I Thought It Was a Common Transmigration

‘What is that?’

 

Layla slowly walked over to the window and carefully picked up the envelope that had been pushed through the window frame.

 

-To Miss Layla Sinclair.

 

She didn’t know who sent it, but she was pretty sure the recipient was her. Layla, half worried and half excited, opened the envelope and unfolded the letter inside.

 

[Dear Miss Layla.

 

…Layla, who was looking at Killian Ludwig at the foundation festival today, looked quite embarrassed. In fact, I too felt rage beyond absurdity when I saw Edith Rigelhoff’s shameless actions. Should we just let Killian fall for such a bullying trick?

 

I have a very good plan to get rid of Edith Riegelhoff, but I can’t do it alone. If Miss Leyla is also feeling resentful towards her, please come to the address below tomorrow.]

 

In the letter she read, skipping all the formal greetings, the proposal to get rid of Edith together was written in a polite tone. A normal person would have been suspicious of the sender of the letter, but Layla, who had been burning with anger towards Edith all day, was rather delighted.

 

‘As expected, I wasn’t the only one who hated her appearance!’

 

It felt like her own anger was justified. Layla was then able to calm down and go to sleep. The next day, she went to the address written in her letter, accompanied by one of her maids named Reyra and a knight. It was one of the many alleys extending on both sides of Le Belle Marie Street.

 

“Are we here?”

 

Layla checked the address on her letter with the street number on the building several times. And before she could knock, the door creaked open.

 

“Please come in, Lady Sinclair.”

 

She was a knight with an expressionless face. The Sinclair Mansion knight who was escorting Layla was nervous as he held the handle of his sword, but the knight who came out from inside the building was very polite. Layla raised her hand to calm her escort and looked around her before entering the building. The old red brick building looked gloomy from the outside and was dark inside as well.

 

“Why is it so dark?”

 

Contrary to the shabby exterior, the inside of the building was decorated like a house where a wealthy commoner would live. However, unlike the clean, dust-free state, this house did not feel human warmth at all.

 

“Sorry. Since it was a secret meeting, we were taken to a place that was not suitable for Lady Sinclair. We ask for your generosity and understanding.”

 

Layla’s heart softened at the knight’s still polite attitude. The knight guided Layla to the second floor of the building, and in the second floor reception room where he opened her door, a calm-looking woman in her mid-twenties was waiting for Layla.

 

“Welcome, Lady Sinclair.”

 

Not knowing her opponent’s rank or her position, Layla only nodded her head slightly and sat down on the sofa as she was advised.

 

“I want you to first reveal the identity of the person who sent me the letter.”

 

Leila spoke, lifting her chin, and the woman across from her smiled slightly.

 

“I can’t tell you in detail who it is, but… I think you can guess this.”

 

The woman lifted her outer coat slightly to reveal a small badge above her left breast. It was a badge worn by the Ludwig family’s servants.

 

“Then… Are you saying that you and that knight are both members of the Ludwig family?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

“Lu, why would someone from the Ludwig family… me…? …!”

 

“Why did I summon the young lady? Didn’t you read the whole letter?”

 

“The letter said to hit Edith Riegelhoff… ah…!”

 

Layla opened her eyes wide as if she realized something.

 

“You also want to kick Edith Rigelhoff out of the Ludwig family, right? Yes?”

 

Then the woman across from her smiled again.

 

“We only do what our master tells us to do, and we cannot make rash decisions and make noise. My master’s intention is exactly as stated in the letter you received.”

 

Layla smiled brightly, suddenly feeling her heart swell.

 

‘Even in the Ludwig family, she was looking for an opportunity to get rid of that woman! But she called me for that…!’

 

Hope bloomed brightly. She also thought that she could give Damien, who had been ignoring her, a blow.

 

“So, what do you want from me?”

 

“It is not difficult. You know the name of Viscount Sicily, right?”

 

“Young Viscount from Sicily… ah! The man who was crazy about Edith Riegelhoff?”

 

“Yes, that’s right. All you have to do is give him a little word.”

 

“But wasn’t he kicked out of the house?”

 

Viscount Sicily, or Fred Sicily, was a man who had been following Edith around to the point of annoyance for the year before last. Edith had seduced him in order to extract information about the railway construction project in which the Viscountess of Sicily participated, but Fred, who had never seen such a pretty woman seduce him, fell completely in love with Edith. However, Fred, who had given away all the information, was unceremoniously abandoned, and after obsessing over Edith and following her for a while, he was thrown into the estate by his father.

