# Chapter 2
1. Daughter-in-law contract
“Give me the money now!” “Give me the money!”
At seventeen, Judith was not doing well. She was literally an orphan left in debt.
“If you don't pay the interest by Thursday, I won't leave you alone!”
It felt like I was hearing similar threats for the twentieth time.
Judith Elan sighed and closed her eyes in confusion. Her father, Paul Élan, committed suicide, so his only daughter is now Baron Élan. He's a baron, all he has is a pile of debt.
Her mother even took all the money and ran away.
Together with a servant who was particularly close to her, she stole all of Judith's accessories.
The only thing left is Judith.
“What should I really do?”
Judith, wearing an old dress, sighed deeply. The death of her father, who was so obsessed with gambling that he never came home, and the fact that her mother, who was always busy with the servant and had no interest in Judith, had run away, were actually quiet, as if they were no one's business.
Instead, it felt like something I'd been vaguely imagining for a long time had become a reality.
However, what she could not calmly face was the situation that had now become her.
“What should I do…………..”
She doesn't have any friends anymore. After her father died, she tried to raise money by visiting friends everywhere, but in the process she lost all her friends.
However, Judith's debt was so great that she had no reason to even blame them.
If they cannot pay the interest, they will be taken away by the sharks, and usually in such situations, noble daughters volunteer to protect their honor or are sold to wealthy elders who can repay the debt.
*Debtor sharks
To be honest, needless to say, I'm trapped and yet,
This was her condition.
There was something special about Judith. When her father died, she remembered her past life.
On her way out without even seeing the face of her friend who she thought was so close, she suddenly realized that she had been reincarnated into a book she had read in her previous life.
“Well, even if you try to use the original, it will be a long time before you get started.”
As for how she knew the starting point of the original work, Judith, who sold the Baron’s palace at auction, lived there.
This was because the cheap boarding house was in very good condition.
The original premise was about the entire street the boarding house is located on burning brightly and turning into ruin.
This is what Judith was reading in her previous life just before she died.
The title of the novel is “A Flower Blooming in Desolation.”
In other words, it was a story about the brave heroine of a flower shop who loses her home when her street burns down, survives without giving in to hardships and finds love.
I don't think I read it particularly carefully, but I remembered everything clearly.
Therefore, as soon as Judith remembered her past life, she immediately went to the flower shop of the protagonist, a local resident.
The heroine of the original work is… … … She was twelve years old.
This meant that there were three years left before the fire broke out, and eight years until she had worked hard in poverty and started getting involved with men in earnest.
‘Anything…’ … … … … “Isn’t there room for something?”
Fortunately, Judith learned the contents of the original work.
She was able to remember it without making any mistakes. However, no matter how much I researched narratives with female and male protagonists, I couldn't come up with a very good number.
“Then, is there anything on the villain’s side…?” … … … … … … Well, maybe the bad guys are still kids. Um, wait a minute!
Karl Mayus is a villain who is obsessed with the heroine with twisted feelings and harasses her.
“Duke Maius!”
Karl Mayus had a story worthy of becoming a villain. The daughter-in-law, who was temporarily hired by the family, secretly abused him when he was still young.
He was emotionally worried because his older brother, much older than him, had disappeared, and he was helpless and unable to tell his parents.
Being bullied
At the same time, his character develops in a very bad way, and he eventually turns into a villain... ... ... ... ...
“Can’t I do this daughter-in-law contract?” However, from Duke Maius's point of view, anyone could do it.
In fact, they would claim to have a child by the missing eldest son, and appoint one of their maids as a contract to register their marriage.
This is because the intention was to delay reporting the death of his missing son a little. It was the luckiest thing for the eldest son to return, who ran away from home after hearing the news, even though it was ridiculous.
Of course, it was possible to force her by the power of the Duke Family, but the risk was high.
“More than anything else, in the original work, the Imperial Family hates the Mayus Family. If you forcefully cancel it, you will be arrested.
Therefore, even if it was just a trick, any woman had to register her marriage to the eldest son, and since that meant the marriage record would remain, the Duke's family would pay her well.
“In the end, the eldest son won’t come back.” Later, they would say it was a miscarriage and send me away with a generous share… … … … .
Judith rolled her eyes and lost in thought.
“What if I went there?” I won't mistreat the young bastard and I'll walk away with the money. So isn't everything good?
No matter how malicious it is, it is unacceptable to hurt and abuse a child
If the child doesn't become evil, that would be a good thing too.
Judith secretly looked and strengthened her resolve, thinking about it and the little girl.
After three years, it seemed that it would not be so difficult to obtain the position of daughter-in-law if she approached the duchy at the right time.
After that, the Duke Family will pay you the same value as the original work, so this huge debt will be resolved immediately.
“Of course, like the maid in the original text, I won’t be the first to receive an offer, so I have to be smart about it, but anyway… … … … … ….. The problem is that it’s 3 years until then. I have to endure for three years.”
“In the meantime, I have to survive by paying interest.
“Then what?”
Even if she could earn a living by doing odd jobs, it would obviously not be enough to pay the interest.
Judith hugged her head and lost herf in thought.
I read as many original works as I could without missing a word. Because the one thing she had more than most was information. Of course, the information is very limited.. … … … …
‘… … … … … … Ah! Information! I have the information. Her eyes sparkled as another thought occurred to her.
“There is also an Information Guild in this alley.”
When these streets burned, the headquarters of the Intelligence Syndicate, which was at its peak in the capital, also burned, killing everyone.
There was a sentence saying that they died instantly. So, the male protagonist later feels remorse… … … … … …
“Wouldn't it be okay if I sold the information I know there?”
Of course, there's not much written in flashback form, so he may not make much money now, before the original work began, but there is something to l.
“The name is , right?”
Judith got up and went out into the street.
“I have to meet the master.” Unless the information is recognized by the master, there is no money in it.
The Intelligence Syndicate was not in a secret location. It looked like a local store you could go to just by looking at the sign. However, it was difficult to meet Mr.
The Gray Guild was a young guild that had been growing rapidly recently.
Many people searched for the master, but the master did not appear easily. Judith heard that, even through local rumors, no one had seen the master's face.
“I'm here to l information.”
So when I went to the Gray Information Guild,
Judith says she will make a deal with the Master unconditionally.
“Tell me.”
The guide at the entrance said with a smile.
“I will pass it on to the master.”
“I want to tell him in person.”
“In principle, it is impossible. “If you give me the information, I will pass it on to him and give you the money.”
“Ah.”
The situation was expected. Judith had already thought of a way to ignore the principles.
Judith smiled, raised her chin naturally, and spoke.
“Is it true that Master doesn’t want to deal with me because I’m still young?”
She knew that just because she was seventeen didn't mean she wasn't treated like a client. But I really have to
Age was mentioned first to continue the conversation.
“I know that the master is also a minor.”
As expected, as soon as Judith finished speaking, the guide at the entrance felt a little embarrassed. His face looked like he was worried about what to do.
As Judith endured a moment of silence with a confident expression on her face, the door behind the guide slowly opened.
At the same time, a young man wearing a mysterious mask appeared.
"this."
Because of the mask I couldn't make out his facial expressions, but the interest in his voice was clear.
“An interesting guest has arrived
*You are sexy, Abu Mask 😏
This was her first encounter with the Master, the mysterious man with whom Judith would continue to deal for the next three years.