Miss Witch, please don't leave your fragrance everywhere

"Ms. Undine...she disappeared twelve years ago."

"Missing?"

"Well, Miss Undine is a beautiful girl known to everyone in Stavren. She disappeared twelve years ago, which caused a big sensation. Unfortunately, Miss Undine has never been found."

If Undine were still alive now, she would probably be a tall and graceful beauty.

The tailor sighed.

"Ms. Victoria...it looks like we have something to do."

Out of chivalry's principle of helping the weak, Victoria had no reason to refuse, and the two set off immediately.

The tailor savored the beautiful photos he took of Angelica and decided to use them as promotional photos for his tailor shop.

It wasn't until a few hours later when the tailor calmed down that he discovered something.

It seems like she just… left in her dress without paying…?

98 The poor girl knight is being played around by the witch

"Wait a minute! Didn't we pay?"

Almost at the same moment, Victoria realized belatedly that they seemed to have forgotten to pay for the dress when they left the tailor's house.

“I’ve already paid.”

Angelica, sitting on the bench, rubbed her sore soles and toes. Perhaps it was because she hadn't worn high heels for a long time, so she found it difficult to adapt for a while.

Back then, Angelica could dance flexibly in a bunny girl costume. Can we say that time really makes people grow old?

"Didn't she use magic to record a lot of photos? Those are the compensation I paid. Using my photos for promotional photos should be paid by the tailor."

"Promotional photos as payment? I think we should still pay in cash..."

The stubborn Victoria was upset.

"You don't have enough in your pocket to pay the price?"

Last time, when she solved the commission for the Dokum Mine, Victoria insisted that the place was no longer suitable for living, and did not ask the governor for compensation. As for the goblins whose reputations were cleared, they were penniless and had no money to pay, so Angelica was responsible for maintaining the economy along the way.

Angelica's style of spending money like water even frightened Victoria, who came from an aristocratic family. In comparison, the savings in Victoria's pocket could only be described as shabby.

“Wu… If the money is not enough, I will pay it back with my body…!”

Angelica wanted to interpret it as Victoria going to work, but the blush on her face obviously betrayed her.

"Don't worry. I can guarantee it with my reputation as a witch. I have been recognized as a beautiful girl for a long time, and people's tastes have not changed. I can definitely bring more valuable revenue to the tailor shop than this dress. Compared to this, Undine's disappearance is what we should be concerned about."

Angelica, wearing a dress, immediately became the focus of everyone's attention. Many men came up to chat with her. Victoria acted as a flower protector and avoided a lot of trouble. However, Angelica also collected a lot of information through questioning. Undine was a celebrity in Stavren twelve years ago, so it was not difficult to find out about Undine.

What people said was roughly the same as what Angelica had learned before. Undine was a gentle and generous person, and was the dream lover of many Stavren boys.

Thirteen years ago, a year before Undine disappeared, young Undine met a bard named Lawrence at a banquet, and they quickly fell in love. However, this love was not blessed, especially opposed by Undine's family: the Delais family.

The Drais family had a good family background and status in Stavron, but they were still eager to form an alliance with the nobles to strengthen the Drais family's status. Before Undine and Lawrence fell in love, the head of the Drais family, Mrs. Drais, agreed to marry Undine to the young master of a prestigious family in Stavron.

Undine was strongly against this, she didn't like the young master at all, so her love with Lawrence was regarded as a rebellion against the family. No matter how the Drais family tried to stop her, Undine didn't break up with Lawrence. Her seemingly frail body burst out with amazing willpower and perseverance, and she vowed to fight against the family to the death.

Undine even escaped from the party with her fiancé and had a tryst with her true love, Lawrence. This humiliation finally angered the nobles and completely annoyed Mrs. De Rais.

One day afterwards, Undine disappeared and no one could find out her whereabouts.

"Undine's disappearance is an unsolved case in Stavron. Who do you think is the most suspicious, Miss Victoria?"

"The missing beautiful young lady... Is there a goblin tribe nearby...?"

"I'm beginning to wonder if Princess Knight is racist against Goblins."

