The Troublemaker Daughter of the Grand Duke Wants To Live Alone

Lucas, who was organizing the situation outside the orphanage, ran to see his boss holding a child.

Looking at the black hair, which is said to be precious not only in the Britina Empire but also in the close Larvian Empire, he thought it was a child of this family. Blood can’t lie.

The white skinned child, who was sleeping like a doll, had blue bruises. Lucas frowned at the sight of it being quite painful.

“They’re worse than a real beast.”

Since the mountains are rough and dark, it took them a while to find the orphanage. They thought you came quite diligently, though. If they had come one day, or an hour earlier, the child wouldn’t have been this hurt.

Despite Lucas’ low swearing, Grand Duke Estin was just looking at the child in his arms. Lucas looked at the scene for a while and spoke.

“Do you want me to carry her?”

“It’s all right.”

“From the words of the child who was with her…… It seems that the director embezzled the orphanage subsidy. So, they tried to steal it and share it with the kids.”

Estin, who was listening to Lucas, held the child properly. The child lay still in Estin’s arms as if dead.

Suddenly, feeling inexplicably ominous and strange, Estin lifted his index finger and put it under the child’s nose. When he felt a gentle breath like a candle, he lowered his index finger with no expression.

“What kind of b#llsh#t….”

Estin looked down at the child and muttered with a sigh.

I’m sure she’s around ten years old. Yet she tried to help other orphanage children by stealing the embezzled gold?

With a much smaller and softer body than kids your age, what are you thinking trying to be a hero?

Looking at the color of her hair and eyes, she was definitely a child of the Conler family.

With exceptionally black hair and black eyes that resemble the deepest night sky, the Conler family had a widely penetrated legend that their blood is mixed with demons.

Black hair and black eyes were not just legends that came down to the outside world. Conler’s direct line has a particularly strong aura making it difficult for ordinary people to approach them.

In particular, Grand Duke Estin Conler, who brought tremendous prosperity in Britina Empire, was as beautiful as a well-crafted ice flower. 

There was also a rumor that the Grand Duke of Conler was beautiful and emotionless and a well-made marionette for the imperial family.

A righteous Conler?

“It’s really fascinating.” 

He asked the child to open her eyes to check its color, but in fact, he could tell without having to open her eyes.

Even if she doesn’t open her eyes…… The child’s features, except for her eyes and hair color, were very similar to Helena.

All this was a sin of daring to swallow the sun. The Grand Duke of Conler, which brought prosperity to the point where the sun never sets, but his family was like a damp place without sunlight.

This child was lost, and so was Helena.

Dad…

Why did you come now…?

He felt as if the child’s thin voice, who spoke to him earlier, was humming in his ears.

In the meantime, she had noticed that he’s, her father.

Thanks to this Conler, which is not like Conler, a strange feeling that he had never felt in his life swung around Estin.

Estin, who looked at the child trapped in his arms expressionless, said in a voice that seemed to freeze around him.

“Where did the rat go?”

“He ran away. It is difficult to search because it’s dark and the surroundings are mountainous.” 

“Find him somehow and bring him to me.”

“All right.”

“It doesn’t matter what shape he is in, but he has to be alive.”

It would be better if you dug his eyes and cut off his limbs right away or threw them at a mountain animal, we could not rule out the possibility that the director was a kidnapper or that there was a real criminal who kidnapped the child behind him, I just need to be able to communicate with him.

No one could come near Estin in his ferocious aura that could freeze everything around him. Only his cousin Lucas, who had been educated with him since childhood, was able to withstand the energy.

I’ve never seen you lose your energy like that before.….

“By the way, the youngest girl is very like a Conler.”

“……What?”

“She does whatever she thinks.”

“You mean she’s very stubborn.”

“Oh, maybe.” 

Only then did Estin’s mouth have a small smile, Lucas smiled back.

“We will send the children to an orphanage in the territory.”

“I see.”

The moonlight shone on the child. As the child received the fragile moonlight,

He felt like the child would break more.

