Although I Was Reincarnated As The Villainess Of The Otome Game I Was Playing, I Only Bought It For

I couldn’t pilot Sacred Machines because the facts and reality were overwhelmingly against me.

How many years do I have to wait before I can get into training?

“… No, you see, it’s a matter of how long your limbs are, so there are individual differences…” Father replied.

That’s fine, how long is it on average…?!

“Ah, then about three years?” Father offered.

Three years… I thought it would be longer but even if it’s unexpectedly shorter, it’s still a long way away.

“… What happened to you, Lillie? You hadn’t been interested at all in Sacred Machines till now,” Father said.

“I’ve had an awakening!” I said. “It was when I saw the Sacred Machine that was delivered to our home a few days ago!”

Well, that is true, and I can only say that. It feels like that was the trigger for remembering my previous life’s memories.

“I see, I see!” Father said. “That’s my custom-order Sacred Machine! It’s promising that you see the value of it, Lillie!”

Hehehehe, yeaaahhh, don’t I know it?! That Sacred Machine has got some ridiculously awesome weapons!

“No, no, I’ve just bought a Drill Arm from the Galaga Company, a Pile Bunker from the Boomes Company, and a bunch of other powerful stuff.”

I see, it’s just my Father’s hobby… by the way, can you use them for real?

“Believe me, when it comes to that, your father is an excellent Sacred Machine pilot, then didn’t give me the nickname ‘Roman the Eccentric’ for nothing.”

… I think other people are making fun of him… but, well? The servants are also saying that Father is stupidly strong. Maybe they respect him, after all.

“But I’m interested in them and want to do something about it,” I said.

Yes, I want to train by doing what I can do now.

“Alright, then start by reading this manual about Sacred Machines,” Father said.

I take back what I said, I don’t want to read all these highly technical sentences.

It’s been about a year since I started studying, which isn’t fun, and it seems I was able to memorize the manual’s contents because my brain was different from my previous life’s.

“Ooh, Lillie is a geeennniiuusssss!” Father yelled, so excited.

“She’s taking after you,” Mother continued, also so happy she was in tears.

It’s really nice but is it really something to be so happy about?

“It’s difficult to understand that book even if you were over 10 years old,” Father said.

… I stand corrected but I’ll admit I couldn’t credit myself for most of this.

Umm, Lillie was certainly one of the best aces… in the Academy, both in academics and martial skills among the girls… ah, she must have been a genius in every sense of the word. As long as her body is mine, I’m also going to be a genius.

The important thing is whether or not I can make full use of all her genius stats and incredible natural skill.

Now that there’s nothing more I can do, I have time to think about the future.

“… Alright, let’s recall the setting of the ‘Beyond The Sky Of The Sacred Machine Academy’,” I said.

However, since I never actually played it, all I can remember are the plot details you can get from the cover and promotions and what my friend told me about it.

“… There were four handsome guys on the package, so I’ve got to be careful.”

If I leave them alone, I won’t get entangled in their lives, but so long as my position is the villainess, the ‘Good End’ won’t involve me anyway.

“… Do I want to kill everyone?”

No, I won’t do that, if I do, the end that awaits me will involve being convicted and punished as a criminal.

“Maybe there’s a route where I turn all of humanity into my enemy and win.”

No, it would be ideal if I could just get the ability to achieve that victory. I don’t want to go down that bloody route.

“Actually, I don’t even know who the main character is.”

She wasn’t on the cover.

On a related note, I don’t even know her name, because it seemed you can change it.

“It’ll be a problem if you don’t know who the most dangerous person is.”

At best, I know she’d be a girl of the same age as me…

“Is the only way out to kill all the female students who’re the same age as me?”

Even if I’m joking, if I did that, there’s no future waiting for me other than becoming the enemy of humanity.

“I don’t know a thing about it.”

Well, there’s no point thinking about this.

Let’s go take a walk.

House Rivale is a very prestigious noble family. My father is, after all, the Duke.

To be honest, I don’t know how powerful and prestigious we are. Well, at its heart, we’re aristocrats.

Hence, the house I live in is like a mansion or a palace. As I recall, when Father was drunk, he regularly talked about his special role in past wars.

There’s also a Sacred Machine Hangar at my home, so it’s a fun place to walk around than going to the usual visitor’s areas.

The garden was also a beautiful sight, crafted by our gardeners… it’s so wonderful that I’m sad I don’t have the words for it. The roses are in full bloom.

“Young Miss, excuse me, those are ranunculuses, not roses.”

… The ranunculuses are blooming beautifully.

“Those are tulips, but they aren’t in full bloom yet.”

… Beau-ti-ful! The flowers are blooming!

“If you’d like to learn more about flowers, I’m certain all the gardeners here would love to talk with you about them.”

… Maybe in my spare time.

Oh, and incidentally.

“Who is that boy?”

Somehow, there’s a blonde, blue-eyed boy with a regal face who feels like the perfect prince.

“Oh, that’s the First Prince, William.”

… Ah, he looks just like that guy on the most prominent place in the cover art.

Oh, he’s here…! He noticed me and is coming over! And why has he got such a handsome smile?!