Chapter 21

And so, I was about to face Gatou, the boss of the slums.

Though the journey getting there was quite a trial in its own right.

After all, in this present life, me and Gatou had not yet met. Aside from being complete strangers, we lived in entirely different worlds—me a duke’s daughter, and him a ruffian boss.

For two such people to cross paths required a proper stepping stone.

Depending on how things went, there was a chance I wouldn’t achieve my goal today and would have to return another day.

Well, if it came to that, we’d cross...