The Villainous Noblewoman Is About to Be Forced into Love, Isn’t This Wrong? Chapter 71: The Maid and the Princess’s First Encounter

"This... isn’t this too much?"

"What’s wrong with it? Didn’t you say you have no romantic thoughts about Loraviel? You haven’t done anything to her, so why refuse?" peilu asked.

"Liana-sama?" Loraviel’s voice ca from outside the door once more.

"She’s waiting outside." peilu reminded.

"Well... in the eyes of others, our relationship may have improved a bit, but I’m still that ill-tempered young lady." Liana prepared peilu for what was to co. "Right now, I don’t want Loraviel to know the truth yet. It’s best to keep things as they are."

"Why? You’ve done so much for her, even helped her family with their illnesses. Shouldn’t she be more grateful when she finds out?" peilu said.

"That’s true, but we need a goal, don’t we?" Liana replied.

"Loraviel has been able to grow faster partly because of the pressure I’ve put on her. In other words, revenge is what drives her forward, right?"

"If she really thinks like you do, she’ll relax, and I don’t want to worry that she might slack off. But having motivation is better than having none, right?" Liana continued, "Besides, I haven’t done anything irreversible yet. After all, Loraviel’s mother is still fine, and Loraviel has no reason to go against now."

peilu nodded. Liana was right. Having so form of motivation could lead to faster progress.

Loraviel’s talent was frightening. With the pressure Liana put on her, Loraviel dared not slack off, allowing for rapid growth, which was good.

And peilu wasn’t worried that Liana would give Loraviel too much pressure.

"Shall I let her in?"

"Mm."

"She’s in." Liana called out.

Loraviel opened the door, carrying a box of magical stones used for training.

"Place it in that corner."

"Alright." After placing the box, Loraviel ca to the bedside, naturally pulled back the covers, and lay down.

"You..." When peilu, in the crystal ball, saw Loraviel in this position, her voice rose sharply.

"Eh?" Loraviel just noticed that Liana was communicating with soone else.

When Loraviel entered the room, she had thought Liana was talking to her mother because there was also a communication crystal in that place.

Just as Loraviel was about to lie down comfortably, she heard peilu’s voice and thus made this decision.

"Liana-sama, did I interrupt you?" Loraviel got up from the bed.

"What happened to your hand?" Liana’s gaze fell on Loraviel’s finger, which was wrapped in bandages.

"I got hurt during training today." Loraviel explained.

At first, Liana thought it was just a small injury, but now, seeing the swelling in Loraviel’s finger, she realized this girl really overdid it.

"Don’t worry. When I was discussing the desk issue with Lord Nebet, she treated it for briefly, so there won’t be any lasting wounds."

"Are you an idiot?" Liana got up from the bed and knocked Loraviel’s head. "Don’t you know how to take care of your body? Without my permission, you cannot do anything that harms your body. You belong to , understand? You’ve essentially damaged my property."

"Sorry, Liana-sama." Loraviel lowered her head.

"It’s fine if you get hurt, but if it affects your duties as a maid, then it affects . Do you understand?" Although Liana had already said sothing similar in the afternoon, she emphasized it again, her feelings clear.

"It’s nothing. This small injury won’t affect my work, like making the bed, bathing, drying my hair, and warming the bed. None of it will be affected," Loraviel said.

"Damned maid! You’re scheming against !"

"..." Loraviel said this to make sure Liana-sama wouldn’t suspect she already knew the truth. After all, saying these words in front of peilu could look like tattling.

Of course, there was also a hint of showing off to peilu. In Loraviel’s mind, she was already certain that peilu knew about Liana’s secrets.

In Loraviel’s eyes, Liana could no longer be considered the one and only. There was now soone else who knew her secret.

If you are reading this translation anywhere other than Novelight, it has been stolen.

Sure enough, after hearing Loraviel’s words, Liana could ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ feel peilu’s gaze, even through the crystal ball, piercing and painful.

"I’m not tired yet, so don’t rush." Liana’s expression was sowhat forced.

"I understand." Loraviel stood by Liana’s side.

"It seems your personal relationship is quite good, huh? You bathe and sleep together." peilu almost gritted her teeth as she spoke.

Although peilu had known about this matter before, seeing it firsthand still made her sowhat angry and jealous.

"This is what a servant should do, Princess." Loraviel replied.

"I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a servant needing to do this much." This person was an enemy! A cat sneaking around!

"I’m not sure either. After all, this is my first ti being a maid, and I don’t know what other maids do. I’m only doing this because it’s Liana-sama’s order."

"Serving my master is what a proper servant should do. I must satisfy my master’s commands," Loraviel added.

peilu’s face darkened even further. Liana remained indifferent and quickly knocked Loraviel’s head again, "How dare you speak to Princess peilu like that? Show so respect!"

"I understand, Liana-sama." Loraviel then bowed toward the crystal ball and apologized, "Sorry, Princess, I was rude."

Although Loraviel knew she hadn’t done anything disrespectful, since Liana-sama said so, she could only apologize.

Moreover, she felt a bit envious and jealous. It was clear that Liana-sama liked Princess peilu, as she was the one seriously reprimanding Loraviel for her behavior, standing on peilu’s side.

But! Now, the one lying beside Liana-sama was Loraviel Calipot, not Princess peilu Lisat. Loraviel had already surpassed her in that regard.

Liana really cared about her, which made peilu feel sowhat pleased. However, Liana's next words made her feel a little frustrated.

"Also, peilu, this is my maid. She is just following my orders. You don’t need to point fingers at her," Liana said.

