Grand Duke's Beloved Granddaughter

“Little girl, this is Kalina. May I come in?”

 

“Anita is here too!”

 

As she was lying down on her desk, she heard a small knock and the voices of Kalina and Anita. After roughly organizing the documents, she opened her mouth.

 

“Come in.”

 

As soon as she gave permission, the door opened. Kalina and Anita came inside as quietly as possible.

 

“I’m here. Did you need anything?”

 

“I’m here!”

 

Kalina asked, and Anita smiled brightly. She looked at her and shrugged her shoulders.

 

“Doesn’t matter.”

 

As she looked at Kalina, who looked relieved, a thought occurred to her and she got down from her chair.

 

“By the way, can you two show me around the mansion? I’ve been so busy since I came here that I don’t think I’ve really looked around the mansion.”

 

“Sure. I will pick you up right away.”

 

“Let’s go, little girl.”

 

Kalina and Anita readily accepted her request. She followed them out of the bedroom. First of all, she thought it would be a good idea to meet and interact with people in person.

 

“Where should we start from?”

 

“Let’s go from the first floor.”

 

“Yes, I will guide you.”

 

She came down the stairs with Kalina’s guidance. Then, they slowly began to be guided to the first floor. When you open the front door and enter the lobby, there is a reception room and a study room to the right, and a place for servants and maids to work, a kitchen, and a dining room to the left. In addition, there were wine warehouses, food warehouses, and simple lodgings outside. She was guided around the place and greeted by the people who worked there. Among them, there was a person with the same name and appearance that she had seen in the documents. She paid special attention to them. Strangely, some of them wore brooches and some did not. She looked around the entire first floor and looked at Kalina on the way up to the second floor.

 

“Kalina, I have a question.”

 

“Yes, go ahead, little lady.”

 

Kalina immediately answered her question and looked down at her.

 

“Some people are wearing the same brooch. What is that?”

 

“Oh, that’s it. I asked this once too, and it’s like a talisman.”

 

“Talisman?”

 

“Yes. They say it protects your health. I’m thinking about buying one too.”

 

She blinked as she watched Kalina answer indifferently. It was said that if Kalina was wondering whether to buy it or not, she was something that could be easily obtained. Everything Daniel and the others were doing seemed to be motivated by superstitions that would keep them healthy. She was disappointed because she had once heard from Vivre that other people were doing it too, but after hearing her confirmation from Kalina, she was even more discouraged.

 

“I see…”

 

When she answered in a low voice, Kalina laughed softly.

 

“Would you like me to give the little lady a gift myself?”

 

“Huh? No. I’m okay.”

 

“It would be nice to have one. They say it’s a superstition, but you never know.”

 

“No. Anyway, I have a healthy constitution even after the age of 20. I don’t need that.”

 

Even though she was a mercenary, I never had any particularly minor illnesses. That’s why she was confident in her health. So much so that she didn’t have to rely on such superstitions. Kalina looked a little disappointed, but then she smiled.

 

“Yes, I understand.”

 

From then on, she, along with Kalina and Anita, were introduced to various parts of her mansion. Only after visiting the rooms of all the servants and maids living on the top floor was she able to return to her bedroom.

 

“Then get some rest. I heard you trained early in the morning again today.”

 

“That’s right. Because I’m going to wake up early tomorrow too. The two of you are resting for now. I’ll call you again if I need to.”

 

“Yes, little lady.”

 

“Please call me!”

 

Only after seeing Kalina and Anita leave her bedroom did she get into bed. Still, she found out one thing. Daniel was more interested in superstitions than she thought. He even wore something like a brooch that was said to protect the health. Unless it was an artifact with certain magical abilities or a holy relic made in a temple, one would know that such abilities could not actually exist, but he seemed to believe in such superstitions.

 

* * *

 

After taking a short break, she sat down at her desk again. Then, she began to carefully memorize the characters in the document. Because it was necessary to check all impressions, names, roles, and positions, it did not easily stick in her mind no matter how many times she read it over and over again. In the case of Butler Barden, she had seen him assist Daniel a few times, so she could quickly remember his face, but it was difficult to memorize people whose faces she didn’t even know. Because she sat at her desk for several hours and read, she was able to understand it to some extent. After that, she took out the crystal given to her by the Lynel priest and began to learn how to use divine power like he had learned before.

