EWOWMAIBTYPF_Chapter_78

Ch. 078 CHAPTER 078“Bracelet! I hid it secretly 799323cbef so that no one 07ac6316de would find out!”
 
Diana’s lively ac8f5b3bf3 response made d66c82f87e a smile 23ef439155 automatically spread f456bef3cc across my 818971042f face.
 
A few days 095641b645 ago, I gathered 14a01051a3 the highest-purity and 2a0a693a60 cleanest magic stones 954d1620d1 I had made 35ce1e0ad6 to create a ebb7b984a0 bracelet.
 
After meticulously reinforcing it 5acf9a0888 with magic, I gave a02f7c29e1 it to Diana.
 
It was the bc34141507 first gift I d6bd88897c gave to Diana.
 
In fact, everyone praised a38bc7e7ce me for taking care e21c424986 of Diana at the 39c92dc0d8 orphanage, but whenever I 8887171179 looked back, all I a1244896fc could think of was 72760b5a0a how much I received 1a6800c53c from Diana and her 4f9b5e08d9 family.
 
So, since f2d43051e2 coming to 9076085ab6 the Ellard e69af580f7 Duchy, I fc45674a14 wanted to d436f37966 repay their 124e9754eb kindness with df301a3f24 what little 092cf6944c I could f7ed23a624 do, and a106a57c96 I was 4f02c1ca5e pleased to a01b890541 give Diana 68cb015273 a proper e42ba79b0e gift for e91a0f044d the first 73341facac time.
 
Moreover, having 646d0f7a5c watched Diana 0c224d989f while taking a4917d8bb5 care of e469efd37d her, I b669e0db96 noticed that 005c43a02d the child 69a1106028 quite liked e40506b8a2 pink.
 
Coincidentally, since 5874b6d3fd the color 540cf8b85f of my 391c842046 mana was 251f57c561 the same, a921d57674 the magic ae4ff386e5 stones also d54458a63f had a 4d0b6763d9 pink hue. So, with 5a3de8bafd a trembling c00ee783d9 heart, I dae3cee9f3 gave her 6ffed47362 the gift, 718ce3ef9d and Diana 37adba6f42 happily accepted 02bcca56ad it, jumping 30dd68e41d with joy.
 
“You did ea434567d9 well, miss. Don’t show 56b41a3bba it to 3e1857c8d1 anyone until d76f30121b I say 0bd9d8c2db it’s okay.”
 
“Yeah! It’s a secret.”
 
“That’s right. If you keep 8d1801c49b the secret well, 307ffc81cf I’ll make something 5c1e24b537 even better for 649541a8d7 you next time.”
 
I nodded my 963774ef7d head and smiled 6e9f07b463 along with Diana, 697649930d who nodded vigorously.
 
In my c521c3c5ad new life, 3c7d3fa177 I didn’t a3ff35e83b expect much.
 
Just living confidently 6c50a43e62 without being looked 01cb037499 down upon by bc27067128 others, and being b0ce123463 able to enjoy 3a8c916082 a normal and 850925c2a0 happy daily life 772da80437 with precious new f66a56cf81 relationships like Diana 78d2187128 was enough for 0d4d4cef14 me.
 
If I ab94fb536f had to ef2419848e use all 3a96eeca88 my information 17c216f057 and abilities f9c0be0ad0 to protect f1fef4a46a this newfound 10e46e9e40 happiness, I e4cc1af4c0 was willing 73c4956464 to do 8e948d5b17 so.
 
“Oh! Miss, are bc83375849 you eating 7eae735d17 my sherbet cc410b9606 right now?”
 
I realized 74d11216bd that what 7c47eaa787 Diana had 5d3e889d8e been inhaling 5232943f76 for a 6464b4e0ed while was bea9f951c1 mine.
 
Seeing that 75ccb7da70 she had c3a0aab6d2 already finished 6bc7802c38 mine and 0ab5a4cbc4 pushed it 5c7c3e9c59 aside, I 2619d489ff felt utterly 5ace3e61cd bewildered.
 
“Miss…”
 
“Ugh, sorry.”
 
Seeing my disappointed expression, 7f8bf231bf Diana started to justify d44abfadcd herself, fidgeting with her c56fa5bab5 fingers.
 
“You weren’t 18353b2c79 eating it, 16d135c98b so… I 6a96735714 couldn’t let 020c03807e it melt 901a261e8b away.”
 
