The Villainous Noblewoman Is About to Be Forced into Love, Isn't This Wrong?-Chapter 84: The Princess’s Little Secrets

"Don't scold me!" Liana rolled her eyes at Mepeilu. "So, am I now more likely to be compensating Loraviel?"

"Of course, I know. I was just saying," Mepeilu relaxed her shoulders, "but this is somewhat unfair to Loraviel. Besides, what would her expression be if she really knew the truth?"

"It's okay, I think I might gradually become better under your influence."

"And, as she herself said, I haven't done anything particularly excessive to her," Liana said.

"Really didn't do anything too excessive? The other party is a girl, and your reputation outside is not that good. Plus, you announced in front of so many people that you like girls. In this situation, having Loraviel sleep with you, it's hard not to let people think more," Mepeilu looked at Liana somewhat resentfully.

"Does she think so too?"

"Loraviel is well-behaved, beautiful, and sensible, and you two have been sleeping in the same bed for two months. It's hard not to suspect that something might have happened between them."

And with Liana's somewhat vague answer last time, it made it hard for Mepeilu not to care.

"Mepeilu wouldn't have mentioned it, but her bringing it up made Liana think again of those somewhat ambiguous nights, although in the end nothing really happened, but thinking about it seemed to make Liana feel the heat."

"Really, nothing happened, we just slept together! Don't we often do this? And isn't it necessary to sleep together at the academy! Is it only necessary to sleep together when doing those things!" Liana argued.

"Well, that's true!" Mepeilu's face also turned a bit red, she didn't understand much about these matters.

The bravest thing she had done was to touch Liana a couple of times secretly during the awakening of her magical powers, and then, at the time of parting, she kissed Liana's forehead lightly.

The former was because magic awakening indeed required a certain degree of contact, though Mepeilu blushed, and the latter was just because she was leaving, she gave a quick kiss and ran away, so even if Liana wanted to say something, she didn't have the chance.

"Moreover, according to your arrangement, Mepeilu, it probably won't be long before someone will take Loraviel away to study, by then she should leave my side, as long as nothing big happens during this period, I should have no relation with Loraviel," Liana said.

"Ha, you can try harder to steal mine!" Mepeilu laughed happily.

"I never knew whether the one in bed was the sister or the one standing in front of the bed."

Not to mention anything else, Mepeilu doing this was the best choice, so even if Loraviel had a big opinion of herself, in her eyes, Princess Mepeilu was gracious to her.

So as long as Mepeilu speaks up, Loraviel would definitely help.

At this point, her relationship with Mepeilu had almost returned to how it used to be, and her own memories would also be refused.

After all, now that Liana, this strong character, has disappeared, we can't lose Loraviel, this strong character. Mepeilu doing this, not only allows Loraviel to grow, but also keeps Loraviel somewhat under her control.

How does it feel, a bit sorry for Loraviel again, think of a way to compensate her again...

"How much time will it probably take?" Liana asked.

"What? Starting to miss your little maid?" Mepeilu said.

"What are you saying! What are you saying! I'm just making some preparations in advance," Liana glared at Mepeilu, "After all, a noble's young lady must have servants waiting, if by that time Loraviel leaves, and I haven't found a suitable replacement, then Ruth will probably directly supervise my servants."

"And, a servant like Loraviel is actually very hard to find, listen, Liana is indeed the one who has too many ideas about me."

"It will probably take about a month to prepare, I'm not too sure, this is just the approximate time Minoja gave me," Mepeilu said.

"A month's time, huh?"

Should that be enough? Just slightly change Loraviel's view of herself, then make sure nothing particularly big happens, it's quite simple.

"Need to find a maid a bit, if not, Countess Ruth will come looking," Liana stood up, somewhat helplessly shrugging.

"Do you need my help? I still have a few good candidates here," Mepeilu hurriedly said.

"Mepeilu! The people you find are also reassuring, and they can also cooperate with Liana's situation, cooperate with Liana in acting, more importantly, they're not afraid of being stolen!"

