The Baby Who Regressed Refuses Childcare - Chapter 14

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“Welcome to the Main Manor, young miss.”

I bowed deeply toward the old man who was showing me courtesy.

“Have you been well, Butler grandfather?”

Roger, the butler of the Abner Family, was a handsome old gentleman with a small frame and neat appearance.

He smiled.

“I have been well. How about you, young miss? Have you been adjusting well to life in the East Wing?”

“Yes.”

I looked back at Miel and Soya behind me.

“I’ve been doing well thanks to sister Miel and sister Soya.”

And even further back, I pointed to the kitchen staff gathered together near the garden.

“The food is so, so delicious too.”

“Ho ho ho.”

Roger burst into laughter.

I also giggled, laughing along with him.

A few days ago, after resolving to at least reach Hiana’s level.

I had been steadily carrying out the plan I had established.

I had made my mark with most of the servants working in the manor, and had grown close to the people working in the kitchen.

It was an achievement I had accomplished by persistently asking Miel and Soya for walks whenever I had the chance.

I called it the ‘Making Allies at Abner Manor’ operation.

There was only one reason I had devised such an operation.

Life never flows the way you want it to.

In other words, there’s nothing you can predict.

My previous life was especially like that.

When I was born, lo and behold, I had no parents.

One day while living at the orphanage, I suddenly became a daughter of the Longton family.

As soon as the family’s real daughter returned, I was left alone.

Even the ending was an unexpected poisoning death.

‘But this is my second round.’

No matter how smart you are, if you’re bad at relationships, it’s completely useless – I had already learned that lesson.

So my goal in this life was to achieve the dream I couldn’t fulfill in my previous life.

‘This time, let me try being the head of the Academy of Pharmacy or the Mage Tower.’

Even if I couldn’t go that far, I at least didn’t want to have what I had built stolen by others.

To do that, I first needed to establish my position in the academic world under my own name.

Once I gained some reputation, I would be able to wield influence like other scholars…

‘When I’m a bit older, I’ll be able to do all the research I want, right?’

For example, things like the reason for my regression.

‘I definitely saw a paper titled “Regression is Also Magic.”‘

I was curious whether my regression might be connected to magic.

‘First, I’ll study a bit with the Abner Family, then try establishing an academic society under the Abner name.’

If they took me in, I would become an asset to Abner.

That was my promise.

If nothing else, I wanted to keep that promise without fail.

‘Sharon Abner was the only person who recognized me in my previous life.’

Also, the seal she gave me ultimately saved me in this life.

‘Let me do as much as I did to revive the Longton family’s fortunes in my previous life.’

Since the Abner Family was ignorant about magic studies, if I put in just a little effort, the development potential in the magic industry was limitless.

Then when I reached an age where I could be independent, I planned to leave the ducal house without hesitation.

After that, I would live well and eat well.

While doing whatever I wanted to my heart’s content.

“It seems I’ve kept you standing too long, young miss. Shall we go inside?”

Then Roger pointed toward the entrance of the Main Manor with one hand.

I ran over with quick steps and firmly grasped Roger’s hand.

“Yes! Grandfather!”

Roger’s eyes widened as he looked down at me.

“Yes, of course.”

But soon he nodded affectionately with a smile, as if nothing had happened.

His warm, wrinkled hand wrapped around mine tightly.

“Wo, woooow…”

Holding Roger’s hand tightly as I entered the Main Manor, my jaw dropped.

The Main Manor of Abner Manor was an incredibly amazing place, probably because it was where the family head Sharon Abner resided.

It wasn’t simply that the walls or floors were luxurious.

“Some, something amazing…”

“Haha, do you like it? I haven’t even shown you the room where you’ll be staying yet.”

Was it about three times the size of the East Wing?

In the Main Manor’s interior hall, enormous beast hides were laid out.

I wondered how they had hunted such things.

Also, on the walls were mounted decorations of wolves, bears, and giant antlered deer.

Roger matched my eye level.

“The Duke enjoys hunting. Even when busy with work, she always goes to the polar regions once a year without fail.”

