The Youngest Daughter of the Swordsmanship Family Turned Great Mage - Chapter 60

A chilly voice came through the magic communication device.

Even though the other person couldn’t see his face, Marquis Dallas bowed his head with an apologetic expression.

“I apologize.”

“If I could have another chance…”

The voice, even harsher than before, berated him.

“…”

“It was my oversight.”

“Understood.”

“But…”

Before Marquis Dallas could finish speaking, the light on the magic communication device went out.

“Damn it.”

Marquis Dallas lifted the magic communication device abruptly, then set it down carefully. Then he threw the inkwell that was on the desk.

As the inkwell shattered, the carpet was stained with black ink.

The butler, who came running in alarm, noticed the Marquis’s ominous mood and quietly left again.

Marquis Dallas gritted his teeth.

“It’s that child again.”

Rosette Adrian. The youngest daughter of Duke Adrian, and a mage called a genius.

That child had been interfering with Marquis Dallas’s plans at every turn.

He thought it was a coincidence with just Duke Adrian’s incident. But then she found the Kish tree leaves in the Empress’s palace, and now she even saved her from an accident.

This was beyond mere bad luck.

Moreover, since she was an Adrian, she would continue to have connections with the Empress, and inevitably end up protecting her again.

‘I should have killed that child for sure this time.’

He wanted to get rid of Rosette entirely so she wouldn’t become an obstacle.

In fact, the reason for collapsing the entire theater this time was to naturally dispose of both Ophelia and Rosette simultaneously. If Joshua died in the process too, all the better.

But now he had a headache, having caused an uproar while all three were still alive and well.

‘I need to deal with that Rosette or whatever first.’

However, killing Rosette seemed difficult at present.

Duke Adrian was more protective than anyone, and Rosette herself had the power to protect herself.

Moreover, if he made a misstep and was caught, it would lead to an all-out battle with the Adrian ducal family. He didn’t want to take such a risk.

There must be another way to drive Rosette Adrian out of high society.

“Yes, that will do.”

Marquis Dallas smiled with satisfaction and called for his aide.

‘As long as the imperial family isn’t involved, it should be fine.’

He thought to himself.

“Hey squirt, that damned Huxley sent something weird again.”

Lucas barged into Rosette’s room and shook her awake.

Pipi, unable to bear the noise, hid under the pillow, and Rosette pulled the blanket over her head.

“Hey, hey, hey. Squirt. I told you to wake up!”

“What’s the matter…, yawn, now?”

“That Huxley kid or whatever sent something again, I’m telling you!”

“Again?”

Rosette rubbed her sleepy eyes and sighed.

‘How long is he going to keep sending things?’

Two weeks ago, after Rosette solved the incident, Anthony sent gifts to the Adrian family. Sweet desserts, toys, hair accessories – things that noble children would typically exchange with friends.

Rosette just accepted them, as it would be rude to return them for being too much. But what she thought would end after one or two times continued until today, two weeks later.

It was unclear whether this was meant as gratitude or harassment.

Her family, who had initially watched with amusement, now cringed at the mere mention of Huxley’s name.

Especially Lucas, who was fiercely protective of Rosette and even wary of Joseph, was now raging as if he would storm the Huxley marquis’s residence at any moment.

“So, squirt. Why don’t you just send it back saying you don’t want to accept it?”

Lucas suggested cautiously. Rosette shook her head with her eyes still half-closed.

“No way. It’s still a gift from a friend.”

“What friend! I heard everything! I heard he teased you and Pipi a lot!”

“He apologized and said he was sorry.”

“Is an apology enough? Anyway, write him a letter. Tell him not to send any more gifts!”

“Okay. But can I at least look at the gift?”

“What’s the point of looking at it!”

“I’m curious.”

Ugh, Lucas groaned and reluctantly gave permission.

“Fine. I’ll go down first, so wipe that sleep from your eyes and come down.”

There’s no sleep in my eyes though. Thinking this to herself, Rosette rubbed her eyes and washed her face like a cat.

With Joanne’s help, she changed clothes and went down to the dining room, where she saw a box placed on the table. The pink box was tied with a purple ribbon.

Rosette opened the box under Lucas’s sharp gaze. Inside was the doll she had donated.

By the way, after returning to the mansion, Rosette had regretted donating this doll because she missed it.

“Huh?”

Rosette lifted the doll with both hands and tilted her head in confusion.

“Why is this here?”

Daniel, who had been quietly laughing, answered.

“It seems Huxley bought it.”

“Anthony did?”

“Yes. He probably bought it again to give to you. After hearing it was a doll you cherished.”

