The Youngest Daughter Of The Great Wizard Of The Famous Swordsmanship [EN]: Chapter 153

153. The Way to Save Rosette (4)

2024.04.01.

“I’m talking about magic that’s forbidden now.”

Joshua’s face hardened involuntarily. In contrast, the Adrian family looked puzzled. Among them, only Duke Adrian looked serious.

“Forbidden magic? What is that? Are you saying the kid used black magic or something?”

“Strictly speaking, it’s not just black magic that’s forbidden.”

“Then what? What magic did the kid use?”

“I have no idea, so I’m asking you.”

Michael gave Joshua, whose face was still hardened, a strange look. In fact, Joshua was the only one here who could answer Michael’s question.

However, Joshua couldn’t say anything.

‘I’m not in a position to say anything carelessly.’

If he said that Rosette had turned back time with magic, it would inevitably lead to questions about why she had done such a thing.

Then he would have to reveal what she had done in the past.

Even what Rosette had done to Duke Adrian and Daniel. And Rosette had always been very afraid of that fact being revealed.

Joshua knew Duke Adrian and Daniel well. Even if they knew about Rosette’s misdeeds, which they didn’t even remember, they wouldn’t resent or reject Rosette, whom they loved.

But regardless, Rosette had to say all those things herself. Joshua telling the truth here was a kind of overreach.

While Joshua was silent, Duke Adrian opened his mouth with a serious expression.

“I don’t know what forbidden magic the Marquis is talking about, but as far as I know, Rosette isn’t the kind of child who would do such a thing.”

“Just in case you misunderstand, not all currently forbidden magic is evil. There are also magics that are forbidden because, although the intention is good, the success rate is close to zero, meaning many people have died trying. For example…”

Michael muttered softly.

“Magic that revives people, or magic that turns back time.”

Joshua clenched his fist tightly, and Duke Adrian looked thoughtful.

Daniel, speaking for the silent Duke Adrian, asked calmly.

“We don’t know of any, but let’s say Rosette used that forbidden magic. Then what should we do? Do we need to find out what magic she used?”

“It’s important to know what magic she used. It makes it easier to find a solution, but there is a way even if we don’t know.”

“Then can you try that method first?”

Michael raised his index finger towards Daniel.

“Let’s discuss the commission fee first.”

“We can give you any amount for the commission fee. If you just save our Rose…”

“Let me tell you in advance that I’m not asking for monetary compensation. As you may know, the Magic Tower receives other rewards more often than money.”

“Even if it’s not monetary compensation, we’ll do anything we can.”

“Then…”

Michael smiled, narrowing his eyes.

“Can you give me the Adrian Duchess?”

* * *

“That bastard, isn’t he completely crazy? Was he even the Magic Tower Master to begin with? How can we trust a bastard like that?”

Lucas was red-faced and fuming. Isabel rubbed her temples.

“Lucas, watch your language…”

“Am I in a position to speak politely right now? You heard it too, didn’t you, Sister! What that crazy bastard said!”

Lucas continued to rant without giving Isabel a chance to respond.

“Give him the kid? Is the kid some kind of object? To give her away just because he asks?”

“It’s not like he treated her like an object. He proposed marriage.”

Isabel was right.

Thirty minutes ago, when they heard Michael’s words asking for Rosette, the Adrian family couldn’t hide their displeasure.

Lucas was openly furious. What was he planning to do with the kid?

Isabel also crossed her arms and glared at Michael with an unpleasant face, and Duke Adrian pursed his lips tightly.

Only Daniel calmly asked again.

-Can I ask what exactly you mean by asking for Rose?

Only then did Michael explain in detail.

-I think I made you misunderstand. I’ve seen people say it like this in novels… Anyway, what I mean is that I want to marry Rosette.

He revealed that he had liked Rosette since he was young and had already proposed to her. He also said that the reason he was staying in the Empire alone, even though the Shelton Kingdom delegation had all left, was also because of Rosette.

Of course, Lucas was even more furious when he heard that. Daniel blocked Lucas’s angry mouth.

For the reason that they needed to think about it, the four Adrians and Joshua headed to the Duke’s office. Michael headed to the reception room with Sebastian’s guidance.

