Published at 18th of November 2020 07:39:01 PM
Yuni put the paper and pencils on the table .
“Are you working on your homework?”
Oh, that’s right . I had come here under the pretext of doing my homework .
While trying to grab the pencil, I found a scar on Yuni’s hand .
“Yuni, huwt . ” (Yuni, you’re hurt)
“Ah, I got cut because I was careless . It’s nothing, so don’t worry about it . ”
Then Seria came to us .
“I have the medicine . ”
“It’s all right……”
“An employee’s body is also an asset . We need to take care of it well . ”
Seria applied medicine on her hand, as Yuni replied with a slightly embarrassed face,
“Thank you…”
“Don’t mention it . ”
Coming out of the room after finishing my homework, I went to the Duke’s office .
‘Now that I know who the wanted criminal is, I need to find the evidence to get that bounty . ’
To do that, I have to keep the wanted criminal next to me . I thought of making the convict as my teacher under the pretext of wanting a full-fledged lesson .
I knocked and entered while the Duke was talking to one of his vassals . There was a huge box on the Duke’s desk .
’What’s inside… . . ?’
‘Etwal!’
It was the holy object that made Mina exert her power .
But that one was different from Mina’s . Mina’s etwal was platinum, but this was all gold . And the corners of the hexagonal center didn’t have jewels attached to them .
‘That’s it . The second Etwal . ’
The one that Turva wanted to get his hands on by swindling the Duke of Dubbled .
‘How did they get their hands on it already?’
I’ve heard about the war, but it couldn’t have ended this fast . Suddenly, the vassal said to the duke .
“The citizens of that continent were suffering from tyranny so much that they directly opened the gates for our troops . Thanks to that, the trip was faster . ”
“Did you send this news to the Emperor?”
“Of course, he said he was most pleased with this year’s gift, and that he would send an edict to honor you . ”
“What a pain in the neck . ”
Viscount Dubos looked at me .
“This is all thanks to you . If you didn’t recognize the con artist, how could we have known about the existence of the second Etwal?”
The vassals laughed . I felt good too .
The Duke of Vallua must have had a heart attack . He had put a lot of effort into this year’s gift . He had even borrowed money from his in-laws . In my previous life, because of the gift, he bought the Emperor’s favor and acquired the tea leaf trade that he had been aiming for .
He is going all out, but if he fails this time, he will suffer from debt .
‘Well, that’s not my problem . ’
What’s urgent now is my money, not their money . Now that I’ve found the wanted criminal,
‘I have to catch him myself . ’
That’s how I’ll get the reward .
I stretched my arm towards the duke sitting in his chair .
“Dyuke, give me a hug”
“…… . ”
The duke stared at me
‘That’s weird, he usually hugs me immediately . ’
It wasn’t until I gave a curious glance did the Duke put me on his lap .
“What brings you here?”
Well, given that he’s trying to listen, he must be in a good mood today .
It means I don’t have to run away right now or avoid him for the time being .
“Bwaine wanted to study . ”
“I’m sure you’re already learning the letters . ”
“Now I know all the letters . I’m learning hard and I want something new . “
The Duke stared at me and then opened his mouth again .
“It will be difficult to spend time with Henry and Isaac if you take classes in earnest . ”
“It’s ok . ”
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“They’re your favorite . You wouldn’t want to be away for a second, right?”
Why are you talking about it here? I tilted my head . Everyone in the room looked at me with desperate expressions .
I didn’t know what this feeling was, but the experiences I had was telling me . I need to do well here .
“No . Henly and Isyac are the nicest in the world . But my most favorite person in the universe is dyuke!” (No . Henry and Isaac are the nicest in the world but my most favorite person in the universe is duke!)
“…… . ”
I looked at the duke’s expression with a nervous heart .
“……Who taught you this?”
The duke, who smiled, lightly glanced at my head . I looked at the vassals and administrators at the front desk .
Viscount Dubos replied quickly as if a button had been pressed .
“Where would a child learn to say that?”
“That’s right . Your baby must really like you the best . I’ve never even heard that from my children . ”
“Really?”
Other vassals also echoed, saying, “I envy you!”
“My daughter gets so annoyed every time I ask for a hug . ”
“I always beg my daughter to hug me . ”
“It’s a blessing . ”
Finally, the duke’s lips curled up . I wiped the sweat off my forehead with the back of my hand .
