It seems she has finally realized that she dared to talk about a 'fake girl' in the palace.
“...Huh.”
If the Count found out about Dolly's mistake, he would not be able to leave her alone.
“Oh, Miss, calm down! Close the door and talk.”
Mrs. Becker, conscious of the palace maids, opened her mouth.
'That's funny. You're stopping me instead of Dolly?'
Even though all Odette did was open the door, it was made to look like she was acting up.
'See? You were planning to interrupt me, Mrs. Becker.'
Mrs. Becker's eyes were full of intent to sabotage.
It seemed as if she had firmly resolved not to be exploited any longer because of today's incident.
'You're annoying.'
But Mrs. Becker wasn't important right now.
“Speak up, Dolly. Do you have something to say outside the door?”
Odette smiled at Dolly. Dolly grinned, but she didn't say anything until the end.
Odette looked at Dolly like that and laughed inwardly.
The more she was angry, the better Odette's plan worked.
'If that kid felt even a little bit of insult from me, she would always fight back by making it even bigger.'
Dolly is the most fearless of the upper-level servants and likes to do things without her master's knowledge.
She's been holding back for a while these days because she's feeling a little down after Courtney's death, but her true nature hasn't gone anywhere.
'For my plan to work out, Dolly has to do the same thing she did in my past life.'
For that to happen, Dolly's fearlessness had to be lost again.
'If I want to provoke her, I'll have to be more sincere and make her angry.'
“Dolly? If you find it hard to talk, should I talk?”
Dolly's face now turned pale at Odette's provocation. Dolly lowered her head and whispered very quietly.
“Close the door, Miss.”
“Is there anything you want to say before that?”
“I’m sorry. Please close the door, Miss.”
Dolly's jaw was bulging. She had clenched her teeth in anger.
“Good job, Dolly.”
Odette patted Dolly's bowed head as if praising a dog. Several of the palace maids who were glancing around the room giggled.
Dolly's whole body trembled with humiliation, and her determination to somehow screw Odette was evident.
Dolly must be really upset because she can't even report what happened to the Count because she slipped her tongue.
Odette looked at the sight with great satisfaction and closed the door.
Dolly, who had been watching Odette with a fierce gaze, collapsed from exhaustion as midnight approached.
She left for the bedroom, leaving Mrs. Becker to take turns watching.
Odette said to Mrs. Becker, who remained in the room, with a sly grin.
“You look sad. Are you really happy to see Dolly tormenting me?”
Dolly tired her out all day long by picking on her every move.
Every time, Mrs. Becker felt secretly pleased.
Mrs. Becker flinched at Odette's words and replied.
“When did I ever say I was sorry? That’s a victim mentality.”
Odette ordered, ignoring Mrs. Becker's lame excuses.
“Mrs. Becker, you should go to bed too. You don’t have to stay up all night by my side. Just sleep in the break room and come back just before Dolly comes to shift.”
“No. I’ll just do it by the rules.”
But Mrs. Becker refused. She seemed afraid to leave Odette alone.
'It seems like it was quite a shock for my father to see you wearing a bracelet?'
Well, since it came to this, it wasn't a bad idea to use it.
“Then fill the bathtub with warm water first.”
At her command, Mrs. Becker obediently filled the bathtub with water and made soap bubbles.
She wanted to sabotage the revenge plan Odette was making, but she was also afraid of something that completely went against her will.
'How pathetic. If you wanted to oppose me, you should have been prepared to cut off both of my wrists.'
Odette called the status window in her head while receiving Mrs. Becker's attentive care.
'Open my inventory.'
[ Activate inventory! ]
The inventory window that appeared before her eyes contained a pistol and silver bullets.
'Activate the safe function.'
As she thought, a small square window in the far left corner of her inventory glowed white.
[ Activating safe function... ]
The usage is the same as <Redemption>. There is also a safe function in the inventory.
[ Safe Balance: 0 Atasha ]
'Check how much cash I have in the safe.'
[ Counting the cash owned by Odette... ]
[ Calculation complete! ]
[ The cash currently recognized as belonging to 'Odette' is as follows:
> Goetz's Safe (Location: Wolfgang's Pawnshop)
400,000,000 Atasha
“...Huh.”
