The Villain's Sister Suffers Today Chapter 6

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Episode #6

Wait, hey, wait!

"No!"

I hastily caught hold of Ash's clothes 

As he looked at me, I hurriedly made an excuse.

"I was coughing because of the dust. It's not a big deal, I'm still healthy. The doctor gave me vitamins since the days have been getting colder… so I'm totally healthy. 

"….."

"So you just need a change in scenery right? Let's leave early and go eat lunch outside tomorrow. "

"…Okay"

'Shit'

I cursed. I don't know how things ended up this way but I wanted to blame someone for it. 

'The same clock tower'

Why did you have to be in the square? No, why do I even exist in the beginning? What the hell am I doing here? 

I blamed the clock tower for everything. 

Of course, I knew it wouldn't change anything. 

Bessie stood beside us and exclaimed that we had such an amazing relationship.

It was a terrible night. 

***

Since things had already ended up like this, I decided to stop bothering myself on things I couldn't change. 

I was a bit bewildered that things hadn't gone the way I wanted but it wasn't like I had completely failed. 

'All I need to do is prevent Agrita's death'

That's the ultimate goal. 

I just have to make sure that the heroine doesn't die this time. 

'This might be better since the clock tower would definitely not be destroyed.'

I won't say the clock tower is getting old even if someone threatens me with a knife. 

Ah, actually, I might if that happens. 

Anyways, I decided that I would only say good things about the clock tower when we see it.

'We're only going to look at the clock tower and we'll avoid the heroine. No problem.'

"Phew."

Letting out a determined sigh, I looked at the mirror then turned away.

"Oh, Miss. You look so beautiful."

Bessie was filled with excited energy as I finished getting ready.

I replied with smiles to all compliments thrown at me, even if it wasn't from her.

Just like Ash said, this was my first time going outside in a while.

I wasn't the type that enjoyed going outside, and I thought that I should stay in the house as long as possible since I would be leaving for good soon.

'I should be optimistic. This will let me refresh my mind before running away.'

Today, I put my red hair up and wore a green, outdoor dress that had buttons all the way up to the neck. 

People said that I looked like a fully bloomed rose when I dressed up like this, and it was an expression I liked.

Because roses have thorns.

'It's sort of a battle outfit.'

Furthermore, I wore dark gloves that were almost black. 

Good. This reinforced my decision.

Just then, people's attention moved away from me.

"Duke, you're here?"

"Oh my."

I turned my head.

In his outdoor clothing, I saw Ash walking down the stairs in a relaxed manner. 

He had his white hair pulled back so his forehead was exposed and his dark navy clothing reminded me of a soldier's uniform.

Besides the fact that he was missing a cape, the design was very similar to a uniform.

'Regardless, he knows exactly what looks good on him'

Ash, who looked as if he just stepped out of a painting, came towards me.

It looked like he was walking slowly but his long legs made it easy for him to quickly close the distance between us.

"Shall we go?"

Ash, standing nearby, offered me his arm in an escort position.

I subtly breathed in and put my hand on his arm.

"Yes."

Alright, let's go.

"Have a safe trip. And come back before it's too late, you haven't forgotten what day today is right?"

"Don't worry."

After Bessie reminded us, Ash and I left the house.

Before we left, I had memorized the heroine's entire schedule today, just in case.

' 11 AM. She should already be away from the clock tower, and should be with the charity group at this point.'

After thinking through our planned path, I concluded that there wasn't really a high chance for us running into Agrita.

The square was huge. As long as we didn't go around trying to see everything it was very unlikely that we would run into her.

It bothered me a little that the charity group would be giving out free food at noon in the middle of the square, but it wouldn't be too hard to avoid the area if I could talk him out of going there.

'Let's be on guard, just in case.'

The fact that there was only a small chance of us running into the heroine eased my mind.

On top of that, this was my first time going out in a while, so I was a little excited.

On the way to the square with Ash, a store stand caught my eye.

'Oh, that hair clip is pretty.'

I wasn't the greedy type but I had a clear preference.

The jeweled hair clip at the store stand was one that clearly matched my tastes.

