"RACHEL!!!!!" The voice of my father rang.
Good Lord, I am totally doomed!
"F-father! My dress has caught Fire!" I called out as I ran around. Right!
STOP: I stopped running around
DROP: I lay flat on the ground.
ROLL: I slowly rolled on the ground as the fire slowly faded.
I'll make sure to give my thanks to my teacher who taught me how to handle such accidents.
I stood up and wiped the dust out of my dress and slowly smiled and gave a thumbs up to my family who came running as soon as they heard us shouting.
"I'm good, I told you I won't cause any problems!" I said.
"Well, we have a bigger problem than that Ray" James said as he nudged me to look at what he's looking at. I frowned as I looked behind me.
The garden is on fire! Who did this?!
"I didn't do this right?" I asked
"Well, a girl wanted to lit up a fire in a flammable place" James said as I then butted in
"But I ONLY WANT TO COOK!"
"THEN DO IT AT THE KITCHEN!" He retorted
"Duchess!" Sebastian said as we turned our attention to the woman who just appeared.
My Mother walked towards us as I noticed the guards who accompanied them in with water buckets in their hands and started extinguishing the fire.
"What happened here, Rachel?" My mother asked worriedly as she looked around.
"Well....Once upon a time there was a certain person who decided to cook at the--" I trailed off only to be cut of by my mother when he saw my dress that has a burnt mark on it.
"Does it hurt? You're unharmed, right? You didn't get yourself a burnt mark right?" She asked worriedly as I slowly nod my head.
"Quickly extinguish the fire or it will catch up to the mansion" One of the attendants said as they kept pouring water to the blazing fire.
"Who did this?" My Father joined our conversation as soon as he finished talking about how to handle this situation to the guards.
"Father..." His eyes drifted to my dress that caught the fire. His mood changes quickly and his aura became dark
"Father I--"I was about to explain to them what happened when my father ignored me and turned to ask Sebastian.
"Sebastian, Who started the fire?" My Father asked.
I looked at Sebastian. I only asked him to lit up the fire...
"This is bad! The fire is not ceasing!" Someone shouted as I tensed up.
The fire is not dying, if this reaches to the mansion...the whole household would be burned, doesn't that mean I won't have a place to stay anymore?
I don't want that, Ever since I got reincarnated here, I found myself surrounded with jewelry and all! Though I don't wear them, Treasuring them will be a good choice, especially if I'd get exiled!
But if the whole household would be burned wouldn't my parents disown me and throw me to the street? then everyone will judge me and curse me because of what happened and I'll even get exiled because I tried to burn the whole place.
Wait what if they misunderstood that I wanted to kill the duke and will try to kill me? I didn't want to die yet! I just got reincarnated and now this? It seems like I did mess up the game but I also made a new doom route for me.
I don't want to lose such a loving family! I also don't want to get killed again!
If I'd confess what wrongdoing I have done...wouldn't that make my punishment lighter? If they decide to kill me, I can negotiate them to at least make my death faster, that way it won't be painful right?
Right, I should do that!
"Father, The Fire started because of me--"
"I'm the one who started the fire Sire" Sebastian confessed.
What?! No that's not it! It was me! I forced him to do it.
"You?! You knew that it's easy to catch fire here!" Father said as he pointed to the burnt garden.
"Father you misunderstood, Sebastian isn't the one who did this" I stated as I get in between them.
"What do you mean?"
"I'm the one who did this" Sebastian talked. Oh shut your trash, why are you trying to get the blame all by yourself?!
A scheme?! Did he perhaps want to use this in the future saying I made him take all of the blame?!
NOT ON MY WATCH!
"Wrong! I'm the one who started this!
"Sebastian had nothing to do with this Father,"I said as I placed my palm at my chest.
"I-I'm the only one who has Fire magic! I'm the only one who can do this not her lady!" Sebastian lied again.
FUUUUUUUCK!
I swear this guy! He's just.....! Does he really want to kill me that much?! Why?! But I did nothing against him!
"Sebastian Camp" The icy tone of my father was heard as he looked at my butler.
Sebastian you liar!
"You knew about the consequences if you tried to burn a place right?" He said as Sebastian just hang his head. Wait, No--This is not right. he's not the one who did this, It was me.
I felt a hand resting on my head and I looked up to see my mother with a worried look. Mom...how can I clear this misunderstanding Mom?
We became alerted when we heard shouts from behind us.
"This is hopeless, the fire won't die!" An attendant said
"It just keeps on spreading!" Another one shouted as some of them decided to flee on the scene.
"Rachel," A voice said.
"Marlon..." He's still here?
"This is not just an ordinary fire isn't it?" He asked. How did he know? Is he some sort of psychic?!
"R-right, this fire is made from Sebastian's--" That's when it hit me.
An ordinary fire could be extinguished by ordinary water, but if the fire is being started with magical power, the only thing that can extinguish this fire is by magical power too.
And fire is weak to water.
"It's what you're thinking, Go
You're the only one who can extinguish this with your water attribute" Marlon said.
Seriously is he some kind of psychic?! But that's not the whole point! I have to extinguish this or else!
I stepped to the scene when James spoke up.
"Where are you going, Ray?! We have to evacuate! This is getting dangerous!" He said as he grabbed my arm.
"I know how to extinguish this! I can do it with my water attribute!" I shouted as I tried to free myself from his grip.
"Rachel, it's too dangerous!" Father said as I ran to the scene.
I'm not going baby for this, I started this. This is the problem that I caused, I should be the one to end this too" I thought as I started channeling my magic.
I'm still not good with channeling, but I'll try, I'll somehow manage, right? Marlon did teach me about channeling.
****
The sun is too bright today" I thought as I got up from my sleeping position. Why do I feel so exhausted?
Just then, the door opened and in there my mother entered, being followed by my father. As soon as they saw me awake, they ran towards me, holding me and asking how I am feeling.
My mother embraced me saying, "Thank goodness you're awake! I'm worried that you won't wake up!"
"what do you mean?" I asked in confusion as my father joined the hug.
"You've been asleep for 3 days, you're such a trouble girl!"
"Stop making your father and mother worry like this!" Mother said as he sobbed.
For once, I felt like...being reincarnated as a Villainess isn't that bad after all...Sure I do have my doom routes at the end, but the best thing that I could ever have here was a family that really cared for me.
"Rachel, ever since that day, you changed completely and I am extremely grateful that you're trying your best to keep up with a good relationship with us, as your parents" My father started.
"But please refrain from doing something that might harm yourself! you don't know how worried we are for you!"
I smiled brightly as I looked at them.
"Yes, Father! I will refrain from doing such" I said as my eyes roamed the room.
"Where is Sebastian?" I asked them. Right, I still want to clear that misunderstanding.
"Sebastian is guilty of burning the Vallemont residence, he's also guilty of putting you in this situation, As for his punishment he'll get beheaded" My Father gritted.
"He will get WHAT?!"