1. "Just what are you going to do with it?"
2. A few days after the monster incident...
3. "And?"
Memuatkan…Memuatkan…
1. I have to go back and explain how we got ourselves into this situation.
2. It was right after the water slime was defeated.
3. "There you are."
5. "Oooh!"
1. "That huge Water Slime must have been your mother."
2. "Come here."
3. "You don't need to be afraid of anything."
4. "My guess is it was hit by a stray magic bullet..."
5. "and then fought to protect you."
1. "I'm sorry."
2. "This is where we form a contract for you to be my familiar."
3. "Your name is Ralaire."
1. "I'll be your new mother!"
2. "Whoa!"
3. I RAISED HER WHILE WORKING AS A MAID. RALAIRE BECAME MY FAMILIAR.
4. AND THAT'S HOW...
5. "Ah, you must be hungry."
1. "Ah! Hey!"
2. I guess all babies, regardless of species, need to eat around the clock.
3. "What the...?!"
4. She's brimming with curiosity.
5. It's going to be difficult to train her.
6. "Misha..."
7. "That's... a monster, right?"
1. "Could you at least ask me more nicely?!"
2. "I want you to help me train her!"
3. "I'm very calm!"
4. "Just hear me out!"
5. "Calm down, Misha!"
6. "Eeek!"
7. THAT IS HOW...
8. WITH MISHA'S HELP, I'VE LEARNED TO TAKE CARE OF RALAIRE.
9. Lene was searching, and...
10. "Commoner! Where has my hairbrush run off to?!"
11. BUT THAT'S ALSO WHAT MADE ME LOWER MY GUARD.
1. "M..."
2. "Monster..."
3. "Miss Claire! It's the middle of the night! Shhhh!!"
1. "She's the manifestation of our love!"
2. "How dare you use my name like that!!"
3. "What is wrong with you?!"
4. "Rae..."
5. "Plus..."
6. "Claire..."
7. "Makes ralaire!"
8. I knew it!
9. "Wha?!"
10. "I've had enough of this."
11. "I'll tell mr. Torrid and have him get rid of it."
12. "At least watch this before you decide!"
13. "Please wait, miss claire!"
14. "Ralaire is a sharp one!"
1. "You've left me with no choice."
2. "Ralaire! Time for the last resort!"
3. "Please don't be like this, miss claaaire!"
4. "This really does need to be disposed of."
5. "?!"
6. "The monster is changing shape..."
7. "Huh?"
8. "Wh- what's happening here?"
1. "This is undine."
2. "A small me?"
3. "This is...!"
4. "It's a habit of water slimes."
5. "Why does it look like me?"
6. "The one who appears in fairy tales?"
7. "Undine, as in the water spirit?"
8. "!!"
9. "They imitate the appearance of beautiful women."
1. The whole beautiful women bit was a bald-faced lie.
2. Water slimes mimic the appearance of those around them in self-defense.
3. "Nope. I made that up."
4. "R-really?"
5. "I-I see..."
6. "Phew. That was a cinch."
7. "Something about it is rather charming."
8. "When you put it that way..."
9. "Thank you very much! Your kindness knows no bounds, miss claire!"
10. "In exchange, I want you to train it properly, you hear me?"
11. "I suppose I shall pass on having it disposed of."
1. "Oh, it's too late for that."
2. "Also, I want you to change its name."
3. "It's too late?!"
4. "Yes, ma'am!"
5. "And you need to stop hiding it. You should introduce it to everyone!"
6. She sounds like someone's mother.
7. System something or other...
8. "Once familiars recognize their own name, they're unable to forget it."
9. "I object! I object to that name!"
10. "Let's continue to get along, ralaire!"
1. "And that is why, esteemed guests..."
2. "The time has finally come for this year's academy knights selection test!"
1. "My family boasts a long military history."
2. "I'm the current serving commander..."
3. "Lorek kugret."
4. "But for you first-years, I'm loretta's older brother."
5. "This year, we're looking to add five new members."
6. "Right..."
7. "For those who pass the exam and are accepted..."
8. "However, you're welcome to take the test again next year."
9. "My hope is that none of you give up."
10. "First up is the written test. It's designed to eliminate some of you."
11. "Those who earn a failing score will not be permitted to take the second test."
1. "Why don't we compete using the same conditions as the last test?"
3. "What? No, I don't want to do that."
4. "Then I want you to leave the royal academy."
5. "If you do not pass the academy knights exam..."
6. "Common-er!"
7. "So, you remember what happened last time?"
8. "You must be plotting something here."
9. "Now, wait just a moment!"
10. "Can't it be that if I pass, I win?"
11. "But then I would be at a disadvantage."
12. "......"
13. "If I pass, then it will be my victory."
14. "Then how about... If I fail, you win, miss claire."