 

At first, the spiritual power was so small that it seemed like a haze, but as she kept trying, she was able to distinguish it with the naked eye, like a worm. The moment she saw that the divine power was slowly coming together into a thread in the air, Vivre urgently called to her.

 

[Mirabel! Can you hear me?]

 

“Huh? Why all of a sudden?”

 

[I can feel the energy of Krypso.]

 

“What? Where?”

 

At Vivre’s sudden words, she put the crystal back into the velvet bag.

 

[Go outside first. I also can’t confirm where exactly that energy comes from.]

 

“Okay.”

 

She hurriedly came out of the bedroom. Kalina and Anita seemed to be resting in the lounge area next to the bedroom. She didn’t think there was any need to call them. Besides, she was worried for no reason when they were next to her, so she didn’t call the two people and headed straight to the direction Vivre was talking about.

 

[Go down from here.]

 

She went down the stairs as Vivre said. Just as they stopped on the second floor, Vivre took a deep breath.

 

[From here to the far right.]

 

‘Okay.’

 

As Vivre said, she carefully approached the right end of the second floor. The closer we got to the place Vivre had mentioned, the heavier and stuffier the air became.

 

‘It’s hard to breathe.’

 

[It’s probably because of Krypso’s energy. It may be unpleasant for other people, but Mirabelle, you are a saint with divine power, so you find it even more difficult for you. Still, you should not use your divine powers.]

 

‘Why?’

 

[Because they will catch you. At least not now.]

 

She belatedly agreed with Vivre’s words. No matter how much she ran and jumped, she was still just a nine-year-old child. Although she won in a sparring match with twelve-year-old Elliot, it would have been impossible to compete with an adult. It was clear that if Daniel found out that she was interfering with him, he would desperately try to get rid of her.

 

‘Then why did you lead me here?’

 

[I wanted to teach you this sense. This person seems to think that there is no one who can challenge him. The energy of an evil dragon is released without any hesitation.]

 

Vivre said in an angry voice. She sighed softly, feeling sorry for not being able to deal with Daniel even after coming this far. At that time, the heavy energy disappeared like melting snow. Suddenly, breathing became easier. She took a deep breath and had no choice but to hold her breath as she heard the clicking sound of the doorknob turning. The door in front of her slowly began to open. It was a place where the energy of the evil dragon was wafting. A familiar smell of perfume came through the slowly opened door. It was Daniel’s.

 

Finally, the door opened completely and it was, of course, Daniel.

 

“Mirabell?”

 

Daniel frowned when he realized she was in front of his room.

 

“What are you doing here?”

 

Daniel said in a blunt tone. She rolled her eyes and cautiously opened her mouth.

 

“Oh, I…”

 

She couldn’t say she came here because she sensed the energy of the evil dragon Krypso. Because he could try to kill her. However, since she didn’t come here for any other purpose, it was difficult to say any other reason. Because there was no reason for her to look for Daniel’s room.

 

She chewed her lip, not knowing how to avoid this situation. Then, an excuse suddenly occurred to her and she opened her mouth.

 

“I… I came to apologize.”

 

“What?”

 

Daniel frowned at the words she spoke with difficulty. His facial expression, which was already unpleasant, was crumpled mercilessly and was unsightly.

 

“Apologize? You? To me?”

 

He asked with a disgruntled look, interrupting each word. He seemed very sorry for her, who was only nine years old.

 

“Yes, to my uncle. I think I said something very rude this morning. So I came to apologize. I’m really sorry.”

 

She didn’t really want to apologize, but since that was the only topic she could discuss right now, she lowered her shoulders as if she was as apologetic as she could and looked up at him with his hands clasped together politely. He frowned as if he was seeing something unpleasant, and then sighed heavily.

 

“Did your brother ask you to apologize and come back?”

 

“Yes? No, I…”

 

Daniel’s gaze still looking at her was not kind.

 

“You look like a reckless little boy.”

 

After muttering briefly, he turned around and entered the room. The door closed with a loud noise. She was startled by the slamming sound and flinched at his shoulder.

 

“Little grandfather?”

 

Out of curiosity, she stood outside the door and called Daniel. She didn’t forget to act like she was scared. But Daniel had no answer. After that, Daniel never came out again. They seemed to think that the reason she had come was because of Grand Duke Crichton’s admonitions. Although she was a little surprised, she was glad that Daniel didn’t seem to realize the purpose of her visit.

 

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