It's Overwhelmingly Convenient That the Female Lead Has Darkened - Chapter 79

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The villainess thrives in overwhelming comfort.
#79
Celine was caught completely off guard.
The person who had just spoken was none other than Daisy Seiblehart.
“Daisy! What are you talking about? You don’t have any money,”
Clink.
Celine spotted her palm brimming with gold coins and fell silent.
These weren’t 1-Gold coins—they were 5-Gold imperial coins.
While Celine and her companions reeled from the shock, Daisy handed four imperial coins to the waiter.
“Sweet cod with vegetables, grilled sirloin and steamed lobster, spaghetti alle vongole, vanilla ice cream, cheesecake, the extra lamb chops steak, and Chocolate Fudge—that should cover it, yes?”
The waiter, who had been calculating the receipt, nodded.
“Yes, that’s sufficient. I’ll bring your change.”
“Keep the change. Just wrap up the Chocolate Fudge for me. I want to give it to someone I know who likes it.”
Thinking of a puppy bounding with joy put her in a rather pleasant mood.
“Understood. I’ll prepare it right away.”
The waiter, grinning widely, took the coins and headed toward the kitchen.
Celine opened her mouth in bewilderment.
“D-Daisy… where did you get that money?”
Daisy feigned ignorance and turned the question back.
“What do you mean, senior?”
“No, I mean—you didn’t have any money. That’s why I’m worried. I was wondering if you’d somehow gotten hold of something strange…….”
“Something strange?”
Daisy let out a laugh as if she’d just heard a joke, then continued.
“Why would money from my father be strange, senior? I think you’ve got the wrong idea. This is my allowance.”
At Daisy’s words, Celine’s companions nodded with expressions that said, “Well, of course.”
It did seem odd that the rumors didn’t quite add up.
How could the Young Lady of the Seiblehart family, supposedly the wealthiest house in the empire, possibly live like that?
“Celine, you must have misunderstood.”
One friend spoke in soothing tones.
“Right, she wouldn’t have come to Blue Hair without any money.”
Another friend chimed in agreement.
But Celine felt genuinely wronged.
“No! I definitely saw it! Locked in a corner room on the third floor, unable to eat properly, couldn’t even come downstairs without the butler’s permission! She was living worse than a servant earning wages!”
When exactly did you observe all of that in such detail…….
The accuracy of the description made Daisy falter internally.
But she let nothing show.
To shake off Celine Tillie’s well-intentioned pity, she had to play innocent convincingly.
When Daisy turned to her with a “Who, me?” expression, Celine’s friends held her back with uncomfortable looks.
“Celine, that’s too harsh…….”
“No matter what, she’s still a Seiblehart…….”
“N-not harsh—it’s the truth! I know what I saw! You have no idea how much the Earl Seiblehart dislikes……!”
It was then.
The waiter, hearing the commotion, hurried to figure out what was happening. Soon, a man who appeared to be the manager of the restaurant approached Daisy and asked.
“Are you, by any chance, the Young Lady of the Seiblehart family?”
“Yes, but why?”
Daisy asked, and the manager bowed hastily.
“Ah, I sincerely apologize! Our waiter didn’t recognize you at first and was rather rude. There’s no need for you to pay.”
“Pardon?”
“You see, the Earl Seiblehart deposits an advance payment every year at the bank here in Blue Hair. Any amount you spend throughout Blue Hair is simply deducted from that advance deposit.”
…….
After a moment of silence, Daisy asked.
“Every year?”
“Yes, every year.”
Every year, then.
So why, in the original story, had Daisy been living off the charity that Celine Tillie had offered her?
It was obvious without even thinking.
That anxious butler must have relayed a false order from the earl, terrified that Daisy might actually use the money.
‘That wretched old fool.’
May he waste away in prison.
“I’ll return the coins. And the Chocolate Fudge you ordered, along with some other desserts we’ve prepared as an apology, will be sent separately to the Academy.”
“Oh, thank you.”
Daisy tucked the gold coins the Manager had politely returned into her hand purse.
She rose from her seat and flashed a brilliant smile at Celine.
“You see? From now on, I won’t have to carry heavy money around. Isn’t that wonderful?”
…….
Celine did not answer.
She merely gnawed at her lip, her face clouded with confusion.
She simply could not understand.
Daisy was supposed to be…….
“Well, I’m busy, so I’ll head out first. Take care going in.”
Daisy waved lightly and turned to leave.
“Oh, that’s right.”
Then, as if something had suddenly occurred to her, she turned back and whispered softly into Celine’s ear.
