My Sister the Heroine, and I the Villainess - Chapter 77

Chapter 77

Translator: CasBrin

To enter the Academy means to seperate from Michelie for a while .

I couldn’t help but reluctantly understand that fact .

No matter how much I tried to oppose it, Father would not yield . There was nothing more I could do . I am the sole daughter of the Noir household, so I have some power, but the real power lies with my Father . Since I was still a child, there was no way for me to overturn the decisions Father as the head of the Noir family made . I had to grow enough to be able to defeat Father . Though I considered continuing my previous protests, that was my limit .

So there was nothing I could do to stop being pulled away from Michelie for a while . Even if the reason was to encourage Michelie’s independence, it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing to be physically separated for a while .

Originally, us sisters were the strongest, something like distance will not defeat us . Of course I’ll be lonely when we can’t meet, but to withstand this trial, I shall grow as a lady and someday have my revenge upon Father .

It’s not like there were only bad things about entering the school . With the change in environment, I would acquire so many new experiences . I’ll all of a sudden be surrounded by so many new people, and there will be countless challenges to go along with that . ‘I’m honestly looking forward to it .

After all, make no mistake, I am the genius of my generation . The Royal Academy is the perfect stage to announce that Christina of the Noir house is here .

There’s only two more years until Michelie will enter the Academy, after that we can spend our school life enjoyably as sisters . I will spend these two years gaining perfect control of the school ready for when Michelie arrives . That way I can have everything ready for her to join me .

I have set my heart on this .

However, aside from separating from Michelie there is one more problem .

As I begin my life at the Royal Academy, something will come to a definite end .

“’Lady Chris, Is something the matter?”

“… . Mm . It’s nothing . ”

After Mariwa pointed out that I had stopped writing, without back chatting I resumed concentrating on the class . Mariwa didn’t enquire any further and class resumed .

Quietly, Mariwa’s class continues without interruption .

I silently try and store all the information Mariwa mentions in her lecture . Recently, I hadn’t rebelled at all . This was proof that I was growing up and becoming a true lady . Under Mariwa’s training, I was steadily becoming a fine lady .

Mariwa’s classes that had been a staple since I was seven, after today there was only one class left .

Mariwa is after all my hired tutor . Even though on paper she was simply my etiquette teacher, in her twice weekly lessons I was now taught anything that might be necessary for me to know in the future .

I was taught all sorts of things from Mariwa . Beginning with manners, then liberal arts, and then various other disciplines, and finally even self defense . These will all be indispensable in the future, and though I can’t say it easily, I am incredibly grateful to Mariwa .

So much so that words cannot express it .

But Mariwa will not be my tutor forever . Mariwa is only my tutor until I enter the Royal Academy .

This deadline has been there since long ago . It’s an unavoidable parting . It’s different from the unexpected separation from Michelie .

As such, once Mariwa is no longer my tutor, there is nothing I can do to stop our relationship being cut . There is no reason for Mariwa to continue to come see me, and there is no excuse for me to go see her either .

Class continues indifferently . Mariwa teaches as always, the only different thing is perhaps my heart .

During class I don’t cause a fuss, or try to escape, or joke about anything, I simply apply myself to the content .

Our time passed like this in the blink of an eye .

“Let’s finish here for today . Do you have any questions?”

“……”

Mariwa’s words are met with silence .

There are things I want to ask .

But they’re not related to class . A genius like me is a child who prepares and revises properly . To prepare for class, I study even on days with no class . I already understand all the contents of today’s class .

So what I want to ask is not related to today’s class . it’s a much more trivial, thoroughly personal thing .

For example, once you are no longer my tutor what will you do? or, Where does Mariwa live . or, How did you become my tutor .

I want to hear about Mariwa .

Now that I know I will no longer meet her regularly as my tutor, after all this time questions keep bubbling up .

If things continue like this, I don’t think I will be able to ask Mariwa anymore .

Mariwa, what is your normal life like? Mariwa, how have you lived so far? Mariwa, what will you do from now on? I realised that I know nothing about Mariwa’s past, present or future .

If i don’t do anything, Mariwa won’t tell me about herself . After all, Mariwa is just my tutor . Since I know mariwa, I know she will not go beyond her duties as tutor .

“That’s right . A question…”

That’s why, today I definitely need to ask one of my many questions .

“Your question?”

“… . . Nn . No . I understood everything! You should praise me!”

“So it was like that . It is expected that you will understand the contents of our class, there’s no reason for me to praise you . ”

For some reason I couldn’t bear it .

As if she hadn’t sensed what I had been trying to say, mariwa begun to tidy up her belongings after a cold reply . This was just like usual, Mariwa is always like this, for some reason my chest tightened .

“… . . Mariwa”

“What is it, Lady Chris”

Mariwa stopped what she was doing and turned to face me after I called her name . But when I saw that face all the things I had planned to say dried up .

Her back was perfectly straight, her eyes shining like a hawks . Her expression was cold, as if she didn’t care that our final goodbye was near, no matter what it was her usual face .

“Mariwa… . ”

I felt that her face was so very far away .

The words I tried to stay were blocked in my throat, the lips I tried to gently open became tense .

“……Ha . It’s nothing . SInce class is finished, hurry up and leave! I want to spend my remaining time before the Academy with my precious Michelie!”

“I see, Well, don’t overdo it . ”

Mariwa left without reprimanding my careless words .

“Well then, excuse me . ”

Ah, my regrets are too late now .

I se Mariwa off without being able to stop her . I bite my lips at what a coward I am .

I only have one more chance left .