“The way he proposed was too vicious! If he saves the kid, does that mean he’s qualified to marry her? This is playing with the kid’s life! We have no choice but to accept!”

Isabel was too out of it to even respond to Lucas, and just shook her head.

“And the fact that the kid hasn’t told us about the proposal means she has no intention of marrying that guy! Isn’t that right? But you’re telling me to marry the kid to someone she doesn’t even want? I can’t do it! I’m against it! Let’s find another way!”

“That’s the problem; there’s no other way right now.”

“Whose side are you on right now, Sister!”

“Quiet.”

Daniel muttered quietly, unlike his usual self, and Lucas and Isabel shut their mouths.

“Father and His Highness the Prince are here.”

Lucas grumbled quietly as if dissatisfied, but he didn’t raise his voice. Daniel patted Lucas on the shoulder and asked Duke Adrian.

“What do you think, Father?”

“…”

“Father?”

The Duke couldn’t say anything. In fact, he had been lost in thought after hearing what Michael had hinted at a little while ago.

-Magic that revives people, or magic that turns back time.

The Adrian siblings seemed to think that the kid would never use such magic. Furthermore, they thought that the kid wouldn’t have such abilities.

However, as soon as Duke Adrian heard Michael’s words, he recalled the questions he had forgotten.

Since she was young, Rosette had often done things that he couldn’t understand.

She suddenly warned Daniel to be careful when riding in a carriage, and then she came running to save the Duke, who had actually been in a carriage accident.

Celine also saved him by using magic that she couldn’t understand how to use.

That wasn’t all.

She had never eaten shrimp at the orphanage, but she knew she was allergic to shrimp.

She summoned her familiar, Bipi, on her own at an unbelievably young age, and with Bipi’s help, she prevented Empress Ophelia from being poisoned.

Duke Adrian was suspicious of such Rosette, but he didn’t press her or ask her why.

Rosette Adrian was his lovely youngest daughter, and he thought he could protect her no matter what she did.

But was it his arrogance? He had only received help from Rosette at important moments, and he had not been able to protect her from danger.

If he had told Rosette to reveal her secrets sooner, could he have prevented this from happening?

Having thought that far, Duke Adrian suddenly remembered something he had been missing and raised his head. At that moment, his eyes met Joshua’s golden eyes, who was sitting across from him.

‘Come to think of it, His Highness the Prince also showed unusual behavior.’

He had suddenly barged into the Adrian mansion without contacting them, saying he wanted to see Rosette.

Moreover, he had asked Rosette to help him catch the attempted poisoner of Ophelia.

‘Rose also cried a lot as soon as she saw His Highness.’

Above all, the recurring dream that had been repeated recently bothered him. Could that dream, which was too disturbing to dismiss as just a dream, be telling him something?

Maybe that dream has something to do with the current situation.

Having finished thinking that far, the Duke said to his three children.

“You guys go out for a while. I have something to talk about with His Highness.”

“Father? In this situation, what do you have to talk about with His Highness the Prince without us?”

“Just go out because I have something to talk about.”

Lucas looked at Daniel and Isabel, and then left the room first. Daniel and Isabel followed him.

“Your Highness, what are you thinking so deeply about?”

“It’s nothing.”

Unlike his words that it was nothing, Joshua still had a thoughtful face.

In fact, he had been thinking a lot since Michael’s shocking remarks.

He wanted to get angry at how dare he covet Rosette, and he wanted to grab him by the collar and warn him not to play with people’s lives.

He was clenching his fists so tightly that there were nail marks on his palms to suppress such impulses.

“By the way, what did you want to talk to me about?”

Even when Duke Adrian said he wanted to talk alone, Joshua didn’t think much of it. At most, he thought the Duke would ask if he knew anything about Michael.

Then he was going to tell him as far as he knew.

But Duke Adrian brought up unexpected words.

“Don’t you have anything to say to me, Your Highness?”

“Me? Well, I don’t have anything special, what are you talking about…”

“About Rose.”

Duke Adrian took a deep breath and opened his mouth again.

“I’m asking if you know what Rosette has been doing behind my back.”