My older sister is a villainous rich girl

He was quietly thinking about all sorts of things when Tasia's voice soon rang out behind him again.

Chapter 279 Tasia's Resentment

"Wayne, I'm sorry to keep you waiting."

It hasn't been long since then.

But he always felt that no matter how he answered this question, it was a bit strange.

So he just smiled slightly and didn't say anything.

Tasia's expression turned serious. She raised her hand and set up several small security devices before whispering, "Wayne, I..."

and many more.

At this moment, the moonlight gently spilled over Tasia, as if draping her in a sacred veil.

This...this is clearly a scene of a man and woman pouring out their hearts to each other under the moon!

Could it be that Tasia is going to confess her feelings to me?

Wayne's heart skipped a beat.

However, Tasia quickly made him realize that he had been overthinking things.

“I think I should find an opportunity to sneak into the city lord’s study and investigate… I always feel that he has some secret that he is intentionally hiding from us.”

Great minds think alike.

but--

“Tasia, isn’t this a bit too dangerous?” Wayne said. “If we’re discovered, it could lead to big trouble.”

If I were acting alone, I could easily escape. But if I brought Tasia along, things would become much more complicated.

Tasia bit her lower lip. "If I were alone, I'm confident I could escape."

Good grief, you stole what I was about to say, so what am I supposed to say now?

Wayne's expression was peculiar.

“However, this matter is not without risk.” She changed the subject, “After all, Wayne and Chris are traveling with me, and I felt obligated to inform you if I were to take action.”

"Wayne, could you keep this a secret for me?" She looked at his face with her big, watery eyes.

It seemed as if they were trying to discern something from his expression, which was no different from usual.

Wayne pondered in silence for a while.

"Are you sure your life isn't in danger?" he asked.

Tasia answered very solemnly, "Yes."

"Okay, I'll keep it a secret."

If he rejects Tasia, then he won't be able to make a move that night.

The two rooms are separated by only one wall. With Tasia awake, the chances of Wayne's whereabouts being exposed increase dramatically.

She's not like Chris, who's so weak in magic that she can't sense anything.

It would be better to send her away first, so I can take advantage of the situation.

Tasia's face lit up with delight.

"I will get back as soon as possible. If Chris wakes up in the middle of the night, please ask Wayne to calm her down for a while."

“May I make a suggestion?” Wayne asked seriously.

Tasia was slightly taken aback.

"what?"

"Could you please stop adding 'classmate' after my name from now on?" Wayne said. "It sounds too distant."

"Just call me Wayne."

Upon hearing this, Tasia smiled and said, "Yes!"

'Tasia has her own little secret too...'

Watching Tasia's departing figure, Wayne stroked his chin and pondered.

In the original anime storyline, although Tasia, who lost her status as the main protagonist, still had the Mary Sue aura, her abilities were quite limited in comparison to Chris.

Born into humble circumstances, yet possessing great power, he was ostracized and had no friends.

Well, it's definitely the most mainstream character design among those light novel adaptations of anime.

It's as if the protagonist's unique position couldn't be shown otherwise.

Unfortunately, as more and more protagonists are created based on this setting, the repetitive storylines lose their appeal.

Could it be that the not-so-unique protagonist, Tasia, has also undergone some unpredictable changes due to the distortion of the main storyline?

Wayne looked up at the silver moon hanging outside the window.

Today is the night of the full moon.

……

After a while.

Back in his room, Wayne climbed back onto his bed, leaning against the wall opposite Chris, and activated his senses to the maximum.

The entire city lord's mansion was under his "vision".

Countless shadows emerged from beneath him, bouncing and leaping along the bedside, through the cracks in the door, and along the windowsill, slipping into the night and mingling with the darkness.

He could discern the movements in every room and the breathing of every person with perfect clarity.

Shadows lingered, and more darkness gathered around Tasia's body.

Tasia, who had just started her operation alone, seemed to sense something, stopped and looked deeper into the darkness of the corridor.

However, nothing unusual was found.

