A Sweet Girl Won't Be Fooled By The Villainess - [Vol. 2] Chapter 16

[Vol. 2] Chapter 16: What’s so Difficult!

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The person who stole things last night was Nornada?

Impossible!

Wasn’t this arrogant Sister Nornada from a noble family?

Backed by a very powerful family, even Archbishop Mirabeau had to swallow his pride and couldn’t directly conflict with her. Now, telling her that this noble is stealing?

In Ifia’s impression, nobles are generally wealthy. Of course, it’s also possible that even the lowest-ranking baron is prosperous compared to commoners…

At the bottom of the food chain are the commoners of the Sith Empire.

?System, elaborate!?

?Nornada herself has a gambling addiction, and her family is short of money. This led her to target the church. The interns who are working in the back hall would increase her risk of exposure.?

The system tried to keep its explanation concise. Regarding more details about the Kefid family, the system intentionally skipped over some important information. It was genuinely distressed. How is it that encountering anyone randomly can involve demons?

The Kefid family’s financial difficulties stem from using their entire family’s resources to support demons. Wanting to strengthen the family and raise their noble rank, they entered into contracts with demons. However, preparing the offerings that demons like requires a significant amount of money.

Purchasing those abandoned individuals as sacrifices through underground channels costs a considerable amount of coins for each one. Therefore, the Kefid family requires its adult members to find ways to earn money. If they cannot contribute, they can forget about staying in the family. It’s not as simple as being expelled from the family. Instead, it involves directly contributing the last bit of strength by offering oneself as a sacrifice to the demons.

Before the Kefid family signed a contract with demons, Nornada was insignificant in the family because of her mediocre aptitude, preventing her from holding any important positions in the crucial departments of Darwa City. With an ordinary appearance and physique, she couldn’t form alliances with other families and could only work as an ordinary nun in the church. The lack of recognition from the family made Nornada miserable. The monotonous work at the church increased her stress day by day, leading her to inadvertently engage in gambling. After becoming addicted, she immediately immersed herself in it.

God couldn’t save her, but gambling pain could. It made her forget everything in reality. However, the wages of a church nun couldn’t support her extravagant gambling habits, and it was impossible to get money from the family. So, Nornada turned her attention to the church, initially stealing small items in exchange for money.

Those golden ornaments were very valuable. To avoid detection, she intentionally found a craftsman to create identical replicas, then applied a layer of gold leaf to them before placing them back in their original positions. As nobody discovered her actions, Nornada’s confidence grew.

It was around this time that the Kefid family signed a contract with demons and urgently needed a large amount of money to purchase sacrifices. Nornada, renowned in the family for her excellent money-collecting abilities, became the family’s star. The Kefid family didn’t care about the source of the money, as long as Nornada continued to provide it, whether through theft or other means.

Therefore, Nornada was praised extensively within the family, becoming everyone’s role model. Quiet and unnoticed before, she transformed into the family’s rising star. The feeling of this counterattack delighted Nornada, and she became even more proactive in stealing church items for money. She even targeted the relief funds issued by the royal family.

However, due to Archbishop Gerard Abel’s scheme to hunt witches, which implicated the church, the royal family stopped providing relief funds. This left Nornada unable to continue obtaining large sums of money and forced her to resort to petty theft.

After the reduction in the amount of money she contributed, the family immediately questioned Nona da, demanding her prompt submission. This made Nona da panic, and her recent behavior became extremely irritable.

As for why she clashed with the interns in the back hall? The primary reason was to make them unable to endure the heavy workload and leave. Even if Nornada produced replicas that were one-to-one copies of the originals, who knows if someone observant might notice any clues. Because of the fear of exposure, Nornada, even under the pressure of Mirabeau, initially insisted on having the interns work in the front hall.

Unfortunately, due to the compromise of drawing lots, only one person went to the front hall. The others were in the main hall and back hall, precisely within Nornada’s stealing range.

In summary, partial information about Nornada, the pawn character, can be revealed, but details about the demons must be kept secret. Unless the host regains memories related to demons or the villainess voluntarily discloses it, making the system take the blame is an impossible task!

?It’s really unexpected. I thought she was intentionally causing trouble, but it turns out she had other motives!?

After listening to the system’s explanation, Ifia’s initial confusion immediately cleared up.

Just as she thought! These students are only here for a ten-day internship, and they are not competing with the clergy for jobs. The reason these people have been so cold towards them is probably due to the crucial role played by Nornada.