Was it true that Conler’s direct lineage was Marionette?

Looking at the long eyelashes of the child under the moonlight, he thought it wasn’t a false rumor.

***

“Lady! I said you can’t eat anything that’s fallen!”

Strange world where the concept of the three-second rule doesn’t work.

I was caught by Bonita again while lowering my head to secretly pick up the snack that fell on the floor.

It’s been less than 3 seconds since it fell, so It’s fine.…. Bonita looked at me again with an upset look as I was about to say something.

“I would have given it to you if you asked for it.”

“It’s expensive…….”

It must be expensive, considering it melted as soon as it was put in my mouth.

My only pleasure was the desserts that Bonita gave me after a simple meal because my doctor said I shouldn’t eat too much.

One of my pleasures has been discouraged. 

I’ve been looking for myself for nine years, and I don’t want to add any more damage by hearing the word ‘nuisance’.

It didn’t fall to the ground, it fell on an antique carpet, so I was just going to secretly pick it up and eat it…… I didn’t know you’d be so upset.

“The reason I don’t give you much is because you can’t overdo your stomach yet. I’ll give you as much as you want if you get healthy soon. Don’t do this because I can always give you back what’s fallen.”

It was almost the first time someone scolded me not because they’re angry. I’m not good at this kind of thing.

Bonita’s eyes and voice made me feel more frustrated.

I held Bonita’s index finger by hand. My hands were smaller than my peers, so I could barely grab her index finger.

“I’m sorry…. Don’t scold me.”

“What do you mean? How much did I scold you?”

“It was like a millennium…….”

“Oh, my lady…….”

Bonita gave me a big hug and patted me on the back as I sat down.

I blinked in that warm embrace. Bonita smelled like sweet snacks and well-dried laundry, so she felt better when she was in her arms for no reason.

It’s been a week or so since I came to the grand duchy.

Strangely… Maybe it’s because I’ve been sick all along since I came to the grand duchy, but Bonita and Lucas and other employees of the grand house were especially weak to me.

Lucas, who made fun of me for being the stupid at first, was so restless when he looked at me.

The Grand Duke….my father had to leave the mansion because he had urgent matters to deal with at the palace.

My three older brothers are currently attending the academy.

Ha… I need to look good.

No, actually, I don’t want to look good at them, I just don’t want them to be hateful.

Even if they fall for Astina later, they can’t easily get rid of me.

First of all, Leo and the children at Brandon Orphanage were moved to another orphanage and are doing well, so I think I just need to make a good plan for my future.

I need to plan my business soon.

In Bonita’s arms, I was thinking about this and that, and someone came into the dining room.

“Why are you two so close? Hug me too.”

“Lucas, you’re here?”

“Did you have a good meal, Kitty?”

“I’m still eating.”

“You should eat meat soon.”

Lucas patted my head. I stayed silent because I like it when someone pats my head, even if it was Lucas. After knowing that, Lucas started calling me Miss Kitty.

Come to think of it, I think someone patted my head while I was sleeping……. Was it Lucas?

“Why do you tilt your head so much?”

“……Never mind.”

“Wow, you really belong in this family”

Bonita disappeared into the kitchen to bring some more dessert, and Lucas pushed me to sit next to him and drink milk.

In fact, Lucas has talked to me the most besides Bonita, so I’ve become a little more comfortable.

When I drink milk and look at Lucas, he smiles again.

……why are you smilinh again?

“Oh, my cat has a mustache.”

At Lucas’s mischievous words I raised my arm and wiped my philtrum.

Oh… I’m sure Bonita will scold me again for using my clothes for wiping when I have a handkerchief.

I’m lucky because Bonita was away.

“But why are you here?”

“Ah!”

“……?”

“The Grand Duke will probably come back tomorrow.”

When I heard that, I dropped the cookie I was holding. The cookie shattered on the floor in vain.

I was so surprised that I couldn’t pick up the cookies until three seconds passed.

I’m not ready yet.

 

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