I definitely saw in [IPTVG] that it was green lavender.
Just what in the world happened?
âHirda.â [Hilda.]
âYes, Young Miss.â
âDo you know gween lavender?â [Do you know green lavender?]
âWhat is that?â
As expected, she didnât know.
âIs it because Dahlia was the first one to find it that it was named green lavender?â
However, when I thought of the narrative in the novel, it didnât feel like that at all.
âHmmmm.â I groaned.
On that kind of day, the maids, who were staring blankly, carefully spoke.
âUhmm, Young Miss.â
âYesh.â
âSince you have only been reading books for the past few days, why donât you go out and play instead?â
Greta agreed with Hildaâs words.
âIf one only reads books, one gets mold on their heads.â
The eyes of the maids who said so were teary.
It seemed that they felt very sorry for me, who was stuck in my room without any friends, not even one.
Come to think of it, itâs already been four days since I spent all of my time only in my room.
Unless it was time to read the ancient language, I even ate in my room.
âIt is indeed a bit suffocating.â
Should I go get some air?
âOkway, Iâd wike to go out.â [Okay, Iâd like to go out.]
âAs expected, youâd want to, right? Grete, bring the Young Missâ coat.â
âYes.â
After wearing the coat, I went outside with Hilda and Greta.
The destination was a trail.
In the huge Astra Castle, apart from the garden, there were several trails as well as a greenhouse.
I jumped across the stones on the trail.
âSince youâve gone out, your head became clearer, right?â
âYesh!â
The trail which was recommended by the maids was quiet and still.
This place was more remote than all the other places, so it seemed like it wasnât artificially decorated.
There were also wildflowers that grew naturally.
âItâs cold, but there aww a wot of fwowersh.â [Itâs cold, but there are a lot of flowers.]
âItâs because of the magic item. It has an amazing effect, so many flowers bloom even in the winter.â
âItâs pwetty.â [Itâs pretty.]
âShall we make a flower crown? Wildflowers have light stems, so itâs perfect for making flower crowns.â
I squatted down on one side of the trail with the maids.
Carefully, I picked a few flowers and started making a flower crown.
It took a long time to weave a single flower as my hands were small and my muscles were not yet fully developed.
The maids watched with delight as I worked hard, sincerely focused.
âWorking so hard like that, who are you going to give it to?â
âIâm going tcho give ith to Conwad.â [Iâm going to give it to Conrad.]
âThe Young Miss likes Mister Conrad very much.â
Of course. Heâs my precious information book.
Until now, the only one I could trust in the castle was Conrad.
The maids were good people, but they had no choice but to follow the butlerâs orders.
And Viscount Debussy, who I saw often, was Grandfatherâs person.
âItâll be pretty if you weave it together with cherry blossoms.â
Greta picked a flower from a tree. Then Hilda said,
âThatâs not cherry blossoms, those are apricot blossoms. This is an apricot tree, you know.â
âAhâŠ.â
Embarrassed, Greta rubbed her hands against her apron.
I took the flower that was held in Gretaâs hand.
âApricot bwossomsh and cherry bwossomsh look similar. Iâm confushed.â [Apricot blossoms and cherry blossoms look similar. Iâm confused.]
âR-right?â
âYup!â
Itâs really nothing to be ashamed of.
âBecause they look so similar⊠Oh?â
With my eyes wide open, I jumped up.
Hilda and Greta, who were squatting down, looked at me.
âYoung Miss?â
âIâm going tchoo go to my woom.â [Iâm going to go to my room.]
âArenât you going to deliver the flower crown to Mister Conrad?â
âHilda, gibb ith to him!â [Hilda, give it to him!]
Then I quickly ran back to my room.
âIt wasnât lavender.â
There were flowers that were not easy to distinguish, just like apricot blossoms and cherry blossoms.
That was also the case with lavender and lilyturf.
From Dahliaâs point of view, the lilyturf must have looked like lavender. The two looked really similar after all.
âItâs not green lavender at all. Itâs green lilyturf!â
I opened the plant illustration book.
