8044-chapter-39
“Back then, did you cover my eyes because you didn’t want me to see something bad?”
When Duke Phaeraton attacked Allen, the culprit of the kidnapping incident, Ares covered Ruatisha’s eyes.
“It was all an act. Deceiving the enemy and gaining their trust is also a strategy.”
“No, Ares meant it sincerely.”
Ruatisha removed Ares’ hand and stood up, facing him squarely.
“Whether it was an act or not, at that time, Ares didn’t want to see me in danger.”
A firm tone.
“So, Ares didn’t want me to be kidnapped.”
A direct gaze.
“Ares didn’t help me get kidnapped.”
Ares remained silent for a moment, then spoke.
“But I left you alone.”
He didn’t avoid Ruatisha’s gaze.
“I just stood by and watched you get kidnapped.”
“Really?”
“……”
“When I was discovered by Ixion, you were still inside the mansion.”
Ruatisha’s small hand gently grasped Ares’ hand.
“Ares, if Ixion had not found me and I had been kidnapped outside the palace, would you have left me?”
Ares couldn’t help but want to shake off that gentle warmth, but he couldn’t.
“Would you have left me alone then?”
“Yes.”
The response was quick.
And there was no hesitation.
“No, you’re lying, Ares.”
Ares twisted his lips in a wry smile.
“Why? Because I like you? Are you going to keep spouting nonsense like that?”
“It’s not like that.”
Ruatisha lowered her head with determination.
“Because Ares wants to be the head of the family. You probably saved me just to get some credit. Isn’t that right?”
There was no denying it.
I thought I completely deceived the soft, vulnerable child like a tender pudding.
After revealing his true nature, Ruatisha fully understood Ares in that short period of time.
She confronted the matter head-on without avoiding it.
“But denying it to this extent and emphasizing that you don’t like me…”
Ruatisha chuckled.
It was a bright smile without a hint of shadow.
“Isn’t it because you’re starting to like me more?”
A faint smile appeared on Ares’ impassive face as he looked at Ruatisha.
“So, I’m not guilty because I like you and I would have saved you in the end?”
“No?”
Ruatisha looked at Ares as if asking what he meant.
“It was Ares’ fault. Do you know how terrified I was when I was kidnapped?”
“……”
“It’s too late. Ares watched me go through something like that. So,—.”
Ruatisha stuck her belly out and placed her hand on her waist.
“I won’t forgive you!”
Ares’ eyes trembled.
“If you want my forgiveness, put in effort!”
Ruatisha snorted, showing disdain.
Ares’ previously wavering eyes slowly calmed down.
He maintained silence and stared at Ruatisha with an expressionless face.
And then, when his lips finally opened.
“Well, I guess I’ll have to work hard then.”
A sweet smile blossomed on his face like a ripening, juicy fruit.
“To seek forgiveness from my lovely younger sister.”
Leaving those words behind, Ares left the room.
Ruatisha blankly watched his retreating figure.
‘That smile is unfair…’
Thud! Ruatisha collapsed onto the bed.
The last display of Ares’ favorability.
[-444]
‘Things went well, but why did it have to be -444?’
What is this favourability score?
They say if you endure three times, even murder seems reasonable.
Then, if you are provoked three times…?
‘Aaaah…!’
Don’t think about it, don’t think about it!
Ruatisha trembled and hid under the blanket.
* * *
I ran down the corridor.
“Miss, you’ll fall if you run like that!”
“I won’t fall!”
“Miss! If you walk slowly, I’ll give you a big splash chocolate as a snack later!”
Oops.
Ppyopyopyo, plop plop plop.
Should I walk slowly then?
I quietly walked into my dad’s office.
“Dad!”
“Ruru.”
Dad seemed a little surprised by my sudden visit.
Still, as I approached him, plop plop plop, he naturally picked me up and lightly embraced me.
In front of Dad, the doctor was kneeling and bowing his head to the ground.
‘That’s why you looked surprised.’
I leaned against Dad’s chest, which was as soft as bread, and grabbed a corner of his clothes.
“Dad, are you going to kill the doctor?”
