E7 - The Hidden Boss Attempts Dancing

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[00:01] Yumiella
    It's winter, and my first year at
    the academy is nearing its end.
[00:07] Yumiella
    People have only grown more scared
    of me since the martial arts competition,
[00:10] Yumiella
    putting my loner status on full display.
[00:14] Patrick
    Morning, Yumiella.
[00:16] Yumiella
    Good morning.
[00:18] Yumiella
    I can't remember the last time
    I spoke to anyone but Patrick.
[00:22] Yumiella
    But I haven't had to deal with Alicia or
    the conquerable characters for a while,
[00:26] Yumiella
    so life is peaceful.
[00:28] Yumiella
    Or so I thought...
[00:31] Edwin
    Alicia's belongings have
    been going missing lately.
[00:34] Edwin
    Do you know anything?
[00:35] Yumiella
    So long, my brief moment of peace.
[00:38] Yumiella
    I don't.
[00:39] Edwin
    Are you sure?
[00:41] Edwin
    You'd be better off confessing
    now than getting exposed later.
[00:44] Patrick
    Your Highness!
[00:46] Patrick
    I don't think it's right to assume
    someone is guilty without any evidence.
[00:52] Edwin
    There's someone else I have my doubts about.
[00:54] Edwin
    I'll look into them first.
[00:56] Patrick
    You're not going to ask me?
[00:59] Edwin
    I know you couldn't have done it, Ashbatten.
[01:05] Yumiella
    In the game, I'm the one who bullies Alicia.
[01:09] Yumiella
    But of course, I didn't do this.
[01:12] Yumiella
    Which means it must have been someone else.
[01:15] Yumiella
    There are many at the academy
    who dislike Alicia.
[01:19] Yumiella
    Because she's a commoner,
[01:21] Yumiella
    because she's close to the
    prince and his buddies...
[01:25] Yumiella
    If the bullying escalates and
    Alicia stops coming to school...
[01:32] Yumiella
    It could have a negative impact
    on my leveling progress.
[01:36] Yumiella
    This calls for a stakeout.
SIGN    Villainess Level 99
SIGN    I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord
[03:18] Yumiella
    What are you doing?
[03:20] GirlX
    U-Um...
[03:21] GirlX
    You've got it all wrong!
[03:23] GirlX
    I was just worried about...
    Miss... Alicia...
[03:34] GirlX
    M-Miss Yumiella...
[03:36] GirlX
    P-Please don't kill me!
[03:39] Yumiella
    I'm forever asking myself...
[03:41] Yumiella
    Just what do people think I am?
SIGN    Demon
    Lord
[03:45] GirlX
    I was only doing it for Miss Eleonora!
[03:53] Eleonora
    And you think I ordered her to do that?
[03:58] Yumiella
    No, I only came to inform you that
    your friend was doing something bad.
[04:03] Yumiella
    She did admit that she did
    it of her own accord.
[04:07] Yumiella
    But...
[04:09] Yumiella
    If Prince Edwin hears about this,
[04:13] Yumiella
    he might think she was
    acting on your orders.
[04:18] Yumiella
    I don't think you should punish her.
    It would make others suspicious.
[04:23] Yumiella
    I intend to keep quiet about it, as well.
[04:25] Eleonora
    U-Um...
[04:28] Eleonora
    But then Miss Alicia and
    Prince Edwin will...
[04:31] Yumiella
    I doubt anything will happen.
[04:33] Yumiella
    A commoner can't marry
    into the royal family.
[04:36] Eleonora
    Y-Yes, that's a good point!
[04:38] Yumiella
    I lied.
[04:40] Yumiella
    If Alicia defeats the Demon Lord,
[04:41] Yumiella
    the king will regard her as the
    second coming of the saint
[04:44] Yumiella
    and have her marry the prince.
[04:47] Yumiella
    Which is why I recommend
    ignoring Miss Alicia.
[04:51] Yumiella
    You wouldn't want to suffer a setback
    over something as silly as this.
[04:55] Eleonora
    Of course! But why did you tell me all this?
[05:00] Yumiella
    Because I'm praying that you and
    Prince Edwin find happiness.
[05:05] Eleonora
    Oh!
