I Shall Bully the Heroine! (Farce) (Part 2)

Incidentally, Koleha's official magic attribute is supposed to be Water.

Of course, she's actually Poison Attributed, but for the sake of appearances, she needs to demonstrate Water-like magic.

At least the higher-ups are informed, so even if she can't actually use Water Magic, it won't affect her grades.

"Koleha. Can you really use Water Magic…?"

"To whom do you think you're speaking? It's me, desu wa. Of course I can use it. Behold."

Poyun — a handball-sized sphere of water floated above Koleha's hand.

Yes, Koleha could create it. Water.

Because water is poison.

Drawing on knowledge from her previous life, Koleha knew the term 'water intoxication.'

If you drink about twenty liters of water in a single day, it becomes toxic — or something like that at least.

In other words, water is poison too!

"… Eh, did you just — no chant!?"

"Ah, whoops… O sphere of water, respond to my power — Create Water."

"Saying it after the fact… Your skill is clearly beyond student level. And that water sphere is remarkably stable."

She'd accidentally performed chantless casting.

She used it so often that skipping the hassle had become second nature.

"… And where's your catalyst? And this seems like ordinary water, not poison water…"

"Eh? Water Attribute doesn't need a catalyst because there's moisture in the air, right? That's what I heard from a maid. Also, it's ordinary water."

"… You're Poison Attribute though…!?"

He scolded her in a whisper so others wouldn't overhear.

… If she'd done something to expose her Poison Attribute, that would be one thing, but being scolded for perfectly feigning Water was baffling.

"I'm not in the wrong, am I…!?"

"You're not… you're not…! Kuh, pairing with you was definitely the right call…"

"If it weren't you, people would just think, 'Oh, Water Attribute,' and move on."

"Chantless already isn't normal."

He sighed.

"How much can you use, Your Highness?"

"… O light, respond to my power and shine — Create Light."

Poh — a ball of light appeared.

A soft glow just right for reading at night. If that were all, you could call him a beginner, but Harks changed the brightness of the light and made it blink.

"Oh, remote dimming. Well done, Your Highness."

"You can tell how difficult that is?"

"Manipulating a spell after releasing it takes considerable technique. Though I can do it too, of course."

As she spoke, Koleha's water sphere wriggled midair, shifting into a cat, then a book, then various fruits — one form after another.

"… Kuh, shape-shifting!?"

"Ooh-ho-ho-ho! You practiced so hard, only for me to surpass you effortlessly. How does that feel?"

"Several levels above output control… As expected of you, Koleha…!"

"As a Nyarlathotep, this much is trivial! … Oops, my hand slipped—!!!"

At this moment, Koleha remembered.

She had to harass the Heroine during class.

She hurled the water sphere with all her might at Hiiro.

"! Hiiro, look out!"

"Kya!?"

Just before it would hit Hiiro, Kenho cut in… so Koleha made the sphere hop and curve midair, avoiding Kenho entirely and striking Hiiro dead-on.

Hiiro was drenched from head to toe.

"Hey!? You definitely remote-controlled that!"

"Ooh-ho-ho-ho! My hand slipped! You suddenly jumped out and startled me!"

"You—there's no way that excuse—"

"A-are you alright, Hiiro!?"

Kenho turned back to find the Heroine completely soaked.

Drenched, she'd become quite sexy… a heroine dripping with water…!

Gulp. Kenho swallowed hard.

Then Hiiro, teary-eyed, complained to Koleha.

"… Uuh, wh-what are you doing… that was so mean—"

"Oh my, the little wet cat is saying something? Hm? Don't you have any idea why I would do this to you?"

"Uu, if it weren't waterproof it would have been really bad…!"

"Ooh-ho-ho-ho-ho! Be glad it ended at that!"

Zawa… zawa… the class buzzed with murmurs.

Koleha's sudden assault had provoked a natural reaction. The girl students' reaction, however, was slightly different.

"… Look — despite getting that soaked, her makeup isn't running…!"

"My goodness, I need to buy that…!"

"Waterproof…!"

Yes. This was advertising. An ad proving that Nyarlathotep cosmetics were tough against water! Not bullying!

But men, ignorant of cosmetics, wouldn't understand that!

Thus, to the boys, it only looked like Koleha bullied the Heroine!

Ah, what a terrible misunderstanding! How regrettable! That wasn't my intent at all!

This was a false-accusation scheme made possible only because the Heroine and the villainess were secretly colluding behind the scenes!

"Koleha. You…"

"W-what is it, Your Highness? My hand just slipped."

"… Were you perhaps jealous?"

"Hn!?"

Why was Harks slightly flushed!?

And his gaze pierced right through Koleha. Not reproach. Was that… affection?

(Ah—no! He must be flustered because the Heroine got wet and sexy! He averted his eyes and they landed on me! You prudish prince! And that's gratitude to me for creating that sexy scene—! What a secretly lecherous prince!!)

Koleha realized the truth and calmed herself.

She shot a quick glance at Hiiro.

"Y-Your Highness Harks, p-please help me. Lady Koleha—"

"Ah… Hey, Kenho, lend Hiiro a towel."

"O-oh. Uh, Hiiro. Use this if you want. Sorry I couldn't protect you."

"… N-no, thank you. Ah, I'll wash it and return it later."

Hiiro dabbed her face with the towel she'd borrowed from Kenho.

Her makeup still hadn't run.

"Even after dabbing with a towel it's fine…!?"

"… What kind of magic is that!?"

"How does she even remove it on a normal day…?"

The advertising campaign seemed to be a thorough success.