The Eldest Daughter Walks Down The Flower Path - Chapter 106

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The Eldest Daughter Walks the Path of Flowers Episode 106

The ‘trial’ he spoke of referred to the ‘Trial of White Heat,’ a procedure to verify the abilities of Master candidates.

Many mage knights challenge for the Master’s seal each year, but those who pass the trial appear only once every few years.

“I’ve roughly prepared the necessary items.”

It was only ‘roughly’ in words—everything was perfect.

From ceremonial robes needed for the ritual to a greatsword made of mana-enhanced steel, even new armor—everything was prepared.

Robert, who had been examining the items with a surprised expression, stopped his gaze on the sword.

He drew the new sword and slowly ran his palm along the blade.

Radis spoke in an admiring tone.

“It’s an incredibly fine sword.”

“…Yes.”

Eve spoke in a quiet voice.

“Look it over and tell me if you need anything else.”

Robert looked at Eve with strange eyes.

This raven-like marquis, who was a year older than him, seemed unexpectedly good at taking care of others.

Though her true intentions were unknowable.

However, it would be ridiculous to harbor ill feelings toward him after receiving so much.

Robert bowed his head respectfully toward Eve Russel and said.

“Your Grace, I will not forget this kindness.”

“Enough. Just check everything.”

As Robert approached the boxes to examine the items.

The drawing room door opened and servants began carrying in more boxes.

Radis said in surprise.

“There’s more? Is the trial procedure that long?”

Eve Russel, who had been sitting with obvious annoyance until then, suddenly stood up.

“No, these are yours, Radis.”

“What?”

“While ordering Sir Robert’s items, I bought some things for you too.”

Eve spoke in a slightly hoarse voice.

“In the future… it seems you’ll be coming to the capital often. I thought you’d need dresses, clothes, and other things…”

Radis looked with bewildered eyes at the boxes piling up like mountains before her.

“This doesn’t seem like something you just bought while ordering other things?”

Luxury items that Radis couldn’t use up in a lifetime poured out from the boxes.

Summer lace gloves, thin leather gloves for spring and fall, winter leather gloves lined with fur, several pairs of woolen riding gloves.

Thin silk shirts, thick woolen shirts, fitted pants and loose pants, smooth leather pants.

Velvet vests in various colors, luxurious coats and cloaks…

Somewhere on all these items was the marquis house’s seal engraved.

Even the buttons of the delicate lace gloves had shield-shaped seals embedded in them.

Eve looked blankly at the thirty or so dress boxes streaming into the drawing room and said.

“I shop when I’m sad…”

Radis, who had been looking up at the boxes with tired eyes, examined Eve.

Eve had been really strange lately.

It was Radis whose heart was unsettled because of Olivier’s confession, but Eve seemed to have some problem too.

When quiet, she would be found crumpled up in a corner, and even when she seemed to be in a good mood, she would suddenly clamp her mouth shut like someone sulking.

When Radis felt eyes on her and looked around, more than once she found that large figure secretly watching her while pretending to hide but not really hiding.

Radis carefully spoke to him.

“Your Grace, why were you sad? Is something wrong?”

At her question, Eve stared at her intently.

Was it her imagination that she felt a somewhat reproachful gaze through those curly black bangs?

Eve, who had been glaring at her, suddenly turned his head away and muttered.

“…Don’t worry about it.”

Radis realized.

‘Something really is wrong…!’

Radis approached him and spoke in a soothing voice.

“Your Grace, when you say that, how can I not worry?”

Robert, who had been calmly watching Eve Russel using mysterious rhetoric and Radis being drawn into it, called out to Radis.

“Radis.”

“Yes?”

“Before the ceremony, they verify mana purity at the Grand Shrine. Did you know?”

Radis turned to look at Robert.

“Ah, they said there was such a procedure?”

Radis, who had been lost in thought with her hand covering her mouth, ran to Robert.

She leaned close to Robert’s ear and whispered softly.

“About returning from the past—even the temple couldn’t discover something like that, right?”

Robert nodded.

“I was concerned about that too, so I asked Earl Ardon in detail. Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be such a detailed verification. In the past, there were occasionally those who used magical tools, drugs, or forbidden techniques to increase their mana before the trial. The verification is a procedure to filter out such people.”

