At the beginning of the game, the players were all at ease but as they progressed to the middle part of the game, their expressions became cloudy and suspicious. At the end of the game, everyone barely speaks.
「Etho, ano…..Eseria-sama? I got 4 and arrived at the Arrival square, then….」
Kara asked that with a pale face. She can’t say that she’s the first one to finish the game. Eseria can’t help but reply while her face twitches.
「Ye-yeah. Kara-san got first place. Congratulations.」
The game continued quietly and Najek arrived at the arrival square shortly after.
「Ano, Eseria, I’m finished too?」
「….Yes, aniisama is impressive. You managed to get second place.」
「Yeah….」
Neither Eseria’s praise nor Najek’s response has power. The game continues.
「This….I think I’ve reached the finish line too….」
「Yeah….you’re indeed done too. Good for you, Lisbel-san.」
Eseria is sweating cold sweat while saying that to the teary-eyed maid.
(Wait a minute!! Immediately after the start, her majesty was the leading one. What happened in the second half for the queen to lose turns, get detoured, and was instructed to return a number of times? I’m the only one at the losing end with the queen. This is not funny at all!!)
Eseria screams in her heart and didn’t notice that Cornelia and Miredia already completed the game too.
「Ehto….I think I’m done too. It’s your turn now, Eseria?」
「Yes, yes! I’ll start now!」
Eseria forced herself to continue after realizing the piercing gazes of everyone.
(Calm down, Eseria. It is still okay. The queen is just before me. Unless I get 6, I can still lose. The queen can still win against me. I shouldn’t lose hope.)
She grabbed the korokoro from Cornelia and regained her energy.
「Then, here I go!」
(One! Even if it is not 1, at least don’t show up, 6!!)
And as if answering her prayer, she got 6.
「…..」
(Oi, what’s this! Game of life’s god, are you skipping work!? Can’t you read the atmosphere??)
In her heart, Eseria is already cursing the game of life god whose existence is still in question. The room became terribly silent.
After that eerie few seconds of silence, everyone turned to Magdalena and apologized.
「A-ano! You’re majesty, I’m terribly sorry for being first!!」
「No, I’m more impolite! After I caught up with the queen, her majesty loses two turns!」
「Aneesama, I’m sorry! It’s because I’m reaching out to you earlier and hit your hand so you got 1 at a critical time!」
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Lazy Sigh of the Villainess
FantasyThis story is not mine. A woman, who has been living her life ON (work) and OFF (entertainment) at a corner of a city, reincarnated in an otome game called "Crystal Labyrinth". She is aware and has knowledge about her previous life when she awakened...
