RETURN OF THE FEMALE KNIGHT

23. I Just Need to Catch Them

"...All the dresses were torn to shreds."

She didn't fully comprehend what Bambam was saying at first.

"What?"

She was completely blindsided. She already knew that not all events would flow the same way they did in her previous life, however, she could not help but feel knocked off balance by something that she hadn't experienced before. What went wrong? Something changed because this was different from her last life. The problem was, she couldn't even begin to guess the root cause.

"When I opened the carriage..."

"Let's go to it immediately."

Lalisa rushed ahead first, and Bambam followed behind. Lalisa, who could not have been that familiar with the layout of the mansion, strode unquestioningly towards the carriage, and Bambam couldn't help but tilt his head in puzzlement.

When they arrived, Lalisa examined the scene with hawk-like eyes. There were two carriages that were used by the traveling party. One was the carriage which Lalisa and Roseanne arrived in comfortably, and the other was the one that carried the luggage. The family maids rode in the luggage carriage, and the rest of the men rode their own horses. At present the coachman, the maid, Nayeon, and the knights were standing around looking perplexed. Upon seeing them, Lalisa addressed the group with a calm voice.

"What happened here?"

Nayeon was the first to answer.

"After the you entered the mansion, I opened the carriage to move the luggage...and the dresses were destroyed."

Nayeon's face was red, brittle under Lalisa's gaze. Lalisa glanced at her face then turned towards the nearby knights.

"Did you see anyone suspicious?"

"No, My Lady. We traveled straight from the dress shop to the mansion, so there was no room for anyone suspicious to approach."

Even Lalisa agreed. They hadn't stopped once on their way here from the dress shop. Lastly, she spoke to the coachman, who was standing shuffling restlessly.

"Did you notice anything strange when you were driving the carriage?"

"Oh, no, My Lady. It's like a real ghost."

The coachman seemed to be terrified he would have to pay for the damages. It was not easy for an ordinary man to afford a dress worn by a noblewoman. But that wasn't what mattered now. It would be a waste of money, and even if Lalisa had the wealth...

Now the problem was that it was be difficult to find another dress for the ball. All the tailor shops in the capital were now full. Even if a dress were to be ordered now, it would be impossible to meet the deadline.

"...Haaa."

A sigh couldn't help but escape from her mouth.

It was then.

The coachman, watching Lalisa's troubled look, hurriedly opened his mouth as he suddenly remembered something.

"Ah, My Lady. There was something unusual."

"What was it?"

"Well, we had four maids traveling with us. Nayeon sat with me up front because she wanted some fresh air..."

Nayeon nodded affirmatively at his side. The driver stammered on as he tried to recall his memory.

"There was a maid in the carriage you were traveling in, so there had to be two maids in the luggage carriage. But today there was only one girl."