Chapter 10
TL-Mechatronic
“Okay, you’re done. Where is the outfit for the Young Lady to change into?”
“Here!”
But Bessie sighed heavily when she saw the clothes.
The clothes that Rose brought were clean, but for boys.
“Ugh, I’m sorry. The castle doesn’t have clothes for girls right now, so I borrowed the young master’s clothes. I’m going to go buy the Lady’s dress right now. First of all, you need to get a budget……Maybe the Lord is still thinking about it? But don’t worry too much. Everyone seemed to like you! Oh, did I talk too much?”
“Shush. Miss you must be in a daze, Rose is a talker.”
Rose smiled awkwardly, looking at Luciel and Bessie.
“No, it isn’t like that. Thanks, you two. And I don’t really need clothes.”
Luciel shook her head and wiggled her fingers. It was pitiful and lovely.
Rose and Bessie glanced into each other’s eyes for a moment. The two of them spread their arms and hugged Luciel tightly.
“Miss Luciel is a really lovely person.”
“That’s right. To the point where I want to hug you this tight.”
It feels cozy, soft and gives a protected feeling.
“How could the Duchy have so many kind people?
Different from anywhere else she had lived and anything else she had experienced. It was unfamiliar to Luciel, who had always been ignored and scolded by the servants. I feels weird.’
Somehow, a corner of her heart was tickled. Like sparkling soap bubbles popping in a bathtub.
“Miss, stretch out your hand first.”
The white tunic brought by Bessie looked like a dress after wearing it.
“Even though it’s the second young master’s clothes, it suits you well.”
Luciel moved her body around and nodded her head. She liked it because it seemed easy to move in. After putting on her clothes, Luciel’s gaze turned to the table.
Rose smiled and pulled out the chair.
“You can have snacks now.”
“Yes!”
Because temperature preservation magic was applied, the ice cream of the parfait did not melt, and the milk and castella remained warm.
The yellow castella was as fluffy as the bed in this room. When I took a bite and drank warm milk, the taste couldn’t be more soft and harmonious. Seeing the round milk marks on Luciel’s lips, Betsy quietly left the room after wiping it with a napkin.
“Miss. Chew slowly and thoroughly before eating. I will bring you more.”
“……Yes!”
Luciel seemed to know a little bit about what happiness was.
Bessie left Luciel’s room and went straight to Eva, and when she heard the story, Eva’s expression hardened. She went to the Duke with Bessie.
The Duke, who had been discussing the landslide with Ellington, paused and brought in the two.
“Lord, I have something to tell you about Miss Luciel.”
“I’m listening.”
“Miss Luciel doesn’t seem to be in a good shape.”
The Duke raised one eyebrow.
“What do you mean by it?”
“She’s really smaller than her peers, perhaps because she didn’t get enough nutrition. She is only slightly taller than the second master.”
“Yes…….She was really nothing but bones. How could such a cute little girl be treated like this?”
Following Eva’s report, Bessie said with tears.
The Duke’s brow furrowed fiercely. No matter how cold hearted he was, this was a fact he had no choice but to despise. There was a reason why the child couldn’t show her real age. He whispered low as he rolled his pupils fiercely.
“I need to get the consent of the person called the sparein-law as soon as possible. Ellington.”
“Yes, sire. Oh, by the way, didn’t you say that Miss Luciel is still nine years old? Marriage is legally possible from the age of ten.”
At Ellington’s point, the Duke said coldly.
“Let’s start with the engagement. First, prepare both the engagement and marriage papers. If possible, it would be better to send it today.”
“All right.”
“And Eva.”
“Yes, my lord.”
“Call a doctor and have Luciel examined. And what else do need to raise a girl?”
As if waiting for the Duke’s question, Eva and Bessie answered at the same time.
“Give us a budget and we’ll make a list.”
“……there’s nothing for a girl to use right now.”
“Is that so? I’ll drop by in person.”
When the Duke said that he would walk directly to Luciel’s room, Eva and Bessie nodded and followed him.
After eating all the snacks, Luciel was dozing off while, listening to the storybook Rose was reading. Rose, who saw the Duke’s appearance a beat late, got up in surprise, and Luciel got up accordingly.
The Duke’s face wrinkled when he saw Luciel roughly wearing a boy’s tunic.
“….. Those look like Leoni’s clothes.”
As Bessie said, there were no clothes or supplies for a girl to use.
In addition, the bed and furniture were annoying because they were too large for Luciel, who is small in stature.
Luciel wondered what was going on at the sudden arrival of the Duke of Bellstein, who glanced around her room The Duke, who was about to leave, caught her face, which had been washed clean.
