The Youngest Daughter Of The Great Wizard Of The Famous Swordsmanship [EN]: Chapter 128

128. The Master of Magic

2024.03.07.

‘I can’t tell them I’m looking for the Prince.’

As Rosette hesitated, Lucas’s eyes narrowed, seemingly guessing her thoughts.

“Don’t tell me you’re looking for that damned Huxley?”

“No, I’m not!”

Rosette shouted before she knew it, and Lucas nodded, looking satisfied.

“Well, if it’s not that, then it’s fine.”

Rosette, belatedly searching for an excuse, mumbled,

“The hunting competition isn’t even over yet, and it’s not right to leave early. The two Imperial Princes haven’t arrived either.”

“What does that matter?”

“Pardon?”

Lucas, paying her no mind, grabbed Rosette’s arm and pulled her along.

“It doesn’t matter if the Imperial Princes are here or not; we can go home first. You don’t look well right now.”

“But…”

Isabelle and Daniel, who had been listening to the conversation, chimed in.

“Do as Lucas says.”

“That’s right, Rose. It’s better to leave now.”

Even Ines looked at her with a worried expression.

“I should have taken better care of you; I’m sorry I didn’t pay attention.”

At this point, Rosette couldn’t argue any longer.

“Okay.”

She glanced back at the hunting grounds where Joshua and Silver would be, then left with her family.

* * *

“Healer! Quickly, get the healer!”

As soon as they returned to the mansion, Lucas caused an uproar. Sebastian called for the healer without asking any questions, and Rosette received a medical examination in front of everyone.

“She collapsed, you say?”

The healer, having heard a brief explanation from Lucas, carefully examined Rosette.

However, his conclusion was no different from that of the Imperial physician.

“There doesn’t seem to be anything particularly wrong with her. Perhaps she’s just been a bit tired lately…”

“What could the kid possibly be tired from these days? And isn’t collapsing from fatigue uncommon?”

“Well…”

The healer muttered with a slightly unsure tone.

“I’ll prescribe some medicine to replenish her energy. For the time being, she should get plenty of rest, and we’ll monitor her progress.”

“Alright.”

Lucas, who had been answering on Rosette’s behalf throughout the examination, began to nag her as soon as the healer left.

“Did you hear that, kid? Stay put in the mansion for the time being.”

“Okay.”

When Rosette’s response was lackluster, Lucas simply laid her down on the bed.

“Now, rest.”

“Okay.”

“I’m not leaving until you fall asleep.”

As if he really meant it, Lucas took a seat next to the bed and crossed his arms. Rosette had no choice but to close her eyes and pretend to sleep.

How much time had passed? Rosette felt Lucas get up from his seat and leave the room as quietly as possible.

Slightly opening one eye, Rosette checked the room and, confirming that no one was there, got up from her bed.

After that, she called Joan, washed in warm water, changed into comfortable clothes, and lay back down on the bed.

“Bbi-bbi.”

[Bbit?]

Bbi-bbi, who had been rubbing against the pillow, playfully tugged at Rosette’s hair.

“You felt it earlier too, right?”

[Bbi-i?]

“Didn’t you think it was a little strange earlier?”

[Bbi-i…….]

Rosette buried her head in the pillow, watching Bbi-bbi, whose tail feathers were fluttering, and fell into thought.

‘Something was definitely strange.’

Even thinking about it again sent shivers down her spine. It was definitely a strong feeling that shook her heart, but it was strange that no one but her and Bbi-bbi had felt it.

“Let’s keep an eye on it for a bit longer, Bbi-bbi.”

[Bbit!]

Rosette watched Bbi-bbi, who was sitting on the pillow and preparing to sleep, then closed her eyes. The healer’s diagnosis that her fatigue had accumulated seemed to be correct, as she fell asleep quickly.

* * *

Perhaps because she wasn’t feeling well, Rosette fell asleep without eating dinner. Because everyone was considerate of her and no one came to her room, she was able to sleep soundly.

What woke her up was Bbi-bbi pulling at her hair.

[Bbit!]

“Bbi-bbi, why… Ah, Silver?”

Rosette, who had opened her eyes slightly, discovered Silver, who had approached her bed, and smiled brightly.

Silver, who had something in his mouth, rubbed his long snout against her cheek.

“What brings you here today, Silver?”

[Woof!]

Silver wagged his tail, placing what he had been holding next to Rosette. The gift Silver had brought was a ribbon for tying up her hair.

“What’s this?”

Joshua answered for him through their mental link [Joshua and Silver share a telepathic bond].

