[> The person who sympathized with the rumor about the wicked woman with severe evil deeds has disappeared!]
[> A wicked woman with a very wicked nature (Rumor removed/- 2 people reduced)]
[ > The number of people who agree with the rumor about the selfish purifier has decreased! (12 → 11) ]
[ Your current bad reputation:
> A wicked woman with a very bad temper (0 people/ - 32 people decreased)
> Selfish Purifier (11 people/ - 4 people reduced)
It seemed like Karin was working hard at the salon.
There's still some notoriety left, but...I was planning on erasing that on another day.
If Karin's story is true, Dolly and Rudolph will be moving together soon.
As the salon was closing, there was a knock on her door.
Dolly, who had been absent-minded since returning to her room, was startled by the knock on the door.
She laughed at the sight because she had a good idea who it was that had knocked.
“Who is it? Come in.”
As expected, the door opened and a group of maids came in. They agreed with Dolly's gossip and excitedly relayed it to their mistress.
“Hello, Young Lady Albrecht? I came to see you for a moment to take care of some business with Dolly.”
“I’m really sorry, but if Young Lady would permit, I would like to have a brief conversation with Dolly. We’ll be talking in the front garden, so it won’t take long.”
It was clear that she had been severely scolded after the salon for spreading false rumors to the owner.
Look at their sinister expressions. The 'conversation' must be a conversation shared with the body.
“Oh, I have to take care of the young lady, so it’s difficult.”
And then, ridiculously enough, Dolly dared to use Odette as an excuse.
How shameless, Odette said in the voice of a generous master.
“Isn’t he such a bad master that doesn’t even give her maid time to talk to her friends? You can talk as much as you want, even if it takes a long time. Have a nice trip, Dolly.”
Dolly's words made me think.
“Thank you, Young Lady Albrecht.”
The maids, bowing politely, led Dolly away in unison.
The door closed and Odette was left alone in the room. A white bird flew into her room through the window.
The bird fluttered in front of her, then landed on her finger when she held it out.
'On the ankle... What is this?'
There was something like a note tied to its ankle. Odette immediately unfolded the note.
"I'm writing to inform you that Mrs. Becker has asked my father to buy an 'Ancient Gladiator's Choker.'
I think it might have something to do with Lady Odette's safety. If I sell it, it might cause trouble for Lady Odette. If you have any requests, please tie a note to its ankle and deliver it to me.
I hope this information is worth the handkerchief and the consolation."
It was a letter from Karin.
'Ah. Now that I think about it, the one leading the maids was Karin's maid?'
It seems that they had deliberately dragged Dolly out of the room in order to create an opening to send a messenger. Karin had put her maid in the vanguard.
Odette glanced through the crack in the door and saw a group of maids leaving for the garden. She saw one of them bowing politely to her.
It seems that Karin's maids already knew Lady Karin's feelings. The way they had acted in the salon earlier was just an act with Dolly in mind.
Odette threw the note into the campfire and the corners of her mouth turned up.
'Gladiator's choker? Look at this?'
She thought Mrs. Becker's sudden inability to listen to her lately was simply a sign of wariness.
'You're holding out because you have something to trust? Because you think the Count will soon destroy me.'
The gladiator's choker was a small time bomb. It was a magical tool that set a time limit and designated an opponent, and the bomb would only be deactivated if the designated opponent was killed within that time limit.
It was a choker worn by two gladiators in the ancient Colosseum battles of this world.
Since they're going to die anyway, they're going to fight with all their might within the time limit and decide.
And the purpose of buying it was obvious.
'She's joined hands with the Count. She's planning to put that thing around my neck and make me kill Karl with my own hands.'
Given the Count's personality, she expected that he would use her to kill Karl.
As long as Karl lives, the Count is bound by the constraints of the Real Bracelet, for he is not a man who can tolerate anyone controlling him.
Besides, she guessed it would have been nice if her reputation had gone up.
'I was wondering what method he was going to use, and Mrs. Becker is helping him with it?'