“He failed to fulfill the duty entrusted to him. He should bear the responsibility.”
“Are you going to kill him?”
Sparkling, sparkling.
Dad flinched at my gaze.
“I’m really okay! I’m healthy!”
I made a thumbs-up gesture to the doctor.
“W-Well, that’s correct! According to the examination results, the young lady has become much healthier than before she collapsed!”
Dad’s eyebrows raised.
“Really. Before collapsing, her hands and feet were cold.”
Dad tightly held my two hands in one hand and blew warm air with his lips.
The eyelashes that extended beneath the slightly lowered eyelids were long.
Wow…
‘Whose dad is this handsome?’
“It seems warm.”
“Yeah.”
“I heard that coughing up blood is like getting rid of toxins from the body.”
After letting out a shallow sigh, Dad lightly tapped my forehead with his index finger.
“Don’t worry too much.”
“Dad…”
Dad’s handsome face turned pale.
Of course, he still looked good.
Instead, the sensitive atmosphere added to his usual dangerous and decadent charm.
But even with a handsome guy in front of me, I wasn’t entirely happy.
“You’ve been worrying a lot about me.”
Zzzing, my heart ached.
“Dad, there’s a bread I want to eat.”
At those words, Dad’s pupils flickered.
“You want to eat bread?”
“The young lady wants to eat a certain bread! Let the chef know right away!”
“Maybe it’s a famous dessert shop’s bread, I’ll buy all the bread in the country before it’s sold!”
No, why are the employees of this castle acting like this…
Stop them, Dad.
Dad, who caught my gaze, arrogantly raised his head.
“No matter the cost, scrape them all.”
“Yes!”
Oh no, this isn’t it.
I was just preparing a heartfelt encouragement for Dad.
Are my pupils shaking?
“Yeah, what bread do you want to eat?”
He ordered to buy all the bread nationwide, and now he’s asking me?
Although I felt embarrassed, there was nowhere to retreat now that I had come this far.
Yeah, it’s better than suffocating and dying in a mountain made of bread.
I took a deep breath.
“It’s Ruru’s favorite bread in the world!”1 Bread – ?; Dad/Father – ??; the joke – ??
I smiled widely and playfully shot Dad with love.
“Dad!”
“…….”
“…….”
Silence fell in the spacious office.
Everyone stared at me, frozen in motion.
Stillness.
Consternation.
Was this too much?
Did I go too far?
Sorry.
I should have controlled my antics.
In that moment…
Kugugugung!
Black magic surged around my father. I’ve never seen it rise so magnificently.
“My daughter, my daughter…”
My father glared at the employees as if he could kill them with his eyes.
“Did you hear!”
“We heard!”
The employees vigorously nodded with excitement.
Thump! As Dad held out his hand, Chief Butler Hedwig expertly handed him a book.
The book adorned with jewels and gold ornaments was clearly an unusual one at first glance.
Shh…
My father’s magic permeated the book’s gilded pages.
Only when the gem in the middle turned dark did the book open.
‘What kind of book is this that requires such extravagance?’
Was it the family secret book that had been passed down through the generations?
Or perhaps a secret book only the family head can see?
I may not know what it is, but it must be an extraordinary book!
I stretched out my neck.
Finally, the title on the first page of the unfolded book appeared.
? Ruru’s Parenting Diary ?
“……”
Really?
What kind of diary is it?
* * *
The feeling of being ignored is a momentary thing, while a person’s life is eternal… Well, it’s precious anyway.
Anyway, the doctor survived safely from my dad’s hands.
“Ah!”
I tapped my leg and sat down on the sofa.
“Why is a four-year-old so busy!”
I have to save people, find traitors, gain recognition, and do business.
“Oh, come to think of it, didn’t I receive additional rewards for completing the Ixion Quest?”
Then a message popped up.
[Do you want to claim your extra reward now?]
“Yes!”
[Calculating additional rewards… Calculation complete.]
[?Hermes Chirp?2it’s written like this: ?????HERMES ?) has been granted.]
Hermes…?
The Hermes I know?