“Wh, what is that?”

I asked, looking at the mounted specimen hanging on the wall of the staircase leading to the second floor in the center of the corridor.

“It’s a wolf from the northern Chantler mountain range. It’s much larger than ordinary wolves and quite aggressive too.”

“Eek. A wolf…”

“You seem frightened.”

I quickly shook my head.

“I’m not scared at all!”

Even so, I quietly averted my eyes from the wolf specimen.

Roger laughed and this time pointed to another direction.

It was a huge corridor extending to the right from the Main Manor hall.

“This way leads to the reception room used when important guests visit, and the Duke’s office.”

I nodded while looking at the sunlight streaming in through the windows.

‘Then the Crown Prince must have escaped from here last time.’

As I learned later, it seemed the Crown Prince had visited Abner Manor that day together with Empress Karin.

Because the weapons business that Sharon Abner managed was targeted at the Imperial Palace.

‘It seemed like he came out after getting scolded by the Empress.’

Thinking of the Crown Prince’s face turning pale white at a single gesture from the butler made me frown involuntarily.

‘I wonder if he’s doing well with what I told him to do?’

I felt sorry for him being bullied at such a young age, so I had given him advice on how to handle it as naturally as possible.

But I didn’t know if things had really gotten better.

‘…Whatever. I told him what to do, so he’ll figure out the rest himself.’

Don’t get too involved in other people’s affairs.

I’m too busy trying to make a living myself.

That was my newly established motto for this life.

“On the opposite side are the banquet hall and a small dining room used by family members. How about it, shall we take a look?”

Roger pointed to the corridor on the opposite side.

I quickly smiled and nodded.

“Yes! I’d like to see…”

“Hey, Roger.”

That’s when it happened.

A sharp voice came from behind.

Roger and I turned our heads, our eyes widening.

The door to the Main Manor, which had been closed just moments ago, was now wide open.

Behind it were Miel and Soya looking restless, other servants, and….

“Can’t you hear me calling? What are you doing not coming out quickly?”

A man who looked exactly like Sharon Abner, his expression hardened menacingly, stood leaning against the doorframe.

“…Young Master Jayden.”

Roger let go of my hand and hurried toward the door.

I looked down at my now empty hand once, then looked back toward Roger.

‘That person is Jayden?’

Jayden Abner.

Sharon Abner’s son, and the sole heir who would inherit this family when she died.

‘The problem is, he probably hasn’t received the title of Young Duke yet.’

While I was thinking, Roger spoke to Jayden in a troubled voice.

“I apologize, Young Master. My hearing is poor, so I didn’t hear you calling….”

Smack-!!

The next moment, with a dull sound, Roger’s head turned sharply to the left.

The glasses that had been on his nose also flew far away.

I froze in place, unable to believe what had just happened.

Blood slowly formed on Roger’s lips.

“Can you hear better now?”

A fishy voice rang out from across him.

I looked at Jayden standing crookedly with a shocked expression.

He was shaking his hand in the air as if it were dirty after slapping Roger’s cheek.

“If your hearing is poor, you should go find a healer. Or dig up a dark mage’s grave and get it fixed.”

“…I apologize, Young Master.”

Jayden tapped Roger’s right shoulder with his index finger.

“Do I. Have to teach you even such basic things in my own house?”

“That wasn’t my intention. I’m sorry….”

“Shut up. Just go check who’s outside.”

Roger’s gaze turned toward the door.

Jayden squinted one eye as if annoyed.

“I was trying to be a good son for once, even volunteering to guide guests after so long. But you’re not running over quickly and making me angry.”

Then he turned around and walked out the door.

Soon someone entered through that door.

“Count… Countess Camilla.”

“Really, Roger. How long are you planning to keep people standing outside, hmm?”

Hair richly styled upward, adorned with countless decorations on top.

The dress fabric covering her upper body looked expensive and fine at first glance.

And beside her skirt,

“…Really, Mother, Ruby is fine. There’s absolutely no need for you to be impatient because of me.”

A young girl stood with a lively expression.

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