The Villainess With A Heroine Harem



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After their rather fruitful session in the forest, there were only a few hours left before the day came to an end.

At first, Emilia intended to use this time to show her team around the city, and subtly guide them on what they should sell and what they should keep in order to maximize their reputation gain. But she soon realized that those things could only be put off for later.

"Wow, so this is what the market of a capital city looks like in Arcadia!"

"Which shop should we visit first?!"

With each of them having received the gold reward from the quest while the rest of the player base was counting their coppers, the Crimson Witches naturally considered themselves 'rich ladies', and they weren't really wrong.

Even in the Vermillion City, the capital of Fire Kingdom, a single gold coin was enough to rent a VIP room in their best inn for five days straight. And with ten, they really could live like nobility for almost a month.

But luckily, aside from wasting a few copper coins on some fragrant street food, even Nico and Robin knew to restrain themselves.

"The capital really is quite grand, isn't it?!" The tomboy sighed. "The village we were in previously made me think the game must have a medieval setting, but this is clearly an industrial city."

In fact, each 'kingdom' within Arcadia had a different 'theme', and only the Fire Kingdom they were currently in was a manufacturing and forging hub. But even though she knew it, Emilia could only keep it to herself.

Once some other teams started getting to the major cities of other kingdoms, everyone will know about it anyway.

"That's the shop you mentioned gave you the elf ear discount, right?"

Emilia hummed. "Yeah, but everything there is really expensive, and not really that good for the price. I'd say we should wait a bit more and see what we lack after getting better drops."

Although Danielle understood what the crimson-haired elf was trying to say, she had her own plans. "It won't hurt to look around."

Emilia thought about it for a while, then realized that maybe she really was a bit too anxious.

Instead of burning everyone else out by being too forceful, it was better to take things a little easier and reap sweeter long-term rewards.

Cynthia coughed. "Since they're making you follow along anyway, why not just use them as discount coupons?"

The crimson-haired girl blinked, then quickly realized what her partner meant. 'Whoa…! How could I forget about that?!'

Obviously, since elves could get a unique discount on buying earrings, certain other bloodlines would also have their own 'perks' in 'Childe's Play'. With the 'diversity' in her team, it would be a shame not to use it.

Emilia nodded. "Alright, since everyone is so excited… we might as well try out an idea I had before."

Not to mention Danielle, Nico, and Robin, even Sylvia couldn't resist leaning forward curiously as the crimson-haired elf shared her plan.

"Will that… really work?"

Emilia giggled. "We won't know unless we try, will we?"

"Right!"

Crystal could only sigh and follow the rest of the team. 'I almost feel sorry for that scammer.'

In fact, aside from Crystal and Emilia, the rest of the Crimson Witches had been really unlucky with the random items they got from the main quest, to the point where even Cynthia started feeling pity for them.

Not only were all twenty of their 'random' boxes full of nothing but rings, but most of them weren't even suitable for their respective owners.

If not for Nico exchanging her three 'Brawler's Rings' with others, maybe she would have just become a boxing healer out of frustration. Of course, three rings that increased fifty health points each weren't anything to write home about, either, but at least they weren't completely useless.

Among the four of them, Danielle's luck was the best, as she got to keep two rings that increased intelligence by 5 points, and one that increased her mana capacity by 10. Meanwhile, Sylvia and Robin got to keep the two belts that gave them ten additional inventory slots, and two rings each for twenty points of increased physical damage.

Of course, the 'Blue' rings were at least decent.

Danielle's 'Song of Fire' enhanced all her fire skills, greatly increasing her chance to set enemies ablaze, and boosting the damage they take by ten percent.

Sylvia's 'Ring of Purity' increased the damage dealt by the same 'type' of attack on every enemy by one percent, meaning that her hundredth shot on a boss would deal an additional hundred percent damage, so long as she didn't chance her weapon or element mid-fight.

As for Nico and Robin, they were 'lucky' enough to receive the Demonic Fury and Holy Light rings respectively, which they swiftly exchanged.

The 'Demonic Fury' increased all damage dealt by five percent unconditionally, while the Holy Light decreased the mana cost of all skills that 'deal no damage' by fifty percent.

Recalling their gobsmacked expressions when they looked at all her 'shiny' gear, Emilia couldn't help but sigh. 'Well, hopefully they'll find something cheap and decent soon.'

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Half an hour later, the girls gathered in front of the weapons and armor shop once again.

Danielle sighed. "He told me I'd get forty percent off for all unique bracelet purchases as a Dragonkin. Not bad, but…"

Compared to Emilia's seventy-five percent offer, it was obviously quite disappointing.

Robin lifted her chin with pride. "I was told that all the anklets were available at half price for demons."

Looking at her smug face, Danielle couldn't help but burst her bubble with a sneer. "None of the anklets were worth less than a hundred gold coins, though, right?"

The tomboy quickly deflated, making Crystal giggle. "I somehow managed to dig out that humans also get a discount, though it's only twenty-five percent off on rings.

Of course, the fact remained that humans made for the majority of their pre-existing customers, and rings were also their most frequently sold product, so it was obvious that the shop wouldn't offer much. Not to mention, none of them even wanted to hear the term 'rings' anytime soon.

Crystal smiled. "Nico, on the other hand…"

The moment everyone's gaze turned to her, Nico, the healer, quickly lifted her chin with pride. "Rejoice, ladies! For I, Nico, have received a sixty percent discount on all collars, chokers, and necklaces!"

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