I thought I only took a quick glance at it but Ash immediately stopped in his tracks .

"Do you like it?"

"……What?"

My rational side yelled at me that it was not the time to be looking at some hair clip, but I ignored it because I really did like it.

Besides, it wouldn't take long to buy it.

I rummaged through my bag, thinking that I could quickly buy it and then we would continue on our way.

'Hm?'

Then I paused.

'Huh?'

Wait, what is this?

'It's not here!'

My wallet is gone.

'I'm sure I brought it though?'

I always took my wallet with me whenever I went out.

Whether I was alone with Ash, or with a servant, I always brought with me my wallet. 

It wasn't because I shopped a lot, it was just a habit.

I assumed it was a habit from my past life, but really, I'm getting distracted, why isn't it here?

Ash seemed to notice my frustration since I stopped looking for my wallet. 

He threw the seller a gold coin, allowing me to take the hair clip as we continued to walk down the street. 

'Did I drop it on the way?'

I shook my head immediately. There was no way.

It's not like I was waving my bag around, so how could it just fall out by itself?

'Then……'

"Pick-pocketing."

The word I had thought of came out of someone else's mouth.

I looked up at Ash.

"Is it?"

"……Probably."

He said it like that but his tone indicated he was certain. 

There's no way I could have left it somewhere. I had never taken it out since we left and I checked the house before we left so I was sure I brought it with me.

Trying to recall what happened earlier in the day, I remembered that I had it in the carriage as well.

Which means that it disappeared in the short time we walked from the carriage storage area to the shop stand.

'Who did I bump into on the way?'

You know that movie-esque scenario when someone pickpockets you?

You bump into a stranger while you're walking and they say 'oh, sorry', and you say 'it's okay' and your wallet is gone.

But I couldn't remember bumping into anyone.

On our way here, we passed by a crowd but Ash had been escorting me so we didn't encounter any difficulties. 

'When did they steal it?'

I couldn't believe it. How could they take my wallet without me even noticing? 

At this point shouldn't they be considered  a living legend? Or the textbook example of pickpocketing? 

I'm not sure if I should be amazed or what. As I was about to give up, I saw Ash, who had his back towards me, take something out.

……hm? What's that?

'A jewel?'

No, that's not it. I got on my tiptoes to take a look.

It was a small sphere that I couldn't figure out what it was used for.

Then, a moment later I heard someone's voice flow out of it..

[You called?]

"Find the person."

Ash commanded in his matter-of-fact voice.

My eyes widened. 

With that demonstration, I could tell that the sphere was a tool that allowed you to communicate with people far away, just like a cellphone.

I remember hearing about it once. They said it was probably made using magic.

But who did he just command?

'No way.'

It was a little suspicious to say that it was one of our house servants. Then I remembered something.

A villain should not only have forces that everyone can see on the outside.

Ash also followed this rule.

I only knew this because I read the book, but Ash felt that he needed power ever since our parents passed away.

This wasn't the type of power a man could obtain through mastering some sort of martial art. 

My younger brother wanted a group that he could use as his followers.

But such a group can't be created easily just because you want it.

It requires a lot of money and power, but the biggest problem was that it took time.

Which is why our villain Ash, simply took over an already existing group.

'The Dark Streets……'

The Empire had something known as the Dark Streets.

To put it simply, it's like the world opposite of this one.

City of night, the criminal's area, the Empire's darkness were all referring to this primitive Dark Street.

There, everything was based on power, and there was a large gang that acted as a ruler in those streets.

And Ash killed the leader of this gang and took it over.

'He was fifteen at the time too.'

It hadn't even been half a year since our parents' funeral.

There's no way to know exactly how my brother manages to control the gang because it isn't written in the book.

But since they are known to follow the rule of power, I can only assume that he used his overwhelming ability in martial arts to make them yield.

I don't know if I mentioned this but my brother's been using toy swords to break wooden statues ever since he was three. I used to think it was cute…….

END OF EPISODE 6.

And that's it folks! Hope you enjoyed the chapter as much as I did! ~Arie

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