The Villainess is a Millionaire Solver - Chapter 54

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Chapter 54

Of course, there’s no evidence that Eunice has feelings for Duke Carnel. It’s just my speculation.

But it’s not a completely unreasonable thought, is it?

First of all, he’s attractive enough to be tempting. Plus he’s a Duke. His wealth is enormous. He has no wife so there’s no guilt involved. Though the Duke is generally cold, he’s quite warm to his advisors.

‘I thought Eunice had no reason to hold a grudge against me… But if that’s the story, she’d have plenty of reason to eliminate me.’

Once again, the warning lights in my mind flashed brightly. I could hear it. The sound of her position rising up on my suspect list.

“Transfer completed.”

Eunice’s cold voice brought me back to reality.

“Is there some problem?”

“Hm? No.”

Looking at the account floating in the air as if it were fascinating, I said.

“It’s convenient having it saved as a family account. Hm? Scheduled transfers are possible too?”

Eunice watched me with cold eyes as I pressed various things absent-mindedly.

“Then I’ll return to the Duke now.”

“Alright. Go ahead.”

I waved my hand with a bright expression.

But once Eunice’s figure disappeared, my face hardened completely.

‘She definitely glared at me, didn’t she?’

She failed to frame Young Lady in front of the Duke, so she should be groveling flat on the ground, yet how is she so arrogant?

‘I get the feeling she’s starting to plot something.’

I bit my lips firmly.

‘If she thinks I’ll be caught off guard knowing nothing, that’s a huge mistake.’

Calling the maids who had definitely come to my side, I asked.

“Has anyone been inside the chief advisor’s room?”

“Me.”

Hanna said.

“The maid cleaning that room couldn’t catch a bug and screamed, so I went in and caught it for her.”

“Really? Did you notice anything strange? Like a large portrait of someone hanging there, or her using a secret safe alone…”

“Not a safe, but there was a desk that locks with a key. A desk with a closing lid.”

“Ah, really?”

I made sure to remember that fact well.

An underwater war was beginning.

The next day, the Imperial Palace invited me to ‘Royal Tea Time’.

As the name suggested, it referred to the Imperial Court’s tea time. A more intimate and casual setting than a tea party. It was said to be a great honor for a non-royal to attend this gathering.

I attended this gathering wearing a bright dress that the maids had put on me.

“Princess Aristina!”

The Empress, the Emperor’s second wife, welcomed me with delight.

“You came well, Princess.”

The Emperor also said a word.

“Your Majesty the Emperor, Your Majesty the Empress, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Second Prince, Your Highness the Princess.”

I bent my knees and bowed politely to everyone.

‘From being on the verge of the execution block by Imperial command, I’ve risen to a position where I’m invited to tea time like this. It’s quite a life reversal.’

With such thoughts, I went to the empty seat next to Aldensis and Zikren.

The older brother had his usual clear and calm face, while the younger brother sat in a relaxed posture, grinning broadly.

“Aristina prefers drinking time rather than tea time.”

“Thank you for inviting me to such an honorable gathering.”

Pretending not to hear Zikren’s words as I sat down, the 5-year-old Princess who had been in her mother’s arms suddenly screamed.

“No!”

The little one’s chubby finger was pointing straight at me.

“You, get out!”

The Empress was flustered, and the Emperor burst into hearty laughter.

“Hahaha! A real princess appeared instead of a little one like you, so you’re getting jealous.”

“…”

Actually, it was because Aristina had once shown the Princess a bug and made her cry. Everyone probably remembered that incident well, but desperately pretended to have forgotten.

The Empress quickly changed the subject.

“Princess, I heard you recently exposed the charity fraud of the Davis Count Siblings?”

“And before that, you cooperated in the Crown Prince and Second Prince’s criminal apprehension operation.”

At the Emperor’s words, Aldensis spoke up.

“That’s correct. Since we brothers don’t know business matters that well, without the Princess’s help, we would have just struggled uselessly.”

“Excellent. Very excellent.”

The Empress said while holding her daughter’s arm.

“I’m really looking forward to seeing what kind of activities the Princess will show next. Will it be in the arts this time? I have an interest in the arts.”

“Ah, about that…”

When the schedule topic came up, I suddenly started acting pitiful.

“I’ve been working so hard lately that I have headaches, no appetite, and can’t sleep… I think I need to rest for a while.”

After playing around for nearly 20 years, just when she started working a little, she immediately collapsed.

Is this the famous three-day resolution I’ve only heard about?

Such expressions seemed to cross everyone’s faces.

“…”

Especially the faces of Aldensis and Zikren, the two brothers, changed quite strangely.

Right. I’m the queen of three-day resolutions.

It can’t be helped. To meet Ruellian, who’s officially supposed to be praying right now, it’s more natural for me to declare a rest period too.

“Hahaha! Right. People can’t just work all the time. Rest is necessary.”

The Emperor said.

The tea time ended roughly like that. When the Emperor and Empress left with the Princess, I immediately got up too.

Then, two shadows blocked my path.

