The Youngest Daughter of the Swordsmanship Family Turned Great Mage - Chapter 2
‘Goddess, thank you.’
Rosette offered a silent prayer of gratitude and then spoke.
“Sister, you know that pink dress you bought last time.”
“Yes.”
“Could you not wear it for a while?”
“That’s not difficult, but why so suddenly?”
Rosette quickly made up a plausible reason.
“It’s thin, isn’t it? If you go out wearing that, you might catch a cold like me.”
“Ah, I see.”
“Yes. Sister, being sick made me realize how terrible it is. So let’s wear that dress when spring comes. And when you wear it, always go out with me.”
“Why?”
“Because I want to see how pretty you look!”
When Rosette spoke as childishly as possible, Jane burst out laughing.
“You must really like that dress, huh? Alright. From now on, I’ll only wear it when I go out with our Rose. No, I won’t wear it at all. Come to think of it, that dress would suit you better than me. I’ll keep it and give it to you when you grow a bit more.”
“You don’t have to do that.”
“No, I’d prefer if Rose wears it.”
Seeing Jane laugh, Rosette felt a lump in her throat again. She threw herself into Jane’s arms once more.
“Sister, let’s not go to the village for a while and stay with me.”
Jane gently patted her head.
“Our Rose has become more clingy after being sick? Alright. I won’t go anywhere for a while and stay with Rose.”
“Promise?”
When Rosette held out her pinky finger, Jane hooked her own pinky with it without hesitation.
“Yes, promise.”
Jane’s hand touching hers was warm. Unlike the cold hand when she was dying, it was a hand with warmth.
Rosette firmly held Jane’s hand and vowed once again.
That she would definitely save Jane.
And that unlike the past, she would live happily with her, avoiding Duke Dallas.
* * *
“…zette.”
“Mmm.”
Hearing a voice buzzing in her ear, Rosette pulled the blanket over her head. Her body felt languid and sleepy, and she wanted to keep sleeping undisturbed.
However, the unwelcome visitor didn’t seem to have any intention of letting her sleep.
“Hey, Rosette!”
With a loud shout, Rosette’s blanket was snatched away. Without the blanket that had been keeping her warm, the cold air chilled her body.
“Get up for a moment.”
Rosette immediately recognized the voice of this rough boy. It was Jude, who had been bothering her almost every day.
Is he here to bother me again?
Although he was a friend she had met again after returning to the past, given the situation, she felt more irritation than joy. Rosette’s voice naturally became sharp as she replied.
“Whaaat? Why are you waking up someone who’s sleeping?”
However, due to her drowsiness, her voice came out drawled, contrary to her intention. She heard Jude laughing.
“Hey, you look stupid right now.”
“Did you come here just to make fun of me?”
“No, that’s not it.”
Rosette glared at him with half-open eyes. Jude fidgeted, watching her reaction.
“Where did Jane go? I haven’t seen her for a while.”
Rosette yawned and replied halfheartedly.
“She went to the village, yawn.”
“I saw her going to the village too, but she hasn’t come back yet?”
The nuance of the word ‘yet’ was strange. Rosette looked at the winter sunset turning crimson and asked in an anxious voice. Surely, when Jane left for the village, it was midday with the sun high in the sky.
“Jude, how long has it been since my sister left?”
“Huh? Um, about an hour? No, two hours now?”
It takes 20 minutes round trip to the village at a child’s pace. Jane had declared she would come back quickly because she was worried about Rosette, so she should have been back by now. There was no reason for her to be out for two hours.
Cold sweat ran down her back. Her heart started pounding instinctively, sensing danger.
“Huh? Rose? Hey, Rose! Where are you going?”
Rosette jumped up from her spot and started running towards the village. She heard Jude following behind and shouting, but she ignored him and kept running.
Usually slower than Jude, she somehow found the strength to quickly outrun him. She had no time to put on shoes, so her bare feet hurt as she ran, but she couldn’t stop.
‘Jane!’
Please, let it not be what I’m thinking! But with the growing anxiety, tears welled up in her eyes, blurring her vision.
Because of this, she didn’t see the stone on the ground and tripped, tumbling down.
“Child, are you alright?”
A woman helped her up and asked, but Rosette barely nodded to her before running off again. And when she reached the village, the scene she encountered was horrific.
“Where did you learn to be so bad!”
“Is stealing all you know how to do?”
The villagers had gathered in a small square. They had surrounded someone and were throwing stones.
The distance was too far to see who was in the center, but Rosette was certain it was Jane.
Jane, who had been smiling kindly just two hours ago, was now lying on the ground covered in blood.
It was exactly the same scene she had witnessed in the past.
‘Jane was definitely wearing different clothes, so why?’
Why was she suffering the same fate again?
Rosette belatedly realized.
‘The clothes were just an excuse.’
