The Youngest Daughter of the Villainous Duke (Web Novel) - Chapter 48

Carlyx’s nickname is “Stigma”.

 

The Guardian of the star, who gave him protection, was “the wise man who destroyed taboos,” and it was said that he was a great sage who was doing research on stigmata while he was still alive.

 

However, the side effect of turning into a lark is losing reason.

 

During the time he gave up entering the academy and entered the tower, Carlyx was educated to maintain reason even after turning into a lark.

 

So that he won’t eat people.

 

“······Shushu oppa.”

 

<Shu····! Crap, yeah, that’s right. Anyways, where were you? Why are you here?>

 

There are numerous knights standing behind the backs of fathers and brothers, and it seemed that there were more people who were not guards of our family.

 

Looking at the armor engraved with the seal of the imperial palace, is it the Imperial Order?

 

Did you move the Imperial family to find me?

 

“Rossette, say it. How did you get out of the place after being kidnapped by the kidnappers?”

 

Henry asked calmly, even though he seemed to have a lot to say, whether he was worried that I would be surprised.

 

I couldn’t bring up the story of Kian, so I had to think of a reason to talk about.

 

“I was with Mary in the warehouse, and Mary, uh, fainted, and when I woke up and no one was watching secretly, she let me run away through the window behind the warehouse and she came out. I don’t know where Mary is…”

 

After that, I hid and ran away recklessly, adding that I came here accidentally, and then I slightly noticed Henriette.

 

Fortunately, he seemed to believe me. Henriette held me back in his arms without an answer, and then stood up.

 

Carlyx has returned to his original form before O knew it, and Camillean is helping him with a little hard frown.

 

“…Let’s go back for now. Let’s talk about the rest of the story in the room,”

 

Henry said, and took me and my brothers to the second imperial palace.

 

***

 

Fortunately, Mary was found collapsed in front of the imperial palace.

 

Maybe Peina found her and moved her to the room where the servants stayed before waking up.

 

She didn’t remember anything after she was hit on the head, but thanks to my lies, she is being treated as a hero by the servants, said the assistant.

 

Sooner or later, Henriette is expected to give Mary a very big reward.

 

And I expected it, but after returning to the room, I sat side by side with my brothers and got scolded a lot by Henriette.

 

I wasn’t kidnapped because I wanted to, but the result was kidnapping when I said I would help someone I don’t know.

 

“And if you took Rossette out, you should be watching her until the end. Your negligence is great this time, Avelle, Camillean, Carlyx.”

 

“… I’m sorry.”

 

“I’m sorry, father. Lotty, sorry…”

 

“I’m sorry.·····”.

 

My brothers and I silently gave Henriette a hard time.

 

I thought he would be very scary, but surprisingly, he scolded us normally.

 

Henriette sighed and warned me again.

 

“You should never follow someone you don’t know in the future.”

 

“Yes·········.”

 

“If you have to go, take at least two people, your father or your brothers. Be sure to accompany the escort and take the three maids.”

 

“ung·····.”

 

“If you break your words and the same thing happens again, I will punish you.”

 

It’s the first time Henriette has said in his mouth that he’s punishing me.

 

I looked at him in surprise, and he said with a very serious and terrifying face.

 

“I’ll ban desserts.”

 

“…”

 

“For 5 days.”

 

“…….*gasp.”

 

It’s literally a villainous punishment.

 

How could you take away the joy of a person?

 

For 5 days!

 

This is not something to be seen as easy.

 

Suddenly, I even felt unfair.

 

Besides, today’s happenings were never my fault.

 

What’s wrong with being a nice kid and now getting punished?

 

“Then, I’m going to sleep without brushing my teeth, too!”

 

At what I said, the three brothers turned their heads with surprise to me.

 

“Just, sleep in!”

 

Henriette flinched, too.

 

Avelle and Camillean turned pale at that, Carlyx frowned and looked at Henriette alternately.

 

Henriette was silent for a while and soon brought it up.

 

“·······3 days.”

 

3 days were too long for me.

 

What is there to worry about when adults do it?

 

Rolling over the mud? Licking the wall around? Kicking up the blankets before sleeping?