Quickly, I turned over the book pages to find the part where lilyturf appeared.
[Lilyturf]
Asparagales. It has a flowering appearance similar to that of lavender and it grows well in dry shade. Very rarely, there are times where its buds bloom green.
âAs expected!â
I eagerly remembered the characteristics of the place where lilyturf bloomed in the book.
I was happy to find a big hint, but I was at a loss. I didnât know where I should start searching, especially because the castle was so large.
Even after I wandered around in the shade all day, I couldnât see even a glimps of it.
It was like trying to find a needle in a sandy beach.
But on the afternoon of the fifth day.
âI saw root! No, I saw lilyturf!â
I raised both of my hands which were fully covered with dirt.
Among the purple flowers, there was a smaaaall flower that would be mistaken for a leaf at first glance.
This was the raw material needed for the Physical Regression Pills.
***
It was easy to get the rest of the ingredients.
It was because the castle had everything.
I went everywhere and simply placed my hands out,
âPwease gibb me some fwour.â [Please give me some flour.]
âjust like that, I was able to obtain all of the ingredients.
Flour was obtained from the kitchen, and evening primrose was obtained from the medicine warehouse. I didnât forget to get the horseâs colostrum from the stable.
And like thatâŠ
âGreat!â
A day before Grandfatherâs birthday, I completed the medicine.
There was only one stalk of green lavender, which was the raw material, so only two bottles came out. But, this was enough.
I grinned with excitement.
The maids who had just come in spoke to me.
âYouâre in your room today.â
âNow I donât habb tchoo go out anymore.â [Now I donât have to go out anymore.]
Since the medicine was complete.
Looking at me, who looked extremely happy, the maids laughed, âHuhu.â
âThatâs a relief. Since you have to try on your dress today.â
The administration ordered my dress for Grandfatherâs birthday banquet.
It looked like it was completed today.
I headed to the drawing room.
The people in the dressing room had already come in advance, so they already had several dresses arranged and lined up.
Mrs. Rita, who came as representative of the dressing team, said with a kind look.
âDo you like it?â
Of course!
I approached people who were holding the hangers with dresses on them.
âWow, whoaâ!â
It was so beautiful that I couldnât even form any words.
The length was only up to the ankles so that a child wouldnât trip over the hem and fall.
Various jewels were stuck over the embroidery which was engraved with golden thread. It looked like flowers blooming on a vine.
It was a dress that only a truly noble child would wear.
âPwettyâŠ.â [PrettyâŠ.]
When I grabbed my cheeks with both of my small hands and âHoooâŠ.â groaned, laughter burst around me.
Hilda grinned, perhaps the entranced me was cute.
âItâs because Mrs. Rita is a designer who can boast of her skills even in this Astra Manor!â
âOh my, such praise.â
âWhat do you mean? I heard that even the direct descendantsâ efforts bared no fruits even after they looked for Mrs. Rita.â
Come to think of it, it was odd.
Mrs. Rita was a popular designer.
During the last party season, she received the highest praise for her unique and beautiful clothes.
Thatâs why Iâm sure the direct descendants would also pay attention to her, but why out of everyone, did she choose to make my clothes? Iâm powerless.
Mrs. Rita covered one of Dianaâs cheeks with her hand and said.
âSir Conrad is quite scary.â
âSir Conrad?â
âWhile ordering, he asked me to stamp a certain contract.â
âA contract?â
âYes. Our boutique is dedicated to nobles, so it was the first time Iâve seen such a thing.â
âThatâs indeed true. After all, who would try and cheat a boutique who only made clothes for nobles?â
âWe also donât dare to be the ones who bring in a contract first.â
âYesâŠâ
âBut after stamping it, he said that I could only work on exactly one personâs dress for the Dukeâs birthday banquet.â
âOh my!â
âSo we only worked on Miss Erylotteâs dress this time.â
âConrad is amazing!â
It was a matter of course to put their heart into the clothes of a higher-ranking person.
Thatâs why Conrad couldnât do business with the other side at all.
