Erga quietly closed his mouth as he looked at Sephiel.
“Did that woman bother you?”
‘That woman…’
“Lady Erata?”
“Whoever. Your foster mother.”
“It’s okay,”
Sephiel said.
“I’m not the type to just take it and do nothing.”
Erga looked at Sephiel.
“Don’t trust those people too much.”
“Who?”
“My father.”
Sephiel rolled her eyes.
‘I don’t trust anyone. Unlike you, I’m not some noble young master. I can’t even trust my own family, so how could I trust a stranger?’
“O-okay, I’ll think about it.”
Sephiel slowly began to feel uneasy again.
‘I feel strange when I’m with him.’
‘It’s not that I hate him, it’s just a little scary, but I also want to approach him.’
Anyway, Erga was a difficult person for Sephiel to deal with.
‘Better to avoid him.’
“I’ve seen everyvthing, so I’ll go now.”
Sephiel slowly stepped back, still clutching the grass-covered blanket like a treasure.
That was the moment Erga smiled faintly.
“You said you liked me, so why are you running away?”
“Ah…”
Sephiel used her brain to full power.
‘This is strange. I’m supposed to be clever and cunning now. So why do I turn into an idiot in front of him?’
‘Maybe it’s because I acted like a fool when we first met.’
Sephiel thought.
“Why are you avoiding me? Didn’t you say you wanted to marry me?”
Erga’s eyes curved in amusement, as if he were wondering whether Sephiel even knew what marriage meant.
“Well, I just… I don’t desyerve to meet ywou.”
“Why?”
“Huh? Because I-I’m poor….”
“…..”
“The adyults said ywou need a wedding gift to get mayyied. I don’t have any. I’m poor. That’s why I feel a little bad. yeah. Anyway, I’ll be going now.”
It was a completely random excuse. Sephiel naturally tried to slip away when—
-Hup!
Her collar was grabbed again.
“Here it is. Your wedding gift.”
Erga caught Sephiel’s chubby little hand and looked at the flower ring wrapped around her finger.
“Ywou want this?”
Sephiel looked at Erga with eyes that saw something strange.
‘Why? Are you trying to throw it in front of my eyes?’
While she was hesitating, Erga took off the flower ring.
He looked at the flower ring on his palm with an indifferent expression and then said:
“I accept it.”
“……”
“So, don’t go around getting hit.”
“Huh? Oh… okay.”
Sephiel nodded as if possessed.
—Swoosh!
The wind blew, making the vast field, the great tree, and even the surrounding flowers sway.
“Go now…”
Erga said.
“And don’t disturb my sleep.”
* * *
‘He’s really a strange kid.’
Sephiel thought as she walked.
* * *
“Miss Baby. Miss Baby, where are you?”
And when Sephiel returned to the garden with a bouquet of flowers, Berry and Marie were looking for her.
“Oh, we’ve been looking everywhere for you! Come here quickly. We need to fix your hair.”
“Why? Did somevone come?”
After Daihan left a while ago, there were no adults in the house.
“Erga’s grandfather has arrived. The former family head, the Elder.”
Sephiel tried to remember his name.
‘That’s right, Cherno.’
Sephiel almost never forgot something once she read it.
Cherno de Remdragon.
He was a legendary figure within the Alliance of Kingdoms.
‘A true ancient dragon over three hundred years old!’
He was a true hero who slaughtered countless demons in the war against them three hundred years ago.
‘It’s been so long since he’s shown himself in human society that no one even remembers his face anymore.’
Regardless, he was an incredible being.
Sephiel felt both fear and curiosity at the same time.
‘They told me not to get noticed by the Grand Duke’s family.’
Sephiel asked Berry.
“So should I hide again?”
Berry shook her head.
“No. He wants to see you.”
Berry said.
* * *
Dangling.
Sephiel was sitting in a baby chair, cautiously swinging her feet in the air without making it obvious.
‘That person is the famous First Grand Duke of Dragons.’
Only three half-dragons were born in history. Among them, he is known to be the first.
Sephiel gulped, swallowing her saliva.
“Hmm.”
Cherno, for his part, was scrutinizing Sephiel.
The ribbons tied neatly on both sides are pink.
The dress with puffed sleeves on both sides was made of the highest quality silk, cut loosely to fit comfortably on the baby’s body.
