My Dream is to Get My Own House - Chapter 51
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Episode 51
Their facial features were clearly the same.
However, the atmosphere emanating from Dylan was slightly more stern than usual.
His red eyes appeared darker than usual.
I blinked my eyes.
“Did I see it wrong?”
As I blinked, Dylan quickly returned to his original appearance.
“Ishael?”
“Oh, yes!”
I chuckled softly and jokingly said, “Is this a prank in the moonlight?”
“What?”
“You looked like a different person, just for a moment.”
It seemed like I had a hallucination due to the overwhelming shock of seeing my portraits piled up.
I quietly shook my head and went into the bedroom.
I could hear Dylan swallowing a soft sigh from behind.
“…So, how was it?”
I turned around and nonchalantly replied, “Well, it felt a little scarier than usual.”
A subtle emotion briefly flickered across his expression and disappeared.
He seemed like he was about to say something but closed his lips again.
* * *
Duke Saboia interrogated Ada, a terrorist from the terrorist organization “Red Castle.”
As a result, they were able to extract all the daring terrorists hiding in the Sage’s Tower and transport them to the Huang Palace prison.
They even managed to obtain a recorded conversation of Marriott, the leader of the terrorist group.
“Our short-term goal is to create chaos in the Empire, the noble families, and the Anomaly state of the Sage’s Tower, for the sake of our ultimate goal.”
Now they knew that their goal was to create a state of “disorderly chaos in the Empire.”
This was quite a significant achievement.
The Emperor and Duke Saboia discussed the rewards for Ishael, who captured even the terrorists, at length.
After receiving the honorary title, Ishael’s participation in the official banquet, which was her first, ended with the discussion of granting leftover territories.
The situation seemed to flow calmly.
[The corridors of the Sage’s Tower.]
Helic rubbed his head while observing the Duke Saboia, who had been talking about Ishael all day long. Even as he walked through the corridors, the Duke only talked about Ishael.
“Duke…”
“Hmm, what is it?”
“…Are you considering giving something else to Ishael, aside from the territory?”
“Well… the leftover territories seem insufficient compared to his achievements.”
They were not insufficient.
Although Ishael had made great contributions, he usually did not grant territories to newly emerging nobles.
However, it seemed that the Duke Saboia was greatly dissatisfied with giving her only leftover territories, which were not desirable places.
“I want to give her something good, but it seems that Ishael is not particularly fond of material rewards, so I’m troubled.”
To ease the duke’s concerns, Helic came up with an alternative.
“Duke, I hope you won’t take it as impolite.”
“Well, usually impolite words follow after that.”
A slightly embarrassed Helic scratched the back of his head and spoke.
“In that case, how about making her a godmother?”
“Godmother?”
“Yes. Why not? As a new noble, Ishael will eventually make her debut in the social circles of the empire.”
In the empire’s social circles, there was a system of godfathers and godmothers.
Originally, it was a system designed for young nobles to adapt to high society, but now it has transformed into a stage for showcasing noble relationships.
There were ten godfathers among the young nobles, and there were high-ranking nobles with more than twenty children.
However, the Duke Saboia did not have a single child.
It was because he had been thinking only of Diana for a long time.
However…
For some reason, it felt like it would be okay if it was Ishael.
“A godmother, huh? Yeah, not bad.”
A smile appeared on his lips.
He had been completely absorbed in his granddaughter, Diana, for a long time.
It was fascinating to play the role of a grandfather who helped someone’s independence.
The fact that the person in question was Ishael also held a special meaning to him.
That child somehow kept digging into his frozen heart.
“Well then, when would be a good time to tell her?”
“I’m not sure. Maybe when Ishael debuts in the social circles?”
“Yeah, then let’s wait a little. We should tell her at the best timing.”
“To finally decide on a godmother, Helic, truly touching.”
But it was right at that moment.
A blue bird, delivering news from the empire, flew in through the window of the tower.
“Why is a blue bird suddenly here?”
Duke Saboia unfolded the note delivered by the solemn blue bird and his expression turned flustered.
Helic, meeting his trembling gaze, spoke with a faint smile on his lips.
“I saw it too.”
At that moment, Claude and Ishael emerged from the room beyond the tower.
They were on their way to have lunch after finishing their research.
Claude raised an eyebrow as he looked at Helic and the Duke Saboia, who were standing like statues.
[What’s going on? What happened? Today’s lunch will be just between me and her. I won’t include you guys.]
“Claude.”
[What? Why are you suddenly making such a touching expression?]
“Diana is…”
Duke Saboia murmured with a strained voice.
“Diana has returned.”
Claude’s hand dropped to the floor with a thud.
- Lady Diana Has Returned
* * *
As soon as we heard the news about Diana, we rode in a carriage and headed to the Duke’s mansion.
But why on earth?
Why am I even involved in this touching family reunion scene?
“Um, should I go too? Should I get off in the middle?”
[What? Were you planning not to go?]
“I’m disappointed.”
“Of course you should go.”
That settled it.
Everyone seems to take this situation naturally, except for me.
Well, I guess I have no choice but to blend in.
“Um, so, Diana has lost her memories all this time, and she sent a letter, right?”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
“Well, couldn’t it be an impersonation?”
Helic tilted his head.
“The letter contained memories from her childhood. Of course, we should examine it in detail.”
Claude, who hadn’t checked the letter yet, had a very happy smile on his face.
“Let’s not say anything.”
I turned my gaze away, as it seemed like he was lost in his own delusions.
I noticed Duke Saboia’s uncomfortable expression.
“Duke? You should be happy about this. Why are you like that?”
Shouldn’t you be excited at a time like this?
The Duke sighed and said, “Our Diana, how pitiful she must have been. How difficult it must have been for her all this time.”
“What happened?”
“Well…”
Before hearing the news, he said he was meeting with a fortune teller at that moment.
To summarize what the fortune teller said:
- Lady Diana escaped from her insane family and got married.
- Her husband was originally hiding his obsession, but now his obsession has partially awakened and he has become possessive.
- He will not let her go now.
- This is the last chance. If he fully awakens, he will confine Diana only to their home.
- Come find her as soon as possible before it’s too late.
I blinked my eyes and scratched the back of my head.
“Well, don’t believe it too much. It’s just simple fortune-telling.”
“Is that so? Hearing it from you makes me feel at ease.”
Helic chimed in.
“Yes! It feels like a healing experience.”
I had never heard such words before.
I awkwardly raised the corner of my mouth and said, “Oh, is that right?”
Helic vigorously nodded his head.
“Yes, of course! The Duke naturally doesn’t trust people.”
“He seems to trust people completely.”
Even the pseudo-fortune tellers.
“Oh! But isn’t it strange? The Duke seems to trust Ms. Ishael and that fortune teller a lot.”
“It’s not just blind trust. I felt a sense of blessing from that fortune teller.”
I heard such slanderous remarks about a sense of blessing?
No matter how I thought about it, it seemed suspicious.
“Speaking of that fortune teller, can I see her sometime too?”
“I’ll arrange a meeting for you soon and help you. Oh, after we meet Lady Diana, that is.”
He chuckled heartily.
“Yes, thank you.”
It was when my response ended.
Creak.
The carriage came to a sudden stop in the middle.
The Duke stood up with a tense expression.
* * *
When the Duke and Claude entered the reception room to meet Diana,
Helic and I were sitting in another room of the Duke’s house, sipping coffee.
There was no need for us to be present at the family reunion.
However, I had a question.
“But, Helic.”
“Yes?”
“Does Lady Diana remember everything from the past?”
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