[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess":3,"chapter-i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-36":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I'm in Love with the Villainess!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},894972,1171,"Chapter 36: A Competent Shopkeeper...?","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-36",36,"\u003Cp>\"Custom orders...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bree looked at me strangely. It isn’t every day a student from Eryndor commissions a tinkerer for a custom order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most nobles find the reliance on tools a sign of weakness, especially those who came from Eryndor, where magic reigned supreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was an outlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can pay for it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grin, flashing my wallet, enough money that I could probably buy the entire shop without any issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The novel wasn’t particularly astute when it came to its world’s economics, resulting in most nobles being absurdly wealthy, even when I was just the son of a baron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it also made sense in a way; if any random noble were to start flashing their money around the square, they would likely become a huge target for others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, balancing wealth between the different classes wasn’t as important when it came to the worldbuilding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But luckily for me, nobody really expects anything from me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t have to worry about becoming a huge target even if I spent recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want a miniature launcher, something that could fit a dagger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A what...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something that shoots out daggers at high speed, basically.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bree tilted his head, lowering the revolver he was dismantling, and leaned into the counter, checking to see if I was joking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A magic user from the academy, asking for a dagger projectile launcher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A very, very inefficient and redundant device...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reload time, the daggers needed for it to be useful, everything about it was nearly impossible to use in actual combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"D-Did you hit your head, kid?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bree looked genuinely concerned for once; he genuinely couldn’t fathom my request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... money should always fix problems like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grab a few paper bills from my wallet, showing them off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bree stared in silence, weighing his options. While money was good, the repercussions would be absolutely destructive if he didn’t negotiate this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if a student from Eryndor gets injured from using a very impractical device, and they see his signature craftsmanship on the device itself, his business would go down the drain immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it wasn’t directly his fault, indirectly injuring a noble was high treason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone like him should have stopped the purchase if he knew it was irresponsible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He’s smarter than I thought.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I narrowed my eyes, seeing his hesitation. I never expected someone to actually be smart enough not to throw themselves away for money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially with the amount I was flashing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fortunately for me, this nation had its own laws that protect store owners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just needed to take advantage of that so he would agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How, you ask?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Really is the solution to everything, huh?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It beats having to persuade him with words or increase my payment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just needed to sign something that made sure he isn’t held accountable for any incidents involving me with the launcher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bree slid a paper on his desk before I even brought up my plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To my surprise... it was a contract, with everything I had just explained laid out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Did he just read my mind?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chuckled, looking at his face, and... guess I’m not the only one who knows business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bree’s face was neutral on the outside, that much was obvious, but his subtle breathing, movements, and faint beating of his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could tell he was excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A simple dagger launcher? That wasn’t hard to create, and the fact that I’m willing to pay as much as needed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was nothing more than a simple cash cow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said you want a custom order, right? Just sign here, and I’ll be right on it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bree’s body language was tense, waiting for the moment I sign, but his face was completely blank; he had the poker face of a practiced entrepreneur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t need to be so jumpy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reply, laughing, signing the paper with a pen he also laid out on the counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You actually caught up on that?\" Bree widened his eyes, surprised that a student managed to determine his motive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not an idiot,\" I answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bree snickered at my answer, rolling the contract and placing it inside a drawer just beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pleasure doing business with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bree returned to working on the revolver, satisfied with such a lucrative deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Return here tomorrow, I’ll have it done by then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",728,"2026-06-03T05:52:53.471Z",1,"novelbin.me","712a823e7d50c44b68080eb22ad528cfa6c3e30edd4f81b84c5bee3a487e39b8","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-37","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-35",324,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-cover.jpg"]