 

Putting it upside down on the ceiling?

 

Of course, from Henriette’s point of view, he would have been worried.

 

Because I was kidnapped, he closed the Capital all day and moved the Imperial Order.

 

But there’s something you shouldn’t touch.

 

You know how sensitive I am when it comes to food!

 

“… I’ll eat, and leave.”

 

The air became heavy in my declaration.

 

Henriette’s eyes got bigger.

 

Of course, I didn’t bring it up because I really wanted to.

 

“In the evening and in the morning! Even Lunch too!”

 

“Father, please cancel it. That punishment is not allowed.”

 

“Right! Lotty has become healthy these days. What if she dries up again?”

 

“Oh, father, I think that’s a little over the top.”

 

Even Carlyx threw away his toughness this time and took my side.

 

Henriette’s pupils were already causing an earthquake.

 

“Then I get it. Change punishment.”

 

Phew, that’s a relief.

 

But Henriette said with a little smile.

 

“If you break my words, Rossette. You will be able to eat chocolate-only desserts all week.”

 

It was not a time of relief.

 

This time, there was an earthquake in my eyes.

 

“Eat it until you get tired of it. But It would be useless to ask for something else.”

 

“But, my teeth will hurt..!”

 

“If you don’t like having problems with your teeth, you have no choice but to brush your teeth hard. If you balance your meals evenly, there will be no health problems. You should specifically eat a lot of vegetables.”

 

I forgot, but my dad is a villain.

 

You’re making children do everything they don’t want to do!

 

“uh…”

 

As I trembled with a sense of defeat, Henriette smiled like a winner.

 

As expected, we can’t win.

 

“Yes······. I won’t do that again,”

 

Henriette smiled softly only then.

 

“If I couldn’t find you, I was planning to destroy the entire Capital. But anyway, I’m glad you’re so safe.”

 

With scary words, Henriette sat in front of me at eye level.

 

“Rossette, there are not only good people in the world as you think. There are far more people who don’t even deserve a favor from you.”

 

I nodded silently.

 

What the villain said felt much heavier than the memories I knew.

 

Henriette reached out and stroked my hair.

 

“I don’t want you to be a good child, so I just want you to grow up to be a person who can act for yourself.”

 

Someone who can act for myself.

 

It looks easy, but I know it’s the most difficult.

 

Still, I nodded.

 

In the beginning, nothing was ever easy to get.

 

“I will.”

 

“Yes.”

 

Henry replied and stepped back a little.

 

It was not long before he opened his arms.

 

“I’ll accept your forgiveness with a kiss.”

 

“…”

 

I was overwhelmed by Henriette so I kissed him on the cheek.

 

Henriette smiled satisfactorily.

 

But looking back, even the three older brothers are spreading their arms side by side.

 

“Accept forgiveness with a kiss. By the way, since I didn’t take good care of you, will you accept my forgiveness as a kiss?”

 

That’s what Avelle said and laughed.

 

Camillean was very excited and said next to him.

 

“Even the little brother! Milly, kiss!”

 

As soon as I shifted my gaze a little, next to him, even Carlyx was spreading i

his arms.

 

That was a little unexpected.

 

So I looked at him absurdly, he said bluntly, shifting his gaze from my side.

 

“·······What I suffered today, I can’t let it go either. It’s just that, do you get it?”

 

At first, I was embarrassed, but I was trying to laugh little by little.

 

I started with Avelle, next turn, I kissed Camillean and then I kissed Carlyx too.

 

Only then did “forgiveness” end, and the long day ended.

 

***

 

My family was scheduled to stay in the Capital for a few more days after the festival.

 

I thought I was simply going to stay as an extension of my birthday celebration, but it wasn’t.

 

“The festival celebration cycle will increase by another week. Since it’s Lotty’s birthday, father said he worked especially hard. Haha!”

 

I couldn’t help but be surprised when Camillean said, taking off the crumbs around my mouth.

 

For your information, the Emperor’s birthday celebration is a total of five days.

 

But the festival to celebrate my birthday is longer, does this make sense?

 

But I didn’t have time to ask why.

