“I apologize. It is my first time seeing an outsider with such a weak body, so I wasn’t mindful of my words,” he gave an insincere apology.
Diana’s expression was full of disbelief. She couldn’t apprehend the words that came out of his mouth.
“Didn’t the grand duchess come from the House of Valois? The family had produced honorable knights for generations.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“I cannot put my mind at ease. Even the madame, who had been trained as a knight since she was young, couldn’t bear it. Let alone a child as weak as her…”
“Sir Anjou. If you dare say another word, I will not hesitate to report this conversation to His Grace.” Diana scolded with a grimace.
Then, Aria handed out a card.
<b>[What is your age?]</b>
Age?
“I’m twenty-four this year…”
Since Aria died when she was just twenty years old in her previous life, she should be four years older than him now.
She put up a pitiful act.
<b>[Health, status, strength. Those things are based on you being born with luck.]</b>
<b>[It’s such a pity that you have earned nothing by yourself during your 24 years of life, and now you’re so proud of this hollow shell of yours.]</b>
The knight stared at her, too shocked to speak.
He had never thought that a ten-year-old girl would criticize him.
After he grasped the meaning of her words, his face flushed red in humiliation.
‘…This!’
Anjou Beauport.
The second son of the Beauport Family, the grand duke’s vassal. He was a knight from the 4th Order of Knights.
The 4th Order of Knights was the order of ordinary knights that were not able to associate with the other orders, and because of that, they were often ignored by the others.
As a matter of fact, Anjou was only able to join the order because of his family’s influence, not his abilities.
That was his inferiority complex. He had it hidden in the depths of his heart and didn’t tell anyone, but Aria’s words pierced right through it.
<b>[Sick people will get better after taking their medicines, but I don’t know what to do about people with rotten hearts. I’m sorry.]</b>
“Pfft!”
A short chuckle was heard.
One of the escorts was futilely suppressing his urge to laugh.
Trembling in shame, his glare went from Aria to the other knight’s gaze. However, the knight just shrugged his shoulders, not minding his furious expression.
‘You are nothing without your family.’
Is what they would say.
‘These lowly scums…’
Sir Anjou gritted his teeth.
‘Has he even experienced hardships?’ Aria thought.
She had been abused all her life, sold by her father as a sacrifice, and was in a situation where she could be expelled empty-handed!
“Then, have you ever achieved anything by yourself?”
Adults should never say such things to a child.
Even so, he was blinded by rage. He couldn’t think of anything else to appease his anger.
Unexpectedly, Aria smiled at him. She gazed at Anjou as if she was dealing with an immature child’s tantrum.
She presented her next card.
<b>[When I grow up, I will never become an adult like you.]</b>
He was utterly ashamed.
Diana, Betty, and the other servants were inevitably surprised.
They had never known that Aria, who was so innocent and lovely, had a side like this.
But at the same time, they held great respect for her.
Especially Diana, since she was the one who knew Aria best.
‘Although they are both of noble lineage, she didn’t bring up her peerage. She only exposed how he despised his knighthood that His Grace had bestowed because it was nothing more than a mere shell.’
All humans were the same.
But without having an ideology, it would be impossible for her to say things like that.
It was a revolutionary thought, especially in the Pinetta Empire, where feudalism existed.
“…What?! This!” Anjou shouted.
When he realized he had just yelled at the future grand duchess, he covered his mouth.
“Sir Anjou, are you mad?”
“Do not disrespect the lady ever again! Now, step back!”
Even the knights, who were displeased with his atrocities, stood up for Aria.
“You bitch! I mean, young miss…”
As he directed his angry scowl at her, Aria tilted her head.
Since he was so fixated on around? To beat people up?’
Aria couldn’t be more surprised.
“I’ll grant you full authority while I’m gone.”
‘Why would he do that?’
Before she could ask, he made an excuse.
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“It’s my last gift to you. Use that privilege to set up a residence outside until I get back. Don’t come back to Valentines’ Palace before then.”
Lloyd led the jaguars away and left the room with them.
Aria later found out that the encounter was the last time she would see him before he left for the academy.