“I’m going out and playing with Alex today.”
Ryan frowned at Vania's words.
"Where are you going now? Ever since you got an escort, you've been crawling out without a second thought."
"Where? It's right up ahead, Koenig, you know. Actually, I promised to hang out with Jean yesterday. I'll introduce Alex to Jean's younger siblings, have dinner with them, and build a snowman."
“Ha, that snowman...”
Ryan looked out the window with a frown.
After dinner yesterday, Vania went out with Alex and built twenty-four snowmen in the front yard. It was a little scary, with all the bizarre carrot noses staring at them.
“Aren’t you tired of it? You’re going to go all the way to the city and make another army of those weird snowmen?”
"I have to play with my little brother. Twelve is the perfect time to have fun."
Vania said, hugging Alec next to her tightly.
"Alex, Jean's coming soon, so hurry up and change your clothes! I'll go to your room and help you pick out some clothes. And you should also put on the scarf I gave you yesterday!"
“Hehe. Yeah, sis!”
Ryan, who had been staring blankly at the two of them as they clattered up to the third floor, sighed.
Actually...
“I promised to hang out with Jean yesterday.”
The snowman is just an excuse, and he knows why she's leaving.
To cure Jean's younger sister, Melissa, with her powers.
"Hey."
Ryan called Kali, who had just finished eating.
“Yes, Kali...”
“Sir.”
“...”
“Your Grace!”
“Kali. Just call him.”
As soon as Revan intervened, Kali nodded.
“Yes, my lord. Why did you call?”
"Why are you doing this? Who is your employer paying you? How long are you going to listen to your brother and bunny?"
“Why did you call me?”
"Ha."
"Yes, yes," Ryan said, waving his hand.
“You used to go to Keonig often with Bunny.”
"Yes."
“Every time she went, she played at the house of the groom, Jean Wellings.”
"Yes."
“Go and tell me in detail what our daughter is doing.”
“They play like any other child.”
“Just like any other kid, I ask you how it was... Haa, why is it so hard to talk to you...”
Ryan sighed and washed his face dry.
Kali looked puzzled by the sudden question and then said.
"Usually... first, we buy a bunch of snacks and head to Jean Wellings' house. After sharing them with Jean's siblings, we play card games. Sometimes, we play dolls with Jean's younger sister, Miss Melissa."
“That Melissa, is she sick?”
"Oh, yes. When I first saw Miss Melissa, she wasn't feeling well. But she's fine now. She can go outside now, so today we're going to build a snowman."
“Yes. Let’s make it together.”
"? yes."
As he mulled over Kali's report, Ryan and Revan exchanged silent glances across the table.
A patient with an internal injury who had been bedridden for several years met Vania and was cured in three months.
Then there is no need to doubt anymore.
As the two men had guessed, Vania possessed the power <Fountain of Purification>, which specialized in healing internal injuries.
There are four abilities, including <Restoration of Light>, <Shackles of Bondage>, and <Poem of Retrograde>!
"Monster!"
Ryan shouted, clutching the bread he was holding as if it would burst.
And he looked back at the stairs Vania had climbed.
'But it's certainly not true that she possesses all the powers. There are limits.'
If so, what would God do?
If she had that much talent, Vania would have secretly taken her father's life a long time ago.
‘Something... She can use this ability in various ways, but it seems like there are some conditions for its activation...’
9. Richard, The Chains of Bondage
As he confirmed yesterday, the blessing of that guy named Richard is one of the abilities that Vania possesses, the <Shackles of Bondage>.
There is also the third Diana's <Restoration of Light> and the fourth Gabriel's <Fountain of Purification>.
Surprisingly, this completely contradicts the law of inheritance, which states that an ability can only be inherited if there is no previous holder.
Well then, let's think about it the other way around.
Assuming that the ecosystem disruptor Vania can only use abilities that are currently 'possessed'...
'... No. Then we have to completely discard the premise that Bunny has returned.'
That is precisely why the conditions for activating Vania's Bless are vague.
