After early morning training, she left Brian and Elliot. It was going to be breakfast time soon, so she had to quickly finish her bath and go downstairs. She began to stride away, wanting to wash quickly. Then, belatedly, realizing that Anita, who was following her, was too much for her, she slowed her down.
“Thank you. You’re in trouble because I’m so slow…”
“No. I was in a hurry. We’re not running out of time, and we don’t have to be in too much of a hurry, so let’s go slowly.”
“Thank you for your consideration, little lady.”
Anita looked at her with tears of emotion. She felt as if she had become something of an idol for a child. Matching Anita’s pace, she lazily climbed into the bathroom.
The bathroom was already filled with warm water for her. She felt so good taking off her clothes and soaking in the bathtub. She also said that after working out, she was most refreshed and felt refreshed. This time, Kalina came in to wait on her, replacing Anita. After washing away the heat of the exercise with her careful touch, she came out, and the cute dresses she was going to wear were lined up in front of her. All of them were cute clothes that a doll would wear.
When she was young, she stood for a long time in front of a dressmaker’s shop because she wanted to try on clothes like these, but now she was standing in a position where she could wear those clothes as much as she wanted. Today, she wore a dress with a special light blue ribbon as a point. The way to put it on was complicated, so Kalina helped her. After that, they helped her to comb and dry her wet hair.
She wondered if it would be okay because her hair was all wet, but the area where the comb passed was completely dry. This was the magic artifact that she used most while living as a mercenary. The most innovative item that could dry your hair faster than anyone else.
Memories of crossing the line five times to buy a magic comb and eating dark dried beef jerky and crusty crusts of bread flashed through her mind. She trembled as she brushed Kalina’s body. It was because of the painful memories of that time.
“Are you cold?”
But Kalina asked her in bewilderment as if she took it in a different way. She shook her head in fear of Kalina’s surprise and denied her question.
“No, just… After thinking about the old days…”
“Old days? To the little lady, when were those old days?”
“Huh?”
Kalina smiled mischievously, rolling her eyes. Only then did she realize that she was a nine-year-old girl and dyed her face red.
“Uh… when I was four years old?”
Embarrassed, she casually brought up her answer, and Kalina burst into laughter.
“Five years ago is a thing of the past for the little girl.”
At her playful voice, she pursed her lips and shrugged her shoulders. It was because she couldn’t erase the feeling of being teased. Still, she didn’t like Kalina’s pranks. Kalina straightened her hair and tied it into two pigtails. And she put a pin with a jewel in the shape of a flower.
“Now, how are you?”
Kalina pointed to the mirror with her proud face. The reflection of herself in the mirror was not a snarky commoner girl, but a real aristocratic little girl.
“Wow.”
She herself was surprised and looked in the mirror and burst into admiration. She was amazed that she could be this cute.
Kalina seemed to have a really good ability to decorate others.
She looked at her and gave her a big smile.
“It’s really pretty. Thanks, Kalina.”
“You’re welcome. Now then, little lady, shall we go to the dining room?”
“Huh!”
Jumped down from her chair. Then the hem of her dress fluttered like a butterfly in the air. It was so amazing that she stood and looked around the hem of her dress. As she turned around, the hem of her skirt fluttered in the air again. It was a very minor detail, but she couldn’t help but admire it.
Anita and Kalina laughed out loud as they saw her like that. It was only then that she looked at them in an awkward mood and laughed at them.
“Oh, let’s go.”
After coughing a couple of times in embarrassment, she opened the door to the powder room and came out.
“You get lost. Come with us, little lady!”
“I’m coming too!”
Kalina and Anita followed her and shouted. Then she slowed down so they could easily follow. Kalina and Anita, who had only met for a few days, began to like each other. Their kindness was so comfortable and nice. When she arrived at the dining hall, only her mother and the Duke of Crichton were seated.
“Oh, is the bell here?”
Her mom confirmed that she was entering the restaurant and greeted her with a warm smile. She also really liked the fact that the smile on her mother’s face hadn’t gone away the past few days.
“Welcome, Mirabel. I heard that you are being trained by Brian, isn’t it difficult?”
Grand Duke Crichton also rolled his eyes softly.
