The Youngest Daughter Of The Great Wizard Of The Famous Swordsmanship [EN]: Chapter 49

49. Your Name Is Silver, the Crown Prince’s Familiar!

“Then why don’t you name him?”

“C-Can I really?”

“There’s no reason why not.”

Joshua said it casually, but Rosette was serious.

‘I want to give him a cool name.’

A name as cool as Bbibbi!

Even the wolf seemed to be looking at her expectantly, wondering what she would come up with.

Rosette looked at the wolf and pondered for a while before shouting confidently.

“Silver! I’ll name him Silver.”

“……What?”

[Bbee?]

[……?]

Rosette blinked, as if wondering what the problem was, under the bewildered gazes of one human and two familiars.

Joshua asked with a voice that suggested he couldn’t believe it.

“Why Silver? Don’t tell me it’s just because his fur is silver?”

“That’s right. How did you know?”

“You’re even more simple-minded than I thought.”

“……Do you not like it? Should I think of another name?”

“Well, it’s not bad. What do you think?”

When Joshua asked the wolf, it growled as if it was in a good mood.

“He likes it. Let’s go with that.”

“Yay!”

Rosette rushed over and hugged the now-Silver’s neck.

“Silver, I look forward to working with you.”

* * *

The next day, Duke Adrian visited Sapphire Palace alone, without Daniel.

Joshua, who had already received a message from the Duke and a heads-up from Rosette, greeted him without surprise.

“Welcome, Master. Please, have a seat.”

Joshua guided him to a table where refreshments had been prepared in advance.

Joshua tried to pick up the teapot himself, but the Duke insisted on pouring the tea, saying he couldn’t allow that.

“The reason I came here today is…….”

“I know. It must be because of the little Princess.”

“Yes. To be honest, I’m a little angry with Your Highness.”

This was a conversation Joshua had already anticipated.

‘He only said a little.’

To be honest, he thought the Duke would be very angry. That’s how much he cherished Rosette.

“Why did you do such a thing? If you found something strange, you should have told me instead.”

“To you, Master?”

Joshua asked as if he had heard something unexpected. This seemed to anger Duke Adrian even more, as he said in a slightly lower voice.

“Yes, Your Highness. If you had told me, I would have investigated thoroughly. Then I could have found out who was behind it.”

“But time was of the essence. Count Largo was involved. But it wasn’t easy to arrest him with only suspicions.”

“Your Highness. I’ve been feeling that you’ve become quite mature since some time ago.”

It couldn’t be helped. The one inside Joshua’s body was a twenty-four-year-old young man. One who had struggled to survive and even lost loved ones.

Joshua smiled bitterly, and the Duke continued.

“It’s good that you’re growing, but Your Highness is still twelve years old.”

“But, Master.”

“Wouldn’t you trust adults a little more when something like this happens?”

This time, the Duke smiled a little bitterly.

“Or was I an unreliable adult to Your Highness?”

“No!”

Joshua shouted, a little agitated.

“Master is the most wonderful and best person there is. Thanks to Master, I am who I am today. Master is my teacher, but sometimes he’s like a friend, and sometimes like a father. I just…….”

Joshua stopped talking. In fact, he felt a little blindsided by the Duke’s words a moment ago.

‘Why did I only think that I had to solve everything myself?’

While investigating this matter, he never thought of asking Duke Adrian or anyone else for help.

He just thought he had to solve everything himself.

In this imperial palace, where he didn’t know who to trust or who to be wary of, he thought he could only trust himself.

That was a different story from following Adrian as a father. He didn’t want to drag him into this.

But as he was talking now, he realized again.

‘I’m not completely an adult yet.’

Twenty-four years old. He became an adult and thought he knew everything. But he was still an immature child in front of Adrian.

To be exact, he could forget all his worries and be a child in front of Adrian.

He only knew how lucky he was to have someone who could support him like this after losing Adrian in the past.

Thinking that far, Joshua could understand a little how Rosette felt when she turned back time.

From the moment he saw Rosette, he suspected she had some ulterior motive.

She said she wanted to fix all the mistakes, but he didn’t completely believe her.

Joshua was still keeping a close eye on Rosette. He really meant it when he said he would kick her out if she did anything strange.

But anyway, he was able to turn back time thanks to her.

Rosette saved Adrian and Daniel, and Ophelia too.

She gave Joshua another chance.

That one thing was clear.

‘Come to think of it, I didn’t say thank you.’

