The Villainess, Cecilia Silvy, Doesn't Want to Die, so She Decided to Crossdress Volume 1 Chapter 5
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Jan 16, 2020
Translated by Momo. Edited by Mary!
I like cute girls. I love them.
I like how soft and fluffy they are when I embrace them, their embarrassed faces are cute, and their appearance as they're coming at me while calling out my name is really adorable.
So, at first, I thought it would be fine.
I was confident in my acting because I was a theatre club member in my previous life, and I was convinced that I fully imprinted the perfect male image loved by any woman using my knowledge of otome games. Although I'm not a specialist in relationships, I love girls, and I could handle the feelings they had towards me.
However, this situation in which I have absolutely no privacy at all now is too hard!
Cecilia was running away.
From a junior who was carrying a gift.
From classmates who were persistently touching her body.
From that senior who tries to invite her to sleep with him whenever there's a chance.
"Aaaah, it's impossible! Seriously impossible!"
And so, she continued to run away.
Two weeks after Cecilia's battle in the auditorium.
The girl's enthusiasm for the "Prince promoted as a knight (?)*" was at its peak. Cecilia had absolutely no private time, was always being chased around, and there's always someone by her side no matter what she does or where she goes.
Naturally, in this scenario, the 'strategy conference' with Gilbert has been adjourned since then.
Even if she didn't have any privacy and always had to be careful with her surroundings, she was able to endure it at first. She thought that their prince fever would be short-lived, and things would soon return to the way they were before. However, as the days passed, Cecilia's patience reached its limit, and this time, she couldn't help but try to escape from all of it.
"Please wait, Cecil!"
"I'm sorry! I'm in a hurry right now!"
Cecilia fled into the courtyard, shaking off the girls chasing after her. Hiding behind a flowerbed, the student who chased Cecilia passed by in front of her eyes, uttering in an annoyed voice: "Where did he go?"
"I'm finally alone …"
While leaning back on a tree, she slid down to the ground.
"I have to set Leanne up with someone, but I can't act around freely in this state."
As Cecilia already got Gilbert's vote, Leanne needed to form a relationship with someone else and receive another 'treasure'. Fortunately, Leanne and Cecilia were in the same class and it should have been easy to make a move but she can't do it now even if she wanted to. It would be better if the heroine acted on her own, but so far no signs have been seen. In fact, it was quite the opposite.
"We're changing the classroom. Would you like to go with us, Cecil? "
"Cecil, can I sit by your side?"
"Please tell me how to solve this problem, Cecil."
Cecil, Cecil, Cecil, Cecil…
Leanne is getting more attached to Cecil than to any other capture character. Certainly, from her perspective, Cecil is a knight and a possible capture target, but in reality, the existence of Cecil shouldn't happen in the original game scenario.
"I want to ignore Leanne, but it feels risky overlapping Cecilia's existence with Cecil …"
Most of Cecilia's causes of death are related to "Leanne being harmed".
Her overall feeling is that if she ignores Leanne using the disguise of 'Cecil' she will ultimately receive the punishment that would befall on Cecilia.
"Well, even without any favourable relationships, Leanne's third event of her romance routes is surely going to happen. Then, after that is over …"
"Meow!"
"Meow?"
Cecilia's thoughts were interrupted as she looked back to check where that cry came from.
There was a small cat. Short legs with a mix of brown and black fur. The kitten's cuteness was highlighted by its lack of motor skills, stumbling on its feet.
"Wow! Cute!! Is it a Munchkin? Fluffy!"
"Meeeeow!"
The kitten wasn't shy at all, and even let Cecilia hug it.
While rubbing her face on its white furry stomach, she felt like she could even smell a sunny fragrance.
"Oh, your foot is injured. I wonder if you scraped it somewhere …"
Within a minute, Cecilia searched inside her pocket and took out a light pink handkerchief.
Then, she wrapped the handkerchief around the cat's bloody foot.
"Now, let's take you to the clinic later. Maybe they'll have some disinfectant! Oh, I wonder if it's okay to use a disinfectant that was meant for humans…
"Meow?"
"Let's ask Dr. Mordred. Because that person is a 'Scholarly character', I think he'll know the answer to it!"
"Meoooow!"
Touching the tip of its nose, the kitten moved its head towards her, as if wanting to be closer. It was adorable.
"Ooooh, this is so healing! It's exactly what I've been missing! My cute kitten! I'll give you a name! Let's see…"
It was right then and there. People started talking over the hedge where Cecilia was hiding. One is a cute bell-like voice and the other is an intimidating baritone voice.
She recognized both of them.
Cecilia peeked over the hedge.
There were the silhouettes of Oscar and Lean who seemed to have been looking at the roses together.
Notes:
*The (?) was there in the original text. I guess it's just to highlight how weird it is since a prince is supposed to be a higher ranking than a knight. Everyone seemed to forget that Oscar is also one of the "knights". LOL
Translated by Momo! Edited by Mary!
While having a friendly conversation, they left the greenhouse after they finished eating their sandwiches.
