Chapter 58

n

n

n

nI Became the Villain’s Lost Daughter Chapter 58

nTranslated by Niks

n

n

n✿

n

n

n“Lily sent the one she made herself, so don’t think about sending it back.”

n

nMary, likewise, burst out laughing when she read the contents of the letter, which I briefly conveyed.

n

n“Come to think of it, Miss Lily was quite good at making jewelry,” she commented.

n

n“That’s completely right. Count Lemian’s family has had multiple jewelry mines for generations, and she’s been interested in jewelry since she was a child.”

n

nSo, even though she’s in the North, she stayed in the workshop for a week on my birthday and gave the ornaments she made. When compared to the ornaments of other craftsmen, Lily’s ornaments were not lacking.

n

n“By the way, aren’t these earrings particularly gorgeous? It must be a little too extravagant to wear everyday.”

n

n“Hmm, even from Mary’s perspective, right?”

n

n“Yeah, I think the bracelet is fine, but the earrings are stunningly beautiful…”

n

nThe earrings Lily sent were, as Mary stated, too grandiose to wear on a regular basis.

n

nIt seemed to be adequate to wear for a party or a banquet.

n

n“Sigh… Will Lily ever come to the capital, Mary?”

n

n“Yes? Hmm… I think Countess Lemian will be against it…” Mary paused for a moment before responding with an awkward smile.

n

n“As expected, right? If Lily comes, Mrs. Lemian will tear her up.” I nodded in sympathy with Mary’s answer.

n

nLily said she wanted to accompany me to the capital last time, but I heard she had a week-long feud with the Countess.

n

n“But, Miss, why do you ask?”

n

n“Ugh, no. There are some vague words in the letter. Do you have any plans for the next two days?”

n

n“Nothing noteworthy will happen within the next two days, Countess Lemian’s class has also concluded.” Mary nodded her head in response to my question.

n

n“Wasn’t it four days later when Emma said she would return?”

n

nEmma had come along to assist with my debutante preparations and was now staying at my parents’ home in the capital.

n

n“Yes. Count Chiron called the district every night and cried and said that he had to leave soon.”

n

nMary’s voice smeared with laughter. Emma, who came as my teacher, was very fond of Mary, and Mary liked Emma who was cheerful.

n

nSometimes Emma was giggling with Mary. I think we talked about that.

n

n“Ahaha. Really? Then we should go see Emma before that.”

n

n“Then shall we leave a message for Emma?”

n

n“Yeah, I’m begging you. Ask her if she’ll have time in three days.”

n

nAfter Mary went out to send Emma a message, I took out two sheets of letter paper and a fountain pen.

n

n“First, I must send a letter to the Marquis.”

n

nI started the letter with a casual greeting and quickly completed a reply.

n

nIt was, of course, my answer accepting his invitation. Seian unexpectedly liked sweets, but he mentioned that it’s in the history of the family.

n

nSo when I went to the Vicente mansion, the dessert was very delicious.

n

n“Hmm… Then, after lunch, I’ll go to the store my brother told me about.”

n

nFeeling a little better, I hummed and pushed the letter for Seian aside and pulled the yellow paper back in front of me.

n

nThis was a letter for Lily, who likes yellow.

n

nErita ended the letter by saying ‘thank you‘, and worrying about Lily wearing warm clothes because it’s still cold in the north, and telling her she missed her.

n

nThen I lit the candle, melted the colored candle, and dropped two or three drops of it on the envelope.

n

nThe round and pretty shape was completed when the candle wax was pressed with a stamp before it hardened.

n

n“I’ll have to ask someone to send it later.”

n

n‘Ugh.’ Stretching my arms, I stood up from my seat.

n

n“Now let’s go finish the troublesome artifact.”

n

nThe dark magic classification artifact that I am working hard on was only left in the last stage with less than two weeks left until my debut.

n

nI think I’d be really upset if it didn’t work after I finished it.

n

nIt has already been over two weeks since the time I spent on that artifact.

n

nWhile sighing, I steadily moved toward the studio.

n

n

n✿

n

n

nTwo mornings later…

n

n“Lady, the Marquis of Vicente has arrived outside!” Mary’s voice came from outside the door.

n

n“Yes! I’ll be right out!”

n

nAfter getting ready to go out, I sat at my desk and quickly stood out of my seat.

n

n“Well, you don’t need a coat, do you?”

n

nAfter thinking for a while, I left the room as it was, looking at the bright sky outside, which was unusually close to spring weather today.

n

n“But it’s already eleven o’clock? I lost track of time.”

n

n“You don’t even know the sun is setting when you’re reading a book.”

n

n“Ahaha. I’m sorry, Marilyn.”

n

nThat’s why Marilyn had a hard time looking for me in the North.

n

nAt Marilyn’s candid remark, I let out a short laugh and went down the stairs.

n

n“Oh, its father and brother.”

n

nHalfway down the long stairs, I could see my father and Aaron standing at the front door.

n

n“Father, brother!”

n

nAs I descended the stairs and approached them, the two of them turned to look at the same time.

n

nBecause both father and Aaron were dressed for an outing, it appeared that they were going somewhere.

n

n“Where are you two going?”

n

n“Yeah. I was just about to go to the Imperial Palace.”