"Well, let's not consider it for now." It sounds like a good suggestion, but, let's not consider it for now," Liana had her own thoughts.

"Alright." Mepeilu didn't insist, after all, she's not Liana, she definitely has her own ideas.

"By the way, about the gift I said I'd give you." Liana got off the bed, her jade feet wrapped by Ruth touching the floor, she came to her own suitcase.

She took out her clothes, of course, these are not gifts, no one would like clothes they've worn, right?

Liana took out two small bottles from inside, "These are the gifts I want to give you."

"What are these?" Mepeilu was a bit puzzled, she couldn't tell what these were, some strange, "Drinks?"

"They are a kind of cosmetic, you definitely need makeup if you're going on stage tomorrow, right?" Liana said.

"Ah, what a hassle." Mepeilu actually hated this bit, from the makeup on Mepeilu's dressing table, it's evident that Mepeilu doesn't usually wear makeup, after all, even if Mepeilu doesn't wear makeup, she's already very beautiful.

Although the servants will help with the makeup, just sitting there letting the servants do the makeup is a lengthy process.

"And, makeup doesn't mean it's crucial, the most troublesome part is afterwards, removing the makeup, slow is one thing, the skin feels dry and cracked. If it weren't for such an important occasion tomorrow, I probably wouldn't bother with makeup specifically.

"After all, Mepeilu, you look good even without makeup," Liana said.

"L... Liana! What are you talking about!" Mepeilu was somewhat flustered by the sudden compliment from Liana.

"I'm just telling the truth," Liana placed the makeup remover and lotion on the dressing table, "Why not give it a try?"

"How do these two small bottles work?" Mepeilu asked.

Liana picked up the clothes she had thrown on the floor. "Mepeilu, you do your makeup first, and then I'll tell you."

"What if you help me with my makeup?" Mepeilu suggested.

"It's probably better not to," Liana said with an expression that hinted she really wasn't skilled at it.

"What's wrong?"

"My skills might be a tiny bit lacking," Liana candidly admitted, "After all, it's usually someone else who helps me."

"I can teach you!" Mepeilu suddenly became interested. "Why not give it a try?"

"No... maybe not." Makeup was, for Liana, significantly more challenging than dealing with makeup products.

"Okay!" Mepeilu pouted, a bit unsure.

"If you don't want your face to turn out blue and purple, I can help you," Liana spread her hands, "I was really serious about it, but it still turned out this way, and Loraviel even thought it was my way of showing malice."

Mepeilu had intended to give up on the idea, but hearing that Liana had also done Loraviel's makeup sparked a competitive spirit in her.

"Why did you only do makeup for Loraviel and not for me!"

"Uh!"

What's happening all of a sudden? Liana felt Mepeilu become very serious, "Help me with it!"

"Alright." Just relax, after all, she would try even harder.

Liana set down the clothes in her hand since Mepeilu wanted it, "Then I might as well do it for her."

"Emmm..." Liana thought for a moment, "Close your eyes."

"But if I close my eyes, I won't see where you might be having problems," Mepeilu argued.

"Think of it as a surprise, and also, after today, I probably won't do makeup again," Liana said. "If you don't close your eyes, then I won't do it."

"Alright then." Mepeilu closed her eyes, feeling the brush glide across her face.

"All done."

Mepeilu opened her eyes with some anticipation...

Uncertain, Mepeilu closed her eyes again.

When she opened them, it was still the same as before.

"Liana, are you sure this isn't on purpose?" Mepeilu experienced firsthand why Liana was so resistant to doing makeup.

"I've said I don't want to do makeup, I really didn't mean to upset you."

Liana said somewhat innocently.

She had been resisting this from the beginning, and it was Mepeilu who insisted she do it.

"What can I say, Liana, there's a lot of room for improvement in your technique, probably even more so than your magic."

"I'll teach you."