The Blessing of Return, there is no one who possesses <Poem of Retrograde>!
He wasn't even on the list of half-siblings that Vania told me about!
“Oh, this is so frustrating...”
“If you’re curious, 50 million gold.”
Ryan closed his eyes tightly.
And muttered.
“...I need to dig up more magic stones quickly.”
“If you’re curious, 50 million gold.”
“...Wow, this is it?!!!”
“Heh heh...”
I see myself in the mirror, smiling sinisterly.
How satisfying it was to finally get my revenge last night.
'I feel this much joy over this kind of revenge... What if I catch my father?!'
I feel so bad.
Ryan is probably going crazy right now, wondering what my blessing is, but I'll let him be a little crazier.
Of course, there is no need to hide it, and I have no intention of hiding it.
I hid it at first when there was no trust...
Why? Because Ryan would be worried if he found out I could copy his powers.
'But it doesn't matter now.'
I trust Ryan, and Ryan trusts me. So I can definitely tell you what my blessing is.
But he must be more curious and crazy!
That's because it's the lion's karma that acted pettily first, asking for 500 gold when asked to tell a secret!
“Ugh...”
“Ah, Miss!”
At that moment, Emma, who was touching my hair through the mirror, was shocked.
“It’s no use when a lady makes that kind of expression.”
“Sister, why are you like that...?”
I felt a little embarrassed because Alex, who was behind Emma, was also scared.
My expression must have been amazing...
“Ahem. I’ll be careful. By the way, this is so good!”
Emma helped me take a bath yesterday.
I refused, but then pretended I couldn't resist and accepted her services. It was so nice and comfortable that I almost cried.
My body remembered the Princess life I had been accustomed to my entire life...
And still now.
“What do you like so much?”
“It’s been so long since I’ve had such pretty hair.”
My hair is braided long and curled into a circle on both sides, and even has a ribbon attached to it.
The splendid skill was truly a special blessing from Emma, who had been styling the hair of the Windsor Castle girls for half her life.
“But Emma, I have a question.”
“What is it?”
Emma, who was trying out several ribbons on my head to find one that matched, smiled affectionately at me in the mirror.
“...”
I stopped in my tracks at those eyes.
I felt the same way yesterday, but there was a tenderness to it that I hadn't felt when I was a 'real' child.
“Oh, that’s...”
I don't remember, but Aleclx and I were breastfed by Emma when we were little.
'But I never felt that close to Emma.'
She was very strict with the Windsor Castle children, as if she didn't want to get attached to them since they would be leaving anyway when the time came.
But can the human mind be so easily manipulated?
Emma probably raised all of the children, secretly cherishing and loving them.
"Didn't you worry about coming here? You worked at Windsor Castle for so long, the Duke must have given you a lot of money when you retired."
Of course, there must have been some surveillance put in place.
"That's why I thought you two would be living comfortably now. I didn't know you'd come all this way with Alex."
"Ah..."
Well, that's a question I know the answer to.
Alex was like a son to Emma, so how could she send him away alone?
“I was worried about Young Master. And I wanted to see you, Young Lady.”
"I see."
“And Miss... I’m sorry.”
“Yes? What?”
Emma hesitated for a moment, fiddling with her hands, then looked at me with wet eyes and said.
“When you were kicked out, Miss... I couldn’t do anything for you...”
"Ah."
“It’s funny to say this, but... ever since that day, my husband and I have been really worried about you... So, I’m glad we were able to see each other again like this.”
I laughed weakly.
What could Emma do if I got kicked out? Besides, when I left, she still had Alex to look after.
“It’s okay. It’s okay since we met again like this.”
Emma wiped away her tears and smiled at me. Despite her lifelong struggles with childcare, her face remained gentle and without a single deep wrinkle.
If I had a mother, this would be how I felt.
Why didn't I know that back then?
Emma is so affectionate and seems like she can't say a single harsh word...
“You devil! You piece of trash! Even an animal wouldn’t do something like you!!!”
“Oh.”
I flinched for a moment and stroked my arm.