Even her adorable 82f7b59bec appearance made me a723c9176d smile involuntarily, but 73e557ce87 I put on 4291034dd2 a stern expression 9be372ceb4 and said firmly.
 
“Miss, that’s 13fe3f2baa not fair. Are you deliberately 7890805233 trying to upset 7598c23571 me?”
 
“Huh?”
 
“If you’re 0e236cd8d1 upset, Miss, 3b3b4c1fae won’t you 0764d42d11 be upset aab51006e9 too?”
 
“Are you upset?”
 
“Yes, very upset.”
 
Thinking back to a b6babc5f7e few days ago when 1efe40c55f Diana suffered so much 6624ae914f from stomachache, I couldn’t 965b7e4a78 help but feel emotional.
 
Perhaps sensing the 7fd04f251a sincerity in my 15c86ce61e plea, Diana’s sulky 29796c9fc2 breathing soon followed.
 
“Miss, I’m sorry…”
 
Feeling shattered by her 48988c9edb subdued voice, I quickly c9c35a9d8e turned my head and 12d545e4a0 met Diana’s eyes.
 
“Miss.”
 
“Sniff… I shouldn’t make feadbcce38 you upset, but it’s d08ecd6d80 so delicious.”
 
Caught in a 1ecf5ea692 dilemma, Diana’s eyes a45e143e59 welled up with 995a6f676a tears. I couldn’t help but e6190a055f burst into laughter.
 
“It can’t be c671fca84b helped. You can only have 901a7d6a89 it today, and that’s 20afc32fdd it. You understand, right?”
 
“Yeah!”
 
Seeing Diana’s bright smile 42a8eb4d93 as she replied confidently, 94c0cb01e3 I gently brushed her 012e06e428 silver hair behind her 2f4a85129c ear and smiled contentedly.
 
*Ding dong.* ea0791c124 Suddenly, there dbaf38301a was a d54f45a4a0 knock on 61a6034d06 the door.
 
As I chuckled, a5698af768 one of the 0cbedd50c6 maids who served cf56e176cd the Duchess entered 7ee6e0a149 the room.
 
“Ria, Lady Faelunt is 49fdfef6fb here right now. She’s looking for you, 4ea684f7ab so come with Miss.”
 
“Yes!”
 
I nodded cff4accf63 and quickly e29654be47 checked Diana’s 4b48aa5449 hair and c69a58ffdb clothes.
 
Though there was 9535c2bf03 a bit of c5ebcb6b3c sherbet around her dd6eb76490 mouth, fortunately, there ee4cbd103a was nothing out d6374b6c3d of place in 6ca649e820 terms of etiquette.
 
After wiping e391b9dfb5 Diana’s mouth 92eabf67c3 with a 64430c6536 handkerchief, I 6b2a198dd5 followed the 8801ae6d75 maid out 463c247ca8 of the 4725a78f2d room, explaining 59b4bbcba0 once again 3aded79ca2 how to a994ba87b2 greet Lady d93a6fd2ac Faelunt when 736a8701bc meeting her.
 
Even though dd6f8fdf6d Diana was 8773159c89 smart and c1e44444c6 would handle c09141df13 it well, 6b3f4ef820 it still 60ac8ff951 put my ad60f80c09 mind at 760d70a817 ease to ed43c365f7 take care 3a5f0a4ca4 of her 16e5ed217c like this 0dfaa95694 while she fcd5a6593b was still 9c6f99f804 young.
 
“Lucio probably hopes I’ll 16802542b0 do this kind of ad7a415c36 role for him too.”
 
Now that a333815dc7 I felt cabb9ee9e7 like a aca625f0b6 truly competent 83b7500845 maid, my 52648c1113 shoulders shrugged 3d7855a7d7 for no 5046de0be0 reason.
 
* * *
 
These days, the guest c78f1070a1 who frequently visits the c78b71a25d Ellard Duchy is Lady 0c222f86da Faelunt, the Duchess of 379faa96fe Faelunt, who is also b677a85015 known as the princess 0c7a33077d of the kingdom of aa4375219f Defamba, often called the 79e05d6738 desert kingdom. In fact, in her e51e4e1d0f previous life, she had 6c4fce7895 no connection with the a1dfa60cda Duchess of Ellard.
 
