Not a Villainess but a Maid

#091 Let’s enjoy the festival!

Diamonds are monsters… No, he was someone who could only be described as desirable.

When I was in a difficult situation, I would appear from somewhere and quickly suppress the incident.

She walked to the festival booth, keeping a certain distance from me, with her humming and humming.

She then turned to me and said.

“This year’s festival is quite grand. “It’s probably thanks to the hard work of the student council members.”

“I see. “Chairman Citrine said he couldn’t sleep for three days.”

Based on that, on the day of the play, Citrine’s dark circles were about to go underground.

Dia, who was walking briskly, asked me.

“… “Did you finish your work with Emerald successfully?”

“… !”

Although she never told anyone, Diamond seemed to know something about her.

“How did you know? “Everyone thought I was lying in the nurse’s office.”

“If you pretend, you pretend. “If Amber was sick, there’s no way she wouldn’t have told Ruby, right?”

‘… It’s a scary feeling.’

I don’t know about others, but lying in front of Diamond didn’t seem to be of much use.

She looked at me curiously, then pointed to a store and asked.

“I think this story is going to be a bit long, so shall we go in there and talk about it?”

“Yes, of course.”

The place she pointed to was a food stall reminiscent of a tavern, and students were already gathered in groups and chatting.

Just looking at the visuals, it looks like they’re selling alcohol.

After she sat down with her in her corner, I read the simple menu.

“Meat skewers and barley-flavored drinks? “This is how they sell it.”

A barley-flavored drink on a skewer, what a combination…

As I was looking at the price tag, Dia said.

“I will live.

“Yes? But… “

“It’s okay. “It’s because I want to buy it.”

In the end, we left the calculations to DIA and ordered 10 skewers and 2 barley-flavored drinks.

After a while, the owner brought us items on a large plate.

I lifted a skewer and asked the owner.

“Mister, what kind of meat is this?”

“Why do you ask that?”

“There are a lot of spots on the meat… “

“… “Enjoy your meal!”

He didn’t seem to have any intention of answering.

After vaguely laughing, I left the place.

Anyone could see that it looked like meat of unknown origin obtained through a suspicious route by saving the price, but Dia took a bite of it without hesitation and said.

“Isn’t it okay to do this sometimes? “It’s nice because it’s unique.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

Once I got rid of my preconceptions about the meat skewers, I found them to be edible just the way they were.

It was eaten after being covered in various sauces, but now that I look at it, it feels quite similar to lamb skewers.

Dia grinned and watched me eat, then he asked.

“Then, shall we finish talking about what we were talking about earlier?”

When she asked me as if interrogating me, I answered with a troubled face.

“Actually, Emerald told me to keep things about her a secret. So, can I talk about it… “

“It’s okay. “I promise I won’t tell anyone.”

In a way, it was related to the safety of her diamond, so she thought it would be better to tell her.

“… Emerald, you belong to the Magic Association.”

Dia, who heard my story, answered without any sign of surprise.

“As expected, it was like that. “He’s a member of the association.”

“You’re not really surprised, are you?”

“I’m used to it. “I know very well what methods the Magic Association uses.”

“Then you already knew?”

“I had doubts. “It’s just that I wasn’t sure because he was such a thorough person.”

When I heard DIA’s answer, I somehow felt depressed.

If this happens, my efforts to protect Diamond between the two will become so insignificant… ?

Dia looked at my expression and said with a grin.

“Thanks to Amber’s efforts, we were able to overcome the worst. Thank you.”

“Worst case scenario?”

“Emerald, you must have already discovered that I am a witch. In some cases, we might have had to turn the entire association into an enemy, but it seems like Amber did a good job stopping us in the middle.”

‘… Is it?’

All I did was go back and forth between the two.

I don’t know what it was, but I was glad to hear that it was helpful.

‘I’ve told you this far, so it doesn’t matter if I tell you everything.’

I explained to Dia what I saw at the Magic Association.

From the fact that there is a facility in the basement of the association where witches are confined, to the fact that the girls are bred by tricking them into thinking it is an illness.

Dia listened to my story with a serious expression and said.

“… Okay. “There is such a facility underground.”

