ICTV - Chapter 106
I change The Villain
The carriage rumbled down the road. I stared at the catalog.
I said to Belial that I would only stop by the bookstore, but I was planning on stopping by other places as well. Only then will I be able to know what their reputation is now and be able to question Edgar properly.
"Where are we?"
"Wardrobe."
"I already told you all the rumors going around. But I don't know why I bother to walk into the fire of hell."
"Theory and practice are different things. And..."
I closed the catalog loudly.
"It's easier to argue if there's a lot of evidence that something bad happened to me. You should be embarrassed at least once or twice."
Because bad news spreads faster than good news, both in the original world and here.
I said as soon as the carriage stopped.
"Let's get off."
When the carriage door was opened, Jessien and Chesien, one of Belial's favorite knights, were standing on either side. As I was about to get off while holding both of their hands, Beryl got off first, glaring at them.
"Hey, get off quickly."
"During this time, don't do anything childish."
"It's my heart, dude."
I eventually got out of the carriage, holding Beryl's arm. As soon as I got off the carriage, I was met with sharp, knife-like gazes. People passing by stopped what they were doing and were glaring at me. It was a moment when I could feel how great Edgar's reputation was.
Mera, who was the last to get off, asked with a worried face.
"Miss, are you okay?"
"Of course it's okay. I didn't pay attention to things like this before either."
"That's right."
Mera still remembered it vividly. The image of Rose says to the ladies who laughed at her, asking what she, a person from a humble family, can do.
'Do something that makes them happy by appearing as a topic of conversation like this?'
Mera is really glad that the Young Lady has a sullen personality. Mera sighed in her relief.
"Welcome..."
Startle.
The clerk's body trembled. Rose went in regardless. The atmosphere in the dressing room immediately became cold. The ladies, who were chatting actively and picking out dresses for each other, looked Rose up and down.
"What dress do you think would be good?"
"Miss. How about changing your image? A light pink dress with such a lovely vibe."
"It doesn't suit me. So... No. I wouldn't know if it were Violet."
"Then you can give it to her as a gift. But are you already close enough to her to give her a dress?"
At that time, a young Lady appeared, gently waving a fan.
"Oh my, who is this?"
I said the same thing.
"Oh my, who is this?"
"We all meet here."
It's coming.
Mera looked closely. Although she came here on purpose to humiliate the Young Lady, she is already heartbroken. Miss, cheer up!
No matter how angry Mera gets, she will do her best to hold back!
Mera clenched her fists as she stood between Jessie and Chessie.
"Are you here to shop?"
"Yes."
"Hmm."
The Young Lady covered her mouth with a fan.
"You can't help but go shopping while doing something like that."
I said nothing and continued to look at the pink dress. I look like I know what I did was wrong, right?
The Lady daughter stood next to me, întending to start a fight with her in earnest.
"Well, anyway, congratulations on your engagement."
"Thank you."
"My Lady, just like you, I must be lying. It's not enough to be congratulated by everyone... As a fellow woman, I can't help but sympathize with you."
The corner of the Young Lady's mouth quirked up.
"What do you think? Should I give you this dress as an engagement gift?"
My eyes widened.
"Huh? Really?"
"... Yes?"
Of course, the Young Lady, who thought I would reject it out of pride, was blatantly embarrassed. Regardless, I politely thanked her.
"Thank you. Can you send it to my mansion?"
"..."
"I must tell Belial. This kind person congratulated us on our engagement."
In the end, the Young Lady had to buy a dress in front of me and ask her to deliver it to Serenity's mansion.
"I usually refuse, but I couldn't refuse a heartfelt gift from someone as nice as you."
"...Ah, yes."
"You're not overdoing it because of me, are you?"
"... Ah yes."
I looked at the back of the clerk taking the dress with an unusually happy expression. The Lady came to start a fight and stood there blankly for a while, shocked by her money being ripped off.
At that moment, one of the ladies who had been watching behind her hurriedly stepped forward.
"Oh my, Lady Forte. What are you doing there?"
"Ah, My Lady."
The woman who called te Lady nodded as if she was seeing me for the first time.
"Oh, hello."
"Who is this?"
I once again said the same thing as before. Lady Jerle naturally spoke to Lady Forte.
"I see you all here. I also need to look at the dress, so let's look at it together."
Lady Forte quickly came to her senses and linked arms with Lady Jerle.
I turned my head back to the dress. Te two ladies also chose the dress in silence for a while, then glanced sideways at me.
"By the way, Lady Forte."
"Yes."
"Have you thought about what I said earlier?"
