Because She Had A Time Limit, She Became The Villain’s Daughter-in-law

Upon arriving at the Imperial Palace, me and Duke Icard dispersed to our respective places

Princess

Before I was even overwhelmed by the splendor of the imperial palace, where I had come for the first time in my life, I was escorted to Elanie

Lady Icard has arrived

Oh, tell her to come in

She was already sitting in the room boasting a vast presence as I quietly entered with the maid

Greetings, Princess Elanie, the beautiful star of the Empire

When I greeted her according to etiquette, she smiled before replying softly, Its been a while, Lady Icard

Yes, Princess Please feel free to call me Laria

Of course, Laria

While giving a brief greeting, the maid came and served refreshments Elanie poured me the tea herself and then dismissed everyone around

Im nervous

I knew what she would ask of me because I had read this scene before However, the only difference was that Seymour had to sit in my seat originally

I sat with an innocent face as if I dont know anything, and Elanie spoke her words with difficulty

Did you give good excuses to others?

Actually, nothing really came to mind, so I just said it had to do with Avonitars ruby necklace

Its okay because everyone else knows it

As I handed the ruby necklace I had brought with me to her, I spoke calmly

But, in case someone asks

Yes?

You wanted to make a custom order for a new emerald necklace for the next foundation festival, though you suddenly remembered that necklace from six years ago and wanted to do it with the same design, so you called me

Elaines eyes widened in surprise at my words

Oh, my God How could you think of that

It was nothing Conspiracies, tactics, schemes, public opinion wars, and others I was strong enough at them to come up with excuses like this

What kind of jewelry Elanie wore at the foundation festival and what kind of clothes she wore were of utmost interest She also never took fashion lightly, and she used to think about it several months ago So, the excuse I gave was quite plausible

Laria, contrary to my impression, you are very clever

Did that mean I look stupid? Still, it was difficult to deny because I looked like I was going to be picked on by scammers It was a face that appeared as a representative face in phrases like scammers, please choose your fool!

Anyway, thank you Well, lets get it right With all due respect, I am so glad that I coincidentally meet you in Avonitar

I smiled vaguely It was because the coincidence was no coincidence

I was very surprised to see the assassins suddenly come

Ah What has happened since then? Were they all executed?

I had no idea what happened after that That was because I didnt want Elanie to get caught up, and she even kept the attack a secret Since it was an imperial affair, it wasnt even in the Bestian Intelligence Guild

I couldnt catch them and even put them to death because I wasnt the target until the very end There was no evidence, and they never knew I was there

Well, that was true

How can you believe that they were called mercenaries with no background and were just practicing raids?

That was not true What kind of excuse was there to have a raid practice? It was really an excuse like a beggars shoe, and it seemed that it was just that way for the Imperial Knights

So, very lightly, they were sentenced to five years in prison and their ankles cut Now, mercenaries and assassins are not allowed

To say it was light, it seemed that the future had been cut along with their ankle Needless to say, I had no idea how Medor, who lacked one ankle, degenerated as a villain

If its five years in prison, he must already have been out a year ago

However, nothing had happened so far, and seeing that Duke Icard was winning more than the original, I thought it was still okay

Itd been two months anyway Its nothing special, maybe he ran?

While I was thinking about it, Elanie let out a deep sigh She then wiggled her fingers as if she was in trouble again After hesitating for a long time, she cautiously opened her mouth

Actually, there is another reason why I asked to meet Its a personal matter, so I want you to keep it a secret

Yes, please tell me

Do you remember the auction six years ago? It was at the time of founding day

Six years ago?

Knowing everything, I pretended to count the numbers for nothing

Then

Miss Laria won a successful bid A music box from Ronald

Oh, right

Do you still have it?

Yes, its in the Dukes residence I didnt bring it to the villa

Elaines eyes twinkled at my answer She continued her words as she grabbed my hand, Can you sell it back to me?

Yes?

Ill give you twice as much Didnt you win the bid around seven hundred gold back then?

I was caught up in a moment of conflict

Seymour just gave it away without asking anything to win her favor Of course, I had no intention of doing that Rather, what I was worried about was how much I could receive

Is that so I cant remember the exact price It seems to be around that time

Yes?

To be certain, it was in Duchy Icards at the time My budget was not established because I was a minor

I answered in a dismal voice

Even though I had money from the horse racing, it was very tight because I decided to donate it

Obviously, I said I decided to, but I didnt say I really did it

As you know, my family is ruined, and I have no private property

At the time, it was something I was really excited about Can you compare that to an exact price?

And, with a sad expression on my face, I quickly added

Of course, but it has to be expressed in terms of price

Elanie said cautiously, rolling her eyes around

How about threethree times?

It was the day the Duke was awarded the Medal of Honor, so me and the family were sitting in a special seat together

Saying that, I sighed and closed my eyes I added, Since then, we havent gone to see the foundation festival with my family So, to sell the music box is to sell my memories of that time, too

Although my words were slow, they continued to the end

Memories are things that cannot be converted into money Of course, but if I have no choice but to express it in terms of price

Four times, four times

At that time, there were four people in my family

Would it be okay for five times as much?

In the end, it was decided to hand over the music box back to Elanie at six times the price

I cant do it anymore No matter how much money Seymour gave, I always need money for politics

Ah, Baron Litshua, will he finance the politics?

Yes He was more resourceful than I thought

In the past six years, Seymour and Elanie have met a few more times There were only two times that I was forced to get involved and ruined the meeting

So, the first meeting in Avonitar, and the present meeting where I was called to the Imperial Palace to give her the music box Since they were two people who kept getting entangled by fate, they had already known each other

Besides, he said he was friendly with you

Its just a little, little friendship Its in the same Southwest area

I didnt think there was such a word in the original story about providing political funds, though it seemed that it had developed into more true love because Seymours paying for it was a huge deal

Anyway, thank you so much, Laria

Even though Elanie had a slight frown on her face, she still grinned

It would be really amusing to find it again after six years, but Thank you so much For keeping it

If I had lost the music box or sold it somewhere, she would have been more in trouble Therefore, she could accept six times the price Besides, to get this money, it was to deal with a difficult opponent, so of course, I has to get the most out of it

My sister tells me this, but I want you to keep this a secret

Yes, I will

Its actually my mothers keepsake

At her words, I blinked in surprise

In the original, the reason was not given It was only stated that Elanie found this music box to Seymour belatedly and that he gave it without receiving any money So I, too, without much thought, just expected it to the extent of, Elanie will look for this later and give him the money

By the way, its a posthumous memento I didnt know that at all Thats why she searched for it so desperately