A Fortune-telling Princess - Chapter 250

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“What exactly is that place? There were no signs of anyone living there for a long time.”
“A Mage Society research laboratory.”
“Hmm… I wasn’t sure, so I brought back everything that looked important.”
Camilla nodded at the grimoire that had been commissioned, then turned her attention to the scattered items beside it.
Various accessories caught her eye in particular. She also spotted what appeared to be several research journals.
“How did you find out about that location?”
“I heard about it.”
“From whom?”
It was deep in the mountains. A remote area where few people ventured.
How had Camilla known about a place protected by magic against intruders and suggested I visit it?
She had even explained in detail how to break through the magic barrier at the entrance.
“Did the dead tell you about this too?”
There was only one answer that came to mind for that question.
“Yeah.”
Camilla answered casually to his curious question, then carefully examined each item Jainer had brought back one by one.
Since these were things Jishua had touched, they would certainly have magical protections on them…
“Who asked you to find this? The actual owner of these items?”
“Yep.”
As someone unfamiliar with such matters, I had no way of understanding what was what.
As she rummaged through Jishua’s belongings with an intrigued expression, something caught her eye—a bracelet with strange characters densely inscribed on its inner surface.
What kind of magic could be on it?
‘I should ask Jishua directly.’
Whoosh.
“…?”
As Camilla examined the rather beautiful bracelet from different angles, she flinched at Jainer suddenly bringing his face close to hers.
“What are you doing?”
“This is too much.”
“What is?”
“After all this time, couldn’t you at least make eye contact while talking to me?”
“….”
There it was again—that expression.
‘And he’s the head of the Assassin Guild, no less.’
Why was his eye smile so frivolous?
Camilla let out a short sigh at Jainer, who smiled with his eyes gently creased.
“Anyway, you worked hard.”
“Just words?”
“I already paid you the commission fee. Why do you keep acting like I’m making you work for free? You’re annoying the person who paid you!”
At her fierce gaze, Jainer burst out laughing.
Camilla, who had been watching him with bewilderment, eventually let a faint smile grace her lips.
“How is Daive doing?”
“Of course.”
After inquiring about Daive, who had recently returned to the Gracia Empire, she retrieved something from her desk drawer.
“Give this to Duke Escra.”
“To Father?”
“I found it while organizing Mother’s things.”
It was a small portrait depicting young Ravi and Tia, the mother of the siblings, seated together.
Jainer gazed at it for a moment in silence, then nodded without comment. He carefully tucked the portrait into his breast pocket, his lips curving downward with deliberate effort.
“What a shame.”
“What is?”
“I would have liked to see you as a child.”
Knowing that Camilla had been magically reverted to her four-year-old form, Jainer genuinely regretted not witnessing it with his own eyes.
“Don’t you have a portrait of yourself from childhood?”
“…There’s no such thing.”
“You should have at least recorded some footage when you became younger this time.”
“I said there’s no such thing!”
Though Elisha and Laila had recorded an enormous amount of video, she had no intention of letting Jainer know about it.
“Are you considering casting that spell again?”
“Would you get out?”
Chuckling at Camilla’s dismissal, Jainer bid farewell with a promise to see her next time before vanishing swiftly.
“I should at least deliver the portrait properly.”
Watching the space where Jainer had disappeared, Camilla clicked her tongue lightly.
She wasn’t sure how much that small portrait would help Duke Escra, but it had to be better than nothing, didn’t it?
‘A portrait of Mother?’
「Yes.」
‘Will a mere portrait really bring back memories I’ve forgotten for so long?’
「There are some things that have been coming back to me hazily recently.」
‘…Memories from the past?’
「Yes.」
‘…Understood. I’ll search for it.’
Ever since learning of Camilla’s existence, he had been dwelling on his lost memories, and recently vague fragments had been flickering through his mind.
When she mentioned wanting some sort of catalyst, he decided to send the portrait before anything else.
“By the way, did he go there again?”
As Camilla gathered the items Jainer had left behind, she realized Jishua had been nowhere to be seen and rose from her seat.
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Knock, knock.
“Brother, what are you doing?”
