TL: Zimming
I gazed at three tiny stones. It contained the souls that Pymon gave me.
âWhich one is the best?â
In case of a possible war, should I choose the strategist?
But then the other two are also as capable to help me.
I groaned on the desk.
There were only six souls who can be used as power. I couldnât spend my chances recklessly.
I heard a knock while I was thinking about it.
âLittle miss.â
My maids peeped into the door and waved something in both hands.
âItâs bread.â
âHereâs a fruit.â
âItâs a pudding.â
âIâm not hungry though?â
They came in and said,
âYou havenât been eating snacks lately.â
âI brought your favorite snacks.â
âLook, mineâs especially delicious.â
Originally, my snack time was a small tea party with my family.
Usually, my family always called me to have a snack together. But recently, everyone was busy, so we didnât have time to drink tea together, so we missed the snack time.
The maids bear good intentions so I nodded.
âYes, Iâll eat it.â
âWould you like to eat it in the garden?â
âSpring has come and the place is completely warm.â
âThe gardeners planted a lot of your favorite violets.â
âOkay.â
I followed the maids to the garden, leaving the stones with soul in the drawer.
Sitting here in the garden and eating my favorite snacks made me feel good.
The maids gave me a lot of things I like.
âSo the patissierâ¦â¦â
âIsaac, look at this!â
I could hear Mireilleâs voice from afar.
As I turned my head, I could see Isaac walking with a frown and Mireille chasing him. There was a wooden sword in Mireilleâs hand.
âMireille, youâre already good at swinging. Didnât Nos compliment you too? I told you not to come after me.â
Then my eyes met with Isaacâs who was hitting Mireilleâs forehead as she clung into his waist.
âKid!â
He came towards me with a big smile.
âWhat are you doing here?â
âEating snacks. These are from the maids. Bread, fruit and pudding.â
Then the maids smiled happily as I boasted their snacks.
Isaac put a piece of orange in his mouth and as he put his chin on his arms.
âSo itâs already been a few days since weâve had snacks together, becausevof that thing.â
He grumbled as he stared at Mireille.
The reason Isaac was busy recently was because of Mireille.
Among the brothers, Mireille was the most comfortable with him. So she chased him everyday.
As Mireille put her hand on her waist and was angry, Isaac sighed out loud and rubbed his forehead.
âIâm dying, really.â
Meanwhile, Mireille swung the wooden sword as she bumped into a pillar and fell down.
âPlease go. Okay? Henryâs in the library, so go ask him to play.â
âHenry asks me to play with you.â
âNow that I see it, Isaac has grown a lot.â
Now he had the average height of an adult male.
He will grow more in the future, but I realize heâs much bigger than when I first saw him.
Somehow it was so touching that I smiled.
âWhy are you smiling like that?â
âIsaac, youâve grown a lot.â
âWhat?â
While I was smiling, he pinched my cheeks.
âIt huwts!â (It hurts!)
âWhat does a kid who canât even hold a sword yet knows?â
âI know how to.â
I learned everything from the knights.
âTry it then.â
After that, Mireille got sulky.
âI wonât lend my sword.â
âIf you lend me your wooden sword, Iâll take care of you next time, child.â
âCkâ¦â
Tears quickly filled Mireilleâs big eyes. She cried and pouted her lips.
âOh my god, again?!â
âI hate Isaac. You only care about your sister and donât play with Mireille.â
âBecause youâre always bothering me.â
Mireille burst into tears. The maids were so shocked but they quickly soothed her.
Mireille didnât stop crying. When I was about to soothe her, I could hear someone calling her.
âLady!â
Turns out, Mireille fainted.
***
Mireille was rushed into her room for treatment. After the doctor checked her, my father asked.
âWhatâs her condition?.â
âNothing is wrong. She must have been under stress. Make sure to take good care of her.â
Just in time, Mireille opened her eyes. After looking around, the child was ready to burst into tears again.
âDonât cry, lady.â
Lea stroked the childâs cheek as Mireille embraced Lea and cried.
