Who could Leine, an orphan, give Carnation as a gift to?The only person left was the Duke of Dubblede.
<span>‘Oooooh!’
<span>The vassals shouted as if they had found a rope.
<span>“Look, Your Excellency!’”
<span>“Carnation!”
<span>“She’s the only one who will give you a carnations corsage!”
<span>The vassals weed Leine’s carnations, ready to jump if they could.
<span>The Duke paused in front and nced gently at Leine. The child wriggled her hands with a shy face.
<span>***
<span>
<span>I thought the word “carnation” was an excuse for being left behind in the power struggle.
<span>I was offended by what they said because I had no experience with the thing.
<span>It’s just a piece of thing that’s useless to receive.
<span>But, It didn’t feel too bad to get it.
<span>***
<span>‘What did I do wrong?’
<span>The duke’s eyes at me were so intense.
<span>Are you mad that i spent a lot of money in the shop?
<span>Or when i draw you in the sketchbook, did you notice that i always drew a horn with it?
<span>‘Why are you looking at me like that?…….’
<span>My insides were burning ck, and the vassals were smiling.
<span>“Did you buy your own corsage?”
<span>“Yes.”
<span>The vassals were overjoyed when I answered.
<span>Then the duke’s mouth curled up.
<span>‘Wow, it’s even scarier today.’
<span>I grabbed Lea’s leg, But the vassals smiled and pushed me lightly on the back.
<span>“How about handing it over to him now?”
<span>“Yes, that would be good.”
<span>Shall we? I know i bought the corsage anyway, but it’s weird to procrastinate.
<span>‘It’s my first time giving a carnation, so I’m a little embarrassed.’
<span>I wriggled my hands.
<span>Then the vassals became more tired and urged me, “Go ahead!”
<span>The people surrounding me were divided like the Red Sea, and the duke was seen in front of a straight line.
<span>And I was shyly sticking out a corsage.
<span>To Lea.
<span>“………..!”
<span>“………..!”
<span>“………..!”
<span>“Oh my.”
<span>Lea shut her mouth with a look as if she didn’t think she would receive it.
<span>‘Since I gave you this, you’ll give me more snacks, right?’
<span>Lea bent her knees before me in tears.
<span>“Are you trying to give it to me?”
<span>“Nea lwike. Thwank you. (Lea i like you,Thank you.)”
<span>“Thank you, little miss. I’ll keep it in my chest”
<span>Lea hugged me, and I rubbed my face against her neck.
<span>But it was strange.
<span>‘Why is the back of my head so cold?’
<span>I looked back, wondering what was going on.
<span>Except for the maids and Lea, the men were alternately looking at the corsage and the duke with a bluish face.
<span>Then, the Duke called me.
<span>“Leine.”
<span>“Yes?”
<span>“Mine.”
<span>“…..?”
<span>“You don’t have mine.”
<span>“Yes!”
<span>I didn’t buy it because you will be annoyed with me. I did a good job, right?
<span>The Duke wriggled his eyebrows as Iughed in Lea’s arms.
<span>And for some reason, I stared at the vassals with their terrified faces, and they were all pale, swallowing dry saliva.
<span>That evening, the Order of the Abolition of the Thanksgiving day was issued throughout by the Duke of Dubblede.
<span>***
<span>Lea had a red corsage on her chest all day long. And then every time I looked in the mirror, I was thrilled.
<span>Of course, I also feel good because Lea is happy.
<span>‘Lea gave me a bunch of snacks.’
<span>I was so happy that I ate snacks until my stomach is full, then, Nos came to see me.
<span>“Shall we go?”
<span>Today was the day I was supposed to tell the Empress Dowager how I was doing.
<span>“Yes!”
<span>Nosughed as i answered loudly.
<span>“You’re very brave too, this time.”
<span>I nodded and my cheeks were bouncing.
<span>When Nos saw it, he stretched out his hand. He seemed to want to touch my cheek.
<span>But all of a sudden,the maids! they jumped out and blocked Nos.
“Oh no.. i’m in trouble”
<span>Nos lowered his hand in a jagged manner to the maids. The maids shouted with disapproving looks, even though he had withdrawn his hands.
<span>“We have a waiting list!”
<span>At the words of Linda, the maid, the other maids, with a look of disaproval, also condescended.
<span>“You have a chance once a week and take off within two seconds.”
<span>“If you touch it for a long time, her delicate skin can’t stand it.”
<span>……when did you set that rule?
<span>I looked at the maids with a puzzled look.
<span>Unlike me, however, Nos nodded his head.
<span>“I see. I almost made a big mistake.”
<span>They soon discussed it with a cautious face.
<span>
<span>
<span>“You have to wait three weeks!”
<span>Nos, who saw the list, shouted.
<span>“You have to wait three weeks?!”
<span>“I’m giving you a fast pass. If it’s in order, you’ll have wait for a month.”
<span>“Are there so many people waiting?”
<span>The maids snorted at Nos’s words with a look
<span>“My baby’s cheeks are lovely, cute, and the softest in the world. They all want to touch it.”
