I’m a Villainess but So Popular
I’m a Villainess but So Popular - Chapter 5

Translator : Missme Editor : Aru

There was a moment of suffocating silence.

No one dared to open their mouths.

The atmosphere of the venue quickly cooled down as if it had come to the South Pole.

Then Leon’s quivering voice with rage hit my ear.

“What? Are you crazy?”

Looking to the side, Leon’s business smile had disappeared and he was back to grinding his teeth.

Whatever it was, my job was fixed.

“Lady Spade.”

The official, who was conducting the ceremony, calmly regrouped his voice and asked.

“So now, you’re saying you’re going to continue your succession.”

There’s nothing to worry about.

“Yes.”

Looking at the noisy audience of the venue who was waiting for my response, I lifted up the purple hair that was slowly covering my eyes. It was quick to untie the blindfold that was pressing against the left eye.

When freedom was finally given to the red eyes that had been locked in the dark, people could not shut their mouths.

“Oh, my God… red eyes….. ”

Finally, I took off the black cape that was tightly wrapped around my body and threw it on the floor.

“You… What the hell…!”

When the dreary black cloak was taken off, an alluring red velvet dress came out of the world.

Rather than the splendour costume like Leon’s, it was a true nobleman’s dress, with sophistication and luxury, that was the costume I was wearing.

I had no intention of being the bridesmaid for Leon’s family.

So under the black cape that they gave me, I was wearing a dress that was hidden secretly by Yerine in a secret space and set out on the road.

Using the camouflage magic, which I practised all night, so that I was sure, in front of Leon, Fernand, and the Countess Postade, the hem of the dress is not visible.

To them, I would have looked like I was wearing a modest black dress with no accessories under the black cloak.

‘Without Yerine’s book, I wouldn’t have thought of using camouflage magic.’

Finally, when I took out an opal ring that only the successor of the Spade could wear and put it in my right hand, I was the perfect Yerine Spade.

“I can’t believe there was such a person on the Spade–”

“How can such gracefulness come out at that age? She’s so beautiful!”

Listening to the whispering from the audience, I grinned.

“It’s all a scam! That’s ridiculous!”

Everyone’s eyes were focused on Leon’s loud voice, which seemed to tear my eardrum apart.

“She can’t be the successor of the 7 Imperial Family! She has no magic power at all!”

The audience began to buzz again at Leon’s angry words.

“No magic power? So the successor–”

As I opened my eyes thinly and looked at him with scorn, I replied in a voice without a Gozer.

“I can use magic. Therefore, I’m well qualified to continue as a successor. I think my magic power and skills are superior to the Leon Postade here.”

“That’s bullshit–”

“Quiet! This is the appointed venue. Please keep the order.”

Leon grimaced and shut his mouth at the thunderous remark of the official. While looking at Leon with a determined look, he looked at me and asked in a calm voice.

“Lady Yerine Spade, is that true?”

“Yes, I swear to heaven.”

After taking a deep breath for a while and closing my eyes, I organized what I had to say in my head and opened my mouth.

“If it’s hard to believe, why don’t you see it for yourself?”

The most important thing in the Empire. To determine all power beyond wealth and status.

It’s magic.

“If I use magic to light that glass on fire, isn’t it enough to be a proof? And the size of the flame depends on the amount of mana and the magic, so if I light it up, you’ll see which one of us, Leon Postade or I, is more suited as the Spade’s successor.”

The official was listening to me, with a solemn yet determined look on his face as before.

Then he smiled at me and deliberately threw his eyes at Leon, who was still burning his anger.

“Isn’t that right, Mr Leon Postade?”

Perhaps if it weren’t for the appointment ceremony venue, where there were so many people, Leon would have punched me right away.

To that extent, he had a dreadful look on his face, but I was not afraid at all.

“You piece of shit! Don’t mess with me!”

From beneath the platform came the sound of the countess of Postade swearing. The official frowned at the remark and slammed down the platform.

“Quiet!”

He pushed the glasses down his nose again with his index finger, then declared to the venue audience in a resonant voice.

“First of all, we will proceed with the next order of the ceremony. Please come out one by one, starting with Ace’s family successor and light the glass. In the case of Spade, Postade will light the fire first, and after emptying the glass, Lady Spade will light the fire again.”

The official, who was sighing at the end of the remark, called the children one by one in a feeble voice.

“Eugene Brian Ace, please step forward.”

Then a silver-haired boy with blue eyes walked out with a look of discontent with the world.

