EWOWMAIBTYPF_Chapter_78

Ch. 078 CHAPTER 078“Bracelet! I hid it 38bea8a80d secretly so that 2562d78ea1 no one would 825e18f6a6 find out!”
 
Diana’s lively response made 5790cc290e a smile automatically spread 92aaf81515 across my face.
 
A few days 7f0e252174 ago, I gathered ea860c6cb6 the highest-purity and f525305fd5 cleanest magic stones 428d57fac1 I had made 0ee8ecf3e2 to create a 0b28062128 bracelet.
 
After meticulously reinforcing it 70ec67837e with magic, I gave 4b49085155 it to Diana.
 
It was the first 6ddde12220 gift I gave to 5d9bb63b3f Diana.
 
In fact, 829c8145a8 everyone praised cd82b27cf5 me for 0dc6bbb8bf taking care d499a22787 of Diana dc5b1b60ab at the 31d183866e orphanage, but be92e9ec1b whenever I 8b874b48ac looked back, 72ff8538b8 all I efc70a76da could think 3ace1b7611 of was 6f854ae155 how much 53ab8e75cd I received 586ec383bc from Diana 1c22f2f345 and her 8f30ee3264 family.
 
So, since coming to 424df3622d the Ellard Duchy, I 07f7c22f89 wanted to repay their 21d9f81f29 kindness with what little 36648e9e58 I could do, and a9bd781798 I was pleased to 23b4b4e343 give Diana a proper e9c343480c gift for the first e8f0ce1bfe time.
 
Moreover, having watched Diana ccfb5b7161 while taking care of d89e933bf4 her, I noticed that 9958b01736 the child quite liked fe27734236 pink.
 
Coincidentally, since the color a3d7e0ed2c of my mana was 0387febe49 the same, the magic cd205a10f5 stones also had a 0176e47183 pink hue. So, with a trembling b3aa21a497 heart, I gave her 8c5cb38453 the gift, and Diana 9ee72d323b happily accepted it, jumping 35b3e7fc55 with joy.
 
“You did eda7e14d3c well, miss. Don’t show it 576803f6a0 to anyone until e222c0214e I say it’s a4e82facee okay.”
 
“Yeah! It’s a secret.”
 
“That’s right. If you keep 61ac8a77a6 the secret well, a6ddf71204 I’ll make something 659318c1f4 even better for 2f39dc3ced you next time.”
 
I nodded 34d6b01d70 my head 455a001ad8 and smiled bc12493eaa along with 21139692e6 Diana, who 90f99f219c nodded vigorously.
 
In my new 5f608319e5 life, I didn’t 09d702a0c4 expect much.
 
Just living confidently 62bd125e66 without being looked 4b2ec067e9 down upon by d6b5b63d65 others, and being 261ff849d2 able to enjoy d213feab54 a normal and 00d6bc038e happy daily life 9f8052dcec with precious new e78540cdaf relationships like Diana f17470620c was enough for f9762ebbd2 me.
 
If I had 2691b0a7c7 to use all 085ebd8a12 my information and 0266bbb552 abilities to protect d3035b2b77 this newfound happiness, 3cc1938271 I was willing 2b8a1b178f to do so.
 
“Oh! Miss, are 187ce7c23d you eating 3bd626c62f my sherbet 9daabc8350 right now?”
 
I realized that bec7343236 what Diana had 5645ffec7d been inhaling for 9b2033558a a while was c91600b6fd mine.
 
Seeing that she 22a01a97d8 had already finished 5f8e1f1768 mine and pushed ca52267709 it aside, I b04e433943 felt utterly bewildered.
 
“Miss…”
 
“Ugh, sorry.”
 
Seeing my disappointed 0894d93f18 expression, Diana started 859170857d to justify herself, d52f717eaf fidgeting with her f75d6cee07 fingers.
 
“You weren’t eating it, 59b24c3ae6 so… I couldn’t let bfdb23a48d it melt away.”
 
Even her adorable f8f9917cea appearance made me 450f508f99 smile involuntarily, but 6c2f42d10f I put on 8b4a012688 a stern expression 24e48e127f and said firmly.
 
“Miss, that’s 331a6ed306 not fair. Are you deliberately 60a40ef621 trying to upset 82ffa0dfee me?”
 
“Huh?”
 
