Chapter 74: Chapter 74

TL:Zimming

I was sprawled on the gazebo alone, staring at the mirror with a stunned face.

No matter how much I looked at it, two of my upper teeth were gone.

‘I’m screwed.’

Children my age start going to activities outside around this time of year. Not going to a full-fledged tea party, but like showing up at a family event.

‘But if I go out now…’

In addition, another two teeth on both sides of my teeth were on the verge of falling off.

‘Stay with me, guys. If you guys fell off, I’ll be really ugly. At least leave after spring.’

While I was praying eagerly with a mirror in my hand, I heard the chairman come in.

“I have a letter.”

Looking at the envelope, it’s a letter from Seria. I took the letter from his hands.

“……”

“…..?”

The chairman, however, was staring at my face for a while, not willing to hand over the letter.

“I came to see you.”

“You came to see me? If not, did Seria asked you to take my picture and send it to her—“

Then he pulls out the magic device

“—I brought some of these.”

“Oh my god, that’s embarrassing.”

“Why?”

“It’s just strange. I can’t even pronounce some words properly. What if people tease me later?”

“Then ask the head of the Dubos family to grow your teeth.”

I opened my eyes wide.

“Is it possible to control human growth? I’ve never heard of it…ah.”

Veronica Dubos, the head of Dubos’ family, is a witch who has her physical body not getting older for over 80 years. In other words, she stopped the growth of the human body.

The chairman nodded.

“She would be number one in that field.”

“I want to meet her.”

‘If Veronica helps me grow my teeth…’

I immediately called the escorts because my dad said I could go anywhere freely as long as I brought three escorts.

***

But why did this happen?

In the carriage, I glanced at Johann sitting opposite me.

‘How inconvenient…’

I was only going to the Dubos mansion, but I was accompanied by Johann.

A large number of knights were absent because they started training ahead of spring. So the only people who could take me to the mansion were Johann’s guard.

“Oh no, little miss…wait a minute, Johann also has business to attend in the Dubos mansion. Why don’t you come together with him?”

I expected Johann would refuse, but he didn’t for some reason.

“Excuse me, thank you…”

Johann looked at me.

“What for?”

“For bringing me with you.”

“I have to go to the Dubos’ mansion, and when I took you with me, the people didn’t pay attention to me, making it easier for me to move. It’s a win-win situation.”

Johann spoke monotonously.

“That,…ah, yes. It’s not something to thank for.”

When I nodded cheerfully, he glanced at me again.

“Like what my aunt said, you’re a weirdo.”

“Me?”

“You’re unique.”

“Why?”

“When that happens, usually people say thank you again anyway.”

“But you say it’s not something to thank for…”

“Oh well, I don’t care.”

“Then I won’t apologize!”

I laughed as Johann turned away.

‘I should never bother Johann.’

He won’t attack unless something bothers him.

When Henry and Isaac didn’t attack first at the dinner yesterday, he wouldn’t do anything.

We arrived and the carriage stopped.

Me and Johann entered the mansion, welcomed by the Dubos family.

“Nice to meet you, little miss. My name is Melanie Dubos, Viscount Dubos’ wife.”

A middle-aged woman greeted me.

‘I feel like she’s a good person.’

She looks really friendly and nice.

“Nice to meet you, beautiful madam.”

“Oh my god, how can you be so lovely? I’ve heard a lot from my husband. My husband always entertains me with your stories.”

“Oh really?”

When I looked at Dubos, he flinched, and his wife laughed.

Suddenly, I could hear someone calls me

“Little miss!”

It was Veronica calling me while going down the stairs.

She clasped my hands as soon as she came down.

“I’m glad you arrived here safely! I was so excited to receive your letter. I’ve got a lot of snacks for you! Oh, right. Melanie, where’s the chocolate biscuit I asked for?”

“I’ll tell the servants to buy it. Why don’t both of you go upstairs first and talk?”