n

n“Erita, you said you were going to have lunch with uncle, right?”

n

nI nodded at my father and Aaron’s question.

n

n“I heard that Marquis had just arrived.”

n

n“Yes, go and have fun. If there’s anything you want, feel free to tell Seian.”

n

n“Ahaha… I will!”

n

nI laughed softly at my father’s words. “Of course, I don’t want to ask him to buy something for me.”

n

nI also had a lot of money that I couldn’t get from somewhere, and I didn’t want to receive any more because Seian had given me so much.

n

n“I don’t want to see mountains of gifts like last time again.”

n

n“Then I’ll go!”

n

n“We have to leave anyway, so let’s go together.”

n

n“Shall we?”

n

n“Have a safe trip.” Terban commented.

n

n“Terban you should take a rest too.”

n

nWaving gently at Terban’s greeting, I walked out of the porch with my father and Aaron’s arms linking together.

n

nThere were two carriages sitting right in front us waiting.

n

nOne was a large carriage with the patterns of our family engraved on it, and the other was a gorgeous carriage without any patterns.

n

nAnd in front of the colorful carriage stood Seian, who was dressed in a ponytail with brown colored hair.

n

n“Erita!”

n

nSeian, who was fixing his clothes, came across and smiled at me with his unique innocent and bright smile.

n

n“Hello, Marquis.”

n

nI gently let go of my father’s and Aaron’s arms that I was holding, and I walked towards Seian.

n

n“Did you sleep well? Thank you for coming today.”

n

n“Oh, I like meeting the Marquis, too.”

n

nSeian’s shy smile made me burst into laughter. Father and Aaron came to approach us.

n

n“Seian, it seems we are invisible in your eyes.”

n

n“I’m sorry, Aslan. It’s because I’m a little excited…”

n

nAs father spoke, Seian scratched his cheek awkwardly, perhaps embarrassed.

n

n

n“It’s not that I didn’t see you.”

n

n“Then I’ll go first today. I’ll see you later, Aaron.”

n

nWhen father waved his hand, Seian answered in a bright voice.

n

nSeian gestured to the coachman and opened the carriage door. He looked very happy.

n

n‘Woah! The carriage looks so beautiful even inside.’ Erita exclaimed inwardly.

n

nInside, I laughed a little at the obvious reflection of my desire to ride the carriage quickly.

n

n“Then I’ll go, please be careful, you two!”

n

n“See you later at home.”

n

nWaving at my father and Aaron, I was escorted by Seian and boarded the carriage.

n

n“Let’s go.”

n

nAs the two horses began to run with various sounds along with Seian’s horse, the images of the two people seen through the window disappeared.

n

nThen, there was a rustle from across the street.

n

nI turned my head to face Seian, holding a pretty large bouquet of flowers that he had hidden.

n

n“The bouquet is…”

n

nMy eyes widened as I muttered, Seian smiled shyly and held out a bouquet of flowers.

n

n“Are you giving this to me?”

n

nAt my question, Seian gently lowered his gaze to the bouquet of flowers and nodded.

n

n“Because you said you didn’t like presents… I prepared this because I thought it would be okay if it was a flower.”

n

nWell, I told him that he didn’t have to give any more gifts from the last meeting, so I think that’s why he had prepared flowers today.

n

nA handsome man who dresses up nicely and presents flowers as a gift.

n

n“The flowers are so pretty! Thank you.”

n

nWith a bright smile, I carefully accepted the bouquet. It wasn’t an expensive gift, and I couldn’t hate the bouquet he prepared for me.

n

nThe scent of fragrant flowers that began to spread gently enveloped the inside of the carriage.

n

n“Wow. I’ve never seen this flower before.”

n

nThe bouquet consisted of pastel-toned sky blue, pink, and purple flowers.

n

n“These are the flowers I brought in when I went abroad. They were grown in the mansion, but Erita, they hadn’t bloomed yet when you came.”

n

n“I see. You said you’ve been to many different countries, right?”

n

n“Yes, I was on a small island in the south until a month ago.”

n

n“I heard it’s still summer in the south.”

n

nSeian nodded as he answered, recalling what he had seen in the book for a moment.

n

n“That’s right. It’s always summer in the southern part of the Empire.”

n

n“I want to go there again next time. It’s too cold in the north.”

n

nHe arranged the bouquet again, speaking in a playful tone.

n

n“Of course…”

n

nIt was when Seian was about to say something that the coachman shouted,

n

n“We’re here!”

n

nThe carriage stopped and at the same time as the coachman’s voice announcing the arrival.

n

n“What did you say?”

n

n“Oh, it’s nothing. Let’s get off now.”

n

nI asked Seian what he was trying to say, but he only left with a gentle expression. Then he shook his head in excitement.

n

n‘Well. It sounded like something important.’

n

nBut Seian didn’t seem to want to say it again.

n

n‘If it’s important, he’ll tell me later.’

n

nDeciding to hand it over lightly, I placed the flower on the seat of the carriage and followed Seian and got off the carriage.

n

nThen, I could see a familiar street. I grabbed Seian’s arm naturally and started walking along with him.

n

n“I made a reservation for the restaurant, can we go now?”

n

n“Sure… But what kind of restaurant is it? I heard that my father also knew where it’s located.”

n