The Youngest Daughter Of The Great Wizard Of The Famous Swordsmanship [EN]: Chapter 23

23. My Name is Bbibbi, Rosette’s Familiar (2)

November 23, 2023

[Bbee! Bbee-it!]

Rosette, understanding Bbibbi, now laughed heartily.

“Are you laughing at me?”

“Bbibbi… spoke.”

Bbibbi had already stated her name was Bbibbi.

Since she couldn’t speak fully, she shortened the words, but Lucas amazingly understood.

“You already told me you’re Bbibbi? Wait, but you understand Bbyak—no, Bbibbi?”

Rosette nodded, and Lucas looked surprised.

“All she can say is ‘Bbeep’ and ‘Bbee-it’?”

Rosette pondered how to explain this.

Familiars and mages were connected spiritually, allowing them to exchange emotions and thoughts, and naturally understand each other.

However, she couldn’t explain all this in her current voiceless state. She wanted to write it down, but the current ‘Rosette’ hadn’t learned to write yet.

After a moment of thought, she tapped Bbibbi’s head. Rosette’s mana flowed into Bbibbi.

Simultaneously, Bbibbi opened her beak. Instead of bird sounds, a lisping voice like that of a three-year-old child came out.

[Familiars share emotions with their masters. Of course, they can understand each other!]

“Ugh!”

Lucas, startled, fell backward. Bbibbi giggled, watching him fall on his rear.

“You, you, you, you, how can you talk?”

[Rosette gave me mana, so I can talk! Only for a little while, though!]

“Then…!”

[More importantly, Rosette has something to ask!]

Lucas adapted to the talking Bbibbi faster than expected. He got up and sat on the edge of the bed, asking back.

“What is it?”

[What happened to Joseph Oser?]

“Joseph Oser…”

Lucas gritted his teeth.

“Why are you looking for that bastard?”

Bbibbi fluttered onto Lucas’s shoulder and chirped.

[Bad words, bad words! Children shouldn’t say bad words!]

Lucas covered his ears and grumbled.

“Okay, I won’t use them. So, why Joseph Oser? He’s the reason you’re like this.”

Rosette shook her head. Bbibbi explained instead.

[Joseph Oser helped Rosette save the Duke!]

“But he tried to betray Father.”

“That’s…!”

Rosette unknowingly tried to retort but frowned, feeling pain in her throat.

Lucas handed her warm water and then tapped Bbibbi’s head.

“Have Bbyak say it for you.”

[My name is Bbibbi!]

“What can I do? I’m used to calling you Bbyak.”

[Bbee-it!]

“Okay, I get it! Ouch, don’t pull my hair!”

Bbibbi, having pulled out three more strands of Lucas’s hair, puffed up her chest as if satisfied.

[Joseph Oser had no choice because his younger sibling was taken hostage. But in the end, he didn’t betray the Duke and saved him.]

“But…”

[Rosette promised Joseph Oser that she would save his sibling!]

“What?”

[Children who don’t keep promises are bad. Rosette is a good child. She has to keep her promise. Otherwise… Bbleep!]

“Huh?”

[Bbee-it, Bbleep!]

With those words, Bbibbi started making bird sounds again.

Making a familiar speak human language required more concentration than expected. It was difficult for eight-year-old Rosette, who had just woken up from a coma.

Rosette, breathing heavily, pointed to the door. She meant she wanted to see Joseph Oser. Lucas, who luckily understood, looked troubled.

“Joseph Oser is in the underground prison right now. The underground prison isn’t a place for you to go.”

Still, Rosette stubbornly pointed to the door, and Lucas sighed.

“If we get caught, we’ll both be scolded by Father.”

“It’s okay…”

“Hoo.”

Lucas raised both hands and ruffled Rosette’s hair.

“Fine. Let’s go with this big brother. We’ll just get scolded if we do!”

* * *

And so, the two children and a bird secretly headed to the underground prison.

It wasn’t smooth sailing. There were many employees in the mansion, and it was impossible for the two children to completely avoid their eyes.

Still, thanks to Lucas’s quick thinking, the two children were able to reach the entrance of the underground prison safely.

However, the problem started there.

“Who is it!”

The knight guarding the entrance felt a presence and asked. Lucas, jumping down the stairs, grinned.

“It’s me.”

“Young Master? What brings you here?”

“I came to see Joseph Oser.”

“Joseph Oser… you say?”

A complicated expression flashed across the knight’s face.

“Young Master, Joseph is…”

“I know. He tried to betray Father. That’s why I came to see him. To ask for more details.”

“Our Lord has already interrogated Joseph. There’s no need for you to meet him…”

“…There is a need.”

Rosette, who had slowly come down the stairs, interrupted the knight. The knight looked at her and rubbed his forehead.

“Even the Young Lady? Good heavens. If our Lord finds out…”

“I know. Father will scold us if he finds out. But I have to see him.”

“But…”

“If you’re so worried, report to Father.”

The knight groaned and then winked at the other knight who was on guard duty with him. The other knight hesitated and then hurried out of the underground prison.

