How to Live as the Terminally Ill Younger Sister of the Villain - Chapter 3
It was unexpected, but since she had no intention of criticizing others’ hobbies, Angelina didn’t make much of it.
“Oh, young lady… This is too much…”
Haley, who received luxury items worth her annual salary, shuffled her feet nervously.
But Angelina spoke indifferently, as if uninterested in her discomfort.
“If you don’t like it, share it with your friends.”
“Ah…!”
At Angelina’s words, Haley’s face brightened considerably.
“Such deep meaning…! Yes!”
Although it’s unclear what deep meaning she found in the suggestion to share, Angelina didn’t bother to ask.
She was pleased to see Haley’s expression change from burdened to beaming with a bright smile.
Afterward, they moved to the blacksmith’s street and swept up all the display items from a famous forge.
Angelina, disappointed by the few daggers on display, ended up buying everything else too, not just the daggers.
Thanks to this, Laura, who unexpectedly received various weapons including daggers, assassination needles, and portable throwing stars, couldn’t hide her happy smile.
Angelina couldn’t understand why those were necessary, but…
‘So this is why people enjoy splurging money.’
Anyway, she felt proud seeing the two people dear to her looking so pleased.
“What else could there be?”
She was in the process of discovering the joy of extravagant spending.
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Once Angelina decided on how to spend money, she was relentless in putting her thoughts into action.
The first thing she did was to buy all the bread from a bakery and take it to the slums.
“Oh my, how could such a noble person come to a place like this…”
“Eat. People need to eat to live. Children and pregnant women first.”
At first, they were confused, wondering what was happening, but soon they accepted her kindness and big smiles spread across their faces.
Angelina nodded as she watched the children eat bread to their heart’s content and smile brightly.
‘Indeed, spending money most straightforwardly is the most refreshing and satisfying.’
This must be what people mean when they say there’s value in spending money.
Seeing the happiness created right before her eyes with the money she spent, there was nothing more gratifying.
Especially, the faces of people immersed in happiness seemed to shine with a special light, which was pleasing to see.
After that, Angelina’s next ‘splurge’ was to go to an orphanage with arms full of dolls and toys.
“Children need toys.”
The merchants were delighted as she probably boosted their toy sales by 80%, and the children who received new toys were overjoyed.
Then, she filled the small libraries in the city with new books until they were bursting.
“Education is important, after all.”
It was almost like relocating a bookstore there, and the libraries, which were already struggling financially to buy new books, greatly welcomed this donation.
“Flowers are always pleasant to receive.”
And now, she was randomly handing out flowers she had bought in bulk from a flower shop to passersby.
At first, people were wary, wondering if this was some kind of solicitation, but when they saw her giving flowers and leaving without any ulterior motive, they were momentarily puzzled before continuing on their way with pleased smiles.
‘Perhaps that’s enough for today.’
Angelina thought as she looked at the gradually setting sun.
It must be past 8 o’clock already, as they had dinner before distributing the flowers.
‘Even splurging money enthusiastically can be tiring.’
Still, she was content that she could scatter money in various ways – gifts for her people, bread, toys, flowers.
She was even more pleased that despite all this, the money spent was barely the tip of the iceberg compared to what remained.
‘Where shall I spend money tomorrow?’
As she was humming and happily pondering on her way home, that’s when it happened.
A husky voice reached Angelina’s ears.
“Come on~ Why are you being like this? We’ll let you go if you just give us the money.”
‘Huh?’
What’s this, a line that sounds like it’s from a third-rate drama?
Angelina stopped in her tracks and peered into the alley where the sound came from.
In the dark space where light didn’t reach, three burly men were surrounding a hooded figure, apparently trying to extort money.
Seeing such a scene in person was a first for Angelina, including her past life, so she stopped to watch.
“I’d prefer if you stepped aside while I’m asking nicely, as I don’t want to cause a commotion.”
‘Oh.’
The man spoke without being intimidated by the others’ build.
Angelina watched the situation as if she had discovered an exciting movie.
“Ah~ Another clueless young man who doesn’t know fear~”
“We don’t want to cause a commotion either, so why don’t you quietly hand over the money and go?”
