The Villainess' Fate Defying Story - Chapter 2

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“Sister? What is wrong with you, sister?”

There should be no one who calls her “sister”.

But the boy panicking in front of her surely called her his sister.

Who are you?

It was like being struck by lightning.

It’s really a bolt out of the blue that strikes her.

She is a beautiful girl with a strong impression, perhaps because of her eyes with narrow corners.

“I’m …….”

The sound of the memory box that has been sealed up inside her for almost fifteen years is heard as the box opens.

The first thing that comes to mind is how thin her fingers and arms were.

Cassandra shuddered as she looked at her trembling palms.

She is Cassandra Rendall.

she was supposed to be Cassandra Rendall, but now, just before turning fifteen, she remembered for the first time.?

The person she used to be was not named Cassandra, but Kaori Maehara, a plain office lady living in a provincial city in Japan.

Fearfully, she touched her cheek with her finger.

What a smooth and soft feeling, full of hydration. she was deeply moved.

Her body, which should have long since lost its oiliness and stopped repelling the water from the bath, was rejuvenated.

It seemed as if the inside of her head was being crushed by a muddy stream of memories.

So-called memories of her previous life are bursting through her mind like a broken dam.

However, she gradually regained her composure, and the memories of Kaori and Cassandra were stored in her mind at the same time, without repelling each other.

It could be said that Cassandra was born here with the experience of having spent two different periods of girlhood in two different worlds. she lived nearly twice as long in her previous life as she did in this one, so it’s hard to get used to her current body in any way.

Fortunately, the feeling of physical difference soon disappeared.

“What’s wrong with you, sister? Tomorrow is the entrance ceremony of the Royal Academy, and you called me here without making any preparations.”

She stood there stunned, checking her entire body with the full-length mirror on the wall.

She barely managed to suppress a scream.

This blonde, flashy-looking girl is me, but it’s not me.

Her legs involuntarily shook a little, and she tightly clasped her hands together in a prayer pose to hold it in.

She still has the memories of her life as Cassandra, plus the memories of her previous life, and she was in the middle of a state of confusion.

Reincarnation? No, she didn’t die.

How can she die just because she was in her room playing a game?

Well, since her current perception is Cassandra, she has no choice but to accept that she was reincarnated for the sake of convenience.

“I’m sorry, Alek. I think I got dizzy, I’m fine now.”

She was not lying, but she finally recognized the beautiful boy around 10 years old who tilted his head doubtfully.

His beautiful silver hair and shimmering blue eyes.

A boy with a promising future of handsome features, about the age of third grade, was standing in front of her.

He is Alek, Cassandra’s younger stepbrother.

She should be aware of his existence as a matter of course, but suddenly she find his presence frightening.

Because she had never heard in the game that the villainess Cassandra had a brother.

She was the prince’s fiancée, the daughter of the Marquis of Rendall, a character assigned to be the villainess, nothing more, nothing less.

But this is how she has lived as Cassandra for fifteen years, and this world is not fake, it is a real world with mass.

“Please pull yourself together,” he said. “If you don’t have anything for me to do, I’m going back to my room. You have to prepare for tomorrow, don’t you? You were looking forward to the start of school, weren’t you? You were so enthusiastic about your new life that you talked endlessly about it to me! I can’t tell you how many times you told me that you would finally meet the prince.”

Cassandra who was still in her loungewear, her mouth twitched as she received a pitying look, as if he was looking at a poor person.

A private room too large for a single person, a canopied bed, high-quality furnishings, a fine set of craftsman-made tables, and a long, plush carpet.

This is the reality in which Cassandra lived.

This is the world of “The Twilight Kingdom: The Pure White Queen” that she had been playing.

Alek shrugged his shoulders in dismay as his sister stood there in a state of shock.

He is a young boy, but he has a very sarcastic attitude.

“Even though I finally got you to come to my room, I’m sorry. I’m very sorry, I think I’m a little tired. Would you mind leaving me alone?”??

Alek sighed.

She felt a strange sensation when he turned his back and said, “Yes, yes”

“Take care of yourself, sister.”

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Her stepbrother’s name is Alek.

He is a distant relative, a boy adopted by the sonless Marquis of Rendall.

In short, he is the heir to the Rendall family.

Even if she tries to jog her memory, such a setup should not have been made clear in the game.

In the first place, there is no route in which Cassandra or the prince are discussed.

If you think about it calmly, no matter how fictional the non-existent game world, there must be countless stories and backgrounds that are not told in the world where people live as reality.

If the daughter of the marquis is betrothed to the prince and will become queen in the future, it is only natural for the marquis, who has no heir, to adopt a child.

Therefore, Cassandra accepted the fact that she had a stepbrother as a matter of course, and lived her life without feeling any discomfort.

