The Youngest Daughter Of The Great Wizard Of The Famous Swordsmanship [EN]: Chapter 157

157. The Truth Revealed (4)

2024.04.05.

[Cheep! Cheep cheep!]

Bbibbi, returning with wildflowers in its beak as usual, saw Rosette waking from her deep sleep and cried sorrowfully. The little wren rubbed against Rosette’s cheek, tears welling in its black eyes.

‘Yes, Bbibbi. I’m awake. Were you worried about me?’

Rosette asked in her mind, still unable to speak. Bbibbi cried out again, ‘Cheep!’ It was scared that Rosette was really going to die this time.

Rosette smiled faintly, looking at the wildflowers piled next to her bed, obviously brought by Bbibbi.

‘Sorry for making you worry. I’m okay now. I think.’

[Cheep!]

Of course, you have to be okay! If you’re not, I’ll pluck out all the head hair of that attending physician!

‘The attending grandfather didn’t do anything wrong. Are you still going to pluck his hair?’

[Chirp!]

Yes! It’s his fault for not taking good care of you!

The ducal family’s attending physician, unaware of Bbibbi’s terrifying declaration, carefully examined Rosette. He checked her pulse, examined her eyes, and asked simple questions.

Rosette answered by nodding or shaking her head.

“Do you have any pain?”

Rosette nodded again and looked around. Her family and Joshua, surrounding the bed, were holding their breath, waiting for the attending physician’s answer.

Rosette’s gaze turned to Joshua.

‘What on earth happened?’

Her last memory was going to Duke Adrian’s office in the middle of the night because she was worried about him, and then collapsing.

She wandered around a strange place, met Joshua, and when she woke up, her family, including Joshua, were all in tears.

‘It seems like Joshua came to save me……’

There were many things she wanted to ask, but she couldn’t ask Joshua because her family was watching.

After examining her for a while, the attending physician said with a sigh of relief.

“The young lady is fine.”

Duke Adrian asked with a worried voice.

“But she’s been unconscious for over a week. Is there anything wrong with her body?”

“As you said, she has been unconscious for a long time, so she needs to be careful for the time being. However, her physical condition has improved remarkably.”

“Then there’s no need to worry?”

“To be sure, we’ll have to watch her a little longer, but for now, that’s what I can say.”

However, not reassured by the attending physician’s words alone, Duke Adrian called Celine this time.

Celine, who rushed over, stopped in her tracks as soon as she made eye contact with Rosette, who was sitting on the bed. Soon, tears fell from her eyes.

“Young lady, oh my……”

Celine, crying silently, belatedly approached the bed at Duke Adrian’s request to check Rosette’s condition.

Celine carefully examined Rosette and nodded.

“The young lady is fine now.”

“Really?”

“Yes. I don’t know what happened, but her condition has improved a lot. However……”

Celine’s face clouded over.

“If we don’t find the cause, the same thing could happen again.”

“I see. I understand.”

Duke Adrian looked at Rosette once more and then ordered a light meal to be brought. Soon, Joanne placed the meal in front of Rosette with swollen eyes.

Rosette ate the soup, feeling their intense gazes. She was so out of it that she didn’t even know if the soup was going in through her nose or her mouth.

Still, the warm soup helped her voice return a little.

“Stop……”

I don’t want to eat anymore.

Lucas jumped up and down when she put down her spoon without even eating half of the soup.

“How can you only eat that much! Brat, you’re completely emaciated right now. You’re so skinny that skeletons want to be friends with you!”

“But…….”

I’m not hungry.

“How can you not be hungry after starving for a week?”

“Stop it, Lucas. It seems like it’s hard for her to eat after not eating for so long.”

Isabelle stopped him.

“It’s okay. You can eat later when you’re hungry.”

Duke Adrian nodded and instructed everyone.

“I have something to talk to Rose about, so everyone please step out for a moment.”

“But Father. Brat just woke up……!”

“You can check on Rose later. Let’s go out for now.”

Daniel took Lucas and left the room first.

Isabelle and Celine also left, and Joshua, who was watching the situation, was about to leave when.

“Your Highness, please stay and have a conversation.”

Joshua stayed in the room without even asking why.

After everyone left and only the three of them remained, Duke Adrian stroked Rosette’s hair and asked.

“Rose, are you really okay now?”

Rosette nodded and tapped Bbibbi’s head. Then Bbibbi said in a childish voice.

[Rosette is okay!]

Duke Adrian’s eyes widened slightly, and then he smiled.

“Yes, that’s right. I knew you could talk.”

He recalled Bbibbi speaking when he was looking for Melody Oser a long time ago.

