Tia’s Smooth Life After Regression - Chapter 7

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Tiya’s Smooth Regression Life

Chapter 7

【Because of that, his heart is empty, so he doesn’t even have the heart to hate you. He can’t love anyone.】

Yearning for affection from a human who cannot love anything is such a futile and miserable thing.

Winter spoke the cruel truth for Tiya’s sake.

That she would never, ever be loved by her father.

【So the Count not acknowledging you isn’t because you couldn’t become a Spirit Mage. There’s nothing to worry about because of such a human…】

Suddenly Winter trailed off.

Pitifully, Tiya’s small shoulders were trembling. As if she were crying while holding back her breath.

Ah, I’m not good at comforting crying children.

Winter hesitated, then crouched down beside Tiya and asked as gently as possible.

【Hey… are you crying?】

Tiya quickly lifted her head.

“No! Northerners don’t cry!”

I thought it was bravado, but truly there wasn’t a single drop of moisture on Tiya’s cheeks.

No, rather…

“Father doesn’t hate me. I didn’t even know that…”

A bright smile bloomed there, brighter than any I’d ever seen.

Not because I’m not a Spirit Mage.

Not because I’m lacking and pathetic.

That’s not why he doesn’t love me.

‘As Winter said, he simply cannot love.’

Realizing this, motivation welled up in her withered heart.

“Winter. I think I know how to make Father our ally.”

【Now you’re finally making sense.】

The girl and ghost looked at each other, nodded, and spoke simultaneously.

【We should definitely find the Count’s weakness.】

“I should help Father find his emotions.”

【…?】

“…?”

As if they had misheard, the two tilted their heads and spoke simultaneously once more.

【We need to find his weakness and blackmail him.】

“We need to help him regain his emotions so he’ll help us!”

Look at this?

A deep valley formed between the two again. Winter spoke authoritatively.

【I’ve already planned everything out. You just need to trust me and do as I tell you.】

“No, I have my own plan too! I’ll help Father regain his emotions and even help him reconcile with Grandmother.”

【Your plan will fail 100 percent. I know it.】

“No it won’t! It won’t fail!”

Tiya also refused to back down and argued stubbornly.

【You little bean, who did you inherit this stubbornness from?】

“I take after Grandmother! And I’m not a little bean! Grandmother is really big! I’ll be really big like Grandmother later too!”

What’s this. It’s nothing special, but why am I getting annoyed?

Winter clenched her fist as if to give her a knock on the head, then soon let out a deflated sigh and unclenched her hand.

‘What am I doing arguing with an eight-year-old brat.’

It’s not like I can actually punch that little head.

If she’s going to act this way, then she had her own method too.

【Fine. Then let’s bet on whose method is more correct.】

“A bet?”

As expected, like a true Northerner, she seemed intrigued by the mention of a bet.

【Right. To make the Count our ally, you’ll work your way and I’ll move my way. And when we need the Count’s help, we’ll see whose method he responds to.】

“Good. I’ll accept that bet!”

Though she said that, Winter knew Tiya had no chance of winning.

She knew Tiya’s future.

That the child who thirsted for even a single glance from her father, for praise and recognition, would eventually give up on everything.

So this was a bet predetermined for Winter’s victory from the start.

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