Because She Had A Time Limit, She Became The Villain’s Daughter-in-law - Chapter 14

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My heart pounded as I followed the old man inside.
‘This is it!’
Behind the dingy cloth that concealed it, the kitchen was a surprisingly lavish room.
I cleared my throat with a soft cough, crossed my legs, and waited for Sven.
In truth, this was the Bestian Dark Information Guild Headquarters.
Of course, I knew of this place because the male lead used it in the original story. More precisely, after winning a fortune at the Racetrack, he requests a title transaction here.
The Bestian Dark Information Guild handled all manner of information, but they were particularly skilled at what one might call illegal detective work.
“And who might you be?”
Not long after, a man who appeared to be in his early thirties sat before me with a smirk.
He had gray hair and blue eyes, and he was holding a black cat.
“I am Sven Bestian. I must say, I’m impressed that you know my true name, Miss Laria Rose Icard.”
At that moment, the black cat he was holding suddenly leaped onto my lap.
“Meow…”
The black cat’s yellow eyes stared directly at me.
I hadn’t particularly cared about Sven’s pet until then, but his eyes widened when he saw the cat sitting on my lap.
“This… well, I’ll be.”
“Meow.”
Since I had no time for such distractions, I picked up the cat and returned it to Sven while speaking.
“Meow?”
The cat looked at me as if to say, ‘How dare you show no interest in something as adorable as me?’ But unfortunately, my circumstances were such that I couldn’t even afford to indulge in petting a cat.
“I’m pressed for time. Let me be direct.”
I placed the check on the table.
“I’d like 10 gold back in change. And with the remaining funds, I want to commission three things.”
Sven continued to glance back and forth between the black cat and me several times before answering slowly.
“Yes… please, go ahead and tell me.”
“First. I want to purchase a title.”
“Pardon?”
“Second. I want to acquire a territory.”
I had split the winnings from Simor’s race with him, and I planned to purchase the territory he had bought as well.
Since I didn’t have quite enough money to buy the entire territory, I planned to purchase only half of it.
It had to be that specific territory. It was a place where Simor made money through some means, and moreover, it was where iron ore would be discovered later.
So in a sense, I was dividing all of Simor’s future endeavors with him equally.
From my perspective, it was unavoidable. The novel didn’t describe the entire world—it was written focusing on the protagonist’s actions. Of course, simply following someone else’s path was a rather unscrupulous thing to do.
“Naturally, in secret.”
And I had no scruples.
“House of Icard must never know about this.”
As long as I remained alive, I could at least pretend to have a conscience.
“A title, you say… Young Miss of House Icard, you’re still far too young. Aren’t you only fourteen?”
“I don’t like the title ‘Young Miss.’ Call me Miss Laria instead. And that issue is naturally…”
As expected of an Information Guild Master… he already knew my age.
“I need to set up a false identity.”
I spoke quickly.
“Create a fictitious person as my alias. And the territory will be Hanua. I can’t buy all of it, but from here to here.”
As I pointed to a location on the map affixed to the wall, Sven furrowed his brow.
“Hanua isn’t an expensive area. It happens to be listed for sale as well.”
But later, when iron ore is discovered, it will become tremendously valuable. I don’t have enough money to buy all the territory, but even half of it is something.
And anyway, Simor will only earn half the money because of me, so he won’t be able to buy all this territory. Naturally, he won’t be able to buy a viscount title either, so he’ll have to start with a baron title.
‘If the true male lead is worthy, let him overcome this trial from me.’
I rationalized it simply and spoke brightly.
“I should be able to purchase it after roughly buying a baron title, right?”
“Yes. So what should the alias be?”
I thought for a moment before speaking off the top of my head.
“Kail Dart Labonis.”
Just in case, I deliberately gave a male name to create someone completely opposite to me.
Since Hanua was incredibly far from here anyway, any name would probably work.
“Well, let me hear everything first. And what is the third matter?”
“For the third thing.”
I spoke quickly.
“Soon, Duke Icard—that is, my father—will find me a personal physician.”
This was also content from the original work. Duke Icard assigns me a personal physician and continuously monitors my condition.
Being a rather thorough mastermind, he was keeping tabs on whether I died at an appropriate time.
“I want to place my person there. He’ll definitely find the most skilled one, and I’d like you to insert someone from your end.”
Therefore, my position as personal physician was the first thing I needed to work on for a safe escape.
“If someone from the Bestian Guild is attached to me, I’ll be able to easily entrust requests to you in the future.”
“Understood. If possible, I’ll request a woman. I happen to have just the right person.”
“I’m not sure if I’ll have a choice… but anyway, I understand. I’ll do my best.”
“The alias of our person to be attached as your physician will be Serena Moristo. Then you’ll be able to recognize it immediately upon hearing the name.”
The way he spoke was so competent that I liked it. When the cat came and went, he had worn a vacant, foolish expression, but he seemed to have quickly regained his senses.
He was staring at the cat so oddly that I almost asked what was wrong, but he seemed to be just an ordinary cat owner.
‘Well, if it’s your own cat, you can look at it again and again and still enjoy it.’
Fair point, fair point.
“Good. Thank you.”
“Since it’s such a large transaction, I have no choice but to accept it.”
I swallowed a shallow sigh contentedly. The Bestian Dark Information Guild had the advantage of absolutely protecting its clients’ secrets.
Even when Duke Icard later tried to coerce information about Simor, who was entangled with the imperial princess, they kept their mouths shut until the end.
He took my check and handed me a check for 100 gold.
“I asked you to leave only 10 gold for me…”
“I know. The rest is an amount I wanted to give in exchange for dealing with you, Miss Laria.”
“Me… lang?”
“Yes.”
“What do you want from me?”
“What else would an Information Guild Master want?”
He interlaced his fingers and smiled with a slight smirk.
“Information.”
“I know nothing about the House of Icard’s affairs. What would my father tell me?”
“Not about the House of Icard.”
I blinked.
“I’m curious about information regarding Laria Rose Icard—about you, Miss Laria.”
In that moment, I sensed that my answer would determine whether this Dark Information Guild Master would mark me as a “valuable long-term client with potential” or dismiss me as a “clueless fourteen-year-old playing out of her depth.”
Well, it wasn’t as though I couldn’t simply fabricate information about myself. After all, if I intended to continue doing business with him, I’d have to reveal something about myself eventually anyway.
But Sven would never fall for such a ploy. This was a test of my character. And above this scheming Dark Information Guild Master, I possessed an advantage—I was a transmigrator.
“Fine.”
I spoke with deliberate clarity, then slid the 100-gold check back across to him.
“But I won’t sell myself for money.”
“Pardon?”
“I’ll take payment in information.”
At that, Sven laughed as though genuinely intrigued.

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