I Reincarnated into an Otome Game as a Villainess With Only Destruction Flags… Side story 6 — Having met you

Side story 6 - Having t you

~Keith Claes~

“It would have been better if you’d never been born.”

“It’s annoying to have to take care of that nuisance.”

“Get away from ! Monster!”

Why, why, why does everyone hate ? Why doesn’t anyone want around them? I don’t like being by myself. It’s lonely. Please, soone, anyone is fine, be by my side.

When I woke up, I saw a ceiling that I had gotten used to in the last few months. That’s right, this is Duke Claes’s house, and I’ve beco his adopted son. I let go of my breath.

Ever since I was born, I’ve always been treated as a nuisance and soone to be hated. But, ever since coming to the Claes family, I’ve been treated so nicely. We ate hot als together as a family, and they had gentle hands that cared about . Up until now, all the things that I had always wished for but never gotten were finally in my hands.

Even so, from ti to ti, I would still dream of the old days. The people that denied and despised . Even though it’s things from long ago…… My chest still hurt.

Today, I’m supposed to attend a tea party together with my stepsister Katarina. With so pain still remaining in my chest, I began preparing.

“Keith, thanks for coming along with today.”

In the horse-drawn carriage on our way to the tea party, the always bright Katarina was grinning as she said so to . At seeing Katarina’s smiling face, the pain in my chest lightened a little.

“I’d feel a bit lonely if I was alone, since I’m not that good at rembering people’s faces. It’s such a great help since Keith’s coming along.”

As she said so, Katarina’s light blue eyes were looking at directly.

“Keith. Thank you for coming to the Claes family. I’m so happy to have beco siblings with you.”

At her words, I thought I was involuntarily going to cry. A warm feeling completely replaced the painful feeling in my chest left from the dream earlier.

Katarina Claes is really such a mysterious girl. When I wanted it the most, she gave the words I wanted to hear.

“…… too, coming to the Claes family, and having t nee-san, I’m really happy.”

When I said so, Katarina gave a gentle smile again. I’m really glad to have t this person, is what I thought from the bottom of my heart.

~Mary Hunt~

After eting Katarina, I decided to beco a splendid lady in order to stand next to her, and several months have passed since I first started working hard. There was so much I had to do in matters such as academics, dance, and etiquette.

But originally, I didn’t have any special talents or anything, and since my tempo was slower than others, I couldn’t do anything smoothly. That’s why, I had to put in double the effort of others, and worked as hard as I could.

For academics, I asked my ho tutors questions for as long as ti permitted, and I worked sotis until very late at night. It was the sa for my etiquette lessons, I repeated things over and over again until I got it right. As for dancing which I was really bad at, I practiced until blood soaked through my shoes from how much they were rubbing against my feet.

At seeing how desperately I was trying, my older sisters laughed at .

“Even though you have no talent, it’s so disgraceful that you’re working so desperately.”

“It’s embarrassing as a noble daughter to be that desperate.”

“Because her social status is lower, her abilities must be lower too.”

Those words rcilessly pierced my heart, and I felt a pain in my chest.

Even so, if I’m spending ti with Katarina, that pain will be significantly lessened. One day, this happened.

“……”

“What’s the matter? Mary, are you alright?”

Because I suddenly stopped and squatted, Katarina was peeking at worriedly. I had co to Katarina’s house to play, and we were walking through the garden on our way to Katarina’s field. I had felt a severe pain in my foot. When I looked at it, I could see a faint blur of blood.

“Oh no! Mary, you’re injured! Did you bump it sowhere!?”

To the panicked Katarina, I also hurriedly replied.

“……I, I’m fine. It must be that, yesterday, I practiced dancing for a little too long.”

“Practiced dancing?”

“Yeah. Since I’m bad at dancing, I have to practice twice as hard as others……”

After saying that much, I didn’t know what else to say. This is, if I don’t desperately practice to the extent where I rub my feet raw, I wouldn’t be able to do even one dance well is what I thought. Will Katarina laugh at …… When I looked up at her, I saw her anxiety. Her face wasn’t like my sisters that were making fun of , her eyes were sparkling instead.

“Trying your best to overco your weaknesses, Mary’s really so great. I really respect you. I also have to learn from you.”

No matter how hard I worked…… I was only made fun of with cruel words. “How desperate” is what they said and laughed at.

But, I’m okay now no matter what they say. After all, because I can co here. Because there’s a person here who says I’m great and that she respects .

As Katarina took by the hand and said “let’s go back to the house and treat your wound,” this is what I thought strongly over and over again.

I’m really glad to have t Katarina Claes.