Even if he is not someone who appears in the game, he is necessary for the proper functioning of the existing world.

Alek was the brother who was so good-looking that she now feels regretful that this younger stepbrother wasn’t one of the characters to go after.

She can’t help but feel harassed by the appearance of a boy who is too good looking to be the brother of the villainess.

“…Let’s get the facts straight.”

Flipping up the hem of her long skirt, Cassandra decided to go to her desk.

She took a quill pen and pulled a sheet of paper out of the drawer.

The act of taking notes to understand the situation may be a habit from her previous life.

From her appearance and memories, it seems that Kaori has been reincarnated as Cassandra, the villainess of the game world.

After writing reincarnation, she wrote “?”

Kaori has no memory of dying, and she was in her room until just before her memory cut off.

If she had died, it would have been from a heart attack or stroke, and added “?”.

At any rate, she thought it was useless to think about how to return to the real world.

There is no such element in the game, and as long as Kaori cannot investigate the circumstances of her reincarnation here, there is no point in thinking about it at this point. It’s just going to get more depressing.

Tomorrow is the entrance ceremony at the Royal academy, the time frame before the opening where all the targets of the attack will be in the same place, huh?

Over the next three years, the protagonist will develop love and memories with one of the targets.

At the graduation party, she accuses and banishes the villainess.

Furthermore, if you enter the true ending route, they will hunt down the prince who is the mastermind behind the gruesome events.

The prince, who has nowhere to run and is summoning the demon, is confronted by the protagonist and the lover she has chosen, and they successfully defeat him.

“Maybe I don’t have to do anything?”

For a moment, she saw hope.

She would live a quiet life, not harassing anyone.

And take good care of her fiance, the prince. ……

Impulsively, she slammed his fist on the desk with a thud and roared like a beast.

Even if she didn’t do anything, her fiancé the prince is going to fall into the darkness, right!? He’s going to be destroyed!

The premise is still the same: the prince is a villain.

He is not some villainess, he is the mastermind prince who wants to destroy the country.

In other words, as the daughter of the marquis of Rendall, she has no choice but to be with the prince.

One possible course of action is to have the engagement with the prince broken as quickly as possible.

Then, find a new lover who is not one of the targets!

Break off the engagement -> Look for a new lover

She nodded her head, approving of the words on the paper.

After nodding, she quickly came back to her senses.

Depending on the ending that the protagonist reaches, a big problem may arise.

It is really a headache to figure out “which protagonist” and “which target” will be chosen.

Depending on the personality of the protagonist, the events of the other party will change and the route will also branch out.

If she satisfies the parameter requirements in combination with being the personality of their liking, then she will be able to get the true ending where they defeat the prince! And thank you for saving the world!

And Cassandra will cultivate her love with her new lover!

But if the personality is not to his liking, the protagonist will end up not awakening as a saint.

Before she awakens, the game is over.

She will accuse the villainess and that’s the normal ending.

Till death do us part, let us be together.

The target takes the protagonist’s hand and confesses his love.

The normal ending is a few dozen seconds of animation and a super beautiful picture that concludes with the word “Fin.”

If you are not his preferred personality, this is as far as you can go with the target. Still, the event is sweet enough to give you a sense of satisfaction.???

If you enter the route of true ending, an event that makes the protagonist aware of her abilities as a saint will take place later on.

If you end the game without that event…

After writing that much down, she realized and covered her mouth with her palm.

She gasped.

Could it be that in the normal ending, the kingdom will be destroyed by the demon…?

A chill ran down her spine.

The story ends there because of the normal ending.

There is no mention of the prince being the mastermind or the world after that, so it’s an unknown end!

When you think about it calmly, it could have been a dangerous ending where death separates the two of them a day later.

The reality of this world must continue after the ending.

Just as Cassandra was alive in the world before the opening.

If the protagonist did not awaken as saint, and it was just a romantic normal ending, what about the prince….?

Does it not change the fact that the seed of malice is sprouting in him and he will be a cruel king who abuses his people behind the scenes?

We can’t deny the possibility that if he’s not careful, the demon could completely take the place of the prince and destroy this world.

Can the protagonist, who is unaware of her power as a saint, really stand up against them?

Do we have no choice but to support the protagonist, believing that she will defeat the demon?

Even though she has memories from her past life that allow her to know the future, is all she can do is keep praying that the protagonist’s choice is the best one for her?

If she had reincarnated as the protagonist, she might have been able to forcefully pry open the prince’s route and save him because she knew the ending and how it happened.

If rescue is not possible, then let’s be the saint who defeats the prince and dispels the darkness.

She could train herself to the strongest parameters in three years, take the character she favored as her companion, and be ready to become the queen who holds up the holy sword.

