Theodore, now I see that you have some problems, too.
What the hell have you been doing...
"Oh my gosh..."
Theodore bent down to look at me.
It was very funny because there was a hint of indifference in his cold gray eyes.
"I'm sorry. My youngest was still young and rude. But Meridy's baby, what's your name?
Look...
Theodore, you have a problem too.
He doesn't even know my name, and he brought me home in a few days.
I clicked my tongue inwardly, but I answered correctly.
“Nyana.”
“Nyana?”
"Hello, Nyana."
"Yes, Nyana. Liana Merdy."
I wrinkled my brows, which must have been somewhere on my small face.
"Nyana Ne Medi."
Oh, maybe it's because my lips are frozen, or maybe it's worse.
But how did he understand?
Theodore finally understood my name.
"Ah, Liana. Liana Le Meridy."
"Madya! (That's right!)"
I shouted out with joy, and Theodore smiled and tossed my hair.
"Nice to meet you, Liana. I am Theodore Halias. I am the second son of Grand Duke Alseid Halias."
I know...
I have to endure the humiliation of being stroked on the head like this to survive in this house, right?
I shook hands with Theodore, who pronounced the dreaded name of Halias over and over again, as if I had never met him.
He grinned.
"I have something to report to my father, so please wait. The maids will take care of you."
The word "father" reminded me of Alseid's face again, which gave me goosebumps.
At that moment, two or three maids poked their heads out from the side of the hallway.
"Are you here, Second Master?"
Theodore let out a short sigh.
"Did you overhear everything? Take good care of her. I was nervous that the Princess would turn into ice before I got home."
Yes, me too.
Theodore disappeared down the long corridor, and the maids approached with sparkling eyes.
Yes?
But guys...
Do you guys think your eyes are shining a little more than necessary?
Have you been waiting for a girl to play with for about 19 years...?
***
Three maids knelt side by side and looked at me.
"Miss, what about us..."
"Suzy."
"Beth."
"It's Elma!"
I was kidnapped as soon as I woke up while burning in the fire, and I didn't even know the name of my real nanny.
But I learned the names of the three maids of the other house...
It was embarrassing, but I greeted them face-to-face.
"Annang, it's better Nyana."
Oh, my tongue doesn't melt.
Please, whoever gives me a hot drink...
However, none of these things move.
"Kya! Annang'!"
“Nyana, Nyana, oh my God, you’re so cute!”
"I'll take care of your hair after washing it!"
"No, I'll do it!"
"No. I'm..."
"Phew."
I sighed in dismay, and Suzy, Beth, and Elma laughed side by side.
"Did the little lady sigh..."
"I guess we were too rude."
"No, it's because we're too late..."
It was the courtesy of the guest, and I couldn't wait any longer.
"Tubiel. (Suzy. Beth, and Elma.)"
...What?"
"Milk wanna."
"What? Yes, miss! Milk, I'll give you the colonel right away!"
One of them quickly got up and ran over.
I couldn't help but say again when I saw that the other two of them were pricking up their ears as if they were waiting for an order.
“Mo bath.”
"Yes, bath water! I don't know if there is!"
The other one ran over, leaving only one maid in the hallway.
I was even more confused by the similarity of their faces and the same clothes, but I remembered that she was the first to say her name.
“Tudi.”
"Oh my God. Did you call this Suzy? Say anything, Meridy's pretty baby."
Oh boy...
Was my red hair something that even the maids of such a distant castle could recognize at once?
I felt remorse for my past life, but I tried my best to calm down and get down to business.
"Go Hadangdiri and Dipper."
"Hadangdiri?"
I shook my head and spoke more clearly.
“Ha, dang, ding.”
Suzy tilted her head.
"Ha. Dang...?"
In the end. I chose a more humiliating word.
"...rest"
"...rest?"
"Sheh, Mari. Excellent..."
"Shh... Oh!"
Suzy finally got up and hugged me.
Phew, I was really glad that I didn't mark the area unexpectedly on the Halias.
***
After I gained a little lighter weight(?), I went into the warm, smooth water and drank the milk that was warmed up properly.
'Oh... I think I'll live.'
Halia was famous for its hot springs, but in ny previous life, I had only seen frozen rivers, so I thought it was false propaganda.
However, the slippery bath water was not fake.
'...Not bad'
After taking a bath, I wrapped my hair in a towel that was several times my body size and dried it.
Suziebethel pressed their face toward me and cuddled.
"Is your hair a little short for braiding?"
