I Am The Villainess With A Maxed-Out Luck Stat - Chapter 139
Only Noblemtl
139. I thought it was a tearful family reunion, but it was a thriller.
Marquis Balton was leaving the Empress’s palace after meeting with the Empress.
He encountered Countess Garcia in the hallway.
She was once one of the Empress’s closest confidants, but is now Shiloh’s chief maid.
Once the owner changed, rumors started to spread that she was frequenting the Empress’s Palace, which was not good.
The Countess tried to hurriedly leave, but the Marquis of Balton was faster.
“Countess, I see you here. My daughter is in great need.”
When he greeted her, the countess also stopped walking and turned around.
“Your Majesty, what brings you here?”
“Of course I came to see Her Majesty the Empress.”
“What business does Your Majesty the Marquis have to meet with Her Majesty the Empress?”
The Marquis laughed heartily despite the Countess’s sharp question.
“Your Majesty, you are no longer Her Majesty’s maid of honor, so why do you ask about my business?”
“… … .”
“Ah. Are you trying to pass it on to Lady Shiloh? To act as a spy?”
The Marquis of Balton sneered.
Countess Garcia’s face immediately turned bright red.
Although it was the Emperor’s order, she was branded a traitor for leaving her position as the Empress’s handmaiden to become Shiloh’s confidant.
She was a woman who had no shortcomings in conduct, origin, or personality, so she couldn’t help but be more sensitive to her reputation.
The Marquis knew this and irritated the Countess of Bouar.
“Well, I understand. As someone who was closest to Her Majesty the Empress, you must have seen the downfall of your lord. You have excellent judgment in taking over a new power at just the right time.”
“… … I’ll be going now.”
She was about to turn around, feeling really hurt, when the Marquis of Balton called out to her.
“ma’am.”
“Do you still have something to say? I think I’ve heard enough sarcasm.”
“You don’t understand what I mean. The point is, you should look at your own faults first, before pointing out others’ faults.”
Marquis Balton opened his eyes dimly.
He knew that Countess Garcia had recently reported her daughter’s misdeeds to Lady Shiloh.
The fact that the Countess is usually particularly strict with Evelyn.
No matter how immature her daughter was, there was no father who was happy to see his daughter scolded.
“Isn’t it a virtue of a superior to know how to cover up the faults of a subordinate?”
Only then did the Countess realize why he had been so twisted.
“No, it is more lenient for a superior to give a chance to correct a mistake rather than covering it up.”
“No matter how great my daughter’s mistake was, it was lesser than betraying her master.”
“… … .”
“I hope you will look after yourself first, madam.”
Marquis Balton walked quickly down the hallway.
* * *
And the next day.
I decided to use the original search function to gather as much information as possible.
‘First of all, this.’
【SYSTEM: Would you like to use the ‘Original Search Function’?】
[▶Yes (75 luck points deducted)]
[▶No]
“Yes, yes, yes.”
Then, a search window appeared right away.
“Search for original information on Count Blaine.”
【SYSTEM: Loading the personal information of ‘Blaine Viscount’!】
[Count Blaine]
-The father of the heroine Seraphine.
– Long-term missing, officially known as dead.
“Well, as expected.”
Perhaps because he was a minor character in the original, the amount of information he provided was extremely vulgar.
“75 points for just two lines? This is unconscionable. Honestly, shouldn’t the points be deducted in proportion to the amount of information?”
[(;´・`)]
[hey.]
[Honestly, isn’t the fact that information search is possible an incredibly conscientious system?]
The manager spoke telepathically.
He came home from work after skipping the morning shift and was staring blankly at me.
“But why are you speaking telepathically?”
[I want to use an emoticon, but I can’t open the message window while possessed by the character.]
[I’m sorry, but I’ll use telepathy.]
[(๑^⩊^๑)]
[Hehe.]
“… … Even if emoticons are like that, why do we even use telepathy for conversations?”
[I’m starting to feel lazy about talking.]
[(๑^⩊^๑)]
“?”
[I can’t even breathe.]
[I can’t even be bothered to blink.]
[How come humans live such annoying lives?]
[Ah, humans. How lovely and annoying.]
“… … .”
[Is that manager finally going crazy? Why is he like that, for real.]
