I suddenly became the villain and I liked it

We are now traveling to the first destination. Sylvia is still wearing her normal attire with the latex outfit under it. We are inside a carriage and Sylvia is sitting across from me. It will take us a few days before we reach the place so I am giving her some time to adjust since she will be wearing only that outfit for the whole time. I should also prepare myself for camping outdoors. Well, it should be fine. My current self already knows how to endure and my previous self has had some experience in sleeping in uncomfortable places. As I sit down and contemplate, I bring out a letter. Head maid gave it to me before we left.

“Sylvia, I want you to read this out loud to me.”

“I understand, mistress.”

I could have read it myself but I want to hear Sylvia’s voice as much as I can before I make her stop talking. I relaxed myself, put my feet on top of Sylvia’s lap as she starts reading.

“Athena, I expect great things from you.”

A compliment off the bat? Father must be truly desperate.

“You are scheduled to attack 5 places in the neighboring territory. Do not reveal any connection to us in any way.”

Quite hard to do if you will make your daughter be the representative but no matter. Nobody there will know who I am.

“Your minimum requirement is 50. 50 pristine condition merchandise. Anymore than that you can use for any purpose you believe it deserves.

50 virgins essentially. Doing the math, I should at least keep 10 from each location. Whatever type of people we are using would not be a decent bunch. So, father should be telling me to use the extras to appease the appetites of these people else they start to run amok.

“Certain safe houses have been designated in the vicinity of each place. You are to store the merchandise there and my people will be sent to collect them. You will not need to worry about bringing all of them to each location.”

Oh, smart. Father is making sure that all of his people are not seen. There could be potentially witnesses to our actions. Whether they are able to escape or see us from a distance. Attacking a place will always incur a reaction, the less time they spend around it. The less chance they would be caught. In the other hand, whatever people father is using may just be less important.

“These people that you will be working with are of low quality. They have provided less than satisfactory results time and time again. This is their last chance to be of use. You are allowed to dispose of them if you find them unsatisfactory.”

Just as I expected. Father wants me to make them collect the merchandise, use them as scapegoats for any investigation and get rid of some bad partners at the same time.

“Their leader is an exception. He is somewhat competent so make use of him as much as you can. You can choose to only act as deterrence so that you can use him to his full potential.”

This leader is probably the one I will be coordinating with. At least he is competent which means I can make use of him. Though I have suspicions that this somewhat competent message of father has another meaning.

“Lastly, Athena if you are making your maid read this out loud to you. Stop it now. Take the letter and read this last part for yourself.”

Sylvia looks at me. I stare at her without looking away. What will you do?

“Mistress, what do I do?”

I stare at her. I do not answer. Will you read it or will you give it, Sylvia? I can see your hesitation but I gave an order did I not? Will you continue to obey me or obey my father’s instructions?

“I-“

Sylvia started to speak but she did not continue her sentence with my gaze. She braced herself and started to read the letter again. How disappointing.

“This leader seems to have been taking the business for themselves. You are to find evidence of his dealings and make sure to bring them to me. I do not need him alive, all I need are his records. We have also noticed activity around those locations. There may be a spy hiding amongst the people. Make sure to capture one of them and bring them to me.”

Interesting. These ledgers this leader has would probably be of no use for me but I should also make sure to acquire it for my own knowledge. But why does father entrust this task to me? Does he want me to use my body as a bargaining chip? No. Knowing father he does not want me to be soiled as I still have use as a political pawn. Unless…

“Mistress?”

Sylvia looks at me as I smile at her. Oh, I forgot that I was still staring at Sylvia. But this does make things a bit more interesting. I would need to act well. Also, what kind of spy is hiding around here? I do so hope it is one of those sexy types. Having to interrogate a male spy just seems so dull to me.

“Sylvia, burn that letter. Make sure that none of it remains.”

“Of course, mistress.”

The stage is set. Father took his time to explain the usefulness and craftiness of this leader. I should make full use of him. Acting as how I am would be detrimental to my plans. So, I shall act as I was and not as I am. These people are not worth anything. I do not need to do anything to impress them. Yes, I can get rid of them after all. With my most useful tool on my side, none of them will post a threat. The real problem is that I need to maintain enough of them to complete the mission. It would be a hassle if we killed too many of them, after all.

“Sylvia, it is time. Strip, we are almost there.”

After a few days of travel, we have arrived in the first destination.