TVTLQ - Chapter 136
The Villainess Wants To Live Quietly
Where people gather, various stories are bound to bloom.
The kitchen of Duke Altemir's residence, where dozens of people worked, was no exception.
A middle-aged woman who was peeling potatoes suddenly brought up the topic of the day.
"Our Duke, don't you think he's lost a lot of weight?"
A few months ago, Calix started leaving a lot of food.
Providing delicious and nutritious food to members of the dukedom was the responsibility of the dukehouse kitchen staff.
However, no matter how carefully they cooked and served the best food, the Duke's appetite did not seem to improve.
Because of this, only the people except the Duke were getting plump, and the woman was dissatisfied with that.
"I feel sorry for him because his face seems to get thinner every time I see it. I heard it's difficult to trade with companies these days. Is that why?"
"I heard this from the knights before."
The young maid looked around and lowered her voice.
"It's difficult to have a difficult time at the top, but I think it's more about women than that."
"Woman?"
"It seems like the Duke was heartbroken...."
It was definitely a small voice, but it was enough to make everyone around her concentrate.
People immediately flocked to her side and asked.
"Speaking of broken hearts, did the Duke have a lover?"
"I've never seen it before? If the Duke had gone out on a date, there would have been witnesses."
"You say the knights saw it? Then the other person is a woman within the Order?"
The young maid's face turned red as she was embarrassed by the sudden attention.
"It's not a knight. There was a time when the Duke went on a business trip to the north for 15 days. At that time, he was actually contemplating leaving for the North. It's because he had a fight with his lover."
"Oh my goodness....!"
"But since the Duke couldn't just go, he tried to come back as quickly as possible. In the end, he said it didn't seem to work out."
Rumors can be so scary.
Calix didn't open his mouth, but he already had a lover, they argued, and now they broke up.
The kitchen family members who heard the rumor about the seasoning showed various reactions.
Then, someone asked.
"So who is she?"
Although Calix was basically kind, he was always a difficult opponent for the employees, so the woman was able to control and sway him like this.
Of course, they couldn't help but be curious about that person.
When the young maid shook her head as if she didn't know, the person next to her said..
"Isn't this the Lady of Littenga? There was this girl who once sent a cute letter to the Duke saying she liked him."
"That family moved overseas a few years ago and is no longer in the empire."
"Then is she the lady of the Duke of Montrose?"
"hmm... I don't hear much from her these days."
"Maybe it's Pierre? You know, there's a Young Lady who became the owner of a merchant company this time. She became very famous because she was said to have taken charge of the wedding preparations for Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"What?"
The woman burst out laughing as if it were absurd.
"That's definitely not the case, right? They said the Alter Company is in trouble right now because of Pierre. Pierre keeps coming up, but he said that if he is pushed out until this festival, she will never be able to do it, and even took away the already contracted place. My cousin works there, and he said the atmosphere is very scary right now."
"Weird. I feel like it somehow feels right...."
"In what way?"
"She's the kind of girl the Duke would like. Smart and capable."
"But if what you say is true, the Duke becomes a man who harasses the woman he likes?"
It was already known to quite a few people that the Alter Company had posted a recruitment notice to check the Pierre Company.
Before that, there was also a store location incident.
The woman spoke firmly...
"At least it's not Pierre. He can't do that. It's not..."
"Do you want to bet? The person who loses gives a week's salary to the person who wins. Can you still do it?"
"For a moment! I want to do it too. Just like Mary said. The Duke was dumped by Miss Pierre!"
"Then I'm on Aunt Liz's side!"
In an instant, the kitchen maids were divided in two.
As they took out the silver coins and copper coins from their pockets one by one, the maid's pockets filled with stakes.
Everyone was proud of winning the bet and taking the prize money, but someone raised a question.
"But how do you know the answer? It's not like I can ask the Duke."
"Ah."
Everyone was so excited about participating that everyone forgot about it.
While they were struggling, one person came up with a clever solution.
"You said that this time, Alter Company took over the contract that Pierre Merchant Company had made first. Then wouldn't Miss Pierre come to complain about it?"
"That may be true, but if she goes to protest, wouldn't she go to the Alter Company instead of the Duke's residence?"
"These days, the Duke rarely goes to business meetings and works within the mansion. If Miss Pierre wants to meet the Duke, she has no choice but to come here."
"Hmm."
"Anyway, when the Young Lady comes, we can see how the Duke reacts at that time. It will be decided then."
"But... Will Miss Pierre come all the way here?"
The woman shrugged her shoulders in response to the other person's question.
"I don't know. But the Duke stole the contract partner. It sounds like she's going to be really angry, isn't she?"
***
Calix, who had become the subject of a small bet by the employees, was currently leaving the hospital owned by the imperial family along with Icarus.
"I'm glad that the medicine you made seems to be working well for people."
Five more people came to their senses.
It was a problem that treatment did not work well for those with a strong addiction, but Icarus solved this problem.
Others were also gradually finding stability.
Icarus smiled lightly at Calix's praise.
"It's all thanks to Gold."
"By gold, do you mean Miss Rosenia? Now why is Miss Rosenia mentioned here? Did you say anything to Miss Rosenia?"
"Well. You'll feel bad if I tell her. Isn't the Duke hiding something from her? I did cute things with things I made and things I borrowed."
The corners of Icarus' eyes quirked playfully.
All magical items contain the magic power of their creator.
When Calix came to Rosenia's office in the form of Dominic, he had already felt the energy of his magic.
Nevertheless, he pretended like he didn't know anything and asked Rosenia about the other person's identity because he thought she didn't know the truth.
"I thought you didn't do that cute thing anymore? Why did you do that? He wasn't related to the people we were looking for, right?"
"That..."
"If you don't tell me that, I won't tell you either. How was the medicine made, and why was it said that 'Gold' contributed to it?"
Calix looked at Icarus disapprovingly.
I didn't want to reveal my personal circumstances to Icarus.
But at the same time, he had to find out how Rosenia was connected to this.
That way, when he deals with Rosenia in the future, he can prevent mistrust from the other party due to inconsistencies in the information he receives.
After hesitating a few times, Calix reluctantly spoke.
"I approached her because I wanted to get close to her."
"What......?"
"That's it."
Calix barely uttered a single word before closing his mouth. Icarus stared at him blankly for a moment
Then, soon Icarus started laughing as if it were going away.
"Ahaha, I thought there was some great reason, but you even used the ring because you just wanted to become friends?"
"..."
"Was the Duke always this unconfident person? Did she just tremble when you approached her in your original form?"
"It's not like that."
"If not that, then what is it?"
"Miss Rosenia avoids everything whenever I approach her...."
"Ahaha!"
The laughter grew louder.
It was a good thing he left it alone.
Something funny was happening.
At the same time, Icarus deduced one fact.
He, who was laughing to his heart's content, suddenly stopped laughing and asked with a sad smile.
"And 'Gold' still doesn't know the truth?"
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