episode_0052

She had blonde hair as warm as the sunlight, eyes as blue as the sea, and all kinds of cliché phrases flowed out.

“Sigh.”

When I suddenly heard laughter, I turned my head and saw Nazar smiling at me.

“Well, what.”

Before I knew it, I was nodding my head while listening to the ladies.

“Because it’s cute.”

“This, this… This is that. I felt good when my friend complimented me… .”

“Yes, yes. I know.”

I thought about giving a sermon to him, who seemed to know nothing, but I laughed when I saw him raising his hands as if he was surrendering.

The excitement of the ladies, who had been heatedly discussing Cecilia’s beauty, subsided when they saw the store employee standing there in silence, bringing cake and drinks.

“Hohoho. We were a little excited.”

“Was it a little noisy?”

It wasn’t a store with a lot of customers, but honestly, it was quite noisy.

“Oh, did you hear that story?”

“Which?”

“This is Baron Kaladin, Yeongsik, who dropped out of the Academy this time. Actually… there’s a rumor that it’s because I’m disliked by Princess Marian.”

“Ah. If it’s Princess Marian…”

“You’re 14 now, right? When you enter the academy next year, should we call you senior?”

“Wouldn’t it be okay to just call her princess?”

“Hmm. When I first saw him, I thought he was really cute… no, he was really cute.”

“Shall we say that the force of a high-ranking noble appears…”

“Ma, that’s right, that’s it… Of course, it can’t be helped since they are still young ladies who gossiped, but the families of the nobles who gossiped about him were all ruined, right?”

“I heard that even the family that ran a fairly successful business collapsed in less than a year…”

“Still, that’s too much… Isn’t it just a rumor…?”

“Gasp. Are we not talking about this behind our backs?”

“Ah. No, this is just… . I have no ill feelings towards the princess. I’m just a little scared… . Ah.”

“Let’s stop talking about this.”

“Yes.”

“Foot… Pfft…. Pfft… Pfft…”

I turn my head to the sound of a laughing voice. Nazar was seen smiling, even shedding tears, as if he had no intention of hiding anything.

“Nazar.”

“Yes, yes?!”

I don’t know what kind of expression I have right now.

“I have been thinking about my next business.”

“…Why are you smiling so scary?”

“Me? Are you scared of my face?”

“No? The young lady is so cute, like cotton candy…”

“There is a top-class magic stone mine in the Sanchez Mountains. It has not been discovered due to the heavy snow that falls all year round, so much so that it is called a perpetual snow mountain, but it will be discovered soon.”

I cut him off and spoke firmly.

“So, I can’t believe you’re asking me to report…”

“If it’s Nazar, there won’t be any problem.”

“Ugh… Miss, you’re taking revenge just because I laughed…”

“Well? And use the magic stone to make a rotating blade and barrel. I’m going to name it Blender.”

*

Thus began the expedition of Nazar Valance, the head of the Warlock Guild, to the snowy mountains.

Cold, sharp wind.

Numerous magical beasts with the trait of cold.

White Bear.

White dire wolf.

snowman.

Even if threatening monsters come in droves. It collapsed in vain with a single gesture of his hand.

“Ah. It’s so cold I’m dying.”

Even though it was surrounded by several layers of magic barrier, I could feel the chill.

When he finally arrived at his destination, he poured magic towards the huge mine.

Scattering pieces of magic stone.

It looked like ice shards, but each one was a top-quality magic stone worth the price of a mansion.

“True. To make such a magic tool with such a high-quality magic stone…”

He muttered as he put the scattered magic stones into subspace.

“What on earth is this… A blade rotating in a barrel… Is this… a torture device…? If you play around, I’ll change it… A warning like that…? No, our lady is a bit… but she is such a kind and attentive person. hmm. Probably not.”

They say it is an aristocratic society where one wields an invisible sword with one’s mouth, but my master wielded the sword as if he were showing off.

Even when working behind the scenes like other nobles, he was more thorough than that. Considering his young age, he was bold yet cool-headed.

Plus it’s cute.

“Phew. I barely swept it all up, oh my. This… is quite soft? Would you like a scarf for me?”

The sight of him stroking the white bear’s fur looked like a father contemplating a gift for his daughter.

He pretended to wipe off the sweat he didn’t shed and snapped his fingers.

The place that used to be a cave on top of a snowy mountain has already become a plain, and all that remains is the remains of hundreds of demonic beasts.

* * *

Unlike the center of the capital, this is a region where fierce winds blow.

Returning to the old mansion located on the outskirts of the territory, Yuri sat down on the bed and looked out the window.

