I Accidentally Created a Villainous Organization

Chapter 100: Essential Elements of a Villainous Organization

Fortunately, Siel’s idea was not adopted.

Lien, who was easily swayed, and Miss Rubia, who struggled to refuse when pressured, almost fell for Siel’s persistent persuasion.

But before that could happen, a much more reasonable solution was proposed.

— “We can just push a few beds together.”

A perfectly sensible plan.

And so, like a warm and happy family, we all ended up sleeping in one big makeshift bed.

Just moments ago, we had fought an intense battle.

Maybe it was because we’d thrown ourselves into the fight without holding back, but despite the absurdity of the situation, sleep overtook me surprisingly fast.

Thus, the long and chaotic day finally came to an end…

Before I knew it, I was greeted by the warm touch of sunlight on my skin.

Since most of the ceiling had been blown away, nothing stood in the way of the sun’s rays, which poured down directly on me.

That light naturally stirred me awake.

To be honest, no matter how desperate we were, spending the night in a place like this felt a bit much.

But surprisingly, the environment wasn’t all that bad.

Sure, there was a gaping hole in the wall, but the breeze was cool, and the sunlight felt oddly pleasant.

The moment I stretched, a refreshing sensation washed over me. It felt as if all my fatigue had been wiped away in an instant—

…Or at least, that’s what I thought.

“……?”

What the hell?

Normally, no matter how exhausted I was, a night’s sleep would leave me feeling refreshed. But today, my body felt stiff and sore.

There’s no way my Healthy Body trait decided to go on strike…

…No, let’s set that aside for now.

‘Wait, did I even sleep here?’

A massive bed made of five combined cots.

I was certain my spot had been the second from the left.

But now, I was lying in the fourth position.

No matter how much I tossed and turned in my sleep, would it really be enough to shift my entire sleeping position this much?

A frown naturally formed on my face.

That was when I noticed Lucy.

Even after repeatedly being told to lie down and rest, she had insisted on standing guard.

She was now looking straight at me.

A morning greeting, asking if I had slept well.

If anyone had seen what happened last night, it would be her. Just as I was about to ask, I—

Stopped.

It was an instinctive reaction.

A sudden, unshakable intuition hit me. Over time, I had learned that this was the activation signal of the Whispering Earring.

Though, as always, I had no idea why it was activating.

‘It’s better for my sanity if I don’t know.’

How important could it really be, what happened last night? There’s a limit to how meaningless things can be.

Yet, ignoring this piece of advice felt a little unsettling.

Ever since I obtained the earring from the Black Market, it had led me astray plenty of times… but it had also saved me just as many.

I didn’t have to think far—if it hadn’t urged me to return to the mansion quickly, Miss Rubia would have endured several more days of torture.

In the worst-case scenario, she could have been dragged off to some secret imperial facility, never to be seen again.

And since this wasn’t even a particularly difficult piece of advice to follow, there was no need to stir up trouble by questioning it.

I decided to just go along with it.

The moment I reached that conclusion, I heard a groggy mumble.

A soft “Mmm…” followed by the sound of someone rubbing their eyes.

The red-haired woman stretched with a small sigh before her gaze landed on me—

“……Huh?”

With just that one word, she suddenly fell into full-blown panic mode.

Her face turned bright red as if it were about to explode.

Honestly, her reaction made perfect sense.

Waking up to find a man lying beside you in bed? Anyone would be shocked.

Especially since she had just woken up and probably hadn’t fully recalled what happened last night.

I reached out, grabbing Miss Rubia’s hand to reassure her before she could spiral into further embarrassment.

…It had the opposite effect.

She started rambling about how she wasn’t ready yet, how she needed her parents’ permission, and how she didn’t even know what to do in this kind of situation.

Completely nonsensical words spilled out of her mouth as she stumbled backward in panic.

But the cots we had pushed together weren’t exactly spacious.

Before I could even stop her—

She fell.

A loud scream echoed through the air.

And naturally, my face turned pale.

If she had hit the ground, I should be able to see her from this angle.

But Miss Rubia was nowhere to be seen.

Come to think of it, this place was practically a ruin.

The only reason the mansion had managed to maintain its form despite the fierce battle was that Miss Rubia had poured an absurd amount of money into its construction.

Still, many parts of the structure were already in bad shape.

It wouldn’t be surprising if it collapsed at any moment.

And we were on the third floor.

The impact just now could have easily caused the floor to cave in.

This was dangerous.

Miss Rubia was an ordinary person who couldn’t even handle magic properly. A fall like this could seriously injure her—or worse.

