The Villainess is a Millionaire Solver - Chapter 55

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Chapter 55

No matter how far I had moved away from being a suspect, my opponent was a man who was never favorably disposed toward me and possessed powerful strength.

Meeting alone in a top-secret location, I absolutely couldn’t let my guard down.

‘Still, this should serve as a means of self-defense.’

After obtaining the knowledge I wanted from the library, I returned to the ducal mansion.

“Are you going to the Imperial Palace?”

The butlers greeted me respectfully. The fact that I had been invited to Royal Tea Time must have been buzzing among the employees, so my status in this household had probably risen much higher than before.

Thinking this, I looked at the butler.

“I need to visit the armory for a moment.”

“The armory? Yes, understood.”

As expected, the butler guided me without raising any objections.

The Duke’s family armory.

This was where general weapons used by the family’s knights and guards were stored. I looked around at the swords, spears, daggers, and such that filled the walls on all sides.

The manager approached.

“What are you looking for, Young Lady?”

“Just something like a simple self-defense weapon.”

I fell into thought for a moment.

Although I could see sacred marks, meaning I could beat someone to near death with just a light strike…

‘Stabbing or hitting is still scary. I’d have to get close.’

If by any chance something went wrong, there was no way I could match his physical strength.

“Isn’t there a way to shoot the target from far away? Something even a beginner like me could handle easily, and preferably small enough to fit in a bag.”

I showed the manager the cooperation document that Zikren had written for me before.

“Father has already given his permission for everything.”

“Ah, I see. Understood.”

The armory manager’s attitude became even more cooperative.

“A ranged attack weapon that beginners can handle and fits in a bag…”

He pondered for a moment before speaking.

“There’s no such weapon, but instead there are magic bullets that the Magic Tower just sent to the Duke, saying they were newly developing them. They’re not high-level magic, but they should be sufficient for self-defense against ruffians. They’re equipped with an auto-targeting function so even beginners can hit their mark.”

“Really? Then show me that.”

“Yes, Young Lady.”

The armory manager immediately brought a locked box. When he opened the lid, I could see three magic scrolls rolled up and tied with string inside.

“These are the magic bullets?”

“Yes. We should try using one for educational purposes first. You transfer the magic formula to the weapon you want like this…”

The manager placed a wooden block on the table, then tore the scroll in half over it. Magic letters poured down and transferred onto the wooden block.

‘How fascinating.’

Following his instructions, I held the wooden block in my hand and gave the magic activation command ‘Fire!’ in my mind.

Bang!

The magic bullet flew and struck dead center of the target.

“Good. Now you can load the magic bullets into whatever weapon you want, Young Lady.”

After thinking for a moment, I loaded the remaining 2 magic bullets into my fan handle.

‘This should be threatening enough even if an unexpected emergency occurs.’

I felt reassured.

Should I head out now?

I left the armory and went up to my room. Then I rang the bell on my desk to call the maids.

“I’m going to a party to relieve stress, so dress me up as glamorously as possible.”

“Yes, Young Lady.”

After adorning myself with jewels from head to toe, putting on a deep wine-colored dress, and wearing lace gloves, I boarded the Duke’s family’s splendid carriage with Sophie and other maids.

“Anywhere is fine, just to the entertainment district.”

“Yes, Young Lady.”

The carriage departed.

The carriage that had been running vigorously stopped briefly at a busy intersection just before entering the commercial district. This was to let a crowd of pedestrians pass first.

After the carriage started moving again.

Behind the pedestrians, there was a woman in pilgrim’s clothing who hadn’t been there before.

Of course, it was me.

I had changed clothes in advance inside the carriage, then slipped out unnoticed when we briefly stopped before the busy commercial district.

‘This is also a good method.’

I watched the back of the carriage carrying only the maids as it headed to the entertainment district.

I had recruited an excellent bodyguard who was a former martial arts athlete… Unfortunately, the place I had to visit from now on could only be visited by me alone.

‘Everything must be top secret.’

After glancing down at my bag containing the fan I could pull out anytime, I walked toward where the carriages were lined up.

