The Villainess Hides Her Wealth - Chapter 85.1

Chapter 85.1

‘I don’t think I’ll need to get further involved with you once I get the information I need,’ Lilika retorted so inwardly, but held back from saying it.

She didn’t want to talk to these lowly people for long.

“The young lady has awakened the power that descends upon the clan of the Red River. Yes, we are different from the Primrose duchy, but we also have something… Haha, you’ve come to the right place.”

“…”

“It’s not magic and it’s not a blessing; it’s a strange power. There are people with this power sometimes, but I had no idea it would be Young Lady Lilika, who had severed her relationship with the clan…”

It wasn’t like he expected Lilika to come to him at this moment, but the head of the clan explained without a hitch.

“But I’m surprised. That power, which we call sorcery among us, can be awakened when a member of the Red River clan has great malice.”

He said that the malice meant when that member wanted to do something, even if it meant burning themselves.

“Didn’t you feel something cold approaching you?”

“…”

“At that moment, you must have had someone you hated and wanted to deal with somehow, even if you had to burn yourself. Isn’t that right?”

Lilika was silent for a moment. What the head of the clan was saying was not wrong.

Being offended by the meaning of the awakening being an ugly malice was only temporary.

“I thought you had nothing to worry about. Haha.”

When she realized that the ‘sorcery’ he mentioned was what had come to her, Lilika couldn’t come to her senses.

“You’ve come to the right place, Young Lady. No one would know how to handle that power unless they are from our clan… Isn’t it a good thing that you weren’t branded a heretic?”

“…”

“What kind of power did you awaken?”

“It’s… none of your business.”

“I think you have a power similar to your mother’s,” the head of the clan softly said. “For example, fascinating people.”

Fascinating people.

The moment she heard that, Lilika fully realized how she could use her power. Something that had been lingering in her mind for a while was completely established.

Was this how it felt to be a bird who had been told that what had suddenly sprung up on him were ‘wings’? She felt like she knew how to fly now.

Some pieces of the puzzle from her past that she didn’t quite understand matched…

For example, she wondered how her mother, who was an ordinary person even though she was quite beautiful, was able to captivate Duke Primrose.

‘I knew people were strangely kind to me and my mother since I was little, but…’

Lilika realized that she had the same ability as her mother, but that hers was not just about fascinating people.

She knew it instinctively.

‘I think I can have one person… who I can handle how I please.’

Whether it was a wicked or creepy thing, it didn’t matter what other people thought.

Who could she brainwash and use like a slave?

‘This is definitely a strong power.’

She could feel a strong exhilaration from head to toe.

It was the first time that her blood relatives, whom she thought were vulgar for being members of the Red River clan, helped Lilika.

‘Then… I should use it on someone who works best when brainwashed.’

Using an ordinary person would be no different from using a slave.

‘What is the most special aspect of my sorcery of fascination? That person can serve me more sincerely than a slave, without the restraints of being a slave.’

However, the condition of someone who could be brainwashed was tricky.

“We once said that it was amazing that your mother had taken Duke Primrose. Could it be a similar power?”

“We wondered if being a woman from the streets made it easier for her to get the duke on her side than the beautifully cared for noble ladies… But it was the sorcery that often comes to the Red River clan.”

Lilika seemed to have an idea of what kind of sorcery she had awakened when she heard what her clan said.

“If you want that person to be completely obedient to you, not just favor you lightly, they must fall in love with you.”

According to the head of the clan, they must be passionate and enthusiastic.

If she were to brainwash her father, it would be easy to control the duchy. However, even if he loved her, he loved her as a daughter. It wouldn’t work.

The same was true of her brother, Jiksen…

‘That aspect is quite inconvenient.’

Apart from that, Lilika was uncomfortable with them talking as if they were in equal positions.

“Who would a noble person use sorcery on? Haha.”

She felt self-conscious because they had once lived together, but now was not the time to be like that.

‘But I found out a lot by coming here.’

And she decided on who and how to use the power she had come to know.

If she were to fascinate just one person in the world, it would be…

“The one you said was cursed. Where is he now?”