I Awoke as an Imprisoned Villainess-Chapter 23 - I dont think thats a thing to be grateful for

No way, Neil sama. Even you.

“W-w-what..!? What’s wrong!?”

To me who acted suspiciously after he knelt down in front of me, Neil sama opened his mouth while kneeling down.

“I went to see a doctor who is familiar with diseases and dietary regimens from the East, just as Violet sama told me to do—and it was just as you had predicted. I promoted eating black bread instead of white bread that was popular among the youth, gave pork and cereals to the sick, and they are getting better. …Thank you very much. You’re the savior of my Donovan people”

“So they’re recovering! I’m glad to hear that…!”

I was so relieved to hear Neil sama’s words. I had always been concerned about what happened to his territory.

Be that as it may, what’s amazing is Neil sama.

After all, I can’t believe he believed me who is in Violet sama’s body and immediately arranged for a doctor who is familiar with the diseases and dietary regimens of the East. He must have had a great deal of doubt, but he must have been much more concerned about the people of his domain.

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“Truly, I can’t hold my head in front of you”

When I said, “It’s all because of Neil sama took action quickly” to him who finally got up due to persuasion, he looked a little surprised and laughed a little.

“Even if you return to your original place when you leave this tower, the people of Donovan will always remember you with gratitude”

Neil sama laughs a little with a beautiful face as he says this. His words, which seemed to come from the bottom of his heart, warmed my heart slightly.

Two people including Claude sama. People who really would like to get along with me appeared.

Like this, I’m sure I’ll be able to get along with the head chef as well…!

I went to the kitchen with such feelings after that, but I ended up frightening the chef.

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There is one more thing that has changed after Claude sama found out about the body swap and I started devoting myself to medicine.

“Violet sama…! Recently, you seem to have returned to your usual state of mind just a little bit…”

This is the reaction of the priest who teaches me the doctrine.

The body swap will be a secret between me and Claude sama. At the very least, we must never reveal it to the outside world.

Since Claude sama and I had decided that, it has become that I should act like Violet sama with my full power in front of people who could go in and out of the tower.

Incidentally, all the servants and knights in this tower, except for Claude sama and Neil sama who have executive positions, are forbidden to leave the tower or have any contact with the outside world while I’m being imprisoned.

It seems that this rule was established because the nobles who were locked up in this tower were often assassinated in the past, and they are guaranteed a very high salary for this.

So, I tried to act like Violet sama as much as possible to the priest who came from the cathedral every day.

Even if I say that, even if I only have to use “I” as the first person pronoun, and “You” when calling others, it’s still damaging to my heart, so I’ve become a silent person who doesn’t say much.

However, it seems this is Violet sama’s typical altitude.

“Violet sama usually only opens your mouth when you have something to say to me. So the other day, when you told me to go to a nobleman household to give blessings, I was very happy. I gave them blessings with great care and patience”

He smiled at me, and I couldn’t help but smile too.

“And I’m really relieved that… you don’t seem to be listening to me as much these days. Violet sama became so strange after entering the tower, and the grand duke was also sincerely worried about Violet sama, but I couldn’t tell him the truth”

He said this with a sincere smile on his handsome face, and I felt as if my conscience was in jeopardy as I wanted to say, “That’s good to hear…!”. It’s true that I’ve been listening to the priest with a complete blank stare recently.

I used to enjoy listening to the priest’s stories, but now that time is limited to two and a half months, I’m sorry to say, but my mind is full of making medicines.

Today too, while listening to the priest’s talk, I inadvertently looked at the red Nandina berries blooming on the windowsill and thought to myself, (If it has both a detoxifying effect and a decay-resistant effect when heated, it could be used for both His Highness and capsules..).

I was itching to try it out, then I came back to my senses and was reflecting for myself..

“That’s Violet sama~”, the priest smiled with a good, loving smile, and as if a switch was turned on, he started talking about his love for Violet sama. For a very long time.

“It must have been ten years ago when you told me that I was nothing more than an insignificant insect, who had been conceited and worked up just because I was a little more intelligent than others. It must have been when I went to the grand duke who had found me a place in the cathedral. Violet sama who was training in magic with the grand duke at the time, was just eight years old and had the dignity of a monarch; your purple eyes, which are proof of your strong magical powers, were both proud and magnificent. However, I, a fool whose eyes were blinded by conceit, was unable to comprehend that, and talked to the two of you while you were training. …Violet sama, who was very angry, taught me what I was all about. I’m grateful”

I don’t know the details, but I don’t think that’s a thing to be grateful for.

I was inwardly at a loss as to what to do while the priest spoke slowly, as if ruminating on a precious memory.

“Until then, I had been loyal only to the grand duke and to god, but since then, my deep admiration for both of you grew. The fact that sorcerers, who were once nothing more than objects of fear for the foolish fears who feared overwhelming power, are now universally admired is the result of the grand duke’s feat of winning a war without harming a single person, and the fact that Violet sama who has the right to succeed the throne, possesses magic power that is no less than that of the grand duke, is a work of gods. I believe that Violet sama would ascend the throne without a doubt. Therefore, I cannot allow Violet sama to be in this tower, because what Violet sama says is absolutely right and there is no human being in this world can judge you, no, not even god can no longer judge your actions-”

“S-shut up!”

“…I am deeply sorry”

When I hurriedly stopped him at the words that were completely beyond disrespectful, the priest immediately stopped talking and almost got into the position of dogeza. Inwardly praising myself for being able to stop it in time as I had expected it, I told the priest, “While you’re in the tower, all talk of me here is forbidden..”.

Translator Notes;

She uses “Kono watashi” for “I” and “Omae” for “You”.

I think I’ll be updating this once every two days from now on.