Villager A Wants to Save the Villainess no Matter What! - Chapter 39.1
Chapter 39.1 – Side – Anastasia (5)
The final exam is over, and the grades are posted. I managed to finish without making any mistakes and was able to regain first place. However, Allen also got a perfect score, so we were tied for first place. Next time I would like to take the first place alone and tell him about it.
And one more thing that made me happy was that Margaret and Isabella’s grades went up all at once. After the incident at the school festival, I gave up completely and began to spend the time I had been devoting to His Highness trying to improve their grades.
It means that next year Isabella will be in the same class as us. With the three of us, we should be able to improve Allen’s current situation a little bit.
I introduced Isabella to Allen with that in mind, but I was a little bothered by the expression on Allen’s face as if he was regretting something.
I felt uncomfortable, but I didn’t know what it was. And soon after that, a big incident occurred.
The school holds a dance party at the end of the school year to celebrate promotion and graduation. Here the best student of each year selected by a political decision in the name of diversification is awarded.
Naturally, no matter what we did, the best student will always be His Highness, but he said something outrageous here.
“Anastasia, as of this moment, I am breaking off my engagement to you!”
This declaration was too much and made me doubt His Highness’s sanity. The usual members with that woman in the centre were looking down at me from the stage.
“Your Highness, are you serious?”
“Hmph. You are still a woman with no understanding. Instead of a rotten woman like you, this kind-hearted and healing Amy is the one who deserves to be my fiancée.”
“Your Highness, are you sure you want a woman who knows nothing about etiquette, nobility, or even what a country is? Your Highness seriously thinks that this woman is fit to be the Queen of this country?”
When I glanced at her, she responded exaggeratedly, and His Highness gently embraced her.
“Don’t be ridiculous! Her kindness is what this country needs. It doesn’t need you who tries to find logic in everything. In the first place, we know of the many harassments you’ve perpetrated against Amy. I know harassment! A woman with characteristics like you is unfit to be the Queen of our country!”
“Is that so? Then your Highness will take responsibility for the result, right?”
I will confirm his will with this last mercy. However, in response, His Highness uttered words that he should not have said.
“I thought about what you would say, but this is why I don’t like the big-headed Ramslett. That’s why Ramslett’s are bumpkins who can only make wheat forever.”
“Your Highness. I don’t care what you say to me, but I can’t overlook the insults against the Duke of Ramslett. Please take back what you just said.”
Insulting the duke’s family as country bumpkins is just outrageous. You can’t complain if they start a rebellion.
And let me tell you, wheat is the most important grain to feed the people. Without the people, there would be no aristocrats.
However, my words do not reach His Highness who has been reduced to a fool after being manipulated by that woman.
“What are you talking about? I’m just telling you the facts.”
“That’s right. That’s why Anastasia-sama, who is from a provincial family, is disliked by Karl-sama., you know?”
That woman is accusing me here and there, but her comments are going to choke her only.
“Amy, are you also going to insult the Ramslett family?”
“It’s true because Karl-sama said it.”
“Let’s get a formal protest from the Ramslett family against the Brayes family.”
“It’s cowardly to use the power of your parent’s house.”
“Enough of this useless talk. I’ll leave you to it.”
I declare so and try to leave, but His Highness spoke some meaningless words.
“Wait! Amy is right. If you’re proud of yourself as an aristocrat, solve it yourself before you cry to your parents. Until then, I won’t allow you to leave this place.
“Your Highness, what are you trying to say?”
“What are your gloves for?”
“At least it’s not meant to be used lightly in matters like this.”
“I see. The daughter of the Duke of Ramslett can’t even fight for the pride and honour of the family? It seems that His Excellency the Duke has no talent for raising children.”
His Highness snickered as he said this, and some of the guests who saw it were also laughing. It looks like they are from the anti-Ramslett faction.
“Does your Highness ask me to apply for a duel?”
“Think for yourself. Don’t you understand, unless I, the Crown Prince, tell you everything? As usual, what an obnoxious woman.”
I see. So you’re using your power as the Crown Prince to order me to challenge her to a duel.
If he has become this crazy, then there is nothing I can do. So, even though it was a political marriage arranged by my parents, it is my last duty as his fiancé. I guess I have no choice but to admonish him by accepting this foolish duel.
It’s over, isn’t it?
“Understood.”
I replied that then took off the gloves and threw them at that woman.
“Oh! Um, this is …”
Amy, deliberately startled by the glove I threw at her, picks it up and hands it back to me.
“How far will you go to make me look like a fool?”
“Amy, this means that that woman, feeling insulted, has challenged you to a duel.”
“Well, is that so? I, fighting …”
“It’s okay. I’ll fight this duel on behalf of Amy.”
It was quite unexpected, even I was surprised at this.
“What? Your Highness? Ordering a woman to fight a duel and then acting as her opponent’s proxy in the duel, are you insane?”
“What are you talking about? You asked for a duel on your own. I want to protect Amy, so I’ll act as the proxy, that’s all.”
It seems that His Highness is planning to dispose of me right here and now. Whether I win or lose in a duel with His Highness, I will probably end up getting executed.
And even the four people who had been ensnared by that woman have come forward to represent her. I’ve never heard of five representatives.
Where was the sacredness of a duel?
“What about you? Do you have any representative willing to fight against the five of us?”
I couldn’t help but look around, but all the students in the room looked away. It was a natural reaction.
“It looks like you’re not popular.”
His Highness said so, but it was no way a matter of popularity. The moment I gave up and prepared myself to fight and die, I heard the voice of the man I didn’t want to hear the most. (T/N:- she has unknowingly started liking him.)
“I will act as a representative.”