‘Are they local thugs?’
As Angelina slightly turned her head to look at Haley, Haley, who immediately understood what she was curious about, bent slightly and whispered in Angelina’s ear.
“Judging by their shoulder tattoos, they seem to be the ‘Black Scorpion Gang’, a famous thug organization in this area.”
“Hmm.”
‘If Haley knows about them, it seems brother knows and has left them alone…’
Nobles often left gang organizations in their territories alone without necessarily eradicating them.
Since darkness exists everywhere, even if they tried to eliminate them, new ones would eventually fill the gap.
It was often more helpful to leave manageable ones in place.
‘But that man looks like an ordinary citizen no matter how you look at it.’
However, that only applied when they didn’t harm citizens and fought among themselves.
If an ordinary citizen got involved, they would inevitably become targets for punishment.
Just as she was about to observe the situation a bit longer to be sure, the hooded man let out a short sigh.
“You’re shortening your own life.”
As he muttered this, a sword appeared from under his cloak.
“Ah.”
Angelina let out a small sound as she saw him slowly place his hand on the sword handle.
She realized she couldn’t just stand by and watch anymore.
“Wait.”
She had intended to call the knights to handle it once she was certain, but in her haste, she intervened immediately. While watching a fight might be enjoyable, bloodshed within the Marquis’ territory was problematic.
At her calm voice, the man about to draw his sword hesitated, and the thugs who had been snickering despite the appearance of the sword turned to look at her.
“That’s enough, isn’t it?”
Angelina said calmly.
“What’s with this young lady…”
The thugs were about to express their annoyance, but they trailed off as they noticed Angelina and the maid and guard behind her. Then, they spoke in a slightly softer tone.
“This is none of your business, so don’t interfere and be on your way.”
They had roughly sensed that she was someone not to be trifled with, given her maid and guard.
“If I leave it be, this alley seems like it will be dyed with blood, so how can I just go?”
Angelina spoke as if she too didn’t want to get involved, sighing.
“Earn your own money to spend. Don’t extort from others.”
However, her words only raised the men’s voices.
“You see us as scoundrels, young lady? This man stole our money first.”
“He’s a pickpocket, a pickpocket.”
“Not only that, he body-slammed me, and now my shoulder feels dislocated.”
The three of them continued each other’s sentences with natural fluency.
‘This isn’t their first time doing this.’
Angelina inwardly clicked her tongue and turned her gaze to the hooded man.
With his face hidden by the hood, she couldn’t see his reaction.
“They say that, do you have nothing to say?”
She asked, finding it strange that he was standing there without making excuses when he should feel wronged by their accusations.
“If you’re asking for the truth, they bumped into me first.”
His answer was very short and clear.
There was no sense of resentment in his calm voice.
“Come on~ Are you trying to frame us again?”
“We said we’d let you go if you return the money you stole, why are you being so difficult?”
Naturally, the three thugs complained.
As if tired of hearing their grumbling, the hooded man tapped his sword.
The sword popped out of its sheath slightly, revealing a well-sharpened blade about the size of a fingernail.
But he didn’t fully draw the sword. He seemed to be hesitating because of Angelina’s presence.
‘If this continues, he’ll cut them down.’
So Angelina felt she couldn’t just leave it be. She stepped in to resolve the situation.
“I’ll give you the money, so go on your way.”
It seemed important to separate the thugs and the hooded man first, even if she had to figure out the details later.
“Ha, do you know how much money we lost to casually say that?”
The thugs said this, but they seemed to be inwardly expecting how much she would give them.
Angelina extended her hand towards Haley.
“Young lady, to such guys…”
Haley voiced her dissatisfaction, but Angelina didn’t withdraw her hand. Instead, she gently patted Haley’s head once.
“Heeng.”
Haley pouted her lips and took out the magic pouch she had been keeping in her bosom.
Taking it, Angelina turned back to the thugs.
“Tell me. How much is it?”
“Ha, well, I don’t know if the young lady in her anger will be able to…”
Clink.
A handful of gold coins scattered in front of them. Even at a glance, it looked to be several dozen shillings.
