The Legendary Villainess Who Vanished on the Guillotine, in Her Second Life She Wishes for Peace as

Chapter 44: Outburst — Part 1

Did I just mess things up?!

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I’m currently lying on the grass in the courtyard.

The impact of my fall knocked off my glasses, and I could see Alondra’s pale face clearly.

Um, I thought Alondra was being attacked, so I jumped out without thinking, but this was completely unnecessary, wasn’t it?

Because Alondra had taken out a suspicious rope-like magic tool from her pocket, and she was clearly trying to use herself as a decoy to capture Yserra-sama, right?!

“L-Leticia, are you okay?! Leticia…!”

Alondra’s face turned completely pale, and her voice trembled as she called my name. Oh, I’m sorry for causing her worry and trouble.

Honestly, my arm hurts, but I’m more embarrassed by the fact that I needlessly got hurt by recklessly interfering.

“I’m okay, I’m okay! I’m probably better than I look!”

“You idiot! How could you be okay?! You should know that magical outbursts can be dangerous!”

I just said I was okay when asked if I was okay, but then I was yelled at.

I feel like I’m seeing this friend revealing so much emotion for the first time.

“I…I’m sorry…”

As I apologized unintentionally, my best friend’s face twisted in a grimace. It was unbelievable, but I thought she might cry soon.

Alondra probably took everything on herself and tried to protect me.

It’s my fault that she became a candidate for Prince Agustin’s fiancée.

“Um, Alondra, I’m sorry.”

“I don’t care! Just give me your arm!”

She scolded me again before I could finish my sentence.

Her tone was incredibly sharp, but when I think of the usual calm Alondra, it’s a bit funny.

However, as Alondra untied her uniform ribbon and bound the wound, I heard a cute yet exasperated voice.

“Oh my, that looks painful. You were a fool the first time, and it hasn’t changed the second time?”

The meaning behind those words made my heart stop. When I slowly looked up, Yserra-sama had discarded her usual transparent smile and was smiling down at me as if looking down on me.

What she had just said was nothing more than an admission that she had memories of her first life.

“Hey, Black Rose-san. You have memories of your first life, don’t you? If there’s any information about what caused the time to go back, I want you to tell me.”

“…What are you talking about?”

“Although there was no need for you, who is not Agustin-sama’s fiancée, to get involved, there’s no helping it now. It might be better for you to hear it before your memories here are erased.”

Erase memories? Can witch magic really do that?

When I made eye contact with Alondra, she nodded back with a bitter expression. It seems that what Yserra-sama said is true.

“Hey, please tell me. If you tell me honestly, I won’t do anything bad.”

Yserra-sama’s eyes turned black. Alondra was about to use a magical tool even in the tense atmosphere, but I could only watch as her slender fingertips approached me.

So we were completely unaware of the sound of footsteps running toward us.

At first, it looked like a red shadow. It appeared behind Yserra-sama at an unimaginable speed and flashed with a shining silver light.

However, Yserra-sama had activated a defensive magic behind her, so the initial sword strike only ended with a loud explosion. As the defense magic was shattered with a single blow, Alondra and I opened our eyes wide in surprise.

Yserra-sama turned around to face us, seemingly shocked by the sudden intruder, and forgot to use magic against us.

“Oh, it’s you…Camilo Cervantes!”

While I was dumbfounded by the surprise, Camilo didn’t move his expression at all.

Seeing him still in his Mardiq Club outfit, carrying a sword for the match, it was clear that the attack earlier was done with this sword.

But why is Camilo here? He should be celebrating with his Mardiq Club friends by now.

“Hey, you… What are you doing to Letty?”

“Ah…!”

Yserra-sama was asked in a low voice as if crawling on the ground, and her shoulders shook as she turned pale.

Camilo’s presence was overwhelming, as if pushing everyone on the spot to the ground.

It was as if the lively smile he had during the match was a complete lie. In his expressionless face, only his eyes were staring at the enemy in front of him with a dark glint.

“C-Camilo…?”

I called his name without thinking, but my voice was also trembling in response to the chilly killing intent he emitted. Alondra also seemed to have lost her words and turned pale.

Camilo finally looks at me. Perhaps he felt relieved when our eyes met, but his expression, which had relaxed a bit, suddenly changed when he saw the blood seeping from the blue ribbon.

He probably understood the situation at a minimum.

A murderous aura swells from both shoulders, and his light green eyes are filled with bottomless anger as he stares at Yserra-sama.

Even though I felt that the situation was bad, I couldn’t say anything to stop him.

