Rosette, unable to understand the reason, tilted her head in confusion as Celine continued.
“But taking ten days to recover… that’s incredible. I knew you were exceptionally talented when I met you before…”
Her voice began to rise slightly in excitement.
“You really are an extraordinary…”
[Peep, peep?]The sudden sound of a bird interrupted Celine’s words.
Today, too, Pipi, who had come with a wildflower in its beak, widened its eyes when it saw Rosette. Its small beak opened, and the flower fell to the ground.
[Peep!]Pipi sorrowfully chirped and flew towards Rosette at full speed, pressing its cheek against Rosette’s.
Seeing this, Celine’s eyes widened.
“Could it be… a familiar?”
[Peep!]Pipi, who was excitedly showing its affection to Rosette, puffed up its chest. It was as if saying, ‘Ahem, I am Rosette’s familiar, Pipi!’
Celine rubbed her eyes repeatedly, unable to believe what she was seeing.
“My goodness, it really is a familiar?”
She was surprised for a reason.
Creating a familiar might seem easy when Rosette did it, but in reality, it wasn’t something just anyone could do.
First, it required sufficient internal mana and tremendous mental strength to continuously communicate with the familiar.
Because of this, only high-ranking magicians could create familiars. And even then, it was usually only possible for them in their late teens.
But now, Rosette, only eight years old and without formal magical training, had summoned a familiar?
“It’s impossible. How did you do this, Miss?”
As Duke Adrian watched Rosette interacting with Pipi, he asked with a slight hint of amusement.
“Is it really that surprising?”
“Absolutely!” Celine exclaimed excitedly.
“In this empire, there are very few magicians who have a familiar. I only managed to create one when I was seventeen! Even I was called a prodigy.”
“So?”
“Miss, you are an incredible genius! A once-in-several-hundreds-of-years kind of genius! At this rate, you’ll become a great magician! No, you already are!”
Celine began to piece together the puzzling aspects she had wondered about.
“I was wondering how Miss, with such a small body, could use such magic. It must have been because of this familiar.”
“Does having a familiar make a difference?”
“Yes. If you have a familiar, you can use mana explosion. It’s a method of using magic by amplifying the surrounding mana… Anyway, it’s incredibly remarkable. I don’t know how you managed to do it without learning magic.”
Celine shrugged as she explained.
“How can an ordinary person understand a genius? A genius like Miss probably uses such things as naturally as breathing.”
“Then…”
“Yes, right! A great magician has been born in this family! In the Adrian family, which only had Sword Masters until now! Finally!”
Duke Adrian’s face showed surprise, then a slight smile.
“So, our Rosette was a genius. That’s something to be happy about.”
He was quite pleased, though he didn’t show it.
[Chirp!]Pipi also puffed out its chest in pride. To everyone but Rosette, it seemed to be boasting, ‘My master Rosette is very impressive. I am her familiar, Pipi!’
“But Rosette.”
Duke Adrian composed his face and spoke sternly again.
“Until Celine says you can use magic, you must not use it.”
Rosette pouted her lips, and his eyes narrowed.
“You must listen to Dad.”
Rosette reluctantly nodded.
Regardless, the little magician Rosette Adrian was now safely back in her family’s arms.
“Pipi is that remarkable a bird?”
[Chirp!]Pipi, now friendly with Lucas, chirped from his shoulder.
As Rosette nodded slightly, Lucas mumbled in disbelief.
“This small and insignificant Pipi?”
[Peep?]Pipi began to nip at Lucas’s hair. A few strands of platinum hair were plucked out.
“Ow! Hey, Pipi, you!”
[Chirp, chirp!]‘My name is not Pipi, it’s Pipi! Who are you comparing me to, a chick that can’t even fly?’
While Rosette listened to Pipi’s words and burst into laughter, Lucas, finally managing to detach Pipi, asked,
“Why are you laughing?”
Rosette squeezed out a voice.
“Pipi… Pipi.”
“Pipi?”
As Lucas looked at the nodding Rosette, he paused for a moment, then asked with a face full of betrayal,
“Wait, so its name isn’t Pipi, but Pipi?”
[Peep!]Pipi chirped joyously, and Rosette nodded. Lucas, on the other hand, looked lost for words.
Confused, Rosette tilted her head, but Lucas demanded an explanation from Pipi.
“Why did you respond when I called you Pipi! I thought you liked the name I gave you!”
[Chirp? Peep!]Pipi once again started tugging at Lucas’s hair.
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