“Hey, didn’t I tell you not to come in here!”
The moment Camilla entered Ravi’s Research Laboratory, she was greeted by his irritated voice.
Perhaps because of the incident that had occurred when she broke the mana stone last time, Ravi had strictly forbidden her from even setting foot in his laboratory.
‘How petty.’
I felt sorry about that incident, so I packed plenty of high-grade mana stones for you.
Do you have any idea how rare and expensive those are? They’re literally priceless!
“Am I really supposed to leave?”
Camilla’s eyes, which had been filled with displeasure, suddenly drooped downward in an instant.
“Can’t I come visit my brother anymore?”
“W-what?”
A pitiful gaze was just a bonus. If I bit my lip slightly at this moment, it would be perfect.
Of course, openly shedding tears would backfire. Eyes glistening like an abandoned puppy—this level of moisture was just right.
“Hey! When did I ever say you couldn’t visit? I only said you couldn’t enter the Research Laboratory!”
Ravi reacted immediately, his previous fierce tone replaced by flustered confusion.
“…Well, since you’re here, come in.”
“Okay.”
Wondering if she had truly hurt his feelings, Ravi’s cautious demeanor made Camilla burst into silent laughter.
‘He really worries about me.’
How does my brother fall for it every single time?
‘How does he keep believing my acting?’
He’s surprisingly gullible.
“What are all these things?”
Shortly after, Ravi showed interest in the items Camilla was placing one by one on the table. Why were there so many boxes?
“I went through a lot of trouble to gather these for my brother.”
“For me? What are they?”
[What? Did you already go and find them?]
Jishua, who had been quiet until now, urgently interjected into the conversation.
‘As expected, he’s here.’
Ever since being brought into the house, he hasn’t left Ravi’s side. Apparently, he wanted to see what kind of magic modern mages were researching and studying these days.
“These are… all magical items?”
Ravi’s eyes widened as he opened the first box.
Recognizing the magical formulas inscribed on the bracelets and necklaces at a glance, Ravi couldn’t hide his curious gaze.
“Where did you get all of these?”
“These? Well—”
“Don’t give me that ridiculous story about picking them up on the street.”
“…A dead mage came to me and gave them to me.”
“A… who?”
“A dead mage.”
“….”
Thud.
At the mention of receiving items from a ghost, Ravi’s shocked face caused him to drop what he was holding onto the floor.
Why is he reacting like that? I told him the truth exactly as he wanted.
“A d-dead person gave them to you?”
“Yes.”
“You, you…!”
“What? Don’t you want it? You won’t take it? Then should I give it to someone else?”
[What is she saying!]
Camilla, who always spoke in a teasing manner, fixed her gaze on Jishua, who had reacted faster than Ravi.
[Give it to someone else! These items are…!]
He faltered for a moment under Camilla’s narrowed gaze, and realizing his mistake, he quickly turned his head away with an awkward expression.
‘How transparent of him.’
When she mentioned giving the grimoire and magical items to someone other than Ravi, he had to go and show such a serious expression. What was she supposed to do about that?
Even if she wanted to pretend not to notice, she couldn’t.
“Open that box too.”
Camilla ignored him for now and urged Ravi to open another box.
Ravi, still unable to hide his disgruntled expression, nonetheless reached out immediately, curious about what was inside.
“This is…”
“A grimoire.”
“It looks quite old, doesn’t it?”
Sensing that something was unusual about it from the outward appearance, Ravi’s eyes sparkled as though he had forgotten his earlier fear.
“It’s the Black Dragon’s grimoire.”
“Really? It looks incredibly impressive at first glance—! What?”
“What?”
“You, you! What did you just say?”
“It’s supposedly the last grimoire left behind by Berkros.”
At those words, Ravi’s mouth fell open, and he nearly dropped the grimoire to the ground.
Startled by his own action and coming to his senses, he hurriedly clutched the grimoire to his chest as though he had almost lost something precious.
“This is the Black Dragon’s grimoire?”
“Yes.”
“B-Berkros?”
“Yes.”
Ravi’s eyes wavered with disbelief, trembling continuously.

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