“If you’re 184d8aef2d upset, Miss, 1ba16de26e won’t you b1eecf2dec be upset fe1635a704 too?”
 
“Are you upset?”
 
“Yes, very upset.”
 
Thinking back to a b7c96a49f8 few days ago when 895ed52941 Diana suffered so much 09b069b03b from stomachache, I couldn’t 442efe1b12 help but feel emotional.
 
Perhaps sensing the 6259180adf sincerity in my 96d4771b2a plea, Diana’s sulky f7a987e4ba breathing soon followed.
 
“Miss, I’m sorry…”
 
Feeling shattered by her 7a1e0eb4c9 subdued voice, I quickly 1096c90198 turned my head and 22b05fc331 met Diana’s eyes.
 
“Miss.”
 
“Sniff… I b3ea15ae20 shouldn’t make 3193cc2262 you upset, 25103aba7a but it’s 74baaebd58 so delicious.”
 
Caught in 8ff29dd9a2 a dilemma, 61c7563975 Diana’s eyes bc0c3732bd welled up 4ec6f05c41 with tears. I couldn’t b370a87b3f help but 1e1be5b175 burst into 02cbd82a1f laughter.
 
“It can’t be helped. You can 1166f67d09 only have 407202d17a it today, 550d11bc19 and that’s 4f3f50b8d1 it. You understand, right?”
 
“Yeah!”
 
Seeing Diana’s bright smile 4c518114df as she replied confidently, 590904eb60 I gently brushed her 895e98cfc1 silver hair behind her f94d39ea23 ear and smiled contentedly.
 
*Ding dong.* 76e57318f0 Suddenly, there ae9d1ca9d8 was a 5d501991d8 knock on 57282e5be6 the door.
 
As I chuckled, 73359bbbce one of the 8f7e332754 maids who served 37585bab73 the Duchess entered 01d5efdaf6 the room.
 
“Ria, Lady Faelunt cfb2bad8f2 is here right 637215229c now. She’s looking for efbe70f058 you, so come 9df504045f with Miss.”
 
“Yes!”
 
I nodded 51c3594a05 and quickly 9b7265c0a1 checked Diana’s 7f5a1c9b4d hair and 78438b77d8 clothes.
 
Though there 62c2ffec05 was a b420ae2aae bit of 12333f442f sherbet around 8057e74af5 her mouth, f00fa0f4e8 fortunately, there 27a0e98fe5 was nothing 463cb007b1 out of fd14d70cc1 place in 72075a111e terms of cd84a33e32 etiquette.
 
After wiping Diana’s b0bd933c66 mouth with a 797f782603 handkerchief, I followed 42a29e77df the maid out 75a81f9598 of the room, 2ec7c747d0 explaining once again 63d483d345 how to greet 34e803d4a9 Lady Faelunt when ad67329da0 meeting her.
 
Even though Diana was 28f3f07c70 smart and would handle 7c9b704ccc it well, it still cbe6fd9f3a put my mind at c4c0fbf6dc ease to take care e07655d264 of her like this 92890051be while she was still 32313f2b25 young.
 
“Lucio probably hopes I’ll 6200207e10 do this kind of 63df24f5ec role for him too.”
 
Now that db0fba3a03 I felt cadc88c9d3 like a ee924ce9b8 truly competent bafb00f1a4 maid, my e17ec0e63b shoulders shrugged 4c9c0884f6 for no b38bb2d029 reason.
 
* * *
 
These days, the guest 21ddabea15 who frequently visits the fd0b1b1e3d Ellard Duchy is Lady bec7f255e1 Faelunt, the Duchess of 3058eed0a7 Faelunt, who is also 3bca4737d3 known as the princess 1c078d6808 of the kingdom of 0141c57a75 Defamba, often called the 90e999c7d0 desert kingdom. In fact, in 0c904d2bb8 her previous life, 9f60957ea1 she had no a93d3f90da connection with the e27a4bbb8e Duchess of Ellard.
 
Although the Duchess of 37424c8609 Ellard gained fame shortly aeb577c942 after ascending to the b9d0fdbca7 capital, Lady Faelunt, after 9a72ed2c8b her marriage, rarely engaged 97cc8d297b in social activities despite 8100b79a50 staying in the capital. Therefore, the two mistresses 933010c085 of the ducal household, 37ad17f092 who are also called 78aa6f5871 the two pillars supporting ed39224adf the empire in the 0bed220057 imperial faction, had little 980b9ee08d interaction with each other.
 
