The Youngest Daughter Of The Great Wizard Of The Famous Swordsmanship [EN]: Chapter 72

72. I am Adrian

Clara answered instead of Rosette.

“That’s right! She summoned her familiar at the age of eight. It’s amazing. Only a genius can do that!”

Elisha smirked and twirled a strand of her hair around her finger.

“Well, I don’t think it’s *that* great… Anyway, what kind of animal is the Princess’s familiar? My father’s familiar is an eagle.”

Elisha often used that eagle to torment others. Rosette’s expression turned slightly bitter before she quickly regained her composure.

Clara and Theresa continued to boast on her behalf.

“Rosette’s familiar is a white-throated tit [a small, agile bird]. It’s smart and cute!”

“A tit… what’s that? Hahaha, what *is* that?”

Elisha burst into laughter, and the children around her joined in, their laughter loud and echoing.

After laughing for a while, Elisha wiped the tears from her eyes.

“Oh, I’m sorry. But I couldn’t help but laugh.”

“…….”

“I can’t help it. My father has an eagle, and the Prince has a wolf, but a tit? What can you even *do* with that?”

“What can she do? Haven’t you heard what Rosette’s familiar did? It knows plants well and prevented the Empress’s poisoning.”

“Wasn’t that done by the Prince?”

Clara nudged Rosette’s shoulder, urging her to explain, but Rosette kept her mouth shut. There was no point in spreading the story of that day.

“And you know Anthony Huxley, right? He also ignored Rosette’s familiar at first, but now he’s getting help and is very grateful.”

“That’s right! Rosette and her familiar saved Huxley when he was about to die.”

That incident was a big deal and is still often talked about in society.

Everyone tried to cover up the unfortunate event, but the story of Rosette saving Anthony Huxley from the collapsed building was consistently a hot topic.

Because Anthony still mentions that he was able to escape thanks to Rosette and her familiar.

Elisha’s face, which had been laughing all along, hardened slightly when a familiar name came up. Seizing the opportunity, Clara asked Rosette.

“Right, Rosette? So Huxley sent you various gifts to thank you, didn’t he?”

“Oh? Uh, yeah, that’s right.”

This time, there was nothing to hide, so she immediately agreed. Elisha’s face contorted.

She opened her fan with a snap and covered her face.

“Anyway! Where is that great familiar? I want to see it.”

*Bbibbi would be playing with Lucas at the mansion by now. I wonder what Lucas is doing with Bbibbi.*

“Bbibbi is at the Adrian mansion. I left her behind today because I thought she might bother other people.”

“Then summon her. You can summon your familiar anytime, anywhere.”

Of course, that was true. Rosette could summon Bbibbi here right now.

But…….

“Why would I?”

She didn’t want to. Elisha’s intentions were clear. It was obvious that Bbibbi would become a spectacle in a bad way if she came.

*Elisha used to bully Bbibbi in the past.*

After Rosette summoned Bbibbi, Elisha used Bbibbi like her own servant. She used her like a messenger pigeon and deliberately dropped accessories in the bushes and ordered her to find them.

Rosette also gave Bbibbi errands, but her attitude towards Bbibbi was completely different.

She even threatened to pluck Bbibbi’s tail feathers if she didn’t listen or to scold Rosette.

One day, Rosette found out about this and was furious, yelling at Elisha. She made a fireball in her hand and threatened to burn all her hair.

She was beaten terribly by Duke Dallas for that, but it seemed to have an effect on Elisha, as she no longer bullied Bbibbi.

Not that Rosette should be saying this, but people don’t change easily. Elisha will bully Bbibbi again if she sees her.

Rosette will stop her from doing that this time, but she was afraid that Bbibbi would be hurt by harsh words.

“Why? Because everyone wants to see her.”

“Bbibbi is not a spectacle.”

“Who said she was a spectacle? I just want to see how good she is. Well, she’s just a tit, but.”

“Don’t talk about Bbibbi like that. Bbibbi is my friend.”

“Friend?”

Elisha scoffed in disbelief.

“What kind of friend is a familiar? A familiar is just a familiar. You can give them errands, and they can help with magic.”

“No, a familiar is a magician’s friend. They can feel emotions and talk to you.”

Elisha still sneered.

“I guess the Princess doesn’t know much yet. You need to learn how to handle familiars.”

“I know enough.”

“Well, it doesn’t seem like you do. Adrian doesn’t know much about magic. At least Elisha Dallas knows more about magic.”

“I…….”

“Or didn’t they teach you magic properly?”

The previous statement definitely crossed the line. She was openly asking if Adrian didn’t care about her.

Rosette’s face, which had maintained a smile until now, hardened.

*I don’t care about me, but I can’t forgive anyone who touches Adrian.*

Rosette jumped up from her seat and said firmly.

“That’s rude.”

