I’m The Real Daughter, But I Don’t Want To Go Back To The Duke’s Estate - Chapter 81

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The marquis raised his voice without realizing it.

“Th, that’s… it’s just a conflict between children…!”

“‘Just’ a conflict between children?”

The Duke hardened his twitching eyebrows.

“It seems the Marquis finds the Lusert Ducal Family quite easy to deal with.”

“No, that’s absolutely not what I meant!”

“Trying to cover up all wrongdoing as if it never happened just by having someone bow their head to Cecilia… aren’t you trying to settle this too cheaply?”

The Marquis of Cornelius now shut his mouth tight like a clam.

The Duke continued with a sharp voice.

“Of course, I too want to prevent conflicts between families as much as possible. However, if there’s any more arguing here or pressure put on the child, I’ll have no choice but to act as a father.”

“Wh, what do you mean by that…?”

“Are you curious about how far the Lusert Ducal Family can move?”

Wow, amazing.

Milena was slightly impressed inwardly.

Since the Duke of Lusert always treated his family members gently, she had no idea.

When he spoke with such a serious expression, his intimidating presence was no joke…

The Duke declared firmly.

“Don’t forget. The ‘official apology’ I just demanded is the most gentle method the Lusert Ducal Family can handle this with.”

In the end, the Duke of Lusert obtained an ‘official apology’ from the House of Cornelius.

After the marquis’s family left.

“…Father.”

Cecilia hesitantly called her father.

The Duke glanced back at Cecilia.

“What is it, Cecilia?”

Unlike when dealing with the marquis’s family earlier, his voice was quite gentle.

Cecilia carefully opened her mouth.

“I was wondering if you might have pushed too hard because of me.”

“Pushed too hard?”

“Yes. An ‘official apology’ between families… if there’s a conflict with the marquis’s house because of me…”

“Cecilia.”

At that affectionate call, Cecilia stiffened with a start.

The Duke continued gently.

“You are a member of our family.”

“…”

“And the head of a family must naturally protect the family members.”

Having made his point, the Duke gently patted the restless Cecilia’s shoulder.

“I simply did what I had to do. You don’t need to blame yourself.”

“But…”

“Cecilia. I’d like to see more of your smiling face rather than your gloomy one.”

At those words, her blue-green eyes shook violently.

The Duke watched her and smiled faintly.

“Can you do that for me?”

“…”

After hesitating for a moment, Cecilia nodded slightly.

Then she smiled shyly.

The other family members watched the harmonious father and daughter with pleased expressions.

Well, anyway.

I thought receiving apologies from people would end with this incident…

* * *

Milena was currently sitting in the drawing room feeling very awkward.

Because the person sitting across from her was.

“So, are you feeling alright?”

The Mage Tower Master!

How should I put it, people from the Mage Tower always stay only in the tower, so there’s rarely a chance to see their faces.

Strangely, lately it felt like I was seeing their faces frequently.

“Of course, I’m fine.”

The Duke of Lusert showed a gentle eye smile.

From what I heard, he came to visit the Duke and had something else to discuss.

“The reason I requested Princess Milena to join us was because we bear some responsibility for the accident that occurred.”

“The Mage Tower does?”

“Yes. Actually… our Mage Tower made a mistake this time.”

According to the Mage Tower Master’s explanation, it went like this.

When she fell into the river this time.

The reason Milena’s magic power didn’t work was because of the magic circle the Mage Tower installed on the pleasure boat.

It was a magic circle that allowed the pleasure boat to move automatically, and that magic circle clashed with Milena’s magic power, making it impossible to use magic.

“There was an error in constructing the magic circle. I came to explain this in advance in case Princess Milena was confused.”

The Mage Tower Master continued with a troubled expression.

“If that mistake hadn’t been there from the beginning, the Princess might have been able to use her magic power to rescue herself more easily. I’m truly sorry.”

“No, it’s fine.”

Milena smiled brightly.

When someone as important as the Mage Tower Master personally bowed his head to apologize, she couldn’t very well not accept it.

“Rather, the Second Prince, who is a member of the Mage Tower, provided appropriate help, didn’t he? So we should be grateful.”

“…”

At that moment.

The Mage Tower Master’s expression hardened slightly.

As if the very mention of ‘the Second Prince helping’ was uncomfortable.

‘Hm?’

Milena blinked blankly.

‘His reaction is a bit strange?’

But that uncomfortable look disappeared instantly, and the Mage Tower Master wore a kind smile all over his face.

“Thank you for saying that. Still, we’ll be more careful in the future.”

…What was that?

Milena felt a strange awkwardness but obediently nodded.

After that.

The Mage Tower Master finished the conversation and stood up.

Just as they were exchanging final greetings.

“By the way.”

The Mage Tower Master turned to look at Milena as if something had occurred to him.

Then he asked in a subtle tone.

“Did your magic power not move at all? Not even a little?”

…What, why is he asking something like that?

Milena answered reluctantly.

“Yes, it didn’t budge at all.”

At that answer, the Mage Tower Master’s smile deepened.

It was an extremely satisfied smile.

As if he was greatly pleased that she couldn’t use magic.

* * *

On the way back to the Mage Tower.

Sitting alone in the carriage, the Mage Tower Master, Dustin, let out a sneer and muttered to himself.

“No matter how much they call her a blessed child or whatever, her magical talent only goes so far.”

No matter what they called her, a ‘blessed child’ or whatever, her talent didn’t seem particularly outstanding.

If she couldn’t break through the mana control magic circle, it seemed there was no need to be particularly wary of her.

‘To think of all the trouble I went through in the past because of a mere girl like that…’

Dustin, who had been lost in thought for a moment, soon shook off his thoughts.

Rather, there was someone else who was bothering him now.

‘Rudrick.’

Hadn’t he made a spectacular impression on everyone by rescuing the Lusert Family with magic this time?

It was particularly irritating that he had instantly shattered the mana control magic circle that had been so carefully installed.

The only mage of this era, comparable to the great mages of the past.

He had tried to block Rudrick countless times until now.

But no matter what methods he used, didn’t Rudrick always break through them quite easily?

‘If it weren’t for that bastard, I wouldn’t have needed to make such pathetic appeals to the Lusert family this time.’

If it were up to his feelings alone, he didn’t want to honestly confess this incident to the Rusert Ducal Family.

But Rudrick was too much of a concern to play dumb.

‘That guy must have noticed for sure.’

If he didn’t make this preemptive move, Rudrick might cause unnecessary trouble.

That’s why he had deliberately put up a smokescreen to the Duke’s household, saying it was a ‘mistake’…

‘I made a pathetic appeal for nothing.’

Dustin’s eyes narrowed with displeasure.

‘Really… annoying.’

His stomach was boiling with anger.

Dustin furrowed his brow irritably.

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