I Stole the Heroine's Holy Grail

crunch~

The sound of the quill-pen writing on the parchment paper had not disappeared in the room for hours.

How long has it been?

Adelia, who was writing without hesitation, tapped the quill pen. She stretched herself, putting it down.

“Oh, I’m so tired.”

Adelia looked at the paper she had been writing for two days. 

“Ha. I’ve only done this so far?”

For the past two days Adelia has been confined to her room except for her walks with Emily, and has been obsessed with the interpretation of the oracle.

Obviously, the oracle was in Korean, so all she had to do was read, understand, and then translate it into the letters of this world.

It’s a very simple thing.

But somehow, the more she interpreted and translated the oracle, the more tired she became.

At the end, her eyelids trembled, and said, 

‘Is it because I’m interpreting the oracle?’ 

Understanding the oracle alone consumes divine power.

Adelia sighed deeply.

As if she had been sprinting for an hour, she lost all her body strength.

“But I already did a lot, I’m almost finished with the third page.”

Now all I have to do is send this to Eustaf.

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“Is it finally my turn to call him out?”

Eustaf had given Adelia a present before leaving the principality.

Saying that it will be useful when she wants to contact him.

Adelia took out the box he had left in the drawer of her desk.

clatter~

When she opened the box, a white egg wrapped in a fluffy cushion appeared.

“How do you use this?”

He said it could be useful for contacting him, so I guess it’s the egg of a carrier pigeon. 

But there was no way that a bird that had just woken up from its eggs could fly to Eustaf through the harsh winds of the north.

“I must borrow a messenger from the Grand Duke’s house.”

As soon as she said that, white light began to radiate from the eggs.

Adelia was surprised by the sudden phenomenon and dropped the box.

“No!”

She tried desperately to grab the box again, but it was too late.

The box was broken to a pulp.

Adelia sighed as she touched her forehead.

I can’t believe I broke Eustaf’s present so foolishly.

peep~

Then a mysterious voice flew into Adelia’s ear.

Peep, peep! ~

Adelia turned towards the sound.

“Oh my. Did it hatch in that short period of time?”

“Peep!”

The white, tiny bird nodded as if to affirm Adelia’s words.

It’s not an ordinary bird

Adelia watched the bird with her eyes narrowed.

A little longer tail than a common bird, white feathers without blemishes. 

“I can feel the same energy as Eustaf. No way… Is it a holy being?

I’ve heard it before.

Those who have tremendous divine power can create animals made up of divine power.

Eustaf’s holy bird flapped its wings as if showing off his feathers.

Adelia shook her head and asked the holy being,

“Will you hand this to Cardinal Eustaf?”

“Peep!”

The bird nodded eagerly as if Adelia was asking for something obvious.

Adelia smiled and put the interpretation in a small bag and handed it to the bird.

Then the bird began to change.

The tail, which seemed a little longer than an ordinary bird, grew longer, and a crest rose above its head.

Looking at it, it became clear that it was a peacock. 

The peacock took the bag Adelia gave with its beak and flew up.

Adelia stared blankly at the white peacock flying through the window.

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The peacock soaked into the snow and quickly disappeared from Adelia’s sight.

knock, knock.

“Lady! Let’s take a walk before we eat!”

It was Emily’s voice.

Though exhausted, Adelia rose without hesitation.

“All right. Just a moment, please.” 

“Yes!”

She hurriedly put on a jacket and opened the door.

Then Emily, dressed in a thick coat, came into her eyes, looking like a ball.

“Emily. Where’s your hat?”

“Oh, wait!”

Emily rushed to her room and came out with her hat.

Adelia took Emily’s hat and put it on her head.

After that, the two of them went out to the garden of the Grand Duchy.

The principality is located at the northernmost point of the empire, where the cold and harsh climate persisted.

For this reason, the scenery outside was somewhat poor compared to the capital, but the garden was not bad to walk in its own style. What caught the eyes of the two while walking was the flower that sprouted even in this environment.

“Wow! Miss, is this a rose?”

Adelia carefully observed the flowers blooming between the white snow.

The shape was no different from an ordinary rose.

However, it was smaller than a regular rose. Is it about the same size as a cherry blossom?

“Well, first of all, I don’t think it’s a normal rose. Because roses can’t bloom at this temperature.”

“You know it well.”

Emily, startled by the voice from behind her, hid herself behind Adelia’s dress.

Adelia was also surprised, but she did not show it.

Adelia soothed her startled heart and looked at the owner of the voice.

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The man was wearing a dark blue uniform. He looked like a typical knight.

