Chapter 17 - Volume 2 (1/2)
Volume 2, Chapter 5: I am now Five Years Old: Part III
*Splash*
“Oh my, I’m so sorry, did I get you dirty?”
It suddenly started. Two girls had stepped towards the guest of honor, Yurushia, the [Princess] who was so beautiful it inspired fear, through the encasement of female knights protecting her.
One of them threw the fruit wine in their hand on Yurushia.
Her using fruit wine which was an especially bright shade of red, rather than paler fruit water made her malice clear.
Yurushia was covered from her beautiful gold hair to her elegantly tailored white dress, in mottled red.
“Ahaha, that’s too much, Older Sister. This child, she looks like a pig in a slaughterhouse.”
“Ara, you can’t say such a thing. Even I, without skills, could have avoided what this retard couldn’t, am I right?”
Their loud voices rang throughout the hall. What a high handed attitude.
It was so much, that the maids and female knights were so stunned began to move again.
“You, are you acting against I, Athena, Duke Verusenia ’s first-born daughter?”
“Yeah, yeah, you know, going against Sister and I is useless.”
Hearing their words, the maids and knights endured and stopped their movements.
“Fu~un… the new maids are of such bad upbringing. You, Yurushia or something, are you our new head maidservant?
The atmosphere froze at their statement. Bodies shook in anger, and the girl next to Yurushia was so scared that she could not move.
The Duke Verusenia… his two remaining daughters from the old blood of the Koeru dukedom.
The first daughter was Athena. The second was Ophelia.
They were still 10 and 9 years old, with a bewitching beauty under their arrogance. They wore a crimson dress with their red hair, which was a style reminiscent of their mother.
But… That was just too horrible.
While being watched by the royal family or the Duke. Being called a vassal of the family, referring to their new sister as a maid head. Poor child.
Not to speak of the Duke’s family, the royal family or other dukes, the tight ties between the Duke and the royal family, who could think their abusive language could be used in this place.
There were rumors of events in the Academy and Royal Capital, known by nobles.
Ruining merchants. Making students attempt suicide. Killing animals for fun. Even rumored to have connections with black market dealers.
Could that really describe a 10 year old girl?
There was an early rumor that she was betrothed to the first grandson of the king, but it was cancelled immediately, that fact spread by the girls themselves afterwards.
Complexions like evil roses against a dainty little lily flower.
The antagonism between the contrasting sisters was not stopped by the Duke’s glare of righteous indignation or those of the nobles and knights.
This evil may be unstoppable… The moment everyone was averting their eyes, downcast, the air in the place had been transformed.
Their souls were trembling, such an oppressive intimidating pressure that one would want to kneel on the spot.
Those who looked for its source saw a girl… Yurushia’s dainty smile was burned into their souls.
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“…W-w-what!”
Sister Ophelia, who was frightened, threw a fruit wine towards me and Shelly.
I reached out and caught the glass before it hit her, the wine splashing out, as I began casting a [Spell]
“…[Let There Be Light]…”
A weak, pale gentle light spread out.
When the light disappeared, the bright red fruit wine had been changed into plain water, my pretty dress was no longer stained.
The high tier sacred magic to cure poison, [Purification]…
It can not only cure poisons and curses, even dirt gets erased, however, if one isn’t careful, colored clothing will be bleached white.
Wiping off the crystal clear water with a handkerchief, I aimed a gentle smile to my Older Sister.
“What now…?”
What’s your next plan? Sister. Ufufufu.
“You… … What are…”
Sister Athena is scared… that’s strange.
I’m not letting out very much [Intimidation].
Cute little Shelly was scared, while I managed to fool the cute child, I lost my self-control.