She, who used to love dressing up, had never been in such a mess before.

“What the…”

Serena frowned and grumbled discontentedly at the light seeping into her cozy cave.

She was currently indulging in the sleep and rest she couldn’t enjoy during her past slave life.

She planned to continue this for another month.

She was very satisfied with this life of eating, sleeping, eating, and sleeping.

When it’s time, breakfast is brought, when it’s time, snacks are served, and when it’s time, dinner is brought as well.

After a few days, when feeling grimy, she’d enter the bathroom, soak in warm water, and then return to burrow into the blankets with a refreshed body.

That had been Serena Lavernia’s routine for the past week.

Magnus wasn’t the only one surprised by Serena’s behavior.

In fact, her spirit, Nyx, was also shocked by her laziness.

Dorolong, dorolong–

Of course, now it had completely fallen for her nonsense and adapted to this rabbit hole lifestyle faster than anyone else.

Serena slightly opened her eyes and saw the rabbit lying spread-eagled, drooling in its sleep with a notepad on its bulging belly.

She recalled what happened not long ago.

[Serena! Wh-when are we going to talk about saving the world? Isn’t this… a bit too lazy? When will you wash…? How long are you going to stay in the room…?]

Three days.

After watching Serena not take a single step out of bed for three days, except to pull in the trolley with meals placed in front of the door, Nyx finally couldn’t hold back and thrust its notepad at her.

Serena read the note impassively and answered Nyx with a rather serious face.

“Nyx, think about it. I’ve actually wandered around for a very long time. Even before becoming a stranger. Actually… it’s embarrassing, but I was captured by someone else and used as a slave.”

[Oh my… How dare some wretched human use my precious contractor as a slave…!]

“There is, like a vicious snake-like hundred-year-old monster.”

[A snake?! Snakes are always vile! There’s also a thing called a hydra that eats spirits, and it’s very vile too!]

Nyx got angry as if it were its own problem, holding up its notepad and hopping in place.

“Well, anyway, for that reason, I’m in a situation where I need sufficient rest. Without rest, people collapse. We need to store nutrients like hibernating bears. While sleeping, we’re running simulations on how to save the world. The more we think, the better answers we’ll get, right? Know your enemy and know yourself, to win you must be prepared to retreat a few steps. There’s no victory without defeat. There are many proverbs like that.”

[That’s right, you’re right.]

The naive Nyx quickly nodded at her words and wrote its agreement on the notepad to show her.

“Yes, for about a month, we’ll store nutrients in our bodies like hibernating bears, close our eyes, meditate, and make various plans for the future. You should get plenty of rest too. There will be intense battles afterward.”

Serena explained with a serious face, like a general facing the final battle.

Nyx also became serious beside her and nodded.

‘With this, I’ve bought a month.’

Of course, even after a month, Serena planned to stay in bed as much as possible.

Emerging from her satisfying thoughts, she finally frowned at the light that still hadn’t disappeared and opened her mouth.

“I told you to just leave the food in front… I’ll eat it later, so leave it there…”

Serena waved her hand dismissively while burrowing deeper into the blanket.

Being a villainess was comfortable.

No matter how unpromising or impolite she was, no one said anything.

No one clicked their tongue.

They just think, ‘Ah, that b*tch is at it again today,’ and leave it at that.

She could somewhat understand the feelings of the unknown possessor who had entered someone else’s body, caused havoc, and disappeared, leaving behind the title of ‘villainess’ and the nickname ‘madwoman’.

It’s easier to live as a villain or villainess in this world than as a hero or saintess.

It’s dirty and petty, but originally, bad guys live better.

‘Why aren’t they leaving?’

The light seeping in just wouldn’t go away.

Gasp, could it be that her ‘villainess power’ had already faded?

Because she’s been too gentle lately?

The thought that this comfortable human trash-like life might disappear made her heart sink.

‘My freeloading life!’

She must protect it.

The freeloading life she’s enjoying now has a three-month time limit, so she needs to enjoy it to the fullest now.

