I Don’t Need a Dad Like This! - Chapter 38
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【Chapter 38】
She was a little worried about those who were about to receive a proper lesson, but more than that, Rie had something else to do.
Namely, revealing Mary’s true identity to Casselik.
Currently, Dung Cart had lost his memories from before the regression, so he probably didn’t know that the ‘Black Crescent Moon’ emblem was a mark of the dark mages.
So she would have to explain that as well.
‘Hmm. What should I do? When Mary and Aunt Serena aren’t around… should we meet alone?!’
That was a good plan.
But life didn’t flow as she had thought.
“Rie, the room you used to use will now be used by Mary. We’ve replaced all the furniture with new ones too.”
“This is all thanks to Mother…!”
The problem was that Serena and Mary wouldn’t let Rie go.
She needed to meet with Father alone quickly, but the two of them wouldn’t leave Rie alone for even a moment.
“So Mother… what? Rie, are you listening?”
“Huh? Uh-huh.”
Rie, it’s nap time right now.
To call her even at this time. Doesn’t Mary take naps?
Rie rubbed her sleepy eyes.
“Yaaawn. I’m listening.”
“You’re not listening. I’m going to tell Mother Serena everything!”
“No, Rie won’t yawn any…”
That’s when it happened.
She stretched out her arm to yawn and stretch, but unfortunately there was a teacup right there.
Crash-!
When Rie broke the teacup just like that, the maids who were watching rushed over in shock.
“Eek!”
“What, what happened?”
“Lady Mary. The glass fragments are dangerous, so please step back quickly!”
The effect of the ‘crash’ was tremendous.
Even the Head Maid who was far away heard the sound and came running.
“Who did this now? Don’t tell me it was Lady Rie?”
“I’m, I’m, I’m sorry.”
“…I can see the level of education clearly. Living in a humble baronet house, I suppose you’ve forgotten all the tea time etiquette you barely learned.”
“…”
“Lady Rie, are you listening?”
“…”
“She must have frozen from shock. Clean this up quickly.”
The Head Maid snorted at the child who had frozen and couldn’t even answer.
But Rie wasn’t scared.
‘Wow…’
To be precise, the child was in admiration.
‘W-with this, I might be able to tell Father about Mary’s true identity in one go?’
A light bulb flickered in her small head.
Though she thought that-
“Hey! Wake up! It’s urgent!”
Rie couldn’t find a chance to meet Casselik. Because she had to endure the harassment from Serena and Mary.
“Bring me some water. I’m thirsty.”
They would wake her up during nap time and ask her to bring water.
Under the pretext of teaching Tea Time Etiquette, they would make her pour hot black tea and nearly burn her fingers.
Some days they would dress Rie in ridiculous dresses and stroll through downtown together.
It was truly third-rate villain behavior.
However.
‘There’s no time…!’
Rie had more important matters to attend to.
The child eventually decided to change her operation time.
To dawn, when everyone was asleep.
“Little One, wake up.”
“Mmm… Rie doesn’t want to. Rie wants to sleep.”
“You little brat, you asked me to wake you up. Said you had to expose the evil wizard’s identity, didn’t you?”
“Huh!”
Rie’s closed eyes opened wide.
Then she saw a pitch-black beak looking down at her in the dark vision.
“Right! I have to tell Dung Cart about the wizard’s identity. Kami. Are there no Maid Sisters in the corridor right now?”
“Right, there aren’t. Your assigned maids didn’t stay at their posts and went straight back. Worthless bunch! Caw, ptui!”
“That’s really fortunate. Now Rie can move around freely.”
Rie wriggled out of bed and stood on tiptoes to grab the door handle.
The dark corridor.
Between the silently opened bedroom door, Rie and Kami poked their heads out.
“Left side, no one there.”
“Right side, they didn’t post a single one of those brats to guard you.”
“Let’s go to the stairs.”
