TVBDP 02

Chapter 02

On that day, too, I came home late at night after working overtime as usual, opened the front door, and froze right there. The inside of the house was a complete mess. A thief had broken in. Witnessing the scene of the burglary, I rushed out as if fleeing, thinking the robber might still be nearby.

Just then, a driver who failed to notice me suddenly running out onto the dark night road hit me, and I died just like that, in vain. And I began to live again as the villainess in this novel.

‘I like it. No, rather, it’s more than I deserve.’

A spacious and luxurious room boasting wealth that couldn’t even be compared to the two-room officetel I used to live in. Even an appearance so dazzling it hurt my eyes to look at. Originally, I preferred celebrities with distinct features and charisma over those who looked innocent and pitiful.

Yvonne Argenthose’s real-life appearance, which I had only imagined through the author’s text, was truly my perfect ideal type itself. 172cm tall, a model-like figure, and these firm thighs and 11-line abs. Perfection that didn’t cultivate even an ounce of flab. Sister, take me.

‘This is an opportunity!’

Since I had no particular lingering attachments to my previous life, I clenched my fists, strengthening my will for this new life. No matter what, I will not cause trouble, and I will quietly eat well and survive!

“E-Excuse me… Princess.”

While I was steeling my resolve in front of the mirror, a maid who had been stomping her feet nervously in the distance approached cautiously and bowed deeply.

“Hmm?” “T-That is…!!”

I only looked at her, but the maid trembled in fear, showing just how bad Yvonne’s personality usually was. That sight felt a bit pitiable. The moment I opened my mouth to say something else to her, the door was flung open fiercely and roughly.

“Yvonne!”

It wasn’t a loud voice, but a sharp voice that chilled one’s liver was directed at me.

“Did you throw a bomb at the Naciel District again? Just why?! I cannot understand. Why are you doing this!”

‘A bomb, at the Naciel District?’

Hearing the shout overflowing with masculine charisma, I recalled Yvonne’s memories. A scene of throwing something toward a large building came to mind. Yvonne threw a bomb at a place called the Naciel District. No, I mean, I did.

Before I could even recall in detail and organize the situation, a middle-aged man strode into the room and stood in front of me.

‘Oh my god.’

Is the middle-aged man standing in front of me really middle-aged? Dazzled, I stared at him blankly. Beautiful silver hair identical to Yvonne’s and vivid purple eyes. This middle-aged man, tall and dressed in a very stylish black frock coat, had a considerable presence.

His handsome appearance and upturned eyes resembled Yvonne’s exactly, but because he was angry, he was so scary. He must certainly be… Duke Argenthose, the father of the villainess Yvonne.

“Why is there no answer! Are you planning to make excuses?! Or are you plotting to run away again!”

Kwang!

As the Duke struck the floor with the cane he was holding, a sharp roar echoed in the room. W-Wow. It’s really scary. Did Yvonne have such a scary father? I didn’t hope for a happy family for a villainess, but this is too savage, even for being savage. Far from answering, I was overwhelmed to the point where I couldn’t even open my mouth.

“If you run away this time, I will remove your name from the Duke of Argenthose’s family register!”

“D-Duke!”

The voice of a man stopping the Duke was heard from behind. I don’t know who you are, but thank you, sob.

‘I’m not going to run away.’

At the words of the man stopping him, the Duke touched his forehead, suppressing his anger, and continued speaking.

“I really cannot forgive you this time. Be on probation. You cannot go outside for a month from now on. Keep my words in mind!”

Facing the Duke’s flashing eyes, I gathered all my strength and answered loudly.

“Yes!!!” “…What?” “Yes, Duke! I will not move, an inch, from this room!”

Overwhelmed by the Duke’s charisma, I inadvertently answered loudly and vigorously.

“What is this.”

Surprised by my attitude, the Duke blinked, then narrowed his eyes, making a face full of suspicion.

‘Is he suspicious because it’s too different from my original attitude? But…!’

In my past life, I worked with a mean male senior at the company, and that jerk forced a stiff, military-style tone on me. In scary and difficult situations like this, a stiff tone popped out like a habit. Even if I was suspected, I wanted to escape this scary atmosphere first. With a determined expression, I instinctively moved my tongue.

“Probation, I am very good at it.” “…What kind of trick are you pulling this time?” “Pardon?”

Rubbing his temple with a complex expression mixed with confusion and suspicion, the Duke warned solemnly again.

“No matter how much you are being sarcastic, I will absolutely not let it slide, so stay quietly at home as if dead! Know that if you take even one step out of the house, I will dig your name out of the register! I am serious!”

After shouting terrifyingly, the Duke left with the man who seemed to be his aide. Silence lingered in the room where a storm had swept through.

“Ah…….”

To be scolded abruptly as soon as I possessed this body leaves me dumbfounded and feeling wronged. Well, anyway, even in my past life, I was torn apart by my senior all the time for nonsensical reasons.

‘This much is….’

As I stared blankly at the door, my dedicated maid trembled and comforted me.

“P-Princess. The Duke… is like that because he is agitated right now. He will release the probation soon, so please calm your anger.” “……” “Please.”