[05:07] Eleonora
    You really do have good judgment!
[05:09] Eleonora
    Anyone can see that I'm the one
    who's best suited for Prince Edwin!
[05:10] Yumiella
    She's too easy.
[05:11] Yumiella
    Stop the bullying of Alicia,
[05:13] Eleonora
    I guess you feel the same way!
[05:13] Yumiella
    and protect the responsible party...
[05:16] Yumiella
    I've achieved both of those goals.
[05:20] Patrick
    That's kind of unusual for you.
[05:22] Yumiella
    How so?
[05:23] Patrick
    Normally, I would've expected
    you to turn in the culprit.
[05:27] Patrick
    Wouldn't getting Prince Edwin to scold
    Miss Eleonora resolve everything?
[05:32] Yumiella
    Well...
[05:34] Yumiella
    She might have been me...
[05:39] Patrick
    What does that mean?
[05:40] Yumiella
    If a version of me that
    kept her dark magic secret
[05:44] Yumiella
    and never did any leveling up
    lived in some other world...
[05:50] Yumiella
    If the parents I'd never even met
    told me to befriend other nobles,
[05:55] Yumiella
    I might have been desperate to get Miss
    Eleonora to let me join her clique.
[05:58] Yumiella
    I would have been her number one underling,
[06:01] Yumiella
    the one she'd force to do things
    no one else wanted to do.
SIGN    Alicia
SIGN    (Hey, is that... my desk?)
SIGN    Edwin
SIGN    Why don't you explain yourself?
    What were you trying to do to Alicia?!
[06:08] Yumiella
    I'd be forced to do all the bullying,
SIGN    Yumiella
SIGN    (There was nobody on my side.)
[06:10] Yumiella
    and when I got caught, Eleonora
    would run me out of her group,
[06:14] Yumiella
    and I'd have no one on my side.
[06:17] Yumiella
    I'd hate my parents, I'd hate
    Eleonora, I'd hate Alicia...
[06:23] Yumiella
    Alicia Ehnleit.
[06:25] Yumiella
    She has light magic, and I have dark magic.
[06:29] Yumiella
    She is loved by all, and I am loved by none.
[06:32] Yumiella
    Maybe the Yumiella in the game is
    actually the victim in this world...
[06:38] Yumiella
    Then I'd start leveling up
    in order to get revenge.
[06:42] Yumiella
    But dark is weak against light,
SIGN    Alicia
SIGN    Miss Yumiella?! But why...
[06:45] Yumiella
    so in the end, Alicia would kill me.
[06:49] Yumiella
    I started thinking about what-ifs like that,
[06:51] Yumiella
    and it made me want to help her.
[06:56] Yumiella
    What? I was only speaking hypothetically
    about a world like that existing.
[07:01] Patrick
    There's no difference.
[07:03] Yumiella
    Huh?
[07:05] Patrick
    The only difference between the you here
    and the hypothetical you is your level.
[07:11] Yumiella
    That's a big difference, though.
[07:14] Patrick
    Do you have anyone on your side now?
[07:17] Patrick
    Do you hate this world?
[07:20] Patrick
    If you do, I...
[07:24] Yumiella
    It's all right. Just having an acquaintance
    to talk to every now and then is enough.
[07:31] Patrick
    I see...
[07:33] Yumiella
    I should head back to the dorm now. See you.
[07:35] Patrick
    Okay... See you tomorrow.
[07:39] Yumiella
    Just getting a conversation
    partner was hard enough.
[07:44] Yumiella
    I don't know if I'll ever make a friend,
[07:46] Yumiella
    and I can't even imagine
    getting a romantic partner.
[07:52] Patrick
    An acquaintance, huh?
[07:57] Yumiella
    A few days later...
[07:58] Eleonora
    Miss Yumiella! We meet again!
[08:01] Yumiella
    Ever since the bullying incident,
    Eleonora's been following me around.
[08:06] Yumiella
    What a coincidence.
[08:07] Eleonora
    I was just about to have tea!
[08:10] Eleonora
    I'll invite you as a special exception!
[08:12] Yumiella
    These "special exceptions" have
    been going on for three days now.
