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The warning light in her head blinked.

Leblaine crept back and murmured.

"I, I'm sleepy."

Then the three boys surrounded Leblaine and asked affectionately.

"Alright, kid."

"Let's go."

Leblaine said, "Yes!" and walked to her room. The three boys who were following the child up the stairs, glanced at their father.

"The blue rose...hmph."

"Stop."

"Shh."

After the siblings disappeared, Theodore spoke in a dreary voice.

"Nos."

Nos, who watched from the beginning gulped.

"Yes."

"I think they like nicknames, so please make it for them one by one."

"Huh? ...yes."

Theodore's eyes blackened.

***

The next day when I woke up, I saw a blue rose stuck in a vase and groaned.

"Father will be happy if you give him this."

I was easily persuaded by Henry's irresistible smile.

I'm sorry that I didn't give it to him, but if I had given it to him, the mansion might have collapsed.

I shuddered at the thought of my father, the demon I saw yesterday.

I was so scared that I could see my father spitting out fire from his mouth with a blue rose in my dream.

Then, I could hear a few knocks and a familiar voice.

"Little miss, are you up?"

It was Laura.

"Yes!"

When I shouted, the door opened as Laura and the three maid with the water came in.

I washed and changed with the help of the maids.

"What's your schedule for today?"

"Would you like to have lunch at the mansion?"

"Should I get your coat ready?"

The maids asked me, but I only nodded.

"I'm going out today. I'll take a look at the shopping district."

"I'll tell lord Noanoke!"

The war of nerves among the nobles surrounding Vallua intensified. Since there was a high possibility for Dubbled to win Vallua, Dad was concerned about those greedy hyenas, so the chairman was bound to follow me when I went out.

'Well, it's not bad for me.'

I'm going to the office of hope merchant guild today, so I have to go with the chairman anyway!

I thought of what I want to do in my head.

First of all, I have to do Seria's job because she went to look for the children...... it's been a while since I've been socializing, so I have to see the ladies.

'The most important thing is to find a way to respond to Duke Marche's attack.'

The chairman had the nerve to say I had the upper hand, but it was actually meant to reassure me.

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