I Thought It Was a Common Transmigration - Chapter 88

‘What is that?’

Leila slowly approached the window and carefully picked up the envelope slipped through the window sill.

– Dear Miss Leila Sinclair.

She couldn’t tell who had sent it, but she knew it was for her.

Half worried, half excited, Leila opened the envelope and unfolded the letter inside.

– Dear Miss Leila.

……I saw you looking at Killian Ludwig at the National Day ball today, and you looked quite bewildered.

The truth is, I, too, was beyond bewildered at Edith Riegelhoff’s shameless behavior and felt outraged.

We can’t let Killian fall for the ploy of such a vicious woman.

I have a very good plan to get rid of Edith Riegelhoff, but I can’t do it alone.

If you, Miss Leila, are also feeling the wrath towards that woman, please show up tomorrow at the address below.

The letter, which she read after skipping all the formal greetings, was written in a polite tone with a proposal to get rid of Edith together.

A normal person would have been suspicious of the letter’s sender, but Leila, who had been burning with rage against Edith all day, was actually delighted.

‘Apparently, I’m not the only one who hates her!’

She felt like her anger had been justified.

Leila was finally able to calm down and get some sleep.

The next day, Leila went to the address in the letter, accompanied by a maid and a knight.

It was one of the many alleys that stretched out on either side of Le-Belle Marie Street.

“This is it?”

Leila checked again and again to make sure the address on the letter was the same as the number on the building.

The door creaked open before she could knock.

“Come in, Lady Sinclair.”

It was a knight, his face expressionless.

The Sinclair knight escorting Leila tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword, but the knight from inside the building was very polite.

Leila raised a hand to stop her escort, glanced around, and stepped into the building.

The old red brick building looked dreary from the outside, and it was dark inside as well.

“Why is it so dark?”

Despite its shabby exterior, the building was decorated like a home for a wealthy commoner.

However, unlike its dust-free and clean state, it was devoid of any human warmth.

“I apologize. As this is a private meeting, I’m afraid I’ve brought you to a place that is not suitable for you, Lady Sinclair, and I ask for your understanding.”

The knight’s still polite demeanor softened Leila’s heart.

The knight led Leila to the second floor of the building, and when he opened the door to the second-floor parlor, a calm-looking woman in her mid-twenties was waiting for her.

“Welcome, Lady Sinclair.”

Unaware of the woman’s rank or status, Leila gave a slight nod and sat down on the couch as she suggested.

“I would like to know the identity of the person who wrote to me first,” said Leila with her chin up.

The woman across from her smiled weakly. “I can’t tell you exactly who it is, but I’m sure you can guess……”

The woman opened the coat she was wearing slightly to reveal a small badge pinned above her left chest.

It was a badge worn by those who served House Ludwig.

“So…… you’re saying that both you and that knight are of House Ludwig?”

“Yes.”

“W- why would someone who serves House Ludwig send me a letter……!”

“Did you not read the letter?”

“The letter said to get rid of Edith Riegelhoff– ah……!”

Leila’s eyes widened as if she realized something.

“You also want to get rid of Edith Riegelhoff from House Ludwig, don’t you?”

The woman across from her smiled again. “We only do what our master tells us to do, and we can’t run our fingers through our own mouths. Our master’s wishes are exactly as stated in the letter you received.”

Leila smiled, feeling her heart suddenly swell in her chest.

‘So even the Ludwigs were looking for a chance to get rid of her, and they called me in on it……!’

Hope blossomed in her heart.

She also realized that she could give Damien a slap in the face for ignoring her.

“So, what do you want from me?”

“It’s not a hard thing to do. You know who the son of Viscount Sicily is, don’t you?”

“Young Master Sicily…… ah, the man who was crazy about Edith Riegelhoff?”

“Yes, that’s right. You only have to give him a little nudge.”

“But wasn’t he thrown out of the house?”

The son of Viscount Sicily, or Fred Sicily, was the man who had been following Edith around for the past year or so.

Edith had seduced him to get information about a railroad project in which Viscount Sicily was involved, but Fred, who had never been seduced by a woman so beautiful, was completely smitten with her.