Although the 9c5cbeb45e Duchess of 3b49bca7e6 Ellard gained 6232bb5472 fame shortly 9c4c61e745 after ascending 3435933e35 to the 7243cb6994 capital, Lady 165f775af6 Faelunt, after 6636a2ac30 her marriage, ff6f9c23a9 rarely engaged b07eece64f in social b2b75c765b activities despite 00f9404a47 staying in fc7d6ecf61 the capital. Therefore, the two 0b2d7a981b mistresses of the 413312cb95 ducal household, who bf5167ef0b are also called 291ce04fad the two pillars fc4540e7d9 supporting the empire 24aa46a8d9 in the imperial 7d4e8a113c faction, had little d8ed0d113a interaction with each 5eba1c59de other.
 
‘Perhaps they 793aebf1f1 only saw 06df99a542 each other’s e63667d428 faces once 217dba72e0 or twice 52781ec853 at large e6db4aa066 parties hosted d909d51db6 by the e363ee698f royal family.’
 
Especially since 2300684132 Lady Faelunt, e860425215 the Duchess 44a9c621b9 who practically 5c2cafeb5e handles the 7b8eb3511d state affairs e8c953e88d of the ea8db30255 empire as 7ab1cf6336 an imperial d60bc113f2 minister, is a92550f5b6 the younger 96b6ebd21b brother of d82d9945c1 the empress, 3d6e346362 Lady Faelunt 6988f7b4e3 didn’t need ab8b2fb558 to attend 358305c28b the parties 753440a64b hosted by 4b27bde97f the palace, b3e22c28cb making it 51b767ea47 even more aa39e70ca5 difficult for 0c18077404 her to 22948f97fc become familiar.
 
But for Lady Faelunt 16e526077d to come to the f6d77213f6 Ellard Duchy today…
 
‘It’s probably 65c484ed90 because of 2c491ae1a2 me.’
 
A few d01d9c24fa days ago, c43ebc8085 when there ce273748c9 was turmoil b8596c95ec among the fd681de3d4 duchy’s mages 2dc74d86e5 and councilors ffd3718a5c due to 4860f0aa26 the Splaisha 4e2a35f472 incident, I 6bacda1d20 was diligently e4fe39c54c standing by c600dfe41e the Duchess’s ed1c240fa3 side, trying 4256431eb9 to fill 8b0b95de0b in the 78783c8b68 vacancy left 27ad03cbca by the 5e4ec92184 late head bce48bdada maid.
 
Among the duties dced188a2d of a noblewoman, 6ca20d4e30 there are tasks 51303edf7f like preparing budgets 658fc33f64 and financial reports 11a8d422b6 and managing servants. In fact, the Duchess 93614d6b90 had been doing such da79462c93 tasks sufficiently even in 9150d313bd the ducal residence.
 
However, she faced difficulties 4a1c27d73e in social activities.
 
‘I could addab4d858 have helped 81a440c1cd if only 64118f4b6e I knew c49ca57eb3 the preferences d6ec866d7e or weaknesses 54f5240bec of other 6f42326dd0 noble ladies…’
 
Arranging themes according to 53ed6b2d46 the season or weather 3d047e4e11 and organizing gatherings and 90778b0abd parties accordingly were tasks 79c3444d3b I had never attempted e60ba227e4 before. I was just anxiously 3d5cefaa1f watching from the sidelines.
 
When the Duchess first 1127f7a6f3 mentioned holding a tea d78b94f014 party at the ducal 79ed60e739 residence, she said while 7d62dbd060 writing invitations.
 
“Hmm. It seems 8226f4925e like the bbe965a121 invitations for 2bf301268e other ladies 6b040861d0 are almost 1adf67e282 finalized, but 0b7f2bc650 Lady Faelunt 341bda25a4 seems to afbedfe3e5 be a 0a643c3ea4 dilemma.”
 
Glancing at the e2c9dc66a4 paper the Duchess fd2904de57 was holding, it 46ffc2a7f1 seemed she was f892d391cf pondering which flowers 437a0e1ad5 to send along 35b93a8954 with the invitation 4984138c4c to Lady Faelunt.
 
In the empire, 3f4912559f it was customary ab30133599 for noblewomen to 816e5b5bbd send their favorite dac6382404 flowers when hosting 637a97ac53 gatherings. It subtly 1ca5fc182a showcased their 420210fea6 wealth and cc80fcff82 information while f4ae601a47 wrapped in 7d5217e359 delicate consideration.
 
