The Villainess That Was Once A VRMMO player

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“Ah, Witch-san, welcome!”

“Nn.”

As usual, the male staff members didn’t like me, so when I entered, a female staff member would take care of me.
Since then, there have been a few encounters with Alice here, but even though it was in her character as a heroine, could she please stop talking to me normally each time? Every time she did so, the male staff members would look at me in an increasingly annoyed way.

“How can I help you today?”

“Please purchase this.”

I jingled a small bag of magical stones in front of the usual lady, who was surprised by the quantity and frowned slightly.

“We can’t buy them in such large quantities.
We use them for experiments even if they’re slightly broken, but if they’re too small, we can’t use them.”

“I see.”

That is to be expected, I guess.
I kept the larger magic stone for my own use as well.

“If it was this magic stone…”

The sister took out something that looked like a notebook and started checking something.

“If you go to the research building in the magic academy, I’m sure they would buy even small magic stones, since students use them for their classes.
Should I write you a letter of introduction?”

“…please.”

I felt that some nobleman might get involved, and it might be troublesome, but I want to open up new sales channels, so I should be lenient.

This lady has been a great help to me, you know.
My appearance remained the same, but it had been five years since she took care of me.
The lady easily wrote a letter of introduction and handed it to me with a smile, then let out a small sigh.

“Witch-san… are there any good men anywhere? Could you please find someone for me?”

“…”

It had certainly been five years.

Well, I might be rambling a bit, but this time I visited the Magic Academy.

I had a letter of introduction written for me, but it was for outsiders to enter the academy, so it was of little use to me as a student.

But there was a simplified map, so I relied on it and went through the school, which was quite large and unnecessary.

“…Where is this place?”

I was lost.

What should I do? At worst, returning in adult form would be easy, but if a subhuman adventurer was found in a place like this, it would be a problem again.

Should I have used the letter of introduction in my adult form from the start? I didn’t like the idea that they might say something about me being a subhuman….

“Ah, Carol-san.”

“…Eh?”

I turned around when I heard my name being called and saw a cute-looking but skinny and tall boy looking at me with a surprised expression on his face.

“I recognised you right away because you don’t look much different as an elf.”

“…”

Who was he…? I felt like I recognized him from somewhere.

I tilted my head at the boy, and he chuckled before introducing himself again.

“Can’t you tell because I’ve changed a little? I’m Maro.”

“…ahhh.”

I remembered.
It was a sickly boy I met in the garden of the magician’s guild a long time ago.
Even now, he doesn’t look so healthy.
…I don’t remember much about him.
Did he have a strong shock to his psyche?

“Maro has grown up, hasn’t he?”

“Only in height.”

We used to be about the same size, but now there was quite a difference.

“Carol-san, where are you going? I know the area pretty well and I can show you around.”

“Nn.”

Since he was here, I should take advantage of his kindness.
But…did I ever tell him my name?