I Don’t Need a Dad Like This! - Chapter 89
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<Chapter 89>
“My mother works at an embroidery shop. We have tons and tons of these at home.”
“Ah…”
She wasn’t running an embroidery shop, but working there as an employee.
If she had heard this normally, she would have snorted at someone claiming to be a lower noble, but somehow she didn’t want to do that to Rie.
Instead, she found herself naturally curious.
‘What does Rie like to do for fun? I saw her drinking milk earlier, so she probably doesn’t like tea…’
Apart from her mother’s request to become friends with Rie, she genuinely wanted to get to know Rie.
“Rie. By the way, why didn’t you go back? Tea time is already over.”
“I had something I wanted to give only to Olivia.”
“What is it?”
Rie once again pulled something out of her pocket.
Dangling from her small hand was a seal keyring engraved with a bird.
Surprised, Olivia jumped up.
“You’re giving this to me?! B-but seal keyrings are… only exchanged between close friends. I’m not qualified.”
“No. Olivia is qualified. You had a hard time because of Mint and Chocolat, right? But even so, you didn’t scold Mint harshly for breaking the teacup, and you didn’t chase away Chocolat for stealing attention. Olivia is a kind friend.”
“How did you know that…”
“Rie knows. I saw a lot in <Geu.Gul.Do>.”
Rie’s eyes narrowed seriously.
She didn’t know what <Geu.Gul.Do> was, but it was definitely an amazing book.
‘I should read it too. Next week’s book discussion topic should be <Geu.Gul.Do>.’
“Th-thank you.”
Olivia’s lips curved up into a broad smile as she received the keyring.
‘Oh right, this isn’t the time for this. How rude of me!’
“I’ll specially give you my keyring too. No, I mean. I’ll give you my keyring.”
“Thank you!”
Rie smiled brightly as she received the keyring.
“Now Rie and Olivia are friends.”
“…Friends.”
‘Listen carefully, Olivia. Not everyone in high society is purely good. When you meet people, you need to act like you’re in the superior position so you don’t get taken advantage of.’
Her mother had definitely told her to act with dignity.
But Rie is a good child. So it should be okay, right?
“Yes. Let’s be friends.”
Olivia, who had been shyly watching, took Rie’s hand.
And so the two became friends.
A little later.
“Mother, look at this! Rie fixed the broken teacup and made it new. With her time ability!”
As soon as Countess Rioletta returned, Olivia eagerly bragged.
“You saw her use her time ability directly? How amazing!”
“Yes. Rie was really cool. And Rie gave me a handkerchief too!”
Like this, Olivia and the other 11 children who participated in tea time all chattered to their respective parents about Rie using her ability.
And naturally, this news spread across the nation faster than anything else.
“They say Miss Rie is already proficient at using her time ability.”
“Well, my child saw a broken teacup just reassemble itself right before their eyes.”
“I was worried about the dark mages causing trouble, but with Rie and Duke Casselik here, I can worry less.”
Eventually, that news reached the Imperial Palace.
“The child is doing well on her own. Thanks to this, public opinion regarding dark magic should quiet down.”
While public opinion was calming down due to Rie’s unexpected performance, the Imperial Palace knights and the Theodore Ducal House’s shadows would be diligently tracking the dark mages.
As the Emperor looked at the newspaper with satisfaction, Jair smiled thinking of the child.
“That’s right. Rie is doing well on her own.”
However, there were people who couldn’t smile at that news.
“Did Rie adapt well to tea time? I heard she used her time ability – were there any bullies?”
Casselik, who had been waiting for news about Rie all day, asked.
Before him stood Chocolat and Mint, who had been assigned to secretly assist Rie.
Count Grey and Count Blooming, each child’s father, had come to visit.
Casselik had perfectly planned everything according to Bellik’s advice.
If Chocolat and Mint naturally became friends with Rie, he was thinking of using this as an excuse to have a ‘father and daughter gathering.’
However.
“…As Your Grace’s faithful retainer, I must honestly say that while Miss Rie adapted well to tea time, her relationship with our children was not good.”
An unexpected answer came.
“What do you mean?”
“After tea time ended, Chocolat and Mint offered their seal keyrings, but Miss Rie refused them…”
“Moreover, Miss Rie apparently shouted at our children, calling them villains.”
“V-villains?”
So absurd that he had to ask again, Count Grey lamented.
“But our children performed their mission perfectly! When some bratty child put a hole in Miss Rie’s teacup, they switched it out. They also secretly caught her chair when it was about to fall over!”
“Then why couldn’t they become friends?”
“Th-that’s…”
The retainers hung their heads low and clasped their hands together.
‘She really isn’t an easy child.’
He had secretly hoped he might be able to meet with Rie regularly. Casselik was overwhelmed with disappointment.
“…Anyway, good work. You may go.”
“Y-yes!”
Left alone, he gripped his desk in frustration.
“Does this mean I’ll never be able to meet those two forever?”
He sent letters but got no replies, and when he secretly sent people, they were all chased away.
Now the only method left was to visit their residence directly, but Emilia detested that.
All he could do was wait pitifully like an abandoned puppy.
A few days later, he was still staring out the window with a troubled expression.
“Your Grace. Emilia and Miss Rie have made restaurant plans with Marquis Philip!”
“…What?”
An unbelievable report burst from Bellik’s mouth.
‘The three of them meeting at a restaurant? That’s exactly like… a date.’
He could wait for the mother and daughter until he died, but having another man interfere in the meantime was a different matter.
“Let’s go to the restaurant immediately.”
Finally, Casselik, whose patience had run out, shot up from his seat.
* * *
Rie had been steadily exchanging letters with Olivia since then.
[Rie, our mother met your mother and they got along so well that she invited her to tea time. She said you being so thoughtful must come from your mother!]
“Mother, she says this!”
Excited, Rie showed her the letter.
Emilia was bewildered.
“I just reacted to be polite because I felt overwhelmed… I guess she took it well. Mrs. Rioletta is an interesting person.”
“Then Mother made a friend, right? A friend?!”
“There is a class difference… but I’d be grateful if she would. Don’t you think so?”
“Your time is~ a rose-colored life~”
“Where did you learn that song?”
“<Geu.Gul.Do>!”
Delighted, Rie continued reading the letter.
[By the way, I want to introduce you to my 21 subordinates, I mean friends. I’m thinking of holding a banquet to commemorate this – could you come?]
“Friends one, two… three… huh?”
When the number exceeded ten fingers, Rie’s brain malfunctioned.
“Rie, what are you looking at?”
“Mother. Olivia is really, really popular. She has more than ten friends!”
“That’s amazing. By the way, are you ready to go out?”
“Yes!”
Rie dressed up in a pretty dress for going out today as well.
It was because she had arranged to have lunch with Philip.
After finishing reading the letter, Rie held hands with Emilia and headed to the restaurant Philip had mentioned.
“Are you accompanying the reservation holder, Marquis Philip? I’ll guide you.”
‘…How cool.’
When they arrived at the restaurant, a formally dressed staff member bowed his head and guided them somewhere.
The interior was also sparkling. The people were also sparkling.
To Rie’s eyes, it looked like the scenery she used to see at the Duke’s Castle before her regression.
“Rie. Emilia. Over here.”
It was then that Philip’s voice was heard.
“Marquis!”
At the sight of the welcome face she hadn’t seen in a long time, Rie ran over with pattering steps and hugged him.
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