“Looking at the pattern, you are a knight of the Grand Duke family.”

“Oh. I must have frightened you unintentionally. I’d like to say hello. My name is Lensley Piero, and I lead the First Templar that defends Hamilton.”

Adelia’s eyes widened at the man’s identity.

The First Templar were the principal forces of the principality.

You are the leader of such a knighthood.

She came across an unexpected person while taking a walk.

“Nice to meet you, Lord Piero, I have decided to stay here at the Grand Duchy for the time being. I look forward to your kind cooperation.”

“I have heard from the Grand duke, Adelia-nim, please trust and leave your safety to us.”

“I’m just glad to hear that. Lord Piero.”

Lensley smiled awkwardly and asked Adelia.

“I’m sorry, but could you call me by my first name, not by the last name?”

Adelia readily accepted Lensley’s request.

I don’t know what’s going on, but if it’s more comfortable for you to be called by name, I’ll do it.

Besides, it wasn’t bad to be acquainted with the First Knight Commander of the Principality.

“Of course, Sir Lensley,”

“Haha. Thank you. I’m still not used to being called by my last name.”

He’s not used to it.

Then I could think of two cases.

First, he was originally a nobleman, but was pushed out of the race for succession and was given a lower rank.

Second, he was a commoner but showed exceptional talent in a certain field.

I think it’s the latter.

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The man’s easy-going personality and freewheeling atmosphere were far from aristocratic.

She was curious about his story, but Adelia didn’t ask. 

“I see,”

“You won’t ask me?”

“Sometimes too much curiosity can be poisonous.”

“Haha. As expected, the aristocratic way of talking is too difficult for me.”

As expected, it was the latter.

Adelia smiled and encouraged the man.

“You’ll get used to it. You don’t have to try to learn it.”

“I’ve never heard such a thing before,” 

“Everybody’s been telling me to work hard on manners.”

“Your duty as the lord is not to use the noble language fluently, is it?”

There was a small ripple on Lensley’s face.

“…yes, that’s not my duty at all.”

Lensley’s eyes glistened at Adelia.

“Well…”

Adelia spoke comfortably with Lensley, and Emily relaxed her guard and held out her head.

Lensley smiled happily and waited for Emily’s words.

“Old man…”

“…I’m not that old to be called an old man.” 

“Oh, I’m sorry! Then … Sir Knight?”

“Yes, little lady,” said Lensley, looking eye-to-eye with Emily.

Only then did Emily escape from Adelia’s skirt, perhaps completely relaxed, she completely exposed herself.

“What’s the name of this flower?”

“That’s what you’re curious about, we call it Snow Rose.”

“It’s a pretty name!”

“Right? Let me tell you something strange.”

Lensley broke a couple of snow roses and handed them to Emily.

“If you put it in a warm place and watch it every day, something amazing will happen.”

“Thank you, sir.”

Emily carefully accepted Snow Rose.

“Madam, may I take you to your room?”

“Yes, of course,”

Adelia nodded, and Emily rushed into the castle as if she had been waiting.

The pair of eyes followed Emily’s back with delight.

Emily’s figure completely disappeared, leaving only the two in the garden.

“Your Highness, the Grand Duke has arrived at the gate.”

“Already? That fast. I thought it would take another couple of days.”

“He’s a busy man. I’ve been trying to appease his assistant from crying, saying that he had a lot of work to catch up on.”

“Oh,” 

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Adelia smiled awkwardly and turned her head.

The flag of the Hamilton family, waving in the cold wind, caught her eye.

She will soon receive a title under the protection of the Grand duke.

“It’s the beginning.”

She can’t let her guard down just because she was given a title.

The first thing I need to do when I get the title is to join the social circle.

It was very difficult to create one’s own power.

Moreover, when Adelia is given a title, she will become a new aristocrat with no background.

Power is created through individual interests.

However, even if Adelia is protected by the Grand duke, there is no aristocrat who would like to be attached to her, who had no background.

To have power, I need to have something special.

Fortunately, at this point, she was the only one holding the information about the exact time and place of the upcoming disaster. 

Of course, it was quite dangerous to leak this information.

If it is released to too many people, it will surely fall into the ears of the temple.

That shouldn’t happen.

I don’t think I should gather too many people. But I can’t just gather anyone.

People who can create a great sensation in the empire

Adelia’s goal was set.

All that is left is to put it into practice.

She was worried about the difficult path, but on the other hand, she is looking forward to taking the first step towards revenge.

Hestine. Can I really go up to where you are?