“Hall of Angel’s? What a cheesy name.”
“Hmm… I’m not sure.”
“Well… I feel like I’ve heard of it before.”
“I don’t know about Hall of Angel’s, unnie. How about we work at our store instead? Why do you call me ‘unnie’? If you’re pretty, everyone’s an unnie!.”
A drop of sweat trickled down her forehead.
Irritation surged under the scorching sun beating down from the sky.
“Damn it… They say it’s easy to find…!”
She muttered, wiping away the flowing sweat.
In the novel, it had been easy to find, surely.
Is this discrimination against me and Lucy?
‘Anyway, it’s a truly unfair world.’
She sighed briefly and lifted her head.
In front of her was a shabby inn. She read the signboard.
[Hall of Angel’s]
“Well, I finally found it.”
Reading the characters posed no difficulty. She had naturally learned since the first day she transmigrated.
Maybe it was a setting the author provided.
Even if she didn’t know, she could learn.
Without hesitation, she entered the inn.
Just as shabby inside as it was outside, devoid of any wealth.
Just maintaining the facade of an inn.
There were no other notable features.
She approached the man sitting at the counter without delay.
“Lodging? Dormitory?”
The man asked with a sullen expression.
I smiled and replied to him.
“Neither. I’m here because I know someone.”
“Someone you know? Who might that be?”
The man furrowed his eyebrows and asked.
I glanced through my memories for a moment.
The alchemist’s name was definitely Chloe, right?
“A woman named Chloe.”
The man examined the documents on his desk. His gaze stopped at one point.
“Hmm… I can’t just casually disclose information about guests.”
He said as he put down the documents.
His finger was circling around a ring blatantly.
Well, of course.
He meant he wouldn’t divulge it.
Actually, it’s probably a suggestion to show some sincerity.
Well… I anticipated as much.
I took out a gold coin from my pocket and placed it in front of him.
“Here.”
“2nd floor, 4th room on the left. Have a pleasant meeting.”
The man greeted with a much brighter face.
After nodding in return, she approached the room he mentioned and knocked on the door.
“Are you there?”
But there was no answer.
I knocked on the door again.
“Miss Chloe, are you in there?”
Chill—
A sudden chill swept over me.
Instinctively, I took a step back from the door.
The change happened immediately.
The spot where I had just stood began to glow with magic, and from there, countless tentacles sprang forth, swirling through the air.
It would have been nice if it had ended there.
The tentacles, now grasping the air, soon turned towards me.
And then they lunged at me once more.
“Open, sesame.”
I summoned the scythe and extended my arm to the side.
I felt a solid sensation in my hand.
Without hesitation, I swiftly cut through the tentacles.
One by one, they fell weakly to the ground.
After severing the last tentacle, I rushed towards the door.
Bang!
I kicked the door with force.
The handle shattered, and the door swung open.
Hmm…
I’ll have to reimburse for this later.
I grasped a dagger in my remaining hand.
Without lowering my guard, I scanned the surroundings.
The room was a mess of books and papers.
On one side, there were various medicines.
On the other side, glass jars containing various body parts were placed.
And in the midst of it all.
There was a woman staring at me intently.
“How did you know I was here?”
Disheveled green hair.
Dark circles extending downwards.
And lastly, pointed ears protruding sideways.
It was exactly as described in the novel.
An elf who had lived for ages and was a master of alchemy.
The stargazer, Chloe.
Chloe snapped her fingers.
Simultaneously, several magical circles appeared around us.
“If you don’t answer, darling, you won’t know what I’ll do to you.”
I knew Chloe well.
That statement wasn’t just a bluff.
With a single gesture from her, tentacles would rush at me from all directions.
I put the dagger and scythe back into their sheaths.
I hadn’t come here to fight.
I respectfully bowed my head to Chloe.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, alchemist alchemist’s Chloe. My name is Alice.”
“Hmmm?”
Chloe looked at me with curious eyes.
But judging by her reluctance to dispel the magic circle, she was still cautious.
“Age. Status. Occupation.”
Her concise request.
I didn’t hesitate to answer.
“I am 15 years old. Commoner by status, and serving as a maid in the Valaxar household.”
“Valaxar?”
