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After finishing my flight training, I returned to my room, stretched my body. Before that, I washed off my sweaty body and felt refreshed.
"Okay, Miss Ciel. It's cold outside, so have some warm tea."
"Thank you, Barney."
I was drinking sweet ginger tea and cookies that Barney had prepared.
In front of my eyes was a pile of books thick enough to reach the top of my head.
Besides the manual on controlling monsters, there was another gift sent by Ferze.
This time it was the Imperial Law Book.
Barney, who was watching this, let out a long sigh.
"I don't understand why His Highness only sends boring gifts. They're probably in the family library anyway."
"Don't you like the present from the Grand Duke?"
"How do kids read this? He could buy you a pretty doll or send you a novelty toy."
Leaving behind Barney's words that I didn't understand, I opened the imperial family law book.
Let's see. He said to look at this part first.
It was when I was looking at the part where the red paper was attached as if it were important.
I opened my eyes wide as I was reading a book while eating cookies.
'According to law, if the age difference is more than ten years apart, an engagement is not possible?'
I tilted my head while reading the imperial law book.
So what happens to the marriage between the Yekart and Visenna families?
As I read the clause, my head became complicated.
As my expression hardened, Barney asked cautiously, perhaps thinking that I was having trouble reading.
"Shall I read it for you?"
"Would you like that?"
My eyes were a little blurry.
"..... This is!"
Barney's eyes widened as she took the book.
Seeing that you even have your mouth covered, you must have seen some terrible Iaw!
Was there anything more surprising than what I saw?
"Why? Is there something?"
"It's so difficult. What language is this?"
"Huh?"
I tilted my head. Is this difficult?
It was a little different from the imperial
language I usually saw, but it was similar in form.
"Isn't this exactly the same as what that jerk, the scholar I were dating, used to read. "
"Barney's ex-boyfriend?"
"He was an unlucky nobleman. Not only was he two-timing, but I was also dumped."
A shadow fell over Barney's face, which always smiled brightly at me.
Immediately afterward, a gloomy monologue was spat out as if chewing.
"Hey, even if I can't assassinate him, but I can break his arms and legs."
Is.... Is that swallow's leg? Are you going to break it?
When I made a surprised face, Barney's once fierce expression became gentle as if it were a lie.
"I'm not blind, but I just can't read it. How can Miss Ciel read this?"
"I know."
Barney's face became weak at my answer.
It was a look that said, 'If the young lady doesn't know, who will?'
"If you look at the year of publication of this..... What!"
"Is there another problem?"
"Oh my... Grand Duke, why are you using a book from five hundred years ago......? Oh, no, Didn't you steal this from the imperial palace?"
Only then did I look through the imperial law book that Ferze had sent me.
Now that I think about it, it wasn't a new book. I wondered where he had borrowed it.....
"It's the original book..... That should be in the royal library."
"Well, since he's the Grand Duke, I guess he didn't steal it, right?"
"The imperial family is so strict! Even if you lose a single old book or unused artifact from the imperial palace, you'll be imprisoned for ten years."
At those words, I quickly closed the book I was reading.
With Ferze's personality, there's no way he would steal a book or something.
The Grand Duke was far from a third-rate villain.
Just looking at the rumors surrounding him, you can tell.
Even at a young age, he had the courage to attack the main gate of Visenna, the Grand Duke who lives alone in the world, and is not afraid of the Emperor's restraints or threats......
Also, Ferze was a person who swallowed food without caring even though he knew it was poisoned.
This is because he had been frequently threatened with assassination since he was young, so he had been drinking poison to build up his immunity to it.
But the only exception was Rovette, the omnipotent poison I drink to save my self.
Although the poison was discovered hundreds of years ago, there was no antidote.
The lack of hesitation was the same even on the battlefield.
When someone ran with a weapon, he made the knights stand back in the way.
The knights would move twice to deal with it, so it was faster for him to come out right away.
It is more efficient and convenient for you to step forward.
He was the lord who left the infamous Knights of the White Night with nothing to do.
The Grand Duke who protects the knights in despair, that says it all.
'So he probably didn't steal it. He probably just took it.'
"Am I being taken away, Barney?"
I met Barney's eyes with a trembling gaze.
At those words, Barney's eyes widened. Her face was like someone had just heard something so strange.
"Miss, don't you know the Duke?"
"Huh? Why, Dad?"
"He even stole the empire's sacred relics, so how could he be found fault with something as simple as a book.... ?"
"That's true."
"Master Sharkis kidnapped the saint and is still fine, right?"
"That's a little strange."
"Master Shurei goes around beating up noisy nobles, but didn't the other families apologize for talking back to him?"
"That's a little surprising, isn't it?"
I truly admire the Visenna family.
And I am from the Visenna family.
I don't know whether I should be happy to have come into this family or whether I should run away now.
"So you can do even greater things, young lady!"
"That great thing is......"
"It's treason! Even the Duke can't do it. Oh, I guess I should assume he won't do it."
What on earth does Barney expect from me?
I was speechless when I saw the maid holding my hands tightly and her eyes sparkling.
Instead of shattered Barney's impossible
dream, I took a sip of warm ginger tea.
"I'm going to live a good life, Barney. Quietly, almost as if I'm there but not there."
"...... Uh well. If that's what you say, then that's what you mean, right?"
