1. "Lene! It's almost time for us to leave."
2. Rae taylor has been reborn inside a video game.
3. "Goodness! What could that maid possibly be doing right now?!"
4. "But rae isn't..."
5. She's fought valiantly to be close to her favorite character, the villainess.
6. "Right away! Hmm?"
7. "Rae taylor!"
8. "Hurry it up already..."
1. And she's currently enjoying every aspect of her life as a maid. ♥
2. "Right away!"
1. Is there something you may be neglecting to remember?
2. "What?"
3. However, dear readers...
4. That's right. This story...
5. Is set in the world of an otome game.
1. "Check."
2. "Rae... You..."
3. "Rae really is something else."
4. "I never thought she'd be able to corner master rod like that."
1. He thinks the world revolves around him.
2. "Are good."
3. I've triggered his interest in me by performing well during the most recent test.
4. The first prince, rod bauer.
5. As for why I've unfortunately been caught by him today...
6. "Excuse you!"
7. "Master rod... Would you care to admit defeat?"
8. "Unfortunately for you, no."
9. "How disrespectful can you be?!"
1. "However, you're not as powerful as I am."
2. "You are a formidable opponent."
3. "I haven't struggled this much since I last played against yu."
4. "Checkmate."
1. "I admit defeat."
2. "How surprising. I never would have thought you had the skill to make it this far."
3. "Heh! So, you knew?"
4. "You must have made your move around the middle of the game, yes?"
5. "I completely agree!"
6. "Not at all."
7. "To be honest, this is my first time playing it."
8. "Do commoners also play chess?"
1. "You're already this skilled, yet it was your first time?"
2. "Well, I do have experience with chess... We just don't have a chessboard at home."
3. "What?"
4. My experience comes from playing the minigames in revolution.
5. "Wh-what does that even mean?"
6. One was a chess game against the a.I., which I played until I mastered.
7. I'm not lying.
1. "I overheard it during her interview."
2. "Don't be so forthcoming with that information!"
3. But there's no real reason for me to hide it, right?
4. "The same goes for what happened during the test the other day."
5. "You are as mysterious as ever."
6. "Are you referring to how I'm a dual-caster?"
7. "Let's play again soon!"
8. "Excuse us, master rod."
9. "Now then, shall we be on our way, miss claire?"
10. Ah.
11. Then...
12. "I just hope you'll actually try next time."
1. He knew I was going easy on him.
2. I can't seem to get him to dislike me.
3. "Common-er..."
4. "Master yu."
5. "I have received some quality black tea from the southern region."
1. "Hmm?"
2. "Please try one of my brand-new sweets!"
3. "Master yu!"
4. "..."
5. "Hrrmmmm..."
6. "Oh? Has the time come?"
7. "I know this puts you in check!"
1. "Then allow me to make this move."
2. "Queen to f4."
3. "Thank you very much, master yu."
4. "Claire, I recommend moving your queen to f4. This will allow you to turn the tide in your favor."
1. "I beg your pardon?"
2. "I spoke up because rae loves to toy with you, claire."
3. "I was able to deduce that on my own."
4. "However, would you be so kind as to refrain from speaking?"
5. "Ah, I'm sorry."
6. "You haven't realized?"
7. "Rae is attempting to goad you into attacking her."
8. The third prince, yu bauer.
9. "Isn't that right?"
1. "I was."
2. "But I have explained this countless times before."
3. "Commoner! Were you doing something that despicable?!"
4. Despite appearances, master yu is a capable strategist.
5. "I simply cannot help myself, since you never seem to let up on me, miss claire."
6. "Aarrgh!"
7. His modest actions entice opponents to lower their guard, allowing him to manipulate them.
8. I must be particularly careful around him.
9. "Why don't we try something else?"
10. "Now, now. You two must grow tired of always playing chess, no?"
1. "How about a game of poker?"
2. "Since we aren't playing with chips, victory shall go to the strongest hand."
3. "You're allowed to exchange hands twice."
4. "I will exchange two cards."
5. "I would like to exchange one card."
6. I'm so close to a straight.
7. Hmmm. This isn't a bad hand, per se.
1. She really is the epitome of a cool beauty.
2. Her expression remains unchanged.
3. That's misha for you.
4. "What?!"
5. "Is it true that you weren't going all out against him?"
6. "Hey, rae. Remember when you played chess against my brother, rod?"
7. "I played with everything I had."
8. "No! Master rod is giving me too much credit."
9. "Rae... Did you take it easy on master rod the other day?"
10. "Hee hee!"
1. "You really are an interesting girl, rae."
2. Speaking of master yu, it's best not to involve him as much as possible.
3. "I shall exchange a single card."
4. "Next is claire."
5. Miss claire's an open book.
6. I can tell that she's got a good hand.
1. "And I'm last this round. I will..."
2. "Keep my hand as it is."
3. "Why don't we start round two? What would you like to do, rae?"
4. Master yu didn't exchange a single card.
5. "I want to exchange all of my cards."