“Yes. I am the personal maid serving the Duchess of Valaxar.”
Chloe remained silent, her finger resting on her chin.
Then she looked at me with a stern face.
“Alright, I’m not interested in that. How did you find me? No one should know I’m here.”
That’s right.
In fact, no one in the novel had found her first.
Chloe always appeared on her own.
She was such a mysterious character.
Later, she confessed everything to Lucy, but…
Anyway, her suspicion was valid.
But who I was.
I had prepared my excuses in advance.
“Melianus told me.”
“Melianus?”
“Yes. We met before at the Academy Heroes’ Graveyard.”
Chloe’s eyes narrowed.
Perhaps because she heard a familiar name.
Great sage Melianne.
The former headmistress of the Academy.
Now retired, whether alive or dead, no one knew.
It was the woman I had seen in the tomb before.
Melianus was an old friend of Chloe’s.
And if anyone could convince Chloe, it would be her.
I had indeed met Melianus.
We had conversations.
Of course, we didn’t talk about Chloe.
Mixing truth and lies would make it difficult to discern.
“Melianus gave me this as a gift too.”
I took out the black dagger from the scroll and showed it to her.
It was the dagger Melianus had given me before.
Chloe looked at the dagger for a while, then nodded and lowered her hand.
“It’s Melianus’s. Alright.”
The magic circles began to fade gradually.
It seemed she had dispelled her doubts.
“So, what brings you here?”
Chloe asked straightforwardly.
She disliked wasting time on unnecessary things.
She preferred things to be concise and precise.
So she got straight to the point.
“There’s a big scar on my master’s back. I want to erase that scar.”
“A scar?”
“Yes. It’s about the size to cover the entire back.”
“Hmm…”
Chloe pondered for a moment, looking at the ground.
I waited for her response without saying anything.
After a brief moment of contemplation, Chloe shrugged her shoulders.
“You can’t erase scars that have already formed. You know that, right?”
“I thought if anyone could, it would be the great alchemist Chloe.”
“Hmm? Did Melianus tell you to say that?”
“No. It’s just my personal thought after hearing about Chloe’s achievements.”
Chloe’s eyes widened.
She burst into laughter.
“I like that. It’s not so bad hearing compliments from a pretty girl like you.”
“Thank you for your kind words.”
Chloe smiled faintly and walked towards a drawer.
From there, she brought out a luxurious glass bottle.
“It was made accidentally, one of my masterpieces. With this, even existing scars can be cleanly erased.”
I swallowed dryly as I looked at the glass bottle.
It matched the description in the novel.
If the medicine inside could indeed erase the lady’s scar…
“Can you… give it to me?”
Chloe looked at me with a cold, calculating gaze.
“No, I can’t. Even if I’m acquainted with Melianus, I can’t just give away such a masterpiece.”
“Then I’ll buy it.”
I didn’t think I could just obtain it for free.
There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
Such privileges were reserved solely for our protagonist.
“You’ll buy it? Alright. Seems like we can make a deal.”
Chloe clapped her hands once and said.
I took out a pouch I had prepared in advance from my pocket.
Inside the pouch were 500 gold coins.
My accumulated salary and advances received.
This should be enough to buy it.
I looked at Chloe with a confident smile.
Excitement surged within me at the thought of being able to heal the lady.
At least until I heard Chloe’s words.
“Three thousand gold coins. That’s what you’ll have to pay.”
“….What?”
An amount far beyond my expectations.
I blinked blankly at the sum.
‘Three…thousand…?’
What exactly did that mean?
Even if I didn’t spend a penny.
That’s the amount of money I could earn by working for at least three years.
“You… It’s too expensive!!” she exclaimed loudly.
But Chloe shrugged nonchalantly.
“What’s expensive about it? It’s an elixir that can erase the dreadful scars you’ll carry for your entire life. Think of selling it to nobles.”
Annoyingly, she wasn’t entirely wrong. While 3000 gold coins were a fortune for someone like me, it was an amount easily payable for nobles.
“…Should I borrow from the Duke?”
If it were the Duke, he might lend it. Despite being a scoundrel, he did have some concern for his daughter.
If it could erase her past scars, wouldn’t he offer 3000 gold coins? But my pride wouldn’t allow it. To stoop so low for a lady.