“Yes, Grandpa. It was rewarding and good. I want to continue learning in the future.”
When she answered, Grand Duke Crichton laughed out loud.
“I’m looking forward to seeing if this isn’t another famous knight in our family.”
A friendly atmosphere ensued. Until one person came in.
“Brother, does a girl really need to learn a sword?”
Of course, it was Daniel who poured cold water on the warm atmosphere. Daniel had been wearing street clothes since morning, no matter where he had been.
“Where are you going?”
“I went out for a while because I had something to do.”
Daniel shrugged his shoulders and unbuttoned his jacket. Then, the brooch in the shape of two intersecting circles on his left collar shimmered in the light of the chandelier hanging from the ceiling.
“By the way, the ball will be held in two weeks, so wouldn’t it be better to teach Mirabel etiquette? At least if you want to meet and talk with the nobles and even dance, you should be tight on learning right now.”
“Hmm…”
“Looking at it, yesterday’s diet was poor. Wouldn’t it be better to quickly attach a tutor?”
“I guess that too. For Mirabel to be here, she must be an actress.”
Grand Duke Crichton let out a long sigh.
“Looks like I was too greedy. But it’s the first time we’ve met, so I wanted to take care of you so that you can rest comfortably for a while. You put the prom back two weeks for no reason.”
Grand Duke Crichton looked at her apologetically. It looked like he was worried that she wouldn’t be able to rest properly because she was learning etiquette and martial arts in preparation for the ball.
“It’s okay, Grandpa. I prefer moving with my body rather than resting.”
She took out her words to cheer up Grand Duke Crichton.
“That’s why I said I wanted to learn swordsmanship. So don’t worry too much.”
“My Mirabelle, you are considerate too…”
Prince Crichton reached out and took her hand. She thought about it many times, but at the age of nine, she had really small hands. It was because even now, she was caught in the hands of Grand Duke Crichton and was not even seen.
“Then, Cornelia, will you find a tutor to take care of Mirabel’s education? It’s because you probably know better than I do.”
“Yes, father. If you ask me, I will check and hire a tutor. And me too… I think I forgot too many things while I was away. I think I will learn with Belle.”
“Okay. Do what you like.”
The task of choosing her tutor was delegated to her mother. Inwardly, she wondered if it would be okay if she learned from her mother, but she said that even her mother had forgotten a lot, so she sat there without saying anything and just nodded to her.
“You are all here already.”
“It’s late.”
Brian and Elliot arrived late.
“Come on, sit down. I was still waiting.”
Grand Duke Crichton recommended to Brian and Elliot. The two went to an empty seat accustomed to it and sat down. Confirming this, Grand Duke Crichton raised his hand and opened his mouth to the butler.
“Bring the meal.”
As soon as Grand Duke Crichton ran out of words, the meal began to be served.
“By the way, Belle, if you have time, shouldn’t you visit the temple too?”
Mom suddenly told me. She had just put a slice of ham and cheese on the bread and opened her mouth to take a bite. Feeling a little embarrassed by the gathering gaze, she carefully put the bread she was holding onto the plate.
Come to think of it, she remembered that she decided to visit the temple as her mother had said.
“After hiring a tutor, you will be very busy. The week before the prom is very tight. So, wouldn’t it be nice to visit today when the tutor hasn’t been decided yet?” her mom suggested it to her.
She didn’t know how long it would take to learn manners and martial arts from a tutor, so she had no choice but to completely trust her mother’s words. So she nodded slowly.
“I will go today. I also wanted to go quickly.”
Perhaps she also had the ability to cure her mother’s illness. As a result, it was up to the priests of the temple to heal her mother, but it would be great if she had the ability to rush to her and save her mother in case of failure.
“Yes, go. I’ll prepare a wagon so I can go right after dinner.”
After speaking, Grand Duke Crichton called the butler who was waiting and told him to have the carriage ready so that she could ride at any time. The butler heard Grand Duke Crichton’s words and immediately left the dining room.
“Now, there will be no other talk, so enjoy your meal.”
Grand Duke Crichton looked at her proudly and invited her to eat. She hesitated, then picked up the bread she had left on the plate and took a bite. The taste of salty ham and soft cheese harmonized with the savory taste of bread.
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