chapter 4
4 – Golden Hair Queen (2)
I woke up 4 hours after falling asleep on my lap pillow.
When I woke up, I was sleeping on a pillow.
It is said that Alice has already left the manor.
Still, if I had woken you up before you left, you would have said hello.
When will we see you next time?
Looking at the table, there was a box and a letter.
The sender is Alice Kritias.
It was a plain letter envelope, but when you look at it, it has a pretty sticker attached instead of a seal.
It must have been subconsciously that men like pretty things.
It was a very affectionate letter, so it was embarrassing to explain everything, but
To sum it up, ‘I’ll wait while thinking of you. I hope you like the gift next to you, and I hope you always wear it.”
It didn’t feel bad to receive love whose origin was unknown.
In the first place, what kind of dissatisfaction do you have when someone so pretty likes you?
Then I opened the box next to it.
Inside, precious metals such as gold and platinum are decorated with jewels on the base,
There was a hairpin inlaid with magic spells.
I couldn’t help but be surprised when I saw that hairpin.
It was a hairpin engraved with the pattern of the Kritias family.
I don’t know about other races, but to the elves, hairpins were a ‘sign’ that went beyond accessories.
This is the first gift that parents give their children. In a word, it should be called a kindergarten name tag.
‘This child belongs to this family, so if you touch it, I will kill all of you.’
It is said that this means something like this.
So, I already have the Sieghart family hairpin that my mother gave me after my christening at the age of five.
I put the hairpin Alice left next to me and ran to her mother.
It seems that you have learned that demons present necklaces with the mark of their race, but is it a little different because the meaning is different?
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My name is Irina Sieghart.
I am the heir to the grand duke family of Sieghart.
Now, during vacation at the academy, he is back at his home and is focusing on swordsmanship training.
We are always working hard not to tarnish the reputation of Momama, who is called the ‘Red Sword Emperor’.
Every day’s routine is similar.
Wake up early in the morning, run canter with the enlisted soldiers, practice swordsmanship, wash up, and eat
Repeat the training again…. I spend 15 hours a day training.
Not only me, the heir of the family, but also my younger siblings.
Elena Sieghart
Aria Sieghart
Sieghart on Glass
There’s also her youngest sister, Sylphea Sieghart, but she’s too young to attend training.
They are only 12, 10, and 9 years old (Irina is 13), but
We train seriously, without complaint.
Even if you are a woman, if you repeat this level of training every day,
Well worth complaining about.
After training for a while, a short kid jumped out.
This is Yuk Sieghart, the only eldest son in our family.
Yuk has not been healthy since he was in his mother’s belly.
He was said to be a miracle just to be born.
Maybe that’s why my mother and father gave Yuk a lot of affection.
Of course, it could be that he’s a boy.
My sisters knew that it was very different from how they dealt with their daughters.
But for some reason, I didn’t feel envy or jealousy.
My little brother was really cute.
I used to show hateful behavior once in a while, but that was all replaced with cuteness.
Yuke, who was running around, came to the parade ground at some point
I started walking around.
Go to the tree over here, go to the flower bed over there
Although he is weak, he tends to sleep a lot because he runs around.
Since he is wielding his wooden sword, Yuke seems to be just as fun to watch.
He sat down and started watching.
His parents didn’t allow him to carry a sword because he was weak, so he seems to be more interested in it.
“Does Yuk want to learn swordsmanship like that?”
“Yeah, how is your sister? Is it fun?”
“I don’t hate it. Since it’s the lineage of the Sieghart family, nothing can give you a sense of growth like swordsmanship.”
“I want to learn too…Swordsmanship…”
“Are you going to collapse again?”
“No, it’s not because he fell…”
Actually, I know.
It was only that Yuk passed out when he hit his head on a stone that happened to be where he fell.
It’s unbelievable that Yuk, who runs all day long, sleeps and wakes up running again, but is so weak that he can’t learn swordsmanship.