“Up close, you’re even smaller than I expected. Are human children usually this small…?”
‘Oh, right. Greetings.’
Sephiel quickly bowed her head.
“Hello. I am Sephiel.”
‘Should I say my last name?’
She hesitated, gauging the situation.
“I already know you’re the child from the Allegro royal family. Hmm. You have quite an unusual appearance for a human.”
Sephiel flinched.
‘My white hair and red eyes both originally came from the Forest Clan, the indigenous demon tribe that lived in Allegro.’
But that was a long time ago.
‘I heard that Grand Duke Cherno really hates the Demons!’
Sephiel glanced around nervously.
‘No, it’s fine! I’m not a demon!’
Cherno, who had been looking closely at Sephiel, finally smiled.
Sephiel felt relieved when she saw that smiling face.
“Well, I suppose some humans look like this. Anyway, I heard you gave the Allegro royal family a blow.”
“Yes.”
Since it was true, Sephiel quickly agreed.
“Hmm. You’re no ordinary child. Most human children are obedient to their parents.”
“I don’t bevlong to my payents, so I won’t obey them.”
Sephiel answered carefully, keeping her eyes on Cherno.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Are ywou a gyandpa?
“Hmm?”
‘Aren’t you super old?’
Yet, despite being a grandfather, he only looked to be in his early forties.
And even among all the men Sephiel had seen in two lifetimes, He was the most handsome forty-year-old man ever.
“Ah, so I’m strange to you?”
“No.”
“You’re not curious about me?”
The man’s expression became strange.
“Not ywou. That guy is strange.”
“That guy?”
Elton placed the teacup in front of Cherno.
“She’s referring to the young master.”
“Ah, Erga, you say? But what’s so strange about him?”
“He’s the same age as me, but why is he so old? He’s this tall.”
Sephiel stared at him as he spoke.
“Ha, hahaha!”
Cherno burst into loud laughter when he heard that.
“Really? Are you saying that guy and I don’t look alike at all?”
“No. Ywou two look alike.”
“Oh? In what way?”
“Ywou’re both handvsome. You’re the most handvsome gyandpa I’ve ever seen.”
When Sephiel spoke so nonchalantly, even Elton looked at Sephiel as if he found it a bit absurd.
‘How many lives does this tiny kid have? Does she not value them?’
Cherno laughed several times as if he found it amusing.
“I’ve never met such a bold little human before.”
Sephiel just looked at Cherno.
“Hmm, and also……”
Cherno examined Sephiel’s face from every angle.
Then he turned to Elton and spoke.
“This isn’t right, is it?”
“Yes?”
Sephiel nervously darted her eyes around.
‘Does he dislike me after all?’
Cherno clicked his tongue and said.
“I know what the ancestors of those damned Allegro people looked like 300 years ago. And you don’t resemble them at all.”
At first, it seemed like a compliment.
Sephiel perked up her ears.
“Those people have a strange, rotten look in their eyes. Either empty like a dead fish or cunning like a dirty wolf. But this kid… Her eyes are sharp and bright.”
“Oh…”
Sephiel blinked.
Soon Cherno nodded as if he understood something.
“Maybe you take after your mother. She must have been a clever-looking woman. Am I right?”
Sephiel suddenly felt speechless.
And, at the same time, she started to like Cherno a little.
“I don’t know my mother’s face.”
Sephiel said.
Normally, people would react with sympathy.
But Cherno simply replied, “Oh, is that so?” and moved on without any fuss.
That also seemed cool to Sephiel.
“By the way, being called youthful… That’s a first in my long life. Haha.”
“Miss Baby…”
Elton said, holding back a laugh.
“Lord Cherno is 350 years old this year. That’s quite young for a dragon, but still.”
Sephiel’s mouth dropped into a small triangle.
“Then ywou’re not just youthful.”
“Then what am I?”
“You’re extyemely, extyemely, extyemely youthful!”
This time, even Elton couldn’t hold back his laughter.
“You really are a cheeky little creature. Hmm, but quite adorable.”
“She is still young, after all. Babies are cuter when they’re bright and cheerful.”
Elton said.
“Hmm, well, let’s see how well you raise this one. Geez.”
Even as he said that, the corners of Cherno’s mouth continued to twitch.
* * *
