The Crazy Villainess in This Area Is Me

“L-Little Madam!”

Jack, the coachman who had just driven the carriage from Gracie Duchy, rushed into the annex of the Hamilton. It was because of Magorit’s promise that she would give him a tremendous amount of gold if he reported the situation after driving the carriage Frinel and Lobelia went in.

“You’re here.”

She sat leisurely by the window. But there was no one around. Even the servants who always served her. There was wood burning in the fireplace.

The strange cold feeling he felt as soon as he entered the annex made him frown slightly. Doubts were creeping into his mind, wondering if he shouldn’t have followed her orders from the beginning. But first, he had to tell her well.

Jack gulped down his dry saliva and opened his mouth. “T-they’ve been there…!”

“Where did they go?”

As a result of what she observed, Lobelia didn’t lose her memories. She really didn’t know how she survived, whether she was saved by the prince or if she was lucky. But she survived, and it was obvious why she came back. It was obviously to get revenge on her, who killed her.

Her dark eyes slowly turned toward him as if they were foggy. Jack’s shoulders trembled at those eyes that didn’t seem human. Even though this was his second time meeting her, he felt like she was a completely different person from the last time, which gave him chills to the back of his neck.

Still, Jack needed money. At home, his wife and children, the apple of his eye, were waiting for him. Moreover, his youngest child was sick, and he had to get money for medicine. If he didn’t do this, his little one could lose their lives.

He finally came to his senses and opened his mouth again. “His Royal Highness asked me to go to Gracie Duchy.”

“Gracie Duchy?” Magorit’s head turned curiously.

“Yes.”

“Did they just stop by?”

“No. There… they packed her things, and most of all…”

“Most of all?”

Jack mumbled momentarily, wondering whether he should speak it or not, and finally spoke as if he were confessing. “The duke’s maid called that woman… as princess.”

“…What?”

Her eyes blinked quickly. She was dumbfounded and almost laughed.

Who calls who a princess? That woman was just a commoner. She was just like a rock that was rolling in the road.

“You must have heard it wrong.”

“No, I’m not. I’m sure that’s what she called…”

“

?”

Magorit crumpled her brow and laughed. She was just trying to find out what kind of relationship Lobelia had with Frinel. But she was from Gracie Duchy and called as princess?

She had no idea how things were going. But whether or not the stupid coachman had the right information, she needed to investigate.

“…That’s it.”

She immediately got up from her seat and headed to the front of the dressing table, which was much older than the one she used in the previous room. It was so old that the drawer didn’t open well.

After struggling for a while, the drawer was finally opened. Pretending like nothing had happened, with a calm expression on her face, Magorit took out one of her leather pouches from inside.

“Here.”

“T-thank you.”

The pouch she threw fell into Jack’s palm with a clang. Inside the slightly open leather pouch were enough silver coins to keep him from working for several months.

“Can you do one more thing for me? Once again, it’s a very simple thing,” said Magorit, deliberately rolling one of the gold coins over her palm.

His eyes sparkled with greed as he gazed upon the brilliantly shining gold coin.

“Yes, yes. Just say the word!”

The greed was only for his family. With that gold coin, curing his youngest child’s illness wouldn’t be a problem.

“Bribe one of Duchy Gracie’s maids.”

“Pardon…?”

It was much more difficult than he thought. Jack’s eyes were filled with difficulty. Magorit immediately smiled upon reading that emotion.

“It sounds like a big deal to bribe, but it’s not a big deal. Just that bitch, no, Lobelia…”

Then, she slowly approached him.

“Why on earth did you hear the words ‘Princess’ there?”

Her voice, which seemed to be hypnotizing, made it feel like a ‘bribe’ was really no big deal.

He took a slow breath and slowly squinted his eyes.

“You just need to find out that.”

Soon, a cold piece of gold was gently held in Jack’s hand.

“It won’t be hard, right?”

In the end, he had no choice but to nod as if he were possessed by the vivid and heavy touch given by the gold coin.

Looking at Jack like that, Magorit shadily raised the corner of her mouth.

⚜ ⚜ ⚜

“Grandpa…”

“Duke Gracie, calm down.”

Duke Gracie took a deep breath. Before he knew it, Lobelia was holding his hand, which he didn’t even know was bleeding. She closed her eyes tightly and released her golden holy power. The wound on his hand, which was dripping red blood, disappeared in an instant.

“…Lobelia.”

“Thank you for being angry for me.”

Lobelia smiled and carefully picked up the fallen glass pieces on the floor.

“You’ll get hurt. Just leave it alone.”

Having regained his senses, he hurriedly removed her hand and quickly removed the pieces of glass with his rough hands.

“Sorry. I was so angry.”

Thinking that his long-missing granddaughter was suffering, he lost his reasoning for a moment. It was to the extent that he unleashed the strength he had been suppressing until now.

“Don’t worry too much, Duke. Lady Lobelia is strong.”

Frinel looked at him and winked one of his eyes cutely.

“…Don’t wink at me, Your Royal Highness.”

“Why? I like Duke.”

“Still, I don’t like a wink from a man.”

“You were more like my father than my own father.”

He gazed quietly at Duke Gracie, raising the corners of his mouth happily.

Frinel was ignored and neglected by his father and abused by his stepmother. The only person he could rely on was the Gracie family. He took great care of him just because he had royal blood flowing on him, which has now become very faint. Duke Gracie and Bella were the only ones who openly helped him when everyone else ignored him.

“So don’t worry too much. I’ll pay all my gratitude and protect Lady Lobelia,” continued Frinel in a low voice, reflecting on his childhood memories,

Then I returned to the sofa, sat down, and said, “…What the. Who protects whom?”

Even though I had already eaten one éclair, my stomach was soon empty again due to the use of holy power. I opened my mouth wide and munched the corner of the éclair.

“Everyone, listen carefully.”

Then, I quickly swallowed what was in my mouth and continued. “I will protect myself.”

Finishing one éclair in an instant, I elegantly wiped the corner of my mouth.

“There is no need for anyone to protect me. Of course…”

The corner of my mouth turned slightly upward.

“To have someone worry about me and be angry for me… It feels good.”

I smiled softly, recalling my dead mother.  “It’s been such a long time since I felt it, so it’s unfamiliar.”

“Lobelia.”

“I’m saying that I won’t refuse if you help me.”

Warmth melted into the end of my refreshing tone of voice.

“If I didn’t give you a chance to protect me… I’m sure you’re going to be upset, Grandpa.”

“Of course.”

“So… How are you going to help me?”

“

”

Duke Gracie thought a moment before speaking again. “How do you feel, Your Royal Highness?”

“

About what?”

“Marquis Hamilton, who drove a nail into our Lobelia’s heart. Don’t you want to give him a punch?”

“Of course.”

“Then join hands with me.”

“Oh my, so manly.” With a sly smile on his face, Frinel gently took his hand.

“…Not this hand, Your Royal Highness!”

At his actions, Bella and I burst into clear laughter. Bella, who had been laughing for a while, looked at me and said, “I have an idea too. I think I can handle that person even before Grandpa and Your Royal Highness.”

“…Who?”

“What do you mean who?” She added her words with her fists clenched, and teeth gritted. “Of course, the shameful woman who dared to strangle my older sister.”

The eyes of the three, except for me, glistened sharply like beasts. It was to the point where you couldn’t even tell who the real person wanted revenge.

Still, I didn’t feel bad. This is a place where I can just smile comfortably without having to worry about anything. Feeling my whole body that this was my home, I smiled quietly without the three of them knowing.