Not only fitting the kindergarten uniform, but also having to buy bags and writing tools, Lucia stopped by a general store that Marien had introduced.
On her way out after purchasing the necessary items.
Lucia felt as though several people were watching her.
Was it just her imagination?
Even though she had left wearing plain clothes instead of noticeable uniform, she could still feel the stares.
“Have I been targeted?”
Lucia checked on Nia, whose hand she was holding.
Fortunately, the child was still following Lucia, unable to take her eyes off her.
If it was the pickpocketing organization she suspected, being in a place with many people would actually limit her movements, making it disadvantageous for them to subdue her.
She directed her steps towards a less crowded place.
A crossing alley where people were barely seen.
As she anticipated, multiple shadows moved in the dark alley.
“Come out.”
It bothered her a bit that she was with Nia, but now that she had been targeted, Lucia was determined to settle it all at once.
The number of watchers was roughly 10.
Among the dark shadows, one revealed himself in the sunlight and shouted.
“Leave everything! Those nicelooking leather shoes too!”
He seemed to be the oldest among them, but he was an unfamiliar young boy.
“Is this the organization using slum children that has been frequently appearing in the capital lately?”
Lucia, who was on leave but still the captain, recalled the information she had received.
The fact that these young children were making money through pickpocketing meant that the empire’s situation was worsening.
By protocol, she was supposed to capture them all, but Lucia didn’t want to go that far with the young children.
“Give 5 gold.”
It was a significant amount of money, enough for a normal family’s monthly food expenses.
That’s why Lucia expected they would back off with that amount.
“Did you hear that? 5 gold! What should we do?”
When she looked in the direction the boy happily shouted, in the darkest corner,
A girl with violet long hair wearing a hood flashed her eyes.
After appearing to consider for a moment, she shook her head.
“Tsk. You see? She said no.”
The boy gestured into the darkness, and children younger than him randomly came out, rushing towards Lucia’s bag.
Perhaps because it was just one woman with a small child, they seemed intent on robbing her without fear.
Lucia hid the startled Nia behind her and summoned a sword towards the children.
“Ah, ah! What’s this! She’s not an ordinary woman!”
“She’s a magician! She’s a magician!”
“It’s big trouble! Run away!”
The children, who had been bold enough to rush in, began to flee in a panic when Lucia’s aura blade shone.
It was just an act to scare them, and it seemed to have worked well.
The children’s miserable appearance as they hurriedly disappeared into the dark was truly dismal.
Their skinny bodies looked as if they had no energy to run.
Not only their bare flesh due to lack of clothes, but also their tattered, faded cloaks.
Since she knew how hard it was to live an ordinary life with the current contamination of the empire’s land and high prices, all she could do was watch with a bitter heart.
As she stared at them intently, Lucia turned to head home.
But behind her,
The child who should have been there watching her was nowhere to be found.
Only an indistinct sound of tripping could be heard far away at the end of the dark alley where many paths crossed.
[Star Icon]“Si, sister!”
Nia panted for breath, calling out to the girl running ahead.
“Sister Mia…!”
The girl with the long violet hair, wearing clothes big enough to flow down, stopped running when she heard her name being called.
“What? That little one, the child who was with the wizard earlier?”
The children who were running near Mia also seemed to have heard Nia’s voice, and gradually approached.
Nia shrank in fear at their greedy gaze, eyeing the clothes she was wearing.
“Don’t touch her.”
“Do you know her? You? With this one?”
They were incredulous that the child in the luxurious dress was friends with Mia.
“Shut up and leave, won’t you?”
At Mia’s harsh command, the children who had been snickering nervously retreated one by one.
The girl’s role in this organization seemed to have been quite significant.
“Tch. Always losing your temper. Anyway, since your plan didn’t work, be prepared when the boss arrives.”
The retreating boy spat in displeasure, moving his steps to the hidden small field where his comrades were.
That field was a mysterious place, connected by small alleys twisted like a maze.
“……Ani. You’re that rich house’s child. Why on earth did you follow me? Do you know how scary this place is?”
“Mia unni told me to come……”
“……!”
……There was such a time.
At Nia’s still naive and foolish appearance, an old promise seemed to be remembered, and Mia’s face became complex.
“……Who was that woman earlier?”
“She’s my mother……”
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