Noblewomen who were 7dd88cbd2a active in society e0e7338fa1 had no worries 0a44df403f since they had 0be769f759 firm preferences for 947b81fd3f flowers, but Lady 7a0213c791 Faelunt had no 129ea65788 known preferences, so e21bf7aea3 it was common da5c9fb0f8 to send anemones, f8ffb99f10 which were the 131070aba9 symbol of the 6e62243576 Faelunt Duchy.
 
However, as it 906dcac8fe was the first e034bd35e3 time for the 486010063d Duchess to come dd3cd07594 to the capital 3026faa803 and host a f620c4459f tea party, she 81cf401385 seemed to want 3e14ef8010 to put more 015bb9be2b effort into it f1eeed88a1 despite the high ea29b8c020 probability of rejection.
 
After much consideration, 6239a6f46a the Duchess muttered fd55033136 if she should 36400d5d05 send anemones after f25ba46bed all, but I 00c640f356 cautiously spoke up.
 
“Madam, how db62c1006b about cacti?”
 
“Cacti?”
 
“Yes. Lady Faelunt came from 18c66ae2ac the desert kingdom. She might like to a7eb4764fa see plants she often 92caf4ba90 saw in her homeland.”
 
It was widely 1d027666ec known in the 8d3d9d18b5 ducal residence that 411a00de0e I studied travel 3843dbf15f books and maps 3ada6fb579 of neighboring kingdoms 63fe6c0acd in the library.
 
Therefore, the Duchess bb6b394c8d quickly nodded in 1a96cc00cc agreement without finding 44e7c3664f my suggestion strange.
 
However, since there 398d917f98 were no nobles bdf0499f13 in the empire 1168832271 who preferred cacti 22935ccca9 covered with thick, 17eae10f49 dense thorns, there c648c5762f was a slight 700fbd1b40 concern on my 1320eeb18a face.
 
“In reality, there 09c54f1c50 are very few cedecc58ca upper-class cacti, making f47f3ebb30 it difficult to 7286c1dc3e obtain them.”
 
But I knew 178d6f36bf from memories of d75a8b16af my past life fbc14870cb that Lady Faelunt, 7a5724ad7a who suffered from 7032fdf78e homesickness, eventually divorced cc096190c5 the Duke and 8aa010fe16 returned to her 25d961afec homeland.
 
“So she’ll definitely like 2f58c960fd it.”
 
“Okay. Ria, as you suggested, 61d36808bc prepare the cacti. You are 429a83bb9f a jewel aee1f25271 of our 6b56733443 house.”
 
At that moment, the 3984d96975 Duchess seemed to make ff2547745d up her mind.
 
Though her last words 5d35df498b felt awkward and burdensome, 2fd8110c15 a few days later, f24c9fc946 when I saw the c4fda9bf54 cacti that I had e1042560d6 managed to obtain with 47238ba28a difficulty, those thoughts vanished.
 
The blooming cf0dba50b6 cactus was 1c2d3c91f1 indeed beautiful, c7b6274ee7 as they 9d0ea9af95 said.
 
With joy, 6b235bbb55 the Duchess 595596c79a sent the 76484eb71c cacti along e82c4f8cd1 with Lady 9edc39ea4a Faelunt’s invitation, 3284a64ab2 and as 416da98ffd I prayed 88b77850e2 anxiously for 843969ff38 the success 15a14d4ca2 of the b00bf13eef Duchess’s tea 1c85001d9c party, I 16b01bb920 witnessed an 04de57592e astonishing outcome.
 
Lady Faelunt, who often b9f245794a rejected invitations to the 4e84bfd874 Empress’s tea parties and f413e3c9bf rarely stepped out of 606f0f4b7c her house, set foot e83c417185 in the Ellard Duchy.
 
At the same 171f84d162 time, I was 715fdc36af summoned to the 69bc5b6777 reception room.
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The first time 07d3d3fa6e I met Lady de136e99f7 Faelunt, she had 66811f5e82 an exotic appearance 9bfc072c50 with dusky skin, 357506b69d jet-black hair, and 3b7171ce6b mysterious purple eyes 83f52db459 that were rarely f070bbc3bc seen in the 826d68015f empire.
 
Just by looking at a981ed151c her, I felt momentarily cb6144111e entranced by her ethereal e7aa7c97cf aura, and I quickly e843f30ce2 nodded my head.
 
And I explained that 4dc76ca894 I learned about her 458c39eb02 homeland, Defamba, the desert f75c480b96 kingdom, from travel books c0b57cc9bb in the library.
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