Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord Act 5 [Parts 1 to 6] by Satori Tanabata

Author:Satori Tanabata
Language: eng
Format: epub

Interlude 1: Darren Archiam

In the current affairs of the Kingdom of Valschein, if one were to ask whose movements were the most in the spotlight, the only name that would come to mind would be Yumiella Dolkness.

She had defeated the Demon Lord, become two people, and of course, surpassed level 99... There were countless rumors of unknown authenticity regarding the Countess. It had even been theorized that the recent mysterious natural phenomenon in which black stripes had covered the skies of the entire world had also been her doing.

Since she was someone whose presence inspired constant attention, information of her appearance in the Royal Capital had spread throughout the town within the day. It was a popular subject of conversation between commoners who lacked entertainment, and even members of the aristocracy were sending their subordinates out to gather intel.

The same went for the head of the Archiam family, Darren Archiam. He was currently in his estate in the Royal Capital, listening to a report given by one of those very subordinates.

“First, she headed to a dress shop that deals in wedding dresses,” the man was saying. “After that, she stopped by a fragrance store before returning to the Dolkness estate.”

“Right, she has a wedding coming up...” Count Archiam recalled. “Perhaps we shouldn’t rely on her—”

“Do you have any other options?” his subordinate pointed out.

The count fell silent for a moment as he pondered this question. Finally, he shook his head. “No...”

“Then I believe we have no choice but to rely on Countess Dolkness.”

The man standing before the count, giving logical advice, was the estate’s steward Kevin. He was the longest-serving member of the staff working for the Archiam family, and his father had served the Archiams as well. He was an elderly man that had looked after Darren ever since he had been a young child. Whenever the count had a decision to make as the head of the household, he always first discussed it with Kevin.

As always when it came to strategic moves, Kevin was the one who had suggested they should approach Yumiella, who had just appeared in the Royal Capital. The count was forced to admit that this suggestion had virtue; he couldn’t think of another way to escape the predicament he was facing other than to ask for Yumiella’s aid. He wasn’t too happy to have to consider relying on his daughter’s classmate. To avoid the shame of it, he tried to find faults in the plan.

“She has no obligation to save Archiam,” he pointed out. “She won’t agree to meet with me.”

“We should be able to at least get her to see us,” Kevin countered. “Oh, I forgot to tell you about this... Today—and, chronologically, this would be before the visit to the fragrance store, Countess Dolkness was standing at the gates of this very estate. It would have been most advantageous if we’d invited her in right then, but the guard stopped her... Admittedly, that’s the correct response at any other time, so I cannot blame him too much for how he handled it.

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