Side Story: Another Reincarnated Person IV (Lady Rishua’s Perspective)

Translated by: ME

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The daughter of Viscount Rishua possesses memories of her past life.

She was once a middle school student and a die-hard fan of the mega-popular otome game, *Everyone is in Love with You!*—or "Min-Koi" for short. Afflicted by a chronic illness and quite frail, her condition took a sudden turn for the worse one day during her hospitalization...

And then, lo and behold!

She found herself reincarnated into the very world of the game she loved so dearly.

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In a world where people with the same names and faces as the characters should have been walking about, something was strangely amiss regarding the circle of her favorite "Oshi"—the "Black-Hearted Chancellor," Gerald.

For starters, Gerald, who was supposed to be the youngest Chancellor in history, was reportedly working at the castle as a mere low-level civil servant.

Wisteria, his socialite wife, seemed to be frequenting high society just as she did in the game, and their son Brian—who was destined to become a Kingsguard assigned to the Prince—was said to be devoting himself to the martial arts.

However, Magnolia, the daughter of the Gilmore family and one of the villainesses, was nowhere to be found.

The game explained that she had her debutante ball at age four... At the time, she hadn't thought much of it beyond a simple "oh, okay," but having been born and raised in this world, she realized just how irregular that actually was.

「I found her! I heard there was a debut for a six-year-old girl, the same age as you, in the Azenda Margraviate!」

One autumn day, Viscount Rishua rushed into his daughter’s room, out of breath.

Having finally caught wind of the "Gilmore daughter" he had been searching for, the Viscount had cut his schedule short and literally run to tell his beloved child.

「Is it true!?」
(I knew it! She exists!!)

Changes had started appearing in the Azenda Margraviate, ruled by Gerald’s father, right around the time the girl turned six. Over the past year or two, a stream of new products had been released one after another.

From the Viscount’s perspective, it was a complete mystery why his young daughter was so obsessed with the hidden Gilmore girl... but he figured that providing her with information was far better than watching her fret or wander the streets after sneaking out of the house.

To be precise, the day after the Viscount had mentioned a new food he’d found in Azenda, the young lady had somehow slipped past the servants and wandered the aristocratic district of the Royal Capital all by herself.

His blood had run cold. He had been so frantic he thought every strand of his light-brown hair would fall out from the stress.

The young lady herself had merely been trying to visit the Gilmore townhouse on a "sacred site pilgrimage." Since the city layout of the Capital was perfectly imprinted in her memory, there was almost no chance of her getting lost.

She had found a small hole in the wall of the "sacred site" and tried to squeeze through, but when she poked her head out the other side, she locked eyes with a Gilmore gardener and was promptly hauled away.

She appeared to be every bit as aggressive as Magnolia, leaving the doting Viscount and his wife at their wits' end...

(If she’s in the Azenda Margraviate, then she must be moving to avoid her fate using game knowledge. I wonder what she's planning?)

Someone! Answers!! Answers, pleeeeease!!!!

The couple sighed as they watched their daughter freeze up again, lost in her delusions.

While the existence of the Gilmore daughter was a surprise, they heard many more troubling rumors that outweighed the shock... Naturally so. A debut at age six? Though it was pitiful for such a young child, there was no way she could be considered normal... Incredible rumors were circulating as if to douse the flames, but they were simply too far-fetched.

Seeing her daughter's mind was still elsewhere, the Viscountess spoke up.

「...I am thinking of using every connection I have to get us invited to a tea party at the Steizen house.」
「The Steizen house!?」

The Viscount looked at his wife in surprise, and she nodded. No matter how prosperous they were, they were ultimately upstart, low-ranking nobles. Their counterpart was the prestigious house of the First Marquis.

「...Their daughter, Lady Gardinia, is the future Crown Princess. Everyone agrees she is a magnificent child, and I believe it would be good for our daughter to meet her.」
「True...」

Looking at their still-motionless daughter, the couple nodded firmly.

And so, following connection after connection after connection, the Viscountess successfully managed to get her hands on an invitation to the Steizen tea party.

「We are going to a tea party at the Steizen house soon. Lady Gardinia will be there, so you must mind your manners, alright?」
「The Steizen house! Lady Gardinia!!」

The young lady’s cheeks flushed as she looked at her mother. At the sight, the couple breathed a sigh of relief.

Yes. Because she was a fan of Gerald and noticed the discrepancies in the timeline, she had been preoccupied with Magnolia. However, back in her "Earth days," the young lady hadn't actually liked Magnolia very much.

She had always preferred the primary villainess, Gardinia—who was beautiful, talented, composed, and hardworking.

(If I become friends with Gardinia, I might get a front-row seat to all the events!)

*Hehehe...* she snickered inwardly.

Even though she had reincarnated, she was just a mob character who didn't even have a name in the original. She felt she should boldly take this chance to watch every event up close.

(Besides, if it’s Gardinia, she should be going in and out of the Royal Palace from a young age, so I might even meet the Prince and the other capture targets!)

