Year 1399 of the Imperial calendar - Shouyo continent - Main house of the Duchy of Graupel
(Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel POV)
I open my eyes in my bed.
"My lady, it is already morning" Maid
Two months have passed since the end of the tournament.
"...Prepare me for the day" Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
The king couldn't go back on his word and my family was spared from any charges.
"At your order my lady" Maid
But the butler that won the tournament was imprisoned in the deepest dungeon of the kingdom for siding with the True Demon Queen.
"What kind of dress would be of your taste today?" Maid
Saying that he was imprisoned may be misleading, after all, he turned himself in.
"Just give me something easy to wear" Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
... Was that person really a Demon Queen?
Even if she had a strange aura around her I never felt in danger at her side, it was as if she resembled me someone I know.
...
......
I walk towards the lake as it is my daily routine every free day I have.
"?" Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
A red snake crawls out of the lake.
"You again?" Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
I have never seen that snake before the tournament, but now it is not strange to see her at least once a day.
"..." Red snake
It moves away without doing any sound and gets lost in the nearby bushes.
"At least it doesn't seems dangerous" Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
I take off my easy-to-remove dress and dive into the lake.
"..." Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
In recent times my mind is somehow filled with hateful thoughts about the saintess.
"..." Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
The only thing that can relax my mind is this place.
"..." Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
Swimming down for some hours I reach that pure darkness at the bottom of the lake.
"...ahh" Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
This immaculate black is so peaceful and relaxing...
"....e" ???
"?" Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
Did I hear something?
"..." Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
I must have imagined it, only a member of the Graupel family could reach this deep and my father would never come here.
"..." ???
...
......
I climb the stairs to my classroom with only one month left for my academy life to end.
"Maine!" Lutz Foschurose Dusoleil
That idiot prince finally accepted to break the engagement, with the date at the end of the year.
"Lutz!" Maine Yuna Ehrenfest
In preparation for that day, he already granted her a second name.
"This is all a joke" Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
Only a person with enough nobility to have a second name can become the queen of this kingdom.
"How can she be part of a dukedom without territory?" Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
She can do whatever she wants here, doesn't she?
Just because she is a cute idiot.
"I will be waiting for you after school" Lutz Foschurose Dusoleil
They stop hugging in public and walk away from each other.
"Don't forget to bring the other too" Maine Yuna Ehrenfest
She waves at him smiling ear to ear.
"...Yes, of course" Lutz Foschurose Dusoleil
The saintess passes by my side, completely ignoring me.
"..." Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
This shouldn't be anything worthy of attention, but for some reason, my mind gets filled with strange thoughts.
...hurt her...
"This..." Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
...A villainess must act like one...
These thoughts are not born from me, but they are controlling my body and my mind.
"...Conceited commoner!" Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
As the saintess steps in front of the stairs, I push her down.
"IaaahhhHH!!!" Maine Yuna Ehrenfest
Her body makes various strong sounds as she hit the various steps down.
"Maine!!!" Lutz Foschurose Dusoleil
The prince jumps to the lower floor to see a saintess bleeding from her head unstoppable.
"..." Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
My body just stands there, staring hatefully at the suspiciously weak body of the saintess.
"How could you do this?!" Lutz Foschurose Dusoleil
He starts crying.
"... She deserved it, the nobility don't need fakes like her" Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
My mouth speaks for itself.
"Does your ambition to be queen extend to these extremes?!" Lutz Foschurose Du Soleil
The students surround the prince and start looking at me whit hatred in their eyes.
"It seems she was only a lowly jealous woman" Student A
"It is surprising that she only showed her true colors at the end" Student B
"She must have been killing people without nobody realizing it" Student C
This is not something I will be able to walk off.
"Guards!" Lutz Foschurose Du Soleil
Armored guards walk in from the front door and immediately climb the stairs toward me.
"What vulgarity!" Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
They hold me to the ground roughly.
"Take that criminal to the dungeon!" Lutz Foschurose Du Soleil
This seems to have been the plan of someone from the start, but how?
"..." Suigintou Arnestianne Graupel
Who could use such strong magic to control my mind inside the barrier of this city?