“Nornada, the interns, including Arlan, have completed their tasks, and it’s now the end of their working hours! Or, if the kitchen is short-handed, and the chef is out, why not mention it at the beginning instead of rushing when it’s almost time to eat, leaving no time for preparation!”

While Ifia was conversing with the system, Jessica remained furious. After being called over, she saw this harsh nun scolding Arlan. Although she didn’t use dirty words, the sarcastic remarks made Arlan’s face turn pale.

As nobles, Nornada relied on the Kefid family’s dominance, but she herself was nothing! Unlike Arlan’s family, which was gradually declining, Jessica’s Lilace family was not an easy target. Even now, facing Nornada head-on, Jessica stood her ground.

At worst, she would get scolded when she got home!

Upon hearing Jessica’s questioning, Nornada sneered and quickly countered, “Who could have predicted that the chef would suddenly fall ill? This is how things work in the back hall. Just because you’re interns, does that mean you should be treated differently? If that’s the case, I’ll have to ask Mirabeau about it.”

Pausing there, Nornada’s brown-yellow eyes narrowed, complementing her high cheekbones, making her look very sharp. Then, her words became even sharper.

“What exactly do you interns want to achieve? Is it just a game of playing house?”

Upon hearing these words, Jessica’s face turned red with anger. If it weren’t for Arlan holding her back, she would have thrown a few punches at this person. They were just interns here, not slaves to the church!

“Arlan, are you okay!”

Just as Jessica was struggling with her anger, the urgent voice of Antoine came from the back hall door, causing Arlan to snap out of it. Even though Antoine was just a commoner, as a boyfriend, he gave Arlan an instant sense of reassurance.

Subsequently, Antoine hurriedly ran to Arlan’s side, gently patting her back to help stabilize her emotions, considering their location within the church.

Antoine was almost frantic upon hearing that Arlan was being mistreated!

While comforting Arlan, Antoine glanced across and saw Nornada with a proud look, immediately recognizing her as the one causing trouble for Arlan. This made Antoine grit his teeth in frustration. Being a commoner, he couldn’t pose a threat to her. However, someone else could!

“Nornada, arranging the interns’ work is not your responsibility!”

As Antoine rushed in, another visitor appeared.

Austin still had that casual look on her face, smiling as she looked at Nornada. However, her words made Nornada’s expression turn unpleasant. This nun, who had just arrived for a month, dared to accuse her – what audacity!

“Austin, there’s a rule for everything. Even the bishop would support me!”

“Well, that’s not necessarily true. After all, the bishop wouldn’t be too strict with interns, especially those on temporary assignments… However, Sister Nornada, if the argument continues, the church might send enforcement officers to investigate.”

“…”

“So, I suggest both sides take a step back!”

Listening to Austin’s words, Nornada’s eyes flashed with surprise. She then snorted, glanced at Jessica and others, seemingly memorizing their faces for potential retaliation, and then turned and left the back hall.

This relieved Arlan and the others. Antoine, in particular, looked at Austin with excitement, as if worshipping an idol. However, upon receiving Austin’s calm and indifferent gaze, he immediately concealed his excitement.

Afterward, Austin smiled at the interns, encouraging them, “Hang in there for these ten days, and you’ll soon be free. However, even though Nornada won’t pursue it further, the issue in the cafeteria is still troublesome. You better resolve it as soon as possible.”

Upon hearing that they still couldn’t avoid cafeteria work, Jessica’s face fell, and she felt so frustrated that she wanted to roll on the ground, loudly accusing the church of oppressing its employees!

“Now, the church has enough trouble, it’s better not to add more. You better not make the Bishop angrier,” Austin said. She didn’t show any intention to help the interns. After delivering these words, she waved to the interns and walked away with steady steps, leaving the interns looking worried.

Arlan bit her lip and took the initiative, saying, “It’s my fault for not keeping my composure earlier. I’ll go to the kitchen to help and prepare dinner as quickly as possible.”

“Arlan, you don’t need to blame yourself. Sister Nornada was too much!” After comforting Arlan, Jessica also felt troubled. There were many church clergy, and they were very picky. Hasty food preparations would lead to complaints.

They were starting to prepare dinner now, and it would undoubtedly be too late. At that time, Nornada would definitely distance herself and blame the interns.

What should they do?

“Let’s go to the kitchen and take a look first,” Ifia suddenly spoke up at this moment, raising an eyebrow. After attracting everyone’s attention, she smiled, “It’s just dinner, what could be so difficult about it!”