[08:17] Yumiella
    I'm sorry. I have things I need to do.
[08:21] Yumiella
    I'm genuinely scared.
[08:22] Yumiella
    I have no idea what Eleonora is thinking.
[08:25] Yumiella
    According to the queen,
[08:27] Yumiella
    the leader of the anti-king
    faction is Duke Hillrose.
[08:31] Yumiella
    And Eleonora's his daughter.
    I'd rather not get close to her.
[08:36] Yumiella
    All right, I need to just
    turn her down flat.
[08:39] Yumiella
    If it makes her hate me,
    I'll just have to deal with it.
[08:41] Yumiella
    Miss Eleonora, I would appreciate
    it if you'd stop inviting me.
[08:45] Eleonora
    But why?
[08:47] Eleonora
    I have delicious sweets, too.
[08:49] Yumiella
    Level 99 craftiness!
[08:51] Yumiella
    If you're friendly with me,
    Prince Edwin won't like you.
[08:56] Eleonora
    I don't want that!
[08:58] Eleonora
    Could you help me out?
[09:00] Yumiella
    She's not making sense at all.
[09:02] Yumiella
    Fine, I'll go. Will that make you happy?
[09:05] Eleonora
    Terribly happy!
[09:06] Yumiella
    I can't take her anymore.
[09:11] Eleonora
    Here, Miss Yumiella. Eat some of these.
[09:14] Yumiella
    Very well.
[09:18] Eleonora
    What do you think?
[09:19] Yumiella
    I'm... not sure. It doesn't taste like much.
[09:22] Yumiella
    It certainly doesn't taste bad, but...
[09:25] Yumiella
    It doesn't taste that good, either.
[09:27] Eleonora
    I'm the one who made those, you know!
[09:31] Yumiella
    Now's my chance to make her hate me!
[09:34] Yumiella
    Ah, no wonder. I thought it
    tasted kind of disgusting.
[09:42] Yumiella
    If I say they taste good,
    she'll get clingy again.
[09:45] Yumiella
    Come on! Get mad!
[09:48] Eleonora
    Yes, you're right!
[09:49] Eleonora
    This was a failed batch,
    if I'm being honest!
[09:52] Yumiella
    Huh?
[09:54] Eleonora
    But my friends all say they're the
    most delicious things in the world.
[09:58] Eleonora
    You're the only one who tells me the truth!
[10:02] Yumiella
    Wait... Did I make the wrong choice?
[10:06] Yumiella
    Um... Why did you suddenly
    decide to start baking?
[10:11] Eleonora
    I heard that Miss Alicia gave
    Prince Edwin homemade sweets.
[10:16] Eleonora
    So I thought I would, too.
[10:18] Yumiella
    Homemade sweets, huh?
    Ever the skilled communicator.
[10:22] Yumiella
    Wait, no!
[10:24] Yumiella
    What I need now is the resolve
    to make her hate me!
[10:27] Yumiella
    I don't think you need to do that.
[10:30] Yumiella
    In fact, I don't think it's possible for you.
[10:32] Eleonora
    Yes, of course!
[10:35] Eleonora
    I did it because all my
    friends said I should,
[10:38] Eleonora
    but it's not at all like me, is it?
[10:41] Yumiella
    Huh?
[10:42] Eleonora
    You understand me so well, Miss Yumiella!
[10:46] Yumiella
    There's some bug happening
    that makes her like me more
[10:49] Yumiella
    the harder I try to make her hate me.
[10:52] Eleonora
    All my friends think I could never make
    a mistake because I'm so perfect.
[10:58] Eleonora
    If our opinions differ,
[10:59] Eleonora
    they decide that I must be
    right and they must be wrong.
[11:03] Yumiella
    They're just scared they'll
    get on your bad side.
[11:03] Eleonora
    I'm such a terrible woman!
[11:06] Yumiella
    And she's so stupidly gullible,
[11:10] Yumiella
    I actually worry someone might
    manipulate her for evil purposes.
[11:11] Eleonora
    That's what they all say, anyway!
[11:14] Yumiella
    Maybe someone already is manipulating her?
[11:18] Yumiella
    Like, what if someone's ordered
    her to get rid of Alicia?
