I Just Wanted Revenge, But Everyone Loves Me - Chapter 33

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Episode 33
“Oh, you’re being so incredibly kind and gentle, big sister……?”
“……My goodness. That wasn’t the answer I was expecting.”
She was going to drive me crazy with how adorable I was.
My sister, muttering softly, planted kiss after kiss on my cheeks.
“How can you be this cute? Wait, that’s not what I meant to—”
She rushed to correct herself.
“Karin. There’s Dragon Blood flowing through my veins.”
“Dragon Blood?”
“That’s right. So tell me—would someone with Dragon Blood be weaker or stronger than ordinary people?”
“Stronger……?”
“Exactly. So if your sister is incredibly stronger than everyone else, would you be heavy or light to carry?”
“Um, uh—”
At that question, my eyes rolled around uncertainly. When I finally hesitated, unable to answer, my sister simply lifted me high into the air with a flourish.
“Eek?!”
The surprise lasted only a moment.
My sister, holding my body with perfect stability, broke into a grin.
“I could do a thousand sit-ups while holding you like this and not feel a thing.”
“…….”
“And it wouldn’t bother me in the slightest, of course.”
“!”
She spoke as if she’d read my very thoughts, cradling me in her arms again.
“Or is it actually uncomfortable? Then I’ll put you down.”
“……No, that’s not it.”
Unable to bring myself to lie, I murmured timidly, and her hand resumed patting my back.
“Then when it gets hard for you—when that happens, just tell me to put you down. Understood?”
She emphasized once more that she felt no strain whatsoever, then began to walk. As she carried me on, I found my fingers fidgeting restlessly against her.
‘Is this… okay?’
Soft, billowing clouds gathered inside my chest.
* * *
“Bangcadium maintains six residences in total. One is in the Capital, another is here. The rest are scattered throughout the Provincial Territories of the empire.”
My sister explained this while showing me around the exterior of the manor.
‘Six, huh.’
It wasn’t nearly as many as I’d initially thought.
Given the wealth accumulated over generations, I’d assumed there would easily be ten or more.
The Brosia Empire was the largest nation on the continent in terms of land area.
The books said that even high-ranking nobles owned several vacation homes and estates, so naturally I’d expected Bangcadium to own far more than that.
My sister, sensing my confusion, smiled gently.
“You already know this, but Bangcadium is insular by nature. We don’t recruit new staff like other noble families do, and we rarely accept recommendations no matter how strongly endorsed. We can only manage six estates with our limited personnel.”
“…….”
“It wasn’t always like this, I think, but because Bangcadium is such a prominent house, spies have often tried to infiltrate as servants or maids. That’s why we had no choice but to become cautious.”
She added this explanation while gazing up at the imposing manor towering above us.
“The staff working here doesn’t even number twenty. Since we can handle the cleaning with magic anyway, we don’t really need more people.”
“Is it the same at the Capital residence?”
“Similar, though there are probably even fewer there.”
“Because there are more people in the city?”
“Exactly.”
My sister kissed my cheek once more, then stepped into the manor.
“Honestly, we don’t feel inconvenienced even with so few people. We handle everything through magic anyway. Neither my brother nor I are the type to require attendants. Bangcadium is simply… independent that way.”
‘That’s true.’
I understood her point easily.
‘Bangcadium is different from other nobles.’
With military power formidable enough to make anyone tremble, they needed no guards. And threats to the manor could be stopped with Magical Barriers.
Self-sufficient to that degree, there was no need to rely on others’ hands.
This was also why the Emperor disliked Bangcadium—he wanted them beneath his heel, but they managed everything themselves, leaving him no leverage.
The other nobles both admired this characteristic of Bangcadium’s and feared it.
‘It’s so cool……’
An existence bound to no one.
It looked so incredibly impressive to me.
‘Could I become like that too?’
I wanted the strength to protect my own life fully, not to be pushed around at the whim of others. Only then could I truly be free.
‘I have to try harder.’
Even if I couldn’t reach Bangcadium’s level, I needed to become strong enough to protect myself alone.
I absolutely had to cultivate my own power.
“So, we’ve seen the central hall and the grounds now. Where would you like to go next? Is there somewhere you want to see?”
This manor had no garden.
Being on the Mountain Slope and serving only as temporary lodgings, there was no need to create one.
So there really weren’t many places left to visit.
Inside, we had no reason to go anywhere beyond the parlor and the dining room.
Which meant only one place remained.
“Um, well… could we go there too?”
“Hmm? Go where?”
“The library.”
At my words, my sister’s eyes widened like lanterns. She clearly hadn’t expected me to choose the library as the place I wanted to visit.
After a moment, she nodded her head.
“Of course we can.”
But curious as ever, she couldn’t resist asking as she carried me forward.
“But why there?”
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‘I need to study.’
The reason I wanted to see the library was simple.
Knowledge itself is power.
The ability to think as I do now, the decision to ally with Bangcadium—all of it came from newspapers and books I’d read before.
‘I’m still weak.’
If I were Bangcadium, I’d have destroyed everything with sheer force, but unfortunately I was far too fragile.
My only real distinction was that gems appeared when I cried.
To seek revenge systematically, to even keep myself alive properly, I needed the power of knowledge absolutely.
‘The one thing I’m grateful to the Count for,’
is that he thought knowledge worthless and discarded it in the Attic. Thanks to that, I could study through those abandoned books and newspapers.
So I decided to ask about the library while I was here……
“Wow!”
From the books packed tightly and completely on every shelf to the rich, earthy scent of paper itself—
the moment I saw the library, as if it contained every book in the world, admiration burst from me unbidden.
My sister chuckled softly and set me down on the floor.
“I never knew our little one was so interested in books.”
“I really love books!”
Because they’re absolutely essential for survival!
As my eyes sparkled, my sister looked around the library with obvious pride.
“That’s admirable. But this place has more difficult books than fairy tales.”
“That’s okay. I’m good at reading difficult ones too.”
“My goodness.”
My sister patted my head in amazement. I laughed and gazed at the packed bookshelves.
“Why are there so many books? Do you and the Duke like books?”
“!”
The hand patting my head froze suddenly.

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