People didn’t really believe Jane had stolen anything. They just needed a target for their frustration.
This year’s rainfall was less than last year, significantly reducing the harvest. Naturally, some people were struggling financially.
To these people, it was simply unpleasant to see Jane, an orphan they considered beneath them and who gave them a sense of superiority, being happy. The new clothes were just an excuse.
If not the new clothes, then the money she had, or if not that, the snacks she bought. There were plenty of excuses.
She realized this only now, after traveling back in time. The plan to protect Jane was an unattainable dream from the start. No matter how she tried to avoid it, Jane would have suffered the same fate.
But what had changed was Rosette. She was no longer the coward from the past who hid and trembled in fear of the enraged people.
Rosette screamed and rushed in between the people.
“Don’t hurt my sister! You devils!”
“What’s with this kid?”
“What, devils?”
Ignoring the murmuring voices of the people, Rosette went and hugged Jane. Even while bleeding, Jane was preciously clutching a paper bag.
This too was the same as in the past. Jane had surely come out to buy snacks for Rosette with the money she had been saving, as she often did.
Foolishly, what could be pretty about a sister who couldn’t do anything. Tears of sorrow fell drop by drop onto Jane’s blood-stained forehead.
“Si- Sister. Open your eyes. Please? Sister.”
No matter how much she called, Jane didn’t move.
It was the happiness she had barely regained after turning back time. The two days spent with Jane were much happier than the 12 years spent in the Dallas household. She thought only happy times were ahead, how could she make such a mistake.
It was all her fault. If only she had known this would happen and held Jane back…
Now stones were falling on Rosette’s body too. The giggling laughter and angry voices of the people were frightening.
“It’s because of things like you that the goddess is angry and our crops failed!”
“If only you hadn’t been clinging to us like parasites, this wouldn’t have happened!”
No. They had never clung or lived off others.
The orphanage where Rosette was staying was run by the temple, and they mostly lived on goods and money donated by noble houses. They had never once begged or relied on these people.
So why were they blaming them?
But Rosette couldn’t question them. What was important now was Jane.
“Sister, please breathe.”
If she just breathed, if she was just breathing, Rosette could save Jane. Because now she was no longer the helpless and incapable little girl from the past.
At that moment, Jane exhaled all the breath she had been holding in. Rosette, filled with joy, placed her hand on Jane’s forehead.
‘Wait, is this really okay?’
For some reason, she felt anxious that if she used this magic, Duke Dallas would come looking for her. It seemed she might be caught in his hands again, making her resolve to escape from Duke Dallas and live happily with Jane seem futile.
But the hesitation was brief. Even if she had to live in hell, she would be happy as long as Jane was safe and alive.
Rosette no longer hesitated and manipulated her mana. The mana was too massive for her young body to handle, causing pain as if her insides were being scratched by nails.
Swallowing something hot rising in her throat, Rosette cast a healing spell on Jane.
Light emanated from where she touched Jane, and Jane’s wounds slowly began to disappear.
The forehead that had been cut by stones, the knees scraped from falling, the soles of her feet pierced by pebbles when her shoes came off. All returned to normal without a single scar.
The cleaned forehead was perfect, as if it had never been injured, except for the blood that remained. Jane didn’t open her eyes, but her breathing was even as if she was just sleeping.
The people watching the scene all knelt down.
“Holy Maiden?”
“The Holy Maiden has appeared!”
“Holy Maiden, my child is sick too, please look at them just once.”
Rosette felt nauseous seeing the change in people’s attitudes. She was the same person before and after healing Jane. So why did they despise and look down on the previous Rosette, but now revere her?
Why are those who were throwing stones at her now showing goodwill?
Just as Rosette was about to give the people a piece of her mind.
“Do you people have no conscience at all?”
An angry voice was heard from the entrance of the square. Although the man’s voice wasn’t particularly loud, perhaps due to its deep bass, it felt like it filled the entire square.
Rosette flinched at the voice that seemed both unfamiliar and somehow familiar.
And when the man pushed through the crowd and approached her, she almost had a seizure.
“Are you alright?”
The platinum-haired, purple-eyed man who politely extended his hand to her was undoubtedly Duke Adrien.
His face was a bit younger than she remembered, but it was definitely Duke Adrien. She could never forget that beautiful and unique hair color.
And he was also the man who had died by Rosette’s magic in the past.
At the same time, she thought of Joshua, who had cried in front of her in her last moments of life. Why did she think of him at this moment?
“What’s your name?”
Rosette, who had been recalling Joshua’s face, snapped back to reality at Duke Adrien’s sudden question.
“It’s Rosette… sir.”
“Rosette. Then your nickname must be Rose. It’s a pretty name that suits your hair well.”
Despite the compliment, Rosette couldn’t thank him. Her body had been trembling like an aspen leaf since encountering Duke Adrien.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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