Chapter 22

“Fake….!”

“Hmm, uhm!”

The aristocratic elders struggled to hold back their laughter.

“Huh, the Duke of Paeraton is a very wealthy man. I’m sure he gave the Marquis of Tarenka a big sum of money.”

The Duke of Iskamil told me with a kind face, as if seeing a cute baby bragging that “My dad is the best in the world!”

“But the Mana stone mining business isn’t very easy.You should be picky because you can’t mine just because you’re a miner. It needs to be approved.”

“Money for preparing for approval and money for approval. Even when mining, we need qualified professionals and expensive equipment.”

In one word, it means a business where money is spent tremendously.

‘Yes, I know,’

I stuck out my stomach.

“But my dad can pay all that money, right?”

My dad said he had a diamond mine!

“That’s …… that’s right.”

Look!

“Why would he only have given you a little money if he knew he was really invested in Uncle? My dad doesn’t do things by halves!”

Of course, no matter how much money you have and how certain benefits are guaranteed, you don’t invest everything.

Money management isn’t that simple.

But I gave the grandpa a big piece of advice before they said that.

“I’m so curious about my uncle’s thoughts!”

As the arrow headed toward him, the face of the Marquis of Tarenka, which had been rotting, became even more rotten.

“It’s not a bad idea to be invested in by multiple people to make money in a safer way.”

“Hmmm, really?”

“But the mana stone mining business? With all this effort? For such low reward?”

In the end, it will become a “low-risk low-return” business for Marquis Tarenka.

The Mana stone mining project is not a project to choose for a “small but stable income” as there are several issues.

“What’s wrong with you, uncle? You seem in a hurry! Are you working on a mining project?”

When asked innocently, with her eyes wide open on purpose, the Marquis of Tarenka bit his lip tightly.

[Marquis Tarenka expresses concern about your level of education.]

Yes, I’m better than you.

“And did my dad say he didn’t have enough money?”

I snapped a bunch of paper out of my arms.

“Che, checkbook?”

Yes, there’s no way the data of issuing the check isn’t left in Paeraton.

“Let’s put together the money my dad gave my uncle over the past three years.”

I grinned.

The Duke of Delvatren took the checkbook from my hand, and his face was clearly fixed after a few pages.

“You still don’t have enough money from my dad?”

Keep your head up.

Blink.

[Marquis Tarenka is concerned about your parents’ safety.]

Yes, my dad is very well.

“……the money that Paeraton has given me over the past year is enough.”

“Oh, I see! Uncle has absolutely no money! You’re short if it’s not enough! Your bank account is not full, of course!”

[The Marquis of Tarenka wants to perform surgical operations on parts of your body.]

Yeah, you want my snout tied? For me to shut up?

Oh, my God. What should I do?

“It’s weird here, huh? Why do you want to get investment from others?” One of the elders pondered out loud.

I’m going to talk more!

“I guess you wanted to share all the money you had made! Uncle is a great philanthropist!”

I laughed and clapped my hands.

[The Marquis of Tarenka feels the urge to stop your life.]

‘Yes! Bite it! Take the bait!’

“It’s a lie to say that Paeraton invested.”

“He had enough money to proceed and we didn’t have to invest.”

“Instead, he could monopolize the profits by himself if he spent the money that Paeraton gave him.”

The three exchanged heavy glances.

“If he isn’t doing charity work for us as he said, then there’s another reason.”

I grinned inwardly and put my innocent finger on my cheek.

“It turned out that there were especially many customers at my uncle’s house this spring and summer!”

“It’s a mining force.” The elders concluded.

“That’s when they already mined the mana stones!”

“The mana stone mine is likely empty.”

That’s right, that’s right.

He paid for it using the child support that my dad gave me with the intention of having it all to himself. He’d sell the mana stones but he would have to do it secretly.

Didn’t you want to make up for the loss since you lost some money?

‘That’s why I made this plan.’

Whoo. If the mana stone mine was empty, it was all over.

‘Because you’re responsible for investing.’

These three would have suffered a lot of damage.

Perhaps Paeraton would be accused of being an accomplice to the Marquis’ fraud.