Once she leaves this mansion, Serena will have to work to earn money!

Hugging the rolled-up blanket, she lowered her voice as much as possible and opened her mouth discontentedly.

“Get out now!”

She even used some harsh words.

Thump thump thump.

Yet, instead of leaving, this intruder came closer and flung open the curtains.

“Ugh…”

With the flood of sunlight, Serena could, for the first time, understand the feeling of a demon lord being purified by a holy sword.

Nyx, who had been sleeping spread-eagled with its belly exposed on one side, perked up its ears, covered its eyes with its front paws, then rolled over and burrowed between Serena’s legs, burying its face.

“……”

It’s going to sleep alone?

She grabbed the back of the rabbit’s neck, which had no sense of comradeship to share the pain, and threw it under the bed.

Magnus was shocked at this sight.

“Serena! What are you doing now!”

When he came to his senses, he had moved in an instant to catch the flying rabbit before it hit the floor.

“How could you do this even to such a weak animal who can’t even talk…!”

“……”

Serena felt somewhat wronged.

From what she had observed so far, even if thrown like that, that rabbit would have skillfully spun once and landed safely.

Even if not, there was a soft carpet on the floor, so it wouldn’t have hurt.

Because it’s a spirit that just looks like a rabbit.

“I knew you were vicious before, but isn’t this too much for an animal…!”

However, she was somewhat relieved by Magnus’s reaction.

She was still a villainess.

Which means she can still enjoy this lifestyle.

Hmm, thinking like that, she could understand some rudeness.

“And what’s with that appearance!”

“Appearance?”

At Magnus’s words, Serena looked down at herself.

Soft silk pajamas and a soft yet thick silk blanket.

She couldn’t find anything strange.

“This is how you’re supposed to sleep when sleeping.”

Serena said with a light chuckle.

The problem is that the laugh also brought out the characteristic unpleasantness of Serena’s expression.

Magnus felt bad for being sneered at by such a messy Serena. It’s as if she was saying he’s pitiful for not knowing anything.

Of course, no one actually said those words, but her expression clearly had that nuance.

“What’s with that face! Serena Lavernia!”

“I’m sleepy, get out.”

Serena yawned.

For the past 18 years, during her slave life, she couldn’t remember sleeping peacefully for more than four hours a day.

That professor bastard would sometimes call her even when he was drinking in the middle of the night instead of calling a designated driver.

You ask how she managed in the world where Lemerun exists without carriages?

There were only two times when he would leave the lab.

When he had to attend something disguised as a conference and when he had to muster up his social skills to beg for a research budget.

Sadly, there were no phones in the world where Lemerun exists.

Which means?

She had to wait endlessly beside the carriage.

Until when?

Until Professor Lemerun stumbled out, completely drunk.

I know, that there are good professors in the world.

“……”

No, f*ck that, actually I don’t know.

Are there really good professors in the world? Isn’t that a unicorn? Or maybe a Pegasus.

Either way, they’re both mythical creatures.

They can’t possibly exist.

Anyway, for these reasons, she was indulging in her long-accumulated sleep deprivation in this peaceful world to her heart’s content.

If only the man in front of her wasn’t interfering.

“How on earth did you manage to make your face look like a yeast-filled flour dough in just a week! Are you a pig?!”

“……”

Even though Serena had a mind of steel, she was a bit hurt.

“No, I’m sorry.”

Magnus, who came to his senses belatedly, raised his hand and apologized.

Serena nodded readily at his apology.

Although she was a bit hurt, she decided not to hold a grudge because she liked his attitude of apologizing right away.

“That was rude of me.”

“It’s oka–”

“A pigsty would probably be better than this. I shouldn’t have made the comparison.”

He said with a serious face, like he was sorry to the pigs.

“……”

Suddenly, Serena recalled one of the settings from <Lucky Saintess>.

That the sub-male lead in this novel was an asshole to everyone except the female protagonist and his future true love, the count’s daughter.

An asshole.