This made Loraviel, who had been feeling down, suddenly beco energized, and it also caused the smile that had been forming on peilu’s face to drop.

Although peilu knew that Liana was saying this to protect her image, it still didn’t feel pleasant to hear.

"Then, Liana-sama, I won’t disturb you anymore," Loraviel said as she moved to the corner of the room. She picked up the magic stone she had brought in earlier and tested its magical stability a little.

Loraviel's control over her magic was excellent. She didn’t use too much, just enough to fill the magic stone perfectly.

Once the magic stone was filled, she could sell it at a good price to make magical items like hair dryers.

After confirming the stone was fine, she picked up the magic book she had brought from the library and began reading it.

"Liana!" peilu's displeased voice ca through.

Because of the magic stone Loraviel had used, Liana looked in the direction of Chashina, which made tahelio, who had been communicating with Liana through the crystal ball, feel a bit dissatisfied.

Why, while communicating with , is your attention focused on another woman?

Liana then shifted her gaze back to tahelio. "I was just curious about what she was doing."

"The celebration in three days, you must co!" tahelio had originally intended to let it go, but after seeing what had just happened, he decided to push Liana to co quickly.

"I don’t want to go," Liana replied honestly, with no pretense. "I’ve already arrived in the royal capital, I absolutely have to et His Majesty the King, and then it will be full of troubleso aristocratic rituals. Liana hates this kind of thing the most."

"You must co, and bring your maid with you. Understand?" tahelio said forcefully.

"Fine."

Even without tahelio’s invitation, Liana would probably go anyway. Compared to before, now that she had established a good relationship with tahelio, such an important event would naturally require her to make an appearance. Most likely, tahelio wanted her to participate as well.

"Then I’ll co find you in three days?" After hearing Liana’s agreent, tahelio’s expression softened.

Liana shook her head. "No need, I’ll be going with Countess Ruth."

"I see." After all, it was a national celebration, so Countess Ruth would naturally attend. And now, not only Countess Ruth but also the heirs from the other four territories of Lisat Kingdom would most likely co to the royal capital.

Although the King of Lisat hadn’t revealed the purpose of this celebration, anyone could see that the celebration was to show them how difficult the past years had been.

"Then I’ll wait for you in the royal capital. You should still rember how to find my room, right?" tahelio asked.

"Probably," Liana replied, though she wasn’t very sure. After all, it was a long ti ago when she visited, and the royal palace in Lisat was so large that just not getting lost would be impressive.

tahelio pouted inside the crystal ball, her sulking expression quite cute.

"Will Olivia also be going back?" Liana asked.

"Yes, after all, her initial mission was to protect you, so she’ll naturally co back this ti too," tahelio replied.

"Good."

"You still—" tahelio began to ask, but then rembered Loraviel was still in the room.

"I’m especially looking forward to the celebration three days later," tahelio said.

Celebrations and banquets were always troubleso. Thankfully, Liana would have to deal with the strange aristocrats, but eting the King was still necessary.

"Princess." A knock ca from outside the door, familiar to Liana—it was Minoya.

"Co in," Liana said.

tahelio was watching the door.

"Is there sothing you need to deal with?"

"Just a little preparation. Well, we’ll et in three days."

"Mm."

The communication through the crystal ball was cut off.

Liana touched the crystal ball, feeling it was slightly warm.

The celebration in three days...

This was also one of the events in the book. The original tiline was probably already ssed up by now.

It had been a year and ten months since the original tiline, and only two months had passed, but Liana had already reached this point.

At the sa ti, another thought began to form in Liana’s mind.

I’m no longer the sa as before, and even my inherent magic isn’t that strong. Adding to that the knowledge from my previous life and my disregard for so of the rules of this world, like how spells can be altered, I don’t necessarily have to follow the original plot anymore.

"Liana-sama," Loraviel spoke up at this mont.

"In three days, Lisat will hold a seven-day celebration. At that ti, you and I will go together," Liana said.

"Mm." Loraviel nodded.

If it weren’t for Liana-sama, Loraviel probably wouldn’t have had any chance to go to Lisat’s royal capital in this lifeti.

"Look at your hand. It’s so cold. You better pray that it recovers in these three days. Otherwise, if you embarrass when I go, I’ll just sell you in Lisat’s royal capital," Liana threatened.

"Wow, Your Highness, your threat is a bit cute."

From Loraviel’s perspective, no matter what Liana-sama said, it always seed very cute. After all, Loraviel now looked at Liana through a lens of affection.

"I understand... Liana-sama," Loraviel said, her head lowered.

"Why are you still standing? Go to sleep," Liana said, pulling the covers up.

"Alright." Loraviel crawled into the bed.

Now, Loraviel was a little bit... broken.

Every day, she waited for Liana to fall asleep, breathing steadily, and then secretly held Liana, resting her against her chest.

This way, she could truly feel Liana-sama’s breath, warmth, and scent.

Three days later?

You’re purposely sending there to show who’s in charge, huh? Princess peilu.

But... I really like it. Loraviel lowered her head, looking at Liana resting on her chest. She couldn’t help but hug her tightly. This Liana-sama, right now, only I can see her like this.

After being bullied, too shy to speak, feeling scared, repressed to the extre, knowing the truth, the anger swelling into strange emotions, eventually turning into love.

Loraviel was also very clear about the traits of her own body. If this were Loraviel’s trump card, she’d have the capital to talk to Princess peilu.

Even if you are Princess peilu, Loraviel isn’t going to give up her treasure.