Are there luxury items here too? But why is it called chirp instead of a bag? Anyway, my heart raced. A new window opened as if responding to my desires.
It was the same window that contained the ?Potion of Luck?.
Inside the window, instead of Hermes, a very tiny chirping bird was drawn.
‘No, the bird3the source text actually said ??? which literally translates to ‘concave eyes’ but this is also how Koreans call the bird ‘long-tail tit’ (aegithalos caudatus) is cute, but why…?’
I began to feel an ominous premonition, as if something unexpected would happen.
I reached out my hand toward the bird drawing and felt a warm and smooth texture.
And in that moment, with a bright light, a small, chirping birdie flew up.
A chubby body.
Stretched-out, scraggly wings.
Even tinier claws.
“Wow…”
It really was a chirping birdie.
It wasn’t Hermes. That’s right.
No, I’m not disappointed.
A cute little chirping birdie, right?
Sniffle.
?Hermes Chirp?
Dear reader! You have obtained a precious messenger spirit!
The proficient messenger, bearing the name of Hermes, the messenger of the gods!
“…What.”
In the description, they properly wrote Hermes, so why is the name written as Ermes?
Are you mocking me?
Don’t underestimate me because I am small!
This feathered messenger freely travels between the underground, the surface, and even the realm of the dead, just like Hermes in mythology!
Wherever the person you desire may be! Even if they are across the River Styx! It’s a faithful messenger spirit who can deliver letters!
Truly a luxury chirp, a messenger spirit!
– One word: “Pay the price and enjoy, chirp! I am the messenger of capitalism, chirp!”
*Due to your low influence, the abilities of ?Hermes Chirp? have been restricted.
“Wow! It’s a really cool chirpie!”
I treasured the tweet in my hand.
Something like an Hermes bag!
I never wanted it from the beginning!
Who buys a bag these days? Chirp is the best!
“An animal friend, it’s so cool!”
The world of innocence, kwarruk!
“Cute! Adorable!”
I gently patted the cheek of a tiny bird.
The bird kicked my cheek with its foot.
“I haven’t recognized you as my owner yet, human!”
“Want to eat cookies? Can spirits eat cookies too?”
“You’re my friend, chirp!”
It was a bird with a strong sense of self.
Why did it get caught up in capitalism when it claimed to have a name from mythology?
“I feel the same way.”
I think we’ll get along well.
“But even in a limited state of ability, how can you send a letter to the afterlife?”
If there were no limitations on ability, what else could be possible?
“Let’s be good friends, Hermes chirp!”
“…You treated me poorly because I’m not a bag.”
The bird glared at me and it slapped the table with its tiny bird feet.
Did it know that?!
“No! You’re much better! More than the bag!”
Hermes’s black-sesame eyes were filled with doubt.
“Eat up, chirpie.”
I carefully broke the cookie into smaller pieces for Hermes Chirp to eat comfortably.
“You’re a good human, chirp!”
This one, too…
…looks like me.
While observing Hermes Chirp, who was nibbling on the cookie with his beak, I opened the status window.
Ruatisha L. Phaeraton – Contractor of Aphthanes
Trait ?Rush and Cash?
Trait Grade E
Summoned Novel ?The Time-Limited Villainess Who Doesn’t Want to Be Loved?
Extracted Ability 1/5
Applied Ability ?Cough Cough, Bleurgh!? 2/3
Penalty ?Sour Soda?
Ongoing Quests:
1. ?My Fortune Never Stops (1)?,
2. ?You Must First Manage Your Household (1)?,
3. ?Clean Up Thoroughly! (1)?
Completed Quests More ?
Available cash:
25600 cash /
3000 cash lottery ticket,
2000 cash lottery ticket,
1000 cash lottery ticket
Available items: ?Hermes / Chirp?
Now, there are three quests left.
“For the mana stone mining, we need an advisory council, so let’s put this on hold for now.”
As for finding the traitor, I decided to cooperate with Ares.
“Then, the only thing left is gaining Ares’ recognition as a member of the family.”
Huh?
Doesn’t this seem a bit strange?
