Chapter 101: Volume 7 - CH 11

I Will Avoid the Male Lead and Make a Harem

“Oh, by the way. If by chance…”

“What?”

“If by chance… you want to save me, so you asked for the Head of the Priest to be……”

“How in the world did you know that?”

Franz jumped up and made a big deal about my natural lie, and he soon hardened his face.

“Everyone knows it was done by the Countess.”

Oh, you’re serious?

“Of course, Miss Selina, who is like an angel, would never do such a thing.”

“How did you know?”

“The Countess’ handkerchief was discovered in the late Head Priest’s mouth.”

It was dreadful.

Since I heard that she did the torture herself, she must have used her handkerchief to cover his mouth.

“Are you planning to charge her with murder?”

My plan will be derailed if Camilla is apprehended right now.

With a stiff face, Franz shook his head.

“No.”

Whew, what a good luck.

“I might have to go to war with the Count’s family if I charge someone like Countess Crawford with that situation. I can’t take that risk.”

The head of Count Crawford’s family was the Marshal of the West.

Camilla could only deny that she had been framed, no matter how strong the evidence was.

And the vassals were never still. Since it would disgrace the family’s honor to the ground.

Cedric would also desperately want to kick Camilla out, but he couldn’t accept the unprecedented disgrace of murdering the head of the priest.

“The high priests and I believe that God has given him the punishment he deserves.”

Right. By the way, Franz despised the priest’s head.

That’s why he appeared to be in a good mood.

“We decided to hold a funeral and a ceremony to appoint the ambassador’s Head Priest as soon as possible.”

“Good for you.”

In any case, high-level priests who know the truth will no longer trust Camilla as they once did.

They’ll keep an eye on her while staying away from her.

“I’m going to use this opportunity to dispatch Duke of Maple soldiers to the capital…… Can I get some help from you, Miss Selina?”

I happily nodded.

“Of course, we should help each other.”

It was later revealed that this high priest had planned it in advance.

It was quite low and lascivious for a plan conceived in the mind of a holy priest.

“That’s fantastic. I wanted to be kidnapped at least once.”

“You will not be harmed, Miss Selina.”

Franz, too, blinked in anticipation.

“Then, Miss Selina, I will contact you when the setting is finished.”

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“Where shall we go, my lady?”

William has noticed that I am not returning to the county immediately.

I don’t have a good excuse other than going to the temple.

“There will be a two-story red brick house under the square. Please go there.”

“Certainly, My Lady.”

It was Penny’s house I signed.

Penny, who was dispatched this morning on my orders, would have gone to the Starlight Tower to show her house documents.

The head of the merchant would have shown her the house if I hadn’t told them to exercise her rights.

I was curious to see how Penny and Parsley reacted.

‘They surely will like it, right?’

The gate to the red brick house was wide open when I arrived.

Inside, I could hear a middle-aged man’s laughter, children’s voices, and the sound of footsteps running around.

‘Everyone must have come to see the house.’

The happy laughter I heard after a long time made me laugh.

“Penny.”

The sound heard inside stopped when I called Penny quietly from outside the closed door.

Everything fell silent, as if someone had pressed the stop button on a loud radio.

Soon after that, I heard people scrambling down the stairs.

“My Lady!”

Penny, who opened the door wide and smiled brightly, greeted me.

Four pairs of sparkling eyes appeared on either side of Penny.

“How are you doing, Parsley?”

Parsley, as I called her, made a cute “Hing!” sound and twisted her body.

“Do you like the house, Penny?”

Penny, who was overjoyed, asked with her hand on her chest and a fainting face.

“My Lady, the merchant says this is my house. Is that true?”

“Yeah.”

“R-really…… Can we really live in this house?”

“Yes. It’s your house, for the four of you to live in.”

A middle-aged man dressed in old clothes squeezed between the children and folded himself like a folder.

“Oh, Lady Crawford…… How can I repay this kindness?”

His helpless expression was so innocent.

“It’s fine. Penny will be courteous to me. Right?”

Penny nodded sternly while smiling and saying with a grin on her face.

“Yes. My life is now yours to live, My Lady.”

“Yes, yes, yes. You’ve already made a vow.”

The first time Penny put on the maid’s uniform. She’s already given me a pledge of allegiance.

“No, not at the time……”

Penny shook her head, trying to avoid my gaze. Her feelings seemed to become more intense.

“Huh?”

What makes her stop talking?