Watching the maid’s face turn pale, Yvonne’s memory flowed out faintly again. Whenever Yvonne was lectured by her father, the Duke, she destroyed the furniture in her room with magic and injured innocent maids as well as other employees. As expected, a leaking gourd inside also leaks outside. She was a very violent Princess even in this mansion.

As I kept my mouth shut, lost for words while recalling Yvonne’s terrifying memories, the maid who had been standing far away blinked and came closer.

“Princess? Are you sick anywhere?”

It must have seemed strange that I wasn’t doing anything even though I was scolded by the Duke. Fearing that I might receive unnecessary suspicion from the maid, I flinched and tried to make my expression as arrogant as possible. Since Yvonne had features that looked cold when expressionless despite being beautiful, the maid started trembling again just from me lifting my chin slightly, seemingly finding it scary.

I recalled how Yvonne usually spoke and ordered briefly.

“Right now.” “Yes, Princess!” “Bring me something sweet.” “Pardon…?” “A lot.”

The maid, who tilted her head with her eyes wide open, quickly left the room when I gestured once more, and I plopped down right there. Actually, because the Duke I faced for the first time was so scary, my blood sugar dropped. It’s good that I possessed a villainess with good stats, but since I didn’t know I would have such a scary father, I started to worry a little about my future.

A week passed. I thought the Duke would come every day to lecture me, but Duke Argenthose, who is also the Master of the Magic Tower, was very busy and didn’t even look for me. And the house arrest is….

‘What is this. It’s heaven!’

It is a very excellent and pleasant life. If it’s this kind of probation, I want to cling to him saying I want to do it forever. For a week, I rolled around in the room feeling like a newborn baby. The meals served via room service right to my nose were excellent, incomparable to any dish I had eaten in my life. A spacious bathroom, massages from Yvonne’s dedicated aesthetician, and beautiful accessories and clothes filling the dressing room. There was absolutely no time to be bored.

Since I had never spent such a leisurely and comfortable time in my life, I shed tears of emotion every day. Because I was happy. I was grateful to become the wealthy and cool villainess Yvonne.

‘What if I had possessed the female lead, Cordelia?’

Ah, gives me goosebumps. Looking back at the current point in time, the female lead Cordelia Mare begins to live a busy life surrounded by people as a hero who returned after exterminating monsters with the male lead. I dislike the busy life of a female lead. I want to live lazily.

“Ah… It’s great weather to be a villainess.”

As I inadvertently muttered while looking at the clear, deep blue sky beyond the window, the maids waiting nearby trembled.

“Hmph hmph.” “We will bring fruit juice!” “Okay.”

Fearing that my identity would be discovered if my personality changed suddenly, I saved my words as much as possible even with my dedicated maid, and enjoyed the wise and joyful self-quarantine life at the Argenthose Resort.

‘Please keep me on probation forever. I am doing nothing, but I want to do nothing even more intensely.’

However. My wish to live happily while lazing around was brutally trampled by the butler who came to find me.

“Princess, the Duke is calling for you. Let us go to the office.”

‘Damn it.’

I, who had been sprawled on the bed like a corpse, sprang up from the spot. This felt like the chilling feeling that my senior, who had gone on vacation, would call me to vent his anger as soon as he returned.

‘Don’t call me…’

I only grumbled inwardly. Since I couldn’t refuse the Duke’s words, I quickly finished getting ready and came out.

‘Wow.’

As the scary Duke Argenthose strictly warned, I had stayed quietly only inside my room all this time. In other words, this is the first time I have stepped out of this door. Although I stayed only in the room, there was no discomfort at all during that time. Because Yvonne’s room was incomparably spacious to the two-room apartment on the outskirts I had struggled to buy, and it had everything. I thought I was living in luxury enough with just this.

‘Hurray. Hurray for the villainess.’

Walking down the hallway of the Duke of Argenthose’s mansion, my eyes widened, and I cheered inwardly, deeply moved.

‘Cool.’

High ceilings, wide corridors, numerous glass windows gently holding the sunlight, and exquisite and beautiful decorations filling the corridor floors and walls. How much is this mansion, where the corridors shine by themselves with expensive magic stones embedded in every wall?

The mansion itself must be an immense fortune. Since magnificent statues and paintings were also exhibited here, it was practically a large art museum.

‘It’s so good. It’s fantastic. I want to keep looking around. I think it would be fine just to explore the mansion.’

Since the Duke clearly told me to be on probation at home, wouldn’t it be okay to wander around inside the mansion a bit, other than the room? Thinking this, I continued walking toward the Duke’s office.

Banners embroidered with the crest of a silver rose winding around a staff, the symbol of the Duke of Argenthose’s family, were hung throughout the corridor.

Argenthose is a meritorious family of the founding of the Belvent Empire, established after defeating monsters that ran rampant all over the continent. Children with outstanding magical capabilities were always born in this family, and Yvonne was one of them. Although she was so outstanding that it was excessive, leading her to become the final mastermind.

While looking at the family crest, a point I hadn’t thought deeply about until now came to mind.

‘Come to think of it. I’m a mage, right? How do I use magic?’

Living leisurely in this comfortable Argenthose Resort, I hadn’t felt the need to use magic at all.