âI miss my momâ¦â¦â
âShould I call her?â
âMy real momâ¦â¦â
At that moment, the atmosphere became cold.
The servants were scared and looked at dadâs reaction. Dad and brothers who were looking at Mireille also didnât know what to say.
âIf I had a mother, she would have scolded Isaac. And play with Mireille.â
âLadyâ¦â¦â
âMy dad is busy and my brothers only like my sister. Mireille is all alone. I miss my momâ¦â¦â
After that, people started treating Mireille preciously.
They felt pity because she never received her real motherâs touch.
Isaac, Henry and dad couldnât avoid Mireille and went into Mireilleâs room.
A few days later, After writing a letter to Veronica, I called the maids.
My room is connected to the room where my exclusive maids Dahlia, Linda and Yuni were located, but no one came.
âItâs strange.â
The three were usually so meticulous that one should be left in the room in case I called them. It was the first time that they did not come right away.
I waited for a long time, but they didnât come so I headed out of the room. I grabbed a servant who was passing by and asked.
âHave you seen Dahlia, Linda, Yuni?â
âTheyâre in ladyâs room.â
âAll three of them?â
For what?
I headed to Mireilleâs room. I was going to knock, but the door was already half opened, so I could see everything inside.
âSo canât the three of you be Mireilleâs servants?â
âButâ¦â¦â
âWeâre taking care of the little missâ¦â
âThatâs rightâ¦â¦â
Lea and the maids had a troubled look in front of Mireille.
Mireille had a face full of tears and clung to Leaâs arm.
âLeaâ¦â¦â
âLady, all three have been with her for a long time. If you say you wanted them, itâll be a problem for everyone, and itâs rude to the little miss .â
âBut Mireille wanted them! Last time when Mireille cried in the garden, they comforted me kindly. I donât want any maids unless itâs them!â
As she began to whine in earnest, Lea sighed. Then she looked at three people.
âYou can answer later. Please decide soon.â
Even among Dubbledâs servants who had criminal careers, the three were exceptionally guilty.
All of them became senior employees who served the VIPs because of Leaâs support. They benefited greatly because of Lea.
To them, Lea was a benefactor and couldnât refuse her.
Yuni, who bit her lips tightly between Linda and Dahlia, said, âBut â¦â¦!â
Then, tears fell from Mireilleâs eyes.
Lea hurriedly hugged Mireille.
ââ¦â¦â
ââ¦â¦â
ââ¦â¦â
And I opened the door.
âI heard you because the door was open.â
When I said that, Lea and the maids didnât know what to do.
âDonât take them away. Dahlia, Linda, and Yuni are the only ones I had.â
âLittle miss, pleaseâ¦â
âDonât.â
My words surprised everyone in the room.
I looked at Mireille. She gave more strength to Leaâs hug.
âIf you want to take my maids, go ask them. Donât make Lea do anything difficult.â
ââ¦â¦â
âSoââ
âSister, you donât like Mireille, donât you?â
ââ¦â¦â
âSince my sister is close to all of the servants, you can have other maids. But because you hated Mireille, you donât want to give a maid to this lonely Mireille.â
The child stared at me. Lea panicked and said âLady!â but Mireille continued.
âSister hates Mireille. Thatâs why you keep stealing my brothers. Why do you hate me when I want to be close to you?â
âDo you really want to be a family with me?â
âOf course!â
âBut why do you think Iâm taking your brothers away?â
ââ¦â¦huh?â
I spoke without avoiding her gaze.
âWhy is it that when Iâm with my brothers, as a family, you said Iâm taking them away?â
âThatâ¦â¦that!â
âIs it because you hate me that you think Iâm taking your brothers away?â
âNo!â
It was then.
âChild!â
A woman came in and said with a familiar voice.
It was Javelin, she came here when she heard about the child.
Javelin hugged Mireille, who had fallen down.
âWhatâs going on? Whatâs wrong with her condition?â
Lea murmured with a bewildered tone.
âSheâs vulnerable to stressâ¦â¦â
âWho gave this kid enough stress to faint like this?â
Javelin ask everyone present.