The Youngest Daughter Of The Great Wizard Of The Famous Swordsmanship [EN]: Chapter 60

60. Suspicious Duke Adrian

A chilly voice echoed from the magic communication device.

Even though his face wasn’t visible to the other party, Marquis Dallas lowered his head, looking ashamed.

“I’m sorry.”

“I’ll try again……”

The voice, even more rigid than before, rebuked him.

“……”

“It’s my fault.”

“Understood.”

“But……”

Before Marquis Dallas could finish his sentence, the light of the magic communication device went out.

“Damn it.”

Marquis Dallas picked up the magic communication device and then carefully put it down. Then, he threw the ink bottle on the desk.

The ink bottle broke, and the carpet was stained with black ink.

The butler, startled and rushing in, checked the Marquis’s unusual mood and quietly went back out.

Marquis Dallas gritted his teeth.

“It’s that child again.”

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

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

He thought the Adrian matter alone was a coincidence. But she found the Kish tree leaf in the Empress’s palace, and now she even saved her from an accident.

This was a bad sign.

Moreover, as long as she was an Adrian, she would continue her relationship with the Empress, and unintentionally, she would end up protecting her again.

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

He wanted to get rid of Rosette so that she wouldn’t become a stumbling block at all.

In fact, the reason he collapsed the theater itself this time was to naturally deal with Ophelia and Rosette at the same time. And if Joshua died in the process, that would be even better.

But he made a fuss and all three of them were alive and well, which was a headache.

‘I need to deal with that Rosette first.’

However, it seemed difficult to kill Rosette at the moment.

Duke Adrian cherished her more than anyone else, and Rosette herself had the power to protect herself.

Moreover, if he was caught, he would have to fight Duke Adrian head-on. He didn’t want to take that risk.

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

“That’s right, that would work.”

Marquis Dallas smiled contentedly and called his aide.

‘As long as the Imperial Family isn’t involved.’

Thinking that way.

* * *

“Kid, that damn Huxley sent something weird again.”

Lucas, barging into Rosette’s room, shook her awake.

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

“Hey, hey, hey. Kid. Wake up!”

“What’s going on……, yawn, is it?”

“That Huxley or whatever sent something again!”

“Again?”

Rosette rubbed her sleepy eyes and sighed.

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

Two weeks after Rosette solved the case, Antony sent gifts to the Adrian family. Sweet desserts, toys, hair accessories, etc., were items that noble children would usually exchange with their friends.

Rosette couldn’t return them because it would be too much, so she just accepted them. But the gift offensive, which she thought would end after one or two times, continued until today, two weeks later.

It was impossible to know whether he was trying to repay her or torment her.

The family, who had initially watched with a happy smile, now cringed at the mere mention of Huxley’s name.

In particular, Lucas, who cherished Rosette so much that he even guarded against Joseph, was raging as if he would rush into the Huxley family right away.

“How about it, kid? What if we just return it because you don’t want to receive it?”

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

“No. He’s still my friend.”

“Friend, my foot! I heard everything! He made fun of you and Pipi a lot!”

“He apologized.”

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

“Okay. Can I still see the gift once?”

“What are you going to do with it!”

Lucas, groaning, reluctantly gave permission.

“Okay. I’ll go downstairs first, so wash your face and come out.”

‘I don’t have any sleep in my eyes.’ Even while thinking that, Rosette rubbed her eyes and quickly washed her face.

With Joan’s help, she changed her 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 piercing gaze. Inside was the doll she had donated.

For reference, Rosette regretted donating this doll after returning to the mansion because she missed it.

“Huh?”

Rosette tilted her head, lifting the doll with both hands.

“Why is this here?”

Daniel, who was laughing quietly, replied.

“It seems Huxley bought it.”

“Antony did?”

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

He joked, looking at Duke Adrian.

“At that point, it seems like he’s quite serious about Rosette, isn’t he?”

Duke Adrian had a slightly uncomfortable look on his face.

“That’s……”

Lucas shouted.

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

Rosette, unaware that her father and two older brothers were feeling complicated, hugged the doll tightly, delighted.

Seeing that, Lucas immediately instructed Sebastian.

“Sebastian, bring me stationery and a pen right away.”

“Yes?”

“The kid has to send a letter to the Huxley family! She has to refuse the gifts!”

“Yes, I understand.”

Sebastian soon brought Rosette stationery and a pen. As Rosette grabbed the quill, Lucas watched with his arms crossed.

“Why are you watching?”

“I’m going to watch you write.”

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

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

To Rosette, that was completely absurd logic.

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

After several escapes and chases, Lucas raised his hands.

“Okay. I won’t look. But you have to tell him not to send any more gifts.”

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

Rosette, who had written up to that point, saw Lucas’s fierce eyes and added a little note below.

After Rosette finished writing the letter, Lucas helped her put a wax seal on the letter.

“Master.”

Sebastian approached Duke Adrian with a troubled face. Duke Adrian folded the newspaper he was reading and raised his head.

“What’s wrong?”

Sebastian glanced at Rosette with a troubled face.

Duke Adrian, noticing his signal, instructed Lucas and Rosette.

“Both of you go up now.”

It was rare for Duke Adrian to speak to the children in such a commanding tone. So, instead of complaining, the two children looked at each other and got up without grumbling.

“Okay. Sebastian, send this letter to the Huxley family.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Rosette followed Lucas up the stairs. But Lucas, who followed her to Rosette’s room, made an unexpected suggestion.

“Kid, isn’t it very exciting?”

“What is?”

“Sebastian definitely looked at you. Isn’t he talking about you?”

“So?”

“Why did he kick you out when it’s about you? I smell something fishy. A suspicious smell.”

Rosette ignored Lucas, who was sniffing, and sat down at her desk. She was about to finish her unfinished homework when Lucas grabbed her arm.

“Let’s go eavesdrop.”

“Yes?”

“Father must be in his study. Let’s eavesdrop on what he’s saying.”

“We’ll get in trouble if we get caught.”

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

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

“Let’s go, let’s go. Aren’t you curious?”

“I’m curious, but……”

“Come on, quickly!”

Rosette eventually followed Lucas out of the room. The two children tiptoed to Duke Adrian’s study.

Lucas put his ear to the door first.

Rosette hesitated for a moment and then approached him.

“……actually……. confirmation…….”

“How…….”

“……secret…….”

“Return…….”

“……again…….”

She could hear Duke Adrian and Sebastian talking, but she couldn’t hear them clearly.

It was the moment when Lucas frowned and moved closer to the door.

Click. Because the door opened, Lucas and Rosette stumbled into the study.

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

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

“Ouch, my back!”

Lucas, who got up while rubbing the area near his tailbone, smiled sheepishly.

“Father!”

“What were you doing?”

“That’s……. I came to tell Father something! It seemed like you were having an important conversation, so I was waiting in front. Right, kid?”

“Yes? Uh-huh, that’s right.”

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

“I’ll go to your room when I’m done talking, so go there.”

“But Father! Isn’t it a story that the kid needs to hear? It seemed like you were talking about the kid!”

Duke Adrian’s face hardened slightly.

“Did you hear anything?”

“No, it’s not like that.”

Rosette quickly denied it.

“I just thought you were talking about me because Sebastian was looking at me earlier.”

“It’s not like that. I just have something to do with Dad. So don’t worry and go.”

“Okay.”

Lucas still looked disappointed, but he didn’t hold out any longer and left the reception room.

Rosette heard the sound of the door closing behind her and returned to her room, holding her brother’s hand.