The Villainess who Only Had 100 Days to Live Had Fun Every Day

the same time, I couldn’t get the fact that my mother had just spoken with such vulgarity out of my mind.

It must have been my imagination…

I couldn’t believe she just referred to herself as an auntie, to have badmouthed other aristocrats.
What was more—to call them ‘noisy, feathery, cretins.’ while grinning…

No way, there’s just no way.

Then, I asked for a confirmation.

“Then, it isn’t because you dislike Lelouche or her mother?”

“Oh, I dislike that ‘Foreign Beauty’ princess, alright.
But I do wonder… will her beauty remain for eternity? Not only that, she’s so subservient to her husband, even referring to him with honorifics from her kingdom… Her brazenness drives me crazy.”

“Mother…”

She didn’t seem to want to hear it.
I didn’t know what to call her honest impression.

Then, my mother snapped her fan shut.

“I won’t do anything as petty as hitting the girl.
She’s innocent.
Rather, I feel sorry for her.
She has to marry into the royal family despite the fact that she doesn’t like it.
It’s because of the family history of her parents… Well, the daughters of noble families are nothing more than tools.
Still, as expected, I wish we had a little more choice in this day and age.”

Mother was formerly a princess of a neighboring kingdom.
She seemed to have gotten married for the sake of maintaining peace.
But like a habit, she often told my father, “I married you because I want to.”

In fact, in her homeland, there seemed to be many candidates for the marriage.
Among her brothers and sisters, she seemed to have been chosen.
She said that she won the title of Queen Lapisenta through rock-paper-scissors after having a conflict with her younger sister.

Lelouche, on the other hand, was born to be my fiancée.
Due to the agreement decided by her parents, she wasn’t given any options.
It was the same for me… but I couldn’t think of anyone other than her, so I never thought of it as unfortunate.

—But what about Lelouche?

I couldn’t ask her that because I was afraid.

As I pondered about that, my mother gently stroked my head.

“Well, that’s why.
As a man, what you’ve just done is quite evil.
If you’re one of the gentlemen, try to be in a position where she can remain assured enough to focus on her battle.
Refrain from stepping into her world.”

“…But, what I just did, isn’t that what women usually want?”

I lifted my eyebrows at her so-called general theory.
My mother dismissed me with a smile.

She said, “You should broaden your horizon.”

That smile convinced me.
That was the face of a woman who stood at the top of the kingdom—

—and that was also what Lelouche was striving for.