“But you’re speaking better than you did then.”

[Because Rosette is stronger than she was then!]

Bbibbi giggled.

“Are you overdoing it?”

Rosette shook her head. Only then did Duke Adrian feel relieved.

“Okay, I’m glad to hear that.”

Duke Adrian sat on the bedside and gestured to Joshua. Joshua sat on the chair next to the bed. His face was slightly stiff.

Rosette blinked, not knowing what was going on.

After pondering for a moment, Duke Adrian opened his mouth with a serious face.

“Rose, I know you must be very confused, but there’s something I really want to ask you.”

[What is it?]

“Is there anything you haven’t told your father?”

Bbibbi jumped up and down on Rosette’s hand.

[Rosette has no secrets!]

“Is that so?”

[Yes! Isn’t that right, Rosette?]

Rosette nodded without much suspicion.

“His Highness the Crown Prince said that you should tell your secret yourself.”

At that moment, Rosette’s face stiffened as much as Joshua’s.

‘Joshua said that?’

With that one sentence, Rosette seemed to know what Duke Adrian was trying to say. He was asking about her using magic to turn back time.

Duke Adrian silently watched Rosette’s face, which was full of embarrassment.

Bbibbi, reading Rosette’s mind, said in a fluster.

[Duke! We need time! Chirp!]

“Time?”

[Yes! Time! Rosette wants to talk to Silver’s owner……. No, she wants to see Silver!]

Duke Adrian looked back at Joshua and got up from his seat.

“Okay. I guess my words were too sudden. You just woke up, and I pushed you too hard. I’ll go back to what I was doing, so get some rest.”

[Yes!]

“Okay, Bbibbi. Please take good care of Rose.”

[Trust me!]

Even after saying that, Duke Adrian looked at Rosette a little more before leaving the room. Rosette couldn’t say anything even after Duke Adrian left.

She silently looked at Bbibbi, who was sitting on her hand and shaking its tail feathers, and then looked up as she felt Joshua sitting on the bed.

Rosette unknowingly raised her hand and stroked Joshua’s cheek, which had become much thinner. Joshua closed his eyes and placed his hand on top of hers. Then he pulled her hand and kissed her palm.

Joshua’s eyelashes fluttered. Rosette could tell that he had suffered a lot while she was asleep.

“Rose. How are you feeling?”

[I’m okay……!]

Rosette tapped Bbibbi’s beak, who was trying to answer instead, and opened her mouth.

“I’m okay.”

“I’m glad to hear that.”

“How about Joshua?”

Joshua was still kissing Rosette’s palm and chuckled. It was her palm that felt the hot breath, but somehow her neck felt ticklish.

“Of course, I’m fine. What bad things could happen to me?”

“That…….”

There were many things she wanted to ask. She was confused about whether Joshua’s appearance in her dream was a fantasy or the real Joshua.

After hesitating, she asked a completely different question.

“That……. Where is Silver?”

As soon as she asked that, Joshua called Silver. Silver, who was with Lucas, ran into the room in an instant.

[Woof!]

Silver jumped onto the bed and licked Rosette’s cheek. Rosette couldn’t understand Silver’s words, but she could tell that this wolf had been very worried about her.

“Thank you.”

[Woof!]

Rosette, stroking the fur of the affectionate wolf, looked at Joshua.

“What on earth happened?”

Her voice was still hoarse, but she could have a proper conversation. Joshua took her hand and opened his mouth seriously.

“I don’t know where to start…….”

“Just tell me what you know.”

“Well, as you’ve already heard, you collapsed in Master’s office and have been asleep for over a week. No one could find the reason why you collapsed. I thought you collapsed due to the aftereffects of turning back time with ancient magic in the past, and I tried to find a way, but I couldn’t find it. So I contacted the Magic Tower.”

[Chirp!]

As soon as the words ‘Magic Tower’ came out, Bbibbi puffed up all the feathers on its body. It was a sign that it didn’t like it very much.

“And then?”

“It’s hard to believe, but Marquis Lschel is the Tower Master.”

“Michael…… No, Marquis Lschel?”

“Yes. Marquis Lschel examined you and said it seemed like the aftereffects of using forbidden magic. He said he knew how to fix it, but it would require a corresponding price.”

“The price is…….”

“He formally proposed to you.”

“…….”

Rosette was at a loss for words. Bbibbi puffed up its body even more and muttered, ‘I don’t like it, chirp!’

“And then?”

Joshua rubbed his forehead. Rosette urged him.

“And then? What is Father asking about?”

Rosette stopped breathing at Joshua’s next answer.

“Master seems to have a rough idea that you turned back time.”