Chapter 142
Chapter 142
On the return carriage, Luciel laid on Soliaphe’s lap and fell asleep.
Louivid repeatedly said that Luciel had a habit of falling asleep while riding in the carriage, but seeing the child digging into her arms, Soliaphe could not suppress the smile that appeared on her lips.
A child with a small warmth was quietly asleep. Soliaphe will never let anything or anyone who dared to do something to such a precious child go unscathed.
Her letter to the Marquis was a warning.
Before long, the carriage passed through the gates of the Bellstein townhouse. She had already said goodbye and parted with Lariet because she rode a different carriage when they left.
Soliaphe kissed Luciel’s soft pink cheeks and whispered carefully in a soft voice.
“We are home now, Luciel.”
Luciel slowly raised her eyelids. Her half-asleep eyes blinked twice and captured Soliaphe’s face.
Luciel had no idea how reassuring it was to have a being she could call mother.
She was envious of nothing from her previous life, but only one thing. The fact that Penelope had the Marquise who hugged her warmly in her arms.
‘Penelope, my daughter. My baby. Who made my daughter cry?’
“Luciel, my sweetheart. Shall I hold you and carry you?”
“……It’s okay, Mom. I love you.”
“I love you too.”
Luciel suddenly hugged her neck, and Soliaphe opened her eyes wide for a moment, and immediately hugged the child back.
How soft and cuddly she was, Soliaphe was like a real mother, and Luciel couldn’t get out of her arms. Her unique, cozy motherly smell mixed with a delicate floral scent deeply touched her heart.
Luciel was moved, but there was a reason for why she didn’t make a jewel.
Before she knew it, her tiredness was gone. It felt like her energy, which had been exhausted in the battle with Penelope, was rekindled.
Bellstein’s townhouse was modest compared to the Duke’s Castle, but it was more grandiose than any other manor in the Imperial Capital.
Luciel thought that the dark brown brick building was somehow like a large piece of chocolate.
“I’m going to look around the house for a while and then go in.”
“Yes, Luciel.”
Luciel walked from time to time to look around. There was also a small garden with a cobblestone-lined fountain, a wide lawn, and a beautiful landscape, so it was refreshing to take a light walk.
In the backyard, Kizef was chatting with someone.
“……Kizef and Raven?”
“Luciel, did you have a good time downtown…….”
Kizef looked at Luciel and stopped his words. His red eyes looked straight from her head to her toes and folded into a half-moon shape. Luciel who had her hair curled and loose and was wandering to him after walking around, was like a princess from the fairy kingdom.
“……Yes. I’m home. I had some business to take care of.”
“What happened to you……are you getting prettier?”
“……Huh? No, we went to a store that does things like this. Taking care of this and that and getting my hair done, it’s like a women’s paradise!”
At Kizef who praised her with a bewildered face, Luciel hastily added Lariet’s profound words who were no joke. He spoke with sincerity.
“……Now I’m very anxious we came to the Capital.”
“……What?”
Luciel, who did not understand his words, looked around him.
“But you were just talking with someone right?…… Is it Raven?”
At Luciel’s words, Raven appeared as if he could not help.
“……Yikes. Seems like I got caught.”
“Raven, you are neglecting your duties. You agreed to become an informant, didn’t you?”
Looking at the two in turn, Kizef asked
“What is this about? Don’t approach this bastard, Luciel.”
Kizef protected Luciel and towards Raven, he shot a look with somewhat bloody eyes.
“……Let’s put an end to that misunderstanding, contractor. You were busy, so your wife asked me to act as an informant. And, Little Madam, I just got here. And you did well on your own. I’ve seen Penelope drink bitter medicine.”
As Raven expressed his position, Kizef also looked at Luciel.
“Yes. I asked for his help, Kizef.”
“Okay then, you can do whatever you want. Luciel.”
“Yes, if Kizef says so.”
When his permission fell, Luciel smiled broadly, and Raven’s pale face got worse.
“……This couple uses me whoever they like. Luciel, you’ve been asking for some information, right?”
“……What is it?”
When Raven said so, her eyes changed in an instant.
“Maximus was expelled from the academy for violence, and Penelope is grounded.”
But Luciel had a disappointed face.
“……Well, that’s something that will be around in a few days. Don’t you have any advanced information other than what everyone else knows?”
“…….”
“If not, then go back.”
“Yes.”
Raven’s face darkened and then he quietly disappeared. Wondering if it was the Raven he knew, Kizef said.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen Raven bee so docile…….”
“It was too easy. He likes chocolate, doesn’t he?”