If the Count found out about Dolly's mistake, he would not be able to leave her alone.
“Oh, Miss, calm down! Close the door and talk.”
Mrs. Becker, conscious of the palace maids, opened her mouth.
'That's funny. You're stopping me instead of Dolly?'
Even though all Odette did was open the door, it was made to look like she was acting up.
'See? You were planning to interrupt me, Mrs. Becker.'
Mrs. Becker's eyes were full of intent to sabotage.
It seemed as if she had firmly resolved not to be exploited any longer because of today's incident.
'You're annoying.'
But Mrs. Becker wasn't important right now.
“Speak up, Dolly. Do you have something to say outside the door?”
Odette smiled at Dolly. Dolly grinned, but she didn't say anything until the end.
Odette looked at Dolly like that and laughed inwardly.
The more she was angry, the better Odette's plan worked.
'If that kid felt even a little bit of insult from me, she would always fight back by making it even bigger.'
Dolly is the most fearless of the upper-level servants and likes to do things without her master's knowledge.
She's been holding back for a while these days because she's feeling a little down after Courtney's death, but her true nature hasn't gone anywhere.
'For my plan to work out, Dolly has to do the same thing she did in my past life.'
For that to happen, Dolly's fearlessness had to be lost again.
'If I want to provoke her, I'll have to be more sincere and make her angry.'
“Dolly? If you find it hard to talk, should I talk?”
Dolly's face now turned pale at Odette's provocation. Dolly lowered her head and whispered very quietly.
“Close the door, Miss.”
“Is there anything you want to say before that?”
“I’m sorry. Please close the door, Miss.”
Dolly's jaw was bulging. She had clenched her teeth in anger.
“Good job, Dolly.”
Odette patted Dolly's bowed head as if praising a dog. Several of the palace maids who were glancing around the room giggled.
Dolly's whole body trembled with humiliation, and her determination to somehow screw Odette was evident.
Dolly must be really upset because she can't even report what happened to the Count because she slipped her tongue.
Odette looked at the sight with great satisfaction and closed the door.
***
Dolly, who had been watching Odette with a fierce gaze, collapsed from exhaustion as midnight approached.
She left for the bedroom, leaving Mrs. Becker to take turns watching.
Odette said to Mrs. Becker, who remained in the room, with a sly grin.
“You look sad. Are you really happy to see Dolly tormenting me?”
Dolly tired her out all day long by picking on her every move.
Every time, Mrs. Becker felt secretly pleased.
Mrs. Becker flinched at Odette's words and replied.
“When did I ever say I was sorry? That’s a victim mentality.”
Odette ordered, ignoring Mrs. Becker's lame excuses.
“Mrs. Becker, you should go to bed too. You don’t have to stay up all night by my side. Just sleep in the break room and come back just before Dolly comes to shift.”
“No. I’ll just do it by the rules.”
But Mrs. Becker refused. She seemed afraid to leave Odette alone.
'It seems like it was quite a shock for my father to see you wearing a bracelet?'
Well, since it came to this, it wasn't a bad idea to use it.
“Then fill the bathtub with warm water first.”
At her command, Mrs. Becker obediently filled the bathtub with water and made soap bubbles.
She wanted to sabotage the revenge plan Odette was making, but she was also afraid of something that completely went against her will.
'How pathetic. If you wanted to oppose me, you should have been prepared to cut off both of my wrists.'
Odette called the status window in her head while receiving Mrs. Becker's attentive care.
'Open my inventory.'
[ Activate inventory! ]
The inventory window that appeared before her eyes contained a pistol and silver bullets.
'Activate the safe function.'
As she thought, a small square window in the far left corner of her inventory glowed white.
[ Activating safe function... ]
The usage is the same as <Redemption>. There is also a safe function in the inventory.
[ Safe Balance: 0 Atasha ]
'Check how much cash I have in the safe.'
[ Counting the cash owned by Odette... ]
[ Calculation complete! ]
[ The cash currently recognized as belonging to 'Odette' is as follows:
> Goetz's Safe (Location: Wolfgang's Pawnshop)
400,000,000 Atasha
> Kleist Bank (Location: Kleistplatz)
280,000,000 Atasha
> Secret space in the mansion (Location: Count Albrecht's townhouse)
50 Atasha 20 Selene 15 Cooper]
What was in the Kleist bank was the accumulated amount of dignity maintenance paid to her.