No, I’m sure Marquis Tarenka would have done that.

“Atham! The mystery has been solved! The truth always comes out!”

I opened my hand, and I pointed to my uncle.

“Then, uncle! Can you give it back to me?”

He showed his palm proudly with his fingers spread out, as if asking ‘what’.

“☆My dad’s hard-earned money!”

I shouted with my eyes wide and innocent.

“You really want to give me mana stone mine ownership and mining rights, right?”

In the meantime, the circumstances that Marquis Tarenka had pocketed child support money has already been revealed, so it could no longer be hidden.

He didn’t want to put me on trial for fear that it might end up as a bad mark on his reputation.

But if I’m the one who revealed it, it will be different.

I was talking to Marquis Tarenka on the condition that I would not file a lawsuit.

“The two things that I have earned in four years!” The Marquis of Tarenka was near catatonnic.

“Woong, Lulu was just saying that for your sake, uncle”

The stonier Marquis Tarenka got, the more I tilted my head and put my fingers on my lips, and the more I pretended to be sad.

“You’re really giving it back? Really? Really? Really?”

[The Marquis of Tarenka hopes his fist will collide with your face.]

Great response!

“If an adult has taken a baby’s money, you should think about giving her more money!”

I stuck out my lips.

“I’m not asking for everything you’ve been earning, I’m giving you what I’ve told you!”

I think I’m really mean.

“Oh, you just said it, didn’t you? Right? Right? No matter how shameless you are, you won’t lose face like this!”

Maybe the Marquis of Tarenka can die in a pit of rage.

[Marquis Tarenka stops emotional activity for 3 seconds due to severe dizziness]

Yeah, I like that.

I feel like I’ve discovered a talent I didn’t know.

“You think you’re gonna be okay after all this?” Her uncle muttered lowly.

“Woong! Totally!”

I shouted with a big smile.

In fact, the Marquis of Tarenka is here to inflict harm on me.

“Huh ……”

Marquis Tarenka, who was too exhausted to even be angry, grabbed his head.

“Oh, yeah. Damn it, just say whatever you want and get out of here.”

“Then I will say it with no problem.”

I took a deep breath and grabbed the desired property list.

“I hear mana stone mining costs so much manpower and equipment? You’ve already signed it, haven’t you? And you lived in a vacation spot. You bragged to me that you went to a vacation spot with Clatier in summer. And I always wanted to ride a horse. I know you have a horse stable, and that, too…”

My story went on for over five minutes.

The Marquis of Tarenka, who couldn’t beat his anger, shouted stupidly.

‘Why bother when you told me to tell you what I wanted?’

“Hmmm, hmm, hmm”

I hummed out of the office of Marquis.

Of course, with a thick bundle of documents in my hand.

‘I’m rich! Yay!’

When I came out of the hallway, a notification window appeared.

[Quest <Revenge with my hand! (1)> has been completed]

[A 3,000 cash draw will be given as a reward]

[The Duke of Paraton’s influence is greatly increased!]

[My property will not stop! (1)> has arrived.]

[You have recovered a large quantity of non-conditional property!]

[Additional rewards will be paid!]

[The Duke of Delvatren is impressed by your actions!]

[The Duke of Iskamil admires and appreciates you!]

[The Marquis of Cherodell is amazed by your logic!]

[You amazed the many high-ranking central nobles!]

[The three will remember today’s conversation and you!]

‘Oh, good, good!’

It was such a pleasant notification.

It was just when I was smiling the widest that another notification window popped up.

[The quest has ended, so the penalty will be reapplied.]

……What?

No, all of a sudden?

I’m not ready yet…..

My reason …….

“Princess.”

Then, someone called me.

Looking back, the Duke and Marquis were standing together.

“It’s Luatisha!”

I have a name!

I spoke with confidence.

“I’m called Luatisha.”

Grandfather Iskamil stroked my head with a grin.

“Mom named me!”

“Good to hear that the Duchess thought of it for you”‘

“And I’m four years old.”

I showed off my four fingers, Chuck.

“Four years old? That’s the intellect of a four year old..…”

“Paeraton has produced another great successor.”

