After her eyes gradually got accustomed to the light, Avril realized something.

The one peering at Avril from above the box was the former duke, Brandon Lancester. Seeing Avril with her soot-covered face, his only comment was that she was “black.”

Which is understandable.

It’d be even better if he doesn’t realize that I’m Lord Dylan’s fiancée, Avril, but that’s just impossible.

She knew that the former duke wasn’t interested in villainesses. Nevertheless, even if he didn’t realize who she was, she’d be out of luck due to her shoddy appearance.

If the former duke were to offer to buy Avril, it’d be because he realized who Avril was and wanted to help her. Except, the former duke disliked Avril the Villainess.

Avril panicked when she first heard that she’d be sold to Brandon Lancester. But after thinking about it calmly, she concluded that he wouldn’t buy her.

At the same time, she was also relieved. Avril believed that the Duke of Lancester family wouldn’t make transaction with a group of criminals.

I don’t know how it was like in the former duke’s time, but now that Lord Dylan is in charge, it’s absolutely not okay!

“…Huh, you…?!”

Staring at Avril’s soot-covered face, the former duke finally grasped her true identity. That was only to be expected.

Avril rose to her feet and respectfully greeted him.

“A pleasure to meet you, I’m Avril Allingham. I’m a notorious villain in this rural town.”

“Ah…? Huh…?”

“My hobbies are nightlife and playing with fire. I sneak out of the house every night. This time, I snuck out to play on the luxury cruise ship, the Victoria, but I got caught.”

“Huuuh…?”

Looking at the former duke’s appalled face, she probably played the villainess pretty well.

However, behind the former duke, who was still stunned and nodding along, she noticed a woman with a blank look on her face.

It was Sienna, the maid who’d been scolded by the former duke alongside Grace the other day.

Sienna…! Well, the maids in the main residence dislike me, so I don’t think there’ll be a problem…

Avril did recall helping her out when she was scolded by pretending to be a villainess. But at that time, Grace praised her, saying, “You acted like a true villain.”

…In other words, she might’ve caused a misunderstanding. Nevertheless, seeing the current her, he might’ve changed his mind and thought, “Ah, she’s really a villain after all!”

Then, Avril showed a sarcastic smile.

“So, how much will you pay for me? I’m certainly not cheap. I’m a very famous villainess, accustomed to a life of pleasure!”

As a villainess, she’d like to be more specific rather than proclaiming that she was a villain all the time though…

However, this was Avril’s limit. She hoped to make the former duke say, “I’m not buying this girl. Take her back.”

Seeing Avril actively trying to raise her price for some reason, the bad guys pushing the cart also got swept along. They rewrote the original invoice by hand and presented it to the former duke.

“Yes. As you can see, this girl is quite nasty. How about this amount?”

“Wha—…?! What is this price?!”

It must’ve been an exorbitant amount, as the former duke’s eyes wandered and froze.

I honestly didn’t expect the former duke would even bother asking about the price… Still, there’s no way he’ll pay for it. Above all, there’s a feud between Lord Dylan and the former duke. Why would he help his son’s wife?

“Actually, for this woman… it might be too cheap.”

“?!”

Hold on.

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