I’m a Villainess but So Popular

Editor : Aru

Silence lay in the table surrounded by the Housekeepers.

At nine o’clock in the morning, it was originally time to sit in the classroom with eyes closed because of sleepiness.

“Let’s start the meeting.”

An unwavering and daunting voice echoed through the Sacred Hall.

‘Let’s be alert.’’

I couldn’t sleep well because of the strange dream I had during the night.

So my eyes were a little stiff and my head was a little blank, but I had to stay awake as much as I could.

If I stay vigilant, I will be greeted with sharp questions from the Duke of Ace.

“As it is an irregular meeting, I will skip unnecessary procedures as much as I can. Let’s start with the results of the special investigation.”

As soon as I heard the word “special investigation,” I came to my senses.

‘Is there something you can call an achievement?’

Information was needed to defeat the monster, but the information was extremely lacking.

Seeing that something came out, I didn’t know I could find a clue to catching the monster.

“To add one thing, we have received reports that the royal family also conducted its own investigation, apart from the special commission’s activities.”

At the words of the Duke of Ace, Duke Jacqueline raised his hand and asked for a say.

“The results of the imperial investigation have not been made public, Mr Trump?”

“I have conveyed my position to the imperial family, but I have received a reply that there is nothing to deliver because there has been no result yet.”

Duke Leonhart frowned at the words of the Duke of Ace.

He seemed to think that the imperial family deliberately hid the results of the investigation.

There’s a possibility of both.

No one thought that the 7 Imperial families and the Royal family were hostile to each other, but there was unexpectedly a subtle check between the two forces.

Therefore, Duke Leonhart’s guess was reasonable.

But it has only been a few days since Cassius brought up the story of the imperial investigation.

There was a possibility that it was true that the results had not yet been released because it had not been long since the Imperial investigation began.

“First of all, I’ll hand it over to you as soon as the results come out, so don’t worry.”

The Duke of Ace asked the Duke of Joker.

“They’ll eventually give it to us, but won’t it take a long time? There’s a possibility that they’ll put it off and give it to us when they can’t handle it.”

“The number of cases now remains a possibility. There’s nothing for sure.”

At the words of the Duke of Joker, the Duke of Ace spoke in a monotonous voice.

“But the fact that the imperial family has started its own investigation means there’s something urgent going on. If the situation becomes urgent, then neither side will be able to postpone sharing the result.”

“That would be a relief, but…….”

The Duke of Ale club blurted her words.

“Why don’t we move first to share the results of the Special Investigation Commission with the imperial family?”

In my words, the Duke of Ace answered with his blue eyes rolling.

“I’m positively considering it.”

Then he put his fingers on his hands and added in an ice-cold voice.

“First of all, I don’t think sharing will be a big loss. If you think so, I’m going to create an incentive for the Imperial family to share information.”

“I think it’s okay. Now is not the time to fight with the Imperial family.”

The Duke of Jacqueline opened his mouth in a firm voice.

“We need to come up with a plan as soon as possible.”

Upon hearing the Duke of Jacqueline, the Duke of Ace wrote down something with a quill pen.

“Then I’ll put it to the second half of the vote on this issue.”

The majestic voice of the Duke of Ace echoed through the hall, and some of the Duke nodded.

The rest of the operations did not raise objections.

‘By the way, the Duke of Diamond is silent again today.’

Sitting next to my seat, he kept his head down and only looked at the papers before his eyes.

I was worried that the Duke of Diamond’s health had deteriorated because Rayl suddenly returned home.

‘How did he come to the meeting, Doesn’t he overdoing it?’

At that very moment, the Duke of Diamond looked up.

The face, which was as red as a ghost, lost more weight than last time, and his cheeks were hollow.

I got creepy goosebumps somehow.

The empty green eyes gave me that feeling when I looked straight at them.

Though it was definitely the same colour as Rayl, it lost its lustre and looked like the eyes of the dead.

“Duke of Spade.”

The sound of calling me brought me to my senses.

“Yes.”

I answered as if nothing had happened.

‘We just made eye contact. Let’s not think strange things.’

Come to think of it, I felt strange.

Even though I was not a child, I was ashamed of myself who thought of ghosts when I saw the Duke of Diamond.

“I’ll ask you straight out. Answer honestly.”

The voice of the Duke of Ace, which was as cold as ice, made my heartache.

What, what else are you going to ask me?

I was very curious about what kind of questions he was going to ask, as the question of being honest seemed to weigh.

“Is there any question as to why the imperial family started its own investigation?”

“No.”

“Really?”

The Duke of Ace asked, raising his eyebrows.