“A return gift?”

“That’s right. I probably would have.”

Rosette chattered on, feeling inexplicably excited.

“You know, Lucas Oppa [older brother] even caught a live rabbit and brought it to me, telling me to raise it?”

“Right? Of course, the rabbit was cute, but I told him to let it go.”

After those words, Joshua was silent for a moment. Rosette, who was hugging Silver’s neck and closing her eyes, asked instead.

“Did you have a good hunt?”

“It’s a shame I couldn’t see you returning.”

Joshua hesitated for a moment before asking.

“Pardon?”

“Ah.”

Rosette vaguely glossed over it.

“I just wasn’t feeling well, so I came back early. I said I was fine, but Lucas Oppa insisted we leave right away, you know?”

“Yes. I rested well as soon as I got to the mansion, so I’m fine. It’s nothing to worry about.”

<…….>

“I’m serious.”

So he heard about that too. Rosette scratched her cheek, feeling embarrassed.

“Well, I did, but it wasn’t a big deal.”

Joshua’s voice sounded a little stiff as he asked that.

“I’m serious. I was just a little tired.”

“No. Do you want to see?”

Rosette, who had raised her arms with a burst of energy, realized that Joshua couldn’t see her and awkwardly lowered her arms.

“Anyway, I’m fine.”

Rosette made a joke to lighten the awkward atmosphere.

“Were you perhaps very worried about me?”

Even as she asked the question, she expected Joshua to deny it. She anticipated him saying, in his usual sarcastic voice, ‘Are you calling that a joke right now?’

But the answer that followed was a bit shocking.

“You wouldn’t say you were a little worried… Pardon?”

Rosette didn’t know what to say and just gaped.

Joshua’s words didn’t register properly, as if he were speaking from a distant place.

Understanding his words a beat late, her cheeks flushed slightly.

“Then, could it be that you sent Silver today because…”

He quickly changed the subject.

“Yes. I suppose so. But why are you suddenly asking about that?”

Joshua hesitated for a moment before asking again.

“Side effects?”

Rosette also became serious, having never thought about that fact before.

‘The Prince is right.’

Rosette hadn’t paid attention to the magic she had used. What was important to her was not ‘How did I turn back time?’ but ‘How can I change the unhappy future from now on?’

It seemed that she hadn’t had any special side effects after going back in time, so she hadn’t thought much about it.

But listening to Joshua’s words, it was definitely strange.

Rosette didn’t even know exactly what kind of magic she had used. She had simply remembered the ancient magic that Marquis Dallas had once told her to remember and used it as it was.

Even though she had used such great magic, Rosette had not shown any particular abnormal symptoms.

Far from getting sick, she had become healthier than when she was in the Dallas family, and she was able to create a mana core faster. She also summoned Bbi-bbi and lived with him. And she changed the future as she wanted.

But wouldn’t there be a price to pay for all of that?

As Rosette was lost in thought, Joshua quietly said,

“It’ll be okay.”

Rosette mumbled without conviction.

“Nothing’s happened so far, right? So……”

It will be okay in the future too. Rosette thought vaguely.

No, it has to be.

Joshua’s small addition sounded like a whisper in a dream. Rosette buried her face in Silver’s neck and nodded.

Nothing will happen, she reassured herself.

* * *

Silver, who had gone to Rosette, quietly returned to Joshua’s bedroom. In Silver’s mouth was a snack that Rosette had clearly given him.

Unlike when he was with Rosette, Silver stood before Joshua with a dignified appearance.

“How was Rosette?”

Silver answered immediately through their mental link.

[Woof!]

She didn’t look well.

“She didn’t look well?”

That’s right! She looked a little tired.

Joshua was lost in thought as he watched Silver, who was starting to munch on the snack.

‘I hope nothing’s wrong.’

Joshua, who had returned from hunting at the hunting competition, instinctively looked for Rosette first. He had participated in the hunting competition several times, but it was the first time he had looked for someone so much.

But neither Rosette nor anyone else from Adrian was to be seen.

Unable to bring himself to ask anyone, he was just looking around when he heard someone whispering.

-Come to think of it, the Adrian family isn’t here.

-Oh, now that you mention it, I heard that the Adrian Princess collapsed earlier and there was quite a commotion.

-The Princess collapsed?

Joshua momentarily wanted to approach them and ask if the ‘Adrian Princess’ they were talking about was Rosette. He also wanted to ask them in detail why she had collapsed and what had happened afterward.

He barely suppressed the rising impatience as he thought about the situation.