The Villainous Noblewoman Is About to Be Forced into Love, Isn’t This Wrong? Chapter 172: Practice for Liana

“Um, sorry for suddenly ignoring you,” Liana said.

On the other side of the crystal ball, philia was pouting, clearly upset.

“I’m sorry, I really didn’t an it. After sothing like this happened, it would be strange if I had no reaction, right?” Liana said.

“Pfft.” Seeing how Liana was embarrassed about the matter but still patiently trying to explain herself, philia burst into laughter.

“Liana, you’ve forgotten again. As long as you don’t do anything to harm yourself, I won’t be angry... Well, I might be a little upset if I’m ignored,” philia said.

“So, you all saw everything, right?” Liana asked, feeling gloomy.

“Mm-hmm, we saw everything clearly. I rember all those cool things you said,” philia smiled.

“What’s cool about it? It was so embarrassing.” If she had known people were watching, Liana would have just said a few casual words.

“But there’s one thing I’m not satisfied with. Why did you attribute the credit for this to again?” philia asked.

“Don’t you already know?” Liana spread her hands. Since philia had witnessed everything, she must know why Liana did it.

“That’s exactly why I’m asking! Why do you always put yourself in such a low position, letting others gradually change their opinion of you bit by bit? Isn’t that good? I’ll always be by your side, supporting you,” philia said.

“Because there’s no need. I can only ‘live’ for two more months at most now, right? There’s no need to have those people focus their attention on ,” Liana said.

“Liana!” This was what philia hated most about Liana.

Seeing that philia was still sulking, Liana made a promise, “Alright, let’s not dwell on this anymore. I promise you, if one day I ‘co back to life,’ I’ll do as you ask, okay?”

“That’s more like it.” philia was sowhat satisfied with Liana’s answer.

“But what do we do now?!” Liana sat on the ground. “Not many people should know about this, right?”

“Probably...” philia wasn’t entirely sure herself. “This was likely deliberately arranged by Crown Prince Hodwen, but the scale definitely can’t compare to last ti. I think only so important nobles and venues would be able to see these video segnts.”

“That’s still quite a few.” Liana sighed, and she estimated it wouldn’t take long for the news to spread.

“It’s okay, Liana. You can pretend you don’t know.”

“...Are you serious?” Pretending to ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) be soone else in front of people who already knew what she was like was as good as killing Liana. It was too embarrassing.

“Do you have any better ideas?” philia spread her hands.

“...I guess you’re right.” There really wasn’t a good solution to this problem. “This is all we can do...”

Anyway, Liana was about to disappear from public view. After today’s events, she’d return to the forest, so as long as nothing unexpected happened in these few days, there would be no problem.

“That’s great.” philia was quite happy about this. “At least you won’t be misunderstood by so many people anymore.”

“...Mm.”

“But Liana, you’re in the bathroom, right? Why aren’t you lying in your room while talking to ?” philia asked, sowhat confused.

“philia, are you living alone right now?” Liana asked.

“Of course! And this is my room. Even servants can’t enter casually! Don’t worry, Liana! You’re the only one in my heart!” philia thought Liana was worried about her and quickly responded.

“That’s not what I ant...” Liana wouldn’t doubt philia. “I trust you completely. You definitely wouldn’t do such things. I just wanted to confirm if there was anyone else around you.”

“No one’s here. What’s up? Are you coming to live with ? I always have a place for you,” philia smiled.

“No one’s there, huh.” Liana placed the crystal ball on the table.

Then she took off her thick, warm coat.

“Liana?”

“This is a little gift for you, philia. After all, I’ve been troubling you lately, and we can’t et in person.” It was evident that Liana was very embarrassed, a blush spreading across her skin.

Perfect!

philia watched as Liana slowly unbuttoned her clothes and unzipped one side of her dress, gradually revealing her blushing skin.

Finally, only a piece of intimate clothing remained.

philia thought to herself that this wasn’t good. It seed she would need to take a bath soon as well.

As Liana gently lifted herself, her cute peaches appeared before philia.

Liana then imrsed herself in the pool, with only half of her head visible.

“Thanks for the treat.” philia now wanted to pinch this cute little Liana to death.

However, philia just smiled, “Liana, you don’t need to force yourself. Besides, while helping you, I’m basically the one benefiting. It’s actually you who’s been helping all along.”

Glug glug

Bubbles continuously surfaced in the water.

