Contrary to what she grumbled in her heart, she calmly began to undress. It was because it bothered her that the maidservants were waiting, and it was also true that she was hungry.
As soon as she soaked in the hot tub, she got goosebumps. However, it was very refreshing to wash off the rice cake-ridden head and grime-ridden body with clean, fluffy foam. It was a time when her tired body was relaxed and she felt so much better.
‘Hup!’
Looking down into the bathtub, she held her breath for a moment. The black dirt was filling the bathtub.
‘Come to think of it, when I was young, I never washed properly…’
“…omg.”
Just as expected. One of the maids who was washing herself gave out a panicked voice.
‘Oh my god. She must have been surprised that it was so dirty after all.’
The woman, who looked away as if lost in thought for a moment, also turned her head at the sound of her voice, and then she was seen to panic.
“Sorry.”
As she wiggled her fingers and apologized hastily, the woman sitting in her chair jumped up and she came over and grabbed her arm.
“Is this the doing of the director?”
The woman’s voice trembled slightly. Blinking her eyes curiously, she soon realized that the ‘this’ she was referring to was an old scar on her cleansed body.
“Um, back in the day…”
She nodded and blurted out. It was awkward to meet such worried eyes. The woman clenched her fists and for some reason let out an ominous aura.
‘A righteous person.’
Seeing the woman revealing her hostility toward the director, she liked her. At that time, she trembled unconsciously because of the coldness of her shoulders that suddenly came out of the water. The woman must have thought that she was surprised by her energy, so she was startled. She saved her energy and said in a more friendly voice.
“I have no talent for healing magic… When you arrive at the Duchy, I’ll call the priest. Since you are still young, if you use divine power, most of them will disappear.”
“Sir, priest? I’m fine!”
Surprised, she waved her hand. Among the priests, those who could use divine power were few. Of course, it was a high-class manpower, and it was unthinkable to be healed with divine power unless you were a rich man or aristocrat who donated a large amount. No matter how many days she had taken care of Diana, it was too much for her to have gathered like this, but she couldn’t ask for a priest to be called.
‘What if I get greedy and get hated and kicked out before I can get Jack’s place back!’
She shook her head resolutely at that thought, but her body suddenly moved. Blinking her eyes, she didn’t know why, but she realized that the woman in front of her was hugging her.
“…sorry.”
Perhaps she acted impulsively as well, but after a while the woman who separated from her spoke with reddened eyes.
“I don’t know why I am doing this. I keep seeing you…”
Seeing the woman with her mouth open and unable to speak, she sensed that there was something she couldn’t say about her.
‘If I had really been a child, I would have just wondered…’
She turned her words around for her, thinking she was lucky that she wasn’t a normal child.
“By the way, are you a wizard?”
“Huh?”
“Healing magic…”
Deep down, she kept wondering about her identity, so when she asked her with twinkling eyes, the woman smiled brightly. And, as if to tell her a secret story, she sent her servants away to do the drying and dressing herself. Just the two of them, a man and a woman came out of the bathtub, dressed me in a loose-fitting dress and wiped her hair with a towel, she said.
“I don’t know if you young people will understand, but I am a magician. You are both a wizard and a knight at the same time.”
As soon as the woman finished speaking, her eyes widened. In this continent, the name of a magic swordsman was not something that could be used carelessly.
‘Magic Swordsman’ meant that at the same time as being recognized as a wizard, he had to reach a certain level as a knight, so he had to be a knight who knew how to handle ‘Aura’. If so, the woman in front of her might be…
“What is your name?”
She couldn’t control her trembling voice and asked cautiously.
“My name is Bianca. This is Bianca Maretta.”
Kugung.
Her heart thumped to the floor and started beating fast again hitting the ceiling. Bianca Maretta. She was the idol she dreamed of.
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“You’re so proud.”
Bianca’s compliment made her helplessly blush and bow her head. She thought it was strange. She jumped from the attic with all the mana in her heart wrapped around her. It was a kind of adventure that kept in mind the possibility of runaway since he could not perfectly control the suddenly increased mana with this body yet.
‘So I was surprised that he came to his senses so quickly…’
It turns out that Bianca helped control mana. When she thought about it, there was no pain anywhere, but her head was dizzy and her body twisted on its own. It was because it was like a dream to go down to the first floor holding Bianca’s hand as well as her friendly gaze toward her.
‘Huh, what do I do? It’s so cool.’
