“So this is Vlady’s daughter. Let’s see. You do have features worth sparing because you resemble my parents.”
The young girl scrutinizing me gave off the impression of a countryside grandmother.
Even though Sione warned me in advance, seeing her for myself left me dumbstruck.
“But it seems this child lacks manners. You should greet an adult promptly. Didn’t Sione teach you that?”
“…Hello. I am Bella.”
I nearly addressed her as ‘grandmother,’ but caught myself.
Even if she feels like one, she still looks like a young girl.
“Still growing, huh? Your pronunciation is rather cute.”
“Sir, shall we go now?”
“Yes, yes, don’t be so uptight.”
Ignoring my slightly irritated response, Elga turned her attention to Sione beside me.
“The lord brought that Benian tribe child, right? Where is he now?”
“I’ve placed him in a solitary room in the next building. Would you like to go see him?”
“Ah, I did feel your barrier from there. So you’ve confined the poor child?”
Elga tutted at Sione, who seemed unperturbed.
“It’s only a temporary isolation, with no malintent. If you get down to it, the child is practically a prisoner, so keeping him in a solitary room isn’t strange.”
“That’s the problem, you’re too cold. I thought living with little Bella here would warm you up, but you haven’t changed a bit.”
Afterwards, Elga delved into a lecture about Sione, using various past incidents as examples.
The sight of a young girl lecturing a full-grown adult felt unfamiliar, but everyone else seemed accustomed to it.
“Let’s go meet that Benian tribe child first. We need to find a way to cure this little one’s sickness.”
“I’ll lead the way, Master.”
I offered to accompany them, but Sione flatly refused.
It seemed that the suspicions about Raven had not yet been cleared.
“Raven, it’s not just for me. If I ask, you’ll help, right?”
“I know. I’ll try to talk to Bella.”
“Don’t be scared! That guy, Thione, isn’t that scary. Got it?”
It was only after several promises from her that I sent Thione away.
As I watched Elga and Thione disappear into the distance, I felt uneasy for some reason.
‘It should be resolved well.’
At this point, where my growth had stalled, Raven was practically my last hope.
My body required an immense amount of magical power, enough to even break the dragon’s magic stone, so I needed some other solution.
‘Yes… Only then can I invade the empire.’
I no longer want to be sad or tormented because of the past.
To do that, I must grow quickly and become powerful, to confront those who betrayed me personally.
And I will take revenge.
On those who cruelly mistreated me in my past life.
“Raven, help me.”
I mumbled to myself as I looked towards the building where Raven was.
Of course, the help of Elga and Thione is necessary for solving my magic depletion, but without Raven’s cooperation, it would be meaningless from the start.
‘If this disease is cured thanks to Raven, I really have to treat him well.’
Right now, all I could do was bake cookies as I had done before or keep him company, but that will change later.
“Shall I bake some cookies before the two of you come back? I heard that Elga really likes cookies.”
“Uh, I also want to try. Baking is fun.”
“Yes! I’ll get ready right away.”
Holding hands with the maids on both sides, I walked toward the kitchen.
I kept looking back because I was worried, but today the clear blue sky just looked down on me indifferently.
“Elga came to the capital?”
Charlotte, who dressed up for the tea party where the lords gathered, frowned delicately.
In fact, only a few people, including Vlady and Thione, knew about Elga’s visit.
Despite his legendary status, Elga chose to enter the palace quietly, respecting his own wish to avoid fanfare.
Charlotte had just heard the news.
“Yes, he’s already completed the road and alchemy ritual and left. They say the alchemy time was extremely short, about five minutes.”
“That’s strange. If meeting Road wasn’t the purpose, then where’s his next destination?”
“He’s headed straight to the Rose Palace. I’ve confirmed that he plans to stay there while in the capital.”
“…What did you just say?”
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
