The Villainess and I, her Zombie

The appraiser's body started shaking uncontrollably and a cold sweat drenched his clothes.

Many of the onlookers snorted and shook their heads thinking that the skinny man is playing into the role way too much.

But the few who actually knew him exchanged confused glances.

"I... I..."

The appraiser couldn't even speak properly over the chattering of his own teeth.

"Th-th-th-th-th...!"

"Get a grip, civilian!"

"The guard's captain shouted and that somewhat helped the skinny man contain the panic attack.

"3622 STR..."

"...?!"

"What the fuck?!"

Once the numerical value left the appraiser's lips everyone unintentionally took a step back from the red-haired girl.

Even the guard's captain...

Even the Dandelions!

"Wi-without using any skills, this y-young lady has 3622 points in strength..."

The skinny appraiser looked as if he was going to keel over and die from a heart attack at any moment.

He was trying to scam that girl...?!

That monster?!

What was he thinking?!

"..."

The guard's captain stared at the appraiser, then glanced at the girl.

He gulped down his saliva and motioned at one of his underlings with his head.

The guard nodded and stepped forward, his eyes begun shining.

"He is not under any sort of control or charm skill..."

The guard gulped down his saliva and reported.

"Civilian, check her again."

The guard's captain demanded.

"Th-th-this y-young lady has 3622 STR..."

The appraiser repeated for the third time, unable to look up at the girl who he thought was just some low-level nobody.

"...he's not lying..."

"!!!"

The guard with glowing eyes gritted his teeth and said to his commander, who became pale as a sheet.

"...so, you're a berserk or something...? How about showing your STR without enhancing it with skills?"

The guard's captain wasn't going to let go that easily.

Even though by now he realized that he would be in deep, deep trouble if he tried to fight the girl, he at least tried to outwit her, just as anyone from the Envy territory would do.

"Haa...? Didn't you heard what this kind appraiser had said? Do you see me activating any skill at all in the first place?"

Cranberry snorted and shook her head.

The complete absence of the glowing light connected with the skill was the best proof she could ever give.

"...this must be some sort of trick...!"

The guard's captain gritted his teeth and clenched his fist.

So much money was right there in front of his nose, but it was protected by an unbelievable monster like that...!

"Ha? Really? Then, why don't you try and arrest me now?"

Cranberry laughed mockingly and took a step forward.

"!!!"

Every single guard took a step back away from her at the same time.

"Now then. You guys, go apologies to the weakling who bumped into my Zombie and got himself hurt."

Cranberry nodded with satisfaction and waved at three Dandelions.

"..."

None of them looked too happy about it, but that wasn't the time to voice the complaints.

Not after learning about the real strength that the red-haired girl had at her disposal.

"And now, my good man, aren't you going to appraise the loot we brought? Properly, I mean?"

The red-haired girl walked over to the pitiful appraiser and smiled in a friendly manner, but the thin man could feel her cold gaze stabbing into his very soul.

"O-o-o-of c-c-co-course, y-y-young lady...!"

The man jumped up at his feet and started bowing repeatedly.

It took some time but under the watchful eye of Cranberry, the appraiser did his job properly and even went together with them to his friend the merchant, to explain the situation.

The poor Dandelions didn't know how they should act around the noble girl.

They always knew that she was strong, but after learning how strong she ACTUALLY was, they honestly got cold feet and were at a loss.

Still, Cranberry simply ignored their worried glances and instead was tapping her finger on her hip impatiently, as if waiting for something.

When the transaction was almost finalized, it turned out that the merchant didn't even have enough money on him to pay in full, so he hurriedly ran out of the store shouting something about getting more funds.

A few minutes later, the door to the shop opened, but instead of the returning merchant, a group of beautiful people entered.

Cranberry raised her brow looking at their faces.

Those weren't just some random customers, but the members of the Envy family.

And ones that she recognized by the looks alone, without them needing to introduce themselves - so only the more influential ones.

Amongst them was exactly the person she was waiting for.

The key to her plan.

The two groups were looking at each other in silence for a good few seconds.

"By the system! Could it be? Is it really you big sister Cranberry?!"

The still air was broken by a young man.

He was very handsome, but not as otherworldly beautiful as his companions, not to mention he was in the back of the group, tagging along as if only an afterthought to the others.

"Sister...?"

The Dandelions looked at each other in surprise

"...haa..."

Cranberry closed her eyes and breathed out.

She was prepared for that from the moment she read through her diary.

The system changed a lot of things about her backstory and the backstory of many others.

One of them was the handsome young man in front of her.

Mason Envy, the firstborn son of the head of the Envy family.

The person she was going to use to get inside the Envys' mansion without causing too much suspicion...

That person, Mason, had a whole section dedicated only for him in the diary that was supposed to be written by Cranberry herself.

Apparently, he had an older sister named Fillia in the past.

By now, Cranberry knew that must have been the girl who originally had the title of the Villainess - and got killed by Zombie while trying to steal her powers.

But after the reset, the system changed the memories of every player, and for them, Fillia died in early childhood, and Cranberry and Mason met at her funeral.

That wasn't the end.

From that point onward, they supposedly developed a deep friendship, strong enough for the boy to start calling her big sister - filling the void caused by the loss of the biological one.