1. "Same as before. You grant me one favor of my choosing."
2. "And what if you win?"
3. "Hmph!"
4. "I know you'll pass, miss claire!"
5. "We swear to god! (In a hushed voice.)"
6. "Very well. The battle is on!"
7. "You have sixty minutes to complete the test!"
8. "Begin!"
1. As long as one possesses a basic understanding, no one has much of an advantage.
2. The written portion tests one's knowledge of school rules and clerical duties.
3. The academy knights' placement test has both written and practical portions.
4. "We will now collect your answer sheets!"
5. "Time's up!"
6. When it's easiest to make a simple mistake, like being off by one question on the answer sheet.
7. But it's times like this...
8. I swear on the françois name that I shall not be eliminated here.
9. "How did it go, miss claire?"
1. "I-I'll be just fine."
2. "Whoa!"
3. "I-I would never make a mistake like that!"
4. "I would never do something like that..."
5. "You dropped this."
1. "COMMONER! STOP DAWDLING AND LET US BE ON OUR WAY TO LUNCH!"
2. AH... IT'S HIM.
3. "WH-WHOA!"
4. JUST PAST NOON, WE FOUND OURSELVES BEFORE THE BULLETIN BOARD.
6. "I KNEW THE THREE PRINCES COULD DO IT!"
7. "THEY ALL PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS!"
1. "Heya. It looks like you all passed, too."
2. "Master rod. Master yu."
3. "Oh ho ho ho ho ho!"
4. "This is simply natural for someone of my caliber!"
5. "And miss claire!"
6. "As rae's walking supervisor, I was forced to."
7. "You passed as well, misha. Something about it's quite surprising."
8. "She managed to snag fifth place!"
9. "Misha doesn't cut corners when it comes to things like this."
1. "Ralaire! I told you you're not allowed to pop out like that!"
2. "It's kinda cute how it jiggles and bounces."
3. "Ah, this must be the rumored familiar."
4. "Whoa!"
5. "Attention to all who have passed!"
6. "Please assemble on the school grounds!"
7. "The time has come to announce the conditions of the practical exam!"
1. "Th..."
2. "The second exam..."
3. "Is a mock battle?!"
1. Did he just pull out a desk?
2. "Welcome to the practical exam for the academy knights!"
3. "We're about to begin an exciting match!"
4. "The second test will be conducted as a one-on-one mock battle!"
5. "No need to worry about that!"
6. "Won't that be... Dangerous?"
7. "Are we going to be fighting with magic?"
1. "Lambert!"
2. "A defensive barrier?"
3. "Hold on now. Is this...?"
1. "This will reduce the damage taken."
2. "As you all can see, a special barrier has been erected around the school grounds."
3. "It will also allow you to demonstrate your powers without restraint."
4. "Oh, I see! We can use our magic as much as we please!"
5. "We have already assigned the pairings."
6. "Among these, the pairs we're most looking forward to seeing are..."
1. The first match, thane bauer versus yu bauer...
2. The sixth match, rod bauer versus misha jur...
3. And finally...
1. The tenth match, claire françois versus rae taylor!
1. "I am not going to be bested, commoner."
2. "I shall beat you beyond repair!"
3. "I expect nothing less from you, miss claire."
4. "Heh... Heh heh heh..."
5. "Glory to the academy knights!"
6. "Now then, everyone..."
7. "The second test begins now!"
1. "The moment I took my eyes off of her, she disappeared!"
2. "Weren't you two just together?"
3. "Missing?"
4. "Ralaire's missing!"
5. "She's a sharp one, so I don't think she's gone far."
6. "Maybe she blended into some part of the room?"
7. "I wonder where she's gotten off to?"
8. "Ralaire! Come out, wherever you are, ralaire!"
9. "I suppose she is a sharp one."
2. "There's simply no way to tell if rain will fall in the afternoon!"
3. "And what am I supposed to do, exactly?"
4. "Miss claire!"
5. "You shouldn't be out without an umbrella!"
6. "The smell?"
7. "You can't tell from the smell?"
8. "It's almost an earthy scent."
9. "Right before it begins to rain, you can smell it in the air."
10. "It takes me back."
11. "I suppose it's a sensation you wouldn't know unless you've lived in the countryside."
1. "Miss claire, your lovely aroma is my guiding light."
2. "I'm kidding. It was all a joke."
3. "I simply guessed where you might be."
4. "When you say it like that, it doesn't sound particularly clever."
5. "But you do seem to always know my whereabouts."
6. "It's not as if I wish to know why..."
7. "Oh! That's because of your fragrance."
8. "There aren't a lot of roofs in this area..."
9. "Which means you'd make for the eaves of the church."
10. "You didn't appear to be in a good mood today, miss claire."
11. "So I was certain that you would be somewhere students don't pass by."
1. "It seems you're making fun of me!"