“Please don’t worry about me anymore.”
She meant it sincerely.
If Celine Tillie had no reason to worry about her, Daisy’s life would become so much easier.
Daisy left the Restaurant with a spring in her step.
“Whew, crisis averted.”
Whether intentional or not, the rumor Celine Tillie had spread made Daisy’s life considerably harder.
So she had to nip it in the bud.
‘At least I won’t hear anyone gossiping about how pitiful Daisy is, abandoned by Earl Seiblehart, every time I visit Blue Hair.’
Daisy shrugged and moved toward her next destination.
‘Though I had no idea the Earl had deposited an advance payment.’
She’d thought spending twenty Gold to get rid of Celine was wasteful, but this turned out to be an unexpected windfall.
“It’s a little sad that the original Daisy never got to enjoy this…….”
But it was fine.
With the money she’d saved here, Daisy’s future would only grow more abundant.
As if steeling herself with resolve, Daisy nodded firmly.
Then she entered the nearest shop.
“Welcome to Philion’s Weapon Shop~.”
“Show me the most expensive sword you have.”
“Ha, the most expensive sword? That would be this one!”
“Father would like it, wouldn’t he?”
“Your father, you say…….”
“Earl Seiblehart.”
“……That one is fine, but we have something even better over here. Would you come this way?”
The moment she mentioned the Earl, he didn’t even try to overcharge her.
Daisy hummed to herself as she examined the magnificent swords the Staff showed her.
‘This is embezzlement, petty but sure.’
All these stolen goods would gather together and become one magnificent foundation.
Like a squirrel stuffing acorns into its cheeks for winter, Daisy grinned slyly to herself.
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“Hmm~.”
Daisy swung her now-heavy hand purse back and forth as she walked through an alley outside the Arcade.
She’d shopped to her heart’s content at the Arcade and wanted to get some fresh air.
“Hope nobody messages me about spending too much money.”
But Daisy quickly shook her head.
“Nah, it’s not even worth a single dress I bought during spring break when you add it all up.”
Unaware that her sense of money had been half-shattered, Daisy forgot exactly how much she’d spent today and merrily wandered through the alley.
The back alley of the fantasy world felt entirely different from the grand Academy or the beautiful Edelgard Hall.
Observing every corner of the meticulously detailed alley, Daisy marveled.
“It’s just like a game.”
She felt like she’d seen alleys like this in some game she’d played before.
“There was always a particular kind of event that happened in places like this.”
For instance…….
“Don’t come any closer!”
……like that.
Ah, classic.
Daisy found herself nodding at the familiar line.
“If you come any closer… I won’t go easy on you!”
A sharp woman’s voice drifted from beyond the corner of the Alley.
Wait—had that not been something I’d imagined in my head?
Daisy crept forward in silent steps and thrust her head around the corner.
A girl in an Academy uniform, her voluminous chestnut hair bound tightly up, stood surrounded by three Thugs.
“What are you going to do if I don’t cooperate?”
Thug 1 spoke.
“What, you thinking of screaming for help?”
Thug 2 spoke.
“Go ahead. Let’s see who hears you.”
Thug 3 spoke.
Having delivered their scripted lines, the Thugs chuckled as if they’d said something hilarious.
Daisy watched the scene unfold and thought to herself.
Wow… that’s pathetic.
Yet the Thugs, utterly lacking in self-awareness, seemed convinced they cut quite a terrifying figure.
“What’s a Commoner like you doing in Blue Hair?”
“That’s none of your business!”
The girl cried out, clenching something tightly in her fist.
For all her delicate, forget-me-not appearance, she possessed a certain spirited defiance.
Yet the Thugs, oblivious to her mettle, laughed with nauseated expressions plastered across their faces.
“Why wouldn’t it be our business? Anyone can see a pretty face like yours is here hunting for some decent Noble to marry your way out of poverty. Right?”
“What…?!”
“Don’t worry. I’m such a good-hearted person—whenever I see Commoners like you, I just feel so sorry I don’t know what to do. I get this urge to show some benevolence.”
“Christ, ‘don’t know what to do,’ he says.”
“Looks like he knows exactly what to do, if you ask me.”
At Thug 1’s words, Thugs 2 and 3 doubled over laughing, clutching their sides.
And all the while, the three Thugs continued closing the distance toward the girl.
Instinctively backing away, the girl finally felt her spine meet the wall and drew in a sharp breath.
Now… there was nowhere left to run.
It was at that moment, just as the girl—having apparently given up all hope—bit down hard on her lip and tilted her chin with an expression of grim resolve.
‘Huh?’

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