“Since you’ve visited the Imperial Palace, you must have many things to handle, but you’re just leaving?”

Aldensis asked.

“Suddenly taking a rest? You’re not thinking of drinking heavily and attending strange parties again, are you?”

Zikren also questioned. Earlier he was the one who first teased me about being suited for drinking gatherings.

“Well, I’ll be going around here and there.”

“Drinking games and such, accepting everything, meeting this man and that man recklessly?”

“No.”

Aristina wasn’t originally the type to drag men around everywhere. She was devoted only to the Crown Prince.

Ah, wait. Now the setting is that she’s moved on from that devotion?

“Taking rest is good, but going to parties or gatherings and carelessly meeting just any man is never advisable. Perhaps someone with suspicious intentions might approach the Princess.”

Aldensis said with his face turning pale.

“Of course, I have no intention of interfering with the Princess’s private life. But if some person manipulates the Princess and endangers the contractor’s role, our brothers’ position becomes very difficult.”

“Don’t worry, Your Highness the Crown Prince. Am I crazy enough to throw away such a good income source?”

I thought this clearly conveyed my position, but Aldensis and Zikren still seemed unconvinced and followed me.

“Where are you going?”

“Already having drinks? From daytime?”

I turned around sharply.

“I’m going to the library.”

“The library?”

“To learn how to party wildly.”

“Would that be in the library, Princess?”

“Anyway, I won’t appear in social circles for a while.”

I declared.

“I brought plenty of contract items last time, so there shouldn’t be a shortage, right? If you have any inquiries related to the contract, tell the guild employee to relay them. Well then, goodbye!”

Right after saying goodbye, I grabbed a passing old nobleman and asked.

“Where is the library here? The Imperial Library.”

“The library…?”

The old man looked at me once, then began giving me directions.

The Imperial Library. A treasure vault of knowledge where all the old books and expensive rare volumes were gathered.

When I entered that place, everyone was startled.

Perhaps it was because my appearance—blonde hair flowing and red eyes gleaming as I burst in—looked like someone who had come to collect a debt?

The librarian asked, stuttering.

“Wh-what brings you here?”

“I obviously came to the library to read books.”

I said very confidently.

“Where can I read books related to the ‘Agent of the Divine’?”

“I’ll guide you there.”

The librarian in charge of religious texts guided me.

“This is the bookshelf where we’ve collected books related to the ‘Agent of the Divine’.”

That place was particularly crowded with people. Under a sign reading 【Borrowing Prohibited】, aristocratic ladies in elegant and refined attire stood before the bookshelf, absorbed in reading.

Actually, were they completely absorbed?

When new footsteps were heard approaching, they all simultaneously looked up. After confirming that person was me, they all turned their heads away sharply with expressions like they’d seen something they shouldn’t have.

“If you came to read books, just read books. Why are you looking at people?”

Some young ladies even had profiles that clearly radiated hostility.

“These aren’t faces I often encounter at parties either. I wouldn’t have had any reason to clash with such cultured noble ladies who enjoy reading, would I?”

Feeling something was off, I enhanced my hearing to the fullest, and heard quiet whispers coming from across the bookshelf.

“Just because she went through one Sacred Tribunal, she’s deluding herself into thinking there’s some special relationship.”

“How dare she reach for a tree she can’t even climb…”

Ah.

These people hadn’t gathered at this bookshelf to pursue religious knowledge. They had another purpose.

“Is there really no way to observe the prayer?”

“I need to look for more past cases. 370 years ago, during Emperor Babilis’s time…”

I swept my gaze over them once more as they studied diligently. They were all beautiful, seemed to come from very good families, and appeared intellectual and cultured. Each one was a standout among their peers.

“I see.”

In short, Aldensis was everyone’s unrequited love. Zikren was the protagonist who drew around passionate fans by the hundreds. And Ruellian, as those noble ladies mentioned earlier, was a ‘tree they couldn’t climb.’

So it seemed only young ladies who truly had confidence in themselves aimed for him. You could say there was a separate, carefully selected league of their own.

That’s why they were looking at me with displeasure and sending hostile glances.

“Why are you acting like this? I’m also here to pursue him.”

I casually passed between them and pulled out a book called 【The Meaning of Sacred Marks】 from the bookshelf.

Sacred marks are symbols representing the Agent of the Divine. Because they are traces left by God, they exist in a completely different way from physical wounds.

As I read through the fundamental content, my gaze stopped at a certain passage.

While it’s true that the Agent of the Divine wields powerful strength through sacred marks, these sacred marks are also his weakness.

Therefore, the Agent of the Divine takes care to ensure his sacred marks are not exposed. If the opponent is ‘one who can see sacred marks,’ even a simple strike could deliver a fatal blow…

Yes! This is it! This!

I opened my eyes wide and read through the book with the intensity of memorizing every single comma.

As you can see, I’m also in the middle of pursuing him.

However, what you’re doing is a romance simulation game strategy, while what I’m doing is a strategy to defeat the boss in a combat game.

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