"How do you like an apple head?"
"I like two-parted hair!"
Are you still talking about that...
I let Suziebethel play with my head to my heart's content.
'It's such a wish, what?'
The Suziebethel chattered.
"There will come a day in my life when I can touch Princess Meridy's hair."
"I heard from Garcia that the children of the Meridy family are flames even when they are seven years old."
"Wow, really? Will Liana grow up so nicely?"
Of course, if I were fifteen, I could easily burn down a castle...
But I decided not to do that.
Chatara floated to me, and when I dried my hair, the story jumped into the distance.
"I guess I should dress you up, right?"
What?
"Yes. Master Shion's clothes are still better. I'll ask the nanny to pick a smaller one."
I don't like it...
However, the dress I wore had already disappeared in the laundry basket.
Eventually, I wore Shion Halias' pajamas and had a ridiculous parted haircut.
"Hey, you're cute!"
As Suziebethel was excited, I heard a knock.
Knock.
Theodore asked outside the door.
"Are you ready? You need to say hello to my father."
I swallowed hard without realizing it.
So now I'm going to meet Alseid Halias.
The Grand Duke of Halias, who met the fierce last flame with me in my previous life.
Hah, I am scared to death because of my sins...
Maybe there is no such thing as a prophet in their last name?
***
Alseid's eyes, which had been looking down at me expressionlessly, suddenly fluttered.
His gaze, which seemed to be somewhat confused, soon fell away from me.
Then he called out to his son in a reproachful voice.
"Theodore Halias."
Theodore bowed his head quietly.
"Yes, father."
"Was the noble kid who was you supposed to protect for a while, Meridy?"
Theodore was as calm as he was in front of Edipa despite his father's death.
"Yes, father."
Yes, he wouldn't be particularly scared when he lived with a man like this and saw Edipa.
By the way, sword masters are slow to age, so was it like this?
Alseid sneered at his son with a face that was no different from the one I had seen in my previous life.
"You left out important information. You can't let Merdy's child stay in Halias. Send them back."
Theodore, this deceiver.
You, Halias, are Meridy's friends?
Alseif, which was scary when I was nineteen, was as high as a mountain and as scary as a night to me at the age of three.
Didn't I trust Theodore, who was fifteen years old, and follow him all the way here...
But Theodore held my hand and stood firmly, not moving at all.
"It's snowing outside, Father."
"...So?"
"The sun has already set, and the sky is too black. There will be a snowstorm overnight."
Snow... what?
It was snowing on the way, but that alone made me feel like I was on the verge of death.
But a snow storm?
When I saw a snowstorm in my previous life, I was amazed at its beauty and wonder.
Because I had a spark at that time!
I involuntarily trembled my fingertips, and Theodore squeezed them tighter.
"I promised her to bring her home safely, in the name of Halias."
"Who did it on their own?"
"If you punish me, I will accept it. After the snow stopped and I went to Meridy."
"Theodore!"
His voice sounded like a frost, and even though he wasn't calling me, I shook my head.
"Bringing Meridy is not the same as rescuing an injured animal on the side of the road!"
Still, Theodore didn't budge.
"I brought her because I knew."
"What?"
"If it had been left as it was, His Highness the Crown Prince of Bioden might have found the child. Didn't you tell me to be ahead of the inferior in everything?"
Alseid seemed dissatisfied, but he kept his mouth shut.
Looking up at Theodore, he didn't look like he was making excuses.
'Was there a Crown Prince nearby?!'
I pricked up my ears for the facts I didn't know.
Bioden Florentin Jantar.
He was the Crown Prince of the kingdom of Jantar, and I had not seen him ascend the throne in my previous life.
The current royal family has had a fatal flaw in recent centuries.
The magic of the earth, which had been passed down to the royal family, that is, the vein of alchemy, was cut off.
Since its founding, the kingdom has worshipped Pervati, the god of fire, and Spenta, the god of earth, and each magic that is a proof of faith is not only useful but also symbolic.
It is said that the royal family, who could barely hold the spirit stone of the earth, treated our Meridy with great respect for several generations.
Unlike them, Meridy had a living pyromancer.
As a result, Meridy's pyromancer became the hope and symbol of the entire kingdom.
Then what would they do?
The incompetent royal family could not protect the precious Meridy even when it was burned down.
Without further thought, Alseid's grey gaze returned to me.
"Me."
“Me?”
Me...
When he was dumbfounded by the sound that came out of my mouth, Alseid commented softly.
"You know how to talk."
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