EWOWMAIBTYPF – CH031

After crying for a long time, she had no strength at all. Even though she told her not to approach her because she was dirty, as soon as she showed tears, the banquet hall left and Diana, who started crying, ended up in her arms.

And she yelled at the kids around her and roared that she didn’t want to look at her, and at the end she was exhausted and gasping for breath. In the end, the banquet was over, they went into the bathroom at the Duchess’s order, washed clean while being attended by the maids, and came out.

Diana immediately fell asleep as soon as she dried her hair and lay down on the bed. When the quiet silence came, she was upset at the thought of the banquet that ended in disarray.

‘It was fortunate though.’

The moment she realized she was falling towards the table, she immediately let go of the cup she was holding. And with a tenacious instinct, she grabbed the hem of the person who pushed her. The lace at the waist of the girl’s dress came off very easily.

‘Come to think of it, I’m the one who really tore the dress.’

Of course, the Duke did not ask her to pay for the girl’s dress. She heard that the dress she was wearing was extremely expensive, so the girl’s family couldn’t afford it. In a way, it could be thought that it was a childish mistake by a young girl and an excessive ending. But there was no sympathy.

‘Because it’s all self-employed.’

To be honest, if the girl hadn’t been so brazen and made Allen a liar, she would have hid her lace hem. If it wasn’t for Allen and the Duke in the first place, no one would have listened to her even if there was clear evidence like today. Because she was in the position of the weak, she could be trampled on by anyone at any time.

‘As expected, I have to have a lot of money.’

As a commoner and an orphan, money was the only way to live without being trampled on in this world without the protection of those in power. In her previous life, she saw a lot of nobles who were ignored because they didn’t have money, and commoners who were treated as wealthy. Of course, at that time she was a commoner and had no money, but this life would be different.

‘I have to earn money properly when I go to the capital.’

She had a certain plan, so all she had to do was put it into action. She cautiously came out of Diana’s room, swollen with dreams of becoming rich, and stood still.

“Young master?”

Because an unexpected person was waiting for her. Allen’s room was near Diana’s, so one might think she was just passing by, but…

“Follow me.”

As expected, it must have been her, but Allen spat out briefly and turned his body first. The voice sounded so hard that she tilted her head.

‘Weren’t we reconciled in our own way?’

At the banquet hall, Allen sided with her, and at the end he gave her a warning not to touch him. Thanks to Diana crying and shouting, the children who had been mocking her suddenly changed their attitude and were busy looking at her. It was bittersweet to see that the power of power was amazing. But apart from that, she thought she had reconciled with Allen thanks to this incident, but was it all her mistake?

“Omg.”

Deep in thought, she was following Allen in a daze. She followed him into the dining room and was surprised to find the giant chocolate fountain she had seen in the garden.

“Eat.”

“Yes?”

“Eat this.”

She lost her temper at the sudden order. Like last time, does Allen enjoy the torture of feeding her? But it was too merciful a punishment for that. She was hungry because she hadn’t eaten properly since she was preparing for a banquet in the morning, so she picked up a biscuit and put it in the chocolate fountain. Soon, the biscuit was soaked with chocolate that drew beautiful curves. She looked at it as if she was possessed, then she hurriedly put it in her mouth as Allen glared at her. Then, the heavy and soft chocolate flavor spread throughout.

Her head was dizzyingly sweet, and she shivered. After savoring the taste for a while, she opened her mouth in amazement at the still stare.

“Go, thank you…”

“Sorry.”

“Pardon?”

As she tilted her head at the sudden remark, Allen distorted his face.

“You were angry last time.”

“…”

“Everything I’ve been mean to you and said bad things to you, it’s all my fault. When I see you, I keep thinking about losing Diana, so I took my anger out on things that weren’t your fault. I’m really sorry.”

“…no.”

She was a little taken aback by Allen’s candid apology.  Freed from Cid Valerie’s influence, he was like Allen Ellard, the rumored defender of justice.

“It was an embarrassing situation. Besides, it was a gift that the young master chose with the young lady in mind, and…”

She bit her lip lightly and then lifted it and said brightly.

“If I were you, I would have been worried if suddenly an orphan of no origin was stuck next to her precious little sister. I understand everything.”

“Here, that.”

“I was more than grateful. You gave it to me earlier.”