I was afraid that Mrs. Rita would carelessly make my clothes, as she was too busy putting her heart into the other direct descendantsâ clothes.
âMy, since heâs a very good worker.â
I was so proud of making Conrad my person that I laughed, âHihi.â
It was then thatâ
A loud sound was heard through the open door of the drawing room.
âYou idiots! You canât even get one of those!â
âSince itâs something thatâs only in the legendsâŠ.â
âItâs impossible that thereâs something that you canât obtain! In Astra, you can get it if you put your mind into it!â
It was Liantyn.
With her face turning red, the child was huffing and puffing at her nanny.
âThey lack sincerity. Theyâre ignoring me because I have the lowest rank among the direct descendants!â
âDonât be like that⊠How about getting something else? Tomorrow is already the birthday banquetâŠâ
âYouâre so noisy! It must be God Dragonâs egg! It has to be God Dragonâs egg!â
Liantyn shouted and turned her head.
Then she made eye contact with me, who was in the drawing room.
When she saw Mrs. Rita with me, her expression became distorted.
The boutique people quickly curtsied. The very same even for the maid.
âWe greet the Familyâs Beloved.â
âI thought it was because of my cousins that you rejected my orderâŠâ
ââŠ.â
âGood thing I didnât order. Would a dress made by a person who doesnât have a good eye catch my eyes?â
Liantyn, who said so, walked in with long strides.
She then lifted an ink bottle on the table, and poured it all over my clothes.
âOh my!â
âOh my goodnessâŠ!â
Hilda and Mrs. Rita turned deadly pale.
Liantyn looked at me without giving the other people a single glance.
âI made it pretty for you, so that it would fit you. Youâre thankful, right?â
Tuk.
The child who threw the ink bottle onto the floor smiled brightly.
I squatted down and picked up the ink bottle.
âYoung MissâŠ.â
Perhaps she thought that I was very disappointed, Hilda, who had a weak heart, didnât know what to do.
But IâŠ
Bang!
âKYAAACKâ!â
I threw the ink bottle at Liantyn.
ââŠ!â
ââŠ!â
ââŠ!â
Everyone in the room opened their mouths wide.
Liantyn, who was hit on the shoulder by the ink bottle, trembled.
âWhat are youâŠâ
âYou shaid itâs pwetty.â [You said itâs pretty.]
âWha- What?!â
I smiled broadly.
âI made Owder Sishter pwetty too!â [I made Older Sister pretty too!]
Liantynâs face turned red as if she was about to explode.
Trembling for a while, the child quickly raised up her hand.
âThisâŠ!â
âWhat is going on?â
Familiar voices were heard from the doorway.
It was Viscount Debussy and Conrad.
Liantyn held her hands tightly and bit her lips.
Then she looked at Viscount Debussy with a pitiful expression.
âErylotteââ
âOwder Sister shaid that weâll look pwetty if we spway thish.â [Older Sister said that weâll look pretty if we spray this.]
âItâs not thatââ
âI made Owder Sister pwetty, tchoo!â [I made Older Sister pretty, too!]
âNo, Iââ
âRight? Older Sister said itâs going to be pretty.â
âLet me talkââ
âBut why is Owder Sister angwy?â [But why is Older Sister angry?]
When I cut off all of Liantynâs words, she looked indignant and helpless.
âDo you think that Iâll let you tell on me?â
Viscount Debussyâs eyebrows wrinkled.
âI see.â
He then looked at Mrs. Rita.
âFix Young Miss Erylotteâs dress well and bring it back.â
âYes, Viscount.â
With that, it ended.
However, it was clear that this matter would reach Grandfatherâs ears.
Thatâs why Liantyn was trying so hard to look good to Viscount Debussy, right?
âThen.â After saying that, Viscount Debussy bowed his head.
âViscount! Wait a minute, Viscount!â
Liantyn chased him frantically.
I grinned, looking at the childâs back.
âI mean, Iâm the best at telling on people, you know?â
Iâm saying that itâs my specialty.
***
Liantyn left the room trembling.
