I’m a Villainess, But I’m Happy Because I’m Healthy - Chapter 12

Marquis Appleton, who had been looking at the carriage for a long time, asked Juven.

“Juven. I heard you’ve awakened your mana.”

“Yes.”

“But why did you hide it from Aslan?”

“Just in case she might be afraid of me.”

A nine-year-old boy awakened his mana and killed the monster.

It’s beyond extraordinary and surprising, so Juven wanted to hide it from Aslan.

Marquis of Appleton, who was quietly thinking, asked.

“Juven, do you like Aslan?”

“Yes.”

“Do you just like her or do you love her?”

The son takes after the father!

Marquis Appleton, who also has a straightforward nature, had no mercy even for his son.

“The latter.”

“Then don’t believe what she just said.”

“What?”

“Seeing Aslan’s expression just now, it’s was a lie.”

The Marquis shared his experiences.

“When a woman evaluates a man, they only say he’s nice if she has nothing to say. Only a few women like men who are nice.”

“Wh, why?”

“I don’t want to hurt you, but that doesn’t mean I can’t answer you.”

All of the current stories were about Marquis Appleton’s experiences.

In his youth, the Marquis of Appleton indeed heard that a lot.

‘You’re nice, but I can’t think of marrying you.’

‘Although I like you because you’re nice. I want to remain friends.’

The experiences that became bone and flesh.

(T/N: Bone뼈 and Flesh살 which means helpful, useful, and very important.)

“Maybe the words she just said were to hide her true intention. Maybe it’s because she sees you as a brother, not a man.”

Taking advantage of his experiences, Marquis Appleton advised Juven.

“Well, you’d better build up your body too.”

“Body?”

“Muscles. Apparently, Aslan likes to exercise. It’s called a diet, but she looks like she was enjoying the exercise itself. Otherwise, if she doesn’t, it would lead her to deathbed.”

Aslan always smiled and worked out happily.

It’s a walk at best, but if someone doesn’t really enjoy exercising, even they’ll be bored and it shows up on their faces.

Marquis Appleton has never seen Aslan bored or struggling with exercise.

“Sharing the same hobby is the beginning of a relationship, and it will be a much easier approach.”

“But father. We’re already…..”

“Close? That’s just a close relationship between a brother and a sister. If you go that way, she’ll eventually see you as a full brother.”

As he becomes an adult, and make a big confession, he will already be imprinted as a younger brother, so he won’t look like a man to her anymore.

‘I’m sorry. But… you’re only like a close brother to me.’

This was also one of the patterns Marquis Appleton experienced himself.

“So you should start by sharing the same hobbies and letting her see you as a man.”

“How can make her see me as a man?”

“That’s……”

Marquis Appleton spoke in a serious voice.

“I don’t know……”

“What?”

“I don’t know, because your mother confessed first.”

“……”

“Was it the fate of love? Come to think of it, I never told you how I met your mother.”

Since then, the romantic love story of Marquis Appleton continued.

The middle-aged butler, who was quietly listening to the story, said to himself.

“It doesn’t help at all, master.”

***

“Father, I have something to tell you.”

“Oh, what’s going on?”

Arriving at the mansion, Aslan immediately told Leon her secret.

“Well, actually, my mana’s been awakened for a while now.”

“For a while? Is that true?”

“Yes.”

“I don’t think you’ve ever had a fever?”

She was supposed to keep it a secret until next year. However, what she experienced in the Appleton Residence changed her mind.

“It was really short, I don’t know exactly but I think it was only about 3 hours?”

“Oh! I can’t believe it didn’t even take half a day! That’s amazing!”

That day when she ran into the monster.

Whether it was a dream or reality, it was still very shocking to Aslan.

‘Yes, this world is not a game. There are monsters, and there is also a dangerous power called magic.’

It didn’t seem like much in the game. The monsters that appeared in the cut scene were only images, so I wasn’t scared of it, and the magical effects only felt cool.

But what if it’s the reality?

What if I had to meet monsters in person and fight for my life?

What if there’s someone who’s gonna try to kill me with magic?

‘It’s not an unlikely future. You never know when you’re going to go through that.

The only events that can be known through the game are those after entering the school.

Not even Aslan knows what happens before that.

Aslan in the game must have learned magic as soon as she awakened her mana, and even if something happened, she may have been able to overcome it with that power.

But what if I don’t learn magic until I enter school?

Even if we go through the same thing, I still might end up in a dangerous situation.

Therefore, Aslan decided to learn magic from now on.

“Oh! Then let’s check it out right now!”

Leon, who was making a fuss, disappeared somewhere.