On the other hand, the money in Goetz's safe was the seed money that she had left behind after deceiving Ferdinand. Considering that he had invested some of it in the casino, it would mean that the entire slush fund that the Countess had accumulated throughout her life was transferred to Goetz's safe.
Odette groaned, moaning softly.
'I thought you only recognized what was in the Kleist Bank.'
Even though the status window is a supernatural entity, she still found it creepy that it recognized her cash so accurately.
[Finally. Finally you.]
Ever since you told me that one day, the status window has felt like something with a will, not just a 'system'.
But it was something she couldn't avoid using the status window because it was so awkward.
In situations like now where the status window is absolutely necessary for her survival and revenge.
'Is it possible to store cash from other places in the inventory safe?'
[ It is possible. However, it is not recommended to store cash in > 'Goetz's Vault' and > 'Kleist Bank'. ]
[ Some people may find it strange if gold disappears from the status window at that location. ]
'Please keep my money in the safe in the secret space in the mansion.'
[ Safe Balance: 50 Atasha 20 Selene 15 Cooper ]
Then, small letters appeared in the lower left corner of the inventory window.
'Look at this. The advice is like that too. Like a living being with a will.'
Odette was wondering for a while what on earth this status window was when she heard a ringing sound.
A quest window appeared before her eyes.
[ ♡ Quest occurs ♡ ]
[ In the social circles of the Summer Palace, completely remove any bad reputation that exists about you. ]
[ Duration: 6 days ]
[Reward: Restore 'Fame' function in the status window]
[ Penalty: Add 10 to John and Sion's disgust ]
[ Quest is automatically accepted ]
[You can check the specific details of the quest using the ‘Check Quest’ function.]
Odette expected the quest to appear, so it's not surprising.
'...Compared to <Redemption>, aren't the quest rewards and penalties too harsh?'
You're giving the best of the best features like 'Fame' as a reward, and you're also giving a total of 20 hate as a penalty?
The quest Charlotte received was
[ In the social circles of the Summer Palace, raise your reputation above that of Odette. ]
[Reward: +10 to John and Zion’s favorability]
[ Penalty: Reputation reduced by 10 ]
It was like that.
The balance between the penalty and reward was terrible. The penalty was a disgusting thing that was related to her life, so Odette couldn't just ignore it.
Odette suppressed her irritation and checked the quest.
[ Your current bad reputation (including duplicates):
> Wicked and evil women (32 people)
> Selfish Purifier (15 people)
> The Arrogant Flower of Social Circle (30 people) ]
'Crazy...!'
Odette almost got angry and forgot Mrs. Becker existed.
'There are only 50 guests on the island of Athens... Why are there so many bad reviews?'
This is bound to fail!
With my father's surveillance getting tighter, it's hard to move around freely on this island. There's no way I, who'll be locked in my room all the time, can get rid of so many bad reviews...!
'Disgust also 10 each... A total of 20... How did I come to that...'
Damn, quest... It was the moment when Odette leaned back against the bathtub, letting out a sigh of despair.
Tiring, a new status window popped up with a notification sound.
[ A new bad reputation has been created for you. ]
[ > Young Lady, a shell with nothing in her head (2 people) ]
[ Origin of the rumor: Dolly ]
“Ha... I’m already tired, but this makes me even more tired.”
Mrs. Becker flinched at Odette's excited voice, startled, and began to lather more gently.
'You should just sleep. Where are you going to gather people and cry?'
Anyway, Dolly likes gossiping... The moment Odette was about to close the status window with a cold face, she felt a sense of discomfort.
'...But look at this. Can you feel the intention in the rumor?'
An attack focused on 'stupidity'. It's different from the usual rumors about her.
'Is Dolly trying to drag me to 'that event'? As a way to embarrass me?'
Odette recalled one of the itineraries for Athena Island that was written on the invitation.
It's a very noble method compared to Dolly's tricks in her past life, but if that's the case...
Odette raised the corners of her mouth.
'Thank you, Dolly. It's thanks to you.'
This quest seems like it'll be easy enough to clear.
