Although I Was Reincarnated As The Villainess Of The Otome Game I Was Playing, I Only Bought It For

“Elbow Strike…! Back Fist…! Straight Jab…!”

Everyone, this is Lillie.

Today–

“KYAAAAAHHHHH…!”

We begin with the presumed Main Character Ivy piloting a Sacred Machine and getting beaten up.

Well, maybe she’s just an amateur… perhaps the original otome game players’ skills are at this level.

… No, if you think about it from a normal perspective of otome game players, suddenly throwing in a mecha action game with its own separate control scheme, it will end up like this.

Incidentally, today will be the first time I put my favorite machine into action, the “Whore of Babylon.”

… No, she’s not some sort of famous prostitute from Babylon, not at all?! Don’t you know this is the Beast of the Apocalypse or the one who will eventually be eaten and die by the beasts of God’s judgment?!!

In a way, since I’m a Villainess, it’s a pretty good name for a robot.

… This isn’t good. This smells very much like a Doom or a Death Flag! This isn’t good at all…

On a related note, what’s really troublesome is the management and administration of Sacred Machines carried out by the government.

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Well, it would be chaos if such a mighty force is shaken up as you please, right?

Yes, I know this well, but–

“I can’t help but complain that changing the name of a machine is a pain in the ass, what with all the necessary procedures.”

I can’t do anything but complain, I chose this because I liked the design at a glance…

Yes, the design is great! The balance of armaments is also great! Because she’s such a high-priced machine, she wouldn’t be inferior to the reputation and name of my House!

If only the name and the process of naming were a little better.

“Haaaaaaaaahhh…!!”

And while I was thinking of that, Ms. Ivy’s “Messiah” comes charging back at me.

It feels like she is a savior and the Main Character from those, right?

However–

“When amateurs force close-quarters-combat, they’re just going to get thrown away!” I yelled.

I tackle her defenseless body! If she breaks the hold as it was, she’d get kicked!!

“Ah…!?” Ivy gasps.

If your machine’s body is completely off the ground, you no longer have any leverage!!!

“Like so…! Everest Avalanche…!!”

I grab my opponent’s arms tightly and rotate in place at high speed!! By swinging her around, centrifugal force starts acting, so take advantage of it and throw her high into the sky!!

If you hit the ground while spinning in the air…!

“The pilot inside will be knocked out by the impact,” I said.

Of course, the damage to the machine itself is also great, so it’s an incredibly powerful tactic.

Moreover, it consumes less ammunition and energy!!! What a bargain!!!

I reproduced the special move from a mecha anime I saw in my previous life… it wasn’t as powerful or cool as that was, but let’s just say it was a good attempt.

Ivy seems to have been completely KO’d…. I think it’s going to be a lecture from here.

Now then, moving on, when Ms. Ivy came to, I thought I would engrave in her mind the way of my one-on-one, Lillie-Style Sacred Machine Dueling… however–

“Umm, could I ask a few questions first?” I asked.

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“Uh, umm, go ahead–”

The reply was nervous, but what I was asking wasn’t such a big deal.

“… Karin, why are you here?”

It’s a one-to-one tutoring, 1v1 duel… why can I even see her here?

“Right, it’s because you’re here, Lady Lillie,” Karin said.

“… Is that so?” I said.

I don’t think that’s the truth, but it’s fine.

Yeah, maybe she’s just speaking as my escort.

“Then, Prince William,” I continue, “why are you here?”

“Because I’m free right now, aren’t I?” he replies.

Will you stop coming over just because you’re free? No, well, I’m pretty close to the boys of the school, though? I don’t even remember seeing him that often.

But that, I could still understand.

“… And Prince Alex, what about you?” I asked.

To be clear, we’ve only met once, haven’t we?

You could say that I’m his brother’s friend, but otherwise, he’s a complete stranger to me, isn’t he?

“When you’re done here, fight me,” Alex said.

“Why do you sound so excited?” I asked.

Yeah, seriously, all of a sudden… what is that? If you’re looking at me with those eyes, are you some kind of battle maniac?

No, he had been an active combatant and making his name since a long time ago–

“I have to be the strongest, so I’m trying to get stronger,” Alex replied.

“… Umm, and why do you need to fight me, then?” I asked.

Where is all this ‘becoming the strongest’ even coming from?

“Your way of fighting, it’s such a wonderful style that no one in the Knights could do.”

“Um, okay?” I asked.

I’ve overdone it, yes.

… I’ve become an eccentric who orders too many armaments and frequently heads out to the battlefield to go on rampages.

“… Hence, I need to learn how to fight like you, is all,” Alex finishes.

… I have no idea why you think you have to do that.

“So why do you want to be the strongest?” I asked.

“Do I need more reason than I want to be?” I asked.

“I suppose that’s youth for you, huh?” I said.

“Huh?”

“It’s nothing, don’t worry about it,” I said.

Yeah, he’s just an elementary school boy… no, it wouldn’t be wrong to call him that, considering his age.

… Was he somehow unhappy to be born into the royal family?

T/N: Fun fact: “Whore of Babylon” was also the original Lillie’s Sacred Machine. The configuration, however, was different.

As for the naming scheme and the issue with changing Sacred Machine’s names: it wasn’t explicitly stated, but Messiah is likely the rental Sacred Machine. It’s probably WAY too expensive to just create a robot explicitly to be rented out by students of the Academy for training and mock battles, what with how new it is. So, Messiah was likely someone else’s Sacred Machine at one time, decommissioned from active service in the army or bought off its former owner.