This Three-Year-Old Is A Villainess - Chapter 66
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A few days later, at night.
Han Ji-hyuk looked out of the window of the inn room where he was staying.
Outside was eerily quiet, as quiet as a graveyard.
‘No one around. Good.’
Han Ji-hyuk hurriedly began packing his belongings into his bag.
‘Did that kid think I’d just team up with her obediently.’
Who’d believe her crap.
What if she’d take the money and leave right after getting paid?
If by any chance things went awry, and the investment failed?
The precious money he had scraped together through countless near-death experiences would go poof into thin air.
‘Whether it’s transmigration or reincarnation, I don’t care. What I know is that I’ll never get involved with those aristocrats.’
Time had passed quickly since he had reincarnated.
Now, he could barely remember his former face as Han Ji-hyuk.
He pulled out a suitcase from under the bed. When he cautiously opened it, his cute gold coins sparkled.
‘Just one million more, and it’ll be five million gold.’
With five million gold, he could leave this place.
He would settle down in a resort-like location, live like a noble, and boss people around.
Grinning, Han Ji-hyuk wrapped his belongings around and hugged the suitcase.
Then, he hurriedly went out to the inn lobby.
The innkeeper, dozing off in the lobby, opened his eyes groggily.
“What is it?”
“I heard there’s a carriage leaving the Astra domain. When does it depart?”
“A carriage at this hour? If you want to ride, come out at dawn.”
He waved his hand as if annoyed.
Han Ji-hyuk narrowed his eyes.
“Well, can’t I at least get a ride?”
“All we have in the inn are pack mules for moving luggage. But are you leaving now? Did you settle the inn bill?”
“…I did.”
Han Ji-hyuk clicked his tongue and turned away.
Since it’s come to this, there’s no other choice.
‘I’ll go out to the business district and buy a horse. It might be expensive, but what can I do…’
“Don’t we still got somethin’ ta settle?”
Han Ji-hyuk scowled deeply. Then, in an irritated tone, he turned around and said,
“I said I settled my bill alread… Gasp!”
Turning his head, he noticed a group of burly men entering the inn.
A one-eyed mercenary with an eye patch chuckled.
“So ya settled your inn bill, did’ja? Then ya must have some spare to give me my ten thousand gold too.”
“G, Guildmaster…”
The one-eyed mercenary leader, the first person Han Ji-hyuk had ever swindled, grinned with an eye patch covering one eye.
The mercenaries’ hulking figures grabbed him.
Han Ji-hyuk appealed to the innkeeper for help, but the innkeeper pretended not to notice, sweating nervously.
In the end, Han Ji-hyuk was dragged outside.
The mercenaries threw him harshly to the ground.
“Ack!”
“Dared to gobble up my money and thought ya could live peacefully?”
‘This is bad.’
How did the one-eyed mercenary find out where he was?
He must have been going through hell, having been scammed by him, and now it seemed he was here for revenge.
“Guildmaster, at least listen to what I have to say—”
“What’ve ya got in yer ‘and?”
The one-eyed mercenary pointed to the suitcase, and Han Ji-hyuk clutched it even tighter.
“W-Well, this is noth─ Ahh!”
The one-eyed mercenary kicked Han Ji-hyuk’s shoulder, snatching the suitcase.
As he opened it, gold coins shone brightly.
The mercenaries’ expressions changed instantly.
“How much is all this, boss?”
“Well…”
The one-eyed mercenary chuckled, closed the suitcase, and slung it over his shoulder.
“I can consider this as compensation for the damage this kid ‘ad done from that scam. Thanks for letting me know yer alive.”
Turning to leave, he was about to go when Han Ji-hyuk grabbed him.
“No! Give it back! How do you think I saved that money…!”
“You damn cur! This is the price you pay for the scam!”
“For four long years, you didn’t give me a single penny! You made me work tirelessly from dawn to late at night! I just went to get the money I rightfully earned!”
The one-eyed mercenary kicked Han Ji-hyuk to the ground.
“Ugh…!”
As Han Ji-hyuk tumbled on the ground, the one-eyed mercenary took out the axe hanging on his back.
“Ya seem like yer crazed, wanting to die. Let me send ya to hell.”
As the one-eyed mercenary menacingly raised the axe, Han Ji-hyuk closed his eyes.
It was unfair to die like this.
Did this man think that he scammed other people because he wanted to?
He had been forced to work under nobles, suffered under the mercenary guild, and no one had given him proper compensation.
When he asked for the overdue salary, he was beaten severely.
So, he decided to turn to fraud to survive.
Now, he wouldn’t be the one taken advantage of – he would make others suffer.
‘Damn it…!’
However, something was off.
Even though time passed, he didn’t feel any pain.
Han Ji-hyuk opened his eyes quietly.
And what he saw in front of him was…
‘A giant?’
A man easily three meters tall was holding the one-eyed mercenary’s axe blade.
The giant spoke,
“You’re Hanji… Han… What was it? Anyway, are you Young Miss Erylotte’s friend?”
“…Huh?”
Erylotte?
