Miss Witch, please don't leave your fragrance everywhere

Chapter 22 Lord Honoré
　　One hour later.

　　The villa was located in the nearest town of Colditz, and Miss Witch smiled and waved goodbye to the departing merchant.
　　"Walk slowly~"
　　"Um, Angelica-sister, is it really okay to sell it?"

　　Abigail asked worriedly.
　　"When you were selling it just now, you said that the crystal ball could predict the future. How could you sell such a valuable item to just any merchant..."
　　"We are short of money now."

　　Angelica happily tossed the coins in her hand without feeling any pain at all. She realized that she had no talent to be a prophet. Anyway, the crystal ball that predicted the future seven days later was obtained by her from somewhere else and had been piled up in the warehouse for years, gathering dust. In that case, she might as well find a chance to sell it.
　　As for the price, Angelica was too lazy to bargain repeatedly. She could have as many magic props as she wanted, which were collected from all over the place... and obtained legitimately through adventures.
　　"Okay, let's quickly find a hotel and find out what's going on with that psychopath in the villa."

　　"Sister Angelica, I just noticed the prices of the hotels we passed by. Combined with the money you just got from selling the crystal ball, I think we should choose..."
　　"Don't bother yourself. If you keep calculating the price when you go out, you will accumulate fatigue in your body and stress in your mind. Go to the most expensive one!"
　　Angelica dragged Abigail, who was still trying to persuade her, and rushed straight to the most luxurious hotel in Colditz.

　　"Two?"
　　"Yes. Two of you, one room."
　　The shop owner at the counter counted the coins Angelica handed over and found that even with the deposit, there was still a little more.

　　"Besides, I want to ask the boss something."
　　"Oh... but if you insist, it's fine."
　　The shop owner accepted the extra portion without showing any expression.

　　"There is a manor not far to the southeast. I want to know about the people in that manor."
　　"…It's Lord Honoré's family."
　　The disgusted expression on the shop owner's face was fleeting, and even the bustling hall fell into a brief silence when the offending name was heard.
　　"They are aristocrats."

　　"Humph, just a nouveau riche."
　　The shop owner scoffed at this.
　　"Lord Honoré is a local here. He was originally a lazy man who loved to eat and do nothing. One day, he suddenly made a fortune and became a rich man. He married a beautiful wife and had two sons. Their manor was built after he became rich."

　　"Get rich? Where does his money come from?"
　　"Who knows... He said he was doing business, and he did start doing business after building the manor, but he had no business talent at all. The items he sold were either expensive or of poor quality. At the beginning, some of the people recruited by Lord Honore tried to make suggestions for improvement, but he was stubborn and thought that those who made suggestions were singing against him, so he fired them all. It's not that I hate the rich, but with his self-satisfied business style, he should have declared bankruptcy long ago. The strange thing is that he has never lacked money and seems to be making a profit."
　　Boom!

　　The witch lady slammed the table, scaring the shop owner. He found that the facial expression of the girl wearing the wizard hat was unusually stiff.
　　Angelica quickly figured out the truth. No wonder the manor happened to be built on top of her treasure house. Lord Honoré must have accidentally discovered the entrance to the treasure house, made a fortune from the gold inside, and used the manor as a cover. On the surface, he was doing business to make money, but in fact, he had been moving the treasures inside privately.
　　Wow... my treasure... I have been saving it for a long time...

　　Angelica was about to cry, and the shop owner even began to wonder if he had said something wrong and why he had made this cute little girl cry.
　　"Manager, manager, isn't he a noble?"
　　Abigail asked the store manager out of curiosity. Although she was not the one who gave the money, the store manager remembered that Abigail was Angelica's partner, so he answered Abigail's doubts.

　　"It was bought. After Lord Honoré became rich, he gave a large sum of money to the superiors and bought a title. He has no territory, and it seems that this title cannot be inherited, but he is so arrogant that he really thinks he is a nobleman. He comes to the town all day long to make decisions."
　　After saying this, the store manager even began to imitate Lord Honoré's tone.
　　"Hey! You! Why don't you bow your head? Don't you see the honorable Lord is here?... You lowly people are so uneducated. When you see the honorable Lord Honoré, you should take the initiative to make way and stop wasting my time!... It makes me angry just by listening to it. He even bribed the guards. Any good goods must be presented to him first. In the past few years, when he was here, Colditz was messed up by him."

　　The nobles attached great importance to the hereditary nature of the title, and it is almost impossible to promote commoners to become nobles nowadays... But Honoré gave too much, so he was given an honorary title of nobility. After all, he is stupid and has a lot of money.
　　"Does that mean he's gone now?"
　　"He is dead. The Lord has eyes."

　　If Lord Honoré had not died, the store manager would not have dared to say bad things about him. He cared a lot about the title he bought. Even if he were not in Colditz, he would still care if anyone said bad things about him. If someone reported him, he might get a reward. However, Lord Honoré was not very generous to civilians. After receiving the honorary title, he felt that he was superior to others. Over time, no one actively reported him, but one must be on guard against others.
　　"Lord Honoré lived an excessively dissolute life and fell into a lot of problems. He died not long ago. Strangely enough, after Lord Honoré died, his family seemed to have no income at once. All the shops were closed, and all the servants ran away. I'm not surprised that his wife and son, who were used to the life of the rich, didn't learn how to make money. But we still don't understand how Lord Honoré made the money."
　　"So... that man is the pillar of their family?"

　　"I don't want to insult the term 'pillar of the family', but judging from the results, it is indeed the case. His widow began to sell off her expensive property /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ to make a living. Recently, I heard that..."
　　In consideration of the intelligence fee given by Angelica's team, the innkeeper lowered his voice and spoke in a low voice.
　　"I heard that they bought a code that records evil rituals called "Resurrection of the Dead."... They should be planning to resurrect Lord Honoré, thinking that once Lord Honoré is resurrected, their family's life will return to normal. They locked themselves in the manor, probably to tinker with this."

　　"Resurrection of the dead?"
　　Angelica unexpectedly heard a familiar name. It was an inherent magic. The name looked intimidating, but in essence, it was a failed inherent magic. At most, it could deceive those who were illiterate in magic.
　　I see... Angelica had a plan in mind.

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