There was nobody around the old greenhouse.
"By the way, you said that there were three candidates, including sis…So who is the other one? You didn't mention anyone else but Leanne so far."
Gilbert asked in a low voice.
After the tutorial battle in the auditorium, the royal messenger asked the students to step up as a potential Saint candidate.
Originally, Cecilia was supposed to raise her hand, but of course, she couldn't do that anymore, so they moved on to the physical examinations of the female students to search for flower pattern marks.
However, nobody else had it, and the 'Selection ceremony' continued without any competition against Leanne.
Some female students might have taken that day off, and if the mark is located at a private area on their body, they would probably hide it. The royal messengers seemed to have judged that "The other Saint candidates could not withstand the responsibilities and thus, could not be named".
Cecilia turned her head, showing a complicated expression to answer Gilbert's question.
"Hmm. I'm not sure about it either."
"What do you mean?"
"At this point, the other Saint candidate should have died already."
"What???"
Gilbert's voice cracked as he spoke.
In the game, there was indeed another Saint candidate with an azalea flower bud pattern. But she supposedly should have died earlier in the prologue.
About a week before moving into Wruhel Academy, Leanne read a news article about a murder. That girl's shoulder had a mark resembling an azalea.
At first, she had no idea what the mark meant, but after attending the academy and being selected as a Saint candidate, she realized the truth.
The government also became aware of the situation and summoned Leanne and Cecilia to urge them to be cautious as they may become targets.
Later in the game, there were several incidents that seemed to be caused by those who killed the Azalea Saint candidate. Since the identity of the perpetrator is unknown, they were simply called 'Killer'.
"But you see…There hasn't been any news like that so far? I paid attention and carefully read the newspapers, but there wasn't an article like that anywhere …"
"Wait, wait a minute. What are you doing showing the cards this late in the game?!"
Cecilia faced Gilbert again, who was visibly frightened.
"If things keep going like this, sis is going to die…This is my first time hearing about it!"
"That's right. That's also because I just said it now."
"But how can you just say that you may be targeted by murderers in this situation!"
"Well, then would it have been better not to tell you?"
"I'M SAYING YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO TELL ME EARLIER!!"
Cecilia blinked in surprise at Gilbert's exasperated shouting. She has never heard him shout like this before.
There are two main causes concerning Cecilia's death in the game.
One is the punishment for being accused of bullying and harming Leanne.
The other is being killed by someone, most likely 'Killer' - in other words, assassination.
Unlike capital punishment, the assassination scenario is a complete mystery.
The day after Leanne is attacked, she would either be discovered with a knife stuck in her chest, floating in the river, or strangled on a mountain.
In all cases, the culprit was pointed to the 'Killer', and the reason was "because she's a Saint candidate".
To support this hypothesis, Leanne was attacked several times by an unidentified person who seemed to be the 'Killer'. However, the main difference was that she always survived. There is also a bad route where Leanne was killed, but in that case, Cecilia was not the real culprit, but she's still incriminated and beheaded. Therefore if Leanne dies, Cecilia is doomed too.
"Why have you been silent about it until now?"
"But, I wasn't asked …"
"One will usually speak out without being asked! WHAT DO YOU THINK WE'RE DEALING WITH?"
Cecilia blocked both ears from his roaring rebuke.
She really didn't mean to hide any information, she just hadn't had a chance to say anything.
"Well, fine. I understand it wasn't on purpose… Then, in that game, do you know who the 'Killer' really is?"
"It seems like it was revealed by achieving the 'True Route' but …"
"But what?"
"I didn't advance to that point …"
Gilbert let out an exasperated sigh.
"I- I can't help it! I died before I could finish it!"
"But if you don't know what it is, you can't take any precautions. Maybe the other party might already be aiming at sis?"
"That's right, but I'm no longer a Saint candidate, so that way…."
"So you think you don't have to be wary of that? Isn't it too naive? Do you even know the name of the assassinated Saint candidate?"
"That information has never appeared in the game …"
Gilbert let out a long sigh.
"There's really nothing else I could do!"
"Yes, but what about other characteristics was there besides the mark?
"Uh …"
Cecilia tried to recall her memory. In addition to the article, a royal messenger showed a picture of the young girl before she was killed in the game, but it was covered by a mosaic-like frosted glass and it was unidentifiable on the game screen.
While she was desperately tracing back her memories, she unwittingly turned into a pathway filled with people.
At the moment, shrill voices calling out "Cecil!" rose from everywhere.
"Oh no…"
As the voices echo around her, Cecilia stumbled forward. In the meantime, a wall of female students surrounded her.
The "Prince of Wruhel Academy" got the title of "Honorable Knight". The girls involved in the prince fever could not leave it alone.
"Where were you? I wanted to have lunch together …"
"I've cooked homemade lunch for Cecil! I'm disappointed we couldn't have it today, but let's meet next time!"
"Ladies! We all promised that we wouldn't outdo anyone! If someone has lunch with Cecil, everyone will be together!"
"Well, how about a coffee together after your meal?"
