The Villainess is a Millionaire Solver - Chapter 140

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Chapter 140

A mist-like substance seeped from Violet’s hands.

The mist fluttered like a strange cloak with a life of its own, wrapping around the child’s small body.

Then it began to blend with the surrounding colors like a chameleon’s camouflage.

I doubted my eyes.

‘What am I seeing right now!’

This was the technique Ruellian had shown when he came to steal Saint Agneta’s Ice Crown.

Perfect camouflage using divine power.

This young princess was now revealing the phantom thief’s trade secrets that no one knew about, right in front of everyone.

No wonder the champagne got caught in my throat.

“Cough! Cough!”

I coughed repeatedly.

Usually, showing such obvious signs is disadvantageous. It makes you look like you have something to hide.

But in this case, the coughing helped.

“What! What’s wrong?”

Zikren spun around while holding his cloak, and Violet’s small body got tangled up in the fabric.

So her technique of hiding herself ended before she could properly demonstrate it.

“Are you alright?”

Serene quickly pulled out a handkerchief.

As we all bustled about for different reasons, a dignified voice reached our ears.

“What’s going on?”

Aldensis was walking over from the other side of the circular stage.

Ruellian was with him too. They probably had things to discuss before the Founding Festival.

I answered while still coughing.

“No, it’s just the champagne… Cough!”

“Did this guy put something strange in your glass?”

When Zikren glared menacingly, the merchant froze like a rabbit before a lion. I waved my hand.

“I just choked on it, that’s all…”

“Move aside. Let me take a look.”

Ruellian approached with divine power gathering in one hand.

But then.

“No.”

Aldensis intercepted more quickly.

He said “Excuse me” quietly and gently placed his hand on my back.

Through his careful touch, some kind of refreshing energy was transmitted.

“This isn’t something that can be solved with divine power.”

Aldensis looked around once, then lowered his voice.

“It seems Violet has finally revealed her secret? How she used her divine power to slip into the maze like an invisible person, evading our eyes.”

“…?”

A subtle tremor occurred in Ruellian’s violet eyes.

Using divine power to evade even the Transcendents’ eyes and infiltrate like an invisible person. Doesn’t that sound very similar to someone?

I secretly sent him a meaningful look.

‘This is a crisis. A real crisis.’

Ruellian’s gaze turned toward Violet.

No matter how clever she is for her age, could she really use divine power in such a way already?

That’s a technique Ruellian devised through careful thought, utilizing the powerful force of his stigmata.

It’s hard to believe.

Could Violet have seen the phantom thief somewhere at some point? Or did someone secretly tell her about it?

While I was lost in various speculations, Aldensis spoke gently again.

“You must be careful, Lady. When you explored the maze recently and received divine power’s protection, it was unavoidable due to black magic, but…”

He shook his head slightly and continued.

“If someone not officially recognized through the Order continues to be exposed to divine power, their internal balance becomes disrupted. Lady, you recently received your family’s protective power, making you even more unstable. On top of that, you’re newly exposed to Violet’s divine power, so it seems a rejection reaction occurred.”

So it wasn’t just choking?

After cleanly removing whatever energy collision it was, Aldensis looked at Violet.

“What exactly did you do and how? Show me too.”

Violet shook her head.

“I told you it’s a secret.”

“You’re being stubborn to the end. Would you do the same in front of Father? Well, I can roughly guess anyway. It’s probably similar to Windfearer’s principle.”

Aldensis’s provocative remark to his sister caught my attention. I asked him.

“Similar to Windfearer’s principle?”

“Ah, I’ve been interested recently so I looked into various things…”

Aldensis explained.

“Weapons made using dragon clan wings are said to have the ability to hide the owner’s appearance and allow secret infiltration. There were similar stories in the legends surrounding Windfearer.”

“Really?”

When I showed interest, Aldensis looked surprised.

Did he think I would have lost interest now that I’d achieved my goal of retrieving Windfearer?

‘As if. I’m extremely interested in that sword.’

If Windfearer has such amazing abilities, couldn’t the killer have used it to approach Aristina?

While I was concentrating on that thought.

“His Majesty the Emperor enters!”

The butler’s booming voice rang out.

Soon after, the Emperor and Empress appeared in formal ceremonial dress.

Trumpet sounds echoed and fireworks burst. Everyone hurried to their positions.

“In gratitude for safely welcoming this glorious occasion commemorating our nation’s founding once again this year…”

Following the Emperor’s opening ceremony speech, there was a ritual praying to the founding Emperor and Empress to watch over their descendants. All the royalty came forward to offer candles.

Next, a splendid dance performance dedicated to the heavens began.

Even while watching this spectacle, my mind was full of distracting thoughts.