Tasia wrinkled her nose, and a dim white ball of light gathered in her palm.

Holding the ball of light, she carefully made her way towards the city lord's study.

If she didn't discover anything, that would be fine, but if there really was a problem, she felt she couldn't just sit idly by.

—Hopefully, the situation will be different from what I've imagined.

Tasia easily found her way to the study door.

She pushed the door open.

It's locked.

But she was not discouraged.

She pushed the white ball of light in her hand straight through the crack in the door.

The latch made a very slight "click" sound and opened automatically.

Goodness, can this thing even be used to unlock locks?

Wayne sat on the bed with a look of novelty on his face.

Woman! What secrets do you still have that I don't know?!

Tasia had no idea that her every move was being perceived by Wayne.

From this perspective, it feels like playing a 360-degree panoramic VR game.

She first leaned out to look around again before slipping into the city lord's study.

With the infiltration operation a success, Tasia began quickly reviewing the written documents on the desktop.

Wayne followed behind, taking in the layout of Count Alec's study.

There were too many things, making it look a bit messy.

However, it has a very distinctive personal style.

—This refers to having too many miscellaneous items unrelated to work.

The city lord seemed completely unconcerned about the necessary pomp and circumstances, treating his study as his entirely private domain.

Unlike other noble families whose studies often served as reception areas, this city lord seemed to have never intended to meet anyone else in his study.

Various pink dolls filled every corner of the study, revealing the true nature of the Count, who was about forty years old and had a large belly.

What kind of doll collecting maniac is this?

Numerous shadows converged on the huge display case in the corner of the study, where, among the many doll exhibits, an ugly doll stood up shakily.

At her desk, Tasia seemed completely oblivious to all of this.

When she first sneaked in, she wasn't entirely unsurprised by the sight inside. But the situation was urgent, and she didn't have time to waste on such pointless observations.

At most, it would just be a fleeting thought that flashed through my mind—

Dolls are so cute, who wouldn't love them?

Even if the other party is a man in his forties, it doesn't matter.

That said, the count's collection consisted entirely of pink dolls, and surprisingly, there wasn't a single one of Poppy...

Tasia harbored a slight resentment.

Chapter 280 The Doll Assassination Incident?

In the display case, the doll, which looked particularly ugly among its pink companions, silently adjusted its top hat and bow tie.

It is not large; you can hold it in one hand and put it in your pocket.

However, because its face was made of many different colored scraps of cloth, it looked rather frightening. So, even if it were abandoned on the street, probably no one would pick it up out of pity.

It's unclear what reason the city lord had for including it in the display case, despite its distinctly different style.

After tidying up his appearance, Wayne was very satisfied with his look.

Because of his small size, he was not difficult to control and nimbly flipped down from the side of the shop window.

Incidentally, this is much easier to move than the way I used to control Poppy back then.

Times... are indeed progressing.

Tasia was still searching through the documents, completely unaware of the ugly doll behind her that was deliberately concealing its movements.

Suddenly, she seemed to have discovered something, holding a document in her hand and staring blankly into space.

The faint light illuminated the words on it, making them appear in perfect detail.

After a moment of stunned silence, she put the document back in its place and prepared to leave the study.

It seems that we have found some very important information.

However, just as she was about to leave, Count Alec's lewd laughter suddenly rang out from the other end of the corridor outside the door.

"My little darlings, I've come to see you!"

He walked towards the study.

Tasia was startled and, in a moment of panic, tried to jump out of the window.

But when she got to the window, she was extremely surprised to find that behind the heavy curtains was a snow-white wall.

This study has no windows at all.

With no time to do anything else, Tasia had no choice but to hide behind a thick curtain, using the corner of the wall as cover.

The marks are not very noticeable unless you look closely.

With a "click," the room was instantly illuminated, and Lord Alek, rubbing his hands like a fly, sneaked in.

But as soon as he stepped into the study, Alec's expectant movements stopped abruptly.

His brows furrowed deeply.

"Hmm? Something seems... off," he muttered to himself.