Melanie said kindly, so Veronica led me upstairs.

“I’ll show you the office. There’s a lot of fun things there.”

The people of the Dubos seemed to be a bit embarrassed, but I went up the stairs with her.

Upon entering the office, Veronica explained this and that.

“This is the root of Elsa tree, this is the fossil of the ironclad dragon, and…”

“Excuse me…”

Veronica widened her eyes as I spoke.

“Yeah?”

She glanced at me. Only then did Veronica blush and murmur, “Oh, I forgot the greeting…”

“Nice to meet you, little miss. Welcome to the Dubos mansion.

“Yes, thanks for showing me this great place.”

She murmured,

“Everyone says it’s a weird place though…ah! Sit here and wait here.”

As soon as I sat down, she carried the doughnut and cake to my plate and asked,

“But what brings you here today?”

“I have a favor to ask.”

“Say it.”

“My teeth fell out. But I can’t wait to let my teeth grow!”

“Oh really? That’s so cute. You– you’re so lovely…”

I dropped my head and covered my mouth with both hands.

“To think that the dignified me lost my teeth…”

“Well, I think being cute is better than being dignified, but it’s not hard to solve your problems anyway. But everything that’s artificially grown is fragile. Your teeth can be lost forever then.”

If I get an artificially grown tooth, it might break and my teeth will be lost forever.

“Then what should I do?”

“I can make fake teeth until you grow up. It’s an illusion, so your pronunciation will be the same, but others won’t know it’s missing.”

“I want it please!”

Veronica smiled brightly.

“I’ll do your request. But how will you repay me?”

Of course, I held out my purse.

“I brought you a lot of money!”

“That…not money…”

She glanced at me and wrapped her red cheeks.

“I want to take a peek at your head…!”

….Veronica is as expected, not normal.

‘But that’s the only way.’

I nodded my head.

“Good.”

“Wow-! Then let’s get started!”

“Is it that easy to make fake teeth? Doesn’t it take a lot of time?”

“No. I just need to use a medium. It’s not that difficult as I just need to make the medium as an accessory and hang it on you. Well, I don’t think any other mages can do it, though.”

Veronica said while searching for the medium on her desk.

“I don’t know why people think it’s so hard. Young people are all idiots these days.”

I could feel an 80 year old grandma in her.

Then I recalled the chairman’s words.

“You feel bad about Veronica Dubos? You seem to have misunderstood something …”

“Did people think Veronica’s appearance is terrifying because she’s not old?”

“Not at all. Everyone didn’t care. While Veronica is a fanatic for cute things.”

“But isn’t she lonely?”

“Maybe. But Veronica is a very good mage. There won’t be any mage who can exceed her knowledge and skills. People are reluctant to get closer to her”

I held hands with Veronica thinking that we should get along well. Veronica was still searching on her desk.

“No. Then there’s nothing here. But little miss, we use that.”

I became weak at the sight of the stone she pointed at.

Isn’t that the ironclad dragon fossil she showed off earlier?

“But that’s very precious….”

“It’s less important than you.”

When she spoke with determination, she put the ironclad dragon fossil on her desk and said,

“I need a few drops of blood, but since you have divine power, should I replace it with that? Because I don’t want to hurt your cute hands.”

I nodded and gave some divine power to the fossil.

Then, the place vibrated as if it was an earthquake.

Veronica was very confused and went to the window.

“I don’t think it’s an earthquake.”

Meanwhile I was staring blankly into the air. When Veronica saw me she tilted her head.

“Little miss?”

“….I,I need to go to the bathroom!”

“It’s in the second room on the right side of the corridor.”

I hurried out of the hall and into the room Veronica told me about.

Then I looked into the air again. To be precise, a beautiful person with long hair was floating in the air.

“I am the ninth pillar, Pymon. Are you the one who called me out?”

I was just trying to get my teeth grow a little faster, but I called out another devil instead.