Grand Duke's Beloved Granddaughter

ught she would use the sword again, it immediately appeared in her hand.

[It’s a sword with divine power. If they see you using it, those who are under the control of Crypso’s power will quickly recognize you. For this reason, it is recommended to hide it normally.]

“Amazing.”

She finished speaking and swung Lepid again. She was able to move without awkwardness by reviving the memory of swinging the sword in the past. Anyway, there was no early morning training today because of the prom. It was Brian’s consideration to take a little more rest in the morning, as she would be tired from the prom all day. However, she found a sword she liked, so she couldn’t help but wield it. Besides, it’s been so long since she last used swordsmanship that her memory of how she swung the sword was already blurring. In order to refresh her memory as much as possible, she was thinking of wielding a lepid even in her bedroom today.

Returning to the past, her longsword body sometimes dragged on the floor because her hands and feet were shortened, but that would gradually improve as she got used to the sword. It was a moment when she was frantically wielding Lepid while searching for his senses.

A knock, a familiar knocking sound, came to the bedroom.

“Little lady, are you awake?”

It was Anita’s voice. She quickly made Leepid in hand disappear.

“Huh. Anita, come in.”

After she gave permission, Anita opened the door and came inside. Normally, Anita would have brought a basin of water in the wagon, but today she was empty-handed.

“…little lady?”

“What?”

She looked at Anita as if she  had been caught stealing. Anita tilted her head as she checked the state of the bedroom.

“What is the bedroom like? Have you ever heard of a thief?”

“Thief?”

Then she checked the bedroom. She couldn’t handle the long blade properly, leaving ugly knife marks on the bedroom floor. She smiled awkwardly and shrugged her shoulders.

“Well? Why are you doing this?”

When I let go of my pretense, Anita, not knowing why, nodded her head with a complicated gaze.

“Once the little lady goes to wash, I’ll report it. Then we will be able to repair it.”

“Please, Anita.”

Fortunately, she thanked Anita for not asking more.

“Then, little lady, I have prepared the bath water for you, so let’s go to the bathroom.”

“Okay, let’s go.”

With Anita’s guidance, she headed to the bathroom. All the other maids, including Kalina, devoted themselves to preparing her for the ball. After taking a bath with a sincere touch, she received a massage. Then she changed into a cute pink dress and styled her hair. She thought it would take a while, but the preparations that started in the morning were not finished until noon. By the time the preparations were finished, it was already time for the prom.

“Today is a very special day.”

Kalina, who was combing her hair carefully, told her. As she was dressing up, she couldn’t move, so when she raised her eyes and looked at her reflection in her mirror, Kalina smiled.

“When you come of age, you’re a debutant, so you’re usually the first to go to prom.”

“Okay?”

“Yes. But in special cases, you don’t have to.”

“In what case?”

Unable to overcome her curiosity, she asked Kalina, and she answered in her proud voice.

“People in high positions like the princess don’t have to go through that kind of procedure. And the same goes for our little girl. You’re the little princess of the Grand Duchy of Crichton.”

She suddenly remembered that the Grand Duke of Crichton holds power comparable to that of the imperial family. So Daniel must be aiming for the Grand Duke of Crichton. However, recalling the conversation she had with Vivre yesterday, it seemed that Daniel was not only aiming for the Crichton family. As a result, what he wanted to do was the resurrection of the evil dragon. Was occupying the Grand Duchy of Crichton a primary goal for him?

“Okay, that’s all done. How do you see yourself?”

Her reflection in the mirror was really cute. Arriving at this mansion, every day she was discovering something new in her younger self.

“Really pretty. Thank you, Kalina. For always making me look pretty.”

“No, little lady. The little lady is cute and pretty, so she looks good no matter how we decorate her.”

She took one last look in the mirror. A cute dress with pink accents, finely tied pigtails, and a flower-shaped hairpin. There was nothing special about a little girl from an aristocratic family who seemed to have never gone through hardships.

“It is time to go. The young master is waiting outside.”

Anita caught her checking the time. Eventually, she took her eyes off the mirror and came out of the powder room.

“Are you done?”

Elliot, who was waiting for her outside the powder room, found her and asked her. She nodded her head and replied.

“Huh. Let’s go.”

“Okay. Then… Cute little girl, would you like to go to the ball with me?”

Elliot asked her to escort her in an extravagant manner. Recalling what she had learned from Viscount Maynard, she carefully laid her hand on Elliot’s with the utmost elegance.

“It’s an honor, nice little gentleman.”

Elliot let out a low-pitched laugh when she answered. Then he said to her with a bright smile.

“Let’s go.”

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