When he reappeared, he had a crystal ball as big as a watermelon in his hand.

“Come on, Aslan. Put your hands up here.”

It was the crystal ball of mana.

When you put your hand on it, your mana is automatically sucked in.

It was an object that could determine what attribute your mana has.

“Yes, father.”

Aslan carefully puts her hand on the crystal ball.

The crystal ball began to glow, and I felt something unknown coming out of my body.

“Oh, this attribute……!”

The light from the crystal ball glowed an intense green.

Aslan already knew the attribute it meant.

“It’s an enhancement attribute!”

Enhancement attribute.

In general, mana is characterized by elements.

However, sometimes there are special attributed mana, not an element, which is the enhancement attribute.

“What a rare trait!”

Enhancement attributes were very rare.

Of course, not as much as dark or light attributes, but it was not an easy attribute to have anyway.

“And the light is so brilliant too!”

Also, the stronger the mana, the stronger the light from the crystal ball appears.

The crystal ball, which received Aslan’s magic, was shining almost like a small sun, so they could see how much Aslan’s talent was.

‘Of course. She was originally headed to being a final boss.’

But Aslan was not happy.

There was a reason for not letting them know that she had awakened her mana.

‘It’s troublesome if my father throws a party, but my attribute will be troublesome in itself.’

Enchancement attributes are the properties that literally strengthen the body.

There is also a magic that strengthens the body, but it only makes the body a little stronger perpetually.

However, physical strength by enhancement attribute is different.

‘I think learning magic will interfere with my diet.’

It allows you to exert tremendous power even without muscles.

It strengthens the body like steel and increases physical strength.

It’s also almost to a monster level.

‘So Aslan in the game was a really difficult character to catch.’

Very little damage was inflicted to her even when being attacked by all elemental attributes.

A woman of iron who boasts almost an invincible defense.

So to beat Aslan in the game, one had to be extremely good at cultivating.

‘Of course, there were a lot of users who went too far in cultivating and couldn’t set any love flags.’

Anyway, the mana that contained the dignity of the final boss was an enhancement attribute.

‘If I learn magic, I don’t know if I can go on a diet properly.’

With the use of enhancement attribute magic, your body is automatically strengthened.

You will not get tired no matter what you do, as your physical strength increases significantly.

But that also meant that exercise won’t work out properly.

‘It’s not calories that are consumed, but mana is consumed.’

You need to burn calories to lose weight, but will consuming mana help you lose weight?

Other attributes when not in use aren’t automatically activated. But magic using enhancement attribute is always operating, making it impossible.

Unfortunately, there’s still more problem Aslan could think of.

“Aslan! What a ramp! We should definitely hold a party!”

I have to get through the crisis that’s just around the corner.

‘Can I get over it without gaining weight?’

Unfortunately, it goes without saying that Aslan eventually gained 2kg of weight again in a sea of oily meat with no vegetables.

***

“Aslan. I finally got you a teacher.”

It’s been a month since they returned from Marquis Appleton.

As soon as she returned, good news came to Aslan, who struggled to lose weight thanks to the Mana Awakening Party.

“Oh! Finally!”

“Hoho. I found you a very good teacher.”

Wigdrasil private schools also teach special attributes magic.

It is a special school where aristocrats can enter, so no matter what, there is an educator who can educate even those who are special attributed.

“Who is it?”

However, it is also very important to prepare in advance.

Regardless of that, studying itself felt like attending school, so Aslan enjoyed it very much.

“Hoho. It’s a secret. I’ll just tell you that the teacher’s also enhancement attributed. The teacher will arrive tomorrow, so look forward to it.”

“Yes!”

Although Aslan answered in joy, she was still worried about learning magic.

‘Uh. I don’t think I’ll be able to diet properly if my body gets strengthened.’

But at the same time, she thought.

If you learn enhancement magic and still don’t lose weight, the majority of owners of enhancement mana will all be destined to become pigs.

Maybe there’s something I don’t know about enhancement magic?

‘Because all I learned so far was only about mana and the basics of magic.’

She only learned about basic theories, but not in detail.

In the game even if the character had knowledge, she could not know that knowledge, because in the game if she chose to study, the character would do it on its own.

‘If the character is studying in the game, it doesn’t need to be played by the user.’

You’re trying to enjoy the game, not to study.

When the new teacher comes tomorrow, I will have to ask about my diet.

As she spent the day with a pounding heart, the teacher she had been waiting for arrived.

‘What kind of teacher would they be like?’

Aslan is waiting for a new teacher in a pale blue dress.

And after a while, the teacher arrived at the appointed time.

“Oh, you’re here!”