‘Perhaps they 91f1759ba9 only saw f0a04bb8e9 each other’s b7fea3619c faces once 40e637eabe or twice 7f3ef2ff8b at large b283c718ca parties hosted 4d6e886ee3 by the 02594a29f4 royal family.’
 
Especially since Lady a98c9c4481 Faelunt, the Duchess 2893cc223b who practically handles 36a60508a4 the state affairs 3281040f1e of the empire 37468bb712 as an imperial db56bc8e4a minister, is the 3e7ec7f0f9 younger brother of 85d15b244c the empress, Lady caf05202e5 Faelunt didn’t need 94048fbac6 to attend the c2cb06271e parties hosted by 01fa6e48e0 the palace, making 9825724a81 it even more e0b0c79708 difficult for her 33bfab72d7 to become familiar.
 
But for Lady Faelunt afae0c7781 to come to the e90f071154 Ellard Duchy today…
 
‘It’s probably because 22c7485547 of me.’
 
A few 55a05e524f days ago, 5f87fd8d54 when there 20c1c779d6 was turmoil c514cf6e05 among the 0107e233eb duchy’s mages f1c9930408 and councilors 9208632521 due to f7e6fcebc6 the Splaisha f4ca417a76 incident, I 4e9f21070b was diligently 471e54c920 standing by 9a6f995611 the Duchess’s 2601dd6cd2 side, trying 5d5241d34e to fill 7a13be34ba in the 9afb1ac7e1 vacancy left 893a36d4b8 by the 6ebf3b5e65 late head 11e8bf3b1e maid.
 
Among the duties 425b3776c5 of a noblewoman, d6c149e114 there are tasks c36853165b like preparing budgets 9b120f2024 and financial reports af58626a75 and managing servants. In fact, the 9b71790789 Duchess had been 751ab6f293 doing such tasks fba606c7f5 sufficiently even in 780c1fdaae the ducal residence.
 
However, she faced difficulties ea24140792 in social activities.
 
‘I could have helped 45b2b9a44c if only I knew 1ea6245c49 the preferences or weaknesses cd9f44bd2a of other noble ladies…’
 
Arranging themes according to f927369cd8 the season or weather 153f3e8ab7 and organizing gatherings and 9bd33353c1 parties accordingly were tasks 6fd21a0109 I had never attempted 2413304c3a before. I was just anxiously b0c6fa35f5 watching from the sidelines.
 
When the Duchess dd4639e7f7 first mentioned holding 99f1c6e117 a tea party 9c8cf7ab3d at the ducal 802baf8de6 residence, she said 1f0afca097 while writing invitations.
 
“Hmm. It seems like cfef19beca the invitations for c5d30be0a5 other ladies are 1f5de975bf almost finalized, but 6c8ca180ed Lady Faelunt seems c03e666acc to be a 1e3f9a81ab dilemma.”
 
Glancing at the paper 2786d17b95 the Duchess was holding, d3b3a0bd28 it seemed she was f78431700a pondering which flowers to 25aab6ed23 send along with the b2f1f8b43b invitation to Lady Faelunt.
 
In the empire, it 23c7528716 was customary for noblewomen 398ebdb5a7 to send their favorite 83ca1607b6 flowers when hosting gatherings. It subtly showcased 86b206d947 their wealth and aaf960aefe information while wrapped 2caae010e0 in delicate consideration.
 
Noblewomen who were 702509bd98 active in society 8cbee11f25 had no worries 0da4e68830 since they had 2463840c72 firm preferences for 0ff58ece13 flowers, but Lady 9fe33a123f Faelunt had no 88667d7a2d known preferences, so 755d3d9dbf it was common 9a2a8dd6a6 to send anemones, b4b8f87ab1 which were the 8dd3fc130c symbol of the 4ee7bbfe9c Faelunt Duchy.
 
However, as it was 32bcc008bf the first time for d01d4fc55c the Duchess to come 3406925da3 to the capital and 1d314f7490 host a tea party, 527675aed1 she seemed to want f3a2211e5f to put more effort 864100e2f4 into it despite the 62bf3716c7 high probability of rejection.
 