Emma tilted her head.
Ryan frowned at Vania's words.
"Where are you going now? Ever since you got an escort, you've been crawling out without a second thought."
"Where? It's right up ahead, Koenig, you know. Actually, I promised to hang out with Jean yesterday. I'll introduce Alex to Jean's younger siblings, have dinner with them, and build a snowman."
“Ha, that snowman...”
Ryan looked out the window with a frown.
After dinner yesterday, Vania went out with Alex and built twenty-four snowmen in the front yard. It was a little scary, with all the bizarre carrot noses staring at them.
“Aren’t you tired of it? You’re going to go all the way to the city and make another army of those weird snowmen?”
"I have to play with my little brother. Twelve is the perfect time to have fun."
Vania said, hugging Alec next to her tightly.
"Alex, Jean's coming soon, so hurry up and change your clothes! I'll go to your room and help you pick out some clothes. And you should also put on the scarf I gave you yesterday!"
“Hehe. Yeah, sis!”
Ryan, who had been staring blankly at the two of them as they clattered up to the third floor, sighed.
Actually...
“I promised to hang out with Jean yesterday.”
The snowman is just an excuse, and he knows why she's leaving.
To cure Jean's younger sister, Melissa, with her powers.
"Hey."
Ryan called Kali, who had just finished eating.
“Yes, Kali...”
“Sir.”
“...”
“Your Grace!”
“Kali. Just call him.”
As soon as Revan intervened, Kali nodded.
“Yes, my lord. Why did you call?”
"Why are you doing this? Who is your employer paying you? How long are you going to listen to your brother and bunny?"
“Why did you call me?”
"Ha."
"Yes, yes," Ryan said, waving his hand.
“You used to go to Keonig often with Bunny.”
"Yes."
“Every time she went, she played at the house of the groom, Jean Wellings.”
"Yes."
“Go and tell me in detail what our daughter is doing.”
“They play like any other child.”
“Just like any other kid, I ask you how it was... Haa, why is it so hard to talk to you...”
Ryan sighed and washed his face dry.
Kali looked puzzled by the sudden question and then said.
"Usually... first, we buy a bunch of snacks and head to Jean Wellings' house. After sharing them with Jean's siblings, we play card games. Sometimes, we play dolls with Jean's younger sister, Miss Melissa."
“That Melissa, is she sick?”
"Oh, yes. When I first saw Miss Melissa, she wasn't feeling well. But she's fine now. She can go outside now, so today we're going to build a snowman."
“Yes. Let’s make it together.”
"? yes."
As he mulled over Kali's report, Ryan and Revan exchanged silent glances across the table.
A patient with an internal injury who had been bedridden for several years met Vania and was cured in three months.
Then there is no need to doubt anymore.
As the two men had guessed, Vania possessed the power <Fountain of Purification>, which specialized in healing internal injuries.
There are four abilities, including <Restoration of Light>, <Shackles of Bondage>, and <Poem of Retrograde>!
"Monster!"
Ryan shouted, clutching the bread he was holding as if it would burst.
And he looked back at the stairs Vania had climbed.
'But it's certainly not true that she possesses all the powers. There are limits.'
If so, what would God do?
If she had that much talent, Vania would have secretly taken her father's life a long time ago.
‘Something... She can use this ability in various ways, but it seems like there are some conditions for its activation...’
9. Richard, The Chains of Bondage
As he confirmed yesterday, the blessing of that guy named Richard is one of the abilities that Vania possesses, the <Shackles of Bondage>.
There is also the third Diana's <Restoration of Light> and the fourth Gabriel's <Fountain of Purification>.
Surprisingly, this completely contradicts the law of inheritance, which states that an ability can only be inherited if there is no previous holder.
Well then, let's think about it the other way around.
Assuming that the ecosystem disruptor Vania can only use abilities that are currently 'possessed'...
'... No. Then we have to completely discard the premise that Bunny has returned.'
That is precisely why the conditions for activating Vania's Bless are vague.
The Blessing of Return, there is no one who possesses <Poem of Retrograde>!