2. "What are you doing?! You'll be soaked!"
3. "And I knew you would, because you never expose yourself to the rain and wind."
4. "I am not such a delicate woman..."
5. "......"
6. "That I need you to worry about my well-being!"
7. "Miss claire?!"
1. "I shall blow away this wind and rain as if it were nothing!"
2. To be continued...
2. I hope that you enjoyed reading it.
3. From the fun yuri comedy of volume 1...
4. To volume 2, where we get a bit more invested in the story...
5. Thank you very much for purchasing volume 2 of I'm in love with the villainess.
6. My name is aonoshimo, and I'm in charge of drawing the manga.
7. "Wait just a moment!"
8. I would also like to thank inori. For granting me permission... To run wild with the story this time, too. Thank you to her and all of my editors.
9. "I don't recall giving you permission to do as you pleased!"
10. Anyway, see you next time!
11. "Miss claire! Please scold me, too!"
12. "Reflect on your actions, you third-rate manga artist!"
13. "I would have been fine with the fabricated delusions!"
14. "But you had me attacked by tentacles!!"
15. "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!"
1. Claire and Ralaire
2. Written by Inori.
3. "“Say, ‘Aaah,’ Ralaire.”"
4. The commoner finished her sentence as she fed the baby water slime a biscuit. I still haven’t accepted that she chose to name her Ralaire. However, the water slime began to happily chew. The biscuit was the size of her body, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.
5. We were in my own personal room at the Royal Academy. Lene, the commoner, and I had just returned from taking a bath. Now that our preparations for tomorrow were finished, all that remained was to go to bed. That was when the commoner’s familiar had begun acting up, letting us know she was hungry.
6. "“You really do take good care of Ralaire, huh, Rae?”"
7. "“Well, yeah! Of course! I mean, she’s the manifestation of the love Miss Claire and I share.”"
8. "“Could you please stop saying things that vastly differ from reality?!”"
1. The commoner was once again claiming “facts” that made not a drop of sense. Normally, I simply let her comments slide, for if I were to rebuke her for each and every one, my body would soon give out. However, I did sometimes speak up when I simply could not let such speech stand.
2. "“Besides, have you forgotten that we are currently in my room? Misha can be the one to take Ralaire out of here.”"
3. "“But Miss Claire, I believe that would mean you’re abandoning your parental duties, no?”"
4. "“As I have stated before, that thing isn’t my child!”"
5. Lene and the commoner broke into giggles at my agitation. Goodness! What was wrong with these two?
6. "“Rae, have you seen Miss Claire’s hairbrush?”"
7. "“I thought you had it on you, Lene.”"
8. "“Perhaps I forgot it in the bathroom.”"
9. "“Why don’t we go see if we can find it. Miss Claire, I need you to watch over Ralaire while we’re gone.”"
10. "“Excuse me?! H-hold on just a moment, commoner...”"
11. "“We will be right back. Let’s go, Rae.”"
12. "“You’re going, too, Lene?! What?! Wait!”"
13. They didn’t give me even a moment to try and stop them. The pair disappeared, leaving me with the monster. I glanced at Ralaire, terrified. She almost looked as if she had turned to face me.
14. "“Y-yes? What is it?” I asked."
15. But Ralaire simply jiggled and trembled. She appeared as if she was attempting to say something, but I didn’t know
1. anything about the expressions of monsters. Flustered, I turned my gaze to the bag of biscuits from earlier.
2. "“Oh! Would you like some more?”"
3. When I showed her a biscuit, like the commoner had done, Ralaire began to bounce in place. I broke the biscuit into bite-sized pieces, and Ralaire gobbled them up wholeheartedly.
4. "“Phew! Perhaps this could be considered a form of cultural exchange?”"
5. Even though I had been meticulously instructed in the languages and etiquette of our neighboring nations since I was a little girl, never in my wildest dreams had I thought the day would come when I would need to understand a monster.
6. "“A monster is a monster, even if it’s a baby familiar.”"
7. As I recalled the events of the battle against the water slime the other day, I felt a tremble run through my legs.
8. "“What if this one, too, begins to run rampant? Will we see it coming?”"
9. "“Oh my!”"
10. I turned toward the sweet, tender voice and spotted a kitten on the windowsill. It must have wandered in from somewhere. But there was simply no way this was a stray cat. It looked well-cared for and wore a red collar around its neck.
11. "“How adorable! But you must come down! That perch is ever so dangerous.”"
1. As I moved to the window, the kitten quickly turned, leaped, and ran away.
2. "“A-and I won’t miss you, either! Good riddance!”"
3. I was feeling slightly down about this development, but I turned back to face Ralaire.
4. "“Oh wow!”"
5. Ralaire had taken on the form of the kitten. She looked exactly like the one that had been at my window.
6. "“I-I guess even you can take on cute forms.”"
