The Talentless Wicked Prince Wants To Survive ~ The Only Way For Me, Reincarnated As The Punching Bag Third Prince In A Romance Smartphone RPG, To Live Is To Not Break Off My Engagement With The Duke’s Yandere Daughter Who’s Stronger Than The Heroine~ - Chapter 95: The villainess and the second princess were finally able to connect with each other

“! That’s not true! My sister is a very kind person!”

“Whoa!?”

Startled, I actually flinched backward as the timid girl from moments ago had vanished, replaced by a fiercely indignant Elyne defending her sister with all her heart.

Wh-what was going on here? I was surprised by her request to become close, but to think she would evaluate Lisette as ‘kind’…

I of course knew that Lisette was actually a kindhearted heroine, but why would Elyne, who was on the receiving end of the other’s bullying, think that…?

“Onee-sama always says terrible things to me, but every time she does so, she looks like she’s about to cry! When I was harassed by the servants, she would deliberately scold them for different reasons to help me! Please stop calling such my onee-sama a ‘villainess’!”

Ah, I see. Certainly, if it was Lisette, she would pretend to be a villainess to help her sister.

That said, Lisette herself probably never imagined her sister thought of her this way.

Even if it was just an act, the fact remained that she was bullying Elyne, so she must think she was hated.

“Ah…”

“Princess Elyne, thank you for understanding Princess Lisette.”

Before I knew it, I was patting this adorable second princess on the head.

M-maybe I went a bit too far…

But…

“Ehehe…”

Elyne smiled bashfully, looking happy.

It seemed my worries were unfounded.

“If that’s the case, then please allow me to help you. I’m sure Princess Lisette loves Princess Elyne very much.”

“I-is that really true…?”

“Yes. There’s no other princess as friendly as she is.”

That’s right. She always wanted her family to notice her, but they wouldn’t.

She thus even went so far as to choose to become a ‘villainess’, and failed.

When Sandra and I paid attention to her, she was so happy, and tried her hardest to be considerate of us.

There was no way someone like her wouldn’t be happy about her sister’s affection.

“So, let’s go meet her right away… Ah, please keep it a secret that Cass can speak human language, okay? It’s a secret just between you and me.”

“Y-yes! It’s a secret with Prince Harold!”

When I put my index finger to my lips and joked around a bit, Elyne nodded happily.

…I’d give Cass a lecture later for wandering around like that though.

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“! Prince Harold! Y-you’re late… wait…”

Lisette, who had been chatting happily with Sandra, noticed me and her face brightened, but her expression clouded over in an instant.

She’d noticed Elyne hiding behind me.

“I apologize for being late. Actually, after my audience with His Majesty Salomon ended, I met Princess Elyne, so I thought I’d invite her to join us for tea.”

“U-um…”

Elyne seemed bewildered, perhaps not yet mentally prepared, but I deliberately pushed her small back forward.

“Princess Elyne. Feelings won’t be conveyed unless you properly put them into words, you know?”

“! Y-yes!”

How pompous of me to whisper that, as what right did I have to say it?

After all, I hadn’t conveyed my own feelings either.

“U-um! O-onee-sama, I would like… to join you too…”

Though her voice was faint, Elyne gathered her courage and spoke.

Now then, since the little sister had done her best, it was Lisette’s turn next, right?

“H-hmph! If I’m together with someone like you, my tea will taste terrible! Leave this place at once…”

“Princess Lisette. Is there still a need for you to do such things?”

“Huh!?”

Sandra’s cold remark made Lisette gasp.

As expected of my beloved fiancée. She seemed to understand the situation from just that brief exchange. Though her gaze was saying, ‘I expect an explanation later.’

“Onee-sama! Um… p-please!”

Elyne bowed deeply, making Lisette look bewildered.

Now… shall I offer a helping hand too?

“Princess Lisette. Princess Elyne says she wants to have tea with you, whom she loves and thinks is kind. Now it’s… only up to you.”

“Ah…”

So Lisette did think Elyne hated her.

Even I, who knew EnHaza inside and out from my previous life, never would have thought otherwise, so it was only natural she didn’t know either.

“W-well… you know I’ve done many terrible things to you up until now, don’t you?”

“No! Onee-sama has never done such things to me! Onee-sama has always looked out for me! Father, Mother, and even Brother never looked at me… only Onee-sama!”

…How ironic.

To think that not just Jean, but King Salomon and Queen Paula didn’t look at not only Lisette but also Elyne.

Thinking about it that way, Lisette, who was pretending to bully her, was truly the one looking after Elyne.

That was why, unlike Lisette, Elyne didn’t suffer and her heart was saved.

“Princess Lisette.”

“W-wait…”

Pushed forward by Sandra, Lisette stood before Elyne.

And then…

“Onee-sama! Onee-sama!”

“Elyne… you fool…”

Elyne rushed into Lisette’s arms, sobbing.

Lisette, who caught her, also shed tears.

“I never imagined that something like this would happen while you were away, Haru-sama.”

“It was truly by chance. Rather, it was Cass who created this opportunity.”

“Heh!”

Cass, who had been hiding in my clothes, came out and puffed up proudly on my shoulder.

Seeing my partner like that, Sandra and I chuckled.