"I, I'm kidding! The biggest suspect... should be the Drais family that Miss Undine belongs to."

There is no doubt that the family with the most intense conflict with Undine is the Drais family. Miss Undine's mother, Mrs. Drais, has always had a bad relationship with Undine. According to rumors, Undine may be her father's illegitimate daughter, but there is no clear evidence after all. Their bad relationship is more due to their incompatibility of personalities.

After Undine and Lawrence fell in love, their already frictionless relationship took a sharp turn for the worse. Mrs. Derays' attitude after Undine's disappearance was also very negative. She was not at all interested in finding Undine's whereabouts. It seemed that the inability to achieve a marriage with a great noble was a more serious blow to Mrs. Derays than Undine's disappearance.

"Sometimes I really can't understand you nobles. Is it so important to be well-matched? You would rather cause someone to go missing than compromise."

"Nobles attach great importance to the continuation of their family."

Victoria expressed her understanding. In fact, the nobles had an ambiguous attitude towards this matter. On the one hand, they blamed the Drais family for pushing too hard and causing Miss Undine to meet with an unexpected accident. On the other hand, they found it difficult to understand from the bottom of their hearts why Miss Undine was so infatuated with the bard who had nothing.

"If I fall in love with someone who is not approved by the family, my father might break my legs."

"Like maybe you like girls or something?"

"Yes, just like you said...eh——"

Victoria suddenly sang in her soprano voice, then she quickly covered her mouth and desperately apologized to the passers-by who were attracted by her.

Victoria calmed down and approached Angelica unhappily.

"What you said has nothing to do with the nobility, okay? It's not allowed among common people either."

"But witches are always very free in this regard."

Angelica opened her arms and put them around Victoria's neck. Victoria realized at this moment that she was very close to Angelica, their noses were almost touching, and at this moment Angelica's pearly and dazzling eyes completely occupied her field of vision.

I have to push her away—

Although she thought so in her heart, Victoria couldn't help but close her eyes, her heart pounding as she waited for what was to happen next.

But the lips did not feel as soft as expected.

"What are you doing with your eyes closed Miss Victoria?"

Victoria opened her eyes in surprise. Angelica still maintained the same distance as before and did not make any subsequent movements. However, at such a close distance, she could feel Angelica's fragrant breath.

"You're not going to..."

"Ah, I mean, I'm still not used to high heels and can't walk. It's too weird to carry this dress on my back like before, so why not just carry me like a princess? Oh? Miss Knight, were you expecting..."

“I don’t have any expectations!!!”

99 Victoria's defeat

After some time, Angelica and Victoria temporarily stayed in the inn where Stavron lived.

"Then let's sort out the information we have collected. The biggest suspect in Wendine's disappearance is her family, the Drais family. Currently, there are three people in the Drais family, the head of the family, Mrs. Drais, and her two sons. They must know something. We have to find a way to pry some information out of them."

"..."

"The bard that Undine fell in love with didn't seem suspicious. He never gave up looking for Undine after she disappeared. Because he missed her too much, he was absent-minded in his performances, and his income was greatly reduced. Finally, he couldn't support his life in Stavren and was expelled."

"..."

"Miss Victoria?"

"My dear princess, can you get off me?"

Angelica returned to the room and continued to be held in Victoria's arms like a princess. However, she did not understand Victoria's protest at all.

"Why? I'm fat?"

"of course not……"

Angelica, who was held by Princess Victoria, naturally clung to Victoria like a little bird, and Victoria could smell the fragrance of violets with every breath. Neither of them was the type to have an easy time, so every time Angelica deliberately twisted her body, Victoria could feel the oppression more strongly.

Victoria couldn't express her current mood very well, but she felt... this shouldn't be a disgusting feeling. Victoria was sure that Angelica might still miss this feeling after she left. However, Victoria really couldn't understand Angelica's thoughts. She even had a guess that might be the correct answer, but it would be a bit offensive to ask it directly.

"In short, the clue about the bard Lawrence has been completely cut off."

Angelica continued her analysis as if nothing had happened.