"Even madam is asking him!!"
Cecilia let out a troubled laugh.
They were like little chicks flocking to a parent that has brought food to the nest.
It's honestly awkward to get everyone together like this all the time, but that doesn't mean she can just neglect them. Because Cecilia believed she must be "manlier" than anyone else.
Their topic changed from lunchtime to Cecilia's wonderful performance in the auditorium, and it jumped into various other topics.
While Cecilia handled the situation by herself, she had a gorgeous princely smile. Stroking lightly the tip of the chin of a girl who was in front of her with her fingertips, she says:
"Do not tweet so much, my little birds. I want to listen to the cute singing voice of each and every single one of you."
(Translation: I can't understand what each one of you is talking about. Speak one at a time!)
The answer to that sweet voice was another roar of deafening noises from the girls.
Outside the circle, Gilbert stares with cold eyes.
"It's definitely going to be increasingly annoying because you keep doing this stuff."
"Eh, what? I'm sorry, I didn't hear it, Gil."
"……Nothing"
With Cecilia surrounded by her schoolmates, he left to return to the classroom alone.
Translated by Momo! Edited by Mary!
"This is bad! That person has gone mad!"
Leanne's face turned deathly pale while watching the male student suddenly rampage in the auditorium.
The school doctor, Mordred, stood next to her to support her.
One of the 'treasures' that the king's messenger brought was wrapped around his wrist. He was a chosen knight.
"That's probably a 'disturbance'. I've never seen it before, but I heard it's like a monster that attaches itself to people."
Another person was standing next to Leanne. Oscar, the crown prince of this country.
There was a 'treasure' wrapped around his wrist as well.
"I just read about it, but the 'disturbances' apparently resurfaces when the power of the Saint weakens. It also appeared at the previous 'Selection Ceremony', and it was written that it was subdued by the Saint candidate and the knights."
"But where is the Saint candidate…"
Leanne looked left and right.
Even Leanne, who was just a commoner until the other day, has heard about the Saint.
She read in a picture book that there was a Saint who protected this country from the shadows.
The Saint candidate is among these students.
However, the student started rampaging in the middle of the royal messenger's explanation. Nobody knew who the candidate was.
"You're a Saint candidate"
"Eh?"
A cheerful voice sounded from behind and someone suddenly grabbed her hand. The mark that mysteriously appeared the other day was fully visible. It looked like a crooked snowflake.
The voice came from a young man who was standing diagonally behind Leanne.
Fluffy brown hair just like a dog's fur.
They must be in the same class since they were standing side by side earlier.
"I'm Jade. Somehow it seems like I was chosen as a knight to protect you."
There was also a glittering silver 'treasure' on his wrist.
"Uh, Jade. Why would I be a Saint candidate?"
"Oh, don't you know? This kind of flowery pattern appears on the Saint candidate before the selection is made. That's why I have the duty to protect you."
"Saint…"
Leanne murmured in a frightened tone.
She was living in her little bubble until the other day when suddenly she discovered she was a baron's daughter and became a noble. And now, she is also a Saint candidate.
No wonder she's frightened.
"That makes it easier. Let's put down that 'disturbance'! Will you lend me your help?"
"We need your power."
Both Mordred and Oscar looked at Leanne with passionate eyes.
In response to their stare, Leanne's chest is filled with a sense of responsibility.
"If you're okay with me…"
Leanne takes a step forward.
And it was amazing, they completed their first mission.
Or that is how it should have been in the original prologue.
"Aaaaaaaaaargh! My past life self! Why did you skip the prologue! If only I could've remembered! If I could remember, this…"
Cecilia cried out while holding her head, not only she ruined Leanne's brilliant debut but also ended up getting one of the knight's 'treasures' from her own brother.
Standing next to her, Gilbert looked exhausted.
At lunchtime, both of them brought sandwiches to eat at their usual place in the greenhouse. In there, they held a 'strategic conference', basically a meeting to talk over their regrets over the current situation.
"It already happened so there's no use regretting it. Before anything, just eat faster or else you'll be late for the next class."
Cecilia glares with tears in her eyes, while Gilbert talks with a voice calmer than usual.
"Gil doesn't understand how important this is!"
"Oh really?"
"The selection is supposed to be a competition between the candidates, and the fact that I got one vote from Gil means that I'm one step ahead of Leanne! If she doesn't get any votes, I will be chosen as a Saint! "
In that scenario, Cecilia will be attacked by thieves and die on her way to the church. And once the Saints are gone from this kingdom, the country itself will be dominated by 'disturbances' and will perish away.
Hearing this ending, as expected, Gil pulls on her cheeks.
"My sister dies and the country is destroyed…"
"What is that dull reaction?"
"It's normal. Nobody would ever think something so outrageous could even be possible."
Until this point, Cecilia has only told vaguely told Gilbert about her future like describing it with "darkness", "disaster", and "calamity", and has not given any concrete explanation. So, Gilbert seemed to be surprised by this.
On the other hand, it's a mystery why he cooperated even though she did not say anything concrete.
