The Villainess is a Millionaire Solver - Chapter 173

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Chapter 173

Multiple pieces of stained glass depicting a two-headed snake.

Through the parts currently glowing among them, I could receive magical documents sent from the Lower Guild.

Since I had seen Ruellian, the owner of this place, do this before, I knew the process well.

‘I just need to put my hand in here, right?’

I thrust my hand into the sparkling, glowing section.

At that moment.

My hand automatically bounced back from a tingling shock like static electricity.

“Ah…”

I let out a small scream and rubbed my numb hand.

It’s resisting because I’m not the real owner, right?

‘This isn’t the time to be picky about such things, though?’

It would be troublesome if it kept resisting.

Fortunately, I had experience points accumulated from entering and leaving this top-secret location several times.

Looking around, I spotted boxes placed in the corner. They were boxes containing treasures that Ruellian had stolen.

Just like I had witnessed when I came here before, today too a mysterious energy was seeping out from there like a mirage and flowing into the stained glass.

Seeing that gave me an idea.

‘Couldn’t I use this?’

Among the treasures, the one emitting the strongest energy was a cross-shaped ornament.

I picked it up and approached the stained glass again.

When I put my hand into the energy being sucked into the glass window and tried again…

This time it worked!

Perhaps mistaking it for Ruellian’s hand, the magical document firmly attached to my fingertips.

“It worked!”

An exclamation of joy burst from my mouth.

I busily moved my hand back and forth across the stained glass. Documents printed through magic came streaming out one after another.

The key was always quick action.

I hurriedly received all the documents by proxy before the system could notice.

After gathering them at lightning speed and carefully storing them in the deepest part of my clothes, I rode the elevator up with the Old Man who had been quietly waiting behind me.

But…

When I came out of the chapel, something seemed off.

The air was full of anxious energy. Noisy shouts and whistle sounds were mixed together, echoing everywhere.

‘Oh no, we’re in trouble.’

Just as I realized this fact and made eye contact with the Old Man.

“There they are!”

The shadows that had been running around frantically instantly rushed over and surrounded us.

The Captain of the Security Forces stepped forward and said.

“As a result of checking with higher authorities, there were no princesses at all in the Maritime Kingdom of Naplisia. Quickly reveal your identity and status!”

What? There are no princesses at all?

I was dumbfounded.

Starting with Prince Istan, what a truly unhelpful family. This way, we’d be caught way too quickly.

“…”

Even I, who had boldly spun lies, could only bite my lips tightly this time.

The Captain of the Security Force shouted in an overbearing manner.

“Where did those guys who were hiding on that boat earlier go? You all conspired together and smuggled them out, didn’t you? This won’t do! We’ll have to drag everyone away!”

“…”

The Villagers’ faces turned pale with fear.

They had nearly lost their families once due to public authority, barely met their savior Ruellian, and fled here.

But now another crisis that would ruin everything had arrived.

The stable life they had managed to build here was about to collapse overnight.

‘So of course they’d be scared.’

I knew that fear very well.

I too had been confined while imagining what it would feel like to climb the execution platform.

I too had experienced everything falling apart overnight.

‘Being scared is natural.’

If these people using fake identities thanks to Ruellian’s consideration were caught and investigated, everything would be over.

But I was different.

I had come here and obtained the materials I wanted, and there wasn’t absolutely no way to escape.

Although I had caused a big commotion at the Imperial Palace and fled, I hadn’t committed a crime worthy of death, right?

‘Right.’

I made up my mind.

“Come with us!”

Just as the Security Forces were about to arrest the chapel keeper Old Man first.

“Stop!”

I shouted loudly.

“These Villagers just did as I told them! So you only need to arrest me!”

The Captain of the Security Force glared at me.

“Is there any reason we should follow those words?”

“There is.”

I replied confidently.

“If you do that, I’ll be captured without any resistance whatsoever. But if you insist on arresting all these people together, then I’ll use every means to cause trouble!”

