Transmigrated as the Villainess Fake Young Lady, Please Spare Me, Female Lead Sister - Volume 1 Chapter 26

Chapter 26: The Beauty Scheme Never Fails Me

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As the saying goes, one shouldn’t stumble twice in the same place.

Claire thought this saying was quite right, because stumbling twice in the same place was indeed embarrassing and face-losing.

But now she had figured out how to rationalize it to herself.

— That is, as long as it’s not in the same place, it should be fine, right?

Wearing such high heels, falling twice in one day should be normal, right?

Sister Lavendia was a protagonist with magnetic cheat abilities, who could attract all sorts of treasures and opportunities just by walking down the street, with good skills and scrolls automatically gathering around her.

Then for Claire, being a transmigrator made of iron, wanting to fall onto the magnetic Lavendia when tired of standing should be reasonable too, right?

Besides, tasks that make others look foolish are naturally difficult to complete without making a sound!

Without mastering any powerful magic, wanting to complete the task without losing favorability points, she could only throw herself into someone’s arms, right?

Never mind what she told herself, anyway she convinced herself.

Claire pretended to lose her balance and lunged forward, while carefully aiming her fingers straight at Lavendia’s waist.

I don’t believe you can remain so composed when I tickle you!

However, this time Lavendia seemed prepared, responding almost simultaneously.

She slightly shifted her body, quickly stepped back with her right foot, firmly planting it on the ground, while her left hand swiftly extended out, accurately catching Claire’s slender waist as she was about to fall, her right hand supporting her back.

Unlike the morning when she merely caught her, this time, Lavendia held Claire completely in her arms.

Due to inertia, Claire’s body was still falling forward. Lavendia lowered her center of gravity accordingly, steadily supporting the young lady’s body.

Under the brilliant spotlight, this looked like a beautiful and intimate final pose of a duo dance.

Golden and silver hair touched, their gazes meeting for a moment.

There was surprise, confusion, bewilderment, and a hint of shyness…

But why only for a moment?

Because Claire, seeing her attack was anticipated, immediately furrowed her brows, bit her lip, closed her eyes, and pretended to faint.

Before closing her eyes, she heard the loud thud of Lavendia’s books falling to the ground above her head.

Hmph.

Although she didn’t get to tickle her, and didn’t manage to knock sister down, at least sister dropped her books!

How about that!

『Subtitle: …Sometimes the host is so unambitious I don’t know what to say.』

『Subtitle: Besides, don’t you have any more aggressive schemes than the beauty scheme!』

Claire clasped her hands together on her chest. On the surface, she quietly kept her eyes closed, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, fully playing the role of a delicate sleeping beauty.

But when refuting the system internally, she was full of energy.

“What beauty scheme? Claire doesn’t understand, Claire doesn’t know.”

“It’s Sister Lavendia’s fault for reacting so quickly.”

Besides, never mind if this trick was just used a few hours ago, as long as it works, it’s fine!

Don’t care if it’s a black cat or white cat, as long as it catches mice, it’s a good cat!

Moreover, calling this move a beauty scheme is too flattering for Claire, at most it could be called throwing oneself to the tiger.

Lavendia’s favorability rating towards her is still negative.

Perhaps she’s more suspicious, and doesn’t dare to relax her guard during practice, worried that the villainess might suddenly attack her again, so she’s always on guard, how could this count as a beauty scheme?

As long as Sister Lavendia doesn’t hate me more, that would be wonderful.

I dare not hope for more progress—

Meanwhile, Lavendia frowned, looking at the young lady who had fainted in her arms.

The favorability rating above her head subtly increased by 5.

In the morning, she only held her shoulders and got buried in her chest once, not feeling much then.

Now holding her completely in her arms, she realized… why was Claire so thin?

Wasn’t Grendel a noble family? How could they let their young lady go hungry? Was she really eating properly?

Her shoulders were narrow, her waist even more slender as if it couldn’t withstand a grip, and her whole body’s falling inertia wasn’t heavy at all.

Surely she must be as light as a feather to carry.

Such a delicately carved jade-like small face, when lit by the bright lights, why did it appear so pale?

Lavendia worriedly stroked Claire’s hair.

Was it an illusion? She felt even the luster of this golden hair wasn’t as brilliant anymore.

Then, she recalled the strange aura Claire had emanated at the breakfast table not long ago.

A slightly incredible guess slowly surfaced.

Could it be… at that time, she wasn’t trying to scheme against me, nor throwing a tantrum intentionally…

Just in a bad mood because she was too hungry, or feeling unwell?

Then suddenly fainting now, was it from standing too long? Or perhaps low blood sugar from hunger?

Thinking carefully, when Lavendia gave her own milk pudding to Claire, her aura did immediately become gentler, and she wasn’t fierce anymore.

…So I had actually developed misunderstandings and prejudices against her?

Against such a soft, petite girl who’s like a little bird or rabbit?

Is, is that so…?

Lavendia unprecedentedly felt a sense of uncertainty. She frowned and held Claire tighter.

Favorability +10.

System: 『…』

『Subtitle: Host, let me tell you something, don’t be afraid.』

“Just say it? I’ve received professional training, I won’t be afraid.”

Claire contentedly kept her eyes closed, enjoying sister’s fragrant and soft embrace.

At this distance, she could almost hear sister’s breeze-like breathing.

Although she didn’t know what expression Lavendia had, nor how much the favorability had decreased, nor why she wouldn’t put her on the ground.

But somehow felt her gaze wasn’t as aggressive as in the morning, everything should still be fine.

Claire was in a good mood too.

After all, when lunging forward, she thought she would have intimate contact with the floor.

Sometimes after pulling all-nighters before, she had experienced low blood sugar too, when it really hits, everything goes black and you fall straight to the ground.

And you can’t feel the pain when falling, only feeling the pain when you recover.

Now not only did she not fall to the ground, but she could enjoy sister’s embrace, and the task could be completed too, killing two birds with one stone!

Especially that clear and audible: 『Ding dong, task completion confirmed.』

— How delightful!

After the system’s automatic broadcast electronic sound ended, a line of subtitles appeared next.

『Lavendia might really be quite susceptible to the beauty scheme.』

“…?”

Claire originally wanted to secretly open her eyes to see what happened, but suddenly shuddered and dared not move.

The nearby breathing sound changed location, coming closer to her chest.

A strand of Lavendia’s hair brushed near her neck, seeming to tickle her heartstrings.

“Thump thump, thump thump, thump thump…”

Lavendia slowly knelt, holding Claire in her arms, bending down to listen to her heartbeat.

“Thump thump thump, thump thump thump…”

Meanwhile, Aurora in the corner rolled over, hazily opened her eyes, remembering she was still in class.

She took off her foggy glasses and looked at the center of the room.

Claire’s skirt spread out like flower petals, her upper body held in Lavendia’s arms, eyes tightly closed, eyelashes trembling slightly.

While Lavendia was like a swan with bent neck, expression solemn, silver hair flowing, close to the young lady’s chest, as if about to place a kiss, or as if listening to an angel’s heartbeat…

Aurora contentedly closed her eyes again, rolling over.

“So it was a dream. Sleep a bit more…”