7. Ralaire was now a semi-transparent, jiggling kitten. I didn’t even realize that I’d reached out to her, but before I knew it, I was stroking what should have been her fur. She felt cool to the touch.
8. "“This isn’t so bad, I suppose.”"
9. I continued to pet her. As soon as Ralaire finished eating her biscuit, she leaped up onto my arm.
10. "“Wh-whoa! St-stop that!”"
11. Ralaire climbed up my shoulder and stared deep into my eyes. Her own eyes were like two round crystals.
12. "“Th-that adorable expression of yours won’t fool me!”"
13. I attempted to put up a tough exterior, but Ralaire broke down my defenses by rubbing against my cheek. Sh-she’s so cute!
14. "“D-don’t think that this one action will lead to me accepting you! But...I suppose I can grant you a small amount of acceptance.”"
15. All else aside, the form Ralaire currently embodied was blameless. There was nothing unnatural about appreciating
1. the cuddliness of something innately cute. Wait a second, who am I trying to reason with here?!
2. I slowly extended a finger to touch Ralaire’s kitten-form face, but before I even reached her, she began licking my finger of her own accord. I was certain that she only wished to gobble up any lingering biscuit crumbs, but she was, nevertheless, unbearably adorable in that moment.
3. "“Goodness, you’re just like your owner. You are both simply out of tune.”"
4. I gently poked Ralaire, and she stared blankly back at me. Hee hee!
5. "“Even the commoner looks like she could be a normal girl at first glance.”"
6. That nuisance, who never did anything that wasn’t some bold, rash action, suddenly appeared in my mind, her mouth quirking just so, her determined gaze...
7. "“Right, right. Just like that. Wait, what?”"
8. Ralaire was transforming from the kitten to the commoner before my very eyes.
9. "“H-hold on just a moment!”"
10. Also, her version of the commoner was stark naked.
11. "“Wh-why did you do this, Ralaire? Hurry up and change back! I shall not allow a shameless form like that!!”"
12. I was panicking, but Ralaire didn’t seem to hear me. She kissed my cheek while maintaining the commoner’s form.
13. "“E-enough! Stop that this instant!”"
14. I heard the click of my bedroom door.
15. "“We’re back! Miss Claire, we—Huh?!”"
1. ""How thoughtless of me to drop it in a place like tha— Oh?""
2. The two of them turned their gazes toward Ralaire and froze.
3. ""No! This isn't what you think it is!""
4. ""It seems that you've made Ralaire do something quite bold, Miss Claire.""
5. ""Miss Claire! If you wished to see my body, all you needed to do was ask! I'm more than happy to oblige!""
6. ""This is a misunderstanding, do you hear me?! Lene! Don't you look at me like that! Commoner! Stop removing your clothes!!""
7. It took two whole days to explain such a massive misunderstanding. Why is it that I am always the one made to suffer like this?! Ralaire is cute. I will admit that. But it's clear that she is her owner's child!
8. ""Ralaire! I am going to train you with the firmest of hands, so prepare yourself!""
9. Despite my stern words, Ralaire's expression remained cool as she jiggled and trembled.
2. Hello! This is the series author, Inori. How did you enjoy Volume 2? I was knocked out the moment I saw how adorable Ralaire looks under Aonoshimo-sensei's care. That isn't to say that Aonoshimo-sensei's appeal ends there. Far from it. Speaking of their appeal, I have countless things that I truly commend them for, but the afterword only has so much space. (A little joke for those who are in the know.)
3. Thanks to the runaway success of Volume 1, a second edition was ordered almost right after it went on sale. And! I'm in Love with the Villainess came in fifth on the "Manga We Want to See Animated Ranking" at Anime Japan 2021! I sincerely hope that this momentum continues and that I continue to receive love and adoration from all of my readers.
4. I look forward to meeting you in Volume 3. See you next time.
4. ""Miss Claire, you mustn't be so picky.""
5. Lene is a commoner, but she's also the eldest daughter of the Aurousseau merchant family. In order to further the bonds between their families, she works as a maid in the François household. She is one of the few people whom Claire allows to speak freely to her.
9. ""Don't go running wild, Rae.""
10. Rae's roommate. Her family is made up of fallen nobles who are now commoners. When she was still a noble, she was rather close with Yu. She also secretly still adores him. Possesses a high aptitude for wind magic.
2. Former corporate worker Rei has been reborn as “Rae Taylor” in the world of her favorite dating sim, where she’s determined to romance the villainess, Claire François... or, failing that, at least make Claire happy! Using knowledge from the game, Rae has become Claire’s maid, and now she’s trying to set her up with the second prince, Thane Bauer. Welcome to the next installment of this ridiculously heartwarming rom-com about a girl who’s all-in for her favorite character!