How dare you do such a thing behind my back? You didn't even know and were being generous.
Odette smiled coldly.
'Yes, Mrs. Becker. I thought you were quite tolerant of my temperament.'
She took out a new piece of paper and wrote a note.
"You may sell the 'Ancient Gladiator's Choker' to Mrs. Becker. No, I want you to sell it to me. But you must sell me two of them. You must.
Thank you for telling me, Karin."
Then she tied the note to the ankle of a white messenger bird and sent it flying. The white bird flew straight to Lady Karin's room without hesitation.
A few hours later, Dolly came back, her hair pulled out and her face covered in scratches, having been given quite a beating by the maids, and she glared at Odette.
'Yeah. It actually turned out well.'
The plan becomes even easier if you don't have to be generous to Mrs. Becker.
Mrs. Becker can also be used as much as she wants in her plans to catch Dolly.
The sea at dawn.
A beach sparkling in the sunlight, the soothing sound of waves, and the foam crashing beautifully.
On that beautiful beach, a man and a woman were having a secret meeting. They were Rudolph Kaspar and Dolly.
“Odette made me look like a fool! I ended up being the only one who was made to look ridiculous. Does that make sense?”
Dolly sobbed and complained to her fiancé. Rudolph clicked his tongue.
The head maid's main job at Count Albrecht's mansion is to educate the maids mentally. She has to brainwash them into thinking that Odette is a wicked woman.
That is why Dolly was excellent at politics and agitation. Dolly was an excellent maid according to Count Albrecht's standards.
For Dolly, who had great agitation, this was the first humiliation she had ever experienced. She had only chosen the target of insults, but she had become the object of insults herself.
“That little thing, how dare she touch our baby?! Our baby was so angry.”
But Rudolph was just like Dolly: a man who created rumors and gained influence and presence from the way those rumors spread.
And when someone was brought down by a rumor he had created, Rudolph felt proud, like he had become a great person.
“She just doesn’t understand? What on earth is this woman who can’t even read doing?”
“That’s right. Is she able to read and still lie?”
“It’s creepy. How can she act like that so shamelessly?”
Dolly shivered as if she didn't remember what she had done.
“That’s right. You disgusting human. What kind of article should I use to scold her? How about the article I mentioned last time about her beating a maid to death?”
Rudolph was the only outsider who knew Odette's secret.
The Count also tried to silence Rudolph, but changed his mind after reading the gossip magazine "Breaking the Secret".
Because Rudolph's presence greatly helped to ruin Odette's reputation.
From then on, he was on a roll with the support of the Count's family. Since his lover, Dolly was a member of the Count's family, he could have taken her hostage if necessary.
“Yes. Do you think that’ll be enough? What’s so different from usual?”
Dolly still felt uneasy.
“Rudolph, it’s because you couldn’t see the look in my eyes. The guests in the salon saw how pitiful and stupid I was... and the maids also completely hated me.”
Dolly became endlessly depressed.
“The maids won’t even include me in their conversations anymore. I need some new and fresh articles to get my act together.”
“Hmm.”
Rudolph, who had been thinking for a while, let out a loud laugh.
“Hey, would you like to hear my story? I thought of a really cool article.”
“What is it?”
“Karl’s romantic loyalty to Odette is already a hot topic in the Empire. If we can make good use of this, we’ll become very rich. Yes?”
The story of Karl catching the assassin at a hunting competition had already spread widely in the Empire proper.
Especially after Karl's photo was published in the newspaper, the fuss grew even more.
A handsome slave who, despite having achieved great success in catching four assassins on his own, willingly offered the honor to his master. He even had the tragic story of becoming the Crown Prince of a fallen nation.
A man like that swearing eternal loyalty to a villainess? Isn't that the epitome of romance!
Because of this, the empire's bards were already turning the matter into songs.
Rudolph chuckled. The topic that had just crossed his mind was sure to be the perfect story to add fuel to the fire of an already popular topic.
“So what the hell is that article about? Tell me without hesitation.”