“But what happened today, in Crown Prince Hodwen’s eyes, is almost like declaring war on him,” philia said with so concern.

Although Liana’s actions had significantly affected Crown Prince Hodwen’s reputation, correspondingly, Crown Prince Hodwen would certainly hold a grudge against her.

Not to ntion that in Crown Prince Hodwen’s eyes, Liana wasn’t even considered a person.

This wasn’t because Crown Prince Hodwen had any dissatisfaction with Liana’s previous actions; he simply equally despised all useless incompetents, especially those without magical ability.

“Liana, you could say that you’ve provoked both of the other heirs,” philia said.

Liana herself was certainly aware of this. If she had behaved properly and stayed quiet at this ti, perhaps these two heirs wouldn’t have paid much attention to her, and might even have been happy that she could affect philia’s reputation.

But after today’s incident, that was no longer possible. philia’s weakness had completely disappeared.

Now, to achieve victory, they could only resort to so underhanded tactics.

“It’s fine. Soon I’ll be ‘dead,’ and then no matter how angry they are, they can’t do anything to ,” Liana laughed.

“You’re so bad, Liana.” So Liana had already thought that far ahead?

Did she decide to fake her death before doing these things, or did she decide to fake her death because of these actions? philia wasn’t sure.

“Don’t worry, philia. The people I’m going to provoke, the trouble I’m going to cause them, isn’t just this simple.” What was about to happen was the most important part.

Everything before could be considered minor skirmishes, but the matter with the Angus Comrce Guild would be enough to end the competition.

“Please be careful,” philia said with concern.

“philia, you’ve said it yourself, I don’t value myself much. Many things I do are for you, so to avoid making you sad, I definitely won’t do anything dangerous,” Liana smiled.

Liana was always like this, suddenly saying such heart-stirring words.

“Mm.”

“In about a month, you won’t have to stay at Ibett Academy anymore.” After today’s events, Liana clearly realized that her previous concerns weren’t unfounded.

“To think a Judge would appear in such a remote place because of this kind of incident.”

“Well, that’s because he’s the instigator of this matter. He’s well aware of what the outco would be if he didn’t make a tily statent, so he sent Mr. Artivens here,” philia said.

“Artivens? He gives off an unpleasant feeling, like a barbarian, flaunting his magical power without restraint,” Liana frowned.

“I don’t know much about other Judges. Besides, with their strength, they naturally enjoy certain privileges and rights. Each has their own personality, so it’s not surprising that they do strange things,” philia said.

“But as a Judge, he can’t possibly be unaware of what Crown Prince Hodwen has done, right?” Liana said.

“Mm.” philia nodded. “That’s why Mr. Artivens is very dangerous.”

“More than that, I’m concerned whether he might suddenly leave.” After all, he had appeared here today. If he suddenly appeared when she was faking her death and exposed the truth, it would be troubleso.

“Generally, guardians won’t stray too far from the people they’re protecting, unless the person stays in a relatively safe place, like .”

“So, we just need to ensure that Crown Prince Hodwen and Second Prince Oester aren’t in a safe place when we act?” Surely these two don’t have so special privilege that allows a second Judge to help them.

After all, even philia, who had broken the pre-established notions of this world with her magical revolution, didn’t have this qualification, so they definitely couldn’t have this right.

“Mm.” philia nodded. “Don’t worry, Liana. Leave this to . I won’t let anyone disturb you.”

“Good.” With philia’s words, Liana felt incredibly reassured.

As long as no Judge was involved, Liana could guarantee the absolute safety and success rate of the plan.

“By the way, you’re not in your room right now, are you?” philia asked. The layout of the room and bathroom was different from Liana’s ho at Venus Manor.

It was also completely different from where Liana was currently living.

“Yes, I’m at the Angus Comrce Guild now,” Liana said.

“Is it Sephirena’s issue?”

“No.” Liana shook her head. “It’s about Tari.”

“Tari?” philia still had so impression of this na. “Is she in trouble?”

“I’m not sure if she’s in trouble or not, so I’ve co to verify this and give her a hand.”

“Do you want her to join the Venus Comrce Guild?” philia naturally knew what Tari was helping Liana with, and also knew that Liana had several products that could affect the Angus Comrce Guild.

“After all, the Angus Comrce Guild is quite unreliable, and they’re also conducting so gray-area transactions in secret. Naturally, we can’t let them be so comfortable.”

