The Youngest Daughter Of The Great Wizard Of The Famous Swordsmanship [EN]: Chapter 84

“You mustn’t kill him.”

“What?”

Rosette grabbed Michael’s hand. Michael was also a child with great magical talent, but judging from the amount of mana she felt, Rosette didn’t think Michael could kill Marquis Dallas with his skills.

But right now, with Michael’s fierce determination, it seemed like he would somehow end Marquis Dallas’s life, even if it meant stabbing him in the heart with a dagger. Michael would also get hurt a lot.

“Marquis Dallas must pay a fair price. He must receive a fair death sentence.”

“……”

“Besides, don’t dirty your hands. You have such beautiful hands.”

Michael let out a hollow laugh, a laugh that seemed somewhat sad.

“You really don’t know anything, do you?”

“What?”

He pulled Rosette’s head closer and kissed her round forehead.

“Of course. That’s why I like you.”

“What?”

“Rose, listen carefully. When I leave, summon Pipi immediately and escape. It will be difficult to get out alone, so be sure to contact the Adrian family.”

“Okay, but what about you?”

“I’m going to catch Marquis Dallas. Of course, like you said, I’ll make sure Marquis Dallas pays a fair price, so don’t worry.”

“By yourself? It’s impossible. Let’s go together.”

“No, I have to go alone.”

This time, Michael kissed Rosette’s wounded cheek. Then her wound quickly healed.

“Got it, Rose? You’ll be able to get out safely. There’s no need to worry.”

“Okay.”

“Then goodbye.”

Michael smiled and got up. Rosette quickly grabbed his sleeve.

“Can we meet again?”

Michael looked back at her and smiled bitterly.

“Well… I don’t know. But I’ll promise you one thing.”

“A promise?”

“Yeah. I will definitely come to get you, my Rose.”

After saying that, Michael hurried out. Rosette stared blankly at his disappearing figure before belatedly summoning Pipi.

“Pipi.”

[Pii!]

Pipi, who hadn’t appeared no matter how much she summoned, popped out of thin air.

Pipi was happy to see Rosette but was surprised to see that the surroundings were strange.

“Pipi, don’t worry. It’s okay now. More than that, do you know where the Imperial Palace is?”

[Pii.]

“Go and meet the Prince. Go and tell the Adrian family that I’m here. Silver [likely a nickname for a member of the Adrian family] will understand you.”

[Pii…….]

*No, Rosette. I have to protect you here!*

“No. You have to ask for help from outside. Got it? In the meantime, I’ll take those children and go outside.”

Pipi beeped, saying she didn’t want to, but nodded resolutely at Rosette’s persuasion.

“Then please.”

[Pii!]

Pipi flapped her wings.

Rosette was very worried, but Pipi flew out with vigor. She was a little embarrassed by the unfamiliar place, but soon she was able to find the Imperial Castle far away.

A terrifying eagle with fearsome claws chased after Pipi. Pipi instinctively sensed it.

*That’s the bad guy’s familiar who locked up our Rosette!*

She wanted to fight back with all her might. Of course, she wouldn’t be able to beat him, but she would feel better if she could pluck even one of the eagle’s feathers.

But now she had to avoid him and go to Joshua. Pipi flew towards the Imperial Palace at full speed.

[Piiit!]

Pipi changed direction to avoid the eagle’s feet trying to snatch her. The eagle, which had missed in the air, quickly changed direction and flew towards Pipi.

[Pii!]

The moment fierce claws loomed before her eyes, Pipi’s eyes widened.

* * *

After Pipi left, Rosette also got up from her seat and approached the children trapped in the iron cage.

Just in case, she checked the area near their left collarbones, and as expected, they were under the same magic that Rosette had been afflicted with in the past.

“Kids, let’s go.”

Rosette shook the children who were staring blankly into the air, but they didn’t respond. It seemed difficult to take these children with her.

“I don’t know if you can hear me, but listen carefully. I’ll go and call people to help you. Wait until then.”

Rosette carefully went outside. She was very nervous in case there were guards, but the men outside were already knocked out.

‘Did Michael do this?’

Rosette looked around at the men and quickly went outside the building. The outside was a forest.

‘I can’t find my way like this.’

Where did Michael go? I hope he didn’t get lost.

‘If I had known this would happen, I should have told Michael to go with me.’

Rosette hid in a place where people couldn’t see her and waited for Pipi to contact her.

How long had it been?

“Ugh!”

Rosette, who had been eagerly waiting for Pipi’s call, was startled by a surge of shock.

It meant that Pipi was hurt, or in the worst case, had disappeared.

Physical attacks don’t work on familiars summoned with mana. The only things that can hurt such familiars are other familiars or wizards.

“Pipi……”

She tried to summon Pipi again, but she couldn’t summon her recklessly because she didn’t know what the situation was. If Pipi was seriously injured, summoning her again could completely sever the connection with Pipi.

‘Please be safe.’

Rosette shed a tear.

* * *

Lukas, who had been waiting for other news since Rosette’s disappearance and was sitting blankly in Rosette’s room feeling frustrated, jumped up from his seat at the faint sound he heard from somewhere.

