Banished Villainess

98 : 'Enter, the Bride and Groom.'

‘What!? Coming one after another, just what is it this time!?’

Staggering after taking a brunt of the blast herself, Momo turned around after regaining her posture. One could only think that anyone capable of withstanding such a powerful blast without so much a scratch on them may no longer be considerable as human.
Her gaze headed towards the carriage that Chloe rode with. The surrounding people could only look in awe as another lady shows herself within the carriage.

It was Sei’s fiancée, Lady Missouri. Her presence alone wouldn’t have been as surprising, save for the fact that not only was she wearing a wedding gown, she also carried a long and narrow cylinder-like weapon resting on her shoulders. The blast earlier seemed to be its doing.

‘How does it feel? How does an attack outside of the reality of this “game” you spoke of taste like? You did not see this coming right? I am quite the ‘Villainess’ too.’

‘Do…Don’t make fun of me! That was Magic Launcher just now, right!? That’s Leddorio and Sei’s combination skill! How can you use it!?’

Momo had completely thrown away the respect towards royalties out of the window. Perhaps, the world that she came from is akin to a domain of the gods who oversee this world. But even if you disregard that, her manner of speech itself reeks of childishness. Leddorio and the others compared her to an angel but, perhaps a sprite or an imp would be much more appropriate.

As Momo indignantly gazed upon Missouri, a man suddenly shows himself behind her. Wearing a white tuxedo, the man got off the carriage ahead of the lady and escorted her down. He was none other than—

‘’Sei!!’

‘My apologies for coming late, highness.’

His dreamy refined greeting used to be supplemented by high-pitched yells from the surrounding ladies within the academy. In such a dangerous dungeon, however, their bride-and-groom attires looked to be completely out of place.

‘What have you been doing? What’s with that attire?’

‘My apologies, sir. We were suddenly called by Sir Keith while we were looking into wedding ensembles.’

‘We are getting married, highness.’

As Sei awkwardly explained, Missouri took him by the arms and supplemented for him. Their reasons aside, Missouri looked considerably similar to Momo after untying her usual braided hair and putting on a makeup. Although it was clear that she did it on purpose, Sei could only see it as nothing short of harassment. Momo, realizing this severely snarl at Sei with so much vigor.

‘How cruel of you, Sei! You said I would be your only one after Lady Masumi! Didn’t you promise that you wouldn’t do anything that would make me cry? How could you switch so easily to Missouri? Was the love you professed to me that shallow?’

‘Lady Momo… this might come off as an excuse now but, I was seriously in love with you. Even after knowing that you are a villainous lady who played all of us around the nose, I can still feel the urge within me to win your heart. However… I made a bet with Missouri. Although I still feel dissatisfied with the fact that I was led to a trap, it was true that my naivety has made me negligent. It speaks of my complete defeat… so I have to accept the result.’

Although Sei hung his head low, looking mortified, he kept holding the hand of the bridal Missouri which only nullified any possible persuasive power.

Missouri was slightly taller than Momo and her chest had more volume. If you look at the couple closely, her stature suits Sei more in comparison to Momo’s petite build. Missouri’s face, previously ridiculed for being as emotionless as a doll, now looks filled with happiness. It looked as though the things between the couple would go well for as long as she can keep holding Sei by the reigns.

‘You were asking how I was able to use the combination skill, right. It is more apt to say that you just couldn’t use it in the “game,” but can possibly be used freely by everyone else, you know? The same goes with the combination skill of Darck and Chloe, “Purify Arrow”, after all. Ah, by the way, this launcher was remodeled with so much effort using the latest magical technology of the Corundum Kingdom. That’s why even I was able to use it freely.’

Missouri proudly explains as she was being supported by Sei. A new swarm of monsters was threatening them so she readied the launcher for the second time. The lady fired the launcher in the same outfit one would use in cutting a wedding cake; a completely surreal spectacle for the surrounding to see. She looked ecstatic in doing so.

‘Ah, this feels like it could turn into a habit. Sir Sei, may I ask of you to take responsibility for this as well?’

The lady in bridal gown says so as she looked up to the future husband behind her. The smile on the face of Sei could only cramp in response.