<span>“Of course you want to touch it.”
<span>“If you’re human, you can’t help but want to feel it.”
<span>Nos shook his head hard again, but I was dumbfounded
<span>
<span>“Lwet’s Go. (Let’s Go.)”
It wasn’t until he heard me that he came to his senses that he opened the door, saying, “Oh, yes.”
<span>I walked down the hall to the Duke’s office.
<span>There’s a pile of stuff in the hall, and the employees are frantically organizing them.
<span>When I looked at him with a curious look, Nos said
<span>“We’re arranging gifts for the Emperor’s birthday party.”
<span>Come to think of it, the nobles were busy preparing gifts at this time of year.
<span>The Duke of Ami Thie, the father of my first life who was not interested in it, was polite with a small amount of gift.
<span>But the Duke of Val Lua even borrowed money to prepare the gift.
At times like that, he sshes his money on it, but he is so stingy to others.
<span>Especially to me.
<span>When I was the child of Duke Val Lua, I bought a fountain pen which is a bit expensive.
<span>At that time, the Duke of Val Lua was furious and locked me in the attic for three days.
<span>Trapped in a dark old attic, I shuddered and cried for my wrong.
<span>I remember hearing Val Lua’s second son ask the oldest son.
<span>“Brother, are you not allowed to buy fountain pens?”
<span>“Why not? My father and mother will be happy if you ask me to buy them. Where’s the parent who doesn’t like children asking for school supplies?”
<span>“But why did Leine get scolded?”
<span>“She’s not his own child.”
<span>That’s when i knew
<span>I’m not their own child, so I’m hated for trivial things, I have to try desperately.
<span>‘Now I have to do something that will appeal to the Duke of Dubblede.’
<span>If you didn’t act good, the adoption will fly away.
<span>Thinking so, I entered the duke’s office. The Duke, who was sitting at his desk, felt my presence and raised his head.
<span>The silver-rimmed sses, which were worn to look at the documents, matched the blue eyes perfectly, and my tongue was tied.
<span>But is it because of the sses? Somehow he looks more fierce than usual today.
<span>When I clung to Nos’ leg, Nos smiled awkwardly.
<span>He sat me on the duke’s couch and whispered, so that the duke wouldn’t hear.
<span>“He’s not mad at you.”
<span>“I think he’s angry at himself who’s looking forward to it…….”
<span>Nos said, with a tearful look.
<span>‘What the hell’
<span>“Please prepare two carnations next time.”
<span>Ah……. Only then did I realize it and I was stunned.
<span>All the money bought at the store belongs to Dubblede. It must be quite expensive since I’ve picked a lot of things.
<span>‘He must have been upset because i didn’t buy any for the duke even though i spent a lot of money.’
<span>I should have just bought two corsages. He seem to really like carnations.
<span>But that was already past.
<span>‘Let’s do something to please him instead.’
<span>‘Which of the things I know can help the Duke?’
<span>I was struggling, and I saw something on the sofa table.
<span>Inside the luxurious jewelry box was a stone.
<span>‘Why is the stone kept in such a luxurious jewelry box?’
<span>It was as soon as I tilted my head.
<span>My lungs tightened with vibrations.
<span>Nos’s voice crumbled and the speed around me felt remarkably slow.
<span>As if time in the world and i are passing differently.
<span>A swarm of light flowed over the ck stone and soon scattered quickly to form a line. Soon it became a six-star star in which two triangles crossed. The spine gave me goose bumps in an instant.
<span>Beep-!
<span>Something crossed my mind.
<span>[ My…..]
<span>[Wa…..it…]
<span>A voice that feels like it’s seeping right into your head without piercing your ears.
<span>It’s too small to hear, but at some point, it’s very strong.
<span>[My child.]
Only then did the voice of Nos, which had been crushed, and the slow gesture return to its original state.
<span>Nos muttered in a stiff voice.
<span>“Is it an earthquake?”
<span>But the vibrations fade away in an instant.
<span>the Duke drew the curtains and checked out the window.
<span>“Send an expedition to Mount Rubbs. It could be a sign of a volcanic eruption.”
<span>“Yes.”
<span>While the Duke and Nos were talking, I pressed my chest with a pale face.
<span>My heart was beating so fast that I couldn’t breathe.
<span>What the hell is that?
<span>the lustrous light that came upon me
<span>And that voice that keeps going through my head.
<span>The voice that came out of the stone called me anxiously. My hands moved toward the stone as if I had a will I didn’t know. As if maic.
<span>And when the stone came in my hand.
<span>“…….”
<span>It crumbled in an instant.
<span>Only then did Ie to my senses, and I puffed my lips in utter surprise.
<span>‘Wha, wha, what!’
<span>Unwillingly, I looked at the Duke and the Nos.
<span>’Wha,wha, what to do!, what to do!’
<span>Nos was greatly surprised to see the remnants of a rock that was fluttering through a crack in my hand. The duke’s eyes were also infrequently erged.