I Don’t Need a Dad Like This! - Chapter 109

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【Chapter 109】

“Uh oh… yes…”

Rie sensed an ominous feeling.

The child who had been rolling her eyes slyly stuck out one of her short legs.

The plump, sausage-like leg pointed toward her bedroom.

But Morgana, who wouldn’t miss such a thing, pointed to the reception room on the opposite side.

“Our baby is still young and doesn’t know right from wrong. She needs to have a little chat with grandmother.”

“Grandmother, but Rie is…”

“Kyaaaah-!”

It was then that a scream was heard from somewhere.

Rie flinched at the ear-splitting scream, and Morgana quickly picked up the child.

The scream had come from Rie’s bedroom.

Morgana’s expression turned pale as she grasped the situation.

“Oh my goodness. That child Olivia is in that room!”

“Grandmother, Rie will go check!”

Hearing that it was her friend’s scream, Rie flailed her short arms while being held in Morgana’s embrace.

Instead, it was Mordic and the maid Mary who appeared, saying they would open the door.

Mordic, who had been dozing on the sofa, jumped up and rushed over as soon as he heard the scream.

He held his cane like a weapon and said.

“Child, you stay with Morgana. I’ll open the bedroom door.”

He was so serious that even his characteristic speech pattern disappeared as he grabbed the bedroom doorknob with a tense expression.

A tense moment.

“Let go of this!”

“Miss, it’s me!”

Click, beyond the opened door, two children who appeared to be the same age were tangled up like a ball of yarn.

Frightened Olivia burst into tears as soon as she saw the adults.

“Waaaaah! V-Viscount! M-Mary suddenly appeared through the window, please get her off me. Dark magic isn’t contagious, is it? I’m scared!”

Below her, Mary was lying flat on her stomach like a turtle, gripping the child’s ankle.

“Miss, that’s not it. I’m not Mary, I’m Sara, your personal maid…”

“Get off-. Morgana! What should we do?!”

Flustered Mordic’s speech pattern returned to normal.

Morgana, who had been wrapping Rie tightly in her arms like a treasure, shouted.

“Mary is a criminal, you fool! We need to report her quickly!”

“She says she’s not Mary!”

And this chaos ended with Rie’s loud assertion.

“She’s not Mary, she’s Sara! Oh my, the angel said that Olivia would eventually meet Sara!”

For reference, Rie was a child who always listened carefully to the words of precious people.

On the day of the cradle blessing ceremony.

Jair, who had been gazing into Olivia’s eyes, had definitely said so.

‘I don’t know exactly when, but I saw a future where you and Sara meet.’

‘Really?!’

‘Oh my?’

Of course, she hadn’t thought they would meet in this way.

Having directly experienced the fact that dark magic could swap people’s souls, Rie was able to connect Jair’s words with the crying child’s claim.

“Then… you’re saying this is my personal maid Sara?”

Olivia blinked her wet eyes as if she couldn’t believe it.

“Th-then you… two years ago you confessed your ideal type to me, saying it was your first love. Tell me.”

“Huh? No! That’s a secret between just the two of us!”

“What do you mean no! If you don’t answer, I can’t believe your claim that you’re Sara.”

“B-but…”

“Can’t say it? Can’t be helped. Viscount, please report Mary…”

“Marquis Philip!”

When Olivia didn’t hesitate further after confirming the hesitating child, Mary finally squeezed her eyes shut and shouted.

“I said I fell for Marquis Philip because he smiled so prettily and was so kind when we happened to meet! Is that enough?!”

“…You really are the Sara I know! Sara! How on earth did you escape!”

Only then did Olivia, filled with emotion, embrace the prostrate Sara with joy.

The viscount couple and Rie, who had somehow learned about the maid’s first love, quietly nodded in understanding.

“Marquis Philip… he is handsome, indeed.”

“I wish he would date our Emilia more often.”

“Oh my, Marquis Philip. So popular!”

Of course, there was someone who didn’t end with just understanding.

Maid Mary, who had been watching Sara, quietly approached her.

“Miss Sara. There’s a Marquis Philip fan club that accepts maids as members… would you like to join?”

To recruit a new member.

* * *

Mary, Sara, who had sniffled for a while in the joy of reuniting with her miss, then took a nap and woke up, now sat before the Birdwell family members and Casselik.

She sniffled again as she finished her story.

“I thought finding Lady Rie should be the priority. So I snuck in secretly, and I’m grateful that both Lady Olivia and the viscount couple believed I was Sara… But for a commoner like me to dare fall asleep in Lady Rie’s bed, Lady Rie! I’ll gladly accept any punishment!”

“Then eat sweet candy!”

“Huh?”

Rie put candy into the surprised Sara’s mouth.

“Candy. This is also a luxury dessert that nobles eat, how dare I have such a thing…”

Sara constantly reflected while simultaneously chewing the candy diligently.

Perfect multitasking.

Rie gave a small thumbs up.

“Sister Sara, this is why you became Olivia’s personal maid. So very amazing!”

“Huh? Th-thank you.”

Though she didn’t know exactly which point earned the praise, Sara bowed her head in bewilderment.

‘…I think I understand why Lady Olivia likes Lady Rie.’

The child called Rie was only four years old, but she had a talent for making people feel comfortable instantly.

Then, Casselik, who had been listening quietly until now, crossed his arms.

“I wondered why His Highness the Crown Prince did such a thing, but now I understand. What’s happening in that VIP room where you were imprisoned?”

“Ah, I was going to tell you about that! It’s terrible, the dark mages are plotting something truly frightening!”

The harmonious atmosphere created by one candy instantly turned serious.

“I heard while in prison that there are already over fifty people who have been enchanted by dark magic and become dark mages.”

“…Fifty people?”

Casselik’s already fierce eyes became sharper.

“Nine, ten, one in ten… oh my?”

Even Rie was shocked enough to open her mouth wide.

The number fifty required folding and unfolding all ten fingers five whole times.

The number of those the Imperial Knights had captured in the forest was merely ten.

In less than a few months, their scale had increased fivefold.

Of course, someone might say it was only fifty people, but considering the speed, it could easily grow to a hundred within this winter.

“Is their ultimate goal the time ability user? Did you hear anything about that?”

“…Their ultimate goal is to inhabit the time ability user’s body with dark magic. Serena’s soul is dwelling in Madam Rioletta’s body. To approach Lady Emilia, who is Lady Rie’s mother and acquainted with Duke Casselik.”

The air around them froze at the whispered response.

Casselik slowly changed his crossed-arm posture and clenched his fists, while Rie, who had been sitting on the bed, widened her eyes.

“Then our mother is….”

“Don’t worry, Lady Olivia. Madam’s soul is in another woman’s body. She’s living safely.”

As the shocked Olivia quietly sobbed, she embraced the child with her small body.

“The problem is their next step. Originally, Serena, who was in Madam’s body, was supposed to approach Lady Emilia… but since the fire incident destroyed their base, they’ll change their strategy.”

“To what strategy?”

“They said they would demonize the goddess Chronos and make dark magic into a new religion to spread among the commoners.”

“What? How exactly?”

To Casselik, who asked back in shock, Sara muttered like reciting a passage from a book instead of answering.

“While you regret the past, Time Ability Users turn back time infinitely to gain new opportunities. Even when your family dies from a moment’s mistake.”

Those were the words the Dark Mages used like brainwashing when drawing in new Dark Mages. Sara had to witness all those scenes in the VIP room.

“If you believe in our god, you too can become an ability user.”

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