The Teddy Bear Sends the Insomniac Villain to Dreamland - Chapter 20

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Chapter 20
“I’ll give you three seconds. Speak quickly. Three, two…”
“He’s a man!”
“You’re certain?”
“Yes…?”
“You’re absolutely certain your friend is male?”
“Well… assuming that friend hasn’t changed their gender.”
Vivian’s smile deepened considerably.
“Wrong. That settles it. You’re a spy.”
“I’m not!”
“Sure you are.”
Vivian let out a soft, mocking laugh. Molly found herself speechless under the scorn of that adorable doll-like figure.
“You were tasked with spreading the rumor that Blake killed a Social Club employee, weren’t you?”
Molly shook her head frantically, but her heart sank at the certainty in Vivian’s expression.
“The Billiard Social Club employs only female staff. You wouldn’t know that, running errands and spreading gossip on command. I hear it’s an exclusive social gathering for nobility only.”
Only female staff!
Vivian observed Molly’s obvious dismay with calm detachment before asking casually.
“You don’t want to die here, do you?”
Of course not.
“Absolutely not!”
“The other servants might have believed your lies, but I won’t. If you continue deceiving me…”
Silence enveloped them both before Vivian spoke again in a bright, cheerful voice.
“You’ll face the appropriate consequences.”
Consequences.
Though Molly didn’t know what they entailed, fear seized her immediately.
If Blake discovered all of this, she might face terrible punishment. Or worse, she’d be dismissed from the Leblanc Estate with no means to earn a living…
Vivian observed Molly’s face growing pale and added softly.
“Or you could join our side instead.”
Molly’s eyes lit up. If there was a new way to survive, she’d listen to anything.
Vivian read Molly’s desperation perfectly.
“Act as a double agent between whoever gave you orders and us. Simply fabricate some information about the situation within the Leblanc Estate and pass along whatever intelligence they gave you to me.”
Simple, isn’t it?
Molly bit her lip at Vivian’s casual tone.
It was the kind of task that could cost her life if she made a single mistake.
“If you refuse, just say so. I’ll find another way.”
With those words, Vivian raised her fist ominously.
Molly swallowed hard, feeling her body remain frozen and immobilized.
‘Is this bear doll truly a guardian angel? Or something else entirely—something special?’
Could she be a witch?
Whatever she was, she possessed power enough to hold Molly’s life in her hands.
Molly was a human who valued her life more than anyone else.
The reason she earned money was simply to eat better and live more comfortably.
There was no reason to refuse.
Molly quickly shook her head and spoke.
“No, ma’am. I don’t mind. I’ll do it!”
“I’ll pay you generously. Of course, not me—Blake or Ronald will.”
It was vague talk, but Molly seemed to believe it with absolute certainty. That made sense, since she already knew just how wealthy the master of this mansion was.
“Alright. So what should I do?”
“For now, you need to tell me who gave you this task.”
Vivian flopped down onto the bench. Then, with a silent mouth shape, she cried out “Ding!” and Molly’s rigid body suddenly relaxed.
Now free to move, Molly sat down quietly beside Vivian.
“…That person is from a noble family. Someone who attends the same social gatherings as the young master.”
“I didn’t ask for a riddle.”
“I was just about to say! That person is Brown.”
“Brown?”
Watching Vivian’s adorable profile as she tilted her head in thought at the name, Molly answered.
“Yes, Brown. He’s the one who ordered me to spread this rumor properly.”
“Has it always been like this?”
“Sometimes. The money I get this way is quite substantial, so I made this mistake for a while….”
“Puhaha, Molly. You’re quite amusing, aren’t you?”
“Pardon?”
“It wasn’t a mistake—it was thoroughly calculated behavior. You never do anything that loses you money.”
“No, Guardian Angel!”
Vivian chuckled softly. Children of this type were actually easy to handle.
People with intense attachments to life and money would move willingly if you simply gave them what they wanted.
“If you join our side, you won’t suffer any losses. I’ll make sure that Brown doesn’t even threaten you.”
“Thank you.”
Molly, who didn’t ask further questions about her identity and simply offered her gratitude, was indeed a perceptive child.
She seemed to have felt the clear difference in power.
“Guardian Angel, despite your cute appearance, you’re incredibly powerful….”
“Thanks for the flattery. Compliments are always nice to hear.”
“Um, how can I meet you again in the future?”
“Don’t worry about that. I’ll find you when I need you.”
Vivian patted Molly’s shoulder twice and then clapped her hands.
The stars in the night sky began to spin in circles.
Molly gazed at the beautiful sight, mesmerized.
“From now on, spread the word among the servants of our mansion that Blake is absolutely not a bad person.”
Can you do that? At the question, Molly confidently declared that she would accomplish it.
When Vivian clapped again, the spinning stars returned to their places.
“It was just a simple illusion. Did you like it?”
“I’ll do my best!”
“Good. Then I’m counting on you starting tonight. I’m going to bed!”
Vivian yawned so wide her mouth nearly split, waving her hand.
Molly watched with vacant eyes as the small back of the bear doll disappeared toward the main entrance, her hand trailing in a lazy wave.
Silence descended once more over the servants’ quarters.
Molly, who had been staring blankly into empty space, gently tapped her own cheeks. The sharp sting against her skin suggested this was no dream.
Molly stumbled back to her quarters, pulled the blanket up to her neck, and closed her still-alert eyes.
Only when morning came again, after she’d finally managed to sleep, could Molly truly comprehend that last night’s events were no dream.
Going about her duties as a maid as usual, Molly found herself unconsciously surveying her surroundings.
Wondering if that special guardian angel bear doll might suddenly appear again somewhere.
She spent the entire morning doing laundry and running errands, but the bear doll never appeared.
Molly even asked the other maids about the doll.
“Have any of you ever seen a bear doll in this mansion?”
“The one that belonged to the young master?”
“Yeah. Has anyone actually seen that bear doll properly?”
“Not yet. Some girls have seen it though—they said it had golden fur and lime-green eyes.”
Ah, so that bear doll I met yesterday definitely belongs to Blake Leblanc.
But the others don’t know it’s a guardian angel.
Now I understood.
Why Blake Leblanc suddenly carries that bear doll around.
‘It was because it’s a guardian angel!’
For someone as pragmatic as Molly, it was a fact she would normally never have believed.
But having directly experienced magic, Molly had no choice but to believe in the guardian angel’s existence.
As Molly diligently swept and polished the entrance floor, she made a vow.
If the guardian angel gives me money, guarantees my safety, and continues to stand by my side with that tremendous power,
‘then I’ll do my absolute best with all the work entrusted to me in this mansion!’
Just then, another maid approached Molly.
“Molly. You were there when we read that note about the young master yesterday, right? I wasn’t there, so what was it all about?”
Molly grinned widely.
“Oh, that? You’re curious, huh? Let me tell you all about it properly.”
The maid, who had taken a liking to Molly—always so lively and diligent in her duties around the mansion—leaned in eagerly to listen.
“Well, actually… as you know, Blake Leblanc takes good care of the mansion staff with proper wages and benefits. But all that stuff about the Social Club was full of misunderstandings, you see…”
The maid’s eyes sparkled as she listened intently to every word Molly spoke.
At that very moment, on the railing directly above the central staircase of the mansion.
Vivian, leaning against the railing’s edge and using the ‘Listening Spell’, closed her eyes with a satisfied smile.
The operation was a perfect success.

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