As a plump index finger like a sausage pointed down the corridor, Kami flew off flapping his wings.
Below him, Rie ran along swinging her short arms frantically.
The child climbed the stairs steadily and entered the 5th floor with Kami.
The 5th floor was where the reception room for entertaining guests was located.
A huge sofa and tea table.
Here and there by the window side, flower pots symbolizing the Southern Region were shining in the moonlight.
The flower pots were so big that tiny Rie couldn’t even reach them, but Rie had Kami.
“Kami. Please.”
At Rie’s words, massive shadowy wings spread wide.
“Just trust me, Little One.”
Lost Time’s button-like eyes gleamed with madness.
* * *
The next morning.
On the 5th floor, the maids who had come to clean the guest reception room stood with their mouths agape.
“What… happened here?”
As if moles had visited, all the soil in the flower pots had been completely dug up.
Even the once-beautiful leaves were torn apart unsightly.
“Are there mice in our manor?”
“What mice would be in the Duke’s Castle. Let’s clean this up first, we’ll need to replace the plants with new ones too.”
“Wait. Rie is downstairs. Couldn’t it have been her?”
The maid sweeping soil with a broom paused.
“No way. The flower pots are too big. With that child’s height, even on tiptoes she couldn’t reach the soil, right?”
“Then who was it! This is so annoying first thing in the morning. We have so much work to do!”
The maids continued grumbling, but since they couldn’t think of any particular culprit, all they could do was clean.
There was no need to report something that could be solved with one cleaning session to the head maid.
But when the next day came, and then the day after that, the maids began to notice something strange.
“The flower pots are dug up again.”
“Don’t tell me someone’s doing this deliberately?”
They eventually reported it to the head maid, and after hearing the story, the head maid nodded.
“Let me tell the Duchess. The Duchess is responsible for the castle, so she’ll check thoroughly.”
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“Why isn’t Rie coming?”
At the ducal family’s dining table, Casselik asked while drinking water.
Serena, who had been glancing at him worriedly, sighed with concern.
“She said she wasn’t feeling well and wanted to rest. So I called for a physician.”
“Rie is sick? What did the physician say?”
“He said her body is tired from playing all the time. Mary studies all day, children are really different, aren’t they?”
Casselik didn’t respond, as if uninterested.
‘Still, this is the first meal we’re having together since Mary came to the Duke’s Castle…’
Serena, who had been using her fork, looked at Mary with a dejected expression.
“Mary. Starting a month from now, I’ll begin teaching you ability usage in earnest. Before then, get used to the atmosphere of the Duke’s Castle.”
When Casselik bothered to speak, it was only to say something absolutely necessary.
After the meal ended, Serena and Mary changed into different clothes in the dressing room.
They were putting on pretty dresses to console themselves from the disappointment at the dining table when the head maid appeared.
“Madam. There is something I need to report.”
“What’s the matter?”
“The maids say that every morning lately, the flower pots in the guest reception room are a mess. At first I thought it was nothing, but it’s been going on for a whole week.”
‘She’s reporting to me over mere flower pots? Can’t she handle something like that on her own?’
The dress came before the flower pots.
Emilia stared at herself in the mirror and responded.
“Oh, really? Any guards near the flower pots?”
“Well, posting guards for mere flower pots seems a bit much. However, the knights guarding the castle entrance say there were no visitors.”
“Then how about having the maids guard by the flower pots all night?”
“Pardon?”
The flustered head maid reflexively asked back, then quickly came to her senses and bowed her head.
“Yes. I understand.”
With the distraction gone, the dress finally began to show its true colors.
Looking in the mirror, Serena fell in love with herself once again.
“So beautiful. I should buy about twenty more in similar styles.”
That’s when it happened.
“Duchess?”
“Hm?”
“This isn’t the time to be admiring your dress. You need to get your work done quickly.”
At Mary’s blunt voice coming from behind her, Serena turned her head.
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