Because I’ve never seen Camilo with this kind of expression before.

His usual gentle demeanor made his outburst painfully intense even though it wasn’t directed at me.

“Disappear.”

His voice is as cold as his blazing eyes.

Camilo raises his arm with the sword in hand. Even though it’s a bladeless sword meant for matches, it would be no match for a defenseless girl.

Yserra-sama trembles and doesn’t move, and strangely, everything seems to move slowly.

(No…!)

Even if I couldn’t keep up with the situation, I shouted in my mind.

No, I have to stop this. My feet, move. Move…!

“You idiot, Camilo!”

It was a momentary incident. At the same time as a voice with a sense of desperation resounded, someone body-blowed Camilo.

By the time I realized that the shining platinum blond belonged to Elias-sama, the two friends were already rolling on the ground.

Despite that, Elias-sama didn’t fall to the ground completely, and instead, he sat down and grabbed Camilo’s shoulder.

“You idiot, snap out of it! If you do that, you’ll get in trouble!”

While Elias-sama shouted at Camilo with a desperate expression, Yserra-sama plopped down on the ground. Perhaps the tension had broken, as her slender back no longer seemed to possess any vigor.

Come to think of it, Camilo once mentioned that Elias-sama was strong. He could stop a Dragon Knight, which was quite impressive.

“Anyway, calm down! Don’t shoulder this stupid blame! You’re going to live with Miss Leticia… right?!”

It seems that those words became the most crucial hit for Camilo.

Camilo’s pupils gradually shrank. Finally, he slowly exhaled and met Elias-sama’s eyes with a sweaty face.

“Elias…sorry, and thanks for saving me.”

“It’s alright. My lifespan probably just got shortened by about ten years though.”

Elias-sama made a wry smile and cracked a joke, which seemed to finally ease Camilo’s tension.

Before we knew it, we were all sitting on the grass. It was a strange situation, but I guess for now we can consider the matter resolved.

“Letty, are you okay?!”

Camilo stood up and rushed to my side, squatting down once again. His face, as he looked at me with concern, was pale and he looked like more of an injured person than I did.

Behind Camilo, Elias-sama kneeled down next to Alondra. Alondra looked uncomfortable, but this is her usual reaction.

“Camilo, why are you here?”

“I declined the Mardiq Club’s party. I was able to meet with the Volunteer Club members, but I heard Letty left at the arena, so I was looking for her.”

Oh, I see. I worried him.

Moreover, he came without changing and didn’t even participate in the party. While I was desperately looking for Alondra, Camilo was doing the same for me. It made my heart ache.

Camilo took my arm and began casting healing magic.

Amazing. Camilo can do even this kind of thing.

I finally let out a sigh of relief. But in my head, which was beginning to calm down, what just happened replayed.

I pressed my throbbing chest and glanced at Alondra. She seemed to feel the same discomfort and her aqua-colored eyes were shaking.

What Camilo did was to attack an unarmed girl.

Even though it was a bladeless sword, what would have happened if Elias-sama hadn’t arrived in time?

Did he plan to hold back? Is that what’s going on? Is he just trying to intimidate Yserra-sama so she won’t do anything else bad…?

“Alright, that’s enough. Let’s go to the infirmary and get you checked.”

“U-Uh, yeah, thanks… Hey, Camilo.”

I didn’t even know what I wanted to ask, but I felt like I couldn’t leave things unresolved.

As I spoke, I heard a high-pitched laughter.

“Fufu, ufufufufu! Ahahaha…!”

Yserra-sama was still sitting on the grass, laughing as if she had found the funniest thing in the world.

Everyone’s perplexed gaze was now focused on the Witch.

Her misdeeds were now exposed, and there was no way to fight back. However, her joyful laughter and rolling around seemed more eerie than comical.

“Fufu, ahaha! You really haven’t changed, have you!”

Yserra-sama wiped away the tears that had welled up in her eyes and stared at Camilo with a mixture of resignation and resentment. Her usually beautiful deep green eyes now looked dark and murky.

“Faithful dog…no, more like a rabid dog! If you hurt that woman, your head will roll, won’t it?”

Yserra-sama said it like singing. The subject was missing, making it hard to understand.

“Hey, isn’t that right, Camilo Cervantes? In your first life, after you killed me and Agustin-sama for revenge…you ended up dead too, didn’t you?”

At that moment, Camilo seemed to gulp down his breath.

Elias-sama and Alondra also had their eyes wide open in silence. Among the speechless group, only Yserra-sama was smiling strangely.