“We haven’t been able to find out what they were trying to do by gathering the witches. “What is certain is that the Magic Association is trying to catch witches wherever they are.”

After I finished speaking, she asked me with a slightly anxious expression.

“Have you by any chance seen her completely white from head to toe? She’s about Amber’s height, and her hair is spiky… “

‘Are you talking about pearl…? ?’

I was reflexively trying to come up with an answer, but suddenly I remembered what Pearl said to me before we parted ways.

[ Please don’t tell me anything about me. It would be good for Dia if she didn’t hear anything from me. ]

“… “

“Amber?”

“I’m sorry. “I’ve never seen a kid like that.”

“I see… “

Dia looked slightly relieved.

As Pearl said, the way to put her Diamond at ease was to make her think that nothing had happened to her.

… However, it was painful for her not to be able to tell her what Pearl was up to.

At that time, the sound of her cup being roughly put down on the table across from her was heard.

“Kyaaa! Owner, one more drink!”

‘You’re a senior Citrine, right?’

Citrine, who was sitting at the table across from someone, shook her cup, her face turning bright red.

But wasn’t this a barley drink? Why are you drunk… ?

Opposite her Citrine, Coral was tearing her off with a troubled expression.

“Chairman, it’s already the 20th drink. Drink too much… !”

“I’m not angry, I’m disgusted!? Some people go around without sleep trying to save the festival, but they don’t even buy me a meal or show up…! “If you’re a princess, that’s it!?”

When I heard it, I thought it was a story about emeralds.

According to the original plan, Emerald should have returned to the Academy with me, but because I let Pearl escape, she had to stay at the Association to clean things up, so she couldn’t participate in the festival.

Citrine, who doesn’t know that fact, would be embarrassed by the emerald.

Coral eventually gave up trying to dry her citrine, and she poured herself a glass full of drink and took a shot.

“But the Chairman at least has a lover. “I was always alone.”

“… What are you talking about? “Why do I have a lover?”

“… Eh? “Aren’t you and the princess in a relationship like that?”

Citrine, who was stunned by Coral’s question for a moment, screamed at her to leave the store.

“You’re crazy, why am I with that fox b*tch? And it’s just women in the first place… !”

“I can’t help but be suspicious because you always stick around. “We have a special relationship!”

“Our special relationship is nothing… We stick together because we’re friends! How can I think in that way… !?”

When Citrine became anxious to explain her relationship to Coral, Coral asked.

“So, Chairman, what type do you like?”

“Are you talking about the opposite s*x type? If I were to ask you exactly… Should I say that I like people who try hard even though they are sloppy? “First of all, being kind is the number one priority.”

Coral, who had been quietly listening to Citrine’s answer, answered with shocked eyes.

“That’s totally Amber… !”

“No!? Who is a commoner like that? Second”

Citrine, who had been talking up to that point, made eye contact with me at the table across from me.

“… Uh.”

All four people in the room froze, unable to say anything first.

It was Diamond who broke the frozen atmosphere.

“The two people at that table, if it’s okay, would you like to join us?”

“… Good.”

“Yes… !”

At some point, it became a communal atmosphere, and we ended up sitting around one table.

***

On the street where the festival was in full swing, the owner of the festival booth was already repeating the same thing several times.

“I’m sorry. “All the products we prepared for today are gone.”

“Yes? “It’s only been open for 20 minutes, right?”

“For some reason, two pretty girls came and swept up all the prizes.”

“It doesn’t make sense… “

Every student who came to the booth had to leave with a disappointed expression.

A little while ago, two brave female students came running, sweating profusely, swept up all the goods they had with great skill, and then disappeared.

‘There are all kinds of unusual guests… ‘

Meanwhile, Ruby Sarka, with her hands full of prizes, shouted at someone who was eagerly following her.

“Stop following me, Amethyst!”

Then, Amethyst, who was following her eagerly behind her, shouted.

“Ruby just happens to have overlapping movements with me!? “This is the shortest route in the first place, so there’s nothing you can do!”

All kinds of free gifts, such as cotton candy and dolls, were swept up every time they visited the booth.

With the sole intention of collecting 10 stamps before the other girls, they were completely absorbed in walking around the booth, completely forgetting about their original goal of going around the festival with Amber.