And no matter how miraculous Stigmata was, it couldn’t bring back the dead.

There was no time to go through a proper sequence—getting out of bed, stabilizing my stance, enhancing my body with mana, and pushing off the ground.

I had no such luxury.

I immediately spread my wings.

I could handle them with much more precision now.

Faster.

Even faster.

That was the only thing on my mind as I accelerated without hesitation.

The scenery blurred past me in an instant.

It was, quite literally, the speed of light.

I reached out to catch Miss Rubia as she fell—

—But something was wrong.

As I arrived on the second floor, my expression twisted in confusion.

Miss Rubia was there.

Or rather… half of her was.

Only her lower body was visible.

I quickly glanced back up at where I had come from.

There she was, eyes shut tight, screaming at the top of her lungs.

Her upper body.

…What was I even looking at?

There was a hole, sure. But apparently, it wasn’t quite big enough.

Big enough for her lower half to slip through, but not big enough for certain parts of her upper body to follow.

Miss Rubia was stuck.

Wedged into the hole in the most ridiculous way imaginable.

“P-please save meee!”

Still half-asleep, disoriented from just waking up.

She hadn’t even realized she was no longer falling.

I patted Miss Rubia’s shoulder as she flailed desperately.

She opened her eyes—

And immediately turned bright red.

The commotion had woken up Siel and Lien.

Now, even Lucy and I were staring.

All eyes were on her.

Tears welled up in Miss Rubia’s eyes as she begged us not to look at her.

…Well, in the end, she couldn’t get out on her own.

She had no choice but to ask for my help.

*****

A dress radiating elegance.

Gone were the messy hair and the dried drool at the corner of her mouth from earlier—Miss Rubia now stood before me, perfectly dressed and composed.

“S-So… what is it you wanted to discuss?”

She still couldn’t quite meet my eyes.

But considering the sheer number of embarrassing memories she had accumulated over just these past two days—enough to last a lifetime—the fact that she was standing in front of me at all proved her professionalism.

She was doing her best to separate work from personal matters.

Honestly…

To be completely honest, I was tempted to tease her just a little.

But I fought off those wicked urges with all my might and instead got straight to the point.

“It’s about the mansion. We can’t keep living in a place like this, can we?”

After what just happened, it was even clearer that the state of this place was beyond salvageable. We couldn’t just leave it as it was.

“If it’s about repairs, I can just hire people and get it done, no problem—…Wait a second.”

As she spoke, Miss Rubia’s face suddenly shifted into an expression of concern.

Even if she could be clumsy at times, when it came to work, she was surprisingly sharp.

“This… might actually be a much bigger problem than I thought.”

She had realized it.

That if we left the mansion as it was, everything would crumble—literally and figuratively.

According to Siel’s analysis, the barrier Balzac had set up wouldn’t last another two days. Even with Siel’s magic reinforcing it, there was a limit to how much extra time we could buy.

And if the mansion wasn’t repaired by the time the barrier broke?

The perception-blocking and repelling spells would disappear. People would finally see the true state of this place.

And when the outside world witnessed a noble’s mansion reduced to rubble overnight…

What would they think?

And when that information reached the Empire?

What conclusion would they draw?

“If we’re not careful, everything could be exposed.”

Miss Rubia’s voice was serious.

Her face hardened with focus.

“But no matter how urgent this is, fixing an entire mansion overnight is impossible. Maybe it’d be better to just blow it up completely and blame it on an accident during potion-making—no, that’d be too suspicious. There has to be a better way…”

She fell deep into thought, her expression grim.

She had been through so much lately. She had every reason to feel exhausted.

And yet, she was still giving her all to figure out a solution.

I couldn’t have been more grateful.

“You don’t have to worry about that,” I said with a reassuring smile. “I already have a very simple solution in mind.”

Miss Rubia’s face filled with confusion.

She couldn’t understand what I was talking about.

How was I planning to fix the mansion?

What exactly did I intend to do?

But I had no reason to explain.

There was a reason people said, seeing is believing.

I sent the signal.

And at that exact moment—

From Siel’s still-open shadow portal, the sound of footsteps echoed.

Dozens… no, hundreds of dwarves emerged.

The most skilled craftsmen in the world.

A workforce more precious than gold itself.

All of them were now gathered here.

A smile crept onto my lips.

This was inevitable.

What man in the world hadn’t dreamed of this?

A dream team made up of the best in the industry.

An endless supply of funds thanks to the potion business.

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity delivered straight from the heavens.

It was time to start the ultimate reconstruction project.

A long-held fantasy was finally about to become reality.

…It was time to build a secret base.

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