"After Lawrence left Stavren, he lived in a neighboring village. His health deteriorated and he died of illness five years ago. Undine's disappearance was known to the whole city. Her suitors put in unprecedented efforts and wanted to dig up every floor tile to see if there were any clues underneath... Since they didn't find her back then, they probably can't find any clues now."

“…I have a question.”

"Measurements are a secret."

"I didn't ask that! I'm a little curious why you are so active in Miss Undine's disappearance. No one has issued us a commission, right?"

Victoria supports tracking down Undine's whereabouts, but considering the negative attitude of the Drais family, they will most likely not get any reward. However, the witch is still full of enthusiasm, which is really unlike her style. She is obviously only proactive when it comes to spending money.

"Reason? Didn't I tell you? Undine is a very cute girl. I want to meet her."

This is Angelica's only reason, could there be any other reason?

"Twelve years have passed. Miss Undine must have grown up and is no longer a girl."

"Great! I like married women the most... Well, no, mature women also have their own charms. Wendy will definitely be good when she grows up."

Victoria repeatedly looked at Angelica, wondering whether it would be better to send this woman to a detention center. In the end, it would be more accurate to say that Victoria finally gave up thinking rather than being convinced by Angelica.

"Forget it. I have no objection to continuing the investigation... There must have been some omissions in the city-wide search back then."

"Oh?"

"It is impossible to search the territory of the Drais family, or in other words, all the noble houses. The Drais family is only suspected of having a strong motive for committing the crime. The guards have no right to search the nobles' homes. There must be solid evidence before the guards are allowed to search the nobles' private property."

"It's a ridiculous rule. If a noble commits a murder, they'll be trapped in a vicious circle."

"That's right."

Victoria couldn't deny that her family didn't have such a background, but she had seen cases where everyone knew who the real murderer was, but they couldn't break into the noble's house to investigate without permission, allowing the murderer to go unpunished.

The rights of the nobility often serve as a shield for crime.

In other words, the public mobilized and searched vigorously, but there was almost no substantive investigation in the rich area. Although there is no guarantee that there will be any evidence after twelve years, it is the only direction of investigation at present.

"But the Drais family's private territory will not allow us to enter without permission."

"There's nothing I can do."

Victoria sighed. Her family was not a noble family and had no reputation in Stavren. It was unrealistic to expect Victoria to enter the Drais family based on her noble status.

"There is a way."

Angelica smiled slyly.

"John, the second son of the Drais family, is still single. This is the breakthrough."

Victoria could roughly guess that Angelica was definitely planning to use her natural beauty to create an opportunity for the single little John to enter the Drais family's private residence.

Victoria felt a little unhappy for some reason. Was Angelica going to impress John Drais like she was leaning on him? Victoria felt a little uncomfortable just imagining it.

However, Miss Princess Knight couldn't control her micro-expressions well, and the witch hugged Victoria tightly with a light tone.

"I know my limits~"

"Okay...you're too close..."

Angelica was sure that Victoria was not serious when she inquired about the news today. According to the information collected today, John Drais had good character, no bad habits, and was a very gentlemanly man. The reason why he was still single seemed to be because of his strict family discipline.

Mrs. De Rais is extremely controlling and has her own plans for John's marriage.

"By the way..."

As Angelica was about to get up, Victoria took the opportunity to speak her mind.

"Are you... tempting me...?"

The moment she said it, Victoria regretted it.

What kind of idiotic question is this?

Who would ask like that! Definitely! Absolutely! You are being too sentimental! You will be considered a pervert! There is no other choice but to take off your clothes, kneel down and beg for forgiveness!

"Huh? You just realized it now?"

"???"

She was so shameless as to admit it publicly!

"Please, please stop... Isn't it strange? We are all girls..."

"Perhaps. But..."

Angelica moved closer to Victoria again, leaving marks on Victoria's earlobe with her hot and wet breath.

"Even if I am 99% responsible for seducing Miss Victoria, Miss Victoria, who knew that we were both girls but still fell in love with me, doesn't she have 1% responsibility...?"