Grand Duke's Beloved Granddaughter

After all treatment was over, she withdrew from Jeffrey.

“Wow.”

Even she couldn’t help but burst into admiration at the mysterious power she used. Jeffrey looked at her with surprised eyes, then inadvertently raised his hand and touched his cheek.

“…It doesn’t hurt.”

Normally, since he was injured, there should have been at least a tingling pain when he touched it, but thanks to the divine power, he didn’t feel any pain at all. He then checked the wounds on his forearms. The wounds on his arms as well as his cheeks were all completely healed. She also looked at her hand, surprised that she had used her own divine power. This was the divine power that Vivre gave her. It wasn’t until she used her divine powers that she realized that Vivre was really a guardian dragon. At first, it was almost colorless to think that it was only the spirit inside the pendant.

“Did you treat this? Just with that white light?”

Jeffrey looked at her with his eyes wide open. She also looked at him in a bewildered mood.

“I think so.”

“Mirabel, you are really amazing.”

Thanks to Jeffrey who burst into pure admiration, her surprised mind was soon relieved.

“I’ll try it for the first time too. It’s amazing.”

“Is this your first time?”

“Yes.”

It was fortunate that Jeffrey was still a child. She was able to prevent such misfortune, which would have been a hassle if he had been an adult.

“So Jeffrey, why did you come to see me? To pay off potatoes? Potatoes can pay off slowly.”

She smiled and asked Jeffrey to lighten the mood. He must have had a reason for coming to see her. And when she thought of the reason Jeffrey would visit her, he had something on his mind. It was about the potatoes she handed out to Jeffrey from the wagon. Jeffrey said he would pay it back twice, so maybe he came to see me to pay it back. If that was the case, he wouldn’t have come so recklessly. However, at her words, Jeffrey smiled awkwardly and scratched his cheek.

“That is…”

Jeffrey, who was avoiding her gaze and pursed his lips, muttered in a low voice.

“I forgot that.”

“What?”

“Ah, yes. I have to pay you back potatoes too. I forgot.” said Jeffrey, his shoulders drooping in embarrassment.

He had business to do, so I thought it was because of the potato, but it didn’t seem to be at all. Looking at Jeffrey, whom he had completely forgotten, she smiled dejectedly.

“What. I thought you came because of that. Come here at once, because I can’t stand and talk. There’s a place to sit over there.”

She reached out to Jeffrey to change his place. Jeffrey hesitated for a moment this time as well, then took her hand. She took Jeffrey near a small pond. There were stones large enough for small children to sit on, embedded in the floor.

“Come on, sit down. There are too many people elsewhere, but it will be fine here.”

People were already gathering and talking about haha hoho at the colorful and atmospheric seats. It had to be near a small pond in a remote place like this, so people didn’t come. Although it was a place where you had to rely on moonlight to see because there were no magic tools, it was still a good place to talk to Jeffrey.

“Then why did you come here? I’m not arguing, I’m really curious. Isn’t there a reason why you took such a risk to come to me?”

She asked, flopping down on a rock, and Jeffrey sat down next to her.

“I came here because I really wanted to say thank you.”

“Thank you?”

She tilted her head at Jeffrey’s unexpected words. Jeffrey wiggled his fingers hesitantly, then smiled bitterly at her.

“I heard that the Grand Duke of Crichton got rid of all the wanted orders placed on me. It was said that he paid off not only the wanted order, but also all of his debts to Gaiman. At first, she couldn’t understand why the Duke of Crichton had given her this kind of favor, so he went to the guards several times… … I happened to meet Grand Duke Crichton.”

“Grandpa?”

She asked in surprise. Jeffrey looked back at her curiously. Then he didn’t speak for a while. She didn’t know why, so she was about to talk to him again when Jeffrey opened his mouth.

“Okay. your grandfather. When the Grand Duke of Crichton asked me why, he said that everything was a request from his granddaughter, and after he had figured out my situation, he said it was pitiful and helped me.”

Certainly, he had asked Grand Duke Crichton to free Jeffrey from being wanted. But he hadn’t even thought of paying off Jeffrey’s debt at the same time. No, she didn’t even know she owed Jeffrey anything in the first place. Grand Duke Crichton didn’t forget what she asked for, and after carefully researching things related to Geoffrey, he released the wanted order and paid the debt.