"Would it have been better if I didn't hand you the 'treasure'?"
"That's not true! I was really grateful for that decision! If you didn't, I was really going to get in trouble at that point!"
Cecilia shook her head to Gilbert who had a slightly disappointed face.
If she didn't receive the 'treasure' from Gilbert on the spot, she would have been recognized as a mysterious person who can distinguish 'disturbances' from the surroundings, and as a result, after a physical examination, she would have been exposed as a woman. In that case, Cecilia would have no choice but to follow one of the predestined ruined routes.
So Gilbert's judgment there was right, and she can't thank him enough.
The fault is completely on Cecilia's past incarnation - Hiyono Kanzaki, who completely skipped the prologue.
"Gil, was it ok to give me the 'treasure'?
Cecilia raises her head.
The most honourable accomplishment in this kingdom is to be chosen as the holy knight of the Saint. The status of the holy knight is higher than any other nobles and only lower than the king.
However, by giving the 'treasure' to Cecilia, who had no intention of becoming the Saint, Gilbert agreed to abandon the right to compete for that position.
"I don't really care about that kind of power… because I only wanted to give it to sis from the beginning."
Gilbert, who said that while munching his sandwich, had a slightly ugly expression for some reason. It looks like he's trying to hide his embarrassment.
(Speaking of that, Gil has always been a little shy. We just met Leanne and they haven't got close enough…)
Even in their family mansion. He was very cold towards everybody… the gardener Elle who brought flowers to Cecilia all the time; Hans, the soldier who taught her swordsmanship, and even Donnie, the butler's son that took care of Cecilia. He didn't try to get close to them, and she hasn't seen much interaction between them. He also hated it when Cecilia, his stepsister, got too close to them too.
There was a similar scenario in the game.
Gilbert, the withdrawn adolescent boy, didn't open up to Leanne at all. She decided to take care of him, who didn't get along with the class, and through repeated trial and error tries to unravel his mind. Then, Gilbert gradually bonds with Leanne, who didn't give up no matter how many times she was refused.
"I must have loved you since I met you. I think it was love at first sight. Thank you for pulling me out of that dark place. Thank you for expanding my world."
Their love confession cannot be watched without tears.
By the way, if one tries to go in any other romance route, Gilbert won't get involved in the story because of his personality. He disappears as if he wasn't there from the beginning, so Gilbert's fans were always lamenting in their SNS feeds.
Cecilia pats Gilbert's shoulder to encourage him.
"During your school life, Gil needs to be a little less shy!"
"Less shy? What are you talking about?"
"Look, I know you really want to get along well with Leanne! It was at first sight, right?! I understand what it's like not being able to talk to the one you're in love with!"
"I don't know what my sis is talking about…"
Cecilia fully smiled at Gilbert who had a suspicious expression.
"Okay, leave it to your sister! But I want to get involved with Leanne as little as possible, so I'm only supporting you from the back, but I'll give you as much consultation as necessary! You can always rely on me!"
Gilbert does not answer his sister's ramblings. However, with his eyes half-closed, he had a tired expression that said: "She's totally hopeless".
Translated by Momo! Edited by Mary!
"We have gathered everyone here for an important announcement. The time to select a new Saint has come. The starry crystal ball has appointed new Saint candidates and also the knights that…"
A priest-like man sent by the king was announcing this speech at the hall of the auditorium. The boring monologue accompanied by exaggerated gestures was long and sleep-inducing.
As a matter of fact, the game had an unusually long prologue, so Hiyono saved it just before the first chapter started and always began playing again from that saved data.
So, in her past life, Cecilia only saw through the prologue once.
(But why is it so long? The speech was also long, but I feel like there was something else too…)
The monologue goes on and on while she's thinking about that.
To summarize his long and endless declamation:
The starry crystal ball announced that the new Saint candidates have appeared.There are three candidates for the Saint position. The divination has told that all of them are students of this school, and one of them must be chosen through a careful draft.Therefore, the place for the selection will be the Wruhel Academy.Now they will also select the seven knights who will protect the Saint.That's it.
By the way, that starry crystal ball is an essential tool for the Saint selection, and the knights are basically the so-called 'capture targets'.
The knights will each be granted a 'treasure', and the person who becomes a knight will choose a suitable Saint candidate to become the next Saint in the length of one year. They will then present their 'treasure' to the chosen one.
Winning or losing as a Saint candidate depends on the number of 'treasures' acquired.
Until the next Saint is decided, this one year is called the 'Selection Ceremony'.
(In other words, the 'Selection Ceremony' is a battle for collecting votes.)
Cecilia looked up at the man on the stage, who was still dragging on the explanation.
This 'Selection Ceremony' is a mechanism in the game to measure the likability of the knights, and a Saint candidate who has been entrusted the most 'treasures' will become the next Saint. And those who are chosen as the next Saint also have the right to choose one of the knights who handed their 'treasure' to her as a holy knight, to always protect her. It's the so-called 'lover position'.
