A Sweet Girl Won't Be Fooled By The Villainess - [Vol. 4] Chapter 86
[Vol. 4] Chapter 86: Oh Ho
Kurt was a direct subordinate of the Rosward royal family, a covert guard who only followed royal orders, quite different from the overt guards.
His swordsmanship was formidable, and his robust physique carried significant strength, once kicking a fierce wild boar to death.
Before the age of thirty, he had become the leader of one of the covert guard teams. If things went as expected, he might have even competed for the position of the head chief of the covert guards in the future.
Due to his smooth career, he believed he was more valued by His Majesty the King compared to the captain of the knight order, who only flaunted his muscles.
Therefore, when he received the confidential mission to search for magical plants in the Camus territory, he eagerly promised to complete the task. With his abilities, it was just a matter of finding magical plants, not a difficult task.
As Kurt led his subordinates to Camus, his initial enthusiasm gradually turned into despair. After spending a year without finding any traces of magical plants, he began to doubt.
Did the Camus territory really have magical plants?
If it weren’t for the task personally issued by His Majesty the King, Kurt would have thought he was deceived. Since the first day he entered here, aside from the endless snowfields, there were only those cunning and cold-blooded ferocious beasts lurking in the shadows, causing significant casualties to his squad.
However, despite the cost of lives, they still haven’t found any traces of magical plants. Just as he hesitated about whether to report to Darwa City or continue the mission, the latest news from the royal city shocked him immensely: Camus territory changed hands!
This news astonished Kurt, and he verified the information repeatedly. Moreover, the one taking over the Camus territory is none other than the Barlen family’s heiress, Amelia Barlen!
Regarding Amelia Barlen, her reputation as a genius is known to all nobles in the Sith Empire.
However, Kurt, as a covert guard loyal only to the Rosward royal family, looks down on the Barlen family, which has risen in recent years. He sees them as nothing more than fortunate upstarts.
Even Amelia Barlen was considered, in Kurt’s eyes, just a noble heiress from the Barlen family who gained prominence through the family’s financial influence.
How could a delicate noble young lady possibly defeat the captain of the knight order easily?
She is merely a woman. What could women do?
It should be that the Barlen family was the one who spent money to make fake news about that.
Despite Kurt’s dislike for the captain of the knight order, he cannot deny the captain’s strength. It’s not someone a noble heiress can easily defeat.
Rumors of Amelia Barlen’s stunning beauty, often referred to as the Empire Red Rose of the Sith Empire, were dismissed by Kurt as false praise from admirers that have been taken as truth over time.
Having never interacted with Amelia Barlen, Kurt underestimated her, regarding her as just another noble young lady.
Therefore, when he learned that the Camus territory had been assigned to Amelia Barlen, he was both shocked and angered.
Although he didn’t know what happened, he believes the Barlen family must have done something behind the scenes to obtain the Camus territory from the royal family.
Later, when Kurt heard that Amelia Barlen used the Camus territory to trade with various families and gained many benefits, he felt even more aggrieved for the Rosward royal family. Not to mention, various families sent guard teams to Camus. In less than half a month, someone discovered magical plants.
This felt like an invisible slap hitting Kurt’s face. After all, he had been in the Camus territory for over a year in advance but had not found any traces of magical plants. The result was that others, who had only been there for a few days, found the magical plants.
Kurt was extremely frustrated, but he didn’t think it was a lack of his ability. Instead, he blamed everything on Amelia Barlen.
If it weren’t for Amelia Barlen seizing royal territories, there wouldn’t be so many people competing for magical plants. Therefore, the one who discovered the magical plants should have been him!
Kurt felt very unhappy about this, but two days ago, he received an urgent letter from the palace. The king was extremely anxious and hoped they could find the magical plants as soon as possible. If necessary, they could even use the manpower of the Barlen family!
Although Kurt didn’t think much of it, seeing the evident urgency in the letter, he hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided to pay a visit. Compared to the Barlen family’s guard team, Amelia Barlen seemed more reliable. After all, as the direct blood heir of the Barlen family, she surely had more information than the guard team.
With such thoughts in mind, Kurt visited, sitting on the living room sofa, trying to put on a smiling face.
Unfortunately, to Ifia, the forced smile looked worse than crying.
When someone knocked on the door, Ifia took advantage of Amelia’s distraction, quickly changed into decent clothes, and touched up her appearance. Once she was sure she wouldn’t be disrespectful, she immediately ran to the living room and sat beside Amelia.
How could the lively Ifia be absent from such an occasion!
Having just arrived in the Camus territory, they didn’t know how the royal news spread so quickly!
“Miss Barlen, I’ve come to visit unexpectedly. Please forgive me. His Majesty the King sends his regards, and he hopes you will enjoy your life in Camus.”
Oh ho!
It seems the visitor is not friendly!
Although the words sounded sincere, the underlying meaning was more like welcoming a guest. However, the Camus territory has already changed hands, and Amelia is the current lord.
Even if Ifia, this little fool, could discern the unfriendly intentions, how could Amelia not know?
Was everyone in the Rosward royal family side so arrogant?
However, compared to Ifia, who couldn’t hide her emotions, Amelia’s expression remained unchanged. She still had a calm demeanor, and the curve at the corner of her mouth didn’t change a bit, as if she wore a perfect mask.
However, despite her unchanged expression, Amelia’s words were very impolite, “Since you know it’s presumptuous, why bother coming.”
Sharp and accompanied by fangs, completely disregarding courtesy. If it weren’t for needing this group to advance the plan later, they would have become one of the wailing souls in the Abyss long before they knocked on the door.
But interrupting her sweet time with Ifia truly annoyed the demon.
Kurt also didn’t expect Amelia Barlen to be so straightforward. He reluctantly maintained a smile. Although he felt that she was just a counterfeit praised by false flattery, the noble status of the Duke’s daughter was not something he could casually refute.
Therefore, he could only continue to force a smile and say, “I’m very sorry. It’s all my fault. When I heard that Miss Barlen came to Camus, I was very excited in my heart, so I eagerly wanted to visit. After all, I greatly admire Miss Barlen. Your demeanor deeply impressed me.”
As Kurt spoke, Ifia blinked in surprise.
Even though the other party’s words were full of compliments, listening to the disdainful tone and expression, it was clear that there was a discrepancy between words and feelings. Is this person talking nonsense with their eyes wide open?
Finally, she encountered someone with worse acting skills than hers.
Thinking about this, Ifia raised an eyebrow, feeling an unexpected sense of joy – as if she had gone from consistently ranking last in the class to second to last in an exam!
However, Ifia only felt happy for a moment and quickly returned to normal. She quietly picked up a nearby cushion, just missing the popcorn and cola.
Prince Carloy’s side was truly a ‘breeding ground for incompetents’.
Hehe, it turned out he underestimated Amelia.
Let’s wait for a facepalm moment!