Villager A Wants to Save the Villainess no Matter What! - Chapter 36.1

 Chapter 36.1 – Side – Anastasia (3)

I was eventually banished from His Highness’s group on the night before the cultural festival. The reason was that I bullied that woman. But I definitely didn’t do that.

Margaret & Co. had formed a separate group, so I managed to get things done by joining them. But with this, I am not going to get myself involved with His Highness anymore at school events.

I was even thinking about the future of the country so much.

Sigh, it is a shame.

On the day of the cultural festival, I invited Margaret to go to Allen’s stall. When we reached it, we saw an Orc hanging in front of his stall.

I know that he went out somewhere in the name of shopping from the day before, but I am surprised that he really caught one whole Orc.

Goblins are still manageable, but orcs are usually deadly. Hardly any students in this school can hunt an Orc, you know?

“Allen, you have started already. Can I have one skewer?”

“Thank you.”

When I say so, I introduce Margaret to Allen. Apparently, he obtained this Orc from an adventurer and will hold a dismantling show after this. Moreover, he seems to have good quality Orc meat besides this Orc.

When Allen skewers the meat and begins to grill it in response to our order, it makes a gentle noise, and a savoury smell begins to drift around.

However, the students around his stall seem to be hesitating because they are unfamiliar with the Orc meat.

Alright, let’s help with one promotion here.

“Margaret, you’re very familiar with Orcs. As expected you are still eating Orc meat in the Altmunt county, aren’t you?”

When I said that loudly, Margaret, noticing my intentions, responded with a loud voice.

“Yes, of course. It is a speciality of my Altmunt. I think Orc meat is healthier and tastier than pork. Moreover, ‘upper’ rank loin is not easily available in the royal capital. It is rare after all. There is no loss in eating it.”

After our conversation, the students who were watching from a distance also ordered one after another.

“Anastasia-sama and Margaret-sama also, thank you very much!”

“What are you talking about?”

“We just talked to each other, you know?”

Allen is much stronger than the man who has fallen into a fool. Margaret also seems to have a good impression of Allen.

Subsequently, at the dismantling show, albeit a little grotesque, the Orc was dismantled with a brilliant hand, and the fresh meat got sold at an unbelievable price.

We couldn’t confirm until the end, but Allen’s stall was sold out and closed without waiting for the end of the cultural festival.

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Then, when I was looking over the embroidery exhibition, which is our feature of the cultural festival, Allen came to visit.

“Woah, Allen, you came.”

“Huh? Um, excuse me for disturbing?”

Allen then asked me with a mysterious look.

“Why are you saying it questionably?”

I noticed after asking that question.

Ah, I see. Now that I think about it, I didn’t tell him that I got kicked out.

“I was kicked out of His Highness’s group yesterday. So Margaret picked me up.”

Allen, who heard it, was utterly speechless.

“Don’t make a face like that. Well, take a look at it because both Margaret’s and mine are on display.”

“Y-Yes, but I don’t know about embroidery …”

While saying so, Allen is looking around the embroideries.

I don’t know why I feel embarrassed to let Allen see the embroideries.

While I was thinking about it, Allen gave a ridiculous impression when he saw my embroidery.

“I don’t know if it’s good or bad, but I got hungry when I saw Anastasia-sama’s embroidery.”

“……really?”

I managed to answer that, but I was embarrassed, so I looked down.

By the way, since everything happened yesterday only, I didn’t get the time to choose or make new ones, so I casually brought in the fruit and cake embroidery that I made a long time ago.

But! But! Doesn’t it seem that I’m only interested in sweets!

Even though there were more feminine embroideries like floral patterns and small birds. It’s embarrassing!

It was Margaret who came back to break such an awkward silence.

“Oh, Allen-kun, you came. Thank you.”

“Y-Yes, even if I do not know embroidery at all, what I do understand is that I can’t do it.”

“Is that so? Well, the men are like that. By the way, the cultural festival is about to end. So we better clean up and go to the auditorium.”

“Ah, yes. Thank you for today.”

Allen, who sensed her intention, goes out of the exhibition room obediently.

“Anastasia-sama, what happened? Your face is bright red, you know?”

“N-No, I wish I had brought another embroidery.”

“Ah, I see. I’m sure I have a full appetite.”

“Don’t say.” (T/N:- Ah, cute. I literally imagined her saying that.)

It was an event that made me realize the meaning of the phrase ‘I want to dig a hole and hide in it.’