Reincarnation of Villainess Noble Lady (Ch. 143-299)

REIKA-SAMA -270

Today is the day the exam results are posted. This is judgment day…

"Reika-sama, the rankings list has been posted. Shall we go see?"

"I guess so."

I head to see the chart with Serika-chan and the girls. Oh, my stomach hurts…

"I wonder where Kaburagi-sama and Enjou-sama are ranked."

"Oh, they're obviously at the top."

"Yes, I wonder if Kaburagi-sama will be first again."

"Enjou-sama won't lose either."

Serika-chan and the others don't care about their own grades, so they're carefree and predict others' standings.

"What do you think, Reika-sama?"

"Huh? About what?"

"Who will be at the top of the rankings."

"I wonder…" I wasn't really paying attention, so I answered vaguely. Honestly, I don't care about Kaburagi's ranking. I only care about my own. Did I make the top 30…? I'll be fine. I worked so hard. But other students worked just as hard… If I wasn't in the top 30… I imagine Kaburagi's rage. Ugh! The crushing pain in my stomach!

A crowd fills the area in front of the rankings list. Serika-chan and the girls shoo away people to open a path.

"Look! It's Kaburagi-sama at the top!" Kikuno-chan yelled out.

She's right. 1st Kaburagi Masaya.

To defend the top spot with his hard schedule, just how is his brain built?

No, what about me…? I leave Serika-chan and the others to their celebration and look for my name… No, it's not here, it's not here! I turn pale. If I couldn't fulfill Kaburagi's goal, what would he do to me…?!

Oh, god, please protect me, a poor little lamb! I hold the pit of my stomach and look up at the rankings, praying. "Oh!"

18th Kisshouin Reika

I quit breathing, having inhaled. It's not a mirage, right? My name's next to 18th, right? Hey, somebody please confirm it! Serika-chan and the girls only care about those at the top. Hey, your friend Reika-chan might be 18th! Hey!

"Reika-sama is 18th." I turn around to the gentle voice and I find Fuyuko-sama looking up at the rankings chart.

"Fuyuko-sama…!"

"Congratulations." I see a halo on the smiling Fuyuko-sama. If she can see it, I really am 18th!

These difficult few weeks. I battled sleepiness, I fought off stomach pains, I even thought that I might really retch blood, but still studied, and here's the result! I did it! I did it!

Hearing Fuyuko-sama, Serika-chan and the other verified it and "Reika-sama is 18th?!" "Incredible, Reika-sama!" and they praise me.

"Thank you. But 18th isn't so impressive, so please don't make a big deal of it. It's embarrassing."

"That's not so! You should be proud!"

"Reika-sama must not understand how great that is."

"You're so modest, Reika-sama."

I make a look of slight embarrassment and laugh, ohohoho.

"Oh, it's Kaburagi-sama and Enjou-sama!" somebody called out and a path opened for them.

So Kaburagi's come. Now, behold. My name is next to #18!

Kaburagi looked at the top of the list without expression and lowered his eye-line all the way to the bottom. He should have seen my ranking! Not just the top 30, but I even made the top 20 that he first told me to! How about that! Now, extol me! Praise me!