Luciel said as if it was nothing and Kizef replied.
“Is that so?”
it was funny to see the jealousy rising again while he was thinking that Luciel had tamed someone who wasn’t him.
“……Let’s go in.”
“Yes.”
The old butler of the townhouse greeted them in the parlor that had beige soft carpets.
With short-cut white hair and a neat and tidy outfit and an upright posture, he reminded Luciel of someone.
“Welcome, Young Master, and, oh, this is the Little Madam.”
“Hello, I’m Luciel.”
He bent his knees and met Luciel’s eyes.
“I heard from Eva that you are a very cute and intelligent little lady.”
“Oh, do you know Eva?”
“She is my daughter. My name is Butler Duncan. We will make sure there is nothing lacking during your stay.”
From behind, the Duke slowly came down the stairs in comfortable clothes.
“There was no one better suited than Duncan, so I trusted him with this manor.”
“Thank you, sir.”
The Duke’s trust in Eva was evident from his trust in Duncan.
“Luciel,……I heard something happened with the Cavill child?”
He tried not to show by suppressing his anger, but he had already broken one of the chair’s arms before coming his way down.
“Oh, nothing happened. I’m fine because mother scolded her. I’m not hurt, and my heart is not sad.”
“It’s good if everything is done. Come here.”
“Yes, Dad.”
Luciel ran up to him and hugged him. The Duke gave her a big hug and said,
“If Cavill garbage ever touches you again, I’ll have to show them what Bellstein truly is. Kizef, you also have to steadily build up your strength.”
“……Yes, father.”
“Full of grace, cold with revenge. Okay?
“Yes.”
Father’s blood-colored eyes gleamed coldly and Kizef’s eyes darkened together. It was like looking at two tigers that had a terrifying force.
“……”
Luciel thought that one day these two would bite every neck from the Cavills they could get their hands on.
Around the time she was feeling troubled, a fragrant smell of food wafted from the kitchen. It was already evening time. Even though Butler Duncan and other servants didn’t show any reaction after feeling the murdering aura from the two, Luciel was worried that they could have an upset stomach.
“Dad, take it easy today. Kizef, too.…okay?”
Luciel rolled her eyes and stopped the two growling men, as if they were about to burst into Cavill’s manor at any moment.
She put her hands on her waist and said.
“I will kiss the person who eats quietly….”
Then, like a lie, the two had calm and relaxed faces, and went down to the dining room like herbivores.
“I’m getting very hungry.”
“Me too.”
Luciel smiled and looked at the two as if she could not stop them. Although not quite as good as Chef Seth in the fief, the chef here also had great skill.
After a hearty meal, Luciel kissed the cheeks of father and son. The Duke’s wide-open mouth did not close that day, and Kizef’s body stiffened and his earlobes blushed. Luciel waved her hand to Kizef and parted in the hallway.
“Good night, Luciel.”
In the townhouse, Luciel and Kizef’s rooms were assigned separately. Knowing that they were separate, Kizef had a sad expression on his face as if he was expecting something.
After changing clothes, Luciel looked into the mirror. She still had clear sky-blue eyes. It was something she had bought when Lariet took them to a beauty store, before going to Beatrice, while saying it was all the rage in the latest fashion.
There, Luciel found a much-desired item.
Rainbow Dew Contact Lens.
It was a liquid-type lens that randomly changed the eye color. She could freely change her pupil’s color without using the <Style Change> spell to change it with magic.
‘There’s no need to let them find out my jewelry-like eyes.’
Besides, going to the Imperial Salon means outdoor activities will be longer, so there was something else prepared just in case.
A necklace amulet refined from dragon mana given by Grandma Evelyn.
It was thanks to this that Luciel did not create jewels even if she felt emotions. While touching the necklace, she was grateful for Grandma Evelyn.
‘Luciel, you can’t just go to the Imperial Castle without preparations. Take this. It will be of some help.’
Dragon mana can cover the traces of magic by burning incense infused with dragon mana, but this talisman, refined to a greater degree, exerts more power, hiding some types of abilities.
Therefore, it was possible to hide the power of the Crystal Fairy that responded to Luciel’s feelings. However, the validity period was short at 24 hours. Therefore, it was better not to feel too intense emotions on a normal basis.
“Now that I’m done going out, I think I should take this necklace off.”
As soon as she untied the necklace, Luciel created a topaz full of happiness and blissful emotions.
Luciel plopped up to the bed and read down, one by one, information about the families participating in the literature salon that Lariet told them about.
“It would be good to be familiar with it to some extent.”
Luciel’s eyes sparkled.