“Yes.”

As far as I know, the current Housekeepers were not very close to the current Emperor or Empress.

I might have connections to the imperial family, and he seemed to think I might have information because I had a personal relationship with Cassius.

‘I know, but I can’t tell you.’

Cassius believed me and gave me information about the Imperial investigation.

I couldn’t give out such personal information here.

Besides, it takes knowledge of the golden mana to explain why the imperial investigation began, and the information related to this was highly confidential.

“Yes, I see.”

The Duke of Ace didn’t ask any more questions.

“Then let’s look at the results.”

The golden clock in the conference room pointed to 10, and the sound of paper turning rang out in the conference room.

When I looked at the twinkling clock in the sun, I thought of Cassius.

‘Is he in the palace now?’

I heard that the current Emperor, the Crown Prince, Cassius, and several other high-ranking officials are coming to the meeting.

Cassius smiled and said something about the monster might have been revealed, but I knew he didn’t really like going to the palace.

‘I know he’s doing fine, but…….’

Still, on my way back to comfort him, I thought I should give her a compliment and a snack gift.

***

For some reason, he didn’t feel uncomfortable.

‘This is my real house……….’

Originally, this was the place where he could relax and stay.

This was a space made for himself.

Nevertheless, Cassius was not comfortable here.

‘Did I get more familiar with the new dormitory or at the Yerine castle?’

A bitter smile came out.

It was nice to have a chance to ride the carriage with Yerine at dawn due to a Housekeepers meeting today, but Cassius was not happy that he was called to the palace.

The memory of living in the palace as a child was not bad, but it was not very good.

He became an adult, entered the Academy, and met Yerine again to find that he felt comfortable in a place other than the palace.

It was because of Yerine who tried to enter the Academy, but as a result, Cassius learned this.

‘How’s Yerine doing?’

She was good at everything, but I wondered how she was doing.

He was going to move to Noble State Field as soon as he finished the call.

As Yerine said, many people would not like his frequent visits to the Noble State Field.

There was nothing good about Yerine, who became the new Housekeepers, spreading the fact that she was close to the prince himself.

“I have to wait in front of the door as quietly as I can.’

Nevertheless, Cassius couldn’t give up going to Noble State Field because of Iker.

He is a person who does a great thing even when Cassius is watching, but he didn’t know what to do when Cassius wasn’t watching.

‘I’m going to meet Yerine as soon as possible and take her out of the field on teleportation.’

He thought it was a relief that Ikro came to this meeting.

Normally, he didn’t know where Iker was in this big palace, but today he’ll be able to figure out his movements to some extent.

Then, a knock heard on Cassius’ door.

“Come in.”

A door opened to his voice, and a woman appeared through a crack in the door.

The girl greeted Cassius and said in a clear voice as if a marble was rolling.

“I think it’s time to move to the main palace, Prince Cassius.”

“Okay.”

Come to think of it, it was a little tight time to arrive at the palace.

‘I’ve been thinking too much and I’ve lost my sense of time.’

Cassius got out of bed, hurried to get ready to go out, and hurried out of the palace.

‘I was going to go early and sit down.’

Contrary to the plan, it was on time or maybe a little late.

‘Do I have to use teleportation?’

Although he was one of the few people allowed to teleport in the palace, Cassius was always careful to use the teleport magic.

This was because teleportation magic consumes a lot of mana.

The royal family knew they could use teleportation magic in an emergency, but they were taught not to abuse it.

“Yeah, let’s just walk.”

Walking a little faster would be a little breathtaking, but he could make it in time.

Busily moving his legs out of the palace, he crossed the garden and headed for the main palace.

‘The garden is under construction.’

At the corner of the broad garden, some workers gathered around several old trees.

“Oh, I see the Prince.”

The workers, who were discussing the tree for a long time, quickly bowed when they found Cassius, and Cassius nodded and received their greetings.

“Good work.”

“Thank you.”

So Cassius walked past the trees, leaving the workers who greeted him behind.

It was only a few minutes after that.

“What?”

“Stay away!”

A scream from behind was stuck in Cassius’ ears.

Looking back in amazement, he saw a tree that was bent as if something had hit it.

When he saw the thick, hard tree bent like taffy and dangling helplessly, Cassius seemed to cool his whole body.

“Gray, Grayson!”

“Is anybody here? There’s a man down here!

He could see a man’s arm under the broken tree.

‘No way.’

But contrary to Cassius’ wishes, it wasn’t the only one which made him couldn’t believe it.

On the stems and branches of the broken tree, white mana and golden mana were buried.

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