However, Liana herself was well aware that relying solely on these two costic products, the impact on them would still be relatively small.

For rchants, reputation is the most important thing. Once your reputation is tarnished, even if you have excellent goods, others will keep their distance.

But now, the scales were slowly tipping in Liana’s favor.

“The thods of the guild won’t be inferior to those of the heirs, and it’s a territory that’s been around for a long ti. There might be many unexpected troubles,” philia reminded.

“Mm, I know. But this ti, they really made the first move.”

“Hm? They made the first move? Don’t we still not know about Tari’s situation?” philia was a bit confused.

“You’ll know tomorrow,” Liana teased.

“Oh.” philia rolled her eyes at Liana, but she could probably guess that Liana was planning sothing big. “Liana, just ensure your safety and everything will be fine.”

“Of course.”

“By the way, philia, there’s one more thing I need to trouble you with,” Liana rembered Loraviel’s matter.

“Feel free to tell any requests.”

“Regarding Loraviel’s mother, I hope you can find a way to give her so help, like forging a bonus or sothing. The general idea is that Loraviel perford excellently at Ibett Magic Academy, so she’s being rewarded,” Liana said.

“Oh...” philia was obviously a bit displeased; Liana was ntioning another woman in front of her again.

“After all, I did so terrible things to her, and I also separated mother and daughter for a long ti, with no chance to et.” Liana’s tone was full of remorse.

“...” philia sensed sothing was wrong. “Did sothing happen?”

Liana didn’t hide anything from philia and directly told her about the letter incident.

This moved philia deeply. “Leave it to , Liana. I’ll definitely handle this matter well.”

Gran Town, which hadn’t received tily help due to certain reasons, could now use this opportunity to make so improvents and provide compensation to Loraviel and her mother.

“Mm.” Liana naturally felt reassured when philia handled matters.

“Liana, don’t bla yourself too much. Look at it from another angle. This matter should spread soon, after all, you’re quite a celebrity now. Once Loraviel and her mother know about this, they’ll definitely change their opinion of you. Besides, you didn’t really do anything to Loraviel,” philia said.

“...” Liana froze, she had almost forgotten about this.

But the problem was, she had indeed done so strange things to Loraviel!

Liana knew very well that people who had made mistakes, even if they sincerely apologized, would find it hard to gain forgiveness from others. After all, they had genuinely hurt others.

And her harm to Loraviel seed greater than to others. She had taken Loraviel’s body and ruined her purity...

“What’s wrong, Liana? You look pale.”

“Ahem, maybe I’ve been soaking for too long,” Liana said.

“I see.”

“Mm.”

The two looked at each other for a few minutes. “Anything else you want to say?”

“I have a lot to say, but if you soak any longer, won’t there be problems?” philia said.

“So I’ll end the call?”

“Didn’t you need to bathe, Liana?” philia asked.

“That’s why I’m ending the call, because I need to bathe!” Was philia this perverted?

Liana had no idea who had made philia like this, but it was none other than herself—the tempting little cake.

“We’ve even bathed together before, so it’s fine if I watch you bathe, right?” philia was acting like a hooligan.

“Give back the dignified and composed philia that others see!”

“What, what, it’s tiring to always be like that!” philia only showed this relaxed side to Liana.

“Anyway! I won’t let you see! Give up!”

“Eh~ But it’ll be more than half a month before I can see you.” philia looked pitiful.

“But, I can give you a little... gift.” Liana held the crystal ball with one hand, then aid it at the right angle.

On philia’s side, she saw a strange scene, only the water surface and Liana’s sowhat blurred delicate body.

Just as philia was a bit confused, the water surface began to ripple, and the view slowly shifted to near Liana’s chest.

philia could see the water gently lapping at Liana’s skin, the waves making the cherries in the water partially visible. It was this partially visible feeling that made it more tempting, more delicious.

A very good spellcasting material, making philia’s stars rise.

“Alright, that’s it!”

“Okay.” Although philia was sowhat reluctant, she nodded.

Besides, philia now had so matters to attend to, which weren’t appropriate to do in front of Liana.

philia took off the ring on her left hand, but this was also for Liana’s sake, just as practice for their next eting.

After all, the techniques she practiced now would be used on Liana in the future.

The next day, Liana slept until noon, which was a rare good sleep for her.

