Transmigrated as the Villainess Fake Young Lady, Please Spare Me, Female Lead Sister - Volume 1 Chapter 36

Chapter 36: A Female Protagonist Naturally Cannot Be Easily Seen Through

 

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Ah… right.

 

I have other preparations, it’s not over yet!

 

Claire suddenly raised her head and said persistently: “Sister, don’t go, I have a gift for you!”

 

So Lavendia turned back and quietly looked at her.

 

Claire forced herself to say: “These are roses I just picked from the garden this afternoon, they’re all blooming beautifully…”

 

“Roses?”

 

Lavendia narrowed her eyes, cold and calm, her face frost-like, as if keeping people thousands of miles away.

 

“Yes, yes, roses! They’re a particularly precious variety, I think sister has never seen roses in so many colors! I specially—”

 

“— No need.”

 

Ugh, ruthlessly interrupted.

 

Lavendia’s voice was unprecedentedly cold and emotionless.

 

She said: “…I don’t like roses.”

 

Claire was suddenly stunned.

 

How could this be?

 

She clearly remembered that in the game, Lavendia’s favorite flowers were roses…

 

Lavendia continued in a businesslike tone: “That suitcase over there is from Miss Aurora for you to try on, it’s a dress.”

 

“Okay…”

 

“Miss Aurora said to wear this dress to tomorrow’s etiquette class.”

 

“Okay.”

 

“That’s all then.”

 

Claire stared blankly at Lavendia, even an idiot could clearly feel her distance.

 

To be precise, one could clearly feel that her attitude was completely different from the morning.

 

Before, there wasn’t this feeling of being unable to get close…

 

Claire was at a loss, she really didn’t understand what she had done wrong.

 

And Lavendia showed no intention of explaining, when turning to leave, she only left Claire with a cold back.

 

“Sister…”

 

Claire lowered her head dejectedly.

 

Thus she didn’t see that before the bathroom door closed, Lavendia gently closed her palm.

 

When helping Claire dry her hair, she had picked off that annoying rose petal from Claire’s shoulder.

 

This touch of gorgeous, fragrant red had become wet from the water, like a tiny feather. The edges were slightly wrinkled, the texture soft and moist, lying pitifully in her palm.

 

Lavendia lowered her eyelashes, silently looking at it.

 

Yes, from now on, she no longer likes roses.

 

She had seen and touched this petal, so she no longer needed other roses…

 

This petal was so delicate, so beautiful, yet so… fragile.

 

Just a little force would easily crush it…

 

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Outside the bathroom.

 

After a struggle, Claire used great effort to finally break free from the towel’s restraint.

 

She felt her lung capacity instantly increase, it felt so good to breathe freely.

 

Outside the bathroom was a room specifically for changing clothes, with good privacy, with golden screens blocking both entrance and exit.

 

The system had explained earlier that the patterns on these screens were actually some kind of magic spell that could interfere with sight and sound, ensuring that no one could peek.

 

The bathrobe and nightgown were placed neatly folded on the table.

 

Claire put on the bathrobe, sat down at the dressing table, and started spacing out at the mirror.

 

In the mirror was reflected a young lady with striking features, lovely and charming… it was herself.

 

Golden long hair hung wetly on her chest, under her bangs were round pink-orange eyes that seemed to gleam with moisture.

 

Her lips were crimson red, beautifully alluring, and because she had soaked in the bath too long, her cheeks were also flushed with an unusual rosy color…

 

Claire stared at herself with scrutinizing eyes, and after a moment gave her conclusion:

 

Hmm, delectable.

 

Claire blinked.

 

The beautiful young lady in the mirror also blinked, her eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings.

 

She frowned, pouted her lips, and made a fierce expression, pretending to be the villainess noble lady who had done all sorts of evil deeds.

 

The beautiful young lady in the mirror also fiercely scrunched up her face, her gaze proud and cold, looking quite convincing… but upon careful observation, one would find that the aggressiveness was somewhat lacking.

 

Then, Claire tried pursing her lips, curling up the corners of her mouth, and smiled at the mirror.

 

And successfully dazzled herself.

 

Mmm, bright eyes and gentle countenance, shy and reserved, very beautiful.

 

My looks are quite impressive… much prettier when smiling compared to fierce expressions.

 

Then why did the favorability rating drop so much earlier when I was constantly smiling at Lavendia?

 

Was the lighting or angle wrong when smiling?

