Mastermind: Genderbent Villainess

The sun had officially set and the lights of magic had replaced the natural glow of day. The roses and the waters shone in the evening gleam, sending comforting chills to the guests.

Tanya and the girls still had to pick out their dresses before they entered the party. But this was quickly resolved with a grin from Tanya and a few words to the dressmaker.

Although Tanya had only been a young miss for little more than 16 years, she had centuries of experience as an emperor who had to deal with women every single day. Because of this, Tanya naturally knew what women like to wear and which styles were still considered to be unheard of and particularly exotic.

Hence, Tanya had already decided the entire group's dress code for the night. 

The dressmaker soon returned to the room with a set of different coloured but identical looking dresses. Although they knew that Tanya had a small obsession with lace dresses, they did not think she would give everyone a matching set.

But they could not decline. The girls all agreed that the dresses looked gorgeous and they couldn't wait to try them out and wear them alongside Tanya.

"What do you think?" Tany winked to the girls, stripping on the spot after the dressmaker exited the room.

"Ta-Tanya~! What are you doing?!" Diana's voice broke as she blushed and attempted to avert her gaze, to no avail.

"I am changing. We are all women here, what are you so scared of? You've seen them already, haven't you?" Tanya wiggled her breasts up and down as if she did not care at all if the girls watched. It was not embarrassing to her. 

"What Diana means is that we might get out of control if you are naked and right in front of us… you know how it is… some of us are still dealing with raging hormones in our bodies and might not be able to fight the temptation…" Yuna explained, trying to suppress the crimson glow from appearing on her pale cheeks.

"Hmmm… that makes sense. I am just too sexy, am I not?" Tanya chuckled as she began the process of putting on her dress. After years of helping other women putting on their dresses after a night in bed, she was fairly confident in her skills.

"Wow! Tanya only took a few minutes to put on that dress by herself!" Erina's jaw dropped as she still couldn't even put on stockings properly. Tanya was so good at swordplay yet she was also a master of these things?

Who said you need a servant to help you put on a dress?

After a few minutes, Tanya finished. All that was left was a simple usage of the [Beauty] spell to remove any sweat or unwanted oil from her skin, as well as some light makeup to make her already beautiful face seem more elegant than it already was.

"How do I look?" Tanya grinned. Her smile was so elegant and her expression seemed as if it could look through eternity and still be unfazed. With Tanya being so mature in demeanor, Penelope and Rose could not help but sigh. As usual, her choice of black lace was predictable. However, this did not take away from the beauty.

It seemed like Tanya was more mature than them. They could only gasp as they saw how amazing Tanya had become.

"You are the most beautiful in the world." Penelope replied with a warm smile. Her hands were itching for a dress. The sooner, the better. She wanted to be the first to stand next to Tanya with a matching dress.

"Mmm… go on, take your dresses." Tanya ushered them to the dresses happily, seeing them excitedly approaching the dresses with joyful expectation. They all wanted to wear their dresses with Tanya. It was not simply a matter of beauty, it was a matter of identity.

If all of them wore the same dresses as Tanya, would that insinuate that they are all close to Tanya? Would this not be a great opportunity to show the officials of neighbouring countries that they are Tanya's women? This was their plan, and all of them had voted on this a few nights ago. This was not an opportunity to be missed. If they could stand beside Tanya in public, all of them would be able to sleep peacefully even if they die.

"Tanya, we are done…"

From that moment onwards, they knew that the world would acknowledge them as Tanya's women. They had worn the dresses and followed Tanya to the venue.

Tonight is the night where things would change. A party hosted by the crown princess would no doubt be an important occasion for nobles of the varying neighbouring nations. Although Serena had yet to ascend the throne, she still had a tremendous identity of being a crown princess despite having an older brother.

This showed her strength. The guests already had some high expectations. 

Tanya could not help but feel refreshed when she walked up the steps towards the venue. From a simple look, Tanya could tell that the venue was a mansion. This might be some royal mansion that is barely used by the royals, but it was still a royal mansion. 

All of the service staff came to greet the girls, but especially Tanya. All of them showed signs of reverence as they addressed Tanya, not daring to use her first name.

"Lady Vermillion, thank you for attending this party. Her royal highness would like to offer her sincere gratitude for attending and showing her some face in this matter." The lead maid spoke while bowing her head.

"Serena has always been a girl that's fixated on protocol. I hope she can learn to read the mood better. Because I would just love to see her beautiful face." Tanya winked into the darkness.

A figure instantly fell from a tree branch and landed safely albeit painfully on the ground. Serena swore that she nearly stopped breathing when Tanya looked in her direction. It was simply too shocking for Tanya to be able to sense her from that far while shrouded by darkness. 

However, she couldn't help but blush as she remembered Tanya's last line. Tanya may be a girl, but she could still make any girl's heart throb.

Since she had already been exposed, the apparently hooded Serena discarded her hood and walked towards the group. She held a friendly expression as she gently addressed the guards.

"May you please give us a moment to chat in private?" Serena warmly instructed the staff.

"Of course, your highness." The staff left to indoors immediately.

Serena turned back to Tanya and the girls after confirming the staff had in fact left. With a warm smile she could not help but feel joyful at the sight of everyone coming in such fashionable dresses. This would surely boost the prestige of the Golde Kingdom. They could not pull punches with their own reputation.

"Thank you for agreeing to come here and help me with this important matter. I am sure you all know about my situation with the throne… I feel as though I need to prove myself tonight. Unless I succeed, I may lose my title as the crown princess to my brother."

Meanwhile, Benjamin and Evan were sitting on a sofa, watching on a large crystal ball some drama shows.

"Hey, Evan. Do you think you want to be king?" Benjamin asked with a slight yawn.

"Why would I want that anymore? Have you seen how hard my sister has to work? Why would I want to do that? I would rather just be an archduke." Evan immediately answered. At this point, he had already given up on the idea of becoming a monarch. For him, that would be far too much responsibility.

"Pfft! Good answer, Evan. How can you be the king of a nation if you aren't even the king in bed?!" Benjamin became hysterical as he left Evan in ruins. This was bullying! This was blatant bullying on Evan's paper thin pride.

Back to the girls, Serena was still speaking. It had gotten to the point where Yuri's stomach growled after standing out there for so long.

"So all I need you to do is call me 'Honey' when the time is right. Not only will my parents feel much more happy, but the academy and the younger generation will be ecstatic too. The best time is when we chat with the delegates. I hope you are ready, Tanya." Serena finally finished speaking. Her tone seemed rather haughty, but this did not indicate how she felt. Serena deep down was feeling great anxiety and pressure. She could only ask for help from the greatest among the younger generation.