The Villain is Being Suspiciously Kind - Chapter 102

Chapter 102

It was the morning after volunteering at the poorhouse. She received a letter from an unknown sender. The maid handed it to her. She was not even properly dressed yet.
Citrina looked at the maid and asked.
“What is this?”
“I also don’t know. Is it better to dispose of it? Do you want me to call the knights outside?”
It seemed that there were knights outside sent by Desian.
If that was the case, this person must be strong enough to break through the knights.
Citrina answered cautiously.
“I don’t think we need to call them yet.”
She thought she knew who it was.
Even if the sender was unknown, she was pretty sure who it could be.

Citrina Foluin-nim.

Citrina’s last name had changed.
But it still referred to her as a Foluin. Besides, the handwriting on the outside was familiar. The handwriting hadn’t changed at all from four years ago.
Citrina’s eyes narrowed. Well, Elaina couldn’t come in person.
“What does the person who sent this letter look like?”
“That… I don’t really know.”
The maid frowned. It looked like she was having trouble thinking.
“I don’t know, but….”

The staff of the Flang mansion was under the strict scrutiny of the Pietro Duchy. There was only a small chance they could be bribed.
Also, there was no reason to lie.
As Citrina was looking over the letter, the maid’s eyes widened.
“Ah! It looks like that man who visited the mansion briefly. The paladin…”
Citrina thought she said paladin, but confirmed it just in case.

“The paladin?”
“Yes.”
“I see. Please leave.”

Citrina lightly asked her to leave. The maid bowed her head deeply before leaving the room.
“I’m not that curious about the contents.”
Perhaps it would be better to open it while another person was around. Citrina put the letter back on the table.
Then she stood up.
But Gemma, who had been sleeping, began busily moving around the table.

-Citrina, it seems like something interesting is in here.
Today Gemma was letting her curiosity get the better of her.
She thought it was better to wait until Desian arrived and give him the letter. And send it to a curse caster.
But then, as if reading Citrina’s mind or feeling her emotions, Gemma spoke up.
-It doesn’t feel like there’s a curse. And could she even put one in a letter?
Citrina thought about contacting a curse caster. She even had the tool to contact Desian. That is until a curious Gemma took a look inside the letter.

-It’s all about that monster!
-When you talk about a monster…

She thought she knew who ‘that monster’ was and it was giving her a headache. She thought humans who signed a contract with spirits could coexist…but it didn’t seem that way. Gemma’s horror was beyond her imagination.

-It’s about that monster’s evil deeds!
The monster’s evil deeds.
‘Then let’s read it.’
-It doesn’t look like it’s under any sort of spell, does it?
As far as Citrina knew, Elaina couldn’t use magic. Besides, it must have gone through the imperial palace. At the same time, she was in the middle of worrying whether to read it or not.
-I don’t think there’s anything bad?

Gemma started to open the letter. Citrina tried to stop her, but Gemma’s hands were faster.
-There really isn’t anything bad in it.
Gemma quickly opened the letter with her small hands and began to shout.

-I’ll read it to you, okay? Hi Older Sister, you must be disgusted and despising me while reading this letter. I know, right? Ah, I really want to slap her for the way she talks. What’s wrong with this girl?
…Somehow Gemma’s personality had become a bit scary. Citrina shook her head because she wasn’t entirely wrong.
After interpreting her attitude, Gemma continued.

–Older Sister, I’m trying to give you some advice because I think there’s something you don’t know. I wouldn’t wish to harm you during my confinement. I’m talking about Older Sister’s patron.

-My patron?
-Yeah. It’s about Duke Pietro. There’s a whole book written about that monster here.
Citrina shook her head.
-Ah, it’s really unfortunate. From start to finish, blah, blah, blah, about your boyfriend….
Citrina’s eyes were glazed over. Did she realize what she had said? Gemma had gone from calling him ‘monster’ to ‘your boyfriend’.
No, at this point she should just read the letter. What in the world was she trying to say to her?
-I’ll read it, Gemma.

