If You Want To Frame Me As A Villainess, I Will Be The Villainess. However. - Chapter 5

“The Principal merely devised a plan. After this tedious party, the usual ceremony will be held as always.”
“N-no way!”

Prince Fabian’s eyes widened.

“Indeed, Your Highness Fabian. I heard it from His Majesty the King himself.”
“Her Highness Christiane is feeding His Majesty bad ideas!”

Oh, Noelia, were you serious?

“Does that mean you don’t believe His Majesty’s words?”

When i tilted my head, Noelia’s expression turned startled, and she shook her head. It seemed she finally realized it was unwise.

“I’m simply revealing Her highness Christiane’s misdeeds!”
“Then, why don’t we confirm it with His Majesty?”

When i shrugged, Noelia once again cried out to Prince Fabian. Prince Fabian clenched his fists and trembled.
Even if Prince Fabian got angry at me, it didn’t bother me at all.

“So, it seems the ‘intelligence’ you praised as His Highness Fabian’s good quality has been refuted. What other good qualities does he has?”

When i smiled, Noelia was back to her senses, hesitated.

“Even you, Your highness Christiane, who is obsessed with His Highness Fabian, must already know… the splendor of His Highness Fabian’s appearance!”

I got it. So now you were praising his “appearance”?
I stared at Prince Fabian with calm eyes.
Prince Fabian, with an angry expression, looked puzzled as i stared at him blankly.

“Are you infatuated with me? It’s disgusting to be stared at by you, Your Highness Christiane!”
“No. I am merely trying to analyze what exactly your splendid appearance are. However, I know someone else with a truly splendid appearance, and compared to him, you don’t seem to excel in any aspect.”

At my indifferent words, Prince Fabian’s expression returned to anger.

“W-who are you comparing me to?!”
“His Highness Reynold Bahr.”

Ah, murmurs of agreement leaked from the audience.
Prince Reynold was the second prince of the Bahr Kingdom, renowned as a handsome man not only within Bahr but also in other Kingdoms. I had seen him up close in the Bahr Kingdom, and he truly was handsome. He even had a nickname “The Rose Prince.”
…To began with, i did not think Prince Fabian should be compared to him in other aspects either.
Prince Fabian, with a disgusted expression, snorted as if to show he didn’t care.
It seemed Prince Fabian was displeased that he, the Crown Prince, was being compared to Prince Reynold, the second Prince of the Bahr Kingdom. …The fact that he considered Prince Reynold beneath him showed Prince Fabian’s arrogance.
It was presumptuous to even compare him to a Prince of the Bahr Kingdom.

“Anyone would lose if compared to His Highness Reynold!”
“I suppose so. However, i also think Your Highness Fabian cannot look at it objectively. Of course, neither can Noelia.”
“What do you mean?! His highness Fabian’s appearance is truly magnificent and wonderful!”

Noelia, stared proudly at Prince Fabian, immediately denied my statement. Prince Fabian nodded vigorously and glared at me.

“You’re just saying that to hide your obsession with me!”

…Oh, did i forget to admit it?

“Your Highness Fabian, i’m sorry, but i’m never obsessed with you. To be honest, i do not like your appearance.”

When i smiled, Prince Fabian’s eyes widened. Noelia also stared at me with wide eyes, as if she couldn’t believe it.

“Y-you’re lying! You’re just saying that to hide your obsession!”

Oh, déjà vu? I felt like I’ve heard that before. Earlier it was Prince Fabian who said it.

“I’m not lying. It is not like you are not handsome, it is just a bit unpleasant.”

That’s why i didn’t want to get engaged, but i couldn’t refuse.

“I-it’s a lie that you find His Highness Fabian’s wonderful appearance unpleasant! It must be a lie!”
“Noelia, you know what? Tastes differ. I won’t deny that.”
“What do you find unpleasant about me?!”
“Those thick lips…they’re rather disgusting. I would never want to kiss them! And those unusually large eyes are also creepy! Don’t they look like a frog’s?”

As i emphasized my points, i thought i heard a snort from somewhere. I was sure there were others who felt the same way. Originally, i wasn’t planning on saying it out loud, and i had to endure it, but i’m a villainess now!
Of course, Prince Fabian’s face turned bright red, and he was clearly furious.

“Th-then you shouldn’t have accepted the engagement in the first place!”

Noelia cried out in a panicked voice. I wish i could do the same.

“If it’s said to be for the sake of the Kingdom, i can’t refuse and run away.”
“What do you mean for the sake of the Kingdom?! Why is my marrying Your Highness Christiane for the sake of the Kingdom?!”

Indeed. Prince Fabian wouldn’t understand. I wasn’t expecting him to, so it was fine.

“Because if someone who can clean up after Your Highness Fabian and control him properly doesn’t become Her Majesty, this Kingdom will be collapsed. As a member of the Highest Noble, i cannot leave the citizens to their fate. Therefore, i accepted the engagement to Your Highness Fabian as my duty as a Princess.”

Because Prince Fabian was the only child of the King.
The reason Prince Fabian could remain, in a sense, ignorant was because he was the King’s only child. The Queen passed away after gave birth to Prince Fabian, and the King, who loved the Queen, had never taken another consort. Therefore, Prince Fabian, and probably everyone else, believed that there was no one else to be the next King besides Prince Fabian.
Even if he was someone clumsy.

Therefore, there was no way i could be obsessed with him.
That’s why i gladly played the role of the villainess!