But when he had given up all his information, he was abandoned in a good-natured way, and he followed her obsessively for some time, until he was sent to the estate by her father.

“I hear he has been up to the capital lately.”

“I suppose he has been pardoned by Viscount Sicily at last; but if it is only necessary to call upon Fred, why do you need to borrow my hand?”

“My master wanted everything to look natural, down to the smallest detail. So that it would all look like an ‘accident’ later on.”

“I- is that so?”

“Yes. I’m sure you’ve received the invitation to the tea party tomorrow at the Viscounty Sicily?”

“Yes, but……”

“You just need to be there and pass on just one piece of information to the Young Master Sicily.”

The young woman of House Ludwig handed Leila a small note again.

It contained the information Leila needed to pass on.

“Are you sure…… this is all I need to do?”

“It’s not like the Ludwigs aren’t capable enough to put a lot of pressure on you, young lady. If you can do this much, the rest will take care of itself.”

Leila was a little nervous, but the execution itself wasn’t the least bit difficult.

Besides, she knew that if anything were to happen, the investigation wouldn’t reach her.

She’d only have to pass on one small piece of information.

‘It can’t hurt.’

Leila nodded slowly. “But I’d like to know what’s going to happen after this…… at least the plan, because I don’t want to be taken advantage of without knowing the backstory.”

“Not much. We’re going to have Edith Riegelhoff meet up with Young Master Sicily, somewhere very private.”

“And…… what will happen then?”

“That’s up to Young Master Sicily to decide that day. What do you think will happen, Lady Sinclair?”

Leila looked at the young woman blankly, then slowly began to laugh.

“Well…… I don’t know what’s going to happen, but I’m quite looking forward to it.”

The young woman smiled back and asked, “Are you sure you want to take this job?”

“Of course.”

Leila reached out her hand to the young woman, and she clasped it firmly.

It was the moment when something so simple, but with such frightening consequences, was planned.

***

After returning from the ball, Killian and I spent the night on the balcony catching up on our unfinished business.

The next day, we spent almost the entire day in bed.

‘He’s got the stamina of an animal, really……’

I felt somewhat annoyed that Killian had a fresh look when I was in pain because of him.

But when he kissed me warmly, tucked me in, and told me to call him if I felt the slightest bit unwell, I wondered if this was what it felt like to be loved.

Luckily, Edith is very healthy, unlike me in my previous life, so the next day I too was able to wake up feeling refreshed.

As if she’d been waiting for me to wake up, Lizé invited me to tea.

“Edith!”

“Thank you for asking me to tea, Lizé.”

“Don’t mention it.”

I couldn’t help but smile at Lizé, who was smiling back at me with a radiant smile on her face.

“So, it’s just the two of us…… today, huh?”

Cliff and Killian, Lizé’s usual teatime companions, were nowhere to be seen.

I’d assumed they’d be there, but……

“I purposely didn’t call them today so that it would be just you and me.”

Yes, let’s hang out alone with my sister……no, no, get a grip!

Lizé poured me a cup of tea and placed the delicious tea food in my direction, saying lightly, “I heard that as soon as the National Day ball is over, the streets will be decorated for the holidays.”

“It’s already…… the end of the year.”

For me, the image of the word year-end has long since changed from cozy and joyful to anxious and fearful.

It’s the end of the year…… winter is coming……

But Lizé had no idea what I was thinking.

She smiled a little shyly. “Come to think of it, I don’t think we’ve ever been out together, Edith.”

“Well, that’s true.”

“I like Le-Belle Marie Street. How about you, Edith?”

“Uh…… I haven’t been to Le-Belle Marie Street much, it’s more like a place for girlfriends. I’ve only been to Dasrus Street a few times.”

“Uh, really? There’s so much pretty stuff on Le-Belle Marie Street…… why don’t you come to hang out with me sometime? If you go down to the estate with Killian, you’ll never really get a chance to buy or see anything pretty.”

Hmm…… I wonder if this is a harbinger of things to come.

There is definitely no episode where Edith goes out with Lizé alone.

The original Edith would have tried to kill her if she ever went out alone with Lizé, and the original Cliff and Killian would never have let Lizé and Edith go out alone.