The Villainess is a Millionaire Solver - Chapter 27

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Chapter 27

Wow, this actually worked.

I was just as incredulous as anyone else.

How difficult is it to show someone’s true heart? Especially for a villainess who had lied and acted as naturally as breathing.

But Grand Sage helped me out so perfectly?

The fact that I wasn’t lying was proven conclusively by this.

Very conveniently, without having to tire my mouth with explanations. And so clearly that no one could dare doubt it.

‘Even those who had closed their eyes and ears will have no choice but to believe my words now.’

Indeed.

Those brothers, completely broken with faces saying ‘Really? Really?’, were proving that fact.

How satisfying it was.

Aldensis and Zikren had also participated as accomplices in this matter, so they must have seen me working hard. But they probably thought I would naturally be filtered out at the Great Spirit stage.

They couldn’t have anticipated such a result even in their dreams.

“This is strange.”

Zikren, caught in cognitive dissonance, opened his mouth.

“This really doesn’t seem right. Who is Princess Aristina? She’s been chasing after brother obsessively every single day since she was 7 years old. She’s so desperately obsessed with brother that…”

“So are you saying I’m wrong now?”

A flash of light gleamed in the Great Spirit’s eyes.

“Maybe she was like that in the past, but right now that princess’s heart is filled purely with the desire to make money. There’s no place for the Crown Prince or Second Prince in there at all.”

“She’s told such lies before…”

“Ha! Still can’t believe it? Looking at this pathetic state, I can’t tell who’s obsessed with whom.”

The Great Spirit clicked his tongue.

“Don’t you both really know? A person’s heart is never eternal. Isn’t there a saying that love changes? Even if someone chased desperately for over 10 years, they’ll naturally get tired if nothing comes back.”

How could he speak so well?

Every single word from Grand Sage felt like it was cracking open their skulls, and even I felt refreshed.

Since he explained it so understandably, there was no need for me to add anything.

“I see.”

The Crown Prince slowly turned his head.

Our gazes met in midair.

“…”

He only looked at me directly when angry, but usually never gave me a proper glance.

Questions arose in those blue eyes that were looking straight at me.

It seemed like the existence called ‘Aristina’, which he had understood so well until now, had suddenly become incomprehensible.

‘So now you’re finally willing to listen to what I have to say?’

Though I wondered if I really needed to make such a declaration. Since I’d been given the floor, I should use this opportunity to say everything I wanted.

“Since the Great Spirit has spoken so well, I trust that both of your misunderstandings about me have now been cleared…”

I spoke coldly.

“I sincerely apologize for not knowing my place and rudely insisting I would become Crown Princess. I know very well how much my behavior troubled Your Highness the Crown Prince and Your Highness the Second Prince. I swear I will never commit such rudeness again, and I earnestly wish for Your Highness the Crown Prince to be happy with Lady Serene. As long as I live in this world, I will bless you both forever.”

The sincerity in that last part made even me a little emotional.

There probably wasn’t anyone in this world who wished for the Crown Prince’s happiness more earnestly than I did.

Because then I wouldn’t think about committing murder or anything like that.

Please have a beautiful, eternal love with Serene…

“Then this Aristina will cleanly disappear from Your Highness the Crown Prince’s life.”

With those final words, I grasped my skirt with both hands, bent my knees, and curtsied.

When I raised my head, my eyes met Aldensis’s once again.

“…”

I could tell through his gaze.

It seemed he could finally see it now. All the emotions toward himself that had once existed in the eyes of this detestable villainess.

That they had now completely and cleanly disappeared.

“Ari…”

He unconsciously opened his mouth then stopped.

Seeing me standing alone and proudly, neither clinging to him nor begging, he seemed to feel some kind of bewilderment for the first time.

But that small whirlwind quickly disappeared from his blue eyes.

“I understand.”

The Crown Prince nodded.

“I apologize for suspecting and pressuring you without knowing that your feelings had changed from before. Especially for what happened last night. Would you please forgive me, Princess?”

“Oh, of course.”

While such words were exchanged between us.

“…”

Zikren was still floundering in cognitive dissonance.

‘Fool.’

I glanced at him briefly then passed by.

“Then farewell, everyone!”

I bid farewell feeling like I could fly away…

“Ah, wait!”

“How can you exit like this!”

The Great Spirit and Queen Aunt cried out in panic.

Oops.

I was flustered too.

I was so relieved to finally shed the title of ’13 years of one-sided love’ that I almost just walked out on these people.