The stealth technique Princess Violet had just demonstrated was problematic. Windfearer’s new secret was also concerning. So I couldn’t focus on the spectacle before my eyes.

It seemed I wasn’t the only one.

Zikren, Serene, Aldensis, Ruellian. Seeing that everyone around me had their mouths tightly shut, they all seemed to be lost in other thoughts.

“I hope many of you will participate in the various events of the Founding Festival that will continue for the next week.”

Finally, the Emperor’s words announcing the start of the festival fell.

Everyone jumped up from their seats.

An excited and elated atmosphere began to spread in earnest.

“Really? There are areas that are only open during the Founding Festival?”

Violet stuck close to Ruellian’s side. It seemed he had already won over the princess.

‘As expected, he’s quick.’

He didn’t ignore my warning this time either. A wise decision.

For example, what if someone said something like this?

‘Huh? You can hide your appearance so perfectly using divine power? Wait, then could that phantom thief also use divine power?’

The Chief of Imperial Security would be more than capable of saying something like that.

We need to handle this quickly before that happens. If we mess up, the goal we’ve been chasing so hard could turn to nothing in an instant.

At such a critical moment…

“Let’s go, Your Highness.”

While taking Violet away, Ruellian kept looking back. Zikren tilted his head.

“Didn’t Ruellian just glare at us?”

“Why are you making such a fuss about that? His Highness always has fierce eyes anyway. He was probably just surveying all directions to figure out the Princess’s secret faster than anyone else.”

Serene said cheerfully. This friend’s interests didn’t seem to be focused on that right now.

“Anyway, what should we start with, Lady Aristina? I heard there are fireworks in the Art District. Should we go there first while checking on the department store situation?”

You’re excited about the festival, aren’t you? The scheme of sneakily including the department store is cute too.

“What’s so special about mere fireworks anyway.”

Perhaps seeing that I seemed tempted by Serene’s words, Zikren interjected.

“If you want them, you can just take fireworks from the imperial palace storehouse and shoot them anytime. That’s not what makes a festival special. First, you need to feel the street atmosphere. Let’s go, Aristina.”

“Princess.”

Aldensis interrupted their conversation and stepped forward.

“The festival is nice, but you seem more interested in that earlier topic, Princess? Then how about we go investigate that first?”

At his unexpected words, I immediately asked back.

“You mean the Windfearer?”

“Yes. There should be materials in the Academy’s ancient document archive. I can interpret them for you on the spot.”

And he added.

“Of course, only if the Princess wishes.”

Of course I do.

The Founding Festival is certainly important, but nothing terrible will happen if we don’t jump into the festivities right now. The festival has only just begun.

“Then shall we stop by the Academy first?”

When I said that, Zikren and Serene quickly changed their tune.

“Ah, I want to go to the Academy too.”

“Me too.”

Aldensis looked at them.

“You’d need an access pass for the ancient document archive, wouldn’t you? Only one companion can enter together.”

“…”

Neither of them seemed to have access passes.

In the end, only Aldensis and I went to the Academy together.

“See you later.”

After saying goodbye to them and leaving the palace, the streets were packed with crowds.

I hesitated for a moment.

‘Oh right, I didn’t think of that. I should have prepared a hooded cloak or something.’

Since Aldensis was so popular, people flocked wherever he went.

These were people who wanted to see him up close or try to talk to him.

From experience, I knew this fact well, so I expected chaos to break out immediately…

Unexpectedly, it didn’t happen.

“It’s His Highness the Crown Prince!”

“Who’s that next to him? Isn’t that Princess Aristina?”

Our appearance instantly drew everyone’s attention.

But people only murmured among themselves and couldn’t approach closely.

It wasn’t because of my vicious appearance.

Even though everyone’s eyes widened as they stared, when they met Aldensis’s blue eyes, they hurriedly looked away.

Unlike his usual gentle demeanor befitting the popular Crown Prince, he was firmly drawing boundaries.

Thanks to this, a space formed around us.

Aldensis comfortably guided me through it.

“The roads will be blocked due to traffic control. The Academy isn’t that far, so it would be better to just walk.”

“I think that would be good too, but won’t that take too much time? Your Highness is busy, aren’t you?”

Aldensis hesitated.

He’s not good at lying. A troubled expression appeared on his face.

“I am busy, actually. But learning that the Princess is interested in what I discovered makes me want to help you first.”

After saying that, he immediately added.

“Don’t get the wrong idea or anything. That’s all it is.”

“Ah, yes. What wrong idea would I…”

How incredibly kind of him. It felt like ages since I had once cursed him as an antisocial personality disorder case.

‘He really seems like a completely different person.’

Still, going somewhere alone together, it felt like some unexpected situation would definitely arise…

I glanced at Aldensis’s face as he gently focused his attention on me.

I can trust him, right?

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