TL: Zimmings
I looked at Adrian in embarrassment. He was so nice that he didnât reveal it until now.
âWait.The other studentsâ¦!â
I quickly looked at them in case they heard Adrian calling me Leblaine.
The students were still arguing about the cards, as if they had not heard anything.
âBecause youâre embarrassed⦠you cheat to win over a child?â
âSheâs not just a kid! She knows the poker rules. Sheâs so talented!â
âAnyway, Iâm really embarrassed.â
How could they didnât hear us when Adrian said it right in front of them? While I was thinking, Amand slightly hit my nose. The sound of the water was like Amandâs laughter.
âDid it block Adrianâs voice with the barrier?â
Amand was spinning around in front of my nose as if it said yes, so I smiled.
Then, Hayton opened his mouth.
âWhy donât you get out now after that?â
The male studentâs expression turned red at his words. The girl shouted, âYes, thatâs right!â, but Hayton glanced at her and continued.
âYou too.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âMe-me too?â
âGet out of here.â
ââ¦â¦Yes.â
The girl bowed her head to Adrian, and the boy followed her from behind. The male student passed by Hayton and flicked his tongue.
âWhatâs with that overbearing attitude?â
âJust because youâre a young masterâ¦â
âWhy is he a young master? His family collapsed, and his father was executed after a trial. You still think youâre the strongest? Iâm sick and tired of your attitude.â
âStop itâ¦â¦.â
The students left and I glanced at Hayton. He merely stared at me gently.
âSo?â
âUh? (Huh?)â
âIâm asking what happened to your bodyâ¦Leblaine.â
I looked at Adrian in surprise, and Adrian replied in a quiet voice.
âHayton Vallua could see a personâs mana without direct contact. Itâs why he was taken by Honghaeâs family.â
âHayton has that much power?â
He wasnât that good in my second life.
âItâs because Iâve worked hard desperately.â
He said with an indifferent look. I could see how hard he tried after his father was executed.
âThwere was a pwoblem when subjugating mwonstew- (There was a problem when subjugating monsters-)â
âIf youâre going to lie, why donât you put your heart into it? If you had a problem, other students would too.â
ââ¦â¦.â
âIf you told me that it was because of summoning a devil, not the monsters, I would have believed it.â
âItâs nwot a devil, itâs an angwel.â (Itâs not a devil, itâs an angel)â
âIâm the one who witnessed the devil my father called out. Do you think you can fool me? The pillar of light I saw that day, it was the pillar I saw in the devil summoning ceremony.â
I folded my arms.
âThatâs what hwappened. You can repowt it! Iâm telling you this, twetening in this situation doesnât work. (Thatâs what happened. You can report it! Iâm telling you this, threatening in this situation doesnât work.)â
âWhat kind of person do you think I am?â
â⦠You wonât?â
âI told you already. I like you.â
Hayton, who said so, was looking at Adrian. They ended up glaring at each other.
âI told you to give up.â
Adrianâs words surprised me. Did he say that? When?
âYour Highness doesnât deserve to be by her side. At least I wonât put her in danger.â
Hayton stared at Adrian and continued.
âDid Dubblede want your status and power as a condition for her partner? No, there is only one thing they want. She couldnât be in danger. In addition, it would be best if she could also live with him for the rest of her life. Your Highness, can you do that?
âIf youâre going to get the dukeâs heart, why do you have to marry Leblaine? Why donât you get married to the duke instead?â
âI understand that youâre not confident.â
âI donât care about fighting with a dog who had lost the fight.â
âWhat awe you guys doing?ââ¦?â
I looked at the two alternately with cold eyes. When I scolded them, they stopped talking, but their gaze seemed to tear each other to death. Hayton got up from the sofa and reached out to me.
âCome with me.â
Adrian held my hand.
âIâm here.â
âLetâs go, Leblaine.â
âLeblaineâ
Both sides pulled me. I was getting dragged from one side to the other, then I couldnât handle it anymore.
âStwop!! (Stop!!)â
The two flinched as I put my hand on my waist and huffed.
âIâll cwose my partner myself! If ywo guys keep doing thatâ¦â¦!â
Suddenly, someone kicked in the door.
âLittle sister, youâ¦â
I pointed at the person who came in and shouted.
âYwo guys kept gwetting- Huh?â
Looking at the person who came in, I opened my eyes wide.
