20 years had passed when I woke up! ~ The villain's daughter’s thereafter and after that ~ - Chapter 16.5 Intermission

Translator: Darling | Editor: Nebosuke

This is a story about Miriri who appeared in the 12th episode. A dodgy senior adventurer invites Miriri to a party where she meets a dodgy man.

I am Miriri.

Miriri Wendy.

I am a junior adventurer who’s just moved to the royal capital this spring.

The adventurer job is harder than I expected.

I’m achieving quests consecutively thanks to the magic I learned from my master, but quests alone aren’t good enough to keep up with my living expense.

It is also important to get on with the senior adventurers, because they may bully you if you are a junior adventurer. You’d be in big trouble.

“Hey Miriri, are you free tonight? You’ve nothing to do at night, right? Let’s go out and have a drink or two.”

“Um, I got…”

“What? Are you going to say no?” It’s okay because I’m forgiving, but I don’t know what the other adventurers think about you. This is my advice as a senior.”

Chat, who proclaimed herself as, “Because I don’t flatter and am a tomboy, boys don’t like me,” was a senior adventurer, always treated me like this.

Just because she was a senior, she talked to me without much thought about my schedule.

My master once told me that seniors who acted big were actually worthless.

When they were with peers who started the job at the same time, they felt shoddy. So, they pretended to be big shots in front of juniors.

In fact, Chat’s adventurer-rank had not stepped up beyond D. 

More than half of her peers were ranked C, and some of them were already ranked B or A.

“Wow, more people gathered than I imagined. Is it because of my sweet personality? It seems like that. I told them they don’t need to come if they are busy.”

Chat took me that night to a pub called “Private Room Tavern, Whispering Teahouse ~ Royal Capital 3rd Store ~”.

It was a tavern run by the famous Glanford Company. Its inside was super clean. It didn’t look like a tavern for the general public.

Its interior black walls created a mature and mystical atmosphere.

“Let’s toast!”

“Cheers!”

In addition to Chat and me, there were three other girls.

Everyone was quite gloomy. I was sure, Chat forced them to come too. The three girls and I made eye contact with each other and shared a little sense of togetherness. 

If this was for only girls, it’d be much easier. 

I would just sweet-talk Chat and we had fun talking with other girls.

However, this was not a girls-only gathering that night.

It was far more troublesome.

Opposite the table, there were also five male adventurers who were D-ranked for years.

“Well, since we’re seniors, you girls can ask us anything.”

“What do you want me to teach you? Don’t you have anything? It would be even better if only two of us talk together.”

“You girls are lucky. It’s so rare to get to know us.”

“Such a cute little girl is an adventurer! That’s awesome. You should get married right away.”

“Not just for quests, I’ll consult anything about marriage too. We can work it out tonight.”

Um.

Umm.

Ummm…..

Master, it was tough.

Land mines were buried all around me. 

I wanted to use the water magic that you taught me, generate a massive flood, and flush them away. Just perish!

The party had started with a damp feeling.

Whispering Teahouse was well-known for its delicious foods, so I made up my mind to at least fill up my stomach and go home …

“Hey Miriri, you’re just like a puppy dog. I think you better be protected by someone else.”

One of the male adventurers seemed to be locking onto me.

His name was… I didn’t remember his name because I wasn’t interested in him.

He had piercings all over his ears and face, and so I nicknamed him “pierce-head”.

Before I knew it, he moved to the seat right next to me and tapped my head repeatedly and carelessly. “Don’t touch me, you filthy being!” I shouted in my mind.

“Oh, you are trembling with joy right now. Are you happy if I pat your head? What? Do you like being dominated by your master?”

My mind’s voice yelled, “You just die! Don’t treat me like a dog. I’ll bite your hands. I’ll tear you into pieces!”

Oops, it was so close. 

I shouldn’t have shown my true colors. 

My master told me to never show off my real claws in the royal capital. I had to put up with him.

Pierce-head, you barely saved your life.

“Well, I know I’m charismatic, right? I have a lot of connections as well. Hey Miriri, do you know Fioria, the daughter of the Duke of Florence? She apparently likes me. Even though I hesitate to see her because I’m a shy guy, she often asks me if we go out to have dinner together. I’m really in trouble.”

Ah?

What the heck was this guy talking about?

That super cool looking, dignified, powerful, majestic, and lovely Fioria liked a jerk like you?

I was going nuts.

This guy himself was a landmine. On top of that, he’d stepped on one of my landmines. I was going to kill him. He shouldn’t have underestimated me, Miriri the genius witch. I would cast the flame magic and send him down to hell. There would be no problems cremating his dead body. Kneel, cry, and beg for mercy.

Partially because alcohol was fuelling my anger, I was super mad at him and quickly improvised the magic spell in my mind. 

On the verge of eliminating this arrogant and paranoid pierce-head…

“… You know some very important person.”

“Yeah, people say Fioria is an empress or goddess, but she is just my servant.”

“I see.”

…….

………….

………………………….

I was at a loss for words. 

How come? What was going on?

Why was she here?

Not only me, but everyone except the pierce-head was startled.

“U… Udan, knock it off.”

Friendship among the boys.

Other male adventurers tried to stop him.

