Allrounders!! Chapter 187: I’Ll Resist, Even As Villainess

Chapter 187: I’ll Resist, even as Villainess

“Now then…Hmm? Did I mishear? I felt like you said you had a witness? Let ask one more: You did say that you’ve got a witness, didn’t you?”

Hearing my questions, the underling admitted with a distressed look, “…This was my failure. But! It’s a fact that Primrose ca to harm!”

I told him with a broad grin, “Yeah, I’m sure. Back when I was still at the earl’s mansion, Primrose apparently t the sa harm. And according to Earl Springcoat who doted on her, it was all my fault. You heard about that as well, didn’t you?”

“gh! ……What if…what are you going to do if Primrose really ca to harm?”

What’s this guy saying?

I asked him in return, “What did she do when I actually ca to harm?”

“……”

The underling suddenly fell silent. …I see. So he does know how commoner students are being treated over here.

“The harm you say befell Primrose isn’t, to be frank, anything noteworthy in my eyes. ――Did you know? When commoners enter this academy, they’re forced to undress, get branded with a hot iron, and are treated like slaves; all in the na of a 【Welco Party】. Did Primrose experience anything like that?”

Hearing that, his expression imdiately changed, and he thundered, “I would never allow anyone to do sothing like that to her!”

“Shut your trap. I wasn’t asking about what you’d allow or not, but whether Primrose had it done to her, idiot. Learn to listen and understand what you’re told.”

After the underling knitted his eyebrows, he cast his eyes downwards while answering, “…She didn’t.”

I shrugged my shoulders, “Then she didn’t experience anything of note. No need to get angry over small things, is there? By the way, I almost had a hot iron pressed on my body on my very first day here, but I don’t view it as a problem whatsoever, you know?”

“You paid them right back, didn’t you!?”

Given the underling’s retort, I asked him, “Then, what about the other folks who couldn’t fight back? Did you people do anything for them? Did you accuse the perpetrators of their cris like you’re doing now? ――Co on, tell , Prince of Overflowing Justice and His Highness’s Little Goonies. What did you do about folk who experienced a lot worse than Primrose? Did you call out on the criminals? And why did you allow them to carefreely repeat their cris with smug faces until I gave them their due revenge?

Rather than that, why did you treat only Primrose, who hasn’t even suffered all that much, like so tragic heroine while framing Damsel Scarlet to be a criminal like those noble brats who branded others and abused them as slaves? Now, don’t hold back and tell so that soone like also gets it, my dear Heroes of Justice.”

“……”

Genius hung his head in silent sha, looking very awkward, while the prince averted his eyes with a snort in apparent annoyance.

Seeing their reaction, I laughed scornfully.

“What incredible sense of justice you guys have. It makes feel like puking. Primrose failed in everything and anything all by herself. But, that girl’s father laid the bla for everything on , and because of that she grew up to be a pampered little princess. Since she always needs soone to take responsibility for her own failures, she’s just trying to find a new victim to bla,” I spat out, “So? I guess the lot of you chose Damsel Scarlet as that new victim. …Humph! Wouldn’t you just need to bla for all her blunders instead of Damsel Scarlet? I an, I’m already used to it anyway!”

The instant I said so, the prince and his underling stared at flabbergasted.

“So, isn’t it fine to just continue with the well-established practice? There’s no need to expressly choose Damsel Scarlet for that task. I’m right here, you see? I won’t run or hide either.

――Hurry up, you who brandish that fake justice of yours! Unload all of Primrose’s blunders on ! I’ll take it all on, fair n’ square! All of you, co at ! I’ll turn the tables on you so easily that it’ll be laughable!”

“”What are you talking about!?”” The prince and his underling retorted simultaneously.

I wonder why. Even though I seem to have been on the brink of becoming the villainess here, isn’t it just fine for to beco one for real?

――Oh right! I’ll beco a villainess and use the ensuing calamity to toy around with these guys in all kinds of ways!

Yahoo! Finally it’s beco interesting!

“Villainess Indra, here I co!”

When I made that declaration, not only the two, but everyone else as well, beca dumbfounded.

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“……Lady Indra, I feel terribly sorry to march on your parade when you are enjoying yourself so much, but please allow to state my own rebuttal before that.

――Lord Genius, did you not dispute…no, talk with about a matter of the student council during the ti span ntioned in the testimony?” Damsel Scarlet interjected calmly.

“Eh?”

Mr. Underling looked dumbstruck when he heard Damsel Scarlet’s remark.

“I have been keeping a diary. Since people are targeting in various ways, I have made it a habit to note down every event in detail with ti stamps so as to avoid being accused or tricked like this. It is all based on my knowledge as one called a ducal daughter. …Lord Genius, should I ask you to beco my alibi witness for that ti span?” Damsel Scarlet grinned at the underling.

In response, he was first taken aback, before starting to look very awkward. Apparently he did rember it.

…And at that point, the birdbrain stepped forward.

“Don’t bla Lord Genius and the prince! It’s sothing the two did for my sake! Lord Direck also acted on my behalf! Please, don’t bla the others,” or so such she blathered.

What’s with that heroine-styled “Please stop fighting～”?

The prince, his underling, and the muscled buffoon all seed very grateful, though.

“In short, you’re saying you instigated all of them, Primrose?”

Primrose froze upon my words.

“But you’re right. n would find it hard to refuse doing things they usually wouldn’t do, if asked by their crush. In other words, you made everyone pull this stunt, didn’t you? You instigated the prince and his little noble lackeys to entrap Damsel Scarlet in an attempt to turn her into a criminal. In short, you’re the true culprit here!”

Tadah!!!

I nailed it perfectly. Just like it’s done in detective manga.

“There’s always but one truth!”

“Please stop this phony parody,” Damsel Scarlet retorted coldly.

Everyone else appeared to be unable to keep up, staring at us with confused gazes.