I’ll Become a Villainess That Will Go Down in History - Chapter 488
The Next Day
“Aren’t you two getting closer without my knowledge?”
Gilles was sitting on the sofa in front of me, staring at Duke-sama, who was sitting next to me.
Indeed, until now it had been Gilles sitting next to me and Duke-sama in front of me.
Duke-sama entered the parlor, sat down on the sofa, and halfway forced me to sit next to him, saying, “Alicia, over here”.
…I thought I would be more nervous if he was in front of me because I had to see his face, but I was more uncomfortable sitting next to him.
“Finally I’m getting my rewards.”
“Well, everyone wanted Duke to get his deserved reward, so I’m not going to say anything.”
No way, Gilles was on the Duke-sama side.
I thought Gilles was going to say in a harsh tone, “I’m the one sitting next to Alicia…” I didn’t expect him to actually be on Duke-sama’s side.
“Um, we’re just going to talk about this book today, okay?”
I pointed to a distorted book on my desk.
It was pitch black and looked ominous. Perhaps it would be wise not to open it.
“I’ve never seen this book before either; I think I’ve read all the Williams family books, but I didn’t know there was such a book.”
“It would be hard not to find a book that stands out so much.”
“Was it hidden by Arnold?”
“Your Father? No, he wouldn’t do that. If he did, why would he put it back on display after all this time?”
“That’s true, too. I wonder whose book it is. I don’t even know what it’s about.”
Gilles stared at the book intently.
“What did Duke find out?”
Gilles looked at Duke-sama as he stared at the book.
“…can you open it with this?”
Duke-sama placed something on the desk.
…A key?
Gilles and I stared at the key. An old key, like an antique…what is this?
“Where did you get this?”
“It was on Uncle Will’s neck.”
Uncle Will’s key? Were you assuming that this was Uncle Will’s book?
“Who found it?”
“My father.”
“How could you give me such a memento?”
I suddenly felt as if I had been entrusted with a very important responsibility when I thought that Uncle Will’s memento, which the King had treasured, was now on this desk.
“In the first place, why is Uncle Will’s book in this house? I can understand if it appears in the royal library, but why in this house?”
“It sure is a mystery, isn’t it?”
“Anyway, let’s see if we can open this book with this key, shall we?”
Duke-sama suggested, and Gilles and I nodded.
“Okay, then.”
Duke-sama handed me the key.
“What? Me?”
“Who else but Alicia?”
“I don’t think I should be taking on such a big role…”
“Duke has a tendency to be like this, doesn’t he? Suddenly throwing everything to Alicia.”
Gilles’ words made me scream in my heart, “Yes, he really does!”.
But the atmosphere seemed to soften a bit. Perhaps Duke-sama had loosened the tense atmosphere.
“If it doesn’t fit, I will try to break it…”
“It’s only a book and a key. If it doesn’t open with this, we’ll think of something then.”
“That’s true.”
Duke-sama’s words made me respond immediately.
Before worrying about something we didn’t need, we should try it out first. Otherwise, nothing would start.
I slowly inserted the key into the keyhole of the book.
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