The Villainesses in the Romance Fantasy Novel Became Obsessed with me

The entrance exam questions were easy.

Since I had been studying and reviewing consistently, I could solve them quickly and finish faster than the other students.

‘If I finished this quickly, I should be able to avoid Bluebell and Yuri meeting each other, right?’

However,

Contrary to my expectations.

“Damian, who’s she…?”

“Hey, Damian. Who’s she? I asked you, who is she?”

“…”

A troublesome situation where the two villainesses met unfolded before my eyes.

‘Did my skills get rusty from traveling? How did Bluebell finish at the same pace as me?’

Yuri and Bluebell glanced at each other, demanding an explanation from me.

“Da-Damian… Who is she… And why is she acting so familiar with you…? Is she a friend…? Do you have other friends besides me…?”

“Who is she, and why is she talking to you? Did you finish the exam quickly just to meet her? So she’s more important than the entrance exam, huh?”

Bluebell looked at me with her piercing glare.

Yuri’s gaze was vacant.

Both sets of eyes were fixed on me, sending chills down my spine.

I decided to answer Yuri first as she seemed to be in the more dangerous state.

“This is Bluebell. I mentioned the Pieridot Family—”

“Hey.”

But my explanation was cut off by Bluebell.

“Hey, are you ignoring me? Why are you answering her first? Is what I say not important?”

“I was going to answer in order.”

“Then why am I pushed to the back? Are you saying I’m less important than her?”

Bluebell yelled at me, refusing to listen to reason.

She was too emotional to understand my words.

“… Why is she acting like that?”

Yuri seemed irritated by Bluebell’s behavior.

She stiffened her face and spoke sharply to Bluebell.

“…Don’t interrupt Damian. Let him finish speaking. And don’t shout at him.”

“Hah.”

Bluebell scoffed at Yuri’s words.

“And who are you to order me around? Are you close to Damian?”

“… I think we’re close. We’re best friends.”

“Best friends… That’s hilarious. What a joke. You should know your place.”

“… Who are you to speak about Damian like that?”

The tension was palpable.

A fight seemed imminent, and the atmosphere was so tense that even other students noticed and started watching from a distance.

I quickly stepped between them and spoke.

“L-let’s move somewhere else first. Did you all have lunch? Are you hungry? Let’s talk somewhere else, okay?”

Surprisingly, their responses were positive.

“I-I’ll do whatever Damian says…”

“You’ll do what you want anyway. Just like last time. Do as you please.”

Let’s move.

Too many eyes were watching.

Both villainesses needed to calm down.

They were so heated they looked ready to fight to the death.

***

The restaurant ‘Res’ in the empire.

A place frequently visited by nobles. It was quiet and atmospheric for dining.

There, seated at a table with food in front of them, the two were glaring at each other.

Bluebell’s gaze, in particular, was intense.

“You have something to say to me, Damian.”

“… I do have a lot to say.”

Ahem!

I cleared my throat and spoke warmly to Bluebell, who was glaring at me.

“I couldn’t greet you properly before the exam. How have you been?”

“Hah—”

That was not what she wanted to hear.

Bluebell let out a disbelieving laugh.

She stabbed her fork into her steak and spoke sharply.

“How have I been? Is that even a question? After you abandoned me and ran away? Do you think I’ve been well without you?”

“… I’m sorry for that. I had reasons for leaving.”

“Don’t give me that crap! If you were going to leave, you shouldn’t have given me hope! Why did you make me expect anything if you were just going to abandon me?”

Damian saw Bluebell’s twisted expression.

Her face was contorted in pain from the betrayal she felt.

On the surface, she seemed fine, but dark circles under her eyes hinted at her struggles.

Since Damian left, Bluebell had been suffering from severe insomnia.

“Because of you, I can’t even sleep! When I’m alone, I feel all sorts of weird emotions! I’m the fool for having hope! I got my first perfect score, and… You jerk…”

Bluebell shouted, letting out her anger.

She clenched her fists, trying to hold back her tears,

She poured out her hardships to Damian.

However, Damian was thinking something else.

‘She got a perfect score? She never managed that when she was with me.’

He felt some guilt,

But his curiosity was stronger.

He had given her challenging problems, hoping she’d give up,

Thinking she lacked the skills.

But.

Bluebell exceeded his expectations and achieved a perfect score on her own.

‘The Bluebell who hated studying and had poor concentration got a perfect score?’

This fact shocked and thrilled Damian.

‘Villainesses can change. I can make them change.’

They could be fixed.

They were actually improving.

‘Villainesses were changing in their own ways.’

Damian covered his mouth, pretending to be serious, but inside he was smiling.

His eyes remained calm.

“… I’m sorry, Bluebell.”

“Shut up. I don’t accept empty apologies. I’ll make sure you pay for what you did to me. I’ll never forget, you trash.”

Bluebell gritted her teeth, pouring out her hatred.

Yuri was silently watching this unfold.