 

Claire scratched her head, lost in thought.

 

Looking at the face wasn’t a problem, quite cute and pretty.

 

Could it be… because the figure wasn’t good enough? Looked fine with clothes on, but not to her taste when clothes came off?

 

She dejectedly looked down at her flat chest.

 

…Surely not, could Lavendia really have such prejudice against flat chests?

 

But, I hadn’t used any Villainess Points on Lavendia again, and even took advantage of the system’s absence to say only nice things earlier…

 

Ah.

 

Could it be that Lavendia just likes that tsundere type, who says one thing but means another, looks like a bad kid, and once they become obedient and well-behaved, she loses interest?

 

Really? Although it seems more reasonable the more I think about it, it still feels quite absurd…

 

Claire scratched her head again.

 

Scratched off several strands of hair. She felt even more distressed.

 

Wuu, even losing hair now… can’t figure it out…

 

At this moment, Claire suddenly heard a sound in her ear: 『Update detection complete.』

 

! System!! You’re alive!

 

For the first time, this cold electronic prompt sounded so melodious!

 

Claire grabbed onto it like a lifeline: “System! System!”

 

『? Host, what happened?』

 

“Lavendia she!”

 

『Oh oh, detected significant decrease in the female protagonist’s favorability towards you—』

 

“Wuwu, that’s what I’m saying, why—”

 

『Well done host! Even when I wasn’t around you still diligently completed the villainess work, this system is very pleased!』

 

“…”

 

Claire almost choked on her breath.

 

Almost forgot, this broken system thinks opposite to her own thoughts, it hopes everyone hates Claire, especially Lavendia.

 

There’s absolutely no way to discuss with the system!

 

Damn, what to do, at this rate the path really will lead to the stake…

 

If only I could know what the female protagonist is thinking, then I could better cater to her preferences, why can’t it give some practical skills?

 

Claire lightly coughed and probed: “So what main contents were updated in this system update?”

 

『Not much, just routine updates, and helped submit your transmigrator human rights protection proposal…』

 

“So no new skills for me?”

 

『Not at the moment host, even if there were you’d need to complete tasks to unlock them.』

 

“…What use are you…”

 

『What did host just say?』

 

“Nothing, nothing, I said life is getting more and more hopeful, haha.”

 

“Haha… sigh.”

 

Claire sighed and opened the suitcase Lavendia had left to take a look.

 

There were two petticoats, one black and one white, the fabric felt very soft, with no decorative embellishments.

 

The black one was bigger, the white one smaller… looks like the white one is for Claire to wear.

 

Seems like she said to wear this dress to tomorrow’s etiquette class?

 

Claire discovered her first thought was: Great, I can see Lavendia wearing the black dress!

 

Silver hair reaching the waist, noble and cold, this black corset dress solemn and dignified, paired with sister’s looking-at-trash… oh no, I mean paired with sister’s cold and quiet look down on all living things gaze…

 

It will definitely look good.

 

Wuu, Claire, you’re really so hopeless—

 

Claire felt like she had inexplicably been dumped by someone, yet still couldn’t stop thinking about sister’s beauty.

 

…Whatever.

 

Although trying hard all day didn’t improve the favorability rating, life still needs to go on!

 

Claire adjusted her mood and stood up.

 

After leaving the garden she had come straight to take a bath, bringing that bunch of roses along.

 

Now they were in the storage cabinet outside the bathroom.

 

Claire had specially instructed Anna to place them carefully, not to get them wet or messy, saying these flowers were very important to her…

 

Sigh.

 

What did the roses do wrong?

 

They didn’t know they were disliked, still blooming on their own.

 

Although Lavendia said she doesn’t like them, since they’re already picked, they still need to be given away, right?

 

Claire took out the small white dress from the suitcase and put the bouquet of roses in.

 

The system started chattering: 『Host, what are you doing?』

 

Claire responded in a very heavy tone: “Didn’t you hear Lavendia explicitly say she doesn’t like roses earlier? I’m deliberately annoying her, the more she dislikes them the more I want to give them.”

 

『I see, host has such a good scheme!』

 

…How did it actually believe that?

 

Claire politely asked: “After your update, have you become easier to fool?”

 

The system politely replied: 『No, I just downloaded the praise plugin after careful consideration, to build host’s confidence through more encouragement and compliments, so you’ll be more willing to actively cooperate with me to complete tasks.』

 

“…Very good, keep it up.”