"Yes, I thought about it. You must be really worried."
"Yes, but what can I do? I thought she was calm, but once she fell in love, we couldn't tell the difference."
Glancing.
The two ladies glanced sideways at me again.
"Never stop her. In that state, even if you try to stop her, she won't be able to understand at all. On the contrary, it burned me even more because I thought I was in a tragic love. You don't even know that someone you care about is being harmed because of that love."
"What can I do? I'm so crazy in love that I can't see anyone else."
"Hey, just a moment."
Finally, a response came. It was the moment when the two ladies prepared to fight in earnest.
"What's your name?"
There was a moment of silence in response to my bombshell question. Te two ladies stared blankly at me.
"... Yes?"
"... What?"
In particular, Lady Forte was so dumbfounded that she even forgot her respect. Lady Forte was furious.
"Are you calling that a question? It seems like you have nothing to say so you just say anything. Do you know how rude and senseless that is?!"
I, on the other hand, remained calm.
"I'm sorry, but that's not really the case. I'm sure I asked you who you were earlier. You didn't answer that time, so I'm just asking again."
"Young Lady!"
For a moment. The two ladies paused. I certainly said this when I first saw Lady Forte.
'Who is this?'
It was the same as Lady Forte's first words, but the meaning was completely different. Lady Forte was just saying this, and I was just saying it because I was curious about who she really was.
The two ladies' faces turned bright red.
"It's really not worth dealing with!"
"I can't believe someone who can't even recognize people's faces becomes the mistress of the Serenity family!"
"So..."
My voice lowered.
"When on earth are you going to teach me your name?"
"..."
"Does this mean you don't want to answer my questions? Then you don't have to answer."
The atmosphere suddenly became cold. The two ladies stuttered and introduced themselves.
"Well, I... I am called Gretel of the Forte family."
"... This is Natasha from the Jerle family."
I nodded.
"Is it so. I'll remember it from now on."
With those words, I gestured to a nearby clerk. The clerk came running like crazy. I pointed to a navy blue dress nearby.
"Please deliver this dress to the Forte family."
"Thank you."
I paid and then turned my head.
"This is in return for the engagement gift."
"Look, it wasn't a gift I gave expecting something in return."
"Take it."
I whispered to Lady Forte .
"If you receive something, you should give it back."
"..."
Whether it's good or negative. I bobbed my head.
"Then I'll go check out other stores before I go."
The two ladies were trembling at some point. I left the extremely quiet dressing room. And as soon as the door closed, I muttered.
"It's ruined."
Mera, who followed, asked.
"Miss, didn't you come here to be humiliated? Rather, you have embarrassed others?"
I, feeling stung for no reason, spoke hurriedly.
"No. I didn't embarrass her."
"But other people will think that way. Because those ladies completely curled their tails in front of you."
Jessie and Chesien applauded enthusiastically.
"As expected, you are the person chosen by the Duke."
"The atmosphere was similar to when you scolded us."
"Oh, is that so?"
They say that if you love, you become alike.
The moment I blushed unconsciously at those words, I felt Mera's gaze on me. I was fiddling with my delicate hair and then I said.
"Let's think positively. No matter how I act, I'm bound to get criticized. But if I do this, at least I won't be publicly criticized."
"... Miss."
"So Mera, you don't have to worry too much."
"Yes? Am I worried?"
Mera shook her head violently.
"Ah, Lady. I think you misunderstood, but I'm not worried about you right now."
"What?"
"I'm only doing this because I'm amazed!"
Mera pretended to wipe away her tears.
"Miss, you just got angry, right? Yes?"
"..."
I, who didn't respond for a moment, nodded. To be honest, I was annoyed.
"Huh."
I thought I would be able to respond calmly or ignore it like before, but the first thought that came to mind was.
"Who are you?"
"I can't act like I normally do. Is It okay?"
Mera held my hands tightly.
"No, there's nothing to worry about. Someone whose face and name you don't know comes and starts a fight after hearing only rumors, so it's natural to get nervous."
"... Mera."
"Young Lady, just hearing good words isn't enough, right?"
My blush became deeper. Mera hopped in her place, clutching my hand, while Jessien whispered to Chessien.
"This is the first time I've seen you feel happy about being angry."
Chesien also spoke to Jessien in a whisper.
"I told you not to talk to me outside."
"This bastard. If only it weren't for the Duke's orders."
"Excuse me."
The two who were bickering automatically stood at attention. I asked.
"I'm asking this because we're talking about Belial. Do you know why Belial keeps going out these days?"
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