Of course, he thanked her for saving Ophelia. But he didn’t thank her for something more fundamental than that.

He was able to save Ophelia because Rosette turned back time. Besides that, he had another chance to fix everything.

Rosette turned back time for herself, but it helped him in any case.

When he first found out that she had turned back time, he was consumed with anger and only got mad.

So, he should properly thank her again next time.

Joshua thought so and opened his mouth.

“I was short-sighted. Next time, if anything happens, I’ll tell Master first. And.”

He smiled sincerely.

“Thank you for always being by my side. I mean it.”

I don’t want to lose you again. Thinking that way.

* * *

Inside the carriage leaving the imperial palace. Duke Adrian was lost in thought.

‘No matter how I think about it, it’s strange.’

There were quite a few suspicious things about Rosette and Joshua’s attitude.

First, Rosette Adrian.

His lovely youngest daughter had been suspicious since the Joseph Oser incident. She told Bbibbi to protect her family, but why did she do such a thing?

He was a little doubtful at the time, but he thought it was possible because Rosette was such a worried child. It was unsettling, but wasn’t the only way to trust her?

But this time, the child did something completely unexpected again. She met Joshua, the Crown Prince, and instead of being frightened, she caught the poisoner with him.

Is this something an eight-year-old child would do?

But what was even stranger was Joshua Ernhardt.

The Joshua that Duke Adrian knew was definitely more mature and thoughtful than his peers as the Crown Prince and future Emperor.

But at some point, he completely changed. It was probably after he had a nightmare and cried like a child in front of the Emperor and Duke Adrian.

He wasn’t just becoming more mature, he seemed to have become an adult altogether. Not only his attitude, but also his eyes, voice, and tone were all different. In particular, the atmosphere he exuded was definitely different.

He never showed it, but since that day, whenever Adrian met Joshua, he sometimes felt like he was having an audience with the Emperor, not the Crown Prince.

That Joshua visited Adrian’s mansion, making ridiculous excuses to meet Rosette.

When the Duke didn’t allow the meeting, he even sneaked into the mansion.

It was an unlike Joshua’s behavior.

What was the reason he had to meet Rosette so badly?

‘Could it be that he’s trying to ask for help this time?’

The fact that Ophelia Ernhardt suddenly invited Rosette to the Empress’s Palace must have been Joshua’s work from the beginning.

Joshua probably planned to catch the poisoner with Rosette’s help from the start.

But how? How did he know that Rosette’s familiar would be helpful?

What’s even more absurd is that Joshua, who had planned so meticulously, came up with a very flimsy excuse.

‘Bbibbi seems to be interested in plants, so he was looking around the pharmacy and found something suspicious.’

It was too well-matched to dismiss it as a series of coincidences.

Maybe Joshua had already guessed everything and brought Rosette in.

But how did Rosette know that kiche leaves could be poisonous when eaten with honey? She’s only just started learning to read.

Adrian’s head was complicated.

In fact, Rosette had shown unknowable behavior before.

She already knew that she was allergic to shrimp, which she had never eaten in an orphanage, and she was progressing through the lessons too quickly compared to the other children.

As if…….

‘As if she already knew everything.’

Adrian smiled when he thought that far.

‘There’s no way.’

But it was certain that Rosette and Joshua seemed to be hiding something.

Adrian decided not to pry into it and wait until the children trusted him and spoke first.

That was the duty of an adult.

‘But if something like this happens again, I’ll have to look into it.’

He concluded that way and got out of the carriage.

“Father.”

As he entered the mansion, receiving greetings from the employees, Daniel came to him as if he had been waiting. He followed him to the Duke’s office, saying he had something to say in private.

“What’s wrong?”

“Why didn’t you scold Rose?”

“Scold?”

The Duke was a little surprised. Daniel was soft on his younger siblings, especially his youngest sister, Rosette. For those words to come out of his mouth.

The Duke rested his chin on his hand with a slightly interested face.

“Daniel, do you think I should have scolded Rose?”

“……Yes.”

Daniel hesitated a little before answering.

“Can I ask why you think so?”

“Rose, that child doesn’t know how to think about herself.”

“Hmm?”

Surprised by the unexpected answer, Duke Adrian gestured to Daniel. Daniel came closer to the desk and continued.

“Both during the carriage accident and this time, that child is taking action on her own. As if she has no one to trust but herself. I want Rose…….”

Daniel teared up a little.

“I want Rose to trust her family a little more and cherish herself a little more.”