The Eldest Daughter Walks Down The Flower Path - Chapter 88

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The Eldest Daughter Walks the Path of Flowers Episode 88

Meanwhile, Radis knocked on the door once more.

“Lord Marquis, it’ll just take a moment!”

“Ra, Radis! I, I also just need a moment!”

Eve Russel hurriedly looked around his surroundings.

If this were his office, there would be something, but unfortunately this was the study. All around were nothing but books.

‘Damn.’

A drop of cold sweat trickled down Eve Russel’s back.

In his entire life, being this flustered was among the top three most embarrassing moments.

Standing there and desperately looking around, Eve Russel had no choice but to… grab whatever book his hand could reach, place it on his head, and open the door.

“…”

“…”

Eve Russel swallowed a painful groan inwardly.

‘Damn it.’

He could see an expression of disbelief appearing on Radis’s face.

Eve pressed down on the book as naturally as possible to hide his hair and said.

“If, if you cover yourself with a book, the contents enter your head better.”

Radis was about to say that the contents probably wouldn’t even be visible before entering her head, but stopped herself.

Perhaps that might be the Lord Marquis’s secret hobby.

Radis asked in a nonchalant voice.

“Lord Marquis, by any chance are there books related to magical studies in the estate?”

“Huh? Ma, magical studies?”

“I asked Ron at the library, and he said there weren’t any there, but he didn’t say there weren’t any in the estate.”

“Hmm, well…”

Eve Russel trailed off and looked toward the secret room hidden in the depths of his study.

“…Well, there are some…”

At his words, Radis’s eyes sparkled as she looked up at him.

“Bu, but you probably wouldn’t understand much even if you saw them? Ancient language isn’t something you can learn just by reading books. There are only a few scholars who can interpret ancient language, and they’re mostly in the Imperial Capital.”

At his words, Radis’s face clearly showed disappointment, but she didn’t seem to give up, saying this.

“Still, I’d like to see the books at least once…”

Radis’s black eyes gazed at him intently.

At that lovely sight, Eve Russel found himself saying this before he knew it.

“Should I lend them to you?”

“Yes!”

Radis smiled brightly and nodded her head.

In that moment, Eve Russel felt like everything was going to be alright.

He didn’t want to dim Radis’s smile over such a petty reason as books related to spell formulas being designated as forbidden texts.

“What kind of books?”

“About ancient language or spell formulas. And if there are any about mana, I’d like to read those too…!”

“Well, that much should be fine. Wait a moment. Don’t follow me!”

Eve Russel went into the depths of the study with the book still on his head like a hat.

He pressed deeply on an old book that was inserted among the books on a bookshelf in the depths of the study.

Then the two bookshelves split apart, revealing a hidden secret door.

That door had no handle.

Instead, an eye-shaped spell formula was carved in the center of the stone door.

“Come to think of it, it’s been a while.”

Eve Russel put down the book he had been wearing on his head and swept his bangs back.

Then he stared intently at the spell formula with his golden eyes.

After a moment, the stone gate opened with a rumbling sound.

Inside the room was truly another world. It was like a miniature version of a gate.

Spell formulas were carved into the stone walls, and the wall shelves were filled with all sorts of unidentifiable magical tools, rolled-up old parchments, and very ancient books.

And on the wall facing the stone gate hung a golden shield.

The shield, which looked too large to carry with one hand, gleamed like a mirror, made of some unknown metal.

A black lion emblem was drawn on the shield, and even though it was just an emblem, it felt as vivid as a relief sculpture.

This was one of the god-made weapons ‘Yarek’ and the shield ‘Kairos’ that had belonged to Berard Russel, the ancestor of House Russel.

Eve habitually bowed his head toward the shield, then turned around and rummaged through a bookshelf where relatively new books were placed.

“Ancient language, spell formulas, mana. Nothing dangerous.”

Eve, who had taken out two books, was about to leave the room when he hesitated and looked back.

Somehow it seemed like the shield was staring at him intently.

Eve said politely.

“I’m a bit busy right now. Next time I’ll dust you off too.”

Eve, holding the two books, came out of the room.

Behind him, the secret door closed.

Eve smiled brightly and brought the books to Radis.

“Here!”

Radis burst into laughter upon seeing him.

Eve, who immediately realized why she was laughing, muttered.