[11:23] Yumiella
    I wanted to ask about when that girl hid
    Miss Alicia's things the other day.
[11:27] Eleonora
    I-I wasn't the one who ordered
    her to do that... I, um...
[11:32] Yumiella
    No, it's obvious the final
    order came from Eleonora.
[11:36] Yumiella
    The question is, who put
    her up to it, and why?
[11:39] Yumiella
    What did you think about it, then?
[11:44] Yumiella
    About hiding Miss Alicia's things.
[11:46] Eleonora
    I-I...
[11:48] Eleonora
    I didn't think it was a very good thing.
[11:51] Eleonora
    But they said it was the best thing to do...
[11:55] Yumiella
    The idea to bully Alicia came
    from one of her followers.
[11:59] Yumiella
    The rest of them fell in line,
[12:01] Yumiella
    and Eleonora was just convinced
    that they had to do it.
[12:05] Yumiella
    So it doesn't seem like it's
    part of some bigger conspiracy.
[12:10] Yumiella
    I was misled by her bloodline,
[12:12] Yumiella
    but Eleonora isn't a bad
    girl... I don't think.
[12:17] Yumiella
    You shouldn't trust your friends too much.
[12:20] Eleonora
    Oh!
[12:20] Eleonora
    It won't be a problem at all
    if you become my friend!
[12:25] Yumiella
    Not happening.
[12:27] Eleonora
    I want to get all kinds of advice from you
[12:30] Eleonora
    about my relationship with Prince Edwin!
[12:33] Yumiella
    I don't know much about
    that sort of thing...
[12:37] Eleonora
    But...
[12:38] Eleonora
    You said there was no question that Prince
    Edwin and I would marry, didn't you?
[12:44] Yumiella
    I can't tell her I was lying...
[12:47] Yumiella
    How did it come to this?
[12:52] Yumiella
    Then, a few days later...
[12:57] Eleonora
    Miss Yumiella! I've come to visit you!
[13:01] Yumiella
    Wow, you're actually inviting
    yourself over to my room now?
[13:07] Yumiella
    Why did you let her in?
[13:09] Rita
    I couldn't refuse the
    daughter of Duke Hillrose.
[13:15] Yumiella
    Huh? This isn't the tea we usually have.
[13:19] Rita
    I can't serve cheap tea to the
    daughter of Duke Hillrose.
[13:23] Eleonora
    It's delicious!
[13:27] Yumiella
    What is that girl's deal?
[13:29] Patrick
    I tried talking to her a bit, too.
    She doesn't seem like a bad person.
[13:33] Patrick
    Maybe you could try
    approaching her yourself.
[13:38] Yumiella
    I'll think about it.
[13:41] Yumiella
    Well, see you.
[13:42] Patrick
    Hang on a sec.
[13:46] Patrick
    Are you going to the party for
    the end of the school year?
[13:49] Yumiella
    No. I'm not interested.
[13:51] Patrick
    Oh... Okay.
[13:54] Patrick
    If you change your mind,
    feel free to come by.
[13:58] Yumiella
    The year-end party...
[14:01] Yumiella
    I hear it's an actual soirée meant to help
    us practice for joining high society.
[14:06] Yumiella
    It has nothing to do with me,
    so I think I can skip it.
SIGN    Edwin
SIGN    Alicia, let's go someplace where we can be alone.
[14:10] Yumiella
    But in the game, it includes an event
    where the heroine leaves the party
[14:14] Yumiella
    with the character who has the
    highest affection rating.
[14:18] Yumiella
    It'd be my chance to make sure Alicia
    is actually following Edwin's route.
[14:23] Yumiella
    Maybe I will drop by.
[14:25] Eleonora
    Miss Yumiella! Have you picked
    out a dress for the party?
[14:28] Yumiella
    There she is!
[14:30] Yumiella
    We can't just wear our uniforms?
[14:32] Eleonora
    Absolutely not!
[14:34] Eleonora
    You wear a beautiful dress and dance!
[14:37] Yumiella
    But I don't have a partner.
[14:39] Eleonora
    Huh?
[14:40] Eleonora
    What about Master Patrick?
