I Awoke as an Imprisoned Villainess - Chapter 69

Violet’s bluffing course

“For goodness’s sake…. You really should think about things a bit before you speak”

I nodded deeply as I said “Yes…” with my voice dried up from having expressed my remorse repeatedly while in tears. I was only safely forgiven thanks to Claude sama’s frantic intercession.

“In the first place, let it be known that you’ve been kidnapped by some thugs from the slums. From then on, you won’t be treated as a lady for the rest of your life. Aren’t you already unsatisfied with being called a greedy evil lady?”

“I’m very sorry for my lack of thoughts……”

“It’s good that you know”

I firmly vowed to not speak nonsense again.

With a cold glance at me, Violet sama took a moment before opening her mouth.

“—–Well, leaving that aside. Even without the explanation I’ve just given, I feel that I must take up the provocations of the criminal”

“…..But”

“Claude. No matter how outrageous the opponent’s plan is——No, all the more if their plan is something outrageous, wouldn’t it be easier to nip it in the bud sooner rather than later? What’s more, since they’ve taken the trouble to arrange it this well until now, I’d like to see the show from the front row seat—–And, fufu, I want to give them a delightful end as thanks”

Smiling wickedly, Violet sama turned her eyes to Claude sama.

“I know you’re worried about Johannes. And a bit about me too. However, dear knight commander, have you forgotten that I’m an extraordinary magician?”

With a lustrous smile that coloured her ferocious predator’s eyes, Violet sama looked at Claude sama.

“It’ll be a breeze to protect everyone on the scene, not only myself. —–I must show them first hand what happens when they provoke me like this”

I felt a chill down my spine as I looked at Violet sama who seemed to be enjoying herself.

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“—–I’ll report to His Majesty everything about today’s matter, down to the smallest detail. What will happen after that is His Majesty’s decision to make”

After finishing his discussion with Violet sama, Claude sama said this with a look as if he was making an agonizing decision.

“Of course. But I’m sure Johannes will agree with me in the end. That man can see the situation of his position—-And he trusts you like a fool”

The result of the discussion. It’s been decided that Violet sama and I will be staying here for a week until the flower festival.

Violet sama deemed that it was neither advisable for me to return to the dormitory as I was supposed to have been kidnapped nor for me to stay here alone until the day of the flower festival. I think she’s right.

That being said, I don’t want to leave Violet sama who has swapped bodies with me here like this. It was a decision made after much thought and anguish.

It seems Violet sama will be handing over a letter to her house through Claude sama, but as I’m supposed to be kidnapped, I can’t contact anyone.

I’m sure I’ll be worrying everybody on the royal apothecary team for a week. My heart hurts.

And more than anything else….. Violet sama and I will be eating and sleeping together for a week from today.

To be honest, I’m feeling very sick in my stomach right now.

By the way, when we called Carter san who was waiting outside the room just now, and Violet sama ordered him, “We’ll be here for a week so prepare a room for us to stay”, he turned pale as if it was the end of the world and wandered off. I feel very sorry for him.

He was so manly just before….. As I watched the back of Carter san’s drooping shoulders, I mentioned a question that occurred to me.

“Speaking of which, Violet sama, how did you fight off these people…..? When you switched places with me, you should’ve been in a rather desperate situation….”

“Desperate situation?”

“Desperate situation was an exaggeration!”

I shook my head hurriedly at Claude sama whose face suddenly turned grim.

I’m not telling a lie. I think the worst thing that could’ve happened in that situation is to become a bald head. Only my lady life was in a bit of a pinch.

As I slightly looked away from Claude sama who was giving me a suspicious look, Violet sama opened her mouth.

“It’s simple. These people had knives from the Duchy of Fortana. So I taught them that for the nobles who could procure such things, they were just pawns with death penalties at the end of the day. And then, I ordered them to comply with my wishes in exchange for only being arrested”

Amazing.

She noticed the manufacturing location of the knife in that situation and threatened back in a calm demeanor. 

As I looked at Violet sama with a look of admiration and fear, Claude sama said in a questioning way.

“You can have a knife from the Duchy of Fortana even if you don’t have any ties to a noble, right? ——Though it is indeed an expensive item”

“And you think these men know that? Even if they did know, there were plenty of ways to make them think of it as special. Like telling them that the gems are rare or that the engraving on that knife is a representation that it’s one of the offerings to the royal family. Whether it be a lie or not, the important thing is to make the words sound convincing”

In other words, she got through that situation with just a bluff?

To me whose eyes were widened to the limit in surprise, Violet sama smiled bewitchingly.

“Remember. A noble can get out of any situation as they please”

I don’t think being a noble has anything to do with it.

I almost let such a voice escape my mouth, but having decided not to say anything careless, I managed to swallow back the words.

Right then, a bombshell announcement was released and my mind went blank.

“Oh and then. I’ve also circulated that you’re an evil lady who’s well versed in poisons. And that there’s a hell of a lot of deadly poison in your blood”

“!?!?!?!?!?!?!?”

“I told them that anyone who came into contact with this body’s blood would instantly rot and die”

“W….What…..!?”

I’m astonished. Violet sama smirked at me who was at a loss for words. “It’s a very good defense strategy, isn’t it?”

“C-Carter san and they believed s-such a thing…..!?”

It doesn’t matter how much they are swayed by Violet sama’s story. Are they just pure? Isn’t that believing in humans a little too much after all?

In which world is there a person whose blood, flowing through the body, has become highly poisonous?

As I thought so, I remembered what someone said earlier. ‘No, she’s still better than the poisoner! That’s no longer a human being….!’

“D-Don’t tell me, Violet sama, you’re using magic……?”

“No way. Magic can only be used if the soul and the body are in sync”

To Violet sama who said so casually, I couldn’t ask what she did if that wasn’t the case.

I only know one thing.

It was that my rumor had evolved into me being a poisoner who went over the level of humans over the course of this day and time.