“Oh no…”

“Lord Marquis, what happened to your hair?”

With his shoulders drooping, Eve said.

“It just happened somehow…”

Radis slowly reached out her hand.

Eve was a bit flustered but stayed still.

He could feel Radis’s hand touching his bangs.

‘Ah…’

Every time her hand touched his hair, he felt a tingling sensation.

It felt like all the nerves in his body were concentrating toward his forehead.

He had thought he might dislike it, but unexpectedly, he didn’t dislike the feeling at all. No, rather, he liked it.

‘Just a little more…’

As if she had heard his inner voice, Radis withdrew her hand.

“Lord Marquis, this… it’s so fluffy, just like puppy fur.”

Radis left behind those cryptic words and disappeared down the corridor.

Eve Russel let out with difficulty a huge sigh that welled up from deep within his chest.

“Whew…”

He crouched down as if collapsing on the spot and held his head in his hands.

It was because of the chilling premonition that his plan to reclaim the ducal seat might end in failure.

[Mana is the fundamental force that constitutes all things and dwells in all spirits. The sky being blue, clouds flowing, the sun rising and setting, the moon waxing and waning, all natural laws that constitute the world are related to mana…]

Radis tried her best.

But she couldn’t understand what on earth this was saying.

Moreover, why was the text so tiny like sesame seeds? Just looking at it made her feel like she’d get a headache.

She gave up reading Chapter 1 and returned to the table of contents.

“Chapter 1: About Mana. Chapter 2: History of Mana Research. Chapter 3: Research on the Fundamental Principles of Mana. Chapter 4: New Views of Magic Scholars on the Fundamental Principles of Mana. Chapter 5: Mana and the Human Body. Chapter 6: Research on the Mechanisms of Mana Acting on the Human Body…”

Something like a whimper flowed from Radis’s mouth.

“Huuk…”

In a miserable mood, Radis closed the book.

“Was… mana this difficult?”

After sitting dazed for a moment, Radis pushed aside the book about mana and opened the book about spell formulas, reading from the table of contents.

“Chapter 1: Understanding Spell Formulas. Chapter 2: Ancient Spell Formulas. Chapter 3: Principles of Spell Formulas…”

Reading down the dense table of contents, Radis was finally able to find what she wanted near the very end.

“Interpretation of Spell Formulas…!”

Radis opened the thick book and searched through the pages.

“Found it!”

Radis patted her cheeks to clear her mind, then opened to the interpretation section of Chapter 14 on spell formulas.

[To interpret the ancient spell formulas left by the predecessors, one must first master all the concepts explained in the preceding chapters as a foundation.]

A strange sound flowed from Radis’s mouth again.

“Hnngh….”

Radis’s body slumped down onto the chair.

It was a moment when she understood every word of Eve’s statement that this wasn’t something you could learn just by reading books.

“No, it’s still too early to give up…!”

Radis returned to Chapter 1 again.

[A spell formula is like a map for using mana efficiently.

Archmage Reus is known as the pioneer who first created spell formulas. Due to this achievement, Reus is regarded as the first magical scholar.

The mages of that era used magic through spell incantations. Archmage Reus must have realized that this method was not very efficient and could not be preserved. Thus, while searching for an innovative method….]

Pitiful moans continued to flow from Radis’s mouth as she struggled to force the book’s contents into her head while groaning.

“Hngh… hup… huk….”

Several hours passed like that.

Radis collapsed onto the desk in exhaustion.

She had managed to read a few pages, but she couldn’t understand what she had seen at all.

Moreover, the path to Chapter 14 seemed impossibly distant.

It seemed like it would be easier to beat up all the monsters in the Forest rather than understand this entire book.

“Hah….”

Exhausted, Radis closed the book for now. Then she pulled out a new sheet of paper and began writing a letter.

“As expected, there’s a reason why others tell you not to do certain things.”

After sending the messenger bird, Radis talked to herself and convinced herself as she returned to her room.

Just as she was about to put her hand on the door handle to open the door, she heard what sounded like something moving hastily inside.

Radis opened the door without much thought and asked.

“Berry? Are you here?”

However, there was no one in the drawing room.

“…?”

Radis looked around every corner of the room.

There was no one in the bedroom or the dressing room either.

The dressing room door was open, but that was because Radis had just taken out her cloak and forgotten to close it.

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