He joked, looking at Duke Adrian.

“At this rate, it seems he’s quite serious about Rosette, doesn’t it?”

Duke Adrian had a slightly disgruntled expression.

“Well…”

Lucas shouted loudly.

“What! If I had known this would happen, I should have bought it with my allowance and given it to Rosette!”

Unaware that her father and two brothers were feeling conflicted, Rosette hugged the doll tightly with joy.

Seeing this, Lucas quickly instructed Sebastian.

“Sebastian, bring some writing paper and a pen right away.”

“Pardon?”

“The squirt needs to write a letter to the Huxley family! She has to refuse the gift!”

“Understood.”

Sebastian soon brought writing paper and a pen to Rosette. As Rosette picked up the quill pen, Lucas stood by with his arms crossed, watching.

“Why are you watching?”

“Write it in front of me.”

“But it’s a letter. You shouldn’t show it to others.”

“It’s fine if it’s to Huxley. Besides, I’m your brother!”

To Rosette, this logic made no sense at all.

Rosette got up from her seat and scurried to the end of the table. Lucas followed her.

After a few rounds of escape and chase, Lucas finally gave up.

“Alright. I won’t look if that’s what you want. But you must tell him not to send any more gifts.”

Thanks to this, Rosette was able to write the letter without any interference.

After writing that much, Rosette saw Lucas’s fierce gaze and added a small note at the bottom.

After Rosette finished writing the letter and sealed it with wax with Lucas’s help:

“Master.”

Sebastian approached Duke Adrian with a troubled face. Duke Adrian folded the newspaper he was reading and looked up.

“What is it?”

Sebastian glanced at Rosette with an awkward expression.

Noticing his signal, Duke Adrian instructed Lucas and Rosette.

“Both of you, go back upstairs now.”

It was rare for Duke Adrian to speak to the children in such a commanding tone. So instead of protesting, the two children just looked at each other before getting up without a word.

“Alright. Sebastian, please send this letter to the Huxley marquis’s family.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Rosette followed Lucas up the stairs. But Lucas, who had followed her all the way to her room, made an unexpected suggestion.

“Hey squirt, isn’t this really intriguing?”

“What is?”

“Sebastian clearly looked at you. He must have been talking about you, right?”

“So what?”

“Why would they send you away if it’s about you? I smell something. Something suspicious.”

Rosette ignored Lucas, who was sniffing around, and sat at her desk. As she was about to continue her unfinished homework, Lucas grabbed her arm.

“Let’s go eavesdrop.”

“What?”

“Father will surely be in his study. Let’s listen to what they’re saying.”

“We’ll get caught and be scolded.”

“It’s okay. We’ll definitely get caught, but we won’t be scolded.”

Lucas was also certain that he couldn’t fool Duke Adrian, who was a Sword Master.

“Come on, come on. Aren’t you curious?”

“I am curious, but…”

“Come on, hurry!”

Rosette eventually left the room following Lucas. The two children tiptoed towards Duke Adrian’s study.

Lucas put his ear to the door first.

Rosette hesitated a bit before approaching next to him.

“…actually… confirm…”

“How…”

“…secret…”

“Return…”

“…again…”

They could hear Duke Adrian and Sebastian talking, but couldn’t make out the details.

Just as Lucas frowned and leaned closer to the door:

Click. As the door opened, Lucas and Rosette tumbled into the study with a loud crash.

Rosette, who had fallen on top of Lucas, quickly got up and looked at Duke Adrian’s face.

Fortunately, he didn’t seem too angry, but he didn’t say anything.

“Ouch, my back!”

Lucas got up rubbing his tailbone area and grinned sheepishly.

“Father!”

“What were you two doing?”

“Well… We came because we had something to tell you! But it seemed like you were in an important conversation, so we were waiting outside. Right, squirt?”

“Huh? Oh, yeah, that’s right.”

Of course, Duke Adrian didn’t believe it. But instead of getting angry, he gently pushed the children’s backs.

“Daddy will come to your room when we’re done talking, so go wait there.”

“But Father! Isn’t this something the squirt needs to hear? It seemed like you were talking about her!”

Duke Adrian’s face stiffened slightly.

“Did you hear anything?”

“No, not really.”

Rosette quickly denied it.

“It’s just that Sebastian was looking at me earlier, so I thought you might be talking about me.”

“That’s not it. Daddy just has some business to attend to. So don’t worry and go back.”

“Okay.”

Lucas still looked disappointed but didn’t resist any further and left the reception room.

Rosette heard the door close behind her and returned to her room holding her brother’s hand.