Notorious No More: The Villainess Enjoys Feigning Incompetence Volume 2 (eBook)
250 Seiten
J-Novel Heart (Verlag)
978-1-7183-3526-4 (ISBN)
As a student of the Royal Academy, Laviange has perfected the art of slacking off. Despite being a brilliant mage, she hides behind her reputation as an incompetent individual, spending her days sneaking cuddles from her beloved sacred beasts and avoiding responsibility at all costs. Life is blissfully uneventful-until the Poison Box Garden incident shatters the calm. When a long streak of bullying cases comes to light, the academy is forced to take action. But not everyone is ready to accept the consequences. Sienna, one of the main perpetrators, has become a pariah, and she blames Laviange for her downfall. Bent on revenge, she enlists the help of her powerful best friend to strike back. Soon, Laviange senses a new malevolent, ghostly presence haunting the academy grounds... Join Laviange on a new adventure as she misuses her sacred beasts' powers and smacks down ghosts with her new fan-shaped magical tool!
Prologue: Two Weeks After the Incident in the Forest (Sienna)
“Sienna, shall we go?”
“Yes.”
As soon as we arrived at school, the homeroom instructors of each individual class—my first-year Class A included—herded their students into the Academy’s grand hall.
I followed the young noblewoman, the daughter of a count, who had called to me. By the time we arrived at the grand hall, most of the student body had already assembled.
Amid the crowd, I spotted Mihail’s golden hair and violet eyes.
Mihail Robur, the very picture of a hero plucked straight from whatever swashbuckling romance happened to be in vogue down at the harbor at the moment. He hadn’t really spoken to me in nearly two weeks, but he was still my dear older brother, and I was quite proud of him.
I saw that the rest of the student council officers had been gathered with him. Among them stood Heinz Asche, with his red hair and sky blue eyes. He had been absent from school for quite some time. I also noticed that my dear foster sister, Laviange Robur, was still absent. No doubt she was playing hooky again. I knew everything. Even though I had gone through all that trouble, using a few convenient lackeys, to send her to that horrible Poison Box Garden, the incompetent wretch had somehow managed to come back from the forest unscathed.
The hall was buzzing with whispered speculation. I could hear a few students talking nearby.
“Hey, did you hear?”
“Yeah. The reason we’ve all been called in today...”
“Think it’s to explain the accident?”
“It’s been two weeks already. The explanation’s well overdue.”
The buzz died down when the doors swung shut, after the arrival of the last trickle of students. It was silent by the time the elderly headmaster stepped onto the raised platform in front of us.
“Students, thank you for assembling this morning. I shall get straight to the point. Many of you are likely already aware that two weeks ago, during the joint training exercise between the second- and fourth-years, an incident occurred. One team was meant to be transferred to a designated training zone...but instead, they were accidentally sent to a location classified as an A-rank danger zone. Specifically, the cursed forest known as the Poison Box Garden.”
The headmaster paused as he looked out at the student body.
“As you know, all students were ordered to remain at home in the days that followed,” he continued. “That decision, regrettably, led to a flurry of rumors. First and foremost, we would like to apologize for the confusion. In light of the circumstances, and the details we have now confirmed, the Rovenia royal family, our Academy’s primary patron, has determined that an official explanation is in order. And so, to address you directly, His Highness has come in person.”
My heart skipped in a way I did not like. Because I knew. I knew exactly what had caused this incident.
As the headmaster stepped down, a tall young man with black-silver hair and crimson eyes took his place. The first prince. Even compared to my brother, he was a striking man. I couldn’t help but stare. It almost looked like he was glowing.
Prince Shua, the second prince who longed for my hand in marriage, was charming in his own way, of course. But he’d been absent from the Academy for some time now. The letters that used to come so frequently had stopped altogether.
If I were to take this as a sign, then perhaps...
Perhaps the one truly suited for a daughter of the Four Great Ducal Houses was...
“I am Regulus Rovenia. As you all know, a tragic incident occurred recently. Several students were killed or injured.”
His voice was beautiful. I was briefly entranced...until that last sentence struck like a slap.
After a moment of stunned silence, the hall erupted into a whispered frenzy once more.
“I knew it. It was that fourth-year—”
“You mean Enrique? The one pretending to be a nobleman?”
“No, wasn’t it Lady Twyla and Lord Lunach?”
“You’re mistaken. The Lunach heir survived. But they say he’s in such a grotesque state, you’d almost think it would’ve been kinder if he hadn’t...”