When he touched the glass, a huge blue flame sparkled, which would remain wrapped around his entire body.

After a while, the flame returned to its original size and flamed on the glass.

“As expected, Ace is different. That’s the size of a flame. That’s a lot of mana…”

“Wouldn’t the Ace family’s successor take the next Trump anyway?”

As if he had no desire and envy toward him, Ace’s successor turned his body indifferently and escaped to the back of the podium.

The rest of the children, including Rachel, then lit their glasses one by one and were recognized as successors.

The only ones left were spades.

“Leon Terval Postade, please step forward.”

Leon, who was bragging and sniffling until just now, stretched out his hand in front of the glass.

Still, he hesitated to keep the fire on for a while, and the less fortunate official opened his mouth.

“I don’t have time. I want you to light it up as soon as possible.”

His confident attitude went away, and he was reaching out in a clumsy manner, and he crumpled his face at the official’s words.

“Hyap!”

But the moment the blue flame rose from the glass, the ceremony venue quickly cooled down.

The sparks from Leon’s hands were so small that they fell far short of those of other children.

Leon himself knew it, and his face turned grey, and from the bottom of the platform, I heard a voice again.

“What the…..he is like that but he wants to be the successor of the Spades…..?”

“Even if it’s not as good as the Ace family, isn’t that too much? Still, the Spade family ranks fourth out of the seven families.”

Towards Leon, shaking his hands and grinding his teeth, the official said in a low-key voice.

“This is all for the Postade, you can go back now. And after we put out the fire, when you’re ready, Lady Yerine Ephritte Spade, please come up and light it up.”

As soon as I went out, Leon turned around and deliberately pushed my shoulder hard and turned back to the back of the podium.

As I went forward to the podium, glaring at that goddamn back, an empty golden glass greeted me.

With trembling hands, I put my right hand to the mouth of the glass.

‘Don’t be nervous…..’

Close my eyes and take a deep breath, then stretch out my right hand.

‘You’re done now, Postade.’

Thinking so, the magic circle came to my mind more strongly than ever before with the magic of the phoenix spreading its wings.

With the feeling of hot fingertips, a massive blue flame began to rise from the glass illuminating the entire gloomy ceremony venue.

The flame, which was dancing as if to swallow up the appointment ceremony venue, was so blue and mighty that the eyes were freezing.

When the flame finally died down and returned to its original state of scale, there was a stifling silence within the venue.

“Gasp…”

As I was breathing hard with my right hand still stretched out, a small clap began to come from somewhere.

In front of my eyes, a young woman in a dress stood and clapped.

“I’ve never seen such a big and beautiful flame before!”

Those who were wary of Lady’s words, who seemed to be moved, slowly rose from their seats and began to clap their hands after that lady.

“That’s cool!”

“You are the true successor to the Spade family!”

“Cheer up!”

I was dumbfounded as countless people rose from their seats and cheered and applauded.

‘Is this something to be cheered on..?’

When I stood helplessly staring at people, someone held me strongly by my arm.

“Damn… …so what a dirty trick you’ve done!”

Leon said, holding me as if he was going to break my arm. His face, which turned red with anger, was spewing a hot nose like a bull.

I deliberately raised my eyes as if I were not sick at all.

“I didn’t do any trick. It’s just that you’ve been lacking in skills and brains, Postade.”

“You bitch–”

“Stop!”

A thunderous voice of the official was heard.

“It’s already been decided on. Now the successor to the Spades is Lady Yerine Ephritte Spade. Mr Postade, please stay away from Lady Spade.”

“That woman with monstrous eyes cheated–”

As Leon continued to run wild, two officials, who I did not know where they came from, came out and held Leon’s arms one by one.

Only then did I free my arm, raising my hand and asking politely at the top official.

“I have something to tell him, could you give me a chance to speak?”

Then the official narrowed his eyes thinly and asked back.

“Is that relevant to this situation now, Lady Spade?”

“Yes, it’s very relevant.”

Even then Leon was still screaming and rioting. After glancing at the scene, I turned to the official, and calmly, in a resonant voice, shouted to the whole venue.

“Now I am entitled as the successor Spades. it is safe to make that confession?”

“Yes, but.”

The official said, lifting his glasses with his fingers.

“Then I dare ask permission here.”

I saw Leon struggling with his arms and legs, shouting something. And muttered inwardly, looking at the countess Postade staring at me as if to kill me under the platform.

‘Dumb shit. Hell is not over for you yet.’

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