Failed To Abandon The Villain

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As if examining a well-aged wine, he looked at the potion in the wine glass and looked at it in the light.

He then put it back into the potion bottle and closed the lid.

It surprised Valletta a little that not a single drop was spilled despite being poured in a narrow-mouth bottle.

“It’s a high-quality potion. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a potion of this high purity.”

“Thank you for your kind evaluation. Would that be enough to introduce me to another alchemist in the underworld?”

“I haven’t heard of a newcomer coming… How are you going to prove that the Lady made this?”

The bartender asked in a polite and gentle voice.

There was no hostility at all in his bright smile, but his eyes were sharper than a well-forged sword.

The middle-aged bartender, whose gray strands began to gleam through the dark hair, had no unnecessary movements as his every action was as sharp as a well-trained butler.

“It will be difficult to do that here, but if you’ll provide a simple area, I can show you.  However, I’m not in a good state right now. I’d like to hear a definite answer that an area would be provided.”

“Everyone who tries to hide themselves in the shadows has their own story. What kind of story do you have?”

“I don’t think there is any reason to answer a gentleman who even wears a mask in the shadows.”

Valletta answered calmly with an expressionless face.

The bartender’s eyes narrowed even more as if he had noticed the thorn in her words.

Valletta turned her head away, pretending not to notice.

It was not pleasing to be forced by the other side to release information without releasing any information first.

Above all else, Valletta couldn’t trust anyone now.

She thought that the underworld was a little better than the Imperial Family who were sure to be hostile, but either way, both were a jungle for her.

In this invisible jungle, she had to distinguish the swamps from the non-swampy areas, so it was wise to keep as little information as possible.

Especially if there was a bounty and both a wanted and missing poster at the same time.

Her neck was money. Those who will aim for it will surely be everywhere.

The only thing that could protect her was herself. No one should be trusted. Even her family was not on her side.