Revenge of Reborn Villainess

In such situations, it was best not to show any interest.

If you didn’t show interest, she would eventually give up on her own.

Kallian believed that Eshika would not leave the training ground until he spoke.

“……”

However, after observing the soldiers’ training for a few minutes, when he looked towards the direction of the weapons warehouse, there was no one there.

Again, his expectations went astray, and Kallian’s eyebrows furrowed.

Before he could utter a word, he spotted Eshika in the distance, already far away.

Kallian’s lips parted slightly.

Did she really have a reason to come here? It was an unbelievable fact.

Kallian approached the weapons warehouse hastily.

However, the elderly soldier who had conversed with Eshika came out and quickly bowed.

“I greet the Lord Duke!”

“What did she talk about?”

The soldier seemed a bit surprised by Kallian’s question, but after a moment, he composed himself and spoke.

“Ah… You mean the lady? She inquired about swords.”

“……”

“The Lady asked if she could touch the sword, and she admired its quality. She mentioned something about the excellent forging techniques… Also, she inquired about where to purchase the swords from this place. I informed her that today is the day when new swords arrive, and she just went to touch them. She seemed to like the rapier.”

Kallian raised one eyebrow and asked, “It’s not her first time today?”

The soldier nodded, “Yes, she first came about four days ago.”

Kallian’s fist twitched.

So, it wasn’t really to see him but rather due to her interest in swords. Could it be that Eshika, a noblewoman accustomed to the luxury of life, had developed an interest in swords?

“Well… The Lady seemed to know a lot about swords. She asked about details like the direction of the blade and its durability. It wasn’t just superficial knowledge.”

However, the soldier spoke with admiration for Eshika.

Kallian’s pupils trembled for a moment but soon regained their composure.

Coming from a merchant family, Eshika might have studied various subjects, including weaponry. Perhaps she even had knowledge about military matters.

Yet, what disturbed Kallian wasn’t the fact that Eshika asked about swords, it was the soldier’s next statement.

“So…,” Kallian turned around, lips slightly curling.

His violet eyes showed a brief sign of agitation but quickly regained calmness.

“…Really, she didn’t come to see me?”

**

Yurie wiped her sweaty face with a cloth, her legs bandaged with soaked cotton.

Blood stained the cotton, as the wounds hadn’t healed yet due to the salt water Eshika poured on them.

Yurie rubbed the wounds vigorously.

“Eshika… I won’t let this go unnoticed.”

Yurie thought about Eshika, her eyes filled with venom.

This foolish girl was running around as if she had eaten something wrong, and Yurie would make sure she learned her lesson.

As Yurie was about to continue, a knock sounded on the door.

After a moment, the door opened, and one of the three maids, Lisa, entered.

She had a young and energetic personality, but at the moment, she seemed a bit timid.

“Are you okay, Lady Yurie?”

“Does this look okay to you?”

Yurie responded, releasing her frustration on the maid.

Recently, Yurie had been so angry that she couldn’t contain it, especially with everything happening to her.

“Uh… I mean, not about that. It’s about the Duchess.”

Raising the end of her eyebrow, Yuri was momentarily taken aback by the maid’s words.

Although Eshika was the one who created Yurie’s leg like this, Yurie couldn’t hate her. She was, after all, the birth mother of Kallian.

“Are you saying she apologized?”

Yurie asked the maid with a hint of expectation in her eyes.

After all, she had stolen Eshika’s jewelry and given it to her every time.

She was so favored by the Duchess that she even appointed her head maid, so she might feel guilty for beating her so badly.

But Yurie’s bitterness was short-lived.

“Uh… No. It’s not that. The Duchess is looking for a marriage proposal for you… She found a place that seemed suitable and wanted you to consider it. She even prepared three options for you.”

Yurie’s eyebrows twisted uncomfortably.

“…Sorry, you said?”

Yurie’s sarcastic tone indicated that she wasn’t buying the idea.

“No… She wanted you to consider it as an offering for you to find a good husband… a way to make amends.”

The maid pulled a wrinkled piece of paper from the hem of her skirt.

The tips of Yuri’s eyebrows arched in horror.

The maid walked over and read the three crumpled pieces of paper.

“The first suitor is the son of a well-known butcher in the city center, and while you’ll have plenty of work to do when you get married, you’ll still be able to eat and sleep well.”

“And the second candidate for groom is a farmer who supplies wheat to the Duke of Klaus. He’s fifteen years older than you, and he has two children. He had a wife, but she died last year of a nasty disease. He’s old, but..”

Yurie’s face flushed red.

Her dream man was Duke Klaus.

There was no way a commoner would ever catch her eye.

“The third candidate is a government official, and although his salary is small, a woman would have to sew for him….”

“Stop it!”

Yurie shouted, and the maid flinched back.

She looked at Yurie with puzzled eyes.

The maid couldn’t understand why Yurie was upset.

“You think you can throw a man of that caliber at me, Eshika……That stupid Eshika was married to Duke Klaus, and all you can do is….”

“Get out!”

Yurie shouted at the maid.

Yurie’s eyes were filled with anger, venom, and jealousy.