[14:42] Yumiella
    Why did Patrick's name
    come up in this scenario?
[14:46] Yumiella
    I've learned how to dance in class.
[14:49] Yumiella
    And with the physical abilities
    I have thanks to being level 99,
[14:52] Yumiella
    I imagine I'd make a pretty
    slick dancer, but...
[14:55] Yumiella
    Patrick has nothing to do with me.
[14:57] Yumiella
    Also, I don't have a dress.
[14:59] Eleonora
    Then I'll let you borrow one of mine!
[15:01] Eleonora
    Let's choose one together!
[15:03] Yumiella
    Actually, I might have one
    after all, so that's okay.
[15:06] Eleonora
    Your room it is, then!
[15:08] Yumiella
    Why?!
[15:12] Rita
    You want a dress?!
[15:14] Yumiella
    Does she have to be that shocked?
[15:16] Eleonora
    I'm here to visit!
[15:18] Yumiella
    I need one for the year-end party.
[15:21] Yumiella
    Do I have any dresses?
[15:23] Yumiella
    If not, I'm fine with wearing my uniform.
[15:26] Rita
    Absolutely not! This is a party!
[15:28] Eleonora
    Exactly!
[15:29] Rita
    Let's do your makeup, as well!
[15:31] Eleonora
    Let's!
[15:32] Yumiella
    Makeup isn't necessary...
[15:34] Rita
    Worry not!
[15:35] Rita
    I practiced on my younger sister back home,
[15:38] Rita
    so I know I can handle hair and makeup!
[15:41] Yumiella
    So once again...
[15:43] Yumiella
    Do I have any dresses?
[15:47] Rita
    You do have some, but...
[15:52] Yumiella
    How lovely.
[15:54] Yumiella
    I just adore how extravagant all
    these frills and ribbons are.
[15:57] Eleonora
    It looks like you have a solid
    collection of children's dresses.
[16:02] Rita
    The lady of the house ordered them.
[16:05] Yumiella
    I know I've never met my mother,
[16:07] Yumiella
    but just how old does she think I am?
[16:10] Maid
    Miss Dolkness, delivery for you.
[16:12] Rita
    I'll get that.
[16:14] Eleonora
    This one is cute, though!
[16:17] Yumiella
    Sorry to say it, but I'll
    skip the party after all.
[16:19] Eleonora
    Wait, no! We still have my dresses!
[16:23] Yumiella
    "Sorry to say it"? It's not as if
    I was looking forward to it...
[16:27] Yumiella
    So why did I feel sorry for saying that?
[16:32] Rita
    It's from the queen.
[16:34] Eleonora
    Huh? The queen?
[16:37] Yumiella
    She does send me sweets every now and then.
[16:40] Rita
    This one is bigger than usual, though.
[16:43] Yumiella
    Don't tell me... Could
    she time it that well?
[16:57] Eleonora
    Miss Yumiella, you look lovely!
[17:00] Yumiella
    Thank you.
[17:04] Yumiella
    There she is.
[17:06] Yumiella
    Looks like the event hasn't
    been triggered yet.
[17:09] Eleonora
    Didn't you ask Master Patrick to escort you?
[17:12] Yumiella
    Why would you bring up Patrick?
[17:15] Eleonora
    What? I mean, aren't you...
[17:17] Patrick
    Yumiella!
[17:30] Eleonora
    I-I wouldn't want to get in your way!
[17:33] Eleonora
    I'll just be over there!
[17:35] Yumiella
    No one asked you to be considerate.
[17:38] Yumiella
    Patrick and I are only acquaintances.
[17:40] Yumiella
    That's how he feels, too...
[17:43] Patrick
    So you came.
[17:44] Yumiella
    I decided I might as well participate.
[17:47] Yumiella
    I was just thinking I should
    leave after all, though.
[17:52] Yumiella
    I just feel kind of embarrassed
    in this dress...
[17:58] Yumiella
    What is it?
[18:00] Patrick
    N-Nothing.
[18:02] Yumiella
    It's obviously not nothing.
[18:04] Yumiella
    Really, what's wrong?
    Were you looking for someone?
[18:08] Patrick
    It's nothing.
[18:09] William
    Where's Alicia?
