An Otome Game’s Burikko Villainess Turned into a Magic Otaku

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In Japan, just being older raises your status. For two normal people in a non-job context, the older will be the superior simply by merit of age.

In Japan, each school/university has its own exam. You can roughly know how difficult a certain schools exam will be, especially the high ranked schools, and because sometimes the dates overlap, people have to choose their exams carefully, usually with advice from teachers on what their grades/abilities will realistically get them into. However, some people still take exams to hard places just because they have nothing to lose; (kinen juken, memento exam/commemoration exam).

Since then, it seems that Claires condition has been gradually recovering. It doesnt seem that shes about to say anything yet though. I hear that the earl is lively as usual. Even though hes stuck in a cell, there are no signs of him thinning.

Oh, right right. I should go visit the Q of Clovers while its still summer break. I straddled the quill, and visited the Jade familys villa.

Is Aurelia in?

The maid who received me with a surprised look flusteredly went to call for Aurelia.

Ah-, the little miss from that time. Youre gettin married to Achille, arent ya?

Right! Thanks for that! Theres a little something I want to talk to you about, but can we speak alone?

Talk to me? Ya dont afta worry; Im not gunna make eyes at your fianc yanno?

Thats not it

I pulled Aurelia outside into the villas garden.

Aurelia, I might be asking something strange all of a sudden, but could it be, arent you actually from another world?

Eh-

I worried about revealing my true self by talking to Aurelia about this, but decided to put it into action. I felt that if it was Aurelia who was a commoner and the young daughter of a doctor, it would be okay.

Before you came here, didnt you live another life? Didnt you suddenly get moved to this body?

Why do ya know?

Aurelia looked at me with shock on her face. The fact that she doesnt know my face nor Achilles means that she might be the same as Mei, and doesnt have knowledge of the game.

Because I also, lived in another world.

Eehh-!

I was a high school girl before.

I suuure didnt think that Id ear a word like high school girl in this world.

Aurelia narrowed her eyes in nostalgia. She might be thinking back on her old life.

Really I was also livin in a different place before. I look like this, but I ad kids too.

Kids?

Right. I mean, in my old world, I was fifty-five yanno!

Fifty-five?

I divorced with my usband, and I ave experience of workin to raise my children by myself as well.

It seems that Aurelia is a lot older than how she looks now. Because it seems that shes quite my superior, Im at a loss now as to whether its okay to speak to her casually.

Then, your children? [ polite]

If she suddenly disappeared, what would happen to her children?

Its fine. Theyve already left the ouse and are workin.

I-, I see so thats how it is. monotone AND polite

Thats no good. The daughter of a marquis family doesnt need to watch her words with me!

Aurelia burst out laughing, seemingly finding it ridiculous. Since she was kind enough to say that I didnt have to use keigo with her, I decided to speak normally.

Ah-, oh yeah. Aurelia, you took the entrance exam?

According to what Beatrix said, she took the exam and failed.

Aahh, that.

Aurelia answered with a smile.

It was one of those; a memento exam!

Eh-, a memento exam?

I wanted to see what kinda place an elite magic school was! I was thinkin that if I got in by some mistake Id attend, but as youd expect I failed.

Ehhhhh-

I felt exhausted. You went to school for a reason like that? It seems that it wasnt anything to do with the love interest characters. Whats left is I have to make sure to find out if she has knowledge of the game.

You knew about the magic academy?

It was famous after all.

Umm, do you recognise my face?

If shes played that game, then theres no way that she wouldnt know about that nasty slut Camille.

Mn? Ive met with ya once before, right? At Dborahs wedding reception.

Did you ever play an otome game in your old world?

Maiden? Game? My daughter played all sorts of games, but Ive never played played it before.

So she really doesnt know about the game, huh?

Ahh, but Im happy. To find someone else who also has memories like me in this world where noone knows about my birthplace sure is a good thing.

Aurelias mouth spread in a wide grin, and for a while looked like she was thinking about something.

Today I came to thank you for the other day, but I wanted to ask you about that as well Well then, Ill be going before Achille finds me, okay?

I handed over my thank you present to Aurelia before straddling my quill. Today I came to talk to the maids without an appointment, but its probably already been revealed by that sharp-eared Achille. Ive gotta run before I suffer another lecture.

Ah-, wait a bit.

Suddenly, Aurelia called out to me.

Mn, whats up?

Its nothing but a rumour but right now youre a noble ojousama arent ya? Thats why I was thinkin of givin ya a little warnin

Warning?

After shifting her gaze to confirm that no one was around, Aurelia told me in a quiet voice.

Lately, the number of commoners with anti-noble sentiments has been increasing ya see, and one of the radical groups is even beginning to move it seems. Not that long ago, a person who got wrapped up in that and injured was carried into our clinic, ya see.

Anti-noble sentiment?

Yea. An institution that does nothing but ignoring the circumstances of the commoners, and fighting amongst themselves is unnecessary they say.

I paled. Its a line that Im familiar with after all.

The revolution, end.

Living this all too peaceful lifestyle, I got too wrapped up in my own business and carelessly forgot. Forgot the existence of that ending. I was thinking that Id avoided the social obliteration end, and the coup detat end, and the war end didnt seem likely either, so Because this world was moving in a completely different way than the game, I ended up underrating the concern that these presented. This world is a reality different from the world of that game, but it has the elements needed for incidents in the game to occur All it was was that we didnt take the actions necessary for them to happen.

Dominique Jade The Jade familys eldest son. Sweet tooth. Weights 0.1 tons. Because he was raised being spoilt, hes a selfish young master who acts high and mighty with the weak. He hates his younger brother who is better than him. The only thing he wins in is borrowing the power of his position, and curses him as a Damned illegitimate child!. He himself is aware of the complexes that underly his behaviour but he cant stop himself. Actually possesses a glass heart.

TL note: I still havent solified Aurelias accent yet. Once Ive hammered it out, Ill go back and edit all her dialogue.

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