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Chapter 54 Part 1 – The second princess of Hydrangea, Margaret, invades.

Good day to all of you.
First of all, let me introduce myself to those of you who are new here.
I am a beautiful young girl of 3 years and 4 months old whose beauty makes even flowers blush.
Additionally, I am also a villainess who has been killed「108 times」.
My name is Scarlet Ruby Noel Hydrangea.

…… Oops, I’m sorry. I made a mistake again when introducing myself.
I am currently a Lingard. The kingdom name of Hydrangea was to be given to the queen on her accession to the throne.
For me, who has declared that I will never be a queen again, it’s a name that will have nothing to do with me forever.

I have made up my mind to be a shut-in in this life!!
In fact, there’s nothing good about being a queen.
Especially when they die an untimely death.
I am a person who has experienced it firsthand. Since I am the one that said this, there is no doubt about it.

…… Well then, next I would like to describe some of the characteristics of my appearance so that you can easily imagine what I look like.

My charm point is my round and cute red eyes and red hair that flutters in the wind.
There is a red ruby pendant hanging on top of my chest and a dark red ribbon on my head.
I was a baby until quite recently, so if you also include my name, I am all red, red, red, red. It is like the red preparation of the strongest cavalry warrior who strikes fear into the hearts of his opponents.

Furthermore, my mother is a special A-class expert archer on horseback, her archery skills are so amazing that she can nail 100 shots out of 100 shots on horseback. As for my father, he is a rider that can utilize the horse’s muscular strength, he is an expert on cavalry techniques and is matchless on the battlefield. In addition, I am also a 「former expert」 on horsemanship.

With this, if I can’t ride a horse dashingly, others will laugh at me.

…… I can’t ride it ……!!　
The punch line came suddenly.
But it can’t be helped!! It’s because I’m not tall enough ……!!　
It’s okay even if you want to laugh ……

To tell the truth, as a little girl of less than 4 years old, I can only ride a pony at my current height.
A former ruthless queen who is riding a pony dashingly, instead of a horse …… And for some reason, this pony is moving slowly …… It’s too different from the image of the majestic queen in my memories. This sounds more like a character that gives comedy, not awe ……?
…… The limbs of a little girl are too short. It is regrettable ……
Is there any way to become a slender, well-proportioned, eight-heads tall little girl tomorrow?

To make things worse, I can’t straddle the backs of those small ponies unless my legs are fully spread. The skirt would be flipped up, revealing the lace-filled, thigh-length drawers. If I tried to make the pony run around in the field in that state, my white pumpkin pants would bounce on the pony’s back. It looked just like a round white rabbit. The scenery of blue sky and green fields looked extremely suitable. It is a demoralizingly goofy spectacle with not a trace of my former queenliness.

The sight of my reflection in a pool of water after the rain made me want to hold my head in my hands.
…… What the heck is this!? This kind of red is still red, but it’s a shameful flushed face of red.

In the first place, ordinary young ladies wear skirts, so they don’t straddle the horse like the gentlemen do.
What they do is to use a side saddle, which allows the rider to sit with both of their legs to the side. It is also a set with a special wide stirrup on which you can place the soles of both legs together. To ride a horse as gracefully as a princess is a lot of work.

But I will not sit like a princess on a horse.
Whenever it’s necessary, I need to be able to run away as fast as I can, even while wearing a skirt.
That’s right …… from the five heroes who killed me ……

So, I can’t afford to care if my underpants are exposed, that’s nothing compared to my life!! With this in mind, I am riding my pony energetically today as well and training hard with the pony running around in the field on the territory.
Yes, one two three, that’s right, one two three.
It’s getting better, so I urged my favorite horse.

「…… Come on, let’s make a mad dash for those hills over there, let’s go, Meteor!! Whoa!?」

Immediately I almost fell off the pony and I rushed to cling to her mane.
To put it nicely, my beloved pony has always been a good rival to me. To put it another way, he is not trained to have a master and servant relationship with me.

But, as a former villainess, I have my own stubbornness.

「I will not be …… that easily …… thrown off!! Today …… is the day I’m going to ride you, you rampaging pony ……!! Don’t underestimate my willpower …… I’m someone who has been killed 108 times. Although I’m currently just a little girl …… I 「used to be」 an expert in horsemanship ……!!」

Uwoohhh!! Even though I acted strong, it feels like I’m about to bite my tongue due to the strong impacts!! At any rate, my equestrian senses are those of a 28-year-old. It is a hard task to adjust my senses to my short limbs as a little girl.

「…… Hahaha, you seem to be having a hard time. Do you need help, shorty Scarlet?」

As I was resisting Meteor’s wild rodeo with my entire body trying to balance myself, I heard a sun-like voice laughing with a teasing tone.

A shadow covered my field of vision. When I looked up, I saw the belly of a horse soaring against the sun. And also the hem of a fluttering skirt. A maid was mounted and the horse jumped far above us.

「…… Am fine ……!! Zon’t worri ……!! Watchh myy mggnificcent horsmanship ……」

Looking at the maid that dashingly dismounted from the horse’s body onto the meadow, I tried my best to give an awkward bluff. Because, this guy, he can skillfully handle a bareback horse without any saddle, stirrups, or reins. In contrast, I look so miserable. It would be frustrating if I didn’t try to bluff at least one time. But my voice, legs, and arms are still trembling after being tossed around by the pony for so long. My thighs are stinging ……

「I’m fine. Don’t worry. Watch my magnificent horsemanship.」
Was what I tried to say, but I’m not sure if he understood it or not ……

「Yes, yes, you are still as stubborn as ever. And it’s not only the shorty, but you too, Meteor. Stop being so stubborn and get along with each other already. The two of you are really similar.」

He understood. As expected from a cheat-like creature.

The maid sighed and walked up to us, but Meteor had a complete change of attitude, rubbing her cheek against the maid and acting spoiled.
Meteor is madly infatuated with this maid. By the way, Meteor is a female pony. She fidgeted and casually hoofed the ground, which had been roughed up by her battle with me. She was the very image of a girl whose toes were pointing and turning on the ground while saying with a spoiled tone, ‘But you see, that’s because’. I was dumbfounded.

She’s acting innocent and naive even though she’s a pony ……

I was so stunned by her change of image that my buttocks slid off the back of Meteor.

「…… Ahh ……!!」

「…… You should be more moderate with your tomboyishness. It’s such a waste of your cute face.」

Normally, you would think that I, the heroine, would have been embraced, wouldn’t you? With him gently whispering to me. You got that wrong. How many times have you expected romantic scenes in this story and been betrayed?

In the first place, this maid’s line was not spoken toward me.
It was said to Meteor, while he lovingly caressed her face.

Incidentally, when I was on the verge of falling off the pony, my butt was softly lifted up by the tip of his feet and put back on the pony’s back.
…… Silence. I’m being treated like baggage, instead of a heroine. Don’t you think the difference in attitude is just too much? He doesn’t even think I’m a woman, does he?