"No need, I really don't like doing makeup, and with my status, it's normal not to wear any, after all, I don't need to appear formal like you guys," Liana said. "Besides, aren't there still people who can help me with makeup? If it really comes down to it, there's always Mepeilu, you'd help me, right?"

"...Yes, really, I can't do anything with you." Mepeilu stood up somewhat helplessly, "Should I go wash my face now?"

"No need." Liana pressed Mepeilu back down, "Look in the mirror."

Liana's pale, slender hand picked up a bottle of clear liquid, poured it directly onto a cloth, and gently wiped Mepeilu's face.

"Did you use some kind of magic?" Mepeilu was surprised as she watched the makeup being gently wiped off her face by Liana.

"This makeup remover can easily remove makeup from the face while also hydrating the skin, so it doesn't get too dry," Liana explained.

"Indeed." Mepeilu really felt her face wasn't as dry.

"Close your eyes." Liana's hands were covered in lotion.

"Okay."

Mepeilu felt a cool sensation on her face.

"That should be about enough, just close your eyes and wait for about ten minutes," Liana instructed.

"Okay." Mepeilu leaned back in her chair, quietly waiting for time to pass.

Because her eyes were closed, Mepeilu didn't see much of her surroundings, only hearing Liana's footsteps moving back and forth.

"This makes Mepeilu a bit antsy, wondering if something special might happen?" she thought with a bit of anticipation.

Liana was sorting clothes on the bed, this time she was likely to spend it in Mepeilu's room—it would be too troublesome to take them out of the suitcase every time.

"Can I borrow your wardrobe? I'll put my clothes in there too," Liana asked.

"Sure, of course." Mepeilu didn't think much and nodded.

But after a few seconds, Mepeilu seemed to think of something, "Wait! Liana!"

But it was already too late, Liana had already opened the wardrobe, and something fell out, hitting Liana.

"Ah?!" A startled Mepeilu gasped, hastily pushing the thing that had fallen onto her.

When the object fell to the floor, Liana finally saw what it really was.

"Eh? This world has fufu?"

"Wait... wait... something's not right..."

"Mepeilu?" Liana turned around, wanting to ask something when

"Mepeilu?" As Liana turned around to ask, Mepeilu had already moved behind her, "What's wrong..."

"Liana!" Mepeilu said.

"This..." Liana turned to look at the doll...

Platinum blonde hair, azure eyes, though more cartoonish, but... no matter how you look at it, it was like a mini version of herself.

"Doesn't it look a bit like you?" Mepeilu took the initiative to say.

"...It does a bit..."

"This was when I was buying clothes, I saw a doll sitting on a chair, and then I realized it looked a bit like you, so I bought it," Mepeilu explained. "After buying it, the more I looked at it, the more it resembled you, Liana. And since you were going to stay with me for a while, to avoid any strange misunderstandings, I thought it was better to hide it."

"..."

"Right, right?" Liana felt something was a bit off, but it didn't seem like there was a big problem.

But whether it was right or wrong, Liana knew that now it had to be right.

"That's right, it does look a bit like me," Liana nodded, "It's very cute, I like it."

"Then I'll give it to you as a gift! Consider it a return gift from me," Mepeilu said, though somewhat reluctantly since it ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) was a doll specially made to resemble Liana.

But the situation had developed to this point, and this small sacrifice was worth it!

Worst comes to worst, she could just have another one made.

"No need," Liana shook her head, "I gave you a gift not expecting anything in return, and besides, this doll looks so much like me, holding it myself would feel very strange."

"...That's true."

"Let's not talk about this for now. How does your face feel now?" Liana asked.

"It really feels different, not as dry as before," Mepeilu touched her cheeks, "It's magical..."

"Make sure to take good care of your skin," Liana extended her hand and pinched Mepeilu's cheek, feeling its softness.

"You don't have to tell me!" Mepeilu said somewhat shyly.

"Liana, those clothes that need to be aired out, then I'll go take a bath now."

"Alright."

Liana walked into the bathroom.