“I see.”

Radis fell into thought, recalling that a considerable portion of her mana came from demon stones.

‘I don’t particularly feel any foreign sensation in the mana I have now, but it might become troublesome if the temple discovers it.’

Radis, with a just-in-case feeling, cupped her hands and pressed close to Robert’s ear, asking in a very small voice.

“You know, do you think it’s possible to absorb mana from demon stones?”

Robert, who had been thinking for a moment, whispered close to Radis’s ear.

“You… you’ve been reading books so diligently, you’re not thinking strange thoughts, are you?”

Radis sighed and slapped Robert’s solid shoulder.

“No!”

It seemed Robert knew nothing about that either.

‘Well, of course. There was no mention of such things in the books either…’

Robert rubbed the spot where Radis had hit him and said.

“Don’t think useless thoughts. You’re already strong enough.”

“I never had useless thoughts.”

Grumbling, Radis suddenly realized that Eve was staring intently at her and Robert.

Eve spoke in an ominous tone.

“You two seem very close.”

Robert, examining the pure white ceremonial robe he would wear at the ceremony to be held at the Grand Shrine, answered nonchalantly.

“We’re friends. It’s probably different from a retainer relationship.”

“That word ‘friends’ is quite interesting. Is that possible between men and women?”

To that twisted question, Radis instead of Robert smiled brightly and said.

“Of course. Your Grace, we’re friends too.”

At her words, Eve stood still as if he had been slapped, then suddenly turned around and left the drawing room.

Radis was bewildered.

“What was that?”

Robert placed his hand on her shoulder.

“Well done. That was a blow worthy of the Imperial Monster Hunting Corps vice-captain.”

“What? What did I do well…? A blow? What do you mean?”

Instead of answering her question, Robert said this.

“Radis, this is just my guess, but that guy has been using you all this time, hasn’t he?”

“Wh-what?”

Robert, looking into Radis’s round eyes that had widened in surprise, patted her shoulder.

“And he probably tried to use you through despicable methods. That’s the kind of person he is.”

“Robert…!”

“So someone needs to teach that author a lesson.”

“What?”

Robert let go of her shoulder and picked up the pure white ceremonial robes again.

“It’s something like that. A disaster brought upon oneself.”

Radis couldn’t understand what Robert was talking about.

‘Disaster…? What did I do? The Marquis and I are friends, aren’t we…?’

However, Robert had no intention of letting her remain lost in thought for long, so he immediately gave the confused Radis something to do.

“Radis, do you happen to know how to put this on?”

“Oh, that…”

They had been companions through thick and thin for six years.

Robert understood her personality perfectly.

Radis was fundamentally simple.

When she was lost in thought, it was much better to give her something new to do.

Sure enough, while organizing Robert’s belongings together, Radis’s expression quickly brightened again.

When he put on the ceremonial robes for the ritual at the Grand Shrine, Radis rolled around on the sofa giggling.

But when he put on new armor and draped a cloak over it, she clapped like a seal in delight.

“As expected, our captain who wouldn’t be out of place anywhere…!”

Robert smiled warmly and patted her head.

The next day, before the ‘Trial of White Heat,’ a procedure to verify the mana purity of Master candidates was conducted at the Grand Shrine.

Since the verification procedure was private, Radis and Eve saw Robert off and then headed to the Imperial Capital.

She had worried it might be awkward since they had parted on such bad terms yesterday, and sure enough, Eve remained silent throughout except for a single word of encouragement to Robert.

Even in the carriage from the Grand Shrine to the Imperial Capital, he didn’t say a word, keeping his gaze fixed on the scenery outside the window.

Radis looked at Eve’s sulking profile and pondered.

‘How do I cheer up that sulky mood…?’

Even though he should have felt her gaze, Eve just crossed his arms and stared out the window.

He was clearly stiff and tense.

But strangely, he also looked cute.

Especially his cheeks puffed up from sulking and his protruding lips.

Radis placed her hand on Eve’s shoulder and called to him.

“Marquis.”

“…”

“Marquis.”

“…”

“Eve.”

When she called his name, Eve reluctantly turned his head.

Then Radis’s finger, which had been resting on his shoulder, poked his cheek.

Eve flinched as his cheek was poked.

“Wh-what?”

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