The Soul Substitute Trash of the Duke Family
Chapter 6

"Jim, find me a house in the remote countryside and three empty shophouses in the harbor, the suburbs and the city center." Let Leona tell Jim three bags of gold.

"Good, Miss."

Jim left Leona. After Jim left, Leona immediately went to the warrior training ground to relax her slightly stiff muscles followed by the bear cub who had always been faithful to follow him.

"My money is a little more. I could be poor if this continued. Although the average gold coins, but if there is no free income also." Monologue Leona while walking towards the warrior training area.

But in the middle of the road, he accidentally heard the conversation of soldiers who were resting on the topic of a gambling place. Interested, Leona decided to approach them.

"Do you know where the legal gambling establishment is?" Leona's successful question left the rested soldier aghast in shock and stared at Leona with horror.

"N-n-miss."

Leona only smiled when she saw the few soldiers pale.

"Since when have you been here, Miss?" Asked one of the soldiers with cold sweat pouring down his body.

"Since you guys talked about that gambling place. So you know where it is?" Leona's question made them nod in disarray.

"A noble princess doesn't deserve to be in such a place, Miss." The gagging of a female soldier made one of her comrades nudge the soldier.

"I feel sad and want to have fun with you if you'll let me." Sally cute.

"Are you going to that place, miss? It just so happened that the place was legal and we used to go there a lot when we ditched training." Sahut the male warrior with a spirit that made his friends sweat coldly. Jeez his friend asked to be slapped because he had spoken impolitely with the miss while leaking their truancy and gambling habits.

"Hey, don't you know if Miss Leona is rumored to be very fond of torturing people?" The whispering of one of his successful colleagues made him wake up and break out in a cold sweat.

"alright. Take me to that place tonight, yeah. Let's make the casino go bankrupt and dredge up all its wealth!" Leona's successful spirit shocked them. They thought Leona would report their actions to the notorious squad leader, Arthur. The lady wants to gamble.

"Good, Miss." Spiritually.

"Oh, yeah. What's your name?"

"I'm Ben, he's Robert and next to him is Ken. While this woman's name is Ellen." Ben pointed at his friends.

"Well Sir Ben, Sir Robert, Ellen and Sir Ken . I'll see you tonight." Leona said and immediately left from there leaving three male soldiers and a female soldier astonished.

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Night had arrived, they were now in a casino located in the city center. Leona looks very beautiful by wearing a maroon colored peplum combined with a coat resembling a black robe. Black trousers with shoes. Pomegranate red colored brooch that matches his eyes and red earrings become sweetener.

Ben, Robert, Ellen and Ken all wear regular robes.

The atmosphere looks crowded in the casino. Leona frowns watching people who are busy playing.

"Is this money enough?" Leona asked while taking out a bag of gold coins.

"Enough, Miss. We usually bet up to that even though we often lose." Ben scratched his non-itchy head.

"You sucked until you asked for a treaty." Ellen's murmur upset Ben who made Ben blush in embarrassment.

"alright. Let's take a look around." Said Leona while keeping her money bag back. They walk through the casino area while occasionally looking through the existing games to find the right prey.

Leona looked at a crowd with a man laughing arrogantly, not forgetting the many piles of gold coins and gold bars on the man's table. Instantly Leona's eyes sparkled happily and approached them.

"Who else would challenge me?!" Asked the old man arrogantly.

"I." Sahut Leona and sit in front of her. "I challenge you with my bag of money." Leona said seriously while taking out a bag of gold coins.

"Hahaha, alright Miss. Looks like you're a rookie who dares to challenge me. Don't cry if you lose." His words with disdain.

"Yes, this beginner of mine won't cry."

The game begins. The old man looked down on Leona for a moment before turning his eyes when he saw the pile of gold bars and gold coins he had now started to move towards Leona.

"Hey, Old Man. You wanna bet again?" Leona asked grinning making the middle-aged man grit his teeth.

"Good! One more round!" Exclaim the man.

Leona defends him until the man's treasure ludes unceremoniously. Leona is suddenly rich.

"Ben, please bring this money. I'll play again." Said Leona while resuscitating Ben from his surprise.

Leona returned to play in the casino area and challenged the people. As if the goddess Fortuna was siding with him, Leona repeatedly won the game and nearly bankrupted the casino.

"Miss, what's this much money for?" Ben asked when he saw a large sack containing a pile of gold coins and gold bars.

"Hmm~ What if we use that money to eat? Ah, I'll take my share first and we'll just think about the rest. How's it?" Leona asked for their opinion.

'Eating with this much money? Are we going to eat gold?' Their inner selves together while putting on a shock face.

"Of course, Miss. We don't mind because this one is yours." Ellen Sahut.

Leona immediately took out a few medium-sized pockets and filled them with gold coins to the brim and distributed them to her four knights.

"For you. What enough?" Ask Leona.

"That's a lot, Miss." Ben with trembling hands.

"really. Even this costs us a lifetime." Ken Say.

"Have. You've been with me tonight."

"Thank you, Miss." Sahut they simultaneously.

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"Miss, I managed to find a house in a remote countryside. The village was quite beautiful, but unfortunately very slum and sparsely populated." Jim gave a report while stroking the bear cub who was cool snacking on a snack.

"Good job, Jim. Then what about the shophouse I ordered?" Leona asked as she sipped tea. Leona is currently relaxing behind the pavilion which is located quite far from the main residence in the company of Jim and the bear cubs who are sitting in front of her.

"I bought it, Miss. And the money you gave me left two bags of gold." Jim handed over two bags of gold coins.

"Take the money, Jim. As payment for your hard work." Sahut Leona relax.

"But this is so much, Miss."

"You've worked hard, Jim."

"Thank you, Miss."

Leona realized someone was watching her. As he glanced with his tail eyes, he saw Iris looking at him with a dislike look. Though Leona only wore a simple dress maroon color without wearing jewelry or hair ornaments. Her emonya's black hair was just dyed away.

Iris immediately moved from there with a big heart. Leona's appearance this time without makeup or jewelry makes her look cool. He wanted to get Leona immediately expelled from this residence at any cost.

"Jim, do you know where the knight academy is?" Ask Leona.

"She, Miss. Blackmoon Mage Knight Academy located in the capital of the southern region. There both commoners and nobles can mingle and learn." Jim said enthusiastically.

"When's the exam coming in, Jim?" Leona asked curiously while leaning her body towards Jim with sparkling eyes.

"Early autumn, two more months Miss."

"alright. Do you know the most complete library in the region?"

"Tau Miss. You want to go there? It's in the city center south of the area."

"Attend me there tomorrow, Jim. Early morning after breakfast." Leona's absolute disconnect that makes Jim resigned.

The servants who saw Jim's closeness to the notoriously cruel lady could only stare in envy. How not, they look like a pair of brothers who are chatting.

Lucas who was not far from there just stared at Leona full of haru. Finally he saw the lady back to cheer since the death of the Duchess a few years ago even though not with her own family.

"Didn't you bring a bodyguard, Miss?" Ask Jim.

"Aren't I famous as the Duke's scum for not having mana? Who's gonna come after me? Besides I haven't had any bodyguards in the past and I've never been out of the Castallio residence either." Leona's casual speech made one stunned.

"I'm not worried that I'll be out of this house at any time. Hell is not my place." He continued casually without realizing someone heard their conversation.

Calvian overhears Leona's conversation with Jim. Suddenly his heart fluttered when he heard the girl's words. He glanced around, there were no other servants nor guards near them other than the two of them.

Seeing Leona talking intimately to the male servant made Calvian stare at them with an elusive look.