I refused to accept his help, no matter how much he may alleviate her guilt.
“He’s surely the one who can heal her scars and alleviate her guilt.”
That’s not how it should be. Like the fathers in novels, the Duke must beg Adrielle until his death. I will make sure of it.
I pondered for a while. Should I steal a gem? But now, only main-grade gems remained. It would surely disrupt the story.
“…Can I pay later?”
“Will you?”
A hesitant answer made my lips curl. If Lucy had asked, I might have agreed.
“Then let’s do this.”
During my contemplation, Chloe approached, speaking up.
“I’ll sell it for a thousand gold coins. If it’s not enough, you can pay later.”
“Wha…Really?!”
I unintentionally let out a loud voice, feeling slightly embarrassed as I looked at her.
“But there’s a condition.”
There was a strange smile on her lips, quite mischievous.
“Your Face is my type and you have a kind heart too….”
Chloe’s smile became peculiar. She ran her finger along my jaw.
An unfamiliar reluctance swept over me.
“Be my assistant for six months. Then I’ll give you the elixir.”
“…Assistant?”
“I’m researching women’s pleasure these days… So, if you want, I can make you feel really good?”
A wicked smile played on Chloe’s lips. She scanned my body with her narrowed eyes.
I blinked momentarily at the unexpected proposition.
So, she wants me to work under her for six months? As an experimental subject for women’s pleasure?
Chloe placed her hand on my shoulder and whispered near my ear, “It won’t harm you at all. Just enjoy quietly and take the elixir when you leave.”
Her slimy voice crawled up my spine.
I brushed off the hand on my shoulder and stepped back from Chloe.
“I refuse.”
Chloe’s eyes widened in surprise.
I looked at her coldly.
“The person I serve, in the past and in the future, is only one lady.”
Six months? That’s nonsense.
If our lady waits and starves, and if she becomes thin again, will you take responsibility?
And above all…
“Women’s pleasure or whatever… I have no interest in such things.”
It’s unbelievable, really.
Who would think of me as a pervert? I’m not that kind of pathetic person.
“Hall of Angel’s? What a cheesy name.”
“Hmm… I’m not sure.”
“Well… I feel like I’ve heard of it before.”
“I don’t know about Hall of Angel’s, unnie. How about we work at our store instead? Why do you call me ‘unnie’? If you’re pretty, everyone’s an unnie!.”
A drop of sweat trickled down her forehead.
Irritation surged under the scorching sun beating down from the sky.
“Damn it… They say it’s easy to find…!”
She muttered, wiping away the flowing sweat.
In the novel, it had been easy to find, surely.
Is this discrimination against me and Lucy?
‘Anyway, it’s a truly unfair world.’
She sighed briefly and lifted her head.
In front of her was a shabby inn. She read the signboard.
[Hall of Angel’s]
“Well, I finally found it.”
Reading the characters posed no difficulty. She had naturally learned since the first day she transmigrated.
Maybe it was a setting the author provided.
Even if she didn’t know, she could learn.
Without hesitation, she entered the inn.
Just as shabby inside as it was outside, devoid of any wealth.
Just maintaining the facade of an inn.
There were no other notable features.
She approached the man sitting at the counter without delay.
“Lodging? Dormitory?”
The man asked with a sullen expression.
I smiled and replied to him.
“Neither. I’m here because I know someone.”
“Someone you know? Who might that be?”
The man furrowed his eyebrows and asked.
I glanced through my memories for a moment.
The alchemist’s name was definitely Chloe, right?
“A woman named Chloe.”
The man examined the documents on his desk. His gaze stopped at one point.
“Hmm… I can’t just casually disclose information about guests.”
He said as he put down the documents.
His finger was circling around a ring blatantly.
Well, of course.
He meant he wouldn’t divulge it.
Actually, it’s probably a suggestion to show some sincerity.
Well… I anticipated as much.
I took out a gold coin from my pocket and placed it in front of him.
“Here.”
“2nd floor, 4th room on the left. Have a pleasant meeting.”
The man greeted with a much brighter face.
After nodding in return, she approached the room he mentioned and knocked on the door.
“Are you there?”
But there was no answer.
