「Eseria-sama, I’m sorry!」
As soon as Eseria entered the guest receiving room, Lamia bowed to her and apologize. Eseria looked at her seriously as she sat down on the sofa opposite to her.
「Lamia-san, what’s wrong?」
When Eseria asked her what’s going on, Lamia’s face turned pale as she began to explain.
「A messenger from the patriarchate of the state church came earlier to the store. I was asked to attend an inspection meeting scheduled to be held five days later.」
「They said it is a request but in truth, it’s compulsory. If we refused without any valid reason, we will be excommunicated immediately.」
When she heard Milan muttering abominably on the side, Eseria realized what exactly is going on.
「Inquisition in short….is it about the content of “Red Circle Dance”, “Love and Hate Interlude”, and “The End of Illusion”?」
「Isn’t it obvious?…..this is why I warned you earlier….」
Milan groans as he holds his head with both his hands. Lamia apologized again in a clear tone.
「Eseria-sama, I’m very sorry for this. The cause of all of this is my mismanagement.」
When she heard her, Eseria appealed to her with a slightly troubled expression.
「Lamia-san, aren’t I the one who wrote those books? I’m the one who’s troubling you, not the other way around.」
「No, when the church’s messenger came to the store today, he said that the person in charge of the store and the author of the books are required to attend. So, when the messenger asked “Where is the person named Maru Hana?”, I thought of disguising myself as the author but one of our staff gave out your name….I have been ordered to attend with Eseria-sama. 」
Then, looking at Lamia, who’s gritting her teeth, Eseria smiles as if there’s no trouble.
「Don’t be angry with your staff, okay? That person is just being honest. On the contrary, I’m glad that you went for me immediately.」
「No! It’s a meeting at the patriarchal church, the one with the highest authority in the State Church! If it becomes public, the names of Eseria-sama and the duke’s family will irrevocably be damaged!」
Lamia screamed but Eseria muttered in a voice that only she could hear.
「That’s exactly what I wish to happen. No matter how you think about it, I won’t become the prince’s fiancée after that, right? However, I don’t want to trouble my family….」
「Yes? Did you say anything now?」
「No, don’t mind it. Let’s go back to the main topic.」
Eseria just glossed it over and get back to the topic.
「Actually, Lamia-san, I’ve kept it a secret until now but when I published those books, I have a second objective aside that I wanted to write such contents.」
「Second objective?」
「Yeah. I’ll bring you something that will explain what it is. So, can you just have a cup of tea and calm down while waiting?」
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Lazy Sigh of the Villainess
FantasyThis story is not mine. A woman, who has been living her life ON (work) and OFF (entertainment) at a corner of a city, reincarnated in an otome game called "Crystal Labyrinth". She is aware and has knowledge about her previous life when she awakened...
