A Sweet Girl Won't Be Fooled By The Villainess - [Vol. 3] Chapter 33

[Vol. 3] Chapter 33: Absolutely Not Simple

Princess Sissi used to have relatively low demands when it came to food. As long as it was edible, it was enough.

In addition, matters such as dressing and appearance were not part of her plans. She invested more of her energy in self-improvement, constantly striving to become the strongest in the royal family.

This intense focus led to an accumulation of suppressed emotions that needed an outlet, so she chose to confide in women about her feelings. Men who were rough and unrefined did not appeal to her, and she found strong women more alluring.

Princess Sissi had a deep understanding of herself. Therefore, after formulating her plans, she balanced her energy and stress through emotional release, making her abilities even more formidable. Now, among the younger generation of the Taric royal family, she had already taken the lead. However, even though she had achieved this honor, Princess Sissi was not pleased.

Her relentless pursuit of strength was not just to become the most formidable person in the royal family, it was also because of a secret passed down in the Taric royal family!

As long as one’s body and willpower reached a certain level, they could enter the holy pool to cleanse their body of impurities, making themselves even more powerful, akin to a rebirth. This was a secret inheritance exclusive to the Taric royal family.

Except for royal family members, no one else would ever have the chance to enter the holy pool. This was also the reason the Taric royal family had ruled the country for many years.

Otherwise, with the Taric Kingdom’s tradition of advocating strength, if the royal family declined, they would become easy prey in the eyes of others. After all, once a child possessed supreme power without the ability to protect themselves, it would attract the coveting and threats of predators like jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards.

However, Princess Sissi’s earnest desire to enter the holy pool was not easily realized. The elders in the royal family rejected her request, citing the current king’s good health and the fact that it was not yet time to choose the next king. Even though Princess Sissi was among the outstanding members of the younger generation, it was to no avail.

This left Princess Sissi frustrated, but she had no choice but to continue enhancing her abilities, allocating more time and energy to self-improvement and pursuing pleasure.

At this moment, the envoy from the Sith Empire appeared. Princess Sissi coincidentally encountered someone she fell in love with at first sight. Only someone as powerful and beautiful as Amelia Barlen was worthy of standing by her side. Therefore, she was determined to obtain Amelia Barlen, and she would not let anyone else interfere with her plans.

Thus, Princess Sissi dismissed Ifia’s caution, as she had already obtained information about Ifia from Prince Carloy – just an ordinary commoner, nothing more.

At most, it’s just being a bit more attractive in appearance. However, Princess Sissi herself is not bad-looking either. In a situation where her status and abilities are stronger than the other party’s, Princess Sissi doesn’t think Ifia can surpass her. Even if Ifia is deep-minded and resourceful, a celestial beauty like Amelia Barlen surely wouldn’t be interested in an ordinary woman.

According to Prince Carloy, Amelia Barlen are merely acquaintances with Ifia. This statement relieved Princess Sissi, and she believed she had uncovered the truth. She was convinced that Ifia, like sticky toffee, was always clinging to Amelia Barlen. The kind-hearted Miss Barlen, unable to bear rejecting her, silently allowed Ifia to stay by her side.

With these thoughts in mind, Princess Sissi deliberately restrained her impulsive temper and aimed to gradually get closer to Amelia Barlen, working on cultivating a relationship between them. She had enough patience because Princess Sissi had a certain intuition. If she could win over Amelia Barlen, she wouldn’t need to look for other women. She would be the next queen of the Taric Kingdom, and Amelia Barlen would be the queen consorts!

However, this confidence and patience wavered a bit after tasting Ifia’s cooking. Princess Sissi frowned, realizing she might have underestimated Ifia. Even though her impression of Ifia wasn’t great, she couldn’t deny that Ifia’s culinary skills were excellent.

The food scooped into the spoon and delivered into her mouth brought a delightful taste Princess Sissi had never experienced before. She couldn’t help but squint her eyes in satisfaction. Even though she wasn’t particularly indulgent in culinary pleasures, she could taste the deliciousness of this dish!

