I’m The Brave Puppy That Will Save The Villainess - Chapter 41
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Episode 41
…The darkness quietly flowed back out to the outside just as it was.
“As expected, it doesn’t work. I can’t infuse life force into this stone right now.”
“Huh…Why not?”
“Life force is a more fundamental power than mana. So I, who can’t even properly control mana, don’t have the strength to draw out life force.”
Sister’s calm voice made me feel depressed.
“These days…It’s strangely stable though. But still, it doesn’t work.”
Sister is so calm about it.
But why do I feel so upset?
Is it because I’ve seen our sister magnificently unleashing darkness every single day?
“About the rampage, I really hope it stops…”
Not for the day when Sister will recognize me.
‘Just because Sister’s face looks so sad.’
How wonderful would it be if the day came when Sister could use Dark Magic perfectly?
Not knowing my feelings, Sister put the stone in her inner pouch and said.
“Alright, when the rampage stops, I’ll try it, for sure.”
I don’t know how to stop Sister’s rampage yet.
But someday, definitely.
I hope the moment comes when Sister can freely use mana.
“But you, did you only ask for this one thing? You should have gotten something better.”
“Me? I didn’t just get this one thing though?”
“Huh? Then?”
I laughed with a “heh” and pulled out parchment from my pouch.
“This! I got all of this!”
Sister casually took the parchment but then opened her eyes wide.
“…What is this. Ownership of three spirit beasts?”
Spirit beasts blessed by the gods were so rare that their numbers were considered a matter of family pride.
‘Moreover, because they keep dying for unknown reasons repeatedly, their rarity has increased even more.’
Therefore, ducal families made efforts to own spirit beasts, and most possessed about two spirit beasts.
Except for the Ardos Family.
Among them, the Rivera Family was famous for having the most spirit beasts with ten in their possession.
So.
Getting three spirit beasts was truly an incredible thing.
Even considering that sending three spirit beasts was done with the tiger spirit beast that Grand Prince Rivera would take in mind.
“Yes! There’s more!”
“Why is the writing so tiny like sesame seeds…No, the Northern Villa, the hill, what’s this? What are all these Magic Tools?”
“Hehe. Please praise me!”
I tightly grasped Sister’s hand as if asking to be petted.
Sister’s expression became quite serious.
“Did you pull out that house’s pillar?”
No way. I’m not that strong…?!
* * *
The next morning.
A modest banquet was held with Grand Duke Rivera and all the direct blood relatives of the Ardos Family gathered together.
“…And so we shall conclude the punishment of those who threatened Grand Duke Caligo’s life.”
After Grand Duke Rivera finished explaining that Theresia would be confined to a convent for 10 years.
Duke Ardos wore a bitter expression as he muttered.
“…Being in the convent should help her come to her senses.”
As soon as he heard those words, Duke Berlan cleared his throat and smirked.
As an exception, Duke Berlan, Duke Ardos’s longtime friend, was also present at this gathering.
“Hmm, but what to do?”
“Why are you acting like that again?”
“Well, didn’t Grand Duke Caligo and the Tiger spirit beast form an imprint?”
“That’s true, but.”
Duke Berlan spoke with a mocking smile.
“What will you do? Thanks to your child’s achievements, it looks like you’ll lose the one spirit beast you managed to keep?”
“…”
“As I mentioned before, our family has two spirit beasts.”
Duke Ardos’s face turned bright red as he snorted.
The teasing seemed quite irritating to him.
In fact, from Duke Berlan’s perspective, there couldn’t have been a better opportunity than this.
He stroked his chin with an extremely amused expression.
Only Grand Duke Rivera and Chloe, who had predicted this entire situation, wore interested expressions.
Just then, Coco set down her cutlery with a clink and said.
“Huh, that’s not right!”
“Hm? What are you talking about?”
Coco handed a crumpled parchment to Duke Ardos.
“Our family now has three spirit beasts!”
“What?”
Duke Berlan burst into mocking laughter as he patted Coco’s head.
Soon after, Coco’s hair became completely disheveled.
“Tch.”
When Coco pouted her lips, Duke Berlan smiled good-naturedly.
“Three? You can’t tease uncle like that.”
“I’m not teasing…”
Duke Ardos, who had been silent for a while while holding the parchment, slowly muttered.
“Really now.”
“Huh?”
