I’ll Become a Villainess That Will Go Down in History - Chapter 504

504

“We will regain the trust of the Auges Trading Company ourselves. If we can’t do that, we will never be able to rise to this level.”

…That was a good point.

Maybe I was taking Auges Trading Company for granted.

“What can Alicia-sama offer me?”

“Me?”

“Yes. Please tell me about your own worth.”

His calm request left me speechless.

I had never thought about such a thing before.

I’ve come this far with the sole ambition of becoming the world’s greatest villainess, in competition with Liz-san.

But I thought I knew my own worth, but when I was actually asked about it, I couldn’t think of anything.

A strong bodyguard? Well-honed magic? The Williams family fortune? 

…I was unable to give my own value. My value was only created when it was evaluated by others.

But that was not the answer Gordon-san wanted.

I think he was asking me how I would define my own value. …This good-looking guy sure asks some annoying questions.

“My value is…”

I finally managed to speak. I looked Gordon-san in the eye.

“It’s being Alicia Williams.”

“So, you mean your status as one of the Five Great Nobles?”

“Yes, but it’s not just about status. My experience, my abilities… I’ve cultivated the person who is Alicia Williams for sixteen years.”

“I see. That’s an interesting way of putting it. …Can I ask you one more question?”

“Whatever you like.”

“What does kindness mean to you, Alicia-sama?”

…Was he trying to study philosophy? 

I couldn’t help but look a little dazed at his sudden question.

I never thought I would be asked about “kindness” when negotiating with Gordon-san.

And I was not a “kind person”, so I had never been asked such a question before.

“Kindness…huh?”

Please stop asking me these questions.

Gilles must have sensed my confusion because he muttered to me in a voice so low that only I could hear him.

“Don’t worry, Alicia is a kind person.”

I would have hated it if anyone had called me kind, but for some reason, my heart felt warm.

The words Gilles said to me felt warm.

…Before I knew it, I had come to rely on Gilles.

Gordon-san knew that I had been exiled from the country and that I was not a person who was well-respected by society.

That was probably why he asked me this question.

“Kindness is not rejecting others.”

I said it in a quiet but firm voice.

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