But, the pierce-head, a.k.a. Udan didn’t shut up. 

He was just like a horse-drawn carriage running toward the deadly steep cliff.

“Well, to tell you the truth, do you remember the Wyvern breakout that happened lately? Actually, I exterminated them all. But because of the balance with the black guild, I have to hide my real ability. Oops, don’t recall anything I’m saying now, okay? The black guild is a secret syndicate. I’ll tell only you Miriri. I’m the one who destroyed the Isolute Kingdom and crashed the Duke of Canossa.”

“…It’s my first time hearing that. You must be very strong.”

“Yes, I am. Is there anyone who can beat me in this world, seriously…?”

Udan finally noticed.

He was not only dumb. He was so thick and dull. He was a helpless psycho.

His face suddenly turned pale. 

“Fi, Fio, Fioria…?”

“Nice to meet you. I’m Fioria de Florence. You are certainly enjoying your talk.”

“No, no, no. It’s just… well… I was… sort of…”

“Don’t worry. There are times when you get drunk, act up a bit, and make up some stories.”

“That’s right! Yes! I really look up to you Fioria, just like my goddess!”

Oh, yeah?

He was so two-faced — he was more likely to be schizophrenic.

His stuck-up and snobbish attitude was gone. Udan had now utterly withered. 

He jumped off his chair, kneeled down and rubbed his head on the floor. 

“Sorry for my big mouth! Please forgive me, I’ll do anything for you!”

“Is it true?”

“Of course!”

“……Okay.”

Fioria sat down on an empty chair.

It was strange. Even a chair in the tavern looked like a queen’s throne as she sat on it. Every single body movement she made was so elegant.

She extended her legs with her shoes on.

“Lick it.”

“Heh …?”

“Didn’t you say you’d do anything for me?”

Frosty glance.

She looked at him with an icy-cold gaze.

“Yes, dame! I am honored! I will lick it!”

Udan was totally frightened. He no longer had any dignity whatsoever.

He crawled on his limbs and put his tongue on Fioria’s shoe.

“… Such a boring man,” she whispered as if she was disappointed.

Her voice was almost silent, but it was clear to my ears.

A gust blew through.

I knew because of my naturally gifted talent as a wizard.

Fioria had just now activated wind magic without casting a spell.

Udan’s consciousness had been blown away. He was lying on the floor like a knocked-out frog.

“This is a place for drinking, so it’s okay to speak loudly and fool around a little. But…”

Eh?

For some reason, Fioria looked at me.

“Miriri is my peer. She and I registered as adventurers on the same day. If your peer is in trouble, why not lend a hand? Isn’t that right?”

**

Our party had to end there.

We just got out of the tavern. Phew, it was dangerous. I had to pretend to be a harmless kitten when Fioria was around.

Please adore me. Meow meow.

“I’m sorry for interrupting your party.”

Fioria came out and apologized to us, but we girls were grateful. 

I had eaten and was about to go home.

“To make it up… I’ll invite you to a meal at home. Let’s have a girls’ party.”

We were truly humbled or more likely frightened.

We declined politely right away, but in the end, Fioria convinced us to agree.

“Um… Is it okay for me to come too? I’m a senior by the way…”

Chat was murmuring.

She seemed to become cocky to the inferior and feeble to the superior.

She was intimidated by Fioria. 

“Chat, didn’t you hear my words? It’s a girls’ only party.”

“I am a girl too…”

“You’re proud of being a tomboy, aren’t you? A girls’ party is probably too boring for you. And…”

Fioria took out a fan from her inner pocket. 

She placed it on Chat’s neck.

“Jail suits you.”

I was shocked yet again. How many shocks did I get through that night? No idea!

As a bunch of knights jumped out of the surrounding alleys, Chat was arrested in no time.

“Chat Reilly. You seem to be kidnapping junior adventurers these days. And you only target girls. You’re crooked and stink like rotten mackerel.”

I heard this later. This party was part of her plot, and we girls were in a risky situation.

“Chat was involved in human trafficking underground. Those boys were also teaming up with her. They put a sleeping drug into the female adventurers’ drinks, made them sleep, carried them to the port, and sold them off as slaves. They were running their criminal activity for quite some time. Keep in mind, we arrested all the boys at the party.”

Overly unexpected truth.

Chat certainly stunk a bit, but I never thought she was such a black sheep.

“I’m scared……”

My body trembled. 

I pretended that I was powerless because Fioria was right in front of me.

“Hey Miliri, you don’t have to disguise yourself as a fragile pussy cat.”

“What? What do you mean by that?”

“You repeatedly revealed your killing-intent toward Udan during the party?”

Oh no ~!

Did you figure it out?

Fioria knew everything.

However, I can’t show my real colors there.

I wanted Fioria to see me as her sweet young sister. It was a typical girl’s mindset.

“Okay, I’m really looking forward to seeing what kind of monster is hiding under the pussy cat.”

Pat pat…

Stroking my head, Fioria left.

Wow.

She patted my head!

I was mesmerized.

I would never wash my hair again!

Of course, I’m lying. 

I must keep my body clean according to my master.

Yet, I’m so stoked. So, let me write a letter and report to you. Hehe!

Volume 3 starts next.