The Youngest Daughter Of The Great Wizard Of The Famous Swordsmanship [EN]: Chapter 32

32. Impulsive Behavior (2)

2023.12.02.

Though she wasn’t panicking, she was still confused. Her body trembled against her will.

“Rose?”

Rosette asked, trying to sound calm.

“What about the Prince?”

But she couldn’t hide the tremor in her voice.

“Well, it seems you should greet His Highness too.”

Rosette shrank back.

‘I have to meet him?’

Since coming to Duke Adrian’s mansion, Rosette had occasionally thought about meeting Joshua someday. Even during her days as ‘Rosette Dallas,’ when she didn’t socialize at all, she had seen him.

But she never thought it would be this soon, or this sudden.

Rosette was the only one who knew she had turned back time. She was the only one who remembered the past.

The fact that she had killed Duke Adrian and seen Joshua’s sorrowful tears had become nonexistent.

Of course, Joshua Ernhardt couldn’t remember the past either.

Yet, she was scared. It felt like the moment she met Joshua, he would rush at her and strangle her. It was a different feeling from when she had met Duke Adrian or Daniel again.

“I…”

Can’t I just not see the Prince? I’m a little scared. Please, Father.

She wanted to beg, but the words wouldn’t come out.

Her body just trembled, and Duke Adrian patted her back as if he understood.

“Yes, you’re not ready to see His Highness yet. Rose, you just stay in your room. This father will speak to His Highness for you.”

“…Really?”

“Of course.”

Duke Adrian kissed Rosette lightly on the cheek before putting her down. Then, he instructed Joan.

“The other children will have tea time with His Highness. Prepare some refreshments for Rose as well.”

“Understood.”

“Then I’ll be off. Call me if anything happens.”

“Yes, Father.”

Rosette waved at the Duke’s back until the door closed. As soon as the door was shut, she collapsed to the floor.

* * *

“We greet His Highness.”

Isabelle and Lucas said simultaneously, showing respect to the royalty. Joshua, who was sitting casually on the sofa, frowned slightly as he looked at them.

“Why just two of you?”

“Pardon?”

Isabelle straightened her back and asked.

“Aren’t there four children in the Duke’s family now?”

Lucas’s face lit up.

“Ah! Are you talking about the little one?”

“Lucas, lower your voice a bit.”

Isabelle gave a small rebuke and asked again.

“Are you talking about Rose?”

“Yes. Rose, that was her name.”

“I’ll explain that, Your Highness.”

Duke Adrian stood up.

“Rose hasn’t taken etiquette lessons yet. She hasn’t learned the proper etiquette for royalty, so it’s difficult for her to meet Your Highness.”

“It’s okay if she doesn’t have the etiquette.”

“That’s just the superficial reason. The child isn’t ready to meet new people other than the people in the mansion. I mean, she needs to prepare herself mentally.”

“Does it really require that much preparation?”

The Duke smiled slightly.

“It requires courage for some people.”

“Besides, the little one was super nervous when she first met us!”

Lucas interjected.

“Lucas, you must show respect in front of His Highness.”

Isabelle scolded, but Joshua didn’t seem particularly displeased. Instead, he leaned towards Lucas with interest.

“Really? What was she like?”

Lucas glanced at the Duke. Duke Adrian nodded lightly, and Lucas approached Joshua.

“The little one, I mean Rose, is very shy.”

“Hmm?”

“So, I hope Your Highness will understand.”

Joshua chuckled.

“Not only Daniel but everyone seems to cherish that child. I’m curious about what kind of charm she has, but since even my teacher and Lucas say so, I’ll wait for another opportunity.”

After that, other topics were discussed in the drawing-room instead of Rosette. However, Joshua’s entire focus was on Rosette Adrian, who was somewhere in this mansion.

‘I wonder how she managed to captivate the people of the Adrian family in just two months.’

But one thing was clear: Rosette Adrian didn’t seem to harbor any resentment towards the Adrian family.

‘Is she a different person, or does she not remember the past? Or perhaps…’

Is she hiding her claws?

Joshua twisted his lips.

That was something he would find out gradually.

* * *

“Are you sure it’s okay?”

Even after Duke Adrian left, Rosette couldn’t relax.

“If my father is in trouble because of me…”

“It’ll be alright, Miss.”

Instead of dressing Rosette in an outing dress, Joan brought her milk pudding. She smiled as she placed the pudding dish and dessert spoon in the child’s hands.

“The master is His Highness’s teacher. His Highness is very fond of the master. If the master asks for understanding, His Highness will understand.”

Is it really okay? Rosette couldn’t feel relieved even as she munched on the milk pudding. Taking advantage of Joan’s brief absence from the room, she summoned Bbippi.

[Bbit!]

Bbippi rubbed its face against Rosette’s cheek happily. Rosette giggled and carefully held Bbippi in her hands, asking.

“Bbippi, go out and find the room where Lucas is.”

[Bbit?]

“Listen carefully to what people are saying in that room.”

[Bbit! Bbiit!]

How can I listen to all that! Rosette, you’re silly!

Bbippi puffed up its fur in dissatisfaction. Rosette realized her mistake and added.

“I don’t mean listen to everything, just listen if they’re talking about me.”