I knocked on the door again.
“Miss Chloe, are you in there?”
Chill—
A sudden chill swept over me.
Instinctively, I took a step back from the door.
The change happened immediately.
The spot where I had just stood began to glow with magic, and from there, countless tentacles sprang forth, swirling through the air.
It would have been nice if it had ended there.
The tentacles, now grasping the air, soon turned towards me.
And then they lunged at me once more.
“Open, sesame.”
I summoned the scythe and extended my arm to the side.
I felt a solid sensation in my hand.
Without hesitation, I swiftly cut through the tentacles.
One by one, they fell weakly to the ground.
After severing the last tentacle, I rushed towards the door.
Bang!
I kicked the door with force.
The handle shattered, and the door swung open.
Hmm…
I’ll have to reimburse for this later.
I grasped a dagger in my remaining hand.
Without lowering my guard, I scanned the surroundings.
The room was a mess of books and papers.
On one side, there were various medicines.
On the other side, glass jars containing various body parts were placed.
And in the midst of it all.
There was a woman staring at me intently.
“How did you know I was here?”
Disheveled green hair.
Dark circles extending downwards.
And lastly, pointed ears protruding sideways.
It was exactly as described in the novel.
An elf who had lived for ages and was a master of alchemy.
The stargazer, Chloe.
Chloe snapped her fingers.
Simultaneously, several magical circles appeared around us.
“If you don’t answer, darling, you won’t know what I’ll do to you.”
I knew Chloe well.
That statement wasn’t just a bluff.
With a single gesture from her, tentacles would rush at me from all directions.
I put the dagger and scythe back into their sheaths.
I hadn’t come here to fight.
I respectfully bowed my head to Chloe.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, alchemist alchemist’s Chloe. My name is Alice.”
“Hmmm?”
Chloe looked at me with curious eyes.
But judging by her reluctance to dispel the magic circle, she was still cautious.
“Age. Status. Occupation.”
Her concise request.
I didn’t hesitate to answer.
“I am 15 years old. Commoner by status, and serving as a maid in the Valaxar household.”
“Valaxar?”
“Yes. I am the personal maid serving the Duchess of Valaxar.”
Chloe remained silent, her finger resting on her chin.
Then she looked at me with a stern face.
“Alright, I’m not interested in that. How did you find me? No one should know I’m here.”
That’s right.
In fact, no one in the novel had found her first.
Chloe always appeared on her own.
She was such a mysterious character.
Later, she confessed everything to Lucy, but…
Anyway, her suspicion was valid.
But who I was.
I had prepared my excuses in advance.
“Melianus told me.”
“Melianus?”
“Yes. We met before at the Academy Heroes’ Graveyard.”
Chloe’s eyes narrowed.
Perhaps because she heard a familiar name.
Great sage Melianne.
The former headmistress of the Academy.
Now retired, whether alive or dead, no one knew.
It was the woman I had seen in the tomb before.
Melianus was an old friend of Chloe’s.
And if anyone could convince Chloe, it would be her.
I had indeed met Melianus.
We had conversations.
Of course, we didn’t talk about Chloe.
Mixing truth and lies would make it difficult to discern.
“Melianus gave me this as a gift too.”
I took out the black dagger from the scroll and showed it to her.
It was the dagger Melianus had given me before.
Chloe looked at the dagger for a while, then nodded and lowered her hand.
“It’s Melianus’s. Alright.”
The magic circles began to fade gradually.
It seemed she had dispelled her doubts.
“So, what brings you here?”
Chloe asked straightforwardly.
She disliked wasting time on unnecessary things.
She preferred things to be concise and precise.
So she got straight to the point.
“There’s a big scar on my master’s back. I want to erase that scar.”
“A scar?”
“Yes. It’s about the size to cover the entire back.”
“Hmm…”
Chloe pondered for a moment, looking at the ground.
I waited for her response without saying anything.
After a brief moment of contemplation, Chloe shrugged her shoulders.
“You can’t erase scars that have already formed. You know that, right?”
“I thought if anyone could, it would be the great alchemist Chloe.”
“Hmm? Did Melianus tell you to say that?”
“No. It’s just my personal thought after hearing about Chloe’s achievements.”