[18:10] Oswald
    I can't find Ed, either!
[18:12] William
    Did the two of them slip out?!
[18:14] Oswald
    Let's go look for them!
[18:17] Yumiella
    Well, I've achieved my goal in coming here.
[18:24] Edwin
    I can't believe we went through with that.
[18:26] Edwin
    Will and Oz must be flipping out right now.
[18:30] Alicia
    I found a place where the
    stars look just amazing.
[18:33] Alicia
    I really wanted to show it to you.
[18:37] Edwin
    I never would have guessed
    you could be so bold.
[18:40] Alicia
    Yeah. I'm a little surprised myself.
[18:47] Yumiella
    Well, I think I'll go now.
[18:51] Patrick
    Wait!
[18:59] Patrick
    Um... Just for one song...
[19:02] Patrick
    Would you dance with me?
[19:05] Yumiella
    He looks like such a noble right now.
[19:08] Yumiella
    I should probably say,
    "With pleasure," or something.
[19:12] Yumiella
    Sure...
[19:14] Yumiella
    Well, that came out sounding awfully curt.
[19:20] Patrick
    That's so like you.
[19:22] Yumiella
    But he laughed it off, so I guess it's okay.
[19:34] Yumiella
    In my head, I'm pretty sure
    I'm dancing perfectly,
[19:37] Yumiella
    so why do we feel so mismatched?
[19:40] Yumiella
    I envy Patrick for taking
    the lead so flawlessly.
[19:45] Patrick
    Relax a little. It's okay
    if you step on my toes.
[19:48] Yumiella
    Even if I crush them?
[19:49] Patrick
    Don't! Stepping on and
    stomping on aren't the same!
[19:56] Yumiella
    My body's starting to move.
[20:03] Yumiella
    This might be fun.
[20:05] Yumiella
    I wonder why...
[20:10] Yumiella
    Oh, well.
[20:19] Yumiella
    They're staring too much.
[20:20] Patrick
    Huh? Are they?
[20:22] Yumiella
    Like they think this dress is stained
    with the blood of my enemies,
[20:25] Yumiella
    or like they're shocked to
    see a battle robot dancing.
[20:28] Patrick
    Robo... huh?
[20:30] Yumiella
    I'm saying that's what
    they're talking about.
[20:33] Yumiella
    I can tell without even hearing them.
[20:36] Patrick
    No.
[20:37] Patrick
    It's because you look beautiful.
[20:39] Yumiella
    Wha—
[20:41] Yumiella
    Calm down.
[20:42] Yumiella
    I'm not the type to swing between giddy
    and depressed over empty compliments.
[20:46] Yumiella
    But...
[20:47] Yumiella
    My palms are getting sweaty! What do I do?
[20:51] Yumiella
    Saying that to just anyone will
    make people lose trust in you.
[20:54] Patrick
    Well, I mean, you are kind of dense...
[20:57] Yumiella
    You know I can't come up with clever
    responses to empty compliments.
[21:01] Patrick
    Or maybe I'm the one who's dense.
[21:04] Patrick
    I finally realized today... that I...
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[21:14] Yumiella
    Um... what?
[21:15] Yumiella
    Oh! It's not that I didn't want to
    hold hands... I just got sweaty...
[21:20] Patrick
    I know. It's nothing.
[21:23] Yumiella
    He looks a little unhappy.
[21:25] Yumiella
    I'm sorry I suck at dancing.
[21:28] Yumiella
    Patrick...
[21:29] Yumiella
    If you don't mind... maybe
    for the next song, too...
[21:35] BoyA
    Miss Yumiella.
[21:37] BoyA
    Would you dance with me?
[21:39] Yumiella
    Huh?
[21:41] Yumiella
    Sorry, but I won't dance with
    anyone other than Patrick.
[21:45] Yumiella
    Time for my finishing shut-down line!
[21:48] Yumiella
    I'm only into people who
    are stronger than me.
[21:52] BoyA
    Uh... R-Right...
[21:54] BoyA
    I'm so sorry!
[21:56] Yumiella
    Good. I turned him away.
[21:59] Patrick
    Into... people who are... stronger...
[22:02] Yumiella
    You okay?
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