The Youngest Daughter Of The Great Wizard Of The Famous Swordsmanship [EN]: Chapter 113

113. Daniel’s Agony (1)

February 21, 2024

Isabelle’s face also turned serious.

“Actually, I thought that was strange too.”

“Besides…….”

Rosette stopped talking and pressed her lips tightly together.

‘Did the Anette poison really react so quickly?’

Judging from the situation so far, Ophelia must have had Anette poison on her hands after touching the Asella statue.

The poison would have been absorbed through her skin, and she would have ingested the poison directly each time she touched her lips with her hands.

Since she ingested it directly, it was natural for the reaction to be faster than when it was simply absorbed through the skin.

Still, the reaction was strangely fast.

It was true that Anette poison had driven many wives and ladies to their deaths in the past. However, they used highly concentrated Anette extract for a certain period of time or more.

On the other hand, the time it took for Ophelia to collapse was only about an hour. Even if reaction speeds and symptoms vary from person to person, as Isabelle said, could it really appear this quickly?

“Besides what?”

“It’s nothing. I’ll find out more and tell you.”

Rosette hurried past Isabelle to the study. She found all the books related to poisoning with Bibi and placed them on the table to read.

‘First of all, the Empress has internal injuries.’

It was strictly forbidden to leak the Empress’s illness to the outside, so it was impossible to know exactly where and how she was damaged.

All Rosette knew was that Ophelia had vomited blood.

‘Among those who used Anette extract, there are cases of vomiting blood in severe cases.’

However, as a result of reading and examining the contents of Anette poison, there was no example of symptoms appearing in such a short period of time as Ophelia.

‘Is there no such case, or have I simply not found it?’

Rosette was worried for several hours, when suddenly the mansion became noisy and Bibi beeped.

[Beep!]

It meant Daniel had arrived. Rosette hurried downstairs to the first floor with Bibi. The other family members were already gathered on the first floor.

“What on earth is going on, Father!”

Daniel, who rarely showed a disheveled appearance, asked with tears in his eyes. He must have come as soon as he heard the news, as he was not even wearing his coat properly.

“Ines, Ines tried to poison Her Majesty the Empress?”

“Come in first. I’ll explain it to you inside.”

The five people gathered again in the Duke’s office. Daniel looked like he was about to cry while listening to the story from the Duke, but he didn’t cry.

“So, we are currently looking for a way to argue for Ines’s innocence.”

“Is it possible to find it?”

“We have to find it, definitely.”

“Brother.”

Isabelle opened her mouth with a stiff face. Lucas, who roughly guessed what she was about to say, stopped her.

“Sister, stop it. Brother just came back and heard the story. After he calms down a little more…….”

“It will be too late then.”

Isabelle firmly removed her younger brother’s hand holding her arm.

“Brother, I know it’s hard to accept everything. I don’t want to say this either, but I have to.”

“…….”

“Brother, Adrian is also in danger if we continue like this. So…….”

“Don’t tell me you’re telling me to break off the engagement now?”

Isabelle couldn’t bring herself to say yes and closed her mouth. Daniel buried his face in his hands. A painful groan flowed from between his fingers.

“How can I, I…….”

Everyone just waited for him without saying anything.

“How can I abandon Ines, I…….”

“Brother…….”

“But I know. I have to do that to protect you. But how can I…….”

In the end, he burst into tears like a child.

Rosette momentarily saw Joshua’s 모습 [figure/image] in Daniel. The 모습 of Joshua wailing after losing his beloved teacher and friend.

Just as Joshua’s cynical tears were shocking, Daniel’s tears, who was always kind and warm, were also shocking.

It felt like an ice pick was digging into her heart, and the left side of her chest was aching and cold.

‘I want to protect you.’

I wanted to protect not only their bodies but also their families’ hearts from being hurt.

Ines was already like a member of the Adrian family, even though she wasn’t married yet. How could he betray her?

‘But if it’s Daniel 오빠 [older brother], he will choose his family.’

Daniel was the kind of person who could break off the engagement so that the remaining family members would not be harmed, even if he followed Ines to death later.

Rosette didn’t want that.

But at this moment, she resented herself for not being able to tell him to choose Ines.

Even though she thought of Ines as family, she paradoxically thought that Adrian was more precious.

Instead, Rosette carefully suggested.

“Why don’t you meet Ines 언니 [older sister] first, 오빠 [older brother]?”

Lucas expressed concern.

“They won’t let you meet her.”

“I’ll ask the 황자님 [Imperial Prince].”

“To Joshua 전하 [Your Highness]?”

“Yes.”

Rosette muttered gloomily.

“If the 황자님 [Imperial Prince], who is the only child of the 황후님 [Empress], allows it, you might be able to meet her. Of course, I don’t know if he will allow it.”

“Then I’ll ask. It’s my job, so I have to do it.”

“오빠 [older brother], rest for a while.”

Rosette called Bibi and whispered.

“Bibi, tell him that I’m going to the 황궁 [Imperial Palace] to ask the 황자님 [Imperial Prince] to let me see Ines 언니 [older sister]. Silver will understand you.”

[Beep!]

She didn’t want to waste time writing a note, so she sent Bibi as is.

“형 [term of endearment for an older brother or male friend], stay with me for now. I’m worried about leaving you alone.”

Lucas took Daniel to his room.

Rosette looked at Isabelle and headed to her room. She thought Silver would come to her room if he came.

As expected, Silver came over the window in less than an hour. With Bibi on his head.

[Beep!]

[Woof!]

“Silver.”

Rosette was happy to see Silver after a long time, but she lowered her voice considering the serious atmosphere of the mansion.

Silver, who would normally wag his tail and run to Rosette, was also quiet, perhaps sharing Joshua’s feelings.

“Did you have a good trip?”

Only after Rosette quietly asked, hugging Silver’s neck, did Silver whine.

Then, Joshua’s low voice flowed from the necklace.

It was the first time she had heard his voice in a month. Rosette had been lonely because Joshua and Silver had not been by her side, but now she could not show them that.

Instead of saying hello, she muttered gloomily.

“Is the 황후님 [Empress] okay?”