 

“I heard he came to the capital recently.”

 

“Looks like you’ve finally been forgiven by Viscount Sicily, right? But if all he has to do is contact Fred, why does he even need to borrow my hand?”

 

“My master wanted it to look natural, down to the smallest details. So that later everything can be seen as just an ‘accident’.”

 

“Yeah, really?”

 

“Yes. You must have received an invitation to the tea party tomorrow at the Viscount’s in Sicily, right?”

 

“Yes, but…”

 

“Lady, you only need to attend the meeting and pass on one piece of information to Sicily’s young master.”

 

The Ludwig family servant again handed Layla a small note from her. It contained information that Layla had to convey.

 

“Really… Can I just do this?”

 

“It’s not that the Ludwig family doesn’t have enough ability to put a heavy burden on the young lady. Just give me this amount, and the rest will take care of itself.”

 

She was a little bewildered, but the execution itself wasn’t difficult at all. Besides, it seemed that no matter what happened, the investigation would not extend to her. All she had to do was spill a tiny piece of information.

 

‘It’s nothing to lose.’

 

Layla nodded her head slowly.

 

“However… I want you to tell me what’s going to happen after this, as much as the plan. Because I don’t want to be taken advantage of without knowing what’s behind it.”

 

“Nothing special. We will have Edith Riegelhoff meet Sicily young master. In a very dark place.”

 

“Well, then… How is it going?”

 

“Well. That’s what Sicily young master will do that day. Lady Sinclair, what do you think will happen?”

 

Layla, who was staring blankly at the young woman, slowly began to laugh.

 

“I know… I don’t know what’s going to happen, but I’m pretty excited.”

 

Then the young woman smiled and asked.

 

“Would you accept this job?”

 

“Of course.”

 

Layla held out her hand to the young woman, and she, too, took Layla’s hand tightly. It was a planned moment for something very simple, but one that could have dire consequences.

 

* * *

 

After returning from the palace, Killian and she stayed up all night finishing up the work they couldn’t finish on the balcony. And the next day she had to rest in bed almost all day.

 

‘Beast-like stamina, really…’

 

She found it a bit annoying that Killian had a refreshing look on his face while she was making a fuss like this. However, when he gave her a warm kiss after suffering all night, covered her well with a blanket, and told her to call him immediately if she felt even the slightest discomfort, she felt so good that she wondered if this was the feeling of being loved. Fortunately, unlike her in her previous life, Edith was very healthy, so the next day, she too was able to wake up feeling refreshed. And as if she was waiting for her to wake up, Lise invited her to tea time.

 

“Edith!”

 

“Thank you for asking me to have tea with you, Lise.”

 

“You’re welcome.”

 

Looking at Lise smiling with a flawless face made her smile.

 

“But today… Is it just the two of us?”

 

Cliff and Killian, who were always with Lise at tea time, were nowhere to be seen. She thought of course they would be there too…

 

“I purposely invited you today so I could have drinks alone with Edith.”

 

Then she laughed so cutely that it made her heart explode.

 

‘Okay, let’s play together with my sister… No, let’s stay alert!’

 

Lise poured her tea and placed some delicious tea food in her direction and spoke lightly.

 

“As soon as the National Foundation Day passes, the streets take on a year-end atmosphere. I heard it will be decorated very nicely soon.”

 

“Already… It’s the end of the year.”

 

For her, the image of the word year-end has long since changed from a warm and happy feeling to an anxious and fearful one. Year-end… Meant that winter was coming… But there was no way Lise knew her true intentions. She seemed a little shy and spoke subtly.

 

“Now that I think about it, I don’t think we’ve ever gone out to play together, Edith.”

 

“Hmm, I see.”

 

“I like Le Belle Marie street, how about Edith?”

 

“Uh… I’ve been to Le Belle Marie a few times. I was told it’s a good place to go with female friends. I’ve been out to the streets of Darsus a few times.”

 

“Uh, really? There are so many pretty things on Le Belle Marie Street… Would you like to go out with me sometime? If you go down to the estate with Killian, you won’t have a chance to buy or look at anything pretty.”

 

Umm… Could this be a precursor to something else? To be sure, there has never been an episode where Edith went out to play alone with Lise. Edith in the original work would have tried to kill her if Lise and her two had to meet together, and Cliff and Killian in the original work would not have let only Lise and Edith go.

 

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