Mepeilu heard the sound of water in the bathroom and felt conflicted.

Should she go in? After all, they are both girls; it's a normal thing, and it's just taking a bath together, not doing anything strange.

But wouldn't it be too abrupt? And just after Liana had seen a doll that looked so much like her, would joining her in the bath now seem a bit perverted...

Loraviel: For Mepeilu, just go in and offer yourself to Liana, that’s the proper thing to do.

While Mepeilu was conflicted, Liana had already finished bathing.

She came out wearing a light blue nightgown, seeing Mepeilu looking somewhat lost, "What's wrong, Mepeilu?"

"Nothing." Mepeilu shook her head, "Do you need help drying your hair?"

"No need, I've actually been wanting to try it myself, after all, since I've been here, I haven't had the chance to use magical devices," Liana picked up the hairdryer, curiously.

"But just to be safe, stay here."

"That's fine." Mepeilu took the hairdryer from Liana's hands, "I'll demonstrate first, then you can help me afterward."

"That makes sense." Liana sat in the chair, looking at herself in the mirror.

Mepeilu held a strand of Liana's long hair in one hand and the hairdryer in the other, then slowly infused it with magic, "Don't infuse too much magic at once."

If too much magic is infused suddenly, the magic chip inside the hairdryer might fail and could even explode.

"Watch carefully, there is a very obvious magic stone at the top of the hairdryer, like this, just infuse a little bit of magic."

The magic stone in the hairdryer turned red as magic was infused, and when it was nearly full, Mepeilu stopped, "But this kind of thing is quite difficult, so for a beginner like you, it's simpler than fire magic because you don't need a full infusion to use it, just like this."

Of course, the magic stone still had half of its energy, but it could still blow a gentle wind to dry the hair, and as the wind output decreased, the energy in the magic stone also lessened, "When it's almost over, just recharge it with energy."

"I understand," Liana caressed her beautiful platinum blonde hair, "I think I've got the hang of it."

"Is that so? Then I'm looking forward to it a bit."

About half an hour later, Mepeilu also came out of the bathroom, dressed in a similar light blue nightgown and sat in front of the mirror.

Liana, holding the hairdryer, was a bit nervous because, according to Mepeilu, too much magic could cause an explosion.

"Don't be too nervous," Mepeilu tried to ease Liana's tension, "If it's too difficult, just do it little by little, take your time."

"I know." Liana infused magic into the hairdryer, stopping when it was half full, though it was a bit much, she decided not to continue for safety's sake.

Liana's technique was obviously not as good as Mepeilu's, but ultimately, it went fairly smoothly, although it did cause Mepeilu some distress, sometimes even pulling her hair, eliciting a slight moan of pain from Mepeilu.

"Sorry..."

"It's okay, I used to do this often." Mepeilu still harbored an immense fondness for Liana.

"I'll try harder."

"Does that mean you'll do my hair again?" Mepeilu asked.

"That... of course, it's not something particularly difficult to do, anytime you want, as long as you're willing," Liana said.

Mepeilu seemed pleased, it was getting dark, and it was time to sleep.

"Mm." Liana lay on the bed, which was large and still had plenty of space, but Mepeilu squeezed over, leaning against Liana.

"In the past, it was our mother who slept between us," Liana turned to look at Mepeilu.

Mepeilu clearly hesitated, unsure if it was appropriate to bring up their mother in front of Liana.

"Speak boldly, there's nothing you can't say. Hasn't the king said it? Mother is just busy, she hasn't abandoned us, nor has she planned not to come back," Liana said.

"Back then, it was always Sister Anyas who told us stories before bed," Mepeilu said.

"Yeah, I miss that."

"How about I tell you a story?" Mepeilu suddenly offered.

"After all, I am older than you, it's just the duty of an elder sister."

"Elder sister?" Liana pondered, "Although you act a bit childish at times, you've always been concerned about me, and now you're pretending to be very mature by telling me a story, it really must be hard for you, Mepeilu... Mom?"