However, perhaps only this dish was delicious, and others might not be as good! Princess Sissi, like Erlyn not long ago, was unwilling to admit it.

However, after she tasted all the other dishes, the tray was already empty.

It was just too delicious.

When she put down the spoon, there was an unexpected sense of satisfaction lingering!

This surprised Princess Sissi. She couldn’t believe she was being controlled by culinary desires! This Ifia was unexpectedly tricky…

“Princess Sissi, how is the taste?” Just by looking at Princess Sissi’s dark expression, Ifia knew her plan was working!

Successfully making Princess Sissi acknowledge her culinary skills was not something that could be compared to wielding weapons.

However, it wasn’t enough, she needed to add fuel to the fire. So, without waiting for Princess Sissi to express her thoughts on the dishes, Ifia sighed deeply with an apparent helplessness. Her lacking acting skills suddenly peaked at this moment.

Ifia’s face wore a worried expression. After sighing and catching Princess Sissi’s attention, she immediately leaned on Amelia as if boneless. If there weren’t other people around, she would have been a bit shy and surely would have nestled into Amelia’s embrace.

This would have infuriated Princess Sissi even more.

Feeling regretful inside but showing a somewhat embarrassed expression on her face, Ifia hesitated and spoke to Princess Sissi, “Amelia particularly likes the dishes I make, and she has become quite picky. So, I plan to come to the kitchen regularly to cook for her. I wonder if it would be troublesome?”

On their way to the kitchen, Ifia had already instructed Amelia to act as a decorative beauty. She didn’t need to say anything, just stand quietly. Therefore, everything depended on Ifia’s performance. She could freely showcase her acting skills.

Seeing Ifia’s enthusiastic demeanor, Amelia indulged her whims. Witnessing Ifia’s lively side, even if it was just standing there as a decorative element, brought Amelia a sense of joy rather than irritation.

“It’s just using the kitchen to cook. Please feel free.”

In front of Amelia Barlen, Princess Sissi naturally wouldn’t refuse.

Upon hearing Ifia boast about her closeness with Amelia Barlen, Princess Sissi couldn’t help but clench her fists, feeling increasingly gloomy inside. If it weren’t for Prince Carloy’s solemn assurance, Princess Sissi might have genuinely believed that the relationship between these two was extraordinary.

After Ifia heard Princess Sissi’s consent, she excitedly lifted the corners of her mouth. Instead of stopping the battle, she continued to repeatedly test Princess Sissi’s patience.

“This is really great! I was worried about Amelia getting hungry. After all, with our special relationship, I have to make sure she stays healthy!” Ifia exclaimed.

“Princess Sissi, I don’t know if you’ve heard, but in the mysterious Eastern Kingdom, there’s a saying: capturing someone’s heart is through their stomach. Honestly, it’s my excellent culinary skills that made Amelia treat me differently.”

“Oh dear, sorry, the mysterious Eastern Kingdom’s language is too complicated. I think I used the wrong metaphor. Please forgive me.”

With each provocative sentence escaping Ifia lips, Princess Sissi’s complexion grew darker. Her wheatish complexion, already not fair, would become unbearable if it continued to darken.

Seeing Princess Sissi’s expression, Ifia felt triumphant. The feeling of effortlessly pressing down on Princess Sissi was indeed satisfying!

This caused Ifia to get carried away for a moment. Ignoring any concerns about saving face, she excitedly grabbed Amelia’s hand.

“Amelia, I’m so clumsy~” With a cheerful smile, she playfully rolled into Amelia’s arms like an adorable, silly cat. Unable to resist, Amelia raised her hand to pat Ifia’s head.

Meanwhile, Ifia, with half-closed dark eyes, enjoyed the moment and didn’t forget to glance towards Princess Sissi. She felt that she should display the dignity of the rightful consort now, making everyone who had thoughts about Amelia keep their distance!

However, after a quick glance, she noticed something seemed off with Princess Sissi’s expression. Hmm? That’s strange, let’s take another look. In Ifia’s confusion, Princess Sissi was indeed in a bad mood.