âBrother Johann?â
Johann dropped the book he was holding, as Henry and Isaac, who ran after him, frowned.
Johann covered his mouth with one hand, and Isaac asked,
âBig brother, what are you doing here?â
â⦠Whoâs the best at making tuxedos these days?â
Hearing Johann saying nonsense, the room was engulfed in silence.
***
After sending Hayton back, only those who knew I could call out the devil remained in the room. It was Adrian and my three older brothers.
âSmall.â
ââ¦â¦.â
âYouâre really small.â
ââ¦â¦.â
âWere you always this small?â
ââ¦â¦ Cwan you let my hands go and jwut twalk? (Can you let my hands go and just talk?)â
Johann was still expressionless, but he kept holding my chubby hands tightly.
â⦠Cute.â
âHuh?â
âNothing. Did you always talk like this when you were young?â
ââ¦â¦.â
Johann seemed out of his mind today.
âGet out of my way. Iâm going to cut her nails now.â
âIâm first.â
As Isaac and Henry began to argue, Johann grabbed my body and lifted me up.
âDonât bother her.â
âWell, heâs in his right mind now.â
Thatâs what I thought, but Johann said while looking at Adrian,
âDo you have nail clippers?â
â¦â¦ He was still out of his mind.
I got out of Johannâs hand and sat on the sofa.
âSo why are you here?â
âBecause they said you were younger. I came to pick you up.â
âBwother and dad awe busy though.â
âBwotherâ¦â
âHuh?â
âNothing.â
It seems like my words couldnât enter his ears, so I grabbed Johannâs cheek with both hands and frowned.
âGo back. Dad is busy, so how cwould you come hewe?â
âItâs okay.â
âTwis is Odis. I would be safe.â
I let out a deep sigh and sat down on the chair and crossed my arms.
âI hwave to go back to my owiginal age. To do that, I have to stawy here. (I have to go back to my original age. To do that, I have to stay here.)â
âYou canât go back?â
âWouldnât it be pwossible to find what made me a cwild? (Wouldnât it be possible to find what made me a child?)â
âI heard it from Henry. It happened after the passages overlapped. Is one of them in your hand now?
âNo, twatâs not itâ¦â
I spoke with a sullen face.
âDwisappearedâ¦â
Then Isaac shouted,
âWhat!?â
âNo⦠I feel swome weird vibwation in Minaâs passage.â
If I couldnât have Minaâs passage, my amethyst must be on my hand. Because it was like a trump card that I had hidden.
âItâs a passage with a different force than Boone and Pur. I have to have it no matter what.â
Hearing my words, everyone exchanged glances. Henry told Adrian.
âPlease search the school. It would be better for Your Highness, who is acting as the president, to step up rather than us.â
Adrian nodded, and I looked at Johann.
âBwoter will go? (Brother will go?)â
âI was allowed to stay here before the vacation.â
âHow?
âI also graduated from Odis.â
So thereâs a way for graduates to stay in school⦠I couldnât think why and looked at him, puzzled.
***
âThe meeting with a senior this time. Itâs him?â
âYes, Count Dubblede!â
âAh, Johann!â
While hugging a bunch of documents and walking around, I shook my head when I heard the cheers of the girls.
âIâm so busy that I canât even investigate anything, and heâs so busy counseling students.â
Even so, thatâs the only way Johann could remain at the school.
I sighed, and the documents I was holding slipped.
I screamed and quickly grabbed it.
This was an errand for the administration.
Iâm Julietâs assistant, but since Iâm employed by the school, I have to run some errands.
âHello, child.â
âHewo!â
âYouâre strong today as well.ââ
Itâs been three days since I started working at this school.
Students thought I was quite cute, so they were friendly with me.
When I entered the second dormitory where Mina was because of my errand, I heard the dormitory head communicating with someone in a serious voice.
âYes, Miss Mina has no signs of waking up yet. Oh, but something bothers meâ¦â¦ Yes, something was suddenly in Minaâs hand last night. Itâs like a jewel.â
âJewel? Maybe a passage?â
I should check before others take them.
âBut I canât go into Minaâs room. What should I doâ¦.â
While agonizing, I quickly caught the student in the dormitory and asked.
âWhewe is Count Dubbwede?â
âWhat?â
âCwount, Count!â
I mean Johann!