A Painting of the Villainess as a Young Lady

Chapter 26

A total of three people accompanied Violet on her outing. The first was Georges, the coachman. The second was Mary, Violet’s exclusive maid. And the third was Eshika, a kitchen maid of the annex.

“There’s a lot of people even though it’s still the morning.”

“Because this is the largest commercial district in the entire dukedom! Ack— Milady, you can’t walk around on your own.”

“It’s okay. I remember coming here a few times.”

Back then, she wore only flashy dresses and went straight to the boutique.

Violet laughed. Thanks to Mary’s efforts, she had gotten a little closer to the people in the annex as they were nothing but strangers before.

Since she had lived all her life as a high noble, it’s only natural that she wouldn’t know how commoners lived.

With that thought in mind, Violet smiled as she took in her surroundings. Everything’s a bit more advanced compared to how she recalled them in her memories.

She also recalled how Aileen was sent the same designs of the clothes she bought from the boutique she often frequented. Oh, how furious she had been back then. But it’s all in the past now.

“Milady, this way.”

Eshika was in charge of guiding her around the area, and so she led Violet dutifully. Mary was a new maid, so she didn’t know her way around. The group followed Eshika calmly.

“Is there a particular place you would like to visit?”

“I just wanted to go out, so there’s no particular place that I actually wanted to… Ah, wait. Is there an art supplies shop around here?”

“Art supplies… I’m not quite sure, but I believe there’s a general store nearby.”

“Let’s start there then?”

Georges considered himself to be the girls’ guard today, but in the end, he became their porter.

After looking around at the general store, they all ate together at a nearby restaurant.

Although the quality of the ingredients there wasn’t as good as what she’d get at the ducal residence, Violet commented that it was delicious.

Though it seemed tactless, Mary even asked Violet if they should have these dishes made for her at the annex next time.

No one pointed out the ducal lady’s demeanor as she enthusiastically enjoyed the street food she encountered.

After eating, they also drank tea. There were quite a few customers at the teahouse, which was frequented by wealthy merchants and wealthy commoners alike.

Just looking at this scenery made her feel a bit sentimental. Violet’s outing ended simply in this manner.

They returned to the annex using the same carriage they rode on their way out.

Upon seeing Violet, Zylo grabbed the back of his neck and looked like he was about to collapse from high blood pressure.

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Since then, Violet’s outings became more frequent, and it became sort of like a routine. Zylo would object, but as the employees of the annex would feel sorry for the girl who’s trapped here together with all of them, they all banded together to protest. Even the righteous knight couldn’t resist.

He finally gave up when he reported this to the duke.

The duke merely told him to accompany her as her escort knight.