At this moment, she felt the urge to kill Prince Carloy for saying that Ifia and Amelia Barlen were just ordinary friends. As someone who had dated multiple girlfriends, Princess Sissi could clearly discern that the overly intimate actions and passionate gazes between Ifia and Amelia Barlen were far from simple.

Originally, Princess Sissi had planned to proceed slowly, not wanting to be too abrupt in pursuing Amelia.

However, now that things were unfolding unexpectedly, she didn’t have time to wait any longer. Since Amelia Barlen stood on the land of the Taric Kingdom, let the rules of the Taric Kingdom determine her partner! Princess Sissi saw no need to continue pretending to be the good person. She decided to first win over Amelia Barlen and deal with the rest later. Why suppress her own nature?

With this realization, Princess Sissi set aside the tray in her hand. After coming to terms with her decision, her expression no longer remained gloomy. Instead, it was replaced by a radiant smile. Seeing this, Ifia couldn’t help but wonder if she had confused Princess Sissi.

Tsk tsk! Wasn’t Princess Sissi supposed to be strong? Her psychological resilience seems lacking!

While Ifia silently despised Princess Sissi, the princess took a few steps back, drew a long sword from her waist, and pointed it directly at Ifia and Amelia Barlen. The sunlight illuminated the blade, reflecting a dazzling light.

The sudden turn of events caused everyone to gasp in surprise, and the kitchen immediately turned into a dangerous battleground. Princess Sissi’s expression remained unchanged, and with a determined tone, she spoke, “Amelia Barlen, I fell in love with you at first sight! I hope you can accept my confession and become my partner.”

It seemed she had given up the pretense.

After confessing to Amelia Barlen, Princess Sissi’s gaze turned to Ifia. With a mocking tone, she continued, “Of course, you can refuse, but your guardian knight must step forward and duel with me.”

Upon hearing this, Ifia’s heart skipped a beat, realizing she might have overplayed her hand. She had forgotten about the Taric Kingdom’s reverence for martial prowess, even to the extent of competing for partners. Amelia wouldn’t be easily taken by Princess Sissi! In such a situation, what should she do to hold onto Amelia?

“Ifia, relax,” Amelia said.

While Ifia worried, Amelia lifted her chin with one hand, shifting her gaze upward. When Ifia met her confident amethyst eyes, she could sense Amelia’s assurance. This eased Ifia’s anxious heart a bit, but not entirely.

Ifia tightly pursed her lips, her voice filled with urgency, “Amelia, she…”

“Hush.”

Before Ifia could speak, Amelia smiled and raised her other hand, placing her index finger on Ifia’s lips to prevent her from continuing to fret.

Beneath her fingertip, the soft lips felt as tender as clouds, causing Amelia’s amethyst eyes to deepen. She began to reminisce about the delicious taste she had experienced before. However, now was not the time for intimacy, she had to forcefully suppress her desires.

“Ifia, trust me.”

After soothing Ifia, Amelia released her hand and turned to look at Princess Sissi. The gentle expression softened by Ifia’s presence almost instantly turned cold and ruthless.

Those cold and indifferent amethyst eyes seemed to shed all restraints in an instant, unleashing a terrifying momentum that quickly swept in. It felt as if one was standing at the center of a storm, and with one careless move, they could be drawn into the vortex and lose their life. It was like the king of beasts in the jungle finally woke from a nap, now reveling in the stretch of its mighty body.

This dominant posture left Princess Sissi momentarily stunned, but soon her azure eyes were filled with fiery excitement. Yes, it was precisely this kind of powerful individual who deserved to be her partner!

Unlike Princess Sissi’s joy, Amelia felt a bit regretful. She thought she could continue using Princess Sissi to provoke jealousy in Ifia. However, an unexpected turn occurred midway. Since that plan was no longer applicable, it was time to resolve matters swiftly!

Amelia, with limited patience for mortals, due to her constrained identity, chose to handle it in a conventional manner.

“A knight? Not necessary.”

“I decline your confession.”

“Now, I, Amelia Barlen, accept your duel invitation.”