(If I don't come up as a Saint candidate here, the 'treasures' will naturally be all gathered together by Leanne, and then everything will be perfect and I'll be free! In the worst-case scenario, even if Leanne can't get a 'treasure', If I also don't gather any, I won't be bothered!)
The knights have the right to give away their 'treasure' to whoever, but at the same time, they don't have to do it if there are no Saint candidates they think are suitable.
In this case, Leanne, blessed by her protagonist halo, will be chosen as the next Saint if no 'treasure' is entrusted to any other candidate.
Alas, even in that route, Cecilia died without exception, simply because Cecilia was Cecilia …And was a Saint candidate. But a powerless mob character like 'Cecil' should be able to avoid that horrible ending.
(If I overcome this step, I'll be safe for the time being! Let's just silently watch over Leanne's love life!)
While Cecilia comfortably thinks to herself, another person comes from behind the man on the platform. He is carrying a white cloth with seven silver glittering bracelets on it. This is what they call a 'treasure'.
It is said that the 'treasure' contains a spirit that serves God and that the abilities of those who have been chosen as knights will manifest according to their affinity with one of the spirits.
When a knight passes down their 'treasures' from their hands to the Saint candidate's hands, the vote is also transferred. Candidates can hold up to seven 'treasures'.
When the man lifts the cloth upwards to the sky, the bracelets light up. The knights will now be chosen.
At that moment, the 'treasures' floated and scattered to seven different directions …
A crackling scream broke into the auditorium.
Turning towards the sound, they could see a female student being pushed down by another student. The boy who topped over the girl is strangling her neck. The girl's carotid artery was being deeply crushed, suffering to the point of bending up her body.
"That's…!"
Cecilia deeply breathes out. She can see a dark haze surrounding the boy's body.
"Wruhel Academy Saint Princess 3" was a rare type of otome game, one that was more like a fighting RPG, and the characters could even level up.
The target of the battles is a kind of monster called the 'disturbance' that nests in the negative emotions of animals and people. Although the 'disturbance' by itself is not strong, it can harm others by boosting their ability and disrupting the emotions of people they leech on. 'Disturbances' lurk everywhere in this kingdom and they should have been suppressed by the power of the Saint, but they began to appear all over the country again due to the weakening of the current Saint.
And the most distinct feature of those who are cursed by a 'disturbance' is that black fog coming out from their bodies.
That boy was being afflicted with a 'disturbance'.
"Oh, uh, uh …"
The female student who was being strangled begins to convulse. Saliva was flowing from the edge of her mouth, and her eyes were trembling.
"This is bad…if it goes on like this-!!"
People looked around and wanted to help, but they were all surprised by the boy's sudden change and seemed unable to move.
Certainly, there's nothing you can do if you're suddenly shown a scene like this. Even Cecilia would have been like that if she had no memories of her previous life.
However, she does have them, and with those memories, also came a composure of someone who could immediately scan the situation and understand what was happening to him.
Only Cecilia, who knows that he has been afflicted with a 'disturbance', can help them here and now.
Cecilia rushed towards the boy's body.
They clash and roll on the floor, hitting their backs against the auditorium wall.
All the air in her lungs was knocked out, and tears came to Cecilia's eyes.
The male student who received the body roll stood up shakily and looked down at Cecilia with unfocused eyes.
(This is baaad! Is this how it actually feels when they look at you!? I'm so scared right now!!)
There is a huge difference between manipulating a character through the game screen and confronting the enemy as yourself.
She managed to pull herself up, but her knees trembled as the enemy stared down at her.
She felt like someone was calling her from behind the crowd, but she couldn't afford to look away.
(T-that's right, how to defeat them…)
She refreshed the memories of her past life.
(A Saint candidate or a knight must touch the mark somewhere in the body!)
At the next moment, the student jumps towards Cecilia. She barely noticed it, closely avoiding it.
After desperately training her body for twelve years in case something happens, she can finally put it to use. Well, because of all those workouts, her stepbrother called her a 'brute', but as long as it's useful, she's totally fine with it.
She grabbed and twisted the male student's arm and kicked him in the pit of his stomach. However, the boy who has lost his sanity just grabbed her foot in his abdomen without losing consciousness.
"Hans bro*, direct kick!"
Crying out the outrageously ridiculous technique name, Cecilia spun her body around the captured foot and kicked the side of his head.
The name of that move is stupid, but the effect seems to be outstanding, and the student falls on the floor again.
Her knees aren't shaking anymore.
"I found it!"
Cecilia found a black mark that looked like ivy around the boy's left wrist and jumped in despite being injured.
Even though she kept fighting, it is obvious that she's already in a bad state.
The opponent's physical strength is inexhaustibly enhanced by the 'disturbance'.
The boy was rampant for a while but stopped moving as soon as Cecilia touched his wrist. And at the same time as the black mark disappears, his body loses power and falls on the spot.
Cecilia also fell down on the fainted male student.
"Hey si- I MEAN! Cecil, are you okay!?"
The first person who rushed to her was the cute stepbrother. While being helped out by him, Cecilia cries out with a crunched expression on her face.