[> A wicked woman with a very wicked nature (Rumor removed/- 2 people reduced)]
[ > The number of people who agree with the rumor about the selfish purifier has decreased! (12 → 11) ]
[ Your current bad reputation:
> A wicked woman with a very bad temper (0 people/ - 32 people decreased)
> Selfish Purifier (11 people/ - 4 people reduced)
> The Flower of Arrogant Society (8 people/ -18 people decreased)
> Young lady, a shell with nothing in her head]
> Young lady, a shell with nothing in her head]
It seemed like Karin was working hard at the salon.
There's still some notoriety left, but...I was planning on erasing that on another day.
If Karin's story is true, Dolly and Rudolph will be moving together soon.
***
As the salon was closing, there was a knock on her door.
Dolly, who had been absent-minded since returning to her room, was startled by the knock on the door.
She laughed at the sight because she had a good idea who it was that had knocked.
“Who is it? Come in.”
As expected, the door opened and a group of maids came in. They agreed with Dolly's gossip and excitedly relayed it to their mistress.
“Hello, Young Lady Albrecht? I came to see you for a moment to take care of some business with Dolly.”
“I’m really sorry, but if Young Lady would permit, I would like to have a brief conversation with Dolly. We’ll be talking in the front garden, so it won’t take long.”
It was clear that she had been severely scolded after the salon for spreading false rumors to the owner.
Look at their sinister expressions. The 'conversation' must be a conversation shared with the body.
“Oh, I have to take care of the young lady, so it’s difficult.”
And then, ridiculously enough, Dolly dared to use Odette as an excuse.
How shameless, Odette said in the voice of a generous master.
“Isn’t he such a bad master that doesn’t even give her maid time to talk to her friends? You can talk as much as you want, even if it takes a long time. Have a nice trip, Dolly.”
Dolly's words made me think.
“Thank you, Young Lady Albrecht.”
The maids, bowing politely, led Dolly away in unison.
The door closed and Odette was left alone in the room. A white bird flew into her room through the window.
The bird fluttered in front of her, then landed on her finger when she held it out.
'On the ankle... What is this?'
There was something like a note tied to its ankle. Odette immediately unfolded the note.
"I'm writing to inform you that Mrs. Becker has asked my father to buy an 'Ancient Gladiator's Choker.'
I think it might have something to do with Lady Odette's safety. If I sell it, it might cause trouble for Lady Odette. If you have any requests, please tie a note to its ankle and deliver it to me.
I hope this information is worth the handkerchief and the consolation."
It was a letter from Karin.
'Ah. Now that I think about it, the one leading the maids was Karin's maid?'
It seems that they had deliberately dragged Dolly out of the room in order to create an opening to send a messenger. Karin had put her maid in the vanguard.
Odette glanced through the crack in the door and saw a group of maids leaving for the garden. She saw one of them bowing politely to her.
It seems that Karin's maids already knew Lady Karin's feelings. The way they had acted in the salon earlier was just an act with Dolly in mind.
Odette threw the note into the campfire and the corners of her mouth turned up.
'Gladiator's choker? Look at this?'
She thought Mrs. Becker's sudden inability to listen to her lately was simply a sign of wariness.
'You're holding out because you have something to trust? Because you think the Count will soon destroy me.'
The gladiator's choker was a small time bomb. It was a magical tool that set a time limit and designated an opponent, and the bomb would only be deactivated if the designated opponent was killed within that time limit.
It was a choker worn by two gladiators in the ancient Colosseum battles of this world.
Since they're going to die anyway, they're going to fight with all their might within the time limit and decide.
And the purpose of buying it was obvious.
'She's joined hands with the Count. She's planning to put that thing around my neck and make me kill Karl with my own hands.'
Given the Count's personality, she expected that he would use her to kill Karl.
As long as Karl lives, the Count is bound by the constraints of the Real Bracelet, for he is not a man who can tolerate anyone controlling him.
Besides, she guessed it would have been nice if her reputation had gone up.
'I was wondering what method he was going to use, and Mrs. Becker is helping him with it?'