280,000,000 Atasha
> Secret space in the mansion (Location: Count Albrecht's townhouse)
50 Atasha 20 Selene 15 Cooper]
What was in the Kleist bank was the accumulated amount of dignity maintenance paid to her.
On the other hand, the money in Goetz's safe was the seed money that she had left behind after deceiving Ferdinand. Considering that he had invested some of it in the casino, it would mean that the entire slush fund that the Countess had accumulated throughout her life was transferred to Goetz's safe.
Odette groaned, moaning softly.
'I thought you only recognized what was in the Kleist Bank.'
Even though the status window is a supernatural entity, she still found it creepy that it recognized her cash so accurately.
[Finally. Finally you.]
Ever since you told me that one day, the status window has felt like something with a will, not just a 'system'.
But it was something she couldn't avoid using the status window because it was so awkward.
In situations like now where the status window is absolutely necessary for her survival and revenge.
'Is it possible to store cash from other places in the inventory safe?'
[ It is possible. However, it is not recommended to store cash in > 'Goetz's Vault' and > 'Kleist Bank'. ]
[ Some people may find it strange if gold disappears from the status window at that location. ]
'Please keep my money in the safe in the secret space in the mansion.'
[ Safe Balance: 50 Atasha 20 Selene 15 Cooper ]
Then, small letters appeared in the lower left corner of the inventory window.
'Look at this. The advice is like that too. Like a living being with a will.'
Odette was wondering for a while what on earth this status window was when she heard a ringing sound.
A quest window appeared before her eyes.
[ ♡ Quest occurs ♡ ]
[ In the social circles of the Summer Palace, completely remove any bad reputation that exists about you. ]
[ Duration: 6 days ]
[Reward: Restore 'Fame' function in the status window]
[ Penalty: Add 10 to John and Sion's disgust ]
[ Quest is automatically accepted ]
[You can check the specific details of the quest using the ‘Check Quest’ function.]
Odette expected the quest to appear, so it's not surprising.
'...Compared to <Redemption>, aren't the quest rewards and penalties too harsh?'
You're giving the best of the best features like 'Fame' as a reward, and you're also giving a total of 20 hate as a penalty?
The quest Charlotte received was
[ In the social circles of the Summer Palace, raise your reputation above that of Odette. ]
[Reward: +10 to John and Zion’s favorability]
[ Penalty: Reputation reduced by 10 ]
It was like that.
The balance between the penalty and reward was terrible. The penalty was a disgusting thing that was related to her life, so Odette couldn't just ignore it.
Odette suppressed her irritation and checked the quest.
[ Your current bad reputation (including duplicates):
> Wicked and evil women (32 people)
> Selfish Purifier (15 people)
> The Arrogant Flower of Social Circle (30 people) ]
'Crazy...!'
Odette almost got angry and forgot Mrs. Becker existed.
'There are only 50 guests on the island of Athens... Why are there so many bad reviews?'
This is bound to fail!
With my father's surveillance getting tighter, it's hard to move around freely on this island. There's no way I, who'll be locked in my room all the time, can get rid of so many bad reviews...!
'Disgust also 10 each... A total of 20... How did I come to that...'
Damn, quest... It was the moment when Odette leaned back against the bathtub, letting out a sigh of despair.
Tiring, a new status window popped up with a notification sound.
[ A new bad reputation has been created for you. ]
[ > Young Lady, a shell with nothing in her head (2 people) ]
[ Origin of the rumor: Dolly ]
“Ha... I’m already tired, but this makes me even more tired.”
Mrs. Becker flinched at Odette's excited voice, startled, and began to lather more gently.
'You should just sleep. Where are you going to gather people and cry?'
Anyway, Dolly likes gossiping... The moment Odette was about to close the status window with a cold face, she felt a sense of discomfort.
'...But look at this. Can you feel the intention in the rumor?'
An attack focused on 'stupidity'. It's different from the usual rumors about her.
'Is Dolly trying to drag me to 'that event'? As a way to embarrass me?'
Odette recalled one of the itineraries for Athena Island that was written on the invitation.
It's a very noble method compared to Dolly's tricks in her past life, but if that's the case...
Odette raised the corners of her mouth.
'Thank you, Dolly. It's thanks to you.'
This quest seems like it'll be easy enough to clear.
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