However, when Liana woke up, she was a bit dazed, sitting on the bed, looking out the window, sowhat blank.

“Good afternoon, Princess Liana.” Minoga brought Liana hot water and a towel so she could wash her face properly.

“Afternoon?” Liana obviously hadn’t co to her senses yet.

“Yes, it’s already noon. I called Princess Liana several tis, but you showed no signs of waking up. Besides, Princess Liana isn’t in a hurry, right? After all, the comrce guild is most lively at night,” Minoga said.

After washing her face with hot water, Liana felt much more energetic.

Liana went to the window. The room they were staying in was on the third floor. Although there were still quite a few pedestrians on the street now, it was much less compared to the evening.

“Let’s go.”

Liana wasn’t in a hurry, but she still tried not to delay for too long.

While not many people knew about her situation, she wanted to resolve the matter quickly.

“Alright.” Minoga took out warm clothes and a mask.

“The mask won’t be necessary.”

The code na “Jacaranda” was no longer needed. From now on, Liana would appear before the world using her own na.

“Okay.”

Liana headed towards the Angus Comrce Guild headquarters.

“Princess Liana, what brings you to our Angus Comrce Guild today?” A sales associate approached Liana.

“Where’s Felicia?”

The person who ca wasn’t Felicia, who had received Liana last ti.

“Isn’t this Princess Liana’s first visit to the Angus Comrce Guild? How do you know Lady Felicia?” The sales associate was confused.

“What does that have to do with you? Just call her over,” Liana said.

“I’m sorry, Princess Liana, but Lady Felicia is currently discussing so matters and can’t get away at the mont. However, I will relay your ssage to Lady Felicia,” the sales associate said respectfully.

Liana reached out her hand and took the gold card from Minoga. “I know your rules, so stop wasting ti. I’m telling you to call her over.”

“...I understand.” The sales associate nodded.

The gold-level mber was already the highest level mbership outsiders could obtain, so she naturally didn’t dare to slack off.

She quickly ushered Liana into the reception room, asking her to wait a mont.

About five minutes passed, and there was so commotion outside the door. However, Liana felt like she had heard this voice sowhere before.

“Didn’t we agree that ten thousand gold coins would be enough?! Why!”

“Let go! Soone! Take her away. re beast folk, making such a fuss. Do you know that a gold-level mber has co to see now? If they’re displeased, can you bear the consequences?” This voice was louder, and Liana recognized it as Felicia’s voice.

Liana sensed sothing was wrong and stood up to walk outside.

“Give them back to ! I’ll give you all the money! Give my family back to !”

After going out, Liana saw Tari hugging Felicia’s leg, refusing to let go despite Felicia’s punches and kicks.

“Want to see your family? Fine, tell the na of that Jacaranda,” Felicia said.

She hated Jacaranda to the extre. If it weren’t for her, she would be living much more comfortably now. The cost and favor for that high-level rune carving had co out of her own pocket. All her hard-earned money was spent at once. How could Felicia not be angry?

“Princess Liana?” Tari raised her head and saw Liana.

“Princess Liana? Don’t joke around. She’s Jacaranda? Does she have that ability?” Not everyone had seen that video, so Felicia’s perception of Liana was still that of the little beast from before.

Even if others heard it, it wouldn’t have any impact, because it was the truth.

“You dare to trick ? Guards, take this person away, soone who brings sha to our Angus Comrce Guild,” Felicia said coldly.

She was originally a mber of the family, and she had handled things well recently. Even if Tari was a branch store manager, she was not soone Tari could compete with. Moreover, Tari was a beast folk, a minority, so naturally, she had no status to speak of.

“Tari?” Liana didn’t care what Felicia said, as she had heard such words many tis and was already immune to them.

What Liana cared about now was what Tari had just said. “Ten thousand gold coins? And what about family?”

“Princess Liana?!” Felicia hadn’t expected Liana to actually co here. “Princess Liana, what are you doing here?”

Liana directly raised her hand, about to slap Felicia.

But Felicia could also use magic, and without using magic, Liana wouldn’t be able to hit her.

But Minoga was by Liana’s side now. Minoga just glanced at Felicia, and Felicia felt her body freeze. Her defensive posture suddenly stopped.

She took Liana’s slap full-on.

“Is this how the Angus Comrce Guild treats its custors? How peculiar indeed,” Liana said with a cold face.