Live long and fine. That's my motto.
At those words, Barney nodded with a soulless face.
"Well done, young lady! Trying to deceive your subordinates like this is truly strategic! Even though our servants are loyal, you shouldn't trust them all like you did today!"
You look like you don't believe me 100%.
Rather, she was already delighted at deceiving the maid who was on my side.
"The Grand Duke must come and see the young lady immediately. Before another villain steals her away!"
Barney clasped his hands together and a blush appeared on her face.
It seemed as if Ferze want to kidnap me.
"I'm eight years old, Barney."
"Ha, that's right. What is imperia law? Since you're ten years younger than him, there's nothing he can do, right?"
"That's what it is."
It seemned that the Duke's servants had heard it too, since Barney knew it too.
There is a rumor that the Grand Duke is taking a fiancée who is more than ten years younger than him.
According to Barney, it's already been reported in the capital. He's engaged to a young noblewoman, and she's a child.
As the Visenna family was shrouded in mystery, most people did not know that the other person was Visenna's youngest daughter.
In any case, whether it was the temple's public opinion or not, Ferze Yeckart had gone from being the empire's war hero to the world's most murderous thief.
Perhaps when he returns from the battlefield, he will be greeted with sharp stones and eggs instead of fresh wreaths.
It was obvious that he would just walk along the street as if he had just put on an egg pack.
He's a generous person and doesn't worry about small things, so he'll just leave whatever they throw at him.
'I guess he is surprisingly generous to people because he kills only monsters every day.'
I shook my head as I thought of the unknown Grand Duke.
They say that if the age difference is more than ten years, you can't get engaged, but it looks like marriage is out of the question, let alone an engagement.
There's no way the contract will end in vain like this.
I tilted my head.
Should I also return the mine that my father received to Ferze as well?
At that moment, a thought flashed through my head.
"Oh, that's right. Letters!"
After closing the thick book, I got up from my seat.
I thought I should check the letter Ferze gave me again.
"Barney, can you bring me some candles?"
"Yes, Miss."
After neatly tying up my flowing, hair, I received the letter I had seen earlier from Barney.
What could be hidden in that letter?
"You sent it by express, right?"
It's probably going to be quite expensive.
Seeing the letter arrive so hurriedly, unlike the leisurely personality of the Grand Duke, I became a little curious.
I looked closely at the bottom of the letter I had seen earlier.
I brought the candlelight close to the pale white markings. Then, the previously invisible letters became clearly visible.
[Wait, Ciel]
What are you waiting for?
I tilted my head when I saw the letter.
There was no specific explanation of where and how long to wait.
Given Ferze's personality of making sure that even one thing is tied up, it's likely that the exact time and place are written down.
I checked the gold-bordered letter several times, but there was no mention of a secret location or date.
It really seemed to mean to wait purely.
"It feels like the engagement was broken off before we even got engaged..... "
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Barney clasped his hands together and a blush appeared on her face.
It seemed as if Ferze want to kidnap me.
"I'm eight years old, Barney."
"Ha, that's right. What is imperia law? Since you're ten years younger than him, there's nothing he can do, right?"
"That's what it is."
It seemned that the Duke's servants had heard it too, since Barney knew it too.
There is a rumor that the Grand Duke is taking a fiancée who is more than ten years younger than him.
According to Barney, it's already been reported in the capital. He's engaged to a young noblewoman, and she's a child.
As the Visenna family was shrouded in mystery, most people did not know that the other person was Visenna's youngest daughter.
In any case, whether it was the temple's public opinion or not, Ferze Yeckart had gone from being the empire's war hero to the world's most murderous thief.
Perhaps when he returns from the battlefield, he will be greeted with sharp stones and eggs instead of fresh wreaths.
It was obvious that he would just walk along the street as if he had just put on an egg pack.
He's a generous person and doesn't worry about small things, so he'll just leave whatever they throw at him.
'I guess he is surprisingly generous to people because he kills only monsters every day.'
I shook my head as I thought of the unknown Grand Duke.
They say that if the age difference is more than ten years, you can't get engaged, but it looks like marriage is out of the question, let alone an engagement.
There's no way the contract will end in vain like this.
I tilted my head.
Should I also return the mine that my father received to Ferze as well?
At that moment, a thought flashed through my head.
"Oh, that's right. Letters!"
After closing the thick book, I got up from my seat.
I thought I should check the letter Ferze gave me again.
"Barney, can you bring me some candles?"
"Yes, Miss."
After neatly tying up my flowing, hair, I received the letter I had seen earlier from Barney.
What could be hidden in that letter?
"You sent it by express, right?"
It's probably going to be quite expensive.
Seeing the letter arrive so hurriedly, unlike the leisurely personality of the Grand Duke, I became a little curious.
I looked closely at the bottom of the letter I had seen earlier.
I brought the candlelight close to the pale white markings. Then, the previously invisible letters became clearly visible.
[Wait, Ciel]
What are you waiting for?
I tilted my head when I saw the letter.
There was no specific explanation of where and how long to wait.
Given Ferze's personality of making sure that even one thing is tied up, it's likely that the exact time and place are written down.
I checked the gold-bordered letter several times, but there was no mention of a secret location or date.
It really seemed to mean to wait purely.
"It feels like the engagement was broken off before we even got engaged..... "
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