Hearing Pipi’s words, Rosette now laughed out loud.
“You keep laughing?”
“Pipi… said so.”
Pipi said its name was Pipi.
Unable to use her voice, she abbreviated her response, and Lucas interpreted it with astonishment.
“You mean Pipi already told me its name? But, how do you understand Pipi, I mean, Pipi’s words?”
Rosette nodded, surprising Lucas.
“All it says is chirp, peep, right?”
Rosette pondered how to explain.
Familiars and magicians have a mental connection, allowing them to share emotions and thoughts, naturally including understanding each other’s words.
But with her inability to speak and her current ‘Rosette’ character not having learned to write, she found it challenging to explain. After a moment’s thought, she tapped Pipi’s head. Rosette’s mana flowed into Pipi.
Suddenly, Pipi spoke. From its small beak came the lisped words of a three-year-old child.
[Familiars exchange emotions with their masters. Of course, we understand each other’s words!]“Ugh!”
Lucas fell backward in shock, and Pipi chuckled seeing him fall.
“You, you, you, how can you speak?”
[Pipi gave me the ability to speak with mana! Just for a moment!]“Then…!”
[More importantly, Rosette has something to ask!]Lucas quickly adapted to the talking Pipi. He sat on the bed’s edge and inquired.
“What is it?”
[What happened to Joseph Oser?]“Joseph Oser…”
Lucas clenched his teeth.
“Why are you asking about that jerk? He’s the reason you ended up like this.”
Rosette shook her head. Pipi spoke on her behalf.
[Joseph Oser helped Rosette save the Duke!]“But he tried to betray Father.”
“But…!”
Rosette started to protest loudly but stopped, feeling pain in her throat.
Lucas handed her warm water and tapped Pipi’s head.
“Ask Pipi to speak for you.”
[My name is Pipi, not Pipi!]“Can’t help it, I got used to calling it Pipi.”
[Peep!]“Okay, okay, I get it! Ouch, don’t pluck my hair!”
After pulling out three more strands of Lucas’s hair, Pipi puffed up proudly.
“But…”
[Rosette promised to help him save his sister!]“What?”
[Breaking promises is bad. Rosette is a good child. She has to keep her promise. That’s how… Chirp!]“Huh?”
[Peep, chirp!]With that, Pipi reverted to making bird sounds.
Using a familiar to speak human language required more concentration than expected. It was challenging for the recently awakened eight-year-old Rosette.
Tired, Rosette pointed towards the door, indicating she wanted to visit Joseph Oser. Understanding her, Lucas’s face filled with concern.
“Joseph Oser is locked up in the dungeon. That’s not a place for you to go.”
Still, as Rosette resolutely pointed to the door, Lucas sighed.
“We’ll both get scolded by Father if we’re caught.”
“It’s okay… ah.”
“Huh.”
Lucas ruffled her hair.
“Alright. Let’s go together then. If we get scolded, so be it!”
Thus, the two children and a bird stealthily headed towards the underground dungeon.
It wasn’t smooth sailing. The mansion housed many servants, and it was impossible for the children to completely avoid their eyes.
Still, thanks to Lucas’s quick wit in answering, they managed to safely reach the entrance of the dungeon.
However, the real problem started there.
“Who’s there?”
A knight guarding the entrance asked upon sensing their presence. Lucas, who had just jumped down the stairs, grinned.
“It’s me.”
“Little master? What brings you here?”
“I came to see Joseph Oser.”
“Joseph Oser… you mean?”
A complex expression crossed the knight’s face.
“Little master, Joseph is…”
“I know. He tried to betray Father. That’s why I’m here. I want to hear the whole story.”
“The Lord has already interrogated Joseph. There’s no need for you to meet him…”
“…I need to.”
Slowly descending the stairs, Rosette cut off the knight’s words. The knight pressed his forehead in distress.
“Little lady too? Goodness. If the Lord finds out…”
“I know. We might get scolded by Father. But I still need to see him.”
“But…”
“If you’re reluctant, report it to Father.”
The knight groaned and signaled to another knight on guard, who quickly exited the dungeon.
“Just wait here until the Lord arrives… Wait, master!”
Ignoring the knight’s words, Lucas confidently walked inside. Rosette followed him. The knight, unable to lay a hand on their noble stature, helplessly followed behind.
Striding confidently, Lucas gestured to the knight.
“Since you’ve followed, lead the way.”
“If the Lord finds out, I’ll be dead, master.”
“Say I barged in recklessly.”
“Isn’t that the truth?”
Resigned, the knight began to lead the way.
Soon, they reached the cell where Joseph Oser was imprisoned.
“Here it is.”
“Stay back a bit.”
“But…”
“He’s bound. Joseph can’t do anything to us. I have something to talk about.”
“Still, it’s not allowed.”
The knight was adamant this time.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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