“Pipi? Pipi, is that you?”

However, even when he looked out the window, he couldn’t see Pipi.

“Did I hear wrong?”

*Am I hearing things because I miss her so much?* Just as he was thinking that and was about to sit down again,

[Pii…….]

Pipi’s cry was heard again. It was a small sound that seemed like it would disappear at any moment, but Lukas, who had developed hearing, could hear it clearly.

“Pipi!”

Lukas went out to the terrace. He could find Pipi lying on the floor covered in blood. Pipi seemed to recognize Lukas and showed a relieved expression.

“Pipi! What on earth happened!”

[Pii…….]

Pipi’s small, white body was torn by something sharp and bleeding profusely. Lukas realized for the first time that familiars could also be hurt.

But that’s not important right now. Lukas carefully picked up Pipi with both hands.

“Pipi, why are you here alone? What happened? Where is the kid?”

[Pii…….]

Pipi desperately mumbled, but unfortunately Lukas couldn’t understand her.

Then there was someone he thought of.

“Celine! Celine might know a way.”

[Pii.]

“Pipi, just wait a little bit. I’ll heal you. Hang in there!”

Lukas hurried to Celine’s lab.

“Celine! Come out and take a look!”

Fortunately, Celine was inside. She opened the door at the urgent cry and was greatly surprised to see Pipi covered in blood.

“Young Master, what is this……”

“Pipi came to Rosette’s room. I don’t know what happened, but let’s treat her first and ask her about Rosette.”

“I understand. Let’s put Pipi on that table for now.”

[Pii.]

Even as Lukas was putting her down on the table, Pipi said something urgently. Lukas blinked slowly at Pipi, who was blinking slowly, and teared up.

“Can Pipi be healed?”

“I don’t know because I’ve never done it before, but it’s theoretically possible.”

“How?”

“You can heal her by injecting mana. However, the book said that the summoner usually does it themselves, but I don’t know if it will work if I do it……”

“Try it. We need to heal Pipi so we can find out where the kid is.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Celine put her hand on Pipi and closed her eyes. The mana from her fingertips seeped into Pipi’s wounds.

At first, nothing happened. But as Celine poured in more mana, the wounds slowly began to heal.

[Piit!]

Pipi fluttered her wings as if in pain. Lukas put his hands together as if praying and muttered.

“Pipi, even if it hurts, just bear with it.”

But even after the wounds healed, Pipi couldn’t come to her senses properly. She tried to get up but kept falling down.

“Pipi, it’s okay. You can lie down. Speak while lying down.”

[Pii.]

“I will summon my familiar.”

At the same time as Celine said that, a black cat fell from the air. Celine’s familiar, Luna.

Luna, who landed gracefully, cried out in dissatisfaction.

[Nyaaong.]

Even Lukas, who didn’t know cats well, interpreted it as a protest asking why she was called.

“Please interpret Pipi’s words.”

Luna licked her front paws as if she had no interest.

“Lady Rosette is in danger. Quickly.”

Only then did Luna nimbly climb onto the table and approach Pipi. Pipi, who would normally have been terrified of cats, beeped sadly.

[Piii. Bbit!]

[Nya?]

[Bbit…….]

[Nyaooong.]

Celine, who was seriously listening to the conversation between the two familiars, explained to Lukas.

“The young lady is said to be trapped in a place located south of the capital.”

“South?”

“Yes. She says she can’t use magic because there is a special magic on the room she is trapped in. She managed to send out only Pipi with all her strength.”

[Pii…….]

Lukas bit his lip and asked.

“Then why is Pipi hurt?”

[Piit…….]

Pipi recalled what had happened a little while ago with sad eyes.

Pipi narrowly avoided the claws of the eagle attacking her, but she couldn’t avoid it completely, and her body was torn.

Even in the moment when Pipi was staggering, the eagle flew in as if it would tear Pipi apart.

In the desperate moment, Pipi flew into the forest and hid in a tree hole where her small body could fit. She felt like she was going to lose consciousness, but she desperately endured. If she collapsed here, she would not be able to save Rosette, who was in danger.

After a while, Pipi took advantage of the gap where the eagle couldn’t find her and soared powerfully.

Rosette asked her to go to the Imperial Castle and meet Joshua, but she didn’t have the energy to go to the Imperial Castle.

So she flew to the closer Adrian Duke’s residence. However, she barely flew to the terrace attached to Rosette’s room and collapsed from exhaustion.

[Piii, Pii.]

Pipi didn’t remember exactly where Rosette was. This was because she had been flying randomly while being chased by the eagle.

Still, she thought she could tell them roughly which direction she was in, but her body wouldn’t move at all.

[Piii, Pii.]

Lukas patted Pipi, who was crying sadly, and asked Celine.

“She was chased by an eagle?”

“Judging from the fact that it was targeting Pipi persistently, it doesn’t seem to be just an ordinary eagle. If it injured Pipi, it is likely to be a familiar.”

Celine said with anger.

“Fortunately or unfortunately, there is a wizard I know whose familiar is an eagle.”

“Who is it?”

Celine said with a sigh.

“It’s Marquis Dallas.”