Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 240

(EP-240.1) Summer Vacation #5

240 – Each Summer Vacation #5

Elga reached for my head.

But it wasn’t for gentle reasons like stroking my hair or brushing a leaf off my head.

It was to steal the straw hat I was wearing! Desperate, I had no choice but to resist.

“Not the hat...!”

“What?”

My resistance seemed to have annoyed Elga.

Her expression immediately crumpled. It was as if she was saying, “Would you look at this guy! You’re defying me?”

“Hand it over!”

In the end, Elga’s hand managed to remove the hat from my head. Despite my desperate resistance, the difference in our strength was like that between a child and an adult.

“Now, that’s better. I can’t believe you’re so attached to a hat, you’re not like this...”

Elga, holding the straw hat in her hand, smiled with satisfaction. However, that satisfied expression didn’t last long, probably because she saw my head.

“Why is your crown like that?”

“What’s wrong with my crown?”

“Your hair is all reddish.”

“......”

I got found out in the end.

Since it’d come to this, I decided to face it boldly.

“It’s the time when my hair turns red.”

“Is there such a thing?”

“In autumn, leaves turn red. In winter, animals’ fur gets thicker. Some shed or molt. I’m similar to that.”

“... Really?”

Elga’s expression was easy to read.

At that moment, she seemed to be caught between believing me and not. I was relieved that Elga’s logic was straightforward and direct, and I added more to my explanation.

“But it doesn’t look good when my hair is patchy. I might look like I’m trying too hard to be fancy. That’s why I was covering it with the hat.”

My words weren’t entirely false, nor was it true. Thus, I could calmly say them with the help of Actor.

Red hair was considered rare among humans.

But strictly speaking, it wasn’t uncommon among nymphs or imps.

Marmar’s hair could be called red since it was a shade of scarlet, and Imp Tartar, the one who wore an armband, had notably red hair.

In the end, Elga seemed convinced by my explanation and nodded.

“Now that you mention it, it doesn’t look that good. It’s like you’ve put a maple leaf on your head. Is it going to turn completely red?” _{freёweɓnovel.com}

“I guess. It’s quite likely.”

“I didn’t know you had such a season. It didn’t happen last year or the year before.”