He wasn't even on the list of half-siblings that Vania told me about!
“Oh, this is so frustrating...”
“If you’re curious, 50 million gold.”
Ryan closed his eyes tightly.
And muttered.
“...I need to dig up more magic stones quickly.”
***
“If you’re curious, 50 million gold.”
“...Wow, this is it?!!!”
“Heh heh...”
I see myself in the mirror, smiling sinisterly.
How satisfying it was to finally get my revenge last night.
'I feel this much joy over this kind of revenge... What if I catch my father?!'
I feel so bad.
Ryan is probably going crazy right now, wondering what my blessing is, but I'll let him be a little crazier.
Of course, there is no need to hide it, and I have no intention of hiding it.
I hid it at first when there was no trust...
Why? Because Ryan would be worried if he found out I could copy his powers.
'But it doesn't matter now.'
I trust Ryan, and Ryan trusts me. So I can definitely tell you what my blessing is.
But he must be more curious and crazy!
That's because it's the lion's karma that acted pettily first, asking for 500 gold when asked to tell a secret!
“Ugh...”
“Ah, Miss!”
At that moment, Emma, who was touching my hair through the mirror, was shocked.
“It’s no use when a lady makes that kind of expression.”
“Sister, why are you like that...?”
I felt a little embarrassed because Alex, who was behind Emma, was also scared.
My expression must have been amazing...
“Ahem. I’ll be careful. By the way, this is so good!”
Emma helped me take a bath yesterday.
I refused, but then pretended I couldn't resist and accepted her services. It was so nice and comfortable that I almost cried.
My body remembered the Princess life I had been accustomed to my entire life...
And still now.
“What do you like so much?”
“It’s been so long since I’ve had such pretty hair.”
My hair is braided long and curled into a circle on both sides, and even has a ribbon attached to it.
The splendid skill was truly a special blessing from Emma, who had been styling the hair of the Windsor Castle girls for half her life.
“But Emma, I have a question.”
“What is it?”
Emma, who was trying out several ribbons on my head to find one that matched, smiled affectionately at me in the mirror.
“...”
I stopped in my tracks at those eyes.
I felt the same way yesterday, but there was a tenderness to it that I hadn't felt when I was a 'real' child.
“Oh, that’s...”
I don't remember, but Aleclx and I were breastfed by Emma when we were little.
'But I never felt that close to Emma.'
She was very strict with the Windsor Castle children, as if she didn't want to get attached to them since they would be leaving anyway when the time came.
But can the human mind be so easily manipulated?
Emma probably raised all of the children, secretly cherishing and loving them.
"Didn't you worry about coming here? You worked at Windsor Castle for so long, the Duke must have given you a lot of money when you retired."
Of course, there must have been some surveillance put in place.
"That's why I thought you two would be living comfortably now. I didn't know you'd come all this way with Alex."
"Ah..."
Well, that's a question I know the answer to.
Alex was like a son to Emma, so how could she send him away alone?
“I was worried about Young Master. And I wanted to see you, Young Lady.”
"I see."
“And Miss... I’m sorry.”
“Yes? What?”
Emma hesitated for a moment, fiddling with her hands, then looked at me with wet eyes and said.
“When you were kicked out, Miss... I couldn’t do anything for you...”
"Ah."
“It’s funny to say this, but... ever since that day, my husband and I have been really worried about you... So, I’m glad we were able to see each other again like this.”
I laughed weakly.
What could Emma do if I got kicked out? Besides, when I left, she still had Alex to look after.
“It’s okay. It’s okay since we met again like this.”
Emma wiped away her tears and smiled at me. Despite her lifelong struggles with childcare, her face remained gentle and without a single deep wrinkle.
If I had a mother, this would be how I felt.
Why didn't I know that back then?
Emma is so affectionate and seems like she can't say a single harsh word...
“You devil! You piece of trash! Even an animal wouldn’t do something like you!!!”
“Oh.”
I flinched for a moment and stroked my arm.
Emma tilted her head.
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