The Abandoned Villainess Takes Everything This Time - Chapter 41
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41.
After the meeting ended.
Kail was grinding his teeth in frustration.
Because every time, his mother made all the important decisions.
So this time, leading the knights out was something.
‘I tried to do it with my own decision.’
He was thoroughly humiliated, and his momentum in the capital was broken for a while.
‘Damn it.’
Even after coming out, he couldn’t calm his anger.
To such him, Iris, who had followed the family, came running over.
“Your Highness! Your Highness, are you alright? Your complexion-!”
“Iris. What exactly have you been doing lately.”
“…!”
Iris’s face turned bright red.
“I, I don’t know what you mean. Your Highness, why are you being so scary-.”
“Right now the newspapers are all noisy with talk about Mariposa.”
Then Iris also bit her lips in frustration.
It was news that hurt her pride.
“How long has it been since Madame Rochette wrote about you?”
“But, Your Highness….”
“Bring me results, Iris.”
It was truly a scolding brought on by a single butterfly.
* * *
After returning from the Imperial Palace, Iris shut herself in the ‘Iris Floren’ shop and cried loudly.
“I really hate everyone!”
I got scolded so badly by His Highness Kail, how come no one comforts me!
Normally, grandfather or Kuern would have soothed her.
They would have told Iris not to cry, comforted her with all sorts of gifts and given her money too.
But this time, no one comforted her.
Just because the First Prince said a few words at the meeting, they’re all so scared!
Eventually, Iris, who needed comfort, summoned Karkin.
“It’s too much! Really too much, Karkin…!”
“Iris.”
Karkin coaxed her as gently as possible.
“His Highness Kail is just like that. He’s particularly picky.”
“*Sob*, but still, to compare me to that lowly thing.”
Actually, lately whenever Iris saw the newspapers, she felt terrible inside.
The artifact creator called Mariposa who suddenly appeared like a comet.
Especially when she saw Madame Rochette’s article, she thought she’d go crazy with jealousy.
Such jealousy was something she hadn’t felt in a long time, not since she first met Lillian in childhood.
<I prided myself on conveying trends, but perhaps even I myself was steeped in conventional thinking.
Mariposa was truly a fresh shock.>
What’s so amazing about designing the two earrings differently.
If given the chance, Iris could have thought of it too.
<That beauty, perfect harmony, fresh perspective!
But what’s perfect isn’t just the appearance.
An artifact that ability users from A to C grade can all use.
The spirit for the safety of ability users shone through.
Who exactly is Mariposa?
When do they plan to appear again?>
About who exactly that veiled creator was, Capital Meltant was in an uproar every single day!
‘Who could it be?’
‘I’ve never seen someone receive such praise before.’
‘Where exactly can we buy it? Do they even plan to sell it?’
‘That there’s such an amazing creator who isn’t from the Tillard Family-. Ahem!’
“What should I do….”
Iris muttered anxiously as she recalled recent gatherings.
The reviews from the last new work showcase were just so-so too.
The next artifacts that need to be prepared soon should be better, but Ramio’s condition is quite strange.
‘Uh, I’m going to the capital soon… But what can I do, he says he can’t think of Lillian at all.’
But seeing Iris’s darkening expression, Karkin smiled slightly.
“Actually, Iris. I brought someone to introduce to you because I was worried you’d have a hard time.”
“Someone to introduce?”
“Yeah, hey. Come in!”
Karkin was pleased with himself. Though he knew through his family connections, he was the great one doing the introducing.
A dark brown-haired man who looked very good at sales appeared at the door.
“Hello, Lady Iris.”
“You are…?”
“I’m called Sebastian. Please call me comfortably without a surname.”
Karkin snapped his fingers.
“This person is from the ‘Archive’. It’s one of the useful information guilds.”
“Information Guild…!”
Iris’s eyes sparkled. How romantic.
“But Karkin, how can this person help? Don’t they only sell subjugation or investment information, things like that?”
“Now, now, please look here, Lady Iris.”
Sebastian smiled like a salesperson and opened a leather trunk.
“Information guilds of course do that too, but! When it comes to investment, naturally we also do the arts side, don’t we.”
“Ah…?”
“So we also handle artifact designs like this.”
“…!”
“There are more promising newcomer creators who need immediate funds than you’d think, Lady Iris.”
*Tap, tap*…. Sebastian showed several designs.
“Their skills have been verified by the Archive, so how about it?”
“…They’re, they’re quite decent!”
They weren’t just decent.
Since Lillian, this was the first time….
It was the first time she’d seen someone who could think of designs she really liked, with functionality considered too.
If they had been born as Iris, they would have been living well long ago.
‘Being born well is also a skill. What can you do.’
Iris was excitedly examining the designs when she suddenly thought.
‘If I use this… won’t it come back to bite me later?’
And if she fell for this so easily, wouldn’t she look too pathetic.
Like she really can’t do anything by herself.
Iris primly handed the designs back.
“Thank you for showing me something interesting, but Iris can do all this by herself too.”
Iris answered primly. Sebastian immediately continued skillfully.
“Of course I know that, Lady Iris. This is merely for ‘reference’ purposes.”
“Hmph….”
“And your discerning eye is also a talent, isn’t it. Even if there are gems, without someone to recognize them, they’re just stones.”
“…Oh my. If you put it that way, I suppose I should show some courtesy.”
Iris felt a little better from the praise she hadn’t heard in a long time.
This time, the man disguised as Sebastian smiled politely.
“Thank you, Lady Iris. I guarantee this is the best choice.”
* * *
This time, Gerard came to the Reception Room of the Castle instead of the Underground Prison.
According to his deal with Lillian, he was supposed to come report directly in person if there were results.
Lillian was impressed when the red-haired man came without a single wound.
‘Oh, his recovery ability is quite impressive…’
She changed her mind when she saw him limping slightly as he walked.
There’s no way they would have let him leave the Underground Prison unscathed.
But Gerard greeted her with a grin.
“Good day, Miss.”
“Mr. Gerard. Welcome. Did you deliver the designs to Iris properly?”
“Yes.”
“How many did she take?”
“All of the designs you showed me.”
“…”
Gerard’s report carried a strangely incredulous sneer.
Even Lillian scratched her temple with her fingertips at that moment.
She really doesn’t make any effort at all and just wants to live efficiently…
In a way, that’s impressive…
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