‘They are really good at flattery . ’
The Duke allowed himself to take the compliments from the vassals in earnest .
“I’ll tell Nos . ”
“No!”
I shouted in amazement, but I suddenly came to my senses and laughed awkwardly .
“Nos has lots of papers to do . I’ll stwudy with someone else” (Nos has a lot of papers to do . I’ll study with someone else . )
“But…”
“The admwinistrator sister and bwoter are smart . ” (The administrator sister and brother are smart)
I spoke as childishly as I could . Soon, the vassals in the office nodded,
“I heard that she had a good time with the administrators, and they seem to like her . ”
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The Duke nodded . Finally, I succeeded in turning the wanted criminal into my teacher as planned .
***
Two days later in the morning .
Lea and the maids surrounded me . There were packaged boxes in my hands .
“They’re all Children’s Day presents . ”
“You’re curious aren’t you?”
“Right?”
Handmade gloves and mufflers, ribbons, fountain pens, sketchbooks . I had known everything since yesterday, but I pretended otherwise .
I didn’t forget to jump and smile widely whenever the gifts were opened one by one . The maids beamed and hugged me .
“Little Miss is very cute today~”
But, I truly was grateful for their sincerity .
I took out a couple of books and headed for the administrator’s room . Charlie, Seria, and Jacob were there first .
“It’s an honor to teach you . I know I’m not good enough, but I’ll do my best . ”
Seria greeted me and continued .
“Jacob and Charlie will teach you the Imperial language, and I will teach you history . ”
“Let’s learn the imperial language from Jacob and Charlie first, and then let’s go around the castle with me and talk about the history of Dubbled!”
Seria was very motivated . The class began when I nodded . Meanwhile, Jacob’s eyes looked very unusual today .
“I heard you memorized those letters in two days . Now, let’s combine those letters and make a word . ”
“Let’s learn a foreign language first . ”
Charlie suddenly stepped in and smacked Jacob’s head with a thick book .
“How can she speak a foreign language when she’s not fluent in the language of the empire yet?”
“Unless you’re not stupid, you’ll learn it naturally . ”
Then he pushed Jacob aside and looked at me .
“Other Dubbleds kids knew how to memorize the Bible when they were at her age . I’m sure she can learn the language of the Empire, right?”
Oops .
Unfortunately, I’m not a real Dubbled, to be able to memorize the Bible at that age . Even after he was humiliated yesterday, his attitude had remained unchanged .
Rather, he seemed to have become more intimidating .
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“I don’t know where you heard those rumors, but it was an excellent choice to choose me as your teacher . ”
“Honestly, I think I should be in charge of everything in your education . Yeah, well, think of this as a rehearsal, I look forward to the future . ”
It was totally different from Nos’s class, which focused on the important points and still allowed me to actively participate .
It was a class where he only boasted about his knowledge . If I was really just a child, I wouldn’t have understood anything .
After the first class, I left for Seria’s class .
I caught the maids chattering as i went into the castle
“The new administrators really gives me the creeps except for Seria . ”
“I agree with Charlie, but why Jacob?”
“I don’t like him seeing the baby and saying she’s small and cute every time . ”
“But It’s true that our baby is small and cute . ”
“…His gaze is like that of an animal’s . ”
“You are too sensitive . ”
When all maids left except for Lea, Seria came running,
“Little miss!”
She had a thick bundle of data in her hand . Her forehead was full of sweat .
“I should have been here sooner . I’m sorry . I had stopped by the library for my last inspection . ”
“It’s ok . ”
“You’re very nice…”
Seria, while smiling, walked close to me . Naturally, Lea had retreated to the back . I felt that Seria was a really good teacher .
‘She must be used to teaching kids . ’
Her explanation was not difficult at all . Plus, she was good at handling children .
“Agh!”
When I fell while concentrating on her explanation, Lea came running in amazement .
“Little Miss, are you alright? Your knees are red . ”
Unlike Lea, who was so worried, Seria fixed my skirt and said calmly .
“Are you all right?”
Seria, who fixed my skirt, rose . Then the hem of her skirt pushed up as her foot was revealed .
There was a burn scar on her foot .
TL note : I’ve bolden Leblaine’s thought, what do you guys think?