stardust
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The director, realizing the implied meaning behind the Duke’s words, quickly waved his hands in denial. Duke Adrian was essentially asking if he had ever abused Rosette. "Absolutely not! We teach the children not to be picky eaters, but we would never force them to eat something they can’t tolerate." "Not even if a child had allergies?" "What kind of monster would do such a thing?!" For a moment, the director forgot he was speaking to…-
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Duke Adrian seemed at a loss for words for a moment. He stood up, then sat down beside Rosette and pulled her into a tight embrace. It was different from Jane’s soft, gentle hugs. This wasn’t warm in the same way—it was firmer, sturdier, like it could shield her from any storm the world might throw at her. Instinctively, Rosette buried her face in the Duke’s chest. "There’s a difference between refusing to eat and being unable to eat,…
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Joanne, the auburn-haired maid who had introduced herself earlier, stepped forward with a reassuring smile. "It’s alright. We’ll just prepare everything for you and wait outside the screen." "Really?" "Yes. Lady Isabella does the same." "Lady Isab— I mean, Sister does?" "Yes." Encouraged, Rosette took a small step forward. "Okay." Thanks to that, Rosette managed to…
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Rosette hunched her shoulders. ‘Does she dislike that I’m here?’ Well, it made sense. In the past, Elisha had also made her dislike obvious. Back then, Elisha’s hostility had hurt her heart. But perhaps because she had already experienced it once, it didn’t upset her as much as before. ‘I’m not upset.’ No—actually, that was a lie. Negative emotions were something you never got used to, no matter how many times…
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The idea of being adopted into a noble family still terrified her. But her desire to change the future outweighed her fear. Even if Duke Adrian took her in and made her do worse things than the Marquis of Dallas, she would protect him. Selfish as it might be, Rosette wanted to atone for her past this way. Duke Adrian, the head priest, and Daniel all looked shocked. Duke Adrian was the first to recover. He walked over to Rosette, knelt on one knee, and…
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After that, Rosette fell ill again. It was the aftermath of using magic. Mages create a mana core within their bodies from the moment they begin learning magic. This mana core makes it easier to cast spells and reduces the side effects of using magic. But Rosette, without a mana core and having never used magic before, had cast a high-level healing spell. A seven-year-old’s body couldn’t handle that. Jane anxiously stayed by Rosette’s side. She wiped Rosette’s…
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Duke Adrian recalled the Rosette he had seen earlier in the square. While heading to the orphanage, he had sensed a strong flow of mana and followed it. It was an unusual occurrence for such a quiet, small village, and he wanted to understand the situation. There, he encountered the pink-haired girl. Rosette, a name that suited her well, possessed the greatest potential he had ever seen in anyone. Even to someone like him, who was unfamiliar with magic, her talent was…
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Is there anyone else who has faced the person they killed? No one had ever taught her what to do in a situation like this. Not even the books she had secretly read under the Marquis of Dallas’s nose had mentioned anything like it. For a moment, Rosette’s lips trembled, and she instinctively muttered. “…Sorry.” “Huh?” “I’m sorry.” Duke Adrian looked puzzled. “For what?” “For……
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‘Thank you, Goddess.’ Rosette silently offered a prayer of gratitude before speaking up. “Sister, you know that pink dress you bought last time?” “Yeah?” “Can you not wear it for a while?” “That’s not a problem, but why all of a sudden?” Rosette quickly came up with a plausible excuse. “It’s thin, right? If you wear it outside, you’ll catch a cold like I did.” “Ah, I…
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"Why... why did you...?" A cold voice fell over Rosette's head. Rosette, who had been hanging her head weakly, struggled to lift it at the sound of the voice. Her vision had already blurred, and she could no longer see the face of the man standing before her, but she knew exactly who he was. Joshua Ernhardt. The first prince of the Ernhardt Empire. He collapsed to his knees in front of Rosette. Tears of anguish streamed from his bloodshot eyes, red and…
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