“It’s time to start eating at that house.”

“Tch,” Marquis Cherodel clicked his tongue.

“There’s only one mystery left. Why did the Duke of Paeraton give such a huge sum of money to the Marquis of Tarenka.”

“Woong! This riddle! I know the answer!”

The Grandfathers looked at me with very, very curious faces.

‘Why don’t you know something so obvious?’

But it was embarrassing to say it.

I was wriggling my hands and slightly raised my feet.

With a hand near my mouth, whispering.

“That’s because my dad loves me ·······!”

All the grandparents looked at me with blank faces.

I became more embarrassed.

“Actually, it’s not a secret, it’s just…”

“Yeah, I’d be terribly scared if I have a daughter like this, to the point of forgetting about being frugal and loving blindly.”

The smiling Duke of Iscamille patted me on the head.

“Hehe. I like my dad best in the world, too!”

“……Would you want a cookie? There’s delicious cookies in my house.”

“No, Duke Delvatren. Why are you doing that? It doesn’t suit you. How cute is this child.”

“She’s protected us from hundreds of millions worth of damage, and of course she’s cute. It’s a blessing.”

“Huh, I don’t think that’s the only reason?”

While watching the grappling grandfathers, the uncle whispered in my ear.

“We must go back home in time. His Excellency will be worried if it’s too late.”

Oh, right!

Dad said he was waiting with a chocolate cake!

“Bye, Grandfathers! I have to go and get a little cake!”

When I waved, my grandfathers waved back.

Delvatron grandfather lowered his hand in the middle of the awkwardness and looked at my hand.

I am a good child who can say goodbye well!

“Oh, yeah, huh, a little cake for a little girl!”

I hummed and left the estate of Marquis of Tarenka.

***

“Come on, Marquis Cherodell.”

“No, I think I’ve seen her somewhere.”

“Where the hell? The Princess of Paeraton has been shrouded in mystery. I wouldn’t forget if I saw a kid like that.”

The Marquis of Cherodel was briefly silent.

Why did I think of a child who worked in this house?

The child, who was terrified of the Marquis of Tarenka and couldn’t meet their eyes.

“No, I must have been mistaken. That can’t be true. She’s completely different.”

The Duke of Ischamil smiled as he listened quietly to the Marquis of Cherodel.

“Ah she really has amazing resilience.”

“What?”

“They say she’s weak, but she’s actually stronger than an adult.”

“……”

“Like a tree that grows surprisingly different depending on what soil it is planted in.”

The Duke of Delvatren, who was silently listening to the Duke of Iscamil, opened his mouth.

“But it’s also because the seeds carry endless possibilities.”

Three people’s eyes turned to one spot.

At the end of their gaze, Paeraton’s carriage crossed the Marquis’s garden.

“I can’t wait to see how she grows.”

***

“Lady.”

“Woong?”

“We promised something.”

The man who had gone asked me with a very, very serious look.

“Promise? Did I promise to you?”

Have I ever done that?

“You’re so mean, miss!”

The man who was cheated cried out with tears.

But why are you being a crybaby to me?

“You’re a good boy. You’re not a bad boy.”

“……that’s fine.”

“Right?”

“But you have to keep your promise! I couldn’t handle that much, and I put up with his absurd remarks! Only thinking of you!”

“Um? But what promise?”

When he asked with his eyes open, he collapsed.

“You’re so mean. How much I wanted to punch my fist in the face of the Marquis… with all that, he said to you, Miss.”

The angered man began to shed tears with a broken face.

“Oh, don’t cry.”

Patting

“Oh, my lady……”

“But does your fist embroider flowers? You said you majored in liberal arts.”

“You’re so mean.!”

Okay, I’ll stop teasing you.

Sorry

‘I couldn’t help it because it was fun.’

Babies usually enjoy teasing adults.

It’s because I’m half four years old now. I understand.

“Oh, you’re ugly when you cry.”

I wiped the sad uncle’s face.

“Come on, chin up!”

“No, that’s a little…”

“Huh!”

I caught the old man’s nose.

It was at that moment.

“……you look very happy with my daughter.”

There was a louder voice that nearly scared me.