It wasn’t at the level that he couldn’t look at her before, but after washing up, she was like a different child. Fluffy silver hair, crimson eyes, and smooth features on a small, face. It was so fragile and small that he didn’t even know if it was a real human or a baby animal.
The Duke came closer and muttered while looking at Luciel.
“It’s still a long way to go to become a human.”
‘What do you mean?’
Luciel couldn’t understand what the Duke’s said. But there doesn’t seem to be any bad intentions.
Was it because I was tired all day?
Luciel’s eyelids and head naturally became heavy and drowsy. She was in front of the Duke and could barely stand the yawn from coming out, but the Duke, who was staring at Luciel, said:
“It’s time for kids to sleep.”
The Duke turned around without a word and left the room. Luciel belatedly realized that it was a night greeting, and she nodded at him, who turned his back on her.
“Ah, good night, Duke.”
A glance could be felt, but the Duke just disappeared, without a word. Luciel became timid.
I guess he really doesn’t like me either.’
It was a matter of course. She was already grateful he collected such a humble child like her.
‘I have to work harder.’
In order to live in Bellstein, you have to be in the eyes of the Duke. That was enough to live on.
‘Is this the first time I’ve received a good night greeting?…..’
The Duke returned to his study and remembered what happened a little while ago. It was quite cute and friendly to see Luciel, who had become clean, put her hands together and politely greet him.
The young ones have good amiability. However, he would be lucky if any small kid didn’t cry when seeing himself.
In fact, I often pretended not to care, but I was curious inside.
Vassals who had daughters always said with a unanimous voice.
‘A daughter is different.’
Even during meetings, when it was time to take a break, there were vassals who boasted that their daughter was the best and it was annoying.
What is my situation like?
He only had two sons, and they both had very similar personalities to himself, without a wink of cuteness.
In particular, the first one is literally a hedgehog cub. Even a hedgehog would say that his cubs were pretty, but he even showed his thorns to his father.
He couldn’t believe a daughter-in-law like Luciel came to him……It was definitely different from his sons.
“A daughter-in-law who’s like a daughter……Not bad.”
The Duke murmured as he released his frown.
At least in here, I may not be treated like a jewel slave.
As far as Luciel knew, it was the safest place in the Empire.
‘Above all, the bed is very big, and there is sweet food…….
All the people are friendly too. Except for one person……
Today, it seemed as if Luciel was able to enjoy things that she did not know before, all at once.
“Thank God. Really.’
On her first night at Bellstein, a new thrill filled Luciel’s heart together with a sense of relief that she had safely entered the Duchy.
Luciel put down a chair, climbed up, and clicked open the window.
Outside the window, the moon, which I had seen in the evening, was rising higher and brighter. Luciel closed her eyes and prayed with tiny maple-leave-like hands,
‘I have arrived safely.
I’m not going back to the Count.
I won’t live as a Crystal Fairy.
I’m going to live a whole new life.
“So watch over me, sister.’
After finishing her prayers, Luciel felt relieved while feeling restless. She must completely hide her identity in order to ensure her safety in Bellstein.
“No one should know that I am of fairy blood. Get a grip Luciel.’
Count Orbia’s anger soared to the top of his head,
He searched the temple as if he was holding it and shaking it down, but he couldn’t find her there, so he released more of his manpower and scoured the downtown alleys. But he could not find a single strand of Luciel’s hair
“Damn bitch!”
Bang!
He threw anything he could get his hands on and broke it. It was the same for the servants. If anyone caught his eye, they became an object for his anger.
“How……”
It was the bloodline of the Crystal Fairy that he finally got his hands on, he could not lose it as is.
The jewelry made by Luciel’s older sister was not enough to satisfy his greed. Besides, they weren’t even the finest gems. He needed a brighter and more dazzling jewel.
According to Mrs. Volladi, Luciel had a jewel-like eye that shone twice as brightly as her sister. Luciel was an unscratched lottery ticket and a chance to win unimaginable wealth.
When the wizard arrived, it would be a sealed deal. I just had to wait for her awakening, but taking advantage of his carelessness, Luciel escaped.
“An ungrateful thing that doesn’t even know grace!”
I won’t let it slide just because you are young, I’ll break your damn ankles.
The Count’s hand couldn’t resist the anger and trembled
He will search all over the Empire to find it. The only Crystal Fairy in the world was more precious property than a Diamond mine. The anger in his gray eyes never faded.
Count Orbia beckoned to his butler.
“As soon as the day dawns, put a request into the guild.”
However, as the day dawned, the Count received a letter that would turn his eyes upside down.