"I…I was so scawweeeed …"
"If it's that scary, then why did you have to put yourself in danger like that?"
"But the person who was attacked was also in danger and suddenly my body moved…"
"That's why I'm saying…"
And then Cecilia finally noticed. The surroundings were too quiet.
If you look around, everyone is paying attention to them. The fallen male student, Cecilia, and Gilbert who helped her out were surrounded by the crowd.
Looking further, Leanne was standing right in the front row.
She is frozen still while staring at Cecilia.
(Oh, wait…This…Maybe…)
The moment she realized what she had done, a cold sweat ran through Cecilia's back.
(This is the tutorial battle!!)
And now, a brief explanation!
The tutorial battle is the first enemy encounter at the beginning of the game and teaches the basic operation of the game battles and explains the fighting system in the form of an actual battle.
Cecilia was skipping the prologue every time because she thought it was annoying.
(This…I interfered…)
Suddenly, she felt her blood rushing around her whole body.
If one looks closely, right behind Leanne, there are all the capture targets that would have been chosen as knights. In other words, Cecilia disturbed their first collaboration (LOL). Moreover, they'll be suspicious of Cecilla since there isn't any ordinary person who can defeat the 'disturbances'.
"You……?"
With eyes wide open in astonishment, Leanne slowly approached them one step at a time. Cecilia's expression stiffened up.
"Sis, take this."
"Eh?"
At that moment, something touched Cecilia's left wrist. She shivers at the cold chain-like sensation.
"Everything will be fine, don't hesitate to go all out. It's probably going to be okay with this…"
Cecilia looked at her left wrist as Gilbert whispered. Suddenly there's a bracelet that should be proof of an appointed knight. It's probably Gilbert's.
"But this!"
"Ooooh, did a knight already performed his duties?"
"EEH!?"
While Cecilia raised her voice, she could see the man on the platform walking slowly over.
"You are a wonderful knight! It was a little dangerous, but your performance was very good. Please continue to protect the Saint candidates with those skills."
"W-wai…Eh?"
Her hand was forcibly grabbed and they made her stand up. Then applause burst from the crowd around them.
In the middle of that crowd, there are also girls with sparkly eyes and flushed cheeks from the excitement of watching the gallant fighting figure just now…they are members of the [Prince Cecil FanClub].
"It was wonderful, Mr. Cecil!"
"Our Prince has become a knight! You have become more and more out of reach!"
"That roundhouse kick was really cool! Ah, my body gets all hot when I remember that!"
The other capture targets that have been brimming with jealousy now have a confident expression. That's right. It's possible to defeat a 'disturbance' by herself if Cecilia was a 'knight' rather than a 'general student'. It won't be suspicious at all if she wears the 'treasure'.
For the time being, Cecilia escaped her difficulties thanks to Gilbert's swift action.
However-…
(That means that Gilbert's 'treasure' passed over to me !?)
The moment she grasped the current situation, Cecilia froze up and her face turned pale again.
It seems like her ordeals have only just begun.
*Hans is a mob character, it's mentioned later on~
Translated by Momo! Edited by Mary!
There is a "Prince" at Wruhel Academy.
Blue eyes shining like sapphires and hair swaying as translucent gold threads.
Androgynous features with long and elegant limbs that captivate everyone.
He walks through the hallway with subtle footsteps, standing like an ephemeral white rose.
When a girl staggers in front of him, he quickly reaches out and whispers with a sweet facade and even sweeter voice.
"Are you injured, dear princess?"
At that moment, a shrill voice resounds out of nowhere.
The name of that "Prince" is Cecil Admina.
It's the temporary disguise of the 17-year-old Duke's daughter, Cecilia Silvy.
"Hmm, why did it turn out this way …"
As Cecil, Cecilia sat in the greenhouse bench at the academy while looking up at the glass ceiling.
Her younger brother, Gilbert, sits next to her.
There is nobody else in the greenhouse located at the edge of the school building. For the "Priiiince!" as the female student yelled while she chased "him", this was the only resting place in the academy.
"I just wanted to spend my school life quietly and inconspicuously, where did something like 'prince' come from?"
"That's because sis is stupid."
"Ugu!"
Cecilia's chest is pierced by the sharp words ridiculing her.
Gilbert, who should have been bullied by Cecilia and was supposed to grow up into a gloomy and withdrawn young man, turned into a sly and cheeky youth 12 years later. It's obviously because he was never bullied like in the original game, but even so, Cecilia still wishes that he could have been raised to act a little bit cuter.
Gilbert didn't falter at all towards his stepsister's glare and instead looked at him with an exasperated gaze.
"Even this morning, what is this 'Are you injured, dear princess?' How can you even spout these pretentious lines naturally like that?"
"It's not like I want to…but I can't let them find out that I'm actually a woman. Then, isn't it better to be even manlier than a regular man!?"
"That's supposed to be 'manlier'…?"
"In my previous life, for an 18-year-old otome game specialist, this type is the best male character chosen by the majority of women!"