For your reference. The boulder was secretly disposed of by Yuk in the chaos caused by his fall.
Even if a man learns swordsmanship, what will he use it for?
Of course, his father’s swordsmanship is something that transcends women’s.
By the way, there was one more hairpin on Yuk’s head that he hadn’t seen before.
To think she’s wearing a hairpin that’s not the Sieghart family crest.
“Huh? Yuk, what about that hairpin?”
“This? Alice, no, Her Majesty the Queen gave it to you.”
“Your Majesty…?”
Looking closely, the hairpin was decorated with the pattern of the Kritias family.
No matter who sees it, this is mine, so don’t touch it.
Well, it wasn’t a threat, it was a threat.
It seems that His Majesty has already taken action.
I know.
For his personality, it was probably harder to stay still.
Come to think of it, he came during the day today, so he must have delivered it himself.
And if you look at those jewels and handicrafts, they must have cost a lot of money.
The hairpins of the Khathart family that Yuk is wearing look a bit lower in quality than the royal family’s hairpins, but
From what I heard before, the amount my mother spent on that hairpin was 1 large gold coin and 3 heavy gold coins (approximately 13 billion won).
It is said that practical magic such as health recovery, magic recovery, advanced defense, and small summon magic in case of loss are also crafted.
A hairpin that is more luxurious than a hairpin that cost the entire wealth of a middle-ranking nobleman.
I can’t imagine what kind of magic it is.
Ah, can a child even imagine what’s on his head?
As a sister, I’m worried.
———[Hairpin of the Kritias family]———-
The Queen hand-crafted for her companion,
A hairpin full of love and heart.
Pure Gold
Platinum
Diamond
Mithril
Ruby
Absolute defense against malicious physical attacks
Emergency escape
Small Summoning Magic
[Master] Alice Kritias
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Since I’m talking to my eldest sister,
My father must have misunderstood that he was a goofball, so he dragged my sister away.
I’m sorry for some reason…
I wanted to talk slowly with Alice, but it’s too bad.
Even if it is an engagement arranged by the family, in order to know what a person is like
Don’t you need time?
Whew.
Yes
Let’s think it’s good that it’s decided.
When will I ever marry a girl prettier than a celebrity?
Rather, it would be normal for Alice to marry someone like me to be gloomy.
I’ve been thinking about that for a while
Also, Lara is running around looking for me.
Looking at Lala running around with jet-black hair flying around
For some reason, I am laughing.
Lara, the maid her mother gave her from a long time ago
It was different from the maids in ordinary mansions.
Don’t you usually have a close friend as a maid?
And if you are friends with your mother, there must be some circumstances
I would never be a commoner.
Maybe that’s why I use respectful words for Lara, not casual words.
My mother had asked me why she felt suspicious about it, but
I roughly covered it.
They say they like me.
A kid who speaks rudely even to his older sister is saying honorifics to a maid because he likes it.
I’ll trust you.
And what I heard that night
If it wasn’t a dream… Lara…
No. Lara now is just my maid.
Don’t think too much.
Come to think of it, she came out alone from her sleep.
I left without notifying Lara.
Because it always happens…
Looking at Lara running from place to place, sweating and running to the parade ground.
She smiled slightly.
Lara sat on her steps and brushed off my soiled clothes with her hand.
She took a deep breath.
Lara’s appearance was so interesting that I asked her a question as part of her joke.
“Why does Lara run around every time I see her?”
“She always disappears without a word!!”
“She can’t even leave the mansion anyway.”
“She doesn’t have anything to say to the lord who tried to get out of the mansion before.”
“Did I?”
“Write!! You pretend you don’t remember again!”
Of course, I remember.
She never sneaked behind a trunk when her mother went out for a while.
It was an immature act, but at that time Lara looked for me and cried, and she wasn’t upset.
I don’t remember
I started playing children again.
Then hold Lara’s hand tightly
I walked into her mansion.