“Are you operating now?”

I asked while slightly lowering my hood. To show I had sufficient ability to pay, I revealed my well-groomed golden hair.

The coachman immediately understood and climbed onto the driver’s seat.

“Where shall I take you?”

“Belmare Port.”

The carriage soon departed.

Belmare was a port half a day’s distance from the capital. According to the coachman, a small village-like settlement had formed along the river estuary.

‘The atmosphere here is completely different.’

I walked around looking here and there.

Merchant ships flying flags of various guilds floated on the water. Between them, sailors and laborers doing odd jobs busily came and went.

‘Where’s the back alley?’

Behind a small market, I finally found what looked like the back alley Ruellian had mentioned. Taverns, restaurants, inns, and such for sailors were lined up in rows.

I should ask these people, right?

I stopped in front of a restaurant with a crab-shaped sign.

“I’m looking for a certain place…”

The owner and his friends looked at me.

“Go home quickly before nightfall. We don’t want to get involved in troublesome matters.”

“You heard, right? Hurry up and go back, okay?”

I was clearly a grown young lady, but they spoke to me as if I were a five or six-year-old child.

Are they looking down on me?

I glared at them, but it was useless. These were merchants who dealt with those rough sailors day and night.

‘Some rich family’s young lady got tired of her repetitive daily life and is acting out. How well-fed she must be.’

They all had that expression, keeping their arms crossed and glancing at me with pitying eyes. They didn’t listen to my words at all.

But I couldn’t act attention-grabbing like in high society either.

‘Still, isn’t there at least one kind person among them?’

Half giving up, I took out the key and held it out.

“Does anyone know a place with this name? It’s called 【Two-Faced Serpentas】.”

At that moment, silence fell.

The gaze of everyone there fixed on the key I was holding as if nailed to it. Then their faces turned deathly pale.

Bang!

All the doors and windows of the taverns on both sides closed. Those who had been outside also disappeared in an instant.

“Please spare us! Please have mercy…!”

The man who had just mistaken me for a runaway rich family’s young lady and ignored me struck his own cheek hard, then buried his head on the ground. The others also struck their cheeks and prostrated themselves.

“Please show us mercy!”

I was completely dumbfounded.

“Mercy, how could I…”

“Please grant us forgiveness! Just say one word that you forgive us!”

“I forgive you.”

Only then did people raise their heads while trembling. Their faces showed a mixture of fear and awe.

‘What on earth…?’

In my wavering vision, I could see some children bringing an old man from the other end of the back alley.

The old man saw the key I was holding in my hand and bowed his head respectfully.

“Please come this way. I will guide you.”

“….”

I silently followed behind the old man.

The back alley soon returned to normal. No one looked in our direction.

“Please forgive our rudeness. We never imagined that he would hand over his belongings to someone else, especially to a young lady….”

The old man said such words while walking briskly.

The place we eventually arrived at was a small, modest chapel. The walls on all sides were made of stone, with only chairs placed without any decoration.

“This way.”

The old man led me to the large stained glass window at the front.

The glass window depicted a saint holding a giant cross trampling on a monster, and the monster was a two-headed snake.

“Now then.”

The old man pointed to the snake. Looking closely, there was an indented part in the snake’s body. It seemed to be a keyhole.

I inserted the key into that spot.

At that moment, with vibrations, the wall in front of me moved to both sides, revealing a space large enough for one person to pass through.

“Follow me.”

Following the old man inside, the floor began to descend downward with a clunk.

‘An elevator?’

After descending for quite a while, the elevator finally stopped.

It was a vast underground space. Even though no sunlight entered, it wasn’t dark because luminous stones were hung up.

There was stained glass there too.

In front of a desk placed against the backdrop of a circular glass window, someone was standing. They were looking down at what seemed to be some documents with their back turned to us.

The old man opened his mouth cautiously toward him with a very fearful expression.

“I have brought the person who possesses the key.”

At those words, the man slowly turned his body toward us.

For a moment, I was startled.

‘…!’

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