"…So that's where it came from."
Gilbert shot her down again.
In her previous life, Cecilia was Hiyono Kanzaki, a high school student who loved otome games.
She spent most of her pocket money on otome games, and if she didn't have enough, she would find a part-time job just to save up money to buy it. Playing until the dark night sky faded into a bright new morning was a daily occurrence, and staying cooped up in her room during holidays and weekends was even more common.
She was involved in club activities and liked fashion like other girls, but if she had to point out her favourite hobby, it would undeniably be otome games.
"Wruhel Academy Saint Princess 3" is one of the games that Hiyono played in her past life.
"So, sis… are you really sure you're going to be chosen as a Saint candidate? It's true that the current Saint has maintained the position for a long time, and she's starting to lose her power. But for sis to be chosen as a candidate for the Saint that represents the purest maiden… I don't think it's possible even if pigs learn how to fly… "
"Eeeh, do you hate me that much, Gil?"
"Hmm, I really like you. I just thought it would be impossible for someone atrociously clumsy as sis to be appointed such an important role as the Saint."
"Why is my own step brother's opinion so harsh!!"
While Gilbert smiled, Cecilia covered her face with both hands.
As the name suggests, the game "Wruhel Academy Saint Princess 3" is the third game in the "Wruhel Academy Saint Princess" series.
In this world, there is a "Saint" that protects the people, and even the rulers of this country cannot ignore her remarks.
The rough outline of the game is that the protagonist Leanne Lazaroa and the Duke's daughter Cecilia Silvy compete to become the next Saint at Wruhel Academy.
"I also don't want to be chosen, it would be better if I could really avoid it…"
"Why do I feel like you think it's too late already…?"
"The night before yesterday, a rosebud suddenly appeared in my chest."
As he acknowledged what Cecilia just said, Gilbert leaked an "Oh …" while pulling on her cheeks.
It is said that certain characteristics will appear in people who have become candidates for the role of the Saint. One of them is a flower bud pattern.
The game begins with Leanne, the main character, finding a snowflake mark on the back of her hand. The next day, she will be told that she has been selected as a Saint candidate at the Wruhel Academy.
Today is probably the day Leanne arrives. And so, on the back of her hand, there should be a mark that appeared yesterday at night.
"Well, then it's already confirmed that sis really is a Saint candidate."
"That's riiiight! So please follow along with my plan! I can only rely on Gil!
"Aaaah, I already know that! Stop trying to hug me!!"
Gilbert grabbed her head and stopped Cecilia, who still acted chummy like a small child. He was embarrassed and his eyes turned slightly red.
The ending for Cecilia Silvy, the rival of the main character, is miserable. Basically, in any route, she will die. It doesn't change whether it's a normal route, a love end, or a bad end. Only the way she dies changes.
That's why Cecilia decided to become a man. Essentially, a man cannot become a Saint Princess, and by becoming a man, Cecilia can concentrate on being a mob character -although that doesn't mean that she really wants to live as a man, she simply wanted to blend in as a common male student at the aristocratic school the game takes place in.
However, there was a limit to what Cecilia alone could do.
Preparing plans to attend school in advance, pretending to be sick to avoid social gatherings, helping with her father's work, saving up money that can be used in emergencies, practicing to quickly bind and hide her unnecessarily big breasts, and secretly making a wig with her own hair…
In the twelve years since she regained her memory, she was able to prepare for it, but she couldn't get the school male uniform without being suspicious or just as a temporary disguise.
So Cecilia asked her stepbrother Gilbert for help.
She couldn't express how thankful she was for her brother. Not only that he didn't laugh at her when she mentioned a "previous life" or "game", but instead asked, "What should I do to help?".
He has a sharp tongue, but he's really a stepbrother who dearly cares about his sister.
After pushing back Cecilia who had hugged him, Gilbert coughed and adjusted his expression.
"Rather than that, today is the day. Leanne Lazaroa is coming."
"That's right. In the game, it was certainly said,'One week after the entrance ceremony of the high school.' If not today, maybe it might be about a day or two later."
"Anyway, it's better to go back to the classroom early. She'll be moving into sis' class. Shouldn't you avoid being late and standing out?"
"Oh, yes, but soon …"
The moment Cecilia raises her face, broadcasts were made from speakers installed throughout the school. They asked all students to gather in the auditorium as soon as possible.
It's rare to suddenly gather all students using the broadcasting system like this in a school that has a very well-planned schedule. Usually, it would be something scheduled on the previous day.
"Is this…the beginning?"
"Yeah, probably…"
Gilbert pats her shoulders to encourage Cecilia and pulls on her cheeks again from her pale face.
"Well, let's go. Nothing will start if you keep hiding…"
"…You're right."
They got up from the bench and left the greenhouse.
One figure standing in the shadows stared at them.
"Fufufu, dear Gilbert…I've found you~"
A cute voice resounded and a fierce stare was fixated on their back.
The girl's thin lips are happily curved, with a thick notebook and pen at hand.