Elisha flinched for a moment, intimidated. Rosette’s eyes were clearly different from before. The intimidated look had disappeared without a trace, and she was burning fiercely.

Then Elisha belatedly understood Rosette’s words and raised her eyebrows.

“What? What did you say?”

“I said it’s rude.”

This time, other children who were close to Elisha made a fuss instead.

“Oh my god!”

“How could you say that!”

Then Elisha pretended to faint, touching her forehead with the back of her hand as if to show off. The children began to criticize Rosette even more fiercely.

“The Princess is the one who’s rude!”

“That’s right! How can you say such a thing to her face?”

Rosette pondered for a moment.

*What should I do?*

The first thing that came to mind was to scare her with magic, like when she faced Anthony Huxley. She could suppress her with her own abilities.

But would Elisha be intimidated by that?

*No. It will only make her more excited.*

If it was the Elisha that Rosette knew, she could brag that magic wasn’t a big deal. It was hard to admit, but Duke Dallas was quite famous for his magic.

*In that case, rather…….*

Rosette said something that Elisha would have to acknowledge.

“I am Rosette Adrian.”

“Huh? What does that suddenly mean…….”

“I’m saying this because it seems like you don’t know my name well.”

“Wh-what?”

Elisha had a strong sense of pride in her family, and she had a sense of inferiority towards families that were superior to her.

A typical example of being strong against the weak. Perhaps Elisha was being rude to Rosette because she didn’t see Rosette as an Adrian, but as a commoner.

So it was necessary to firmly imprint that Rosette was an Adrian.

*I don’t really want to do this, but I can’t help it.*

Rosette endured the embarrassment that washed over her.

“You know that insulting me is insulting the Adrian family, right?”

“…….”

Elisha couldn’t say anything and bit her lip. Her hand holding the fan was clenched so tightly that her knuckles turned white.

Rosette raised her chin slightly, thinking of what Isabel had done.

Isabel always had a sense of intimidation when she did this, so she wanted to try it out someday.

It seemed to have some effect, as Elisha flinched.

“So, what’s your answer?”

“I…….”

Elisha’s voice trembled.

“I think I misspoke. I take back what I said earlier.”

“Is that all?”

Elisha glared. Rosette looked down at her as if to say, ‘What are you looking at?’

Eventually, Elisha bit her lip tightly and muttered.

“Mmmph.”

“I can’t hear what you’re saying.”

“I’m sorry.”

Rosette smiled contentedly.

“I accept.”

After that, the tea party naturally came to an end.

Elisha and her group left when it was time for them to return, and the other children left one by one.

Only Rosette, Clara, and Theresa were left in the large garden.

*I did it.*

Rosette clenched her fist under the table.

*I don’t know what Isabel will say, but I don’t think I’ll be scolded.*

Lucas would probably laugh out loud, saying she did well, and Daniel would just smile and pat her head. But strangely, only Isabel’s reaction was unpredictable.

Then Rosette belatedly noticed Clara’s expression.

“I’m sorry, Clara. I think I ruined your tea party.”

When Rosette looked depressed, Clara grabbed her hand and grinned.

“Ruined it? I actually liked it.”

“Me too.”

Theresa also smiled.

“She’s been acting like she’s the highest-ranking aristocrat all this time. Serves her right.”

Isabel was the only young girl in the four existing ducal families [families holding the highest noble title]. But she didn’t hang out with her peers.

She didn’t show up at tea parties often, so Elisha naturally took on the role of leader in the group.

But now that Rosette had appeared, she would be annoyed.

“I’m glad if you guys feel that way.”

Rosette smiled brightly.

She was happy that she could really shake off the past today.

* * *

“Isn’t it ridiculous? Just because Duke Adrian adopted her, she thinks she’s really become an Adrian.”

“I know, right? She’s on a different level than Isabel.”

“Does she really think she’s the same as Isabel?”

The children who came out with Elisha muttered one word each, watching Elisha’s reaction.

Elisha forced a smile, trying to hold back the urge to scream.

“Elisha, you are much more elegant and beautiful than that low-class child.”

“Besides, her familiar is a tit. She must resemble her owner.”

“By the way, is Duke Dallas’s familiar really an eagle? That’s so cool. I want to see it. I’ve only seen eagles in books, but I’ve never seen one in real life.”

Elisha felt a little better at her friends’ fuss.

“I’ll ask my father later. If you come to our mansion, I’ll ask him to show you the familiar.”

“Wow, really?”

“Of course.”

“Lady.”

A knight of the Dallas family approached the children.

“The carriage is ready.”

“Okay. Then I’ll go.”

“Yeah, bye.”

“Don’t worry about what happened today.”

“Of course not. Do you think Elisha Dallas would care about such a child?”

Elisha raised her chin haughtily until the end and got into the carriage.