Chloe’s eyes widened.
She burst into laughter.
“I like that. It’s not so bad hearing compliments from a pretty girl like you.”
“Thank you for your kind words.”
Chloe smiled faintly and walked towards a drawer.
From there, she brought out a luxurious glass bottle.
“It was made accidentally, one of my masterpieces. With this, even existing scars can be cleanly erased.”
I swallowed dryly as I looked at the glass bottle.
It matched the description in the novel.
If the medicine inside could indeed erase the lady’s scar…
“Can you… give it to me?”
Chloe looked at me with a cold, calculating gaze.
“No, I can’t. Even if I’m acquainted with Melianus, I can’t just give away such a masterpiece.”
“Then I’ll buy it.”
I didn’t think I could just obtain it for free.
There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
Such privileges were reserved solely for our protagonist.
“You’ll buy it? Alright. Seems like we can make a deal.”
Chloe clapped her hands once and said.
I took out a pouch I had prepared in advance from my pocket.
Inside the pouch were 500 gold coins.
My accumulated salary and advances received.
This should be enough to buy it.
I looked at Chloe with a confident smile.
Excitement surged within me at the thought of being able to heal the lady.
At least until I heard Chloe’s words.
“Three thousand gold coins. That’s what you’ll have to pay.”
“….What?”
An amount far beyond my expectations.
I blinked blankly at the sum.
‘Three…thousand…?’
What exactly did that mean?
Even if I didn’t spend a penny.
That’s the amount of money I could earn by working for at least three years.
“You… It’s too expensive!!” she exclaimed loudly.
But Chloe shrugged nonchalantly.
“What’s expensive about it? It’s an elixir that can erase the dreadful scars you’ll carry for your entire life. Think of selling it to nobles.”
Annoyingly, she wasn’t entirely wrong. While 3000 gold coins were a fortune for someone like me, it was an amount easily payable for nobles.
“…Should I borrow from the Duke?”
If it were the Duke, he might lend it. Despite being a scoundrel, he did have some concern for his daughter.
If it could erase her past scars, wouldn’t he offer 3000 gold coins? But my pride wouldn’t allow it. To stoop so low for a lady.
I refused to accept his help, no matter how much he may alleviate her guilt.
“He’s surely the one who can heal her scars and alleviate her guilt.”
That’s not how it should be. Like the fathers in novels, the Duke must beg Adrielle until his death. I will make sure of it.
I pondered for a while. Should I steal a gem? But now, only main-grade gems remained. It would surely disrupt the story.
“…Can I pay later?”
“Will you?”
A hesitant answer made my lips curl. If Lucy had asked, I might have agreed.
“Then let’s do this.”
During my contemplation, Chloe approached, speaking up.
“I’ll sell it for a thousand gold coins. If it’s not enough, you can pay later.”
“Wha…Really?!”
I unintentionally let out a loud voice, feeling slightly embarrassed as I looked at her.
“But there’s a condition.”
There was a strange smile on her lips, quite mischievous.
“Your Face is my type and you have a kind heart too….”
Chloe’s smile became peculiar. She ran her finger along my jaw.
An unfamiliar reluctance swept over me.
“Be my assistant for six months. Then I’ll give you the elixir.”
“…Assistant?”
“I’m researching women’s pleasure these days… So, if you want, I can make you feel really good?”
A wicked smile played on Chloe’s lips. She scanned my body with her narrowed eyes.
I blinked momentarily at the unexpected proposition.
So, she wants me to work under her for six months? As an experimental subject for women’s pleasure?
Chloe placed her hand on my shoulder and whispered near my ear, “It won’t harm you at all. Just enjoy quietly and take the elixir when you leave.”
Her slimy voice crawled up my spine.
I brushed off the hand on my shoulder and stepped back from Chloe.
“I refuse.”
Chloe’s eyes widened in surprise.
I looked at her coldly.
“The person I serve, in the past and in the future, is only one lady.”
Six months? That’s nonsense.
If our lady waits and starves, and if she becomes thin again, will you take responsibility?
And above all…
“Women’s pleasure or whatever… I have no interest in such things.”
It’s unbelievable, really.
Who would think of me as a pervert? I’m not that kind of pathetic person.
