I Awoke as an Imprisoned Villainess-Chapter 49 - Lady who had forsaken the path of human

My body began to move lightly on its own against my will.

My body, which had been occupied with the task of straightening my back until a moment ago, placed the book in my hand on my head, walked gracefully, and performed a bow.

Those movements were that of a noble lady. I feel as if someone else has taken over my body.

To put it simply, I’m very scared.

“S-S-Scary! It’s very scary! Violet sama, what in the world is this...!?”

“Oh my, you’re doing much better than I thought you would”

As if she didn’t hear my words, Violet sama put her finger on her mouth and made an interested look.

“Body manipulation. This is a magic trick I just came up with, but it doesn’t seem to have any major problems. The only issue is the duration”

“You just came up with it!?”

For an idea you just came up with, an experiment on a body...!

I stared at Violet sama while being tossed around by my limbs that started to move on their own.

I wonder if it’s because my doubts about her humanity came out, but Violet sama’s eyes narrowed like a kitten and she smiled with only the corners of her mouth.

“Do you have any complaints?”

“! I-I don’t...hyaa!”

Forgetting that my body wasn’t in my control, I tried to wave my hands in a panic.

Then, at that moment, my body suddenly became free—I lost my balance and my body fell backward.

I closed my eyes at once and braced myself for the impact, and the next moment, something bulky hit the back of my head.

At the same time, my left shoulder was supported by someone’s large hand. Then, immediately, a low voice fell upon the room.

“—What are you doing, Violet?”

I turned around and looked up, and there was Claude sama with a big scowl on his face.

“Claude sama”

When I called his name in surprise, he looked at me, raising his eyebrows in concern, and asked, “Are you alright?”.

It seemed that he had saved me from falling down. He seemed to have protected the book while saving me, and so, the book on my head was shining brilliantly in his right hand.

“Thank you so much, I’m alright thanks to your help! Oh, but are you alright, Claude sama?”

“I’m fine. I won’t get hurt just by catching you”

Claude sama smiled gently and held out the book in his hand to me.

“Long time no see”

“! Yes! Long time no see”

Seeing Claude sama smiling shyly, my cheeks loosened up as I accepted the book.

As Claude sama has said, it’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other like this.

Three months ago, we used to see each other every day in the tower, but with Claude sama being so busy and me being cooped up in the lab, it’s hard to make time for us to meet each other.

In addition to this, it was decided that Violet sama was going to give me a lady’s education on days off, so I was feeling a little lonely as I wouldn’t be able to see him again for a while, even though we had become friends.

I never thought that I would meet him here at the duke’s residence.

I wonder if Claude sama also has something to do with Violet sama. Just as I was thinking that, Violet sama opened her mouth.

“What are you doing? You’re being so obvious”

For a person who seemed to want to say something like how deplorable, Violet sama spoke while having her hand on her cheeks and eyes lighting up happily

“I told you the other day I would be giving Sophia a lady’s education. But to come all the way over here, you’re either extremely forgetful on top of being obstinate, or you’re simply trying to get in the way—otherwise, you’re either being stupid or clingy. Either way, I don’t like it”

“Violet. As you can see, I am-”

Ignoring Claude sama’s extremely low voice, Violet sama turned her eyes to me, “Hey, Sophia”.

“Choose your friends wisely. Claude isn’t the right person to be your friend for life”

“Eh? No way, absolutely not!”

I declared loudly, shaking my head with all my might.

“Claude sama is very kind! I’d like to ask you to be my friend for the rest of my life, if possible...!”

“…..”

A disconcerting atmosphere began to drift between the silent Claude sama and the giggling Violet sama..

I was puzzled, wondering if I had said something I shouldn’t have when I heard a low, clear voice with a small sigh.

“Stop being mean, Violet”

I looked and saw His Majesty, Johannes, who became the king, standing right behind Claude sama, with a fed up look on his face.

“Y-Your Majesty...!”

I was about to bow to him in a hurry, but he raised his hand and said, “You can forgo the formalities”. He then turned his attention to Violet sama.

“I’m here, so you must have guessed that Claude is here as my companion, right?”

“No way. Your presence is so thin that I didn’t even notice you were here until just now”

“Our eyes met earlier, didn’t they? And there is no way you didn’t notice the king being in the same place as you.....Young lady of Count Alcott?” (*Sophia didn’t notice him either)

“Y-Yes!”

I gently took my gaze away from His Majesty due to the awkwardness of the situation, and at that moment, he called my name and I straightened my back.

After giving me a subtle indescribable look for a moment, His Majesty opened his mouth and said, “Pardon”.

“I’ve come here today to talk to Violet. It looks like it’s about time to finish anyways, so I’m sorry but can we call it a day?”

“I-it’s all right with me but...”

I can’t say anything careless in front of Violet sama. Thinking this, I turned my attention to Violet sama, and although she had a bored expression on her face, she unexpectedly nodded her head a little.

“Then, Claude. Please bring the young lady of Count Alcott House back home”

“Yes sir”

At His Majesty’s words, Claude sama nodded and said, “Let’s go. We have a carriage waiting”.

“Then, Your Majesty, I’ll excuse myself first” (*Claude)

“I’m counting on you. See you later, Young Lady of Alcott”

“Y-Yes. I’ll excuse myself”

I bowed hurriedly, and then I bowed to Violet sama in the way she had just taught me.

“Violet sama, thank you for your hospitality today. See you later”

“Before the next session, perfect a little of what I taught today”

“I...I’ll do my best...”

I bowed politely once more, mumbling my words weakly.

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Then, I left the Duke of Elford’s mansion, following Claude sama’s lead.