How dare you do such a thing behind my back? You didn't even know and were being generous.
Odette smiled coldly.
'Yes, Mrs. Becker. I thought you were quite tolerant of my temperament.'
She took out a new piece of paper and wrote a note.
"You may sell the 'Ancient Gladiator's Choker' to Mrs. Becker. No, I want you to sell it to me. But you must sell me two of them. You must.
Thank you for telling me, Karin."
Then she tied the note to the ankle of a white messenger bird and sent it flying. The white bird flew straight to Lady Karin's room without hesitation.
A few hours later, Dolly came back, her hair pulled out and her face covered in scratches, having been given quite a beating by the maids, and she glared at Odette.
'Yeah. It actually turned out well.'
The plan becomes even easier if you don't have to be generous to Mrs. Becker.
Mrs. Becker can also be used as much as she wants in her plans to catch Dolly.
***
The sea at dawn.
A beach sparkling in the sunlight, the soothing sound of waves, and the foam crashing beautifully.
On that beautiful beach, a man and a woman were having a secret meeting. They were Rudolph Kaspar and Dolly.
“Odette made me look like a fool! I ended up being the only one who was made to look ridiculous. Does that make sense?”
Dolly sobbed and complained to her fiancé. Rudolph clicked his tongue.
The head maid's main job at Count Albrecht's mansion is to educate the maids mentally. She has to brainwash them into thinking that Odette is a wicked woman.
That is why Dolly was excellent at politics and agitation. Dolly was an excellent maid according to Count Albrecht's standards.
For Dolly, who had great agitation, this was the first humiliation she had ever experienced. She had only chosen the target of insults, but she had become the object of insults herself.
“That little thing, how dare she touch our baby?! Our baby was so angry.”
But Rudolph was just like Dolly: a man who created rumors and gained influence and presence from the way those rumors spread.
And when someone was brought down by a rumor he had created, Rudolph felt proud, like he had become a great person.
“She just doesn’t understand? What on earth is this woman who can’t even read doing?”
“That’s right. Is she able to read and still lie?”
“It’s creepy. How can she act like that so shamelessly?”
Dolly shivered as if she didn't remember what she had done.
“That’s right. You disgusting human. What kind of article should I use to scold her? How about the article I mentioned last time about her beating a maid to death?”
Rudolph was the only outsider who knew Odette's secret.
The Count also tried to silence Rudolph, but changed his mind after reading the gossip magazine "Breaking the Secret".
Because Rudolph's presence greatly helped to ruin Odette's reputation.
From then on, he was on a roll with the support of the Count's family. Since his lover, Dolly was a member of the Count's family, he could have taken her hostage if necessary.
“Yes. Do you think that’ll be enough? What’s so different from usual?”
Dolly still felt uneasy.
“Rudolph, it’s because you couldn’t see the look in my eyes. The guests in the salon saw how pitiful and stupid I was... and the maids also completely hated me.”
Dolly became endlessly depressed.
“The maids won’t even include me in their conversations anymore. I need some new and fresh articles to get my act together.”
“Hmm.”
Rudolph, who had been thinking for a while, let out a loud laugh.
“Hey, would you like to hear my story? I thought of a really cool article.”
“What is it?”
“Karl’s romantic loyalty to Odette is already a hot topic in the Empire. If we can make good use of this, we’ll become very rich. Yes?”
The story of Karl catching the assassin at a hunting competition had already spread widely in the Empire proper.
Especially after Karl's photo was published in the newspaper, the fuss grew even more.
A handsome slave who, despite having achieved great success in catching four assassins on his own, willingly offered the honor to his master. He even had the tragic story of becoming the Crown Prince of a fallen nation.
A man like that swearing eternal loyalty to a villainess? Isn't that the epitome of romance!
Because of this, the empire's bards were already turning the matter into songs.
Rudolph chuckled. The topic that had just crossed his mind was sure to be the perfect story to add fuel to the fire of an already popular topic.
“So what the hell is that article about? Tell me without hesitation.”
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