*Waaaa! Eeeeek!!*

Her heart and head were a rose-colored paradise of delusions.

She set off for the tea party with her mother in high spirits, but... well, Gardinia was high nobility to the core.

Facing the magnificent estate, the luxurious salon, and Gardinia in her opulent gown... both mother and daughter were stiff with intimidation by the sheer splendor of it all.

Gardinia looked at the obscure pair offering their nervous greetings and assigned them a mental score.
「...A pleasure to meet you. Please, enjoy yourselves.」

She offered a single sentence with an expression somewhere between a smile and a blank stare, and after that, she didn't speak to them again.

Even if they wanted to stay close, Gardinia was surrounded by childhood friends and high-ranking associates; they couldn't get near her. There were many high-ranking nobles present, and even among fellow Viscounts, there were families of such lineage that the Rishuas couldn't compare.

...She was the daughter of the First Marquis and, at this rate, the next Crown Princess. There were more than enough people fawning and groveling over her.

The Steizen family was impeccable; neither Gardinia nor her mother would openly make enemies. Whether it was a tea party, a tour, or a recital.

Far from being friends or even hangers-on, they were practically invisible.

Even mob friends had ranks. If there were "Lady Friend A and B," then the daughter of Viscount Rishua was roughly "Lady Friend T."

Her mother lamented this deeply, but the young lady felt it was actually a rather good position. Sure, she had considered trying to get close at first.

However, after seeing the vicious feuds between the ladies, the blatant insults, and the backstabbing, she realized she could never survive in that circle.

On the inside, she was a fourteen-year-old girl who had been too sickly to even attend school properly. Intense, sparks-flying catfights? No thanks. Getting tangled up and forced to bully the heroine? Also a hard pass.

She was a fan of Gerald, but her favorite pairing was the classic "Prince x Heroine."

(In that case, it's better to just watch the drama between the handsome hero and the heroine from a position where I can blend in~♪)

Besides, getting to see Gardinia’s flame-like wavy red hair and striking blue eyes up close was a feast for the eyes.

(What a beautiful girl... Haaah~♪ Is this paradise? It must be!)

「............」
「............」

Completely unbothered by the cold gazes of the other young ladies, the daughter of Viscount Rishua spent her days in utter bliss.

Two years passed. Gardinia, now nine, was walking the path of transition toward girlhood. It was a beautiful, mysterious time where childhood and adolescence overlapped.

By this point, "Magnolia" had completely slipped from the mind of Viscount Rishua’s daughter. Occasionally, unbelievable rumors would drift her way, but her reaction was a simple "Huh," "Oh," or "Whatever."

...The "pseudo-Japanese food" was a bit intriguing, but she had never liked the character to begin with.

She was just cute, flirted with boys, and acted ditzy.
(There is no such thing as a "natural airhead." Being "natural" is 99% self-produced!)

Images of various annoying CG stills from the game flashed through her mind.

Even though she had been around Gardinia for two years, she felt a bit sorry that Gardinia was destined to end up in a convent alongside Magnolia, but that was a villainess’s duty. She bullied the heroine, so it couldn't be helped.
(Min-Koi is pretty ethical since there's no execution path, right~?)

As she thought this while looking at an invitation to a tea party, she suddenly froze.

(...Come to think of it. If Gardinia is nine and Magnolia is eight, isn't this the 'Tea Party' event!?)

Her hand stopped. Up until now, she had persuaded her parents to take her to the Royal Palace and seen Gardinia meeting the Prince, Gerald walking, Gerald entering the library, and Gerald carrying documents.

But finally, the showdown! Gardinia vs. Magnolia & the Prince all in one place!

(Oooooooh! I—I have to see this no matter what! When was the garden party again!?)

She began to churn the contents of her brain—which she used for absolutely nothing useful—at full speed.

***

Around that time.

Swaying in that infamous black-painted Gilmore carriage, a very grumpy "Secondary Villainess(?)" Magnolia was heading toward the Royal Capital. Naturally, her high-spirited maid and her boy-manservant were with her.

This time, in place of Servas, who had unavoidable work in the territory, she was being escorted by the uncle known as the "Black Lion," transported in a carriage driven by a cheerful guard.

「Shall we add a few more?」
「I don't need any more... What if they go off by mistake?」

Magnolia declined with distaste, but Claude merely furrowed his brows as if his suggestion were only natural.
「There's no way they would misfire. I've reconfigured the arrays properly.」

Her equipment appeared elegant, but in reality, she was so heavily armed one might think she was going to lay siege to the castle.
「Wait, can I even enter the castle like this? They'll definitely stop me, right?」

The maid and the manservant looked on with distant eyes at the young lady, who had been decorated with weapons disguised as accessories by her overprotective grandfather and uncle.

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A few days remain until the "Mob Daughter," the daughter of Viscount Rishua, encounters the other reincarnated soul: Magnolia.

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