Avril went with Lynn anticipating such an outcome. Hence why she left a note for Dylan.

Dylan would find it, and if Avril didn’t return, he’d go to that place, even if it meant using the names of the Duke of Lancaster and Prince Lawrence.

She didn’t immediately notify him to keep Lynn from suspecting her intentions and escaping before she could find Teresa.

My not returning means drugs are involved—the clues to Teresa are here. All I need to do is find them.

What on earth is this place? It’s even more desolate and cold than the second-class cabin area I was in earlier.

There were a lot of wooden boxes stacked in front of her, but judging from the air, the room seemed to be much larger. And although the place was dim, there was light coming from the back.

Avril freed Lynn from her restraints, held her hand, and stood up. At that moment, she felt the presence of someone right next to the stacked boxes.

“—I feel like I’ve seen you somewhere before. What’s your name?”

!? This person—!

Beautiful curly blonde hair and an eye-catching face. When Avril looked at her, she was reminded of the definition of a ‘flashy face.’

She’s Kathy, whom I met at the Ashfield family’s masquerade ball during my infiltration with Lord Dylan. She was with Corinna’s ex-boyfriend, Wallace, and I played chess with her!

As a result, the woman ended up removing her mask in front of Avril.

That day, she only agreed to play chess so that Corinna’s ex-boyfriend wouldn’t get in the way of Dylan’s information gathering. Who would have thought that action would prove useful on a later day? After all, thanks to that, she was finally able to understand the situation.

So Kathy is also with Thomas Edgar. Although she said her name at the time was Kathy, it must’ve been a fake name.

“Hmm? Really, where have we met before?”

Wearing a dress that accentuated her curves, Kathy had folded her arms as she fell deep into though. After all, Avril was the epitome of a bad girl who was no stranger to fooling around. Seeing her blending in with other regular guests would be a strange sight.

I feel like once she hears my voice, she will know that I am ‘Avril, the Bad Girl.’

Still, Lynn looks worried. She can only speak the foreign language after all.

I don’t think there is any way for me to avoid speaking.

Only one option remained. Dylan would come looking for her in a few hours anyway. In that case, it wouldn’t matter if she introduced herself. The name ‘Avril’ belonged to a bad girl anyway, so it didn’t matter.

“I’m Avril the Villainess. It’s been a while, Kathy.”

When she smiled her wicked smile for the first time in a while, Kathy was shocked.

“!?!? Ah!? I know you! You’re the girl from back then! The villainess who came to the masquerade ball and slayed all the men who flocked to her at chess!”

“Glad you remembered.”

“Hee. Quite an adorable face you have there. With a face like that, you can play around without getting caught… But hey, if you’re such a bad girl, why were you hanging out with Wallace? And for what reason are you here today?”

There seemed to be a lot of misunderstandings, but in the end, Kathy suddenly went to the heart of the matter. She couldn’t tell her she was performing an undercover investigation yet. In that case, explaining the current situation as it was would be wiser.

“I was enjoying the fresh air on the deck of the first-class cabin area when Lynn called out to me. She seemed to be in trouble, so I accompanied her—and that’s how I ended up in such a place as this.”

“Lynn… You mean this girl?”

As Kathy glared at Lynn, her gaze sharpened, and Avril could tell that was Lynn trembling.

“I’m scared of this auntie. Whenever I make any noise, she’ll throw a bunch of things at me.”

“She throws things? At Lynn?”

“Yes, it’s hard to avoid them.”

Avril couldn’t imagine Kathy as a villainess in the slightest. When she saw Avril talking to Lynn, she shrugged in surprise.

“Oh, so the wicked Lady Avril can speak this child’s language? This child is the only one I can’t understand and it has been bothering me. So, what did she say?”

“…”

It’s probably best not to include ‘auntie’ in the translation.

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