[That’s not your true feelings, that’s telepathy. I heard all the gossip.]
[( ̄_ ̄^)]
“Sorry. I made a mistake by only talking about my thoughts… … .”
[(-`ε ´-)]
[Is this the way noble ladies speak that I’ve only heard of?]
The manager turned his head sharply.
“Yes, yes. I’m sorry.”
I replied dryly and turned my gaze to the search bar.
“Tell me Viscount Blaine’s current location.”
If the system didn’t tell me, I was going to find out his location and talk to him directly.
however.
【SYSTEM: Loading the location information of ‘Blaine Viscount’!】
“What, where is that?”
He was in an unexpected place.
* * *
The location indicated by the system window was an abandoned building near the capital.
According to Seraphine, Viscount Blaine never came home after that day.
‘Do you not want to be indebted to your daughter?’
He was a fugitive, so I didn’t know he was hiding in an abandoned building.
‘What should I do?’
While I was worrying, I also told Seraphine the news.
She said she could never forgive her father, but Seraphine’s feelings seemed to be more than just hatred or loathing.
[Even though my father abandoned me and my mother, I can’t bear to abandon him. That’s why I feel wronged and angry.]
That complicated love and hate.
‘No matter how much you hate your father, it would be difficult to break the bond between blood relatives.’
The choice is hers.
I hate meddling in other people’s family affairs, but shouldn’t I at least give the daughter who has missed her father for a long time a chance to sort things out?
As expected, Seraphine, upon hearing the news of her father, said she would go along too.
‘It was surprising that the manager didn’t step forward.’
I thought that if I were the manager, I would immediately roll up my sleeves and say I would follow him.
To my surprise, he said he would stay home.
‘It’s a shame. I was planning to use you as an escort in case something dangerous happened.’
Leaving our regrets behind, Seraphine and I left for the outskirts of the capital in the morning.
After crossing a short mountain, several warehouses appeared in a wide open space.
“It feels a bit creepy. I don’t think people would live in a place like this.”
The peeling paint of the warehouse, which looked as if it had been abandoned for a long time, and the pieces of brick scattered along the street created an eerie atmosphere.
“That’s right. It’s in a remote place, so even if two or three people disappear, no one would notice… … .”
“Hey, don’t scare me!”
Seraphine was startled and pressed closer to me.
The knights who came together giggled at Seraphine.
“The apprentice is too scared.”
“That’s right. Have you forgotten that bravery is one of the virtues of a knight? We never taught our apprentices to be cowards.”
“But it feels like a ghost might appear.”
“Even an apprentice can easily defeat a ghost.”
“That’s right. Rather, the ghost will be startled and run away.”
It was at that time that the knights who had caught the dog were teasing Seraphine to their hearts’ content.
Knock knock.
“… … !”
A dull thud was heard from the warehouse across the street.
“Hey, did you just hear that?”
Seraphine trembled.
Then the knights quickly stopped being playful.
“There’s something in the warehouse. You two, please stand back.”
Bam!
The knights flew and broke the wooden warehouse door.
A black shadow appeared between the broken doors.
Seraphine approached Inyoung with a face that looked like she was about to faint.
“Oh, Father?”
“… … .”
Inside the warehouse was Viscount Blaine, bound with rope.
The dull noise heard outside the warehouse must have been his own, as dark red blood flowed down his forehead.
He was tied to a chair, breathing heavily.
* * *
Meanwhile, at that time.
The manager sneaked out of the office.
There was something I wanted to check when Roselia wasn’t around.
‘As expected, someone followed me.’
I’ve been feeling a strange presence following me since a while ago.
Even when I was with Roselia, I felt a strange presence following me, so at first I suspected that he was stalking her.
But since I saw her following me even when Roselia wasn’t there, it became clear that someone was chasing me.
‘hmm.’
What should I do?
If it had been the manager’s body, he would have figured out the other person’s identity right away.
When he was possessed by a character, the information he was exposed to was limited.
He deliberately walked away from the duke’s residence and took a deserted road.
‘Should I kill him?’
The manager fiddled with the dagger in his arms.
All you have to do is eliminate the opponent who poses a threat.
but…….
‘Or should I die?’
His situation was a bit special.