6. That means he must have a fantastic hand.
7. "!!"
1. But I want to play the game and try!
2. This is a make-or-break move...
3. In that case, a straight hand is weak.
4. "All right, everyone. Show your hands!"
5. "I have high cards, too."
6. "Three of a kind."
7. "What about everyone else?"
8. "Looks like lady luck wasn't on your side."
9. "What about you, rae?"
10. "Two of a kind."
11. "Nothing but high cards here."
1. "Hee hee hee..."
2. "From your expression, it's clear you must have a pretty good hand."
3. "What about you, claire?"
4. "I have a full house!"
5. "Oh ho ho ho!"
6. "Then I'm last."
7. "As for my hand..."
8. How adorable.
9. "Wow! That's amazing!"
10. "I don't believe there's a more powerful hand at play than miss claire's."
1. "I have four of a kind."
2. Huh?
3. "You have all four aces?!"
4. "That's amazing, master yu!"
1. Now I get it.
2. The dealer is on master yu's side.
3. I remember having one of those in my first hand.
4. You...
5. Cunning fox of a prince!
6. "Rae. It seems like there's something you wish to say."
7. "No, not at all."
1. "I didn't do anything."
2. "What is it? Have you done something again?"
3. "Heh."
4. "You really are one interesting girl!"
5. "I didn't know you could react like that, rae."
6. At this rate, misha's going to lose her cool demeanor.
7. "Anyway, we should be on our way."
8. That timbre...
9. Hmm?
1. "Shhh!"
2. "Commoner! Where do you think you're taking me?!"
3. "Come with me this way, miss claire."
4. "Eeek!"
5. "See for yourself, miss claire."
6. "!!"
7. "It's master thane!"
1. This was a prince thane event that existed within the game.
2. "Oh my. What a lovely sound!"
3. "Mngh!"
4. "Master thane!!"
5. "!!"
6. Prince thane is outstandingly talented at the lyre. The main character is supposed to overhear his performance by pure chance and praise him.
7. "That was a wonderful performance!"
8. Great.
9. Miss claire! Why would you choose the worst course of action?!
1. "It's no more than a diversion."
2. "It bears no relation to the right to ascend the throne."
3. "My name is claire, master thane!"
4. "You are... From the françois household."
5. The second prince, thane bauer.
6. "Oh? Are you not going to play anymore?"
7. "This isn't meant to be heard by others."
8. Master thane also believes that he is far from becoming his version of an ideal ruler.
9. He refuses anything he doesn't believe is essential to becoming a king.
10. He aspires to become like his father, king l'ausseil bauer.
1. "If memory serves, you are rae taylor."
2. "What are you going on about?"
3. "In that case, would you be interested in playing a game that tests whether or not you have the qualities of a king?"
4. "No, it's a much more innovative game."
5. "A game that tests whether or not one has the qualities... Is it chess?"
9. "It's the king's game!"
1. The king's game is played as follows.
2. ① draw strings that have numbers written on them for each player.
3. "King's..."
4. "Game?"
5. It's a simple game of giving orders.
6. "Number seventeen and number four must do x."
7. ② the person who pulls number one becomes the king.
9. "Let's get started right away!"
10. "This game will truly test whether or not one has the qualities to become a king?"
11. "Etiquette demands that once everyone has chosen a number, we all ask who the king is."
12. "Who is the king?!"
1. "Hrm. I'm not used to handing out orders."
2. "Please give us an order, master thane."
3. "I am."
4. "Let's see. How about..."
7. "Grh!"
8. "N..."
9. "Number two and number three must hold hands."
1. "Your hand is so smooth, miss claire."
2. "Eeek! Could you please not touch my hand in such a strange manner?!"
3. "Enough of this! Next! Let's play another round!"
4. "I don't recall giving an order that detailed."
5. "There's nothing we can do about this situation. It's an order."
6. "Ah, now lene gets a turn!"
7. "Hrrmmm! Well!"
8. "Who is the king?!"
9. "Oh! It's me."
1. "I-I don't mind at all, master thane."
2. "I do feel it's a bit improper to touch the hair of a lady."
3. Number four, please stroke the head of number two!
6. "Then forgive me for this."
7. "Okay! Time for round three!"
8. "F-fank you."
9. "That should be more than satisfactory!"
1. "Look at that! It's me."
2. "Who is the king?!"
3. "Urgh... I have a hunch that she's going to give out an unsavory order."
4. "Hrm. Then I think I will go with..."
5. ""You want to cheat?""
1. ""R-right. I understand that much, but...""
2. ""This way, we'll be able to tell miss claire and master thane's numbers.""
3. ""The other will blink to indicate their number.""
4. ""That's right. Whenever either of us becomes the king...""
5. At this rate, it's going to appear as if rae is trying to pair these two up.
6. Is this really all right?
7. "Okay! I've made up my mind!"
8. "I want number two and number four to..."
1. "Excuse me?!"
2. "Please kiss each other!"
3. Just what are you thinking?
4. Oh, rae.