I Just Wanted Revenge, But Everyone Loves Me - Chapter 31

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Chapter 31
“Good. Now that the lady has left.”
Hyacinth, who had glanced back at the closed door, turned her gaze toward me.
“Shall we talk about this again?”
Gulp.
I swallowed dryly without meaning to. Things had been easier with Veronica here, but now that we were alone, I felt the tension creeping in.
It was then that Hyacinth, who had been studying me quietly, let the words drop.
“You’re not actually of vagrant origin.”
!
The piercing question struck a nerve. Hyacinth’s eyes narrowed to slits.
“You spoke of vagrant quarters and back alleys, but…….”
……
“At merely four years old, you secured someone skilled in document manipulation, fabricated court records out of thin air, and even went to prison? Is that truly feasible? At minimum, you either commissioned professionals or you had a technician of that caliber within your connections.”
Hyacinth added that most vagrants of vagrant origin would struggle to accomplish either of those two things.
I said nothing, my eyes rolling about uselessly. I couldn’t deny it—she was already convinced, and besides, her suspicions were perfectly reasonable even to my own ear.
Since there was no information about me whatsoever, she seemed willing to accept the vagrant origin for now, but some corner of her mind harbored doubt.
And rightly so.
“I heard your purpose is vengeance.”
“……That’s right.”
At least that much I could say honestly. If I wanted her cooperation, I had to lay my goals plainly.
“Whom exactly you mean to take vengeance against, though…….”
……
“Right. And you don’t seem inclined to say.”
Hyacinth nodded as though she understood.
Unable to contain my curiosity, I asked.
“Won’t you ask anything more?”
The people of Bangkadium did the same, and Hyacinth, too, knew I sought vengeance but asked nothing. Usually one would be curious about the target.
“In prison and even now, even speaking this much—the fact you won’t tell means you have good reason, or else it’s someone you shouldn’t know about.”
……
“If it were the Emperor or the imperial family, you’d have said so by now.”
Having said that, Hyacinth set down the notebook she’d been scribbling in.
“Besides, when you made that proposal to the chief, you didn’t ask him to help with vengeance—only to arrange a place to stay. Somewhere safe.”
……
“So there’s really no reason to pry further. You said you’ll handle the vengeance yourself.”
“But my vengeance could harm Bangkadium, couldn’t it?”
Of course, I had no intention whatsoever of harming Bangkadium, but still, it was a reasonable thing to suspect.
At my words, Hyacinth laughed—a sharp, knowing sound.
“I know what you’re getting at.”
……
“Bangkadium doesn’t collapse over something like that.”
Her answer held not a shred of doubt, only absolute conviction. No matter what I did, it would have no bearing on them—the confidence radiating from her was remarkable.
It showed just how great her loyalty and faith in Bangkadium truly was.
‘How fortunate.’
With confidence like that, neither the count’s house nor the imperial palace would dare touch me.
That overflowing assurance, strangely enough, brought me comfort.
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“Though she is highly suspicious and untrustworthy, she’s so adorable that I think it would be nice to keep her around.”
……
Though I watched her superior’s expression darken considerably, Hyacinth remained unabashed.
Veronica, listening to the report beside her, broke into a wide smile in agreement.
“Right? The child is just so incredibly cute, isn’t she?”
“Yes. Seriously, she’s adorable to a concerning degree, so I feel she simply must stay here. That way, wanting to see something so cute, I could never resign…….”
“Did you extract any useful information from the child?”
Rodrigo, sweeping aside the nonsensical exchange of the two women, posed the question. Only then did Hyacinth come to her senses, letting out a small cough.
“No particularly useful information was obtained. However, I was able to confirm that the child is not of vagrant origin.”
……
“I tried stating it outright, just to be certain, but she said nothing. Apparently, she was already aware to some degree. That we wouldn’t believe the story about coming from the streets.”
And,
“She seems remarkably intelligent for her age. Different from other children. If Bangkadium had a child, I’d imagine it would be like this.”
“Our child is rather clever.”
“Yes. I understand she constructed and detonated a bomb, which suggests considerable intellect. At this level, I’d say she possesses magical sensibility as well…….”
“Absolutely not.”
Rodrigo cut the increasingly fervent mage off sharply.
“Don’t fill the child’s head with strange ideas.”
“St-strange ideas? If she would walk the path of a mage alongside me…….”
Hyacinth attempted to protest fervently, but—
“Understood. For now, I shall simply observe.”
The cutting edge in his tone was enough to utterly deflate her spirit.
“Right, Hyacinth. Our child is too small and precious to accommodate your mad scholarly obsession.”
“Must even you speak of me that way, my lady…….”
“You’re famous throughout the Magic Tower for being a deranged pervert.”
“I-I am mad, perhaps, but a pervert I am not! I am entirely normal and grounded in common sense……!”
“Stop spouting nonsense and continue with the next report.”
Yes, sir.
Hyacinth, now meek, lowered her head with a soft click of her tongue.
“In any case, I think it best we observe for now. At least, this child does not seem the type to bring harm to Bangkadium.”
Though usually lacking in perception, Hyacinth possessed one gift above all others: an uncanny eye for reading people.
‘Young as she still is.’
Yet her gaze held a clarity almost unbearable to behold.
In those eyes, burning with the desire to survive at any cost, there was not a trace of intent to harm Bangkadium.
“Hmm. Though there is one thing that strikes me as odd…….”
Hyacinth swallowed.
“Her knowledge level is extraordinarily high, but conversely, her understanding of everyday life—food and such basics—seems quite limited. She grasps bombs and magic quite well, yet doesn’t even know what cake is.”
“That’s…….”
Veronica’s face darkened for a moment. In truth, she knew. They had been living together, after all.
“I’m not certain where exactly she was, but it seems she did not receive proper care.”
Hyacinth summarized the situation neatly.
“Well, I’m curious about whom exactly this tiny creature wishes to take vengeance against, but we’ll discover that gradually as time goes on.”
The child herself had said that clearing Bangkadium’s false accusation took priority over immediate vengeance.
What thoughts she harbored would become clear enough with time.
“For now, I will journey to the Capital and locate the handmaiden to the Crown Prince whom the child mentioned.”
“……Take other knights with you as well. Bring her before me by any means necessary. The Emperor himself is searching with blazing eyes.”
Hyacinth nodded in agreement, then added one more thing.
“Though I suspect it might help to seek assistance.”
“Assistance?”
“There is an Information Guild on the outskirts of the Capital. They have quality intelligence, and high nobles occasionally visit. I suspect they rank within the top five in the Capital. We can’t ask them to locate the Crown Prince’s handmaiden, but current street conditions and the like—such information should be obtainable.”
Bangkadium’s forces in the Capital were currently immobilized, watching the imperial household nervously. According to the secret correspondence, they were under intense surveillance. In such circumstances, asking them to gather information would indeed be unreasonable.
“Is that guild trustworthy?”
“Unlike other guilds, they remain neutral, allied with no faction.”
Their specialty, in particular, was—
“Intelligence gathering and fabrication, I’m told.”
“Fabrication, you say?”
“Document manipulation and the like.”

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