy, …so I would like to ask Sophia sama, who has Arbuthnot blood in her veins to examine him once. I’ll advise His Highness, so would it be possible to meet for a check up once?”

At Lily sama’s words, Violet sama’s raised her eyebrows slightly and laughed. Lily sama saw this and raised her eyebrows in alarm and wonder.

Violet sama opened her mouth while narrowing her eyes at Lily sama.

“You would let the girl with Arbuthnot blood, who is rumored to make dubious poisons on a daily basis, examine him and certify that it’s not poison—fufu, I see. You are very confident, aren’t you?”

Saying this, Violet sama approached Lily sama one step at a time. Although she didn’t lose her troubled smile, Lily sama seemed to be astonished and scared by Violet sama’s sudden change in demeanor.

“I have one piece of advice for *you. Enjoy your life while you still can so you won’t have any regrets later”

Violet sama came in front of Lily sama, looked at her condescendingly and laughed.

“There’s no guarantee that your body and head will still be connected in a month’s time”

Translator’s Notes:

Violet directly used omae. She was still relatively polite in the exchanges before, but then she dropped the facade.

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