LIGHTNOVELSTORY chapter 41
41. It’s Your Turn Next! Dear Sister!
Valentina didn’t have a good relationship with her siblings, but that didn’t mean she was unaware of their characters.
Like Prince Mori, who took pride in his royal bloodline and was extremely arrogant, his elder sister, Princess Delia, was also a woman who considered herself more noble than anyone else.
Delia not only enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention, but she also had a certain degree of obsessive cleanliness, often wearing silk white gloves.
In addition, she had a particular fondness for beautiful jewelry, loved to dress up, enjoyed standing in high places, and craved compliments and praise.
Most importantly, she couldn’t stand anyone shining brighter than herself.
Even though she looked down on commoners like most nobles, she still wanted the respect of those very commoners she despised.
She couldn’t bear the thought of Valentina, who had little of the princess’s airs, being more popular than herself.
Valentina had originally planned to leave the capital for adventure largely to avoid Delia.
After all, Delia was the legitimate daughter of the queen, a status that put her on a completely different level from Valentina, whose mother had long since passed.
But Valentina never expected that Delia, already dissatisfied with her, would, under the encouragement of the evil god, no longer be content with mere mockery during their encounters, but would actually take concrete action.
Well, well, well, isn’t this just wonderful!
So the ill-tempered sister has teamed up with the even more ill-tempered evil god, huh?
All those annoying people have gathered together, which means she can justifiably deal with them all at once!
Let the evil god see that he can also misjudge someone!
And she was eager to see the look of unwillingness on the evil god’s toy when she completely defeated it!
Faced with an almost overwhelmingly unfavorable situation, Valentina felt invigorated by having a clear goal, to the point that she laughed in anger.
What? She couldn’t handle the evil god, but she couldn’t handle a mere human?
Valentina, who had always been dissatisfied with Noah’s reckless behavior, found an outlet for her frustration in defeating Delia, which would be a slap in Noah’s face, directing all her resentment towards Delia.
But this couldn’t be blamed on Valentina, because right now, Noah was standing behind Delia, using her as a shield.
“W-What? Are you not convinced?”
Delia was taken aback, completely unprepared for her usually timid sister to dare question her.
Was Valentina really this assertive?
Almost overwhelmed by her sister’s presence, Delia quickly regained her composure and retorted with the same royal demeanor.
However, even though her words were as powerful as Noah’s, Delia couldn’t instill in Valentina the same sense of helplessness that Noah did; instead, she only wanted to make Valentina laugh.
“Ha ha, don’t stare at me so nervously, Lady Dilia. I have no intention of drawing my sword against you.”
Valentina tidied her slightly disheveled hair, a result of her earlier excitement, and explained with a light laugh that she had no plans to resort to violence, urging Dilia not to look so frightened.
“Hmph, of course! You’ve already caused a scene by attacking two members of noble families. If you dare to attack me as well, even you will face consequences.”
Although Valentina quickly reined in her intimidating aura, it still frightened those present. Aside from Dilia, who stubbornly refused to admit her fear, the others couldn’t even muster the strength to pretend otherwise.
Dilia feigned calmness, fanning herself with her fan, proudly lifting her chin as she looked down at her seemingly submissive sister.
“Well, you’re absolutely right. If it’s ‘causing a scene,’ then that simply won’t do. After all, we’re not some capricious deities!”
At this point, Valentina wore an elegant smile while casting a fierce glare at Dilia… and at Noah behind her.
Ha ha! Sorry, Princesses! What can I say? I’m the hidden BOSS, and I know your characters inside out. It would be embarrassing not to take advantage of the script I’ve read!
Noah thought to himself, considering how he was using the highest-ranking woman in the kingdom, aside from the queen, as a shield.
He actually enjoyed watching women fight, especially when two beautiful girls went all out against each other.
Though Dilia had long surpassed the age to be called a girl.
The golden-haired archduchess, positioned as the antagonist, and the silver-haired second princess, the protagonist—this sisterly rivalry was quite a spectacle.
However, due to the unfortunate Clyde, Valentina had always been the pitiful protagonist bullied by Dilia in the original story, with no chance to resist or retaliate against her wicked sister.
Noah was definitely going to help her out.
Unfortunately, it seemed Valentina had grown to the point where she wouldn’t act impulsively, which was truly a shame.
Noah had expected Valentina to be so agitated that she would draw her sword and charge at him.
Who would charge at you? Even if I did, you’d just stop me, right? You just want to provoke me into a rage so you can mock me later, right? Not a chance! Hmph!
In truth, Valentina did want to draw her sword and rush forward, but she ultimately held back. This time, she absolutely could not give in to Noah’s wishes; she had to show him a thing or two.
Noah and Valentina exchanged smiles, each looking at the other’s face over Dilia, completely excluding her from their thoughts, plotting how to outmaneuver one another.
Dilia, completely oblivious to being treated as a mere pawn, thought Valentina had softened towards her, and she felt quite pleased with herself.
“As long as you understand, Valentina, I won’t make things difficult for you. Just publicly declare that your attacks on the nobility were for the sake of gaining the people’s favor, and I will let this matter rest.”
Dilia, already considering herself the victor, smiled arrogantly as she closed her fan, pointing it at Valentina on the first floor, speaking her unreasonable terms in an almost commanding tone, all while appearing self-satisfied and merciful.
The two attacks on the nobility were both orchestrated by the evil god.
They had nothing to do with her directly.
Surely, her sister was merely using this opportunity to undermine her reputation among the people.
Valentina discreetly surveyed the young nobles around her, who had remained silent.
Defeating them by force would be as easy as pie; even if they all teamed up, they wouldn’t stand a chance against her now.
The problem was that such an approach wouldn’t surprise the evil god at all.
What she needed to do was not to rely on brute strength but to defeat the noble young ladies and gentlemen led by Princess Dilia in other ways.
Thus, even though she had no clear plan at the moment, she decided to charge ahead anyway!
I see the silver-haired princess raise her head, her purple eyes filled with defiance as she gazes at the golden-haired princess. A faintly confident smile graces her lips as she replies in a clear, bright voice:
“I’m sorry, Lady Delia, but I cannot be held responsible for something I didn’t do. It’s quite troubling that you all have taken it upon yourselves to label me a criminal. Do you really have clear evidence? I would even say that one of you is deliberately framing me!”
Valentina looks seriously at the faces of the young nobles, her expression devoid of any smile. One by one, they avert their gazes, their faces twisted in discomfort under the powerful aura she exudes.
Finally, Valentina turns her gaze to Delia on the red carpet of the second floor… and behind her, Noah reveals a somewhat terrifying smile.
Let the evil god wait for her!
Just watch how she crushes this rabble to prove she is far superior to Delia!