“It says here that a total of three spirit beasts – a rabbit spirit beast, a leopard spirit beast, and a penguin spirit beast – will be transferred from the Rivera Grand Ducal House to Coco Ardos.”
Duke Berlan bolted upright and snatched the parchment away.
“Huh?”
“It’s real.”
“It, it’s real? Look, there’s an official seal stamped here. It says the spirit beasts are to be assigned to Coco Ardos.”
“Huh…”
Duke Ardos took the parchment back from Duke Berlan’s trembling hands and wiped his forehead.
“He truly resembles my past self.”
But Coco’s achievements probably wouldn’t end with just spirit beasts.
Chloe and Grand Duke Rivera, who knew all the facts, quietly waited for Coco’s next words.
Then, Coco, who had poked a potato with his fork, opened his mouth.
“Um, Grandfather!”
“…”
“Yes, that guy is your grandfather, Coco.”
When Duke Ardos grinned wickedly, Duke Berlan made an annoyed expression.
“You, if you keep teasing me like this, I won’t help you.”
“Haha, it’s because there are three whole spirit beasts.”
Seeing Duke Ardos in high spirits for the first time in a while, Duke Berlan grinned wickedly.
“Huh, if you keep this up, the castle wall repairs won’t be easy, will they?”
Duke Ardos, who was naturally belligerent, often went on expeditions to various places.
Going on expeditions here and there to sweep up treasures, jewels that magical beasts would like, and rare plants was his annual routine.
Because of this, every year there were cases where invisible magical beasts followed him all the way to the mansion and destroyed the castle walls.
While they could just rebuild the castle walls, he knew that Duke Berlan, who possessed the ‘Construction’ special ability, was the one who could build the fortifications more sturdily than anyone else.
The problem was that he annoyingly only did repair work bit by bit.
Duke Ardos, who unconditionally acknowledged capable people, frowned with an irritated expression.
“That damn bastard is starting again. Is he threatening me?”
Chloe stared intently at Duke Berlan, who was acting annoyingly without knowing what lay ahead.
Then, Coco stretched out his round little hands like front paws and shouted.
“But you know, now Grandfather doesn’t have to repair the castle walls anymore!”
“What?”
“I brought back wall repair magical tools.”
“Huh…”
Looking at Duke Berlan’s flustered expression, Coco laughed cheerfully.
He had an expression that showed he didn’t know what he had accomplished.
Thanks to the little kid’s achievements, Berlan had lost all justification for throwing his weight around.
“Well, this is…”
“Oh, how about that. Looking at the parchment, it’s really true. Now there’s a high chance you won’t be needed anymore, isn’t there?”
Duke Ardos teased him for quite a while.
“Ah! And spit out all the money you took as repair costs too. I’ll be using this magic tool.”
Duke Berlan’s face contorted with displeasure.
Thus, this dispute ended in Duke Berlan’s complete defeat.
Duke Ardos’s face softened as he gently petted Coco.
“He seems more ambitious than I was at age 5.”
Ruth, who had been looking around with his mouth agape, muttered.
“That’s… Father’s highest praise…”
“…”
It was praise that even Chloe, who had once been officially announced as his successor, had never received.
Then, Grand Duke Rivera made a bombshell declaration.
“Besides that, I gave him more.”
Duke Ardos hurriedly looked down at the parchment.
“…I’m grateful, but isn’t this far too much?”
Grand Duke Rivera spoke with a bored expression.
“Coco asked for everything, so I gave him everything, Duke.”
Everyone looked back and forth between Coco and Grand Duke Rivera with shocked expressions.
Coco seemed oblivious to how much impact his actions had caused.
He was muttering, ‘Hmph, what I just ate wasn’t a sweet potato but a regular potato.’
The aide standing behind the Grand Duke grabbed the back of his neck with an exasperated expression.
“G-Grand Duke Rivera!”
“What, is there a problem?”
“No, Your Grace! Isn’t this breaking the balance?”
Just as he was about to grumble about it being too much of a loss, too disadvantageous a situation.
“I have something I want to get too.”
“Something you want?”
“I want to become friends with Coco.”
Duke Ardos, Duke Berlan, Ruth, and even Caligo all frowned as they looked at the Grand Duke.
But Chloe was more concerned about the boy beside her who was narrowing his sharp eyes.
The way he bit his lips tightly while looking at her elder brother.
The way both brothers’ gazes were simultaneously directed toward Coco.
‘…This feels strange.’
Why do those brothers bother me so much?
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