‘I’m tired…’

Every time the wind blew, the old window frame made a loud noise and rattled.

The garden outside the window was overgrown with weeds and looked like it hadn’t been maintained for more than a few years.

It seemed as if the West family had fallen horribly.

Amidst the sound of the wind, each sound is heard again and again. I heard the sound of shoe heels.

Suddenly, the door opens, and bright red hair appears.

The person who opened her door without knocking was the maid.

“Are you ready?”

“Wait a minute… I was looking that way.”

Yuri still had his eyes fixed on the window, as if he was used to such reactions.

“Hmm.”

The maid made a snorting noise and introduced herself to Yuri as Sasha, telling her to call her whatever she wanted.

Yuri didn’t care and pointed to a flower blooming on a dying tree.

“Father. It was a tree planted to commemorate my birth.”

“Hmm. I thought it was a dead tree, but it’s probably going to die soon.”

Despite Yuri’s sad expression, Sasha spoke without hesitation.

Sweet.

“Take a look at this rather than those flowers.”

After saying that, Sasha opened the jewelry box.

It contained all kinds of expensive accessories that you wouldn’t think of as a family in ruins.

Sasha hung a gorgeous necklace with a large diamond hanging on Yuri’s deer-like, slender neck.

“Hmm. I was too skinny after all.”

Yuri trembled at the tone of voice as if he were pricing a product.

“Chet. Well, there’s still time before admission. First, I need to gain some weight. The flashy ones are a bit better, but the simple ones are really bad.”

She clicked her tongue after giving some trinkets to Yuri.

Yuri didn’t react as if it was someone else’s business.

“For a luxurious brooch like this, it’s better to keep it simple rather than with lots of decorations, but with this skinny body.”

Sasha grabbed Yuri’s arm viciously.

“Ugh.”

The strong force made the slender wrists turn even whiter. Yuri felt ashamed, but remained calm like a doll.

“Still, the face is worth looking at. Well, the rumor that the crown prince likes pink is already spreading in social circles. Those pink eyes and pink hair. With just a little care, it will shine.”

Sasha whispered as if soothing a child.

“It’s almost time.”

Tap tap, Sasha pointed at her watch and left the room.

Yuri played with her curly pink hair with her fingers and reached for the academy admission certificate that was lying by her bedside.

“Academy…”

A faint sparkle appeared in her eyes, but then disappeared.

* * *

‘How many dresses are there?’

The day before the start of the semester, I was in a daze as I looked at the collection of spring dresses with delicate lace, as if the designers had worked hard to prepare them.

“Ah.. The girl is so pretty and cute. It’s so adorable… I want to bite it once.”

Even though I was dazed, there were Elaine and the maids who were shaking like that and moving their hands constantly.

I quickly straighten my hair and add pearls to the ends. The style I like.

An artist’s workmanship that allows for quick trimming without any pulling or pain in the hair.

To be honest, it wasn’t that I couldn’t understand the maids’ hospitality.

If 13-year-old me was a young girl, then 14-year-old me was more mature and gave off an aura worthy of being called a lady.

If my sister is a beauty with a sharp and cold charm.

I am…

Objectively speaking, it seems a bit pure and insignificant…

To be honest, the atmosphere overlaps with that of the female protagonist.

Maybe it’s my face, but I think it’s prettier than the female protagonist.

“Ah. The lady is so pretty…!”

I woke up to the voices of the maids shouting like a chorus.

No, she’s prettier than the heroine… I feel like the maids are like this.

To be honest, I have no complaints about my face at all because my face looks quite cold when I squint.

You have a lot of money and are pretty, so you shouldn’t feel dissatisfied.

As if the maids’ hospitality was contagious, my heart felt majestic as I looked at my face.

I turned my head in front of the mirror a few times and then went out.

A large carriage with a dragon seal was waiting in front of the mansion.

The moment I was about to get on the carriage.

“Marian!”

My friends also have pretty voices. A voice so beautiful that even a K-pop singer would cry.

“Seria.”

At the age of 18, Seria exuded the feeling of a literary girl. Except for the fact that she doesn’t have glasses and is just too pretty to stay at home…?

In modern times, you might call him a breadwinner because he eats, sleeps, and reads only at home, but there’s nothing wrong with raising such a cute friend.

“Marian, hehe.”

I screamed internally as I saw Seria acting like a child in my arms.

“Huh? Why?”

“Because I like it.”

Soft hair tickled my collarbone.

‘It’s like a puppy.’

I know because I also heard something. Seria didn’t usually act like this. She was rather shy, and some of the maids had a hard time with her. But, is there any problem?

“Seria. I’ll go now.”

“Yes. Have a nice trip.”