However.

‘Who’s she to speak to Damian like that…?’

‘Damian is my friend.’

‘I should protect him.’

Yuri couldn’t just stand by.

“You should… watch your mouth…”

“What?”

“I think… you should speak nicely to Damian…”

Yuri murmured quietly,

But her red eyes were firmly fixed on Bluebell.

“Is Damian your friend…? Why do you keep swearing…? It upsets him…”

“Your name was Yuri, right? Have you ever been told you’re clueless? Why are you butting into our conversation? Just stay quiet.”

“No…”

“What do you mean, no?”

“If a friend is in trouble, you should help… I can’t just stand by…”

“… You’re quite annoying, aren’t you?”

Friend.

That word.

Bluebell was getting increasingly irritated by Yuri’s insistence on friendship.

‘She’s been clinging to Damian from the start, annoying me…’

‘She’s really getting on my nerves.’

“Hey.”

“… What?”

“Don’t interfere between us. It’s unpleasant. Just stay out of it. You’re not even close to Damian.”

“… What? You’re saying I’m not close to Damian…?”

Bang-!!

Yuri slammed her hand on the table and stood up.

“You’d better take that back…!”

“Why? Does it hurt because you’re not close?”

“Take that back right now…! Damian and I are close…! Right, Damian…?”

Fwoosh!

Yuri turned to look at me.

Her eyes were wild, and for a moment, I was taken aback.

‘If I say no, she might kill me.’

Not a joke, but seriously.

I felt parched and answered.

“Of course. Yuri and I are close. We’re best friends.”

“Did you hear that…? Damian and I are so close… So don’t interfere with us…!”

‘We’re best friends who always think of each other.’

Bluebell found the sight repulsive.

“… This is annoying.”

She hated that Damian had abandoned her and gotten hurt.

But what she hated most was that he had made a new friend.

She had thought that when they met at the academy, there would still be a place for her.

That a bright future awaited.

But there was Yuri, standing by Damian’s side as if she belonged there.

‘That bastard… Abandoned me and found a new girl…?’

Bluebell gritted her teeth.

And seethed with anger.

‘I won’t let this go. That spot is mine. If I can’t have it…’

‘I’ll destroy it.’

‘So that no one else can have Damian.’

Bluebell sneered at Yuri.

“Damian will abandon you too, you know.”

“… What?”

Her words were filled with malice.

“Once you’ve been abandoned once, it’s easier the second time.”

“What do you mean… Damian…?”

Yuri turned to me.

I shook my head, but Bluebell continued.

“When you’re no longer needed, he’ll abandon you. He abandoned me once. What’s to stop him from abandoning you? Of course, he will. Am I wrong?”

“Damian is my best friend. He would never abandon me…”

“You’ll know once you’re betrayed. And it’ll happen soon.”

Bluebell stood up from her chair.

A steak, barely touched, remained on the table.

She turned to leave, casting a final remark at Yuri.

“I trusted Damian once too. And he betrayed me. Be careful. He’ll abandon you too.”

Bluebell caused a scene before leaving.

‘If she’s stupid, she’ll fall away on her own. If not, keep her doubting until she does.’

‘Damian is my teacher and my friend.’

‘The time we spent at the mansion is different from yours, Yuri.’

Finally, before leaving the restaurant, Bluebell looked at me.

“See you next time, Damian. Make sure you pass the exam. If you don’t, I’ll die. Work hard.”

With a mix of affection and hatred.

Bluebell waved lightly and left like a storm.

Naturally,

“Da-Damian…”

Yuri clung to me, her grip desperate and cloying.

“You’re not going to abandon me…?”

“…That’s all lies, Yuri.”

“So… you’re not going to abandon me…? Really…?”

Yuri looked up at me with pleading eyes.

Doubt had taken root in her gaze.

‘Why did Bluebell have to say that to Yuri of all people?’

Especially since Yuri was already prone to doubt and obsession.

Damn.

I patted Yuri’s head to calm her.

“… Of course. Why would I abandon you? We’re best friends.”

“R-really…? You won’t abandon me…? Then Damian, you’re not going to abandon me…?”

Flop!

Yuri buried herself in Damian’s arms.

She pressed her face against his chest and spoke.

“Then… Later… Who are you closer to…?”

“…”

“Why aren’t you answering, Damian…? Tell me… Who are you closer to…?”

Forced to respond to Yuri’s obsessive questioning, I answered.

“… Of course, I’m closer to you. We’re best friends.”

“R-really…? Hehe… Thanks, Damian… for telling the truth…”

Carefully, like defusing a time bomb, I stroked Yuri’s head.

Dealing with a villainess who could explode at any moment.

‘… This is exhausting.’

Physically and mentally, I felt drained.

I was already dreading academy life.

“Excuse me, but we’d appreciate it if you could refrain from displays of affection in the restaurant…”

“Oh.”

Embarrassment was an added bonus.