Chapter 88 (1/2)

Chapter 88

“How… long have you been here, Father?”

At his unexpected appearance, Rosetta struggled to ue expression on her face and her voice were both calm, but that was not at all the case internally

‘Starting fro out the whip sword?’

Rosetta was, in essence, nothing special

If there’s anything about her that stood out, it was her beauty

Anyone would be surprised to see her suddenly wielding a longsword freely

‘People will think it’s strange, of course The original Rosetta was…’

Any ti that she feared and loathed theinwardly, the duke just continued to stare at her without a word

The longer the silence went on, the greater Rosetta’s anxiety grew

She needed to know fro so that she could think of a proper excuse

However, contrary to her concerns, it fortunately hadn’t been long since the duke arrived

It was shortly after Rosetta had cut the grass with her fan

By the time the duke arrived at this place, he ca and hid his presence He couldn’t help but admire Rosetta’s display of martial arts

Of course, this also meant that he sa Rosetta cut down the branch, how she scattered the petals, and how she i

Luckily however, the duke right noas completely out of sorts

His ain after he saw Rosetta

While she was still alive, Lillian used to co

If anything, what served as afro forest

And here, the unrestrained smile that was on her face as she danced freely was ever so beautiful

It was so beautiful that he watched with rapt attention

Here, the martial arts displayed before him was entirely far removed from the way that an aristocrat should move, but the only people here were the two of theid rules The manner in which an aristocratthat was tirelessly drilled and forced upon them served no use in a place like this where there were no rules

As Lillian’s ie overlapped with Rosetta once ain

That child re about the past from a child who reseaze and stared at the fan in his hand

“…You can perform unusual martial arts with a fan, I see”

The duke finally spoke, but he was still focused on the fan as he was trying to erase Lillian’s htless cohts, but hearing this made Rosetta deeply relieved

‘Since you’re not talking about the sword right away, I guess you didn’t see the whip sword’

If he saw her wielding it earlier, that would have been the first question he asked

People wouldn’t normally question the fan first

‘I mean, I did this and that with my fan…’

She cut a branch, scattered petals and shot the fan through the air like a boo seen her swordsmanshi+p in earnest, this was more bearable

Wasn’t this at least better than the worst-case scenario?

Feeling more relieved now, Rosetta smiled softly

“You saw that, Father? That’s a bit e what I learned froht me how to use that fan so I can protect ave me that fan”

In response to what she said, the duke’s gaze gravitated back to the fan

At first glance, it looked like an ordinary fan used when going to high society events, but it was quite heavy and hard to the touch It seee of the fan also looked dull, but it was in fact sharp If it ielded with force, it’s possible to cut so with this

As he examined the fan further, Rosetta naturally added another excuse

“It’s a self-defense fan I guess it’s so co commoners would appear amidst the nobles Once they’d hear from where it became popular, they would kick up a fuss

While conified it was for a noble to use so of a peasant’s

However, Rosetta knew that the duke wasn’t that kind of person, so she brought it up without worrying

The Duke Valentine that she kneas so as it’s practical, it didn’t matter whether it was a commoner’s possession or a noble’s valuable

The duke did not answer

Even when he tried to focus only on the fan, Lillian kept cohts began to slip through

‘Seeold eyes were as cold as they alere, but his gaze felt hollow

‘Well, I don’t knohy you’re out of it right now, but…’

This was good for Rosetta

It’s easy to trick someone who’s absent-minded

The duke soon opened his lips to speak

“The energy imbued into the fan is unusual It doesn’t feel like aura, but did that guy teach you this as well?”

Contrary to Rosetta’s thoughts however, the supposedly absent-minded duke asked a very astute question

Even so, Rosetta shook her head Not a sign of agitation could be gleaned from her countenance

Her wide, round eyes looked innocent, as though she really knew nothing

Blinking her widened eyes, she asked carefully

“Unusual energy? What kind of energy?”

As Rosetta asked back and feigned ignorance, the duke stared at her

Even at the end of that gaze, Rosetta did not break character

“What kind of energy is couess maybe the fan is just special…”

If she said she didn’t knohat more could she be asked?

The duke did not ask any further questions Wordlessly, he walked into the garden

Once he stepped into this place that was full of ia of the past enveloped him completely