KFBRV Ch 105
- Mar 8
- 6 min read
She finally realized what she had done. She had dared to question a noble's legitimacy in the Imperial Palace.
[Doly] "......Heuk."
The realization hit her that if the Count learned of this mistake, her fate would be sealed.
[Becker] "Ah, my Lady, please calm down! Close the door first, and let us speak."
Mrs. Becker, conscious of the palace maids, intervened.
Funny. She stops me instead of Doly?
All Odette had done was open a door, yet Mrs. Becker acted as if she were throwing a tantrum.
Look at this. You intended to interfere with me, Mrs. Becker.
Mrs. Becker's eyes were filled with the intent to sabotage. It seemed she had resolved not to be used any longer after today's incident.
Annoying.
But she wasn't the priority right now.
[Odette] "Speak confidently, Doly. Didn't you say you wanted to shout something outside?"
She smiled at her. Doly huffed and puffed, but in the end, she couldn't utter a single word.
She sneered inwardly at the sight.
The more Doly fumed, the better her plan would unfold.
Whenever she felt even a slight insult from me, she always retaliated by creating a bigger incident.
Among the senior staff, Doly was the most fearless and loved causing trouble behind her master's back. Though she had been lying low due to Courtney's death, her true nature hadn't changed.
For my plan to work, she needs to commit the same act she did in my past life.
To make that happen, Doly needed to lose her fear again.
To provoke her, I need to be diligent in pissing her off.
[Odette] "Doly? If it's hard for you to say, shall I say it for you?"
At her provocation, Doly's face turned blue. She lowered her head and whispered.
[Doly] "Please close the door, my Lady."
[Odette] "Shouldn't you have something to say before that?"
[Doly] "I apologize. Please close the door, my Lady."
Her jaw bulged as she clenched her teeth in anger.
[Odette] "Well done, Doly."
She patted Doly's bowed head as if praising a dog. Several palace maids glancing into the room giggled.
Her entire body trembled with humiliation, radiating a resolve to screw Odette over by any means necessary. Since her own slip of the tongue meant she couldn't even report this incident to the Count, she must be burning up inside.
She watched her with immense satisfaction and closed the door.
Doly, who had been glaring and monitoring Odette with intense focus, finally succumbed to fatigue as midnight approached. She left for the bedroom, leaving Mrs. Becker alone for the shift change.
Odette smirked at the remaining woman.
[Odette] "You look disappointed. Were you enjoying watching Doly torment me?"
Doly had spent the entire day nitpicking every one of my actions, exhausting me.
Each time, Mrs. Becker had secretly relished it.
Mrs. Becker flinched at her words.
[Becker] "When was I disappointed? That's a persecution complex."
She ignored her sharp excuse and issued an order.
[Odette] "You go rest too, Mrs. Becker. There's no need to stay up all night beside me. Sleep in the lounge and come back before Doly returns for her shift."
[Becker] "No. I'll stick to the rules."
But she refused. She seemed afraid to leave her alone.
She must have been quite shocked that even Father ended up wearing the thread bracelet.
Well, since it came to this, making use of her wasn't a bad idea.
[Odette] "Then fill the tub with warm water."
At her command, she obediently filled the tub and prepared the soap suds.
She wanted to interfere with Odette's revenge, yet she was too terrified to cross her completely.
Pathetic. If you wanted to oppose me, you should have been prepared to lose both wrists.
Receiving Mrs. Becker's meticulous service, she summoned the status window in her mind.
Open Inventory.
[Activating Inventory!]
The inventory window that appeared before her eyes contained the pistol and silver bullets, sitting quietly.
Activate Vault function.
As if responding to her thought, a small square window in the bottom left corner of the inventory glowed white.
[Activating Vault function......]
It worked exactly like <The Only Savior>. Even the vault function within the inventory was the same.
[Vault Balance: 0 Atasha]
Check the cash I can store in the vault.
[Calculating Odette's owned cash......]
[Calculation Complete!]