She tried to explain the ink bottle incident while chasing the Viscount around work all afternoon. But he only laughed, âHaha.â
âYou donât have to make excuses to me. Since Iâve heard enough about the situation.â
She clenched her fist tightly.
âCunning bitch. You think Iâll move on just like this?â
Liantyn took a step forward.
Her nanny, who was waiting outside, quickly followed her from behind.
âYoung Miss, where are you going?â
âWhere is that bitchâs room?â
âYes?â
âIâm talking about that unlucky Halfâs room!â
âI heard itâs on the 3rd floor of the separate house.â
Liantyn bit her lips hard.
âHer place of living is in the separate house.â
The educational space for the third generation (the Dukeâs grandchildren) was the new building. Bedrooms were also available in the new building.
âAfter all, thereâs no room in the new building. How dare a filthy brat who lives in the separate buildingâŠâ
Entering the hallway of the third floor, Liantyn headed straight to Erylotteâs room.
The guard who was guarding Erylotteâs room said,
âYoung Miss Erylotteââ
âGet out of the way!â
Liantyn pushed the guard and went inside.
Liantynâs nanny handed some gold coins to the flustered guard.
âYou know how to behave, right?â
âYe- Yes!â
The guard quickly put the gold coins in his arms and backed down.
Liantyn, who entered the room, frowned.
There was no one inside.
No Erylotte, and not even a single maid.
âTsk.â Liantyn clicked her tongue and looked around the room.
It was a shabby room without a living room, study, or even a dressing room.
It could not even compare to her room at the new building.
The only furniture was a bed, a closet, and a desk.
âEven the desk is all worn outâŠâ
Liantyn opened the desk drawer roughly.
But there was something strange in it.
âMedicine bottles?â
A ribbon was poorly tied to the medicine bottles which looked like they were quickly placed. Next to it was a small card with crooked letters on it.
[Happy biwthday. Gwand father bwe healthy.]
Judging from the messed up sentence, it was clear that it was that bitch who wrote it.
âShe even prepared a gift with her standing?â
âWhat kind of medicine is it?â
âTry to eat it, Nanny.â
ââŠYes?â
The nanny was reluctant.
Is she telling me to eat it to know what kind of medicine it is?
âItâs usually nutritional supplements.â
âDidnât I tell you to try eating it?!â
ââŠ.â
When Liantyn roughly gripped the medicine bottle and gave it, the nanny looked at it with trembling eyes.
When Liantyn was so stubborn, there was no one who could stop her.
If one didnât listen to her order, one couldnât know what kind of chaos would occur.
She drank the medicine with her eyes closed tightly.
âTell me if your body condition feels weird. Iâm going to blow it up on Grandfatherâs birthday.â
Saying so, Liantyn closed the drawer roughly.
âItâs not time to deal with this little shit yet.â
The other cousins come first.
Due to her poor performance in practice, she was pushed to the last place in the rankings.
To be seen well by Grandfather, she had to restore her rank.
But it was then.
âAhâŠ?â
Nanny clenched her chin.
âWhat? Why?â
âMy teeth no longer hurt, Young Miss.â
âWhat did you say?â
âRecently, my teeth hurt so much that I couldnât even eat, but now it doesnât hurt at all.â
Liantyn hurriedly opened the desk drawer again.
She grabbed the remaining medicine bottle.
âAre you saying that this kind of thing has such effects? How did that Half get this kind of thing?â
âIt must be Conrad Martial.â
âConrad? Grandfatherâs aide?â
âI heard that he was also the one who monopolized Mrs. Rita to make Young Miss Erylotteâs dress.â
Conrad Martial was a well-known man for his outstanding ability.
Therefore, at a young age, he became the aide of the Duke of Astra.
âHeâs surely stupid. To think that he would hold Halfâs hand.â
Liantyn stared at the medicine bottle.
âThis medicine is wasted on such a bitch.â
She put the medicine bottle in her pocket.
âStop searching for God Dragonâs eggs. Since Iâve got Grandfatherâs gift.â