"Oh, the day has finally come. I've been waiting for the longest time…"
She says that smug-like manner while hugging herself.
Her cheeks were tinted pink and her eyes were slightly moist, sparkling excitement.
Big pink eyes like rubies framed by long eyelashes with slightly curled pink hair.
A delicate body, that triggers men's desire to protect, and small lips that are naturally reddish even without lipstick.
Her name is Leanne Lazaroa.
This is the heroine of the game "Wruhel Academy Saint Princess 3".
Translated by Momo! Edited by Mary!
Dear father and mother.
Please forgive this daughter who is tainted.
I, Cecilia Silvy, will strive to continue to live in peace …
I have decided to become a man!
The Duke's daughter Cecilia Silvy realized "that" when she was only five years old.
It was like overturning the truth of her own existence and touching the true reality of this world. At first, it was unimaginable for a person like her that a worried mother and a maid with a ghastly pale face would bring in a doctor to her bedroom, even though the five-year-old Cecilia easily accepted it in her mind. Still, she couldn't pretend to lose sight of the distorted and the black future that awaited her in this world, and after a strong fever, she fell asleep for a week.
The truth that Cecilia remembered. That is……
This was the world of the otome game "Wruhel Academy Saint Princess 3" and that she was reincarnated.
And Cecilia Silvy is the main character Leanne's love rival. She was appointed the position of the villainess.
Even before she realized it, she thought there was something really strange about her life.
She had the impression of having mixed memories different from Cecilia, like knowing someone before meeting them for the first time, or imagining a meal called "instant cup noodles" that she had never eaten, but could still remember the real texture and taste that would make her drool.
That's why even though her parents thought she was a bit special…they still loved her very much. Rather, she was an only child and was spoiled rotten. She has been gifted with everything she ever wanted. The servants and maids were told to put Cecilia as their top priority and be prepared to fulfill every single demand she had.
That was exactly what made Cecilia grow to be an unrivalled spoiled child, a shallow girl.
In fact, Cecilia until that time was an extremely selfish person.
She couldn't help but think she was the absolute center of the world, and her sense of money was so loose that it couldn't be measured. She thought that if she cried and complained, there wouldn't be a wish that could not be fulfilled. She believed that her future was set to be brilliant and distinguished.
That personality suddenly changed when they met.
Gilbert Coleson. Currently, Gilbert Silvy.
A younger boy who was taken from the distant Coleson family and became Cecilia's stepbrother.
At that moment, Cecilia received a strong shock as if she was struck down by lightning, and then froze on the spot.
She knew that boy.
Gilbert Silvy is a young man who was one of the capture targets of "Wruhel Academy Saint Princess 3".
He looked like a socially withdrawn young man who is sombre and silent. Perhaps that was because of how Cecilia, his stepsister, treated him like a manservant even though he was the heir of the Sylvy family?
His age, face, and expression were different from the one in her memories, but his hair, that was dark and shiny like a wet raven, and those profoundly dark emerald eyes were definitely the same.
And then, memories of her previous life resurfaced one after another —
However, at this point, Cecilia could still try to reconsider and deny this reality…
It's just like that. Usually, one can't believe this kind of setting. However, in the memories of her previous life that could not be denied, her selfish ego was perfectly reproduced there.
That discomfort started to shape into certainty after a month since Gilbert came to live with the Silvy family. It was the first time she attended a social event with her father.
She met another one again. A capture target…
Oscar Abel Prospere.
In the Prospere Kingdom, he was the firstborn son of the king. In other words, he is the crown prince of this country and the man who will become Cecilia's fiance two years later.
As soon as she realized the true identity of that red-haired cheeky boy, Cecilia fell down foaming from her mouth.
It could be from the shock from having finally accepted an impossible reality, but the most correct reason for it is that she despaired and feared for the end of her life.
There is no satisfactory ending for Cecilia Silvy in "Wruhel Academy Saint Princess 3".
Awaiting for her there is only "death while suffering" or "instant death".
Realizing that she might die at the age of 17, she made a big decision in preparation for the next 12 years of her life.
"Okay. I'll become a man!"
Yes, Cecilia Silvy decided to become a man to avoid her miserable future.
Hello! This is Momo, attempting to translate this short novel as a personal project! There's a link up there ^^^ if you wish to see a caffeinated and productive snow bunny! >u<)/
This translation is brought to you with the help of Mary who translates (it's BL, you've been warned)!!!
The original title is
I decided to just call it "Cecilia Silvy" for now, ok?
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Introduction
Dear father and mother.
Please forgive this daughter who is tainted.
I, Cecilia Silvy, will strive to continue to live in peace …
I have decided to become a man!
Kanzaki Hiyono reincarnated as Cecilia Silvy, the villainess lady of the otome game "Wruhel Academy Saint Princess 3".
In order to avoid her miserable future, she decided to spend her time at Wruhel Academy, the main stage of the game… as a man.
Will she be able to finish her school life without anybody knowing that she is a woman?!
◆ Villainess × Crossdressing × Slapstick Love Comedy ◆