“Please wait until our Lord comes… Just a moment, Young Master!”

Lucas didn’t listen to the knight and strode inside. Rosette also followed Lucas.

The knight couldn’t dare to touch their precious bodies and just followed behind, not knowing what to do.

Lucas, walking confidently, gestured to the knight.

“Since you’re following anyway, guide us.”

“Our Lord will kill me if he finds out, Young Master.”

“Just say I barged in.”

“Isn’t that the truth?”

The knight said everything he wanted to say but started leading the way.

Soon, the three arrived at the prison where Joseph Oser was being held.

“This is the place.”

“Kyung, step back a bit.”

“But…”

“He’s tied up. Joseph can’t do anything to us. I have something to say.”

“Still, I can’t allow it.”

The knight was firm this time.

Lucas clicked his tongue, but knowing it was an unreasonable request, he didn’t insist further. Instead, he approached the prison and kicked the bars while putting his hands in his pockets.

“Hey, Joseph Oser. Wake up. Are you sleeping now?”

Joseph Oser, who had been dozing with his limbs bound, reacted to the sound and raised his head.

He looked at Lucas with hazy eyes, and then, recognizing him, he trembled.

“Young, Young Master?”

Then he found Rosette standing behind Lucas and widened his eyes.

“Young Lady!”

He crawled towards Rosette on his knees. However, he couldn’t get close because of the chains binding his arms and legs. Still, he moved his body so much that the chains were pulled taut.

It had been ten days since Rosette had seen Joseph. In just ten days, Joseph had become very emaciated. Seeing the worry on his face, he must have been worried about his younger sibling, Melody.

“My sibling, Melody…”

Tears fell from Joseph’s eyes. He barely spoke, moving his chapped lips.

“Please save Melody.”

For the past ten days, Duke Adrian had searched the mansion like a fine-tooth comb and found another spy besides Joseph.

The culprit was a servant helping with chores in the kitchen.

However, the servant didn’t open his mouth even after repeated interrogations. Thanks to investigating everyone in the mansion, it was revealed that the servant had sprayed the carriage with poison.

But who was behind it, and where Joseph’s sibling, Melody, was being held was still unknown.

Duke Adrian had said that he would save Melody as a reward for Joseph changing his mind at the last minute and helping him.

However, as time went on, Joseph lost hope. He didn’t think the kidnappers would leave Melody alone.

Moreover, even Rosette, who had assured that Melody was alive, had not regained consciousness.

There was no hope. Joseph felt like he was in hell alive for the past ten days.

But today, Rosette had appeared before him.

Joseph rubbed his hands together towards Rosette.

“I, I beg you like this. Please find Melody. If she’s dead, please let me hold a funeral for her.”

Lucas, feeling sorry for him, watched Rosette and scolded him.

“Hey, why are you telling her that?”

“You said Melody was alive, right? Does the Young Lady know something?”

In fact, Rosette didn’t particularly know anything.

However, considering that Joseph Oser was continuously held by the Dallas Marquisate in her previous life, she could assume that Melody was still alive until then.

If his sibling had died, there would be no reason for Joseph to be there.

Frankly speaking, Joseph was showing talent in swordsmanship, but he wasn’t someone they would hold hostage.

What does that mean?

‘There’s something about Melody.’

So, she concluded that the Dallas Marquis wouldn’t have killed Melody even now that this plan had gone wrong.

‘If I find Melody quickly, even now…’

Rosette was organizing her thoughts.

“Lucas, Rosette.”

Duke Adrian’s voice, both affectionate and stern, was heard.

“Why are you here?”

“Father!”

Lucas flinched for a moment as if surprised, but soon grinned.

“I came because I had something to ask Joseph Oser.”

Duke Adrian’s demeanor became slightly fierce.

“That’s not something you should do, but something this father should do.”

“But…!”

“So, you should go and rest. Besides, you even brought sick Rose.”

Duke Adrian gestured to the knight who had brought them.

The knight tried to take the two children away, but before that, Lucas shook off the knight’s touch and hurriedly shouted to Rosette.

“Hey, maknae [youngest sibling]! Do what you did earlier again!”

“…?”

“What Bbyak… no, Bbibbi was saying!”

Rosette immediately understood Lucas’s words and poured mana into Bbibbi, who was following her closely.

However, since she had already consumed a large amount of mana a little while ago, Bbibbi could only utter fragmentary words.

[Joseph Oser! Sibling! Danger! Save! Quickly!]

Joseph’s eyes widened.

“Is, is my sibling in danger?”

This time, Rosette spoke out loud.

“I don’t… know well either.”

“But just now…!”

“But if we leave it like this…”

That child will be used by the Dallas Marquis. Just like I was. Emotions will be worn down, and she will only be used as a tool to kill people.

I don’t know what kind of child she is, but I don’t like that.

Rosette, having organized her thoughts, spoke firmly to Duke Adrian without even caring about her throat.

“We have to save Joseph Oser’s sibling!”