[Current cash recognized as 'Odette's' property:
▶ Goetz's Safe (Location: Wolfgang Pawnshop)
400,000,000 Atasha
▶ Kleist Bank (Location: Kleist Plaza)
280,000,000 Atasha
▶ Secret Space within the Mansion (Location: Albrecht County Townhouse)
50 Atasha 20 Selene 15 Cooper]
The money in Kleist Bank was the accumulated amount of her dignity maintenance fees. The money in Goetz's safe was the seed fund she had embezzled by deceiving Ferdinand.
Considering she had invested some of it into her casino, it meant the entirety of the Countess' lifetime slush fund had been transferred intact to Goetz's safe.
She let out a low groan.
I thought it would only recognize the money in Kleist Bank.
Though she knew the status window was a supernatural entity, the fact that it recognized her owned cash so accurately was somewhat chilling.
[Finally. At last, you.]
Ever since it spoke to her, the status window had felt less like a simple 'system' and more like something with a will.
But she couldn't stop using it just because it felt eerie. Not when it was essential for her survival and revenge.
Is it possible to store cash from other locations in the inventory vault?
[Possible. However, storing cash from ▶ 'Goetz's Safe' and ▶ 'Kleist Bank' is not recommended.]
[If gold coins vanish from those locations by the power of the status window, people may find it suspicious.]
Store my money from the secret space in the mansion in the vault.
[Vault Balance: 50 Atasha 20 Selene 15 Cooper]
Small text appeared in the bottom left corner of the inventory window.
Look at this. Even the advice feels like it. Like a living being with a will.
While she pondered the identity of this status window, a chime rang out.
A quest window popped up before her eyes.
[♡ Quest Generated ♡]
[Eliminate the bad reputation regarding you in the Summer Palace's social circle.]
[Duration: 6 days]
[Reward: Recovery of 'Reputation' function in the status window]
[Penalty: Johan and Zion's Loathing increased by 10 each]
[Quest is automatically accepted.]
[You can check specific quest details with the 'Check Quest' function.]
She wasn't surprised by the quest itself, as she had expected it.
Aren't the rewards and penalties too harsh compared to <The Only Savior>?
Offering a useless function like 'Reputation' as a reward, while slapping her with a total of 20 Loathing points as a penalty?
The quest Charlotte received was:
[Raise your reputation higher than Odette's in the Summer Palace's social circle.]
[Reward: Johan and Zion's Affection +10 each]
[Penalty: Reputation decreased by 10]
The balance between penalty and reward was garbage. Since the penalty involved Loathing, which was tied to her life, she couldn't just ignore it.
Suppressing her irritation, she checked the quest details.
[Current Bad Reputation you possess (Including duplicates):
▶ Vicious Villainess (32 people)
▶ Selfish Purifier (15 people)
▶ Arrogant Flower of Society (30 people)]
Crazy......!
She nearly lost her temper, forgetting Mrs. Becker's presence.
There are only about 50 guests on Athena Island. Why is there so much bad reputation?
This was destined to fail!
Her father's surveillance had tightened, making it difficult to move freely on the island. How could she, who would be confined to her room, eliminate so much bad reputation?!
Loathing increased by 10 each, total of 20.
How hard did I work to lower that.......
Damn quest!
Just as she sighed in resignation and leaned back in the tub.
With a chime, a new status window appeared.
[A new bad reputation about you has been created.]
[▶ Empty-headed Shell of a Lady (2 people)]
[Source of Rumor: Doly]
[Odette] "Ha....... I'm already tired, and she makes me even more tired."
Startled by her angry voice, Mrs. Becker flinched and scrubbed more gently.
She should just sleep. Did she gather people somewhere to cry about it?
She really loved gossip.
Just as she was about to close the status window with a bitter expression, she felt a sense of incongruity.
But look at this. I can sense an intention in the rumor.
An attack focused on 'stupidity.' It was different from the usual rumors about her.
Is she planning to drag me to 'that event'? As a way to humiliate me?
She recalled one of the Athena Island schedules written on the invitation.
Compared to Doly's schemes in her past life, this was a very elegant method, but if that was the case.......
The corners of her mouth lifted.
Thank you, Doly. It's thanks to you. I think I can clear this quest.
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