 

As soon as I finished breakfast, I couldn’t even get my head around the presents pouring in.

 

“Rossette, happy birthday.”

 

“Lotty, happy birthday.”

 

“Lotty, happy birthday! Thank you for coming back to the family!”

 

“That’s the gift I chose. Keep it well, beans. Happy birthday.”

 

Pung!

 

Colored papers poured over my head.

 

At the entrance to the dining room, servants were entering with huge cakes and smiles.

 

In addition, the gifts prepared by my family and servants were piled up like a tower.

 

I couldn’t help but freak out.

 

We went around for a long time until I was kidnapped yesterday, but they bought that much in the meantime?

 

“Happy birthday, lady.”

 

“Happy birthday, lady!”

 

In addition, my aides, my exclusive maids, and even the head of the knights brought my gifts.

 

I’ve never heard of so many people wishing me a happy birthday in my past life.

 

Even if we collect all the happy birthday messages I heard in my previous lives, wouldn’t it be less than what I heard today?

 

“T, thank you…”

 

Wow, there are so many gifts that Henriette chose, shoes, paints,······ with excellent ornaments that are too luxurious for a kid like me to use.

 

There are so many that it’s hard to count them all.

 

“By the way, this is a list of shops given by the Master to the lady. Later, when you become an adult, he will hand over the management rights himself.”

 

Avelle also bought a few stores, but it wasn’t enough to make a list like Henriette.

 

I became rich at the age of seven.

 

No, it’s because of the Duke’s love for me, I already have a golden spoon since birth.

 

The gift scale was so big that I was spaced out, but Avelle also gave his gift list so my mind was further distant.

 

“Toy shops, doll shops, perfume shops… Is it too little compared to what dad bought? On your next birthday, I’ll give you more and better presents.”

 

“You have to see my present, too! First of all, golden frames, high-quality paints, paper, and dolls…Lotty.”

 

“Don’t you see mine? Beans, I gave you a wagon, a pony, a toy knife, and so on…”

 

There were too many.

 

Wouldn’t it take two days to open the gift?

 

My surprise didn’t end there.

 

I thought my birthday banquet would be held only with my family and servants in the annex of the imperial palace, but it was my illusion.

 

The place where the birthday banquet is held is the main palace where the emperor resides.

 

It was also a ballroom hall, where banquets are held only when very important guests are invited.

 

‘I have no energy to be surprised now…’

 

I arrived at the imperial palace in a white frill dress with pink jewels, which is my favorite of all the dresses Henriette gave me.

 

As soon as we entered, all the nobles in the banquet hall gathered toward us.

 

“It’s been a while since I saw you, Duke Wensgrey! Your sons have grown up a lot in the meantime. Oh, is that the princess next to you?”

 

“Oh, nice to meet you. Princess Wensgrey! Are you the one I’ve only heard of?”

 

Ugh, there are so many people that I’m confused.

 

Henriette and my brothers naturally greeted each other while listening to people, but I couldn’t.

 

It’s my first time coming to such a large banquet hall.

 

In Count Semond, I almost went as a maid or disguised myself as Count Semond’s fake foster daughter.

 

Henriette’s hand and Avelle’s hand, which I was holding on both sides, were clenched more tightly, and the two of them faced each other at once and held my hand firmly.

 

Avelle soon smiled and said.

 

“Everyone, it’s only been a while since I’ve seen you all. If you don’t mind, can you step back a little? My sister is still very shy because it’s her first time at a place like this.”

 

Wow, my brother is so cool.

 

He’s so flexible.

 

“Oh my, excuse me. Oh my god. Even though she is still young, how beautiful is she?”

 

“They said she was the one who was given the name of the summer rose, and it must be perfect!”

 

People began to praise me.

 

I was embarrassed and ashamed, so I wanted to hide behind Henriette or my brothers, but my dad and brothers responded with an attitude that seemed natural.

 

“You’re talking about something so obvious.”

 

In particular, Henriette said, raising his chin toward people in an arrogant manner.

 

“The cutest and prettiest thing about my daughter is her as a whole, it’s not just her name that should be considered.”

 

·······Can’t I just hide in a rat hole, Dad?