Mastermind: Genderbent Villainess

A few more months passed by in the blink of an eye. Two nations remained silent during the interim, seeming to have amassed sizable armies on both sides. Countless alliances were being formed in the shadows and innumerable factions had begun to make their moves to further the greatest interests.

Tanya, being the former emperor she is, had been training quietly on her own. While studying and keeping track of her own power base, she had been growing to the point where she could be confident enough to fight the beast that nearly killed her just a few months prior. With this much confidence, who knows what level she had attained by now? 

It was not only Tanya that had leveled up during the interim. The girls all managed to find time to practice their abilities while juggling their various responsibilities, somehow growing much stronger than before.

Alas, the heat had finally begun growing at the border; so much that even the academy could feel the warmth.

This did not sit well with Tanya at all. Her beautiful wedding day was growing near and her imminent valedictorian speech would be held in just another day. Although she felt like she had many things handled and all the loose ends cut off, she still wanted to have some more peace of mind.

The idea of a ruined wedding would forever be an insult to her name. She would not let such a momentous occasion be ruined at all costs.

"Tanya, that girl is back again… she told me that she won't leave unless she touches your breasts! The nerve!" Penelope sighed, terribly annoyed at the shamelessness of the woman.

"Vira? Again? Did she not get the message I gave her when she peeked into our dorm last time? Goodness. I already warned her if she doesn't stop this nonsense, I will fuck her mother!" Tanya slapped her palm onto her own face, letting the chair skid on the marble floor as she got up.

"Tanya! That is improper! Going after a married woman is a sin against all morals and ethics."

"She's single." Tanya smirked.

"And she already treats me like a goddess~" Tanya nudged closer to Penelope, ignoring the now incessant knocking on the door. Her grin was ravishing, enough to heat up Penelope's entire body if it was a month ago. Now, Penelope felt like she could control herself a little better. At the very least, the clothes would not be on the floor after just this much teasing.

"Why would you go after an older woman?" Before Tanya could even respond, Penelope had a sudden epiphany.

'Tanya likes Rose… she is 19. Tanya also likes me… I am already over 20… could it be that she prefers older women?!'

Tanya noticed Penelope making exaggerated facial expressions. From this much, she could tell that Penelope was starting to understand something.

Tanya still felt the same way, but to a less exaggerated degree. For instance, she would not go after Yuri's old lady ancestor. She just felt it was wrong. 

"Penelope, are you perhaps thinking of something lewd?" Tanya smirked and smugly chuckled as Penelope fell out of contemplation.

"Wha-what!? Of course not! I was just thinking of my preferences!" Penelope yelled out, nearly jumping out of her skin from Tanya's sudden question.

"Meh, I already know your preferences, what is there to think about? You like red haired women around my age with their three sizes as X X X. Is there anything else to talk about?" Tanya shrugged her shoulders confidently.

"Sh-sh…SHAMELESS!" Penelope threw a cushion straight at Tanya, exploding on impact from the sheer force. Feathers flew in all directions, landing all over the two.

"Hmmmph! Now I am dirty again. How could you, Penny?" 

"..." Penelope clenched her fists tightly, closing her eyes as she breathed in and out slowly.

"Moving on… what do you think about the war?" Penelope dusted herself off efficiently. Although she was still irritated by Tanya's constant flirtation and teasing, she was okay with it.

"Won." Tanya answered without batting an eye.

The door was still being knocked on as she answered. However, Penelope and Tanya had long since ignored it as simple white noise. 

"What do you mean 'won'?!" Penelope stood up in shock, seeming to have nearly skipped a beat in her heart. This claim was more than enough to make anyone rise up in shock. 

An inevitable war between two rival kingdoms with relatively the same combat power? How could Tanya make a concise prediction at a time like this? But then again, Penelope had raised Tanya. She knew what Tanya is like, she knew that Tanya had a knack for many things.

*Cough*

"Please elaborate." Penelope calmed herself, sitting back down.

"Penny, Penny, Penny… Do you really think I would have done nothing about this issue in the last few months? Actually, calling it an issue would be too much… it is more like an inconvenience. You see, I am more worried about a ruined wedding than a full scale war right now. The war has already been settled, but this wedding must be perfect. No problems whatsoever!" 

"You really place much importance on this wedding…" Penelope seemed rather nervous as she spoke, still keeping eye contact with Tanya.

"It makes me feel like I don't feel enough for the occasion… I mean it is just a wedding. As long as I can be with you for the rest of my life, I can be more than happy." Penelope smiled gently. She saw this from a political standpoint too. Penelope is a baroness with no powerful family lineage, and Tanya is a baroness with a strong family lineage. They did not seem to match in this power aspect. Love was more than enough for her if a marriage could not be achieved.

"Nonsense, I will marry you. No matter what, you will be my wife and I will be yours."

"But I have done things that have been disrespectful to you… I know you say that you have forgiven me, but I know what I did was wrong… I should not have put you out of your comfort zone too much… I should have read the mood better."

'This again…' Tanya felt a brush of fatigue as she was met with this example yet again. She was scared back then because she had never tried it with Penelope. Now she would be quite okay with doing so with Penelope. Honestly, she felt like Penelope had grown rather soft when it came to Tanya. She was no longer the stone cold maid of the past, she had become a passionate lover.

"Penny, I said I forgive you and I do forgive you. So what must I do to prove that I have forgiven you? Do you want me to get on my knees and beg you to listen to me? Do you want me to bend over to prove I am okay with such things? Do you want to dominate me with Rose just to test whether I am not holding in any reservations about you? Penny, just please stop being so petty to yourself." Tanya sighed.

KNOCK KNOCK

"WE ARE HAVING A MOMENT HERE!"