“His fiancée, Lady Datzia, said she wanted to stand by him anyway. But apparently, after talks between the two houses...”
“Wasn’t there a rumor he’d been infatuated with some first-year girl and neglecting her?”
My class, Class A, was full of high-ranking nobles, most of whom were quite experienced with gossip. The details were a bit too specific for comfort.
So that’s how it was... I’d never see those three again.
Well, it was the Poison Box Garden. Nothing to be done about that. Aside from my best friend, there was no one left who knew I was the one who’d used those three to orchestrate the accident. I let out a small, silent breath of relief.
Though there had been someone who’d asked me directly if I’d been involved. In fact...it was the girl I had followed here. And now she took a small, ever so subtle step away from me.
Well, I had been especially friendly with Enrique, who was...had been...a part of Prince Shua’s inner circle, and the two blond hangers-on who followed him like dogs. In fact, when Enrique was absent, Pechulim Lunach would sometimes come and stand quite close to me when we spoke.
His fiancée’s friends had warned me off more than once, so someone must have seen it. Honestly, what nonsense. Standing so close was nothing unusual among the commoners. They were being melodramatic.
Naturally, I had told the girl next to me I knew nothing, yet the nobles around me were still eyeing me with suspicion. How utterly unpleasant.
The whispers continued.
“Then the only ones who died were the fourth-years...”
“I heard the only fourth-year who came back unharmed was Lady Ujeera. She was always fair to everyone—not like the others.”
“I heard she teamed up with the second-years who made it out safely.”
“Hey... Weren’t those fourth-years the ones always hanging around the adopted girl...?”
“Shh! Now’s not the time for speculation.”
“But the second prince was always hanging around her too, and he hasn’t returned since the day of the incident either...”
You see, there’s another one throwing a nasty look my way!
The rumors about the incident had started spreading late last week. And, in just a matter of days, these turncoats had flipped on me completely. Thanks to them, I was being ostracized in my own class.
Even the student council members who I used to get along with, both upperclassmen and classmates, had all distanced themselves. When I asked what had become of the students involved in the incident, they claimed ignorance and maintained their distance from me. I had no way of obtaining information. Even though I was a member of one of the Four Houses!
However, I had gained one important piece of information. She had made it back unscathed. And she had moved into the sunniest wing on the estate—the one that was supposed to be reserved for Mihail, the next head of the family. I still remembered the fury I felt when I saw her waltzing around that wing like she owned the place, grinning like a fool.
And I had spotted workers hovering around that little hovel she lived in. Were they finally tearing it down?
One could only hope.
Prince Regulus continued with a commanding voice. “The details of the incident will remain, in part, undisclosed due to the involvement of several noble houses. However, in the course of investigating its cause, it became clear that a deep-rooted prejudice based on disparities in status and academic standing has taken hold within the Academy. This mindset contributed, in no small way, to what occurred.” His eyes narrowed. “Our Kingdom of Rovenia does maintain a social hierarchy, of course, but that does not grant anyone the right to demean or look down on others with impunity. Once you graduate, each of you will engage with the world in positions suited to your abilities and standing. Yet some among you have imperiled that bright future through your own actions, without even realizing the gravity of what you’ve done. It is this concern that has led the royal family to address you today, despite how little time has passed since the incident.”
As Prince Regulus spoke, a fourth-year boy raised his hand.
“Yes—you there,” the prince said, pointing at the boy. “Speak.”
Once granted permission, the boy rose hesitantly. “B-But we...we were simply following the lead of those who held the most influence in the Academy...” he said, scowling first at Heinz and then at me.
Excuse me?! Why was he looking at me?! And why was Heinz just sitting there, head in his hands, saying nothing? You’re one of Prince Shua’s aides, are you not? Raise your voice and defend me!
“That is correct,” Prince Regulus answered. “The royal family recognizes that Second Prince Joshua Rovenia, through his conduct and speech, was a significant influence in this. There were numerous instances in which he, alongside his companions, publicly mocked and degraded his...
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.11.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Notorious No More: The Villainess Enjoys Feigning Incompetence |
| Illustrationen | Wan Hachipisu |
| Übersetzer | Jeremy Browning |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy |
| Schlagworte | Comedy • female protagonist • Isekai • Magic Academy • monsters • Nobility • Reincarnation |
| ISBN-10 | 1-7183-3526-1 / 1718335261 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-7183-3526-4 / 9781718335264 |
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