Gemma jumped up, sending the letter flying into Citrina’s hand. Citrina started reading the letter from Elaina.
Gemma was right.
Elaina’s letter was full of things Desian had done.
He’d fought in wars and massacred people.
He’d killed people.
In the Holy Kingdom he was called the embodiment of evil-
There were various stories. There was also a brief mention of Toloji. [T.L. Note: Toloji is the evil wizard who trained Desian, but also planned to use Desian as a living weapon.]

That was the gist of the letter.
“You must have thought the person you believed in is a good person, but he’s absolutely not. You made the wrong choice, that’s how it ends.”
Citrina read the last sentence grudgingly. Elaina had been gaslighting her since childhood, so this wasn’t a big deal.

“First of all, send the letter to the trash can.”
Folding Elaina’s letter carefully, Citrina smirked.

“This must be part of her plan. Elaina’s dangling from the edge of a cliff right now.”
Desian had an understanding of Citrina’s wits. She was trying to decide whether she should kill Elaina, just like Genfiros.
-Part of the plan?
She didn’t mean to say that to Gemma, but Gemma’s face crumbled in confusion.
-Yeah.
Citrina mocked.
Elaina’s method of choice was to drive a wedge between Desian and Citrina.
‘What on Earth does Elaina think of me?’
She must have had a reason to send this letter. She didn’t know what her excuse was, but there was one thing Citrina was certain of.
‘Does she really think I’ll fall for this…’
It was a bit of a shock because she hadn’t known the details of Desian’s actions.
But it was all stuff she had generally known about.
Citrina crumpled the letter sluggishly.

‘Well, it is a bit of a surprise.’

As for what Desian did, Citrina knew enough.
She’d be lying if she said it wasn’t shocking.
But Citrina believed in Desian Pietro, although the trust was not perfect because the trust could crack at any moment.
‘To think that she would attack me with something like this.’
Elaina still didn’t know Citrina.
That’s why she was trying to use such a trivial trick as this.
Citrina pushed herself up. It was morning and she was already tired. Anyhow, there’s no way Desian is ignorant of Elaina sending this letter.
It was just a matter of time.
Citrina could only watch and wait in silence.

-Gemma.
-Yeah?
Gemma looked at Citrina with sparkling eyes.
-Should I work on some jewelry for a change?
-Yeah? Yeah! What are you going to do?
She was certainly bored, judging from the way she stretched her body out.
Citrina stretched out her hand and took Gemma’s rice-grain-sized fingers.
They were warm.

-I’m going to make a peridot necklace.
A new necklace.
However, it was the same design as Desian’s peridot necklace. Citrina rubbed her reddened eyes a few times. Gemma nodded excitedly.
They didn’t even need to go to the atelier. That’s because she had supplies and gemstones at the mansion, just in case.
Citrina slowly opened the door to the room.

At the same time, Citrina was making a necklace in her mansion,
As she had guessed, Desian Pietro had become aware of the existence of Elaina’s letter.
Or more precisely, that Elaina had delivered the letter through the paladin.
He should have nipped it in the bud before it got to this.
He had never been one to show impatience.
There was a time when he liked the lack of emotion in Citrina’s eyes.
But now, he couldn’t imagine Citrina’s cold eyes.
But his worries were short-lived.
To Desian Pietro, Elaina was mere bait.
Bait to deal with all of the things that bother Citrina all at once. But the bait had moved. It would be easy to catch, but it was still annoying.
Messing with Citrina personally. Elaina…he thought he had blocked her,

‘I need to deal with this as soon as possible.’
Desian looked at the magic sword on the tabletop. He slowly raised the sword, realizing that even the most useless of weapons had something useful to offer.

Rather than kill…he’d rather send them away. Forever out of sight and out of mind.
That’s because killing them would make Citrina feel uncomfortable. The magic sword in his hand slowly vibrated.
Sooner or later, this would end somehow.
In a way, it was his responsibility to secure the future.