[Bbit!]

I can do that. Trust me!

Bbippi, who had confidently declared, flew out the open window.

Rosette quickly shouted at Bbippi’s disappearing tail feathers.

“Don’t get caught by anyone! Absolutely! Got it?”

[Bbiit!]

Only after Bbippi had completely disappeared did Rosette eat the milk pudding again. She even scraped the plate clean, regretting the melting sweetness in her mouth.

How long had it been?

[Bbit!]

Bbippi, having finished its spying, returned. When Rosette held out her finger, Bbippi flapped its wings vigorously and landed on her index finger.

“Yes, Bbippi. You came back without getting caught, right?”

[Bbit!]

“What is everyone doing?”

[Bbiit!]

“I see, that’s what happened.”

Only after hearing from Bbippi, ‘Everyone is eating snacks and playing! They don’t seem to be looking for you!’ was Rosette able to relax.

“That’s a relief.”

[Bbippi Bbit!]

Bbippi pecked at Rosette’s hand with its beak, reassuring her. Rosette crushed the biscuits that Joan had brought and scattered them on the table.

Rosette smiled contentedly as she watched Bbippi diligently peck at the biscuit crumbs.

Thus, Rosette finished the day without even knowing that Joshua had come to see her.

* * *

Three months had passed since coming to the Adrian mansion.

Rosette finally began to take lessons in earnest.

“Nice to meet you, Lady Rosette. My name is Jane Neuer.”

The Countess Neuer, who was in charge of Rosette’s overall education, was a woman with brown hair and green eyes.

And.

‘Jane?’

Rosette’s eyes widened at the familiar name, and Countess Neuer asked with a smile.

“What’s wrong?”

“My favorite older sister’s name is also Jane.”

“Oh my, really? What a pleasant coincidence. Then, can I become the second Jane who is close to you, Lady Rosette?”

Rosette blushed slightly at Countess Neuer’s friendly attitude.

“Yes.”

In fact, Rosette had been very nervous until she met Countess Neuer. In the past, the teacher who taught her at the Dallas Marquisate was strict and, above all, disliked her.

-Even if it’s an order from the Marquis Dallas, teaching a child like this… Ha, this is unacceptable.

That fierce look was still vivid in her mind. So, she was very worried that Countess Neuer might also dislike her.

Even though Lucas, who had been taught by her, said, ‘Countess Neuer is a very good person!’ she couldn’t relax.

But when she met her in person, Countess Neuer was truly a good person.

‘But I mustn’t let my guard down. She might get very angry if I don’t do well.’

Rosette sat at her desk without relaxing.

“Now, today we’re going to learn the alphabet.”

“Yes, Countess Neuer.”

Countess Neuer slowly wrote the alphabet in order next to Rosette. Rosette wiggled her fingers and followed the alphabet underneath.

Perhaps because it was her first time writing letters with this body, her handwriting was more crooked than expected.

‘I have to do well…’

While she was flustered, Countess Neuer smiled.

“You wrote it very well.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Originally, it’s difficult to even trace the alphabet at first, but you’re doing well.”

Rosette tapped her feet under the desk. It was a sign that she was in a good mood.

‘I want to do better and get praised.’

In the past, when Rosette went to the Dallas mansion, she first learned the letters that were the foundation of magic lessons.

She had to memorize the alphabet perfectly in just one day due to the fierce momentum of the Marquis Dallas. It was because Marquis Dallas threatened that he would not give her food if she didn’t.

Even after memorizing the alphabet, she couldn’t relax. After that, Marquis Dallas had Rosette read books to him every day, and if Rosette couldn’t read the words properly, he would hit her hand with a ruler.

In the early days of living in the Dallas Marquisate, Rosette’s hands were always swollen. Rosette desperately studied every night with a dictionary to avoid being hit.

Anyway, thanks to that brutal training, she was able to read letters and difficult books faster than anyone else.

Marquis Dallas gave Rosette a compliment-like remark when he saw that she had studied more than he had instructed.

-You’re useful too. Just keep doing that in the future. So that I don’t regret bringing you here.

It was an overstatement to call it a compliment, but Rosette liked those words too much. So, she worked even harder.

‘If I quickly catch up with the class, will Father praise me?’

Rosette roughly planned her future with that thought.

Today, she would pretend not to know properly and pretend to have memorized everything two days later. Because that’s what she did in the past.

However, Rosette realized two days later that it was a misjudgment.

“You’ve memorized everything?”

On the third day of class, Rosette’s teacher, Countess Neuer, was taken aback and asked again.

It was because as soon as she entered the study, Rosette raised one hand and said, ‘I’ve memorized the alphabet!’

“Yes!”

“But how in just two days…”

She had directly taught the three Adrian siblings. Although they learned letters at a younger age than Rosette, it took more than a week for the three children to fully master the alphabet.

In particular, Lucas was slower to learn because he didn’t want to study and skipped classes with various excuses.

But in just two days?

‘She must have exaggerated.’

Perhaps Rosette had exaggerated to get praised. It was typical of a child of that age.

Countess Neuer smiled and praised her.

“Well done. Then shall we try a dictation?”

And she was truly surprised during the dictation class that followed.

‘She really memorized everything?’