“So he was looking for that granddaughter, and he saw you a few days ago. The image of the Grand Duke Crichton’s chariot heading to the temple of Goddess Duana.”

She clapped my hands at Jeffrey’s words. It seemed that Jeffrey was the person he saw when he rode the wagon to the Duana Temple.

“I was not mistaken.”

“Huh.”

Jeffrey agreed in a low voice.

“They told me it was Mirabel Hale, so I wasn’t expecting it at all. But when I thought about it, it seemed right. You came here to the capital to meet your grandfather, right? And the Prince of Crichton finds his daughter after 10 years, and has a granddaughter. I found out belatedly You are the granddaughter of Grand Duke Crichton, Mirabel.”

Jeffrey meticulously explained to her how he reasoned about the whole situation. And he confirmed that his reasoning was all correct.

“That’s right. I asked my grandfather I thought it was too unfair for you to be wanted.”

As she obediently agreed, Jeffrey looked at her straight in the eyes. His blue eyes glistened in the moonlight. Maybe it felt that way even more because of the water around his eyes.

“I don’t know how to say thank you. Actually, I really didn’t know you gave me potatoes… I thought it was a great favor.”

Hearing his voice grow softer, she held his hand. His hands were cold, probably from being exposed to the cold wind as they talked.

“Then just say thanks to me. I don’t need more than that.”

As she whispered to him in a small voice, tears welled up in Jeffrey’s eyes and fell to the floor. She knew better than anyone what it felt like to be alone in the world at such a young age. At that time, people who had not experienced it would not be able to know how difficult and harsh it was to live without the help of others. Jeffrey pretended to be steadfast even while being chased by the guards, but the foundation was just a child. No matter how strong he pretended to be, he was a child who became alone in an instant. How lonely and frightened he must have been as he rode in the wagon of the upper ranks in order to survive…

Then one day, he must have been surprised and even depressed as the wanted bae-ryeong, which had pushed him to the limit, disappeared and even his debts disappeared. She quietly hugged Jeffrey and gave him a light pat on the back. Jeffrey didn’t burst into tears in the end. It would have been better if he had just cried. She felt sorry for him, but if that was Jeffrey’s way of overcoming sadness, he should have respected that method. Jeffrey, who had been breathing hard in her arms for a long time, fell away from her.

His face was stained red.

“…sorry. And… thank you.”

Jeffrey apologized and thanked her in a crawling voice. She took her handkerchief from her bosom and handed it to him.

“If you want to cry alone later, cry. I’ll lend you that.”

Taking the handkerchief with his two hands, Jeffrey gently touched his handkerchief. Then she got into deep trouble. Just as she was about to ask what he was worried about, Jeffrey spoke cautiously.

“Should I pay you double for this?”

“What?”

“No, apart from everything else, you promised to pay back double the potato. Then shouldn’t the debt and the handkerchief be doubled?”

Jeffrey seemed eager to repay the debt given to him. And she stared at him and shrugged his shoulders once.

“Do whatever you feel like.”

Jeffrey looked down at his handkerchief for a moment at the words of his own. The emotion in his gaze didn’t look so negative. Rather, it was fortunate that it seemed refreshing. Jeffrey, who hadn’t moved for a while, grinned and raised his head. His lips were full of mischief.

“I won’t pay for this. Is that okay?”

She nodded her head obediently at Jeffrey’s words, which meant that he would not repay them at all.

“Huh. You don’t have to pay it back.”

After speaking, she looked at Jeffrey for a while. Certainly, it was much better to see Jeffrey with such a bright look than the depressed one.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Jeffrey looked at my eyes and said, as if my gaze was burdensome.

“You said you didn’t have to pay it back, but you’re telling me to pay it back, don’t you?”

She laughed a little at Jeffrey’s words of useless doubt.

“Just. Because your hair is so pretty.”

That’s what she was saying about getting around. It wasn’t very wrong. In fact, Jeffrey’s silver hair seemed to glow in the moonlight.

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Translator Note:

This was my last chapter for the moment ^^ Net 15 chapters will be translated by Bree. See you in chapter 46 or in the comments!!

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