This Three-Year-Old Is A Villainess - Chapter 133

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Han Ji-hyuk dumped a pile of letters on my desk.
“These are the desperate letters from people who want to buy your building. They’re offering up to 90 million gold for a building you bought for 10 million.”
I chuckled and hugged the letters.
Ohh, you can practically smell the money from these letters, sniff sniff.
“When are you planning to sell the building?”
“It-uh go hi-yuh. Easiwy up to two-hunwed miwwion.” (It’ll go higher. Easily up to 200 million.)
Han Ji-hyuk’s mouth dropped open.
“What exactly… did you do?”
“Heh. Is wike stock manipuwashun.” (Heh. It’s like stock manipulation.)
“What?”
“Stock manipuwashun. You dun know?” (Stock manipulation. You don’t know?)
“Do you even have a conscience…?”
“A scammuh? Ashing abow conshuns?” (A scammer? Asking about conscience?)
Han Ji-hyuk had no choice but to shut his mouth.
I just shrugged.
‘Well, it’s a bit different from stock manipulation. No victims are being made.’
I didn’t raise the price of the entire neighborhood.
Just my building located on the ‘blessed land’ was skyrocketing in value.
‘And it won’t crash.’
Because it actually is on blessed land.
“Will you sell it when it hits 200 million?”
“Nwo. Thewe’s sumwun speshific who meant to buy tha lan.” (No. There’s someone specific who’s meant to buy that land.)
Han Ji-hyuk narrowed his eyes as if asking what I meant but then glanced at his watch and changed the topic.
“I have to meet with the guy who wanted a replica of the Empress Dowager’s painting.”
“Owkay.”
“…How come I don’t get fired from the duchy, despite slacking off like this?”
Well, that’s because I’m within the top seven ranks of the third generation.
There’s no way they could fire a servant I brought from the jurisdiction.
I waved my hand flippantly as I saw him off.
“Hab-a gwood twip.”
After Han Ji-hyuk left, I got ready to go out.
Because today is the day I’m visiting Alexis.
I haven’t seen Alexis in a long while.
Every time I tried to go out on the weekend, the twins would tag along.
“Kiddo, where are you going?”
“Ack!”
“Why are you so startled?”
“Nwo, Bawshac jus come owt of nowhewe an scawed me.”
“Ugh, I just feel crappy today for some reason. Gotta recharge.”
That’s Balzac with his beast-like intuition.
“Going far?”
“U-Uh?!”
“But you’re dressed lightly today. It’s cold.”
“……?”
“You always wear light clothes under your coat. You say it’s uncomfortable because the coat is too thick.”
“…….”
And then there’s Joshua with his ghost-like intuition.
Avoiding those two was really, too hard.
‘But today they went out for training.’
Humming, I strapped on a big backpack and stepped outside.
Deianira was waiting for me.
“Erylotte, here.”
“Hewwo.”
“Hi!”
Deianira was wrapped in a white cloth with blue fur, her attire fitting for the weather.
Today, I’m going out with Deianira.
I can’t go out without a guard or an attendant, but to go to where Alexis is, I can’t bring them along.
So, I’m asking Deianira for help.
To go out with Deianira’s guard and ask them to drop me off near where Alexis is.
“Drop you off near the Saint River?”
“Uh-huh.”
“Are you sure it’s going to be okay? What if it’s dangerous?”
“I gonna be wif a fwen.”
“Hmmm. But when did you make a commoner friend?”
I twitched and felt my gaze shifting.
‘Ah, right, I told Deianira I’m secretly meeting a commoner friend.’
“Uh… befowe.”
“Before?”
“Uh-huh. Waaay back.”
“That makes sense.”
Deianira nodded.
It’s a relief she’s a kind soul who doesn’t doubt others’ words.
‘But I am one to doubt.’
I whispered into Deianira’s ear so that the coachman wouldn’t hear.
“Issa sicwet tha I’m meetin a fwen.” (It’s a secret that I’m meeting a friend.)
“Okay!”
“Can Sistow keep it a sicwet fwom the attenduns an gowds too?” (Can you keep it a secret from the attendants and guards too?)
Deianira took out a necklace hidden within her robe and showed it to me.
“This is a <Silence> blessing stone. My mother gave it to me.”
“Ohh…”
“All the employees in our jurisdiction are silenced. Nothing I don’t want shared will ever get out.”
“Weally?”
“Being able to be silenced is a condition for employment in our jurisdiction.”
Deianira clenched her fist,
“So, don’t worry! I’ll make sure the story of Erylotte’s friend doesn’t leak!”
‘That’s a relief then.’
“Thane yew, Sistow.”
Deianira wrapped her arms around her cheeks and giggled.
“Ehehe, I like it when Erylotte calls me ‘Sister’.”
We quickly arrived at the Saint River.
Deianira dropped me off and said,
“I’ll come back for you at five!”
“Owkay!”
After Deianira’s carriage departed, I quickly moved. Pulling the robe deeply over my head, I ran to the opposite side of the river.
There was a building there.
<Egret Prison>
That was its name.
