The Abandoned Villainess Takes Everything This Time - Chapter 17

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17.

Chapter 6. The Pink Stone That Rolled In

Marguerite was from a vassal family of the Baltazar Family.

Being from a good noble household, she clearly showed signs of having been raised elegantly.

She also held the position of ‘chief’ as the most outstanding Controller in the knight order.

Marguerite spoke with emphasis.

“You all seem to have forgotten. The First Empress’s death was because of Pavil and Tillard.”

Jeanne scratched her head awkwardly.

“Uh, umm… But-.”

“No matter how much he’s awakened, you shouldn’t let your guard down, right? You never know what’s in people’s hearts.”

The excited atmosphere died down at Marguerite’s scolding.

Leaving the embarrassed knights behind, the Controllers withdrew from their positions.

Marguerite sighed and asked her subordinates.

“Phew, was I right to do that?”

“Of course!”

“You spoke well, Lady Marguerite.”

The Controllers glanced sideways at the knights with disapproval.

Ability users were subservient to Controllers.

Even with the same request, if an ability user asks they’d get slapped, but if a Controller asks they’d hesitate for 30 seconds.

But this isn’t right!

“That powerless person stopped His Highness’s rampage? What nonsense.”

“Since it’s that Tillard, she probably knew some method to bewitch all these people.”

“Lady Marguerite should have become His Highness’s Controller!”

Marguerite gently admonished them.

“Everyone, don’t say such things.”

Marguerite was elegant and never wanted to raise her voice.

“That person surely has her circumstances too. Being ignored by her family, she probably wanted to cross over to another side somehow.”

“Lady Marguerite is too kind.”

“That’s excessive praise.”

Marguerite smiled sweetly.

However, inside she was boiling with anger.

His Highness the Prince’s Controller?

That powerless person?

Having been in the rear, Marguerite couldn’t see the knights or Evren’s rampage, so she couldn’t believe it.

‘I’ll make her show her true colors.’

Just then, a pink-haired woman came out from the direction of the barracks.

Whatever she was discussing with Evren, they looked quite intimate.

Due to their height difference, Evren was bowing his head while the woman was earnestly whispering, using both hands.

The Controllers couldn’t stand the sight.

“How shameless. From morning already.”

“Of course she would be the first to cling to His Highness’s side.”

It was so obvious.

There were lowly Controllers who tried to marry up using frequent contact as an excuse!

When Lillian saw them and approached, Marguerite smiled calmly.

“Hello, Miss Lillian? What an honor.”

“…?”

“To think the great Tillard’s Daughter would come here.”

“…”

“Are you planning to leave your family and seek refuge here? Since when have you been a Controller?”

Lillian silently stared at her opponent intently, looking her up and down.

Marguerite smiled sweetly.

But facing her directly made her heart tremble.

The Tillards were so beautiful that the Creator God called them ‘butterflies’…

They were known for their beautiful bloodline.

So much so that in the Empire, asking ‘Do you have Tillard ancestry?’ was a roundabout way of complimenting someone’s appearance.

‘I didn’t notice when she was gloomily stuck in the corner of the banquet hall.’

Marguerite fiercely scrutinized Lillian’s face.

Iris was a dazzling beauty like sunshine, without any shadows.

In contrast, Lillian, despite her sweet hair color, had a shadowy atmosphere.

She was like a woman resembling spring’s crescent moon.

‘Get a grip! I need to be careful!’

A girl this poisonously pretty must have a sinister heart.

But… Lillian tilted her head.

“Who are you?”

“Pardon?”

“Do you know me? I don’t know you at all.”

“You, you don’t remember me? I’m Marguerite Rubelli, surely you’ve heard of me?”

Rubelli was also a family famous for producing Controllers.

However, Lillian blinked.

“The people I’ve met so far have usually been from the Holy Families or the Imperial Family… If they’re not those people, I tend not to know them well.”

“Ugh…!”

“If you properly introduce yourself first, I’ll apologize.”

Marguerite’s face burned with embarrassment.

She hadn’t expected her to attack the loopholes in etiquette like this.

The timid and insignificant powerless person who was known in high society!

Meanwhile, Lillian just stared at Marguerite with wide eyes.

‘Meeting me for the first time yet calling me by name is quite a fresh experience?’

Then a Controller beside Marguerite actually defended her instead.

“You, you’re going too far! Bragging about your connections like this is vulgar! You should apologize to Lady Marguerite first!”

“…? But normally, if you’re not close friends, you don’t call someone by name when meeting for the first time.”

Lillian placed her hand on one cheek.

“And could you tell me who your etiquette teacher was?”

“Pardon?”

“Someone who doesn’t even teach when it’s appropriate to speak first – I want to mention them to an acquaintance who’ll be having her debutante later.”

“What! Just relying on your family name, saying such-!”

“Are you going to keep treating me as Tillard’s Daughter? Then you should know the order of greetings.”

“…!”

The surroundings instantly became quiet.

Lillian acknowledged it too.

The Tillard Family was trash.

However, they were dignified and prestigious trash that appeared from the first page of religious scriptures.

So conservatively speaking, there were only two people here who could speak to Lillian first.

The Prince, and Elias Baltazar, a direct descendant of the same Five Great Families.

Therefore, Lillian didn’t need to shout undignifiedly or blush with anger.

Everyone began to gauge Marguerite’s reaction.

‘What should we do about this?’

‘I thought she’d be flustered and not know what to do.’

‘According to etiquette, we should actually kneel until that woman gives permission… right?’

‘What about Miss Marguerite-?’

Marguerite’s eyes also wavered.

I was just thinking of lightly shaking her with a battle of wills.

If I admit my mistake here now, it would mean I was ignorant of proper etiquette.

But admitting it would mean Tillard’s woman is above Margaret, wouldn’t it?

But just then, a voice of salvation was heard.

“…What is all this commotion about right now?”

“Sir Elias!”

Margaret ran past Lillian toward him.

Elias had good compatibility with Margaret.

So he would take her side this time.

“I apologize, Miss Tillard here was hurt by the way she was addressed…!”

“….”

“There was a minor misunderstanding, and I think we made too much of a commotion. I’m sorry.”

Now Sir Elias would give her a piece of his mind too.

Light entered the eyes of Margaret and the other Controllers.

He was rigid and very much disliked anything that would damage His Highness the Prince’s honor.

But Elias showed proper courtesy before Lillian.

“Miss Lillian.”

People’s mouths fell wide open.

Lillian didn’t even blink for 5 seconds.

“…Huh? Me?”

“Yes, Miss.”

“You’re calling me…? Sir. Have you forgotten, we’re the same generation?”

“Yes. Since it’s still before the engagement ceremony, please forgive me for addressing you as Miss.”

Lillian was also flustered at that moment.

In fact, she didn’t feel the reality of being engaged, so she had forgotten.

It felt more like being a caretaker who received a lot of hazard pay rather than being engaged.

“Ah…? That’s not what I meant…. No, no, yes.”

“I plan to send your belongings from the barracks to the castle first. Do you have anything more besides this bag?”

“No, this is everything.”

“…Did you perhaps magically expand the inside of this?”

Elias made a bewildered expression at the bizarre capacity of the bag Lillian was carrying.

Was there a universe inside that bag?

Margaret couldn’t stand it anymore and opened her mouth.

“Sir? What do you mean by that- the castle?”

“Miss is scheduled to be engaged to His Highness the Prince.”

“…!”

Not only Margaret and the Controllers.

“Huuuuck…!”

All the Shadow members who had been listening intently were completely devastated.

Our Highness with Tillard’s Daughter!?

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