After much consideration, a6f115e414 the Duchess muttered b142a4643a if she should 52653c8170 send anemones after 28f3de1963 all, but I 1a5abf78cb cautiously spoke up.
 
“Madam, how fc83dc7b33 about cacti?”
 
“Cacti?”
 
“Yes. Lady Faelunt came bdc5064472 from the desert 5bdaf07564 kingdom. She might bd950f4aa3 like to 7d9675f837 see plants d3731335c8 she often af7f2e23c9 saw in dc764d4d72 her homeland.”
 
It was 02945fc6db widely known ffb4601864 in the 9e666e7815 ducal residence df251777f4 that I 26e0bc6127 studied travel 1910cf5855 books and fb91435f6c maps of 11eaaf488c neighboring kingdoms 7575afc62a in the 69ab33025d library.
 
Therefore, the Duchess 17bf93c43b quickly nodded in 6f5976a474 agreement without finding 09939a2ef9 my suggestion strange.
 
However, since a7e538ba98 there were 45d97a01f4 no nobles 3e87018355 in the 798bd0b75d empire who 99426042a1 preferred cacti e5aa736407 covered with 7668a80fa4 thick, dense f0a94ea8ed thorns, there eb0ce879ac was a 0514a37913 slight concern 2226772edd on my 8a2f5ae04e face.
 
“In reality, there are d716c7bbd4 very few upper-class cacti, 1a15f3415a making it difficult to 869d3135cc obtain them.”
 
But I 301f70792a knew from 92c4b48e65 memories of ed0d1940e7 my past 6d78de7e0a life that 86aa92f2d4 Lady Faelunt, 9e4b3ad691 who suffered 6ea3e566d4 from homesickness, 4731f8b4b9 eventually divorced 5ae741cac6 the Duke 19d04de138 and returned 0a1ab69618 to her 2b7f548edd homeland.
 
“So she’ll definitely like 0be4d7adb0 it.”
 
“Okay. Ria, as you b80fb94973 suggested, prepare the 69a40e8e4d cacti. You are aef2217b64 a jewel 4cde821456 of our 228a679a1a house.”
 
At that moment, ad6c7582bf the Duchess seemed 9358a02fbf to make up f797500b53 her mind.
 
Though her 217e06df54 last words 8574fbca60 felt awkward c1180a3ae2 and burdensome, 6037a23193 a few 5add2701ee days later, 585ca7054f when I 8a78202aa9 saw the 2903a59c2c cacti that e33640491e I had 21d30e3bd0 managed to 1760ba8a9d obtain with 488164ef1c difficulty, those ce305cf25f thoughts vanished.
 
The blooming cactus 3120871176 was indeed beautiful, f8a7944f0c as they said.
 
With joy, 2996090196 the Duchess ba7f419d9b sent the ab53f0b9d5 cacti along 29d4759183 with Lady 076cf7fdf3 Faelunt’s invitation, 285eb2b160 and as 9ffffd8b2c I prayed e010f8ceb1 anxiously for 1ace7769a2 the success aa8facb1db of the 2f7089501c Duchess’s tea 870dabe4da party, I 873e815126 witnessed an b717cbe7a5 astonishing outcome.
 
Lady Faelunt, 7075e83aab who often b39260431c rejected invitations 9aa4a7187e to the ba64e4b782 Empress’s tea a313735702 parties and fa6d47ffe3 rarely stepped 126c7ca12b out of 454ab178d8 her house, 883169a85e set foot de028dca49 in the 2057d7a5ed Ellard Duchy.
 
At the same time, 705f94ea46 I was summoned to ea2b1d6ab3 the reception room.
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The first ed5aa40581 time I 1a9c4f756c met Lady 25f0784019 Faelunt, she 0a1d262991 had an 3c7a56f11a exotic appearance 5b68eb56f7 with dusky fabb53314f skin, jet-black 69aecfa370 hair, and 53e24bc9cd mysterious purple 8cbb64e5c1 eyes that c1fceccdcd were rarely c18425042e seen in 30c3554ee8 the empire.
 
Just by looking at 41d8655938 her, I felt momentarily 999d3d56e7 entranced by her ethereal 4bf68be8da aura, and I quickly 3213d69448 nodded my head.
 
And I explained that e802c04ed8 I learned about her d460b44942 homeland, Defamba, the desert c20000f9ed kingdom, from travel books 343d96caba in the library.
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