‘I need to wrap this up too.’

I spun around to face them.

“Hey, Princess. How can you forget something so important? You passed our test and were chosen as the new contractor, so we need to make the contract quickly.”

I curtsied before the two elders who spoke with bright smiles.

“I’m truly honored and grateful that you chose me, but…”

The Great Spirit and Queen Aunt’s expressions changed.

“‘Grateful but’?”

“Although I didn’t choose the music box business by recognizing the excellent business prospects shown in the pamphlet like the other guild masters, and just picked it by intuition…”

“That’s exactly what insight is! Anyway, you passed the test, Princess.”

“Yes. Anyway, that feeling was genuine. What I truly wanted to do was the business of selling music boxes from the Imperial Workshop.”

“…”

Sensing something was off, the Great Spirit and Queen Aunt looked at each other.

“I really prepared hard for the interview, you know.”

I pulled out a bundle of papers from my bag and showed them.

“Actually, I wasn’t interested in music boxes, but studying them this time made me find them charming. Queen Aunt’s products were really wonderful. I thought I could sell them well, but…”

“Princess! I’m sorry! Really sorry!”

Queen Aunt screamed and grabbed my hands.

“But as I said, looking for a guild to sell music boxes was a complete lie. What should I do? I promised to give it to the maid who has cared for me all her life as a token of gratitude.”

“No. I’m not coveting that, I just wanted to let you know how sincere I was.”

I shook my head.

“Even if it’s not music boxes, I want to do something similar. A small but stable and profitable business.”

My voice, speaking earnestly and forcefully, echoed clearly.

“Our guild needs that kind of work right now. The business of supplying stabilizers for His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Second Prince doesn’t really appeal to me, I’m sorry.”

Any business related to the Crown Prince was just a landmine for me. I really hoped I wouldn’t have to see those two brothers anymore.

Sending such thoughts, I held out the wooden piece to the Great Spirit and Queen Aunt.

“I’ll return this. I’m truly sorry for not being able to accept the honor you bestowed upon me. Please give it to a contractor much better than me.”

“Aah…!”

The Great Spirit clutched his chest.

I was startled thinking he was shocked, but that wasn’t it.

“How can every single word be so appropriate? You’re saying that whether the Great Spirit chose you or not, you’ll prioritize only your own interests and safety! Princess, you’re truly a perfect candidate that appears once in hundreds of years! My heart is racing!”

This time, he grabbed my hand firmly.

“It’s too early to refuse, Princess. Don’t you know that you must listen to a spirit’s story until the end? Think about it. Picking a businesswoman whose eyes turn red at the sight of money, then forcing her to sacrifice for world peace. That doesn’t make sense at all! Do you think I would do such a thing?”

Ah, that’s true.

When they picked someone like me, they must have thought it through beforehand.

“That does make sense.”

But would I really be convinced? As if reading my thoughts, the Great Spirit smiled broadly.

“Just listen for now. I haven’t even started explaining the conditions yet.”

“Right. Right. Just listen.”

Queen Aunt also chimed in, then turned her gaze to look at the Crown Prince brothers standing side by side.

“We need to have a private conversation for a moment.”

“Yes, Queen Aunt.”

After Aldensis and Zikren left, the Great Spirit and Queen Aunt looked at each other.

Queen Aunt spoke first.

“We thought the Princess would readily accept this contract. So we didn’t bother mentioning things she could figure out on her own while doing this work…”

“I understand what the Princess is worried about, so we have no choice but to tell her in advance.”

The Great Spirit continued.

“Actually, there’s one thing we downplayed.”

“Yes?”

I asked quietly.

“Downplayed? What do you mean?”

Queen Aunt lowered her voice even more.

“The truth is, the ‘World Tree’s Lullaby’ isn’t just a simple stabilizer.”

Ruellian said that, and they said that too, so I just believed it.

But that wasn’t the case?

“Then what?”

“Anyway, it’s something much more important.”

She glanced toward the tightly closed door and continued.

“Even those two don’t know its true meaning yet. But…”

Queen Aunt’s tone became even more cautious.

“If any problems arise, it won’t be the Princess who goes mad, but those boys.”

“What?”

I was shocked.

“What do you mean by that?”

“Depending on what the Princess does…”

Queen Aunt whispered.

“You might end up holding an unbeatable card against those two terrifying beings who inherited dragon blood.”

My heart made a loud thump in my chest.

‘A card that never loses?’

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