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Chapter 44: Servant Cedric (10) - Image Improvement. Territory Edition.
When the people of Eched Territory heard that Claudia had driven out the acting lord and taken up residence in the manor, they were all gripped by fear.
"If it's Lady Claudia... isn't she that terrifying villainess?"
"I heard she beats the servants and hurls abuse at them at the slightest provocation, and it's rare for anyone to last even a year."
"Until now, she'd been cooped up in the mansion the whole time, so why on earth is she handling the lord's affairs?"
"Isn't she trying to squeeze us dry by raising taxes like crazy?"
"Maybe she wants to feed disobedient villagers to the monsters!"
"Hey! Keep your voices down, all of you! What if someone hears us?"
In Eched Territory, Claudia's name was infamous for all the wrong reasons.
She hadn't gone around the territory committing atrocities herself, but people who had gone to work as servants in her mansion and fled in horror had spread all sorts of vicious rumors about her...
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