“That’s normal! I have been bad and you were embarrassed. I now… If I see injustice, I will never put up with it.”

Allen, who said that, somehow seemed to hold back his tears. Feeling burdened by the heavy atmosphere, she said lightly.

“As expected, the young master is cool. But why do you look like that? Don’t frown on your handsome face.”

Then Allen caught his breath.

“You, why are you not ashamed to say such a thing?”

“Should I be ashamed? It’s true.”

“Ha, that’s right. I am handsome.”

Allen, blushing, affirmed. She was about to laugh a little, but she managed to hold back and nodded her head.

“Yes. You are handsome.”

“You are ugly.”

“…”

She praised him at best, this child. He apologized, but it seemed that his tone of voice remained the same.

“Ugly.”

Allen smiled and said one more time. Who knows, was she ugly? Diana was pretty every day, even if she told her she’s pretty, she knew everything!

She knew it, but she wasn’t in a good mood, so her expression naturally became pouty. Seeing this, Allen burst out laughing at her. She couldn’t help but laugh too. Even though she was distracted all day, it was a much better end to the day than she thought.

* * *

The year had changed. Jack and her, whose birthdays were not accurate, grew by one year in the nursery school way, becoming 9 and 11 years old, and Allen also turned 11 after his birthday. In the meantime, the preparations to go to the capital proceeded without any problems, and she also had a good time with Diana. One day, when she was living such a peaceful and safe life, the Duke suddenly called her. Puzzled, she went to his office and unexpectedly found all the members of the dukedom gathered.

“Is this child? The kid who discovered Splesia.”

A gray-haired woman asked, lifting her silver-rimmed glasses with her skinny fingers. She was Viscountess Bardo, the personal physician of the Duke of Elad. As the head of the Viscount Bardo family, which was most famous for their medicine in the empire, she was also the woman who succeeded her family by surpassing her brothers with her outstanding skills.

She knew that even though she became the personal physician of the Duke of Elad, not the imperial family, because of the emperor’s reluctance to her because she was a woman, her skills were unmatched by anyone in her imperial palace.

‘Of course, she couldn’t save the Duchess, so she resigned from that position.’

In any case, she was a great person who studied various herbs and published papers and was called the number one herbalist. At her words, she realized why the Duke had called her.

‘I was afraid she wouldn’t recognize it because it’s such a rare herb.’

It was a completely unnecessary worry. It was because the lawmakers seemed to know the value of Splesia better than she thought.

‘Well, it’s a legendary herb that is said to be able to make the ultimate antidote, as well as cure mild gastrointestinal diseases and inflammation.’

However, it seemed that there was not much information about the efficacy or appearance of the book because it was so old and rare. She was happy to lay out what she knew.

“It looks similar to common weeds, but the stems and leaves are different. See the thorny hairs here? And the leaf veins spread out like a spider’s web. That’s the biggest difference from weeds.”

“Ohhh, that’s true!”

“I never thought I would see Splesia in my lifetime…”

“It might be a good idea to cooperate with the wizards and try cultivation research. Of course, it will take a lot of investment and time, but…”

‘Leaving such a precious herb as it is is foolish!’ the lawmakers said to the Duke with their eyes shining.

Perhaps even Viscount Bardot, who had been quiet the whole time, looked at the Duke gently, perhaps because he was on the low side of the word. The Duke looked at them indifferently and said, “Let’s start research.” Then he suddenly spoke to her.

“I guess you’re lucky too.”

“Yes?”

Lawmakers tilted their heads at the stupid remark, and she also doubted her ear.

“My wife said so. There’s a lump in our house. I also think you are a very lucky child.”

At the Duke’s words, she went blank and froze. She just got a second life and accidentally got through various problems with ease.

‘If I had been a truly blessed person, I wouldn’t have gone through such difficulties.’

But people think differently. Those who listened to the Duke’s words in a daze said, “Oh, that’s right! I even took care of the young lady so that she could return safely!” They nodded their heads vigorously and looked at her with thair eyes twinkling uncomfortably.

“Hey, have you seen any other herbs?”

“Okay. If you know anything, tell me.”

“I don’t think it would be bad to learn medicine or pharmacy at this point.”

Embarrassed by the barrage of burdensome glances, she took a step back.

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