Being reincarnated as a half-baked villainess, what is she supposed to change!?

In this world, she is just an interfering character.

She has no influence on the scenario, she is just a minor character.

She despaired.

The ending that you arrive at in the game is the one that the protagonist has chosen out of the many parallel worlds.

Cassandra, who lives in this reality as a villainess, has no choice but to live in the world guided by the protagonist’s choice.

She is left with only uncertainties, and she is the only one who is anxious.

She is the one who spends her days feeling restless, knowing that the world may end depending on the protagonist’s choice.

“…… The prince ……”

Her fiancé is a prince.

He is the mastermind and the last boss who destroys this country.

She is just an interfering character.

An evil fiancée who was given the task of exiting one step ahead of the prince.

Why doesn’t she just break off the engagement and try to get the prince and the protagonist together?

If she’s a saint, she could save the prince from falling into the darkness. ……

She mocks herself for thinking so, and wonders how much she is relying on others.

Even though the protagonist was manipulated as her alter ego in the previous life, she is a stranger now, and even she has a life that she has lived for 15 years.

It would be unrealistic to expect her to act in her favor.

In the first place, it is absurd to ask the protagonist, who is unaware of her status as a saint, to fight or save the prince as “a saint”.

Such a thing is impossible.

She crumpled the note.

There are so many “possibilities” here, about the future that could happen.

It’s not me who can choose them, but the protagonist herself.

It’s impossible to make others do what you want, no matter how much it’s for the future.

Neither Cassandra nor Kaori have a dexterous personality.

She will think about what only she can do.

Even if she escapes from the academy, the kingdom will be ruined depending on the protagonist’s choice.

“This is not the time to be monitoring other people’s behavior. She needs to know about the prince first. She needs to understand the situation. Then we will figure out the best course of action.”

He’s her fiancé, but she really doesn’t know anything about him beyond her memory.

Cassandra’s fiancé, who has been designated only using paperwork, is a prince with an incredibly handsome face.

All she knows is that he is sociable and always smiling.

Tomorrow, she will be allowed to see her fiancé without reservation.

We will see each other every day.

Then she will get to know him better.

“Nevertheless… she wonders which personality of the protagonist will be coming to the academy”.

If she has a strong personality, she might clash with Cassandra, and if she wants to avoid confrontation altogether, she should be calm and mild-mannered.

If we are going to be friends, she’d prefer a naive and energetic protagonist.

In her previous life, Kaori tried registering with a different name that read the same as the default name, Enju. (Japanese names can written with different kanji and still be read the same way)

She even recalls that she had a hard time naming her other than Enju, and eventually gave up.

It is embarrassing to actually meet the fluffy chestnut-colored protagonist and call her by her default name, Enju. she feels embarrassed.

“Enju-chan, Enju, huh?”

It would feel strange because until now she had been playing with names for each personality, so she must call her in a way so that it would be as natural as possible.

What if she makes a mistake and calls the bossy Enju “Rize!”

or “Rina!” when she talks to the gentle and calm Enju.

or “Rita!” when she taps the shoulder of the energetic and innocent Enju.

If possible, it would be better to use Enju for the one who has a mild personality, not Rina.

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She was slightly expecting to wake up in the morning and find herself in her apartment, passed out and only dreaming.

Unfortunately, the reality that has lasted for fifteen years continues to advance every second of the day, knocking Cassandra into despair.

“Good day, Cassandra-sama!”

Cassandra walks down the street in her elegant uniform with good posture.

“Good day to you.”

Smiling, she walks alongside a young lady whom she knows well.

She is also a new student.

After getting off the carriage, they have to walk to the entrance hall, which is quite a distance from the school building.

Perhaps she should be marveling at the size of the grounds, with well-kept gardens as far as the eye can see.

As one would expect from the country’s best educational facility, the Royal academy is a place where the children of royalty and nobility study.

“I was wondering if you knew about this, Cassandra-sama. It is about this year’s scholarship students.”

“I am sorry, Miss Daisy. I don’t know anything about the scholarship students.”

The scholarship students are those who come from commoner backgrounds but have been recognized by the country as having special talents, or those who have achieved excellent results in the entrance examinations and have been admitted to the school. The number of special students fluctuates greatly from year to year.

She never changes her attitude, saying that she is not really interested in it.

But deep down inside, her heart was itching.

I know, you’re talking about Enju, right!?

If she wasn’t careful, she would have said such a crazy line. It was dangerous.

“Well, allow me to tell you. I have heard an interesting story. I heard that this year’s scholarship students have triplets! I’ve seen twins before, but I’ve never seen triplets before!”

……Huh? What did you say?

Cassandra was speechless, her smile still plastered on her face.