Series: My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
Author: Satoru Yamaguchi
Source: Manga Vol 13 Bonus (Animate)
Synopsis: Katarina is confined at home because of the rain and doesn't know how to spend her time.
Translation: maboroshi-no
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Katarina: It's finally my day off, and it's pouring down… I can't tend to my fields, and going out feels like a drag.
I, Katarina Claes, muttered that while gazing at the rain pouring down outside the window. My younger brother Keith, who was also off today...
Keith: On days like this, you should just spend time quietly inside the house.
Or so he said. If it had been my past life, I would have had games, anime, manga, and plenty of other entertainment, so staying inside the house wouldn't have been boring at all, but in this life, there was hardly any entertainment. The only things I could do inside were reading romance novels and eating sweets— nothing else. Wondering how everyone else spent their time on days like this, I decided to ask Keith.
Katarina: Keith, how do you spend your time inside the house?
Keith: Let's see... I read books to study up on different things, look into things I didn't understand at work, and that's about it.
He gave me a splendidly diligent answer.
I couldn't be happier that my younger brother, a frivolous playboy in the game, had grown so splendidly. But I was the kind of person who wanted to rest and not work on my days off, so unfortunately, it didn't seem like his answer would help my case. Since I couldn't use Keith's answer, I decided to ask my personal maid, Anne.
Katarina: Anne, how do you spend your time inside the house?
Anne: Let's see… I try to find ways to brew delicious tea and ways to dress you quickly and beautifully. Lately, I have also been looking into different ways to keep your fields in good shape.
And this one too could only think about work. What's more, it was all related to taking care of me, which made me feel guilty.
Katarina: It'd be fine to focus more on yourself, you know?
I said that, but…
Anne: But I am only doing things I love…
…she replied with a puzzled face. What Anne loved… might actually be work.
Still, her answer didn't help my case either.
Wasn't there anyone who spent their time in a way I could relate to? As I was wandering around the manor, I came across a maid hired a few years ago. We seemed to be similar types, so I decided to ask her.
Katarina: Hey, how do you spend your time at home on your days off?
Maid: Let's see… I put everything I need on my bed and just laze around there except for bathroom breaks.
Katarina: Eh?! Put everything on your bed?!
Maid: Yes. Sweets, drinks, and books to pass the time. I bring everything to my bed, sleep whenever I like, wake up whenever I like, eat sweets, and just laze around freely.
Katarina: That's wonderful! I'll definitely consider doing just that!
Maid: Oooh! I am honored to have been of help to the young mistress.
And so, when I tried to put into practice that wonderful way to spend my time that I'd learned from the maid, both Anne and Mother gave me a good scolding.
I feel like part of the connection between Katarina and Anne stems from how Anne had to watch a small child be scarred after having experienced ostracization due to her own. Furthermore from her perspective, both of them become devoted to a profession after their injury (farming on Katarina's part).
My Next Life As a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Chapter 88
Manga: My Next Life As a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
Artist: Nami Hidaka
Chapter: 88 - Invitation
Synopsis: Katarina has started working on deciphering the Dark Covenant, and now she learns she is required to attend a summit with all neighboring countries as Geordo's fiancée.
Scanlation: maboroshi-no
