Get Ahead of the Fallen Heroine and Make the Bull-Headed Man the Victim

91. Noah: It’s really exhausting to pretend to be comfortable when you’re clearly not.

In order not to be noticed by others, Valentina’s ambiguous smile vanished in an instant, and she turned to talk to Allen, who was sitting next to Noah.

“By the way, Mr. Allen, what are your thoughts on those demon tribes?”

Valentina’s face was filled with seriousness, and her voice was very earnest, as if she were genuinely asking a simple question.

“Eh? Me? Well, I suppose my view is like this…”

Originally, Allen had been curious about why Noah suddenly stopped eating, but Valentina’s question redirected his attention back to her, sitting diagonally across the table.

After all, the topic of the demon tribes was not a trivial one; a careless answer could lead to suspicion. Having come this far in their act, Allen certainly didn’t want to undermine his Minotaur experience at such a critical moment.

Thus, the princess and Allen temporarily forgot about Noah beside them.

Of course, this was only on the surface.

Because just beneath the table, Valentina’s restless little foot was up to some wicked mischief.

She didn’t even realize when she had taken off her shoes, now using her foot clad in black stockings to press against Noah’s third leg.

As a princess, Valentina naturally had more than one outfit; even her underwear could be changed, and her usual battle attire came in various styles.

In fact, today Valentina was wearing high-heeled combat ankle boots, which made it easy to slip them off.

This was something that could never happen in the original story; Valentina taking the initiative was simply impossible.

She didn’t possess such a dominant personality.

In the original work, her assertiveness only manifested in her intense reactions at the start of defeat play, but she had never actively toyed with others.

Yet now, it was indeed happening. Although a bit clumsy, unable to even take off her pants, it was clear that her skills and flexibility had room for growth. The pressure she applied wasn’t very deft either, but she was undeniably engaging in this queenly behavior.

And she was pretending to be serious, chatting with Allen, who had thoughts about her, in a back-and-forth conversation.

Just looking at her serious expression on the table, even Allen wouldn’t notice her current scheming behavior, right?

So, to make Allen aware of this fact, Noah, who was feeling generally uncomfortable, deliberately pretended to endure it.

While hesitating to move his spoon, his expression was also quite pained.

“Hmm? What’s wrong, Clyde? Are you feeling unwell?”

The princess, pretending to be oblivious, cast a worried glance at Noah, but at the same time, the movements and rubs of her foot didn’t cease.

“Is that so? Clyde-kun, you must have eaten a bit too much.”

As Valentina turned her attention to the boy, Allen naturally followed her gaze. However, due to the table’s obstruction, he couldn’t see what was happening below.

Moreover, in his mind, the innocent Valentina wouldn’t do something so bold.

“Uh, um, I—I’m fine, sorry, I can keep eating, please don’t mind me.”

If Noah were still himself at that moment, he would definitely have grabbed the princess’s foot with one hand and tickled the sole of her foot with the other, making her regret such a provocative act.

But since he was playing the role of the suffering Clyde, and doing so to make Allen aware of what they were up to, Noah acted like a true victim, afraid that what he and Valentina were doing would be exposed. After a few awkward laughs, he quickly returned to eating, pretending as if nothing had happened.

As for why Noah, who clearly wanted Allen to discover the close relationship between the ‘victim’ and Valentina, didn’t just lay it all out on the table?

Well, that was because the persona of the victim limited Noah’s actions. With the victim’s personality, he would definitely do everything in his power to prevent Allen from discovering what was happening right now.

Everything Noah did was merely to play the victim and deceive Allen.

But for Valentina, this was a golden opportunity! She could finally show that mischievous evil god, who always teased her for his own amusement, a little bit of color!

Just thinking about the evil god who once toyed with her, making her grit her teeth in frustration, and now surely feeling displeased because she was causing chaos, made Valentina feel utterly delighted!

It was just a pity that the evil god’s appearance was her childhood friend, which kept her from losing her composure completely.

Ah… When would she be able to do this to Noah, who wasn’t pretending to be Clyde?

If the other party were the real Clyde, she wouldn’t have any interest at all.

…Speaking of which, could this really be the evil god? It wouldn’t actually be her disappointing childhood friend Clyde, who was two-faced, would it?

Valentina actually knew that the other party was Noah, but Noah’s performance was too much like Clyde.

Especially his ‘gentle’ demeanor, filled with fear of being discovered by Allen, as he ate like a maniac.

This made the princess start to doubt… or rather, worry about whether the person across from her was the evil god she wished to touch.

Thus, to test this, the princess couldn’t help but exert a bit more force with her foot.

In the next moment, Valentina immediately felt a fierce gaze filled with strong dissatisfaction, even vaguely carrying a hint of murderous intent.

The ‘Clyde’ sitting across from her, who seemed to be enduring being stepped on, shot her a fierce glare.

That gaze, filled with intensity and determination, seemed to say, “Just you wait!” The look of revenge made the princess’s worries vanish in an instant.

Just being glared at so fiercely made her feel a rush of electricity down her back, a sense of relief and happiness welling up within her.

Ah… This is wonderful, it’s not Clyde, it’s truly wonderful…

Clearly, she was the one giving the stimulation, yet the princess was the first to feel it.

The feeling of being intensely stared at by Noah almost made her unable to maintain her calm expression, and she quickly ate a few bites of her meal and dessert to cover it up.

“Uh!!!”

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At the same time, taking advantage of Allen’s inattention, Noah shot a fierce glare at the princess, then pretended to be a weak victim, saying, “Ah, no, the princess’s black silk jailer is just too stimulating!” and suddenly shrank forward.

His reaction was so intense that even the spoon in his hand fell, and his expression looked as if he was about to lose control, feeling utterly embarrassed.

“Clyde-kun!? You…”

Noah’s reaction was so exaggerated that even Allen, who originally thought such a thing was unlikely to happen, noticed something was off.

“Sorry, both of you, I’m feeling a bit unwell in my stomach, I need to go to the restroom!”

After Noah also deliberately used his body to block their line of sight, pretending to be Boki’s style, bending his waist and running into the restaurant’s restroom.

“…………”

If I said I was still in a state of half-belief earlier, then Noah’s performance just now had already completely convinced Allen of his speculation.

This, this couple’s progress, had already developed to the point of playing this stimulating game in front of other people?

Ha ha ha! It turns out they were pretending to be at odds, but actually, they were super close!

Otherwise, that conservative Valentina wouldn’t possibly do something so intense!

Ah! No way! I can’t laugh out loud! Quickly eat something to cover it up!

And Valentina, who was also enjoying herself, had to pretend not to know anything.

Allen also pretended not to know anything, lowering his head to continue eating.

“This dessert is quite good, isn’t it, Allen sir?”

“Ha ha, exactly! Tina.”

Allen didn’t notice at all, only starting to look forward to the revenge the “jealous god” would take on him.

But the princess thought her smile was just to cover up everything earlier, while actually noticing but pretending not to notice, Allen also smiled very happily.

“……”

Only Noah, who was stuck in a state of unease in the restroom, had a face that was really not happy.

He really sacrificed too much to let the female lead take revenge on him, ah!