I Just Wanted Revenge, But Everyone Loves Me - Chapter 39

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Episode 39
‘……No, I can’t. I absolutely cannot consent to this marriage.’
‘Don’t worry. I know he seems a bit stern on the surface, but he’s incredibly kind. When you meet him next time, you’ll understand what I mean.’
‘But Isabel, you’re leaving. At least tell me where you’re going……!’
‘I’m sorry.’
It was only briefly that she’d heard her sister had found a lover. Not long after, she said her farewells, mentioning that she needed to leave.
And so, years passed.
In the midst of exchanging letters regularly, her sister suddenly came to find her.
‘……Could you do me one favor?’
‘What on earth……’
‘If anyone among your clients tries to find me, refuse them immediately. And don’t search for information about Bangcadium either.’
‘What? Why suddenly Bangcadium—’
‘Please, I promise I’ll explain everything later.’
And if—
‘My child comes looking for you.’
‘……’
‘I want you to help her. Whatever she asks for, everything.’
Why had she mentioned Bangcadium?
Why did she seem so desperate?
Why was she suddenly entrusting her child to me?
Violet had countless questions, but she couldn’t bring herself to ask a single one.
Her sister’s plea had seemed far too urgent.
But still—
‘I should have asked then.’
I should have asked her once, at least, what was happening and why she said such things.
From that day until now.
She had never seen her sister again.
Years later, the child appeared instead.
“……Guild Master.”
“……”
“Guild Master?”
“……Ah, my apologies.”
Violet, pulled from her reverie, lowered her head.
Having collected herself, she spoke with finality.
“As I’ve said, I cannot take a commission.”
At her firm refusal, Hyacinth’s body tensed. The harder he pushed, the more Violet understood that there was something worth more than money to her right now.
“What you’re asking for is information and investigation, correct?”
“Yes, that is so, but—”
“Then it’s absolutely out of the question.”
It wasn’t just his commission she was refusing. For some time now, on personal grounds, Violet had not accepted a single commission.
“Do you perhaps have an earlier commission already in hand?”
“……Yes.”
In truth, it was to find her missing niece, but she had no intention of divulging such personal matters to a stranger she’d just met.
“Or perhaps you could provide information instead? It’s not difficult at all. It’s something you could tell me right now.”
“There are other guilds, aren’t there? Why insist on obtaining information here?”
“That is……”
Within the Capital, this was the only guild that remained neutral.
All the others had either already fallen into the hands of the Emperor Faction Nobles, or had come under their influence.
Right now, Bangcadium was in a state where direct contact with the outside world was nearly impossible.
So outsiders would assume that to learn of the Capital’s situation, Bangcadium would inevitably use the Guild.
‘People really do all think alike.’
In fact, Hyacinth himself had no desire to use outside guilds if he could help it. Using their own personnel would be ideal, but the immediate risks were too high.
How difficult it had already been just to get here.
Deploying Illusion Magic so many times.
In contrast to Bangcadium’s restrictions, the Guild was relatively free.
There were no special constraints on movement. He didn’t have to remain vigilant of his surroundings the entire time.
But revealing these circumstances now would be premature.
“I heard that within the Capital, this is the only place where commissions are accepted without complication.”
“So there’s a reason you had no choice but to come here.”
“……”
Of course—she was a Guild Master after all.
She’d grasped the next move from just a word. Violet let out a long sigh.
Seeing him cling so desperately, her heart weakened just a little.
“What information do you need?”
“You’ll hear me out?!”
“I’ll listen and then decide.”
It was a rather cold response, but to Hyacinth, it was like rain after a drought.
Now that he’d finally secured an opportunity, Hyacinth was careful to select only the most innocuous topics first, so as not to burden his listener.
“I’d like to know about the current state of the Back Alley.”
“That’s quite a broad scope if you put it that way.”
“Recently, whether there have been any changes in the Back Alley, any rumors or whispers circulating. Or whether outsiders have entered—things like that.”
“……You ask an awful lot.”
“I apologize. I want to make the most of this precious opportunity.”
Hyacinth was a born opportunist.
He didn’t want to let slip this rare and fragile moment.
As Violet considered his questions, her brow furrowed.
All his earnest inquiries fell right on the borderline of what she could answer. Since none were particularly grounds for refusal, Violet reluctantly nodded.
“Ten Gold Coins per question.”
“You can charge more if you like. It’s not my money anyway.”
“What on—”
“Besides, I trust without doubt that you’ll provide quality information commensurate with the price. Since you’re telling me directly as Guild Master, it will surely differ from what other staff would say. That’s precisely why I’ve come to you with this request. I have more money than I could ever spend, enough to trip over, so please feel free to speak without restraint……”
“Fine, then listen.”
“Yes.”
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“Dusty, shall we read ‘The Princess from the Neighboring Kingdom and Cotton Candy’ today?”
“……”
“Or maybe ‘The Splish-Splash Jelly Adventure’? Which one looks more fun to you?”
“Hmmmm—”
I scanned through the fairytale books spread before me.
But nothing really appealed to me.
‘I had no idea fairytale books were like this.’
I thought she was giving me something incredibly educational, or one of those ancient texts.
I never expected books filled with such soft, fluffy, and squishy stories.
And it all started when the Duke suddenly brought an armful of fairytale books, after which my sister continued selecting them for me whenever she had spare time.
She even read them aloud to me directly, saying such books were better for a child’s cognitive development……
‘I’m not a little child.’
My body might be tiny, but my mind was already that of an adult!
‘I want to read ‘The Origins and Expansion of Western Industrial Models’.’
I was glad to know what fairytale books were, but that didn’t make them my taste at all.
‘I mean, they are interesting.’
But not particularly engaging, let’s say.
The materials I’d read in the Library were far more entertaining.
There was real pleasure in learning something new.
Whatever I learned would surely prove useful someday.
‘But still……”
I suppose I have no choice right now.
‘My sister took the time to come.’
Even if the books weren’t to my taste, being with her was absolutely wonderful.
I carefully examined the fairytale books laid out before me.
That was when it happened.
“The Duke has arrived.”

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