For some reason, she felt like she was very successful. Her heart was beating non-stop. Bianca Maretta was born as the illegitimate daughter of a foreign viscount, but with her excellent swordsmanship and her overwhelming combat magic, she performed tremendously in the war and was awarded the rank of countess. She was, and she was also the object of Lia’s longing. She was a woman who proved her need to the world by being recognized only for her abilities, regardless of status. However, when she found out about Bianca’s existence, she came down from her position as the knight commander of the Principality of Belus and entered her long confinement, so she could only hear her story.
She felt uncontrollably moved by the unexpected encounter with her. In the meantime, when she arrived on the first floor, she saw Diana holding a large chicken leg in her hand, which was not suitable for her small frame, and eagerly biting it. She was about to go straight to Diana, but she was startled and stopped. Duke Elad, who was sitting next to the child, was looking at her with a terrifying expression.
‘Am I too late?’
Confused, she soon found out the answer. She couldn’t help it when she was in an orphanage, but now things have changed. The difference in status between Diana and she was obvious. Most of the nobles she met in her previous lives were very authoritative, except for a few, and some treated commoners as inferior.
‘The Duke of Elad may not be to that extent, though.’
In any case, what was certain was that she could no longer call Diana by her first name, talk dirty, or try to be sick like she was now. She looked around the first floor naturally, noticing the Duke’s gaze. After Bianca picked her up, she went out of her inn with her waiting men, so she was at a loss as to where to eat. Just then, she saw a familiar face among the knights sitting around her table. It was Taze Seidian. She was about to approach him right away.
“Missi!”
Diana threw down the chicken leg and ran to her.
‘To give up chicken legs.’
Impressed, she lightly patted Diana’s hair, which was neatly tied up in two ponytails, completely forgetting what she had just thought.
“Dana, you did your hair beautifully.”
“Yes! Abpa do it Joto!”
“Huh!”
A surprised voice came out of her mouth before she even had time to be careful. Looking at her hair, which was neatly tied up, it was not a skill she had been able to tie for a day or two. It was not easy to imagine her daughter brushing her hair with such a cold face.
“Missi, come here.”
Then Diana took her hand and dragged her to the seat next to hers. She couldn’t shake off her hand or sit in her seat, and she stood swaying around her. As Duke Elad’s gaze at her narrowed, she became even more depressed.
“Dana, I…”
“Quickly sit down and eat.”
Good. As soon as the Duke finished speaking, she sat down in the chair. She had to listen carefully to the words of a powerful person, and especially those of a fearsome person like Duke Elad. She lowered her head to avoid staring eyes, and naturally opened her mouth at the food on the table. It might not be enough for the high-ranking Duke and his daughter to eat, but it seemed that the inn poured out all the ingredients it had and didn’t have. Unable to overcome her hunger, she took a big bite of the stew in front of her with a spoon. As soon as the stew with pork, potatoes, and carrots was put in, the inside of the stomach became hot and the appetite rushed like crazy. As she shamelessly picked up a basket full of brown bread, Diana suddenly handed her a chicken leg.
“Chicken!”
“Thanks… It is.”
She was still staring at it as if the Duke was observing it, so she quickly answered without hesitation. Even though she knew in her head that she shouldn’t, it was difficult to say honorifics, perhaps because of the memory of being friendly with Diana while at the orphanage. Embarrassed, she hurriedly took a bite of a chicken leg when she heard a sudden question.
“Didn’t you say you were 8 years old?”
“Yes?”
“Age.”
She nodded quickly, unable to swallow the lean meat she had in her mouth. While coming there, she mentioned her age along with her name, but why did he suddenly ask again? She tilted her head in doubt, but the duke asked again.
“But why are you so small? It’s like Diana.”
It was an expression of incomprehension. And it was the same for her. Why was he curious about that?
“I can’t say, I’m hungry.”
“Cool!”
At that time, as if her father didn’t know that, Diana said bluntly. At the content that didn’t go well with the cute voice, she barely held back the food almost popping out of her mouth. The knights, who were standing at their table, pretending not to, couldn’t hold back their laughter. But for some reason, Duke Elad’s expression was serious.
“What do you mean, Diana?”
“Dana is hungry, but eat once a day. But the bread is good.”
Diana answered sullenly, making small circles with her fingers.
“Dana, but it was bigger than that…”
“But Missi gave Dana all the bread. Missi is a jerk.”
Diana, lightly ignoring her small rebuttal, raised her voice. For a moment, she was dumbfounded.
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