My declaration rang out clearly.

Everyone murmured and looked at me.

I had hidden my identity by wearing a robe when coming here, and had even covered it with another layer of elaborate folk costume.

Therefore, the Security Forces didn’t seem to have realized who I was yet.

But they must still sense something.

I was a troublemaker princess who had caused problems for over 10 years not in some small village like this, but in the Empire’s Imperial Palace.

When it came to giving off a dangerous atmosphere that suggested I would really cause an incident, no one could match me.

And look at this attitude. The Captain of the Security Force had been overbearing too, but I went one step further and positioned myself above his head.

This kind of attitude doesn’t come overnight.

You have to be accustomed to looking down on others and giving orders. Those in professions dealing with people couldn’t fail to recognize that fact.

“…”

The Captain of the Security Force stared at me intently and said.

“Arrest this Young Lady first.”

“‘First’?”

“If you really cooperate without any resistance, we’ll keep our promise.”

As he said this while looking around, the Security Forces all lowered their weapons.

This was enough for them to express their intentions too.

Having already acknowledged my authority to some degree and entered into negotiations, they couldn’t reverse course like flipping their palm. Who do they think I am?

‘Good.’

Anyway, as long as the Villagers don’t get hurt.

I let both hands drop limply to show I would cooperate.

“Take me away.”

“Come here.”

The Security Forces surrounded me.

That’s when it happened.

Suddenly there was a bang! and an explosion sound as flames shot up from behind the village.

The Security Forces were startled.

“Don’t tell me it’s where our carriages are…?”

Before the Captain could finish speaking, flames shot up with another explosion from a different direction.

The cries of horses and the shouts of the standby forces mixed together and echoed. The scene instantly turned into chaos.

“Captain! Look over there!”

Several Security Forces members shouted while pointing to one spot.

On the roof of a building in the marketplace that stretched along the docks.

There stood a tall man wearing a cloak.

My heart sank for a moment.

‘He came all the way here!’

I thought the murderer had followed me here.

…But that wasn’t it.

Between the cloak fluttering in the wind, light emanated from the man’s chest area.

It was a sacred mark.

I was startled.

‘Ruellian?’

As he leaped down from the roof, a long whip in his hand flashed with light.

When the Security Forces rushed toward him, he used that whip to bind their legs and trip them.

“Argh!”

“Catch him!”

Another group rushed over, but Ruellian was already gone from that spot.

Every time a shadow flickered, two or three Security Forces members fell.

I watched with wide eyes.

‘Ruellian was really hiding here?’

He was unbelievably fast and strong. After knocking down the Security Forces blocking his path one after another, he snatched me up from among the people running around in confusion.

“…!”

I found myself running along with him.

In a crisis situation, Ruellian suddenly appeared, caused a commotion at the scene, and extracted me.

It reminded me of when we confronted Prince Istan’s retinue at this very port.

The situation looked very similar to that time, in that he moved like a phantom against multiple opponents and achieved his desired objective…

‘No. It’s different.’

I soon realized the crucial difference.

The Security Forces quickly restored order from the chaos and pursued us.

Was it because they were a properly trained organization, unlike Prince Istan’s attendants who were all bluster?

That was part of it. But more significantly, the fact that Ruellian hadn’t injured them at all played a major role.

“Catch them!”

The Security Forces quickly caught up behind us.

Now that we had left the docks, there was nowhere to hide our bodies.

Moreover, our path ahead was blocked too. Only the coastline stretched out with ships scattered and moored here and there.

What do we do now?

As I felt the pursuers’ shouts and footsteps closing in on us, my mind went blank.

“The way things are turning out doesn’t look good. We absolutely can’t get caught.”

Ruellian muttered low in my ear, then suddenly embraced me. Without hesitation, he leaped into the sea.

“…?”

What does this mean?

‘We can’t get caught, so let’s just die.’

Surely that’s not what he meant?

There wasn’t even time to think anymore.

With a loud splash, my body was submerged into the water.

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