CH 12

Donovan murmured dazedly.

“I didn’t know that Lady was so knowledgeable in carriages.”

“It’s not like that…”

Suddenly, I felt like I was on the same level as the young Giuseppe who was crazy about wheels.

I changed the subject.

“And, you should call me Sister, not you, you know?”

“Hmph! What’s with that sister thing. So, when are you going to ride this carriage?”

At that time, Roseanne, who had been watching us silently, said as if she was surprised.

“You two look pretty close.”

Giuseppe jumped.

“What are you talking about, Mother! I’m not close to her at all!”

“Is that how you should talk to your sister, Giuseppe?”

Giuseppe couldn’t stand Roseanne’s words and kept his mouth shut in a sulky manner.

It seemed he didn’t want to talk to his sister even if he had to die.

Libby fidgeted with her hands behind her back, then popped out and said.

“The carriage is so pretty.”

“Uh? Ah, yes.”

Hey, I don’t think you’ve even looked at the carriage since a while ago.

Now that I’d looked at the carriage, I wanted to go back to my room.

‘At this rate, I’ve done my role as the eldest daughter of the family.’

I said while looking at Raul and Roseanne.

“I’ll go back to my room for now. There are still preparations for the opening of the semester.”

“Ah, wait!”

Libby, worried that I might leave, reached out and held out a small box.

“It’s nothing special, but it’s a birthday present.”

I was handed a box decorated with small flowers.

‘… It must have been today.’

It was a scene where Libby belatedly found out about Theresa’s birthday and handed her a present.

In the original story, Theresa, of course, threw it on the floor without even looking at it.

If I did that now, I would be smoothly running to the death route.

“Can I open it now?”

Libby nodded, her head lowered with a red face.

The present was a handmade thread bracelet.

Indeed, the color was pretty and the knot was meticulous, befitting the setting that she was good with her hands.

I put on the bracelet right away.

“Pretty. Thank you.”

Roseanne saw me wearing the bracelet obediently and took off her own bracelet.

It was a thin thread bracelet that looked similar to mine.

“Her sincerity is good, but it’s not enough for Squire’s eldest daughter.”

Roseanne took out the clear sky-blue jewel pendant from the thread bracelet and attached it to mine.

“It’s a jewel I brought when I got married, so it’s not as good as jewelry these days, but it’s aquamarine with good quality.”

I stared at the jewel the size of a fingernail.

The clear aquamarine shimmered dazzlingly in the sunlight like a piece of ice in the North Sea.

Theresa didn’t share these warm, family anecdotes with them.

There was no such scene in the original.

I felt nauseous.

I felt like I was going to feel emotions that didn’t fit my limit.

I was silent for a moment, not knowing how to react.

It was the first time I received a gift containing someone’s sincerity and history.

Raul frowned as I remained silent.

“Shouldn’t you say thank you?”

Raoul was especially impatient with Theresa’s rudeness to his wife.

I thought I made a mistake and quickly thanked her.

“Thank you. It’s the first time I’ve received something like this-“

Ah. I closed my lips with a surprised face.

The thoughts that should have been left to rot inside sprung out of my mouth.

“Thank you for the gift. I’m sorry, but I have to go.”

Then I left the spot as if I was running away.

“Theresa!”

I heard a voice calling me from behind, but I didn’t look back.

The Constellations kept sending donations nonstop and it was distracting me.

“It’s a toy, Miss Jiwoo.”

It was as if I could hear Ozworld’s sneers in my ears.

It was only for a short while, but I thought maybe this event had happened because I was a person worthy of love.

‘I don’t even know the subject.’

Libby, who still didn’t know how to spend the duke’s fortune, only did what she could.

Also, Roseanne behaved wisely so that Libby’s innocent gift would not be reproached.

I knew that.

I didn’t grow up being loved, so I found this unusual.

So I knew everything, even the fact that in the end, I would only become more miserable and shabby.

I cut myself down to protect myself. That was the best self-defense I’d ever learned in my life.

“Gasp… Gasp….”

When I returned to the room, I was out of breath.

The maids were surprised when they saw me almost running to the room.

“Is something wrong?”

“No, there’s nothing wrong.”

Unless they were quite ignorant, they should notice that I wanted to change the subject.

The maids looked at me with perplexed faces, not knowing what to do.

After catching my breath, I checked the room filled with birthday presents from various families.

I needed something to distract me, but I thought this might work well.

“I need to finish my birthday letter reply. Are all the presents organized?”

Eloise, the oldest maid, answered my question.

“I finished organizing the list in the morning. The family name that needs to be checked has been written down.”

I sat at my desk and focused on the documents.

As time passed, my jittery mood gradually subsided.

I was just a possessor.

There was no need to overlap Therese’s situation with mine.

After repeating that thought several times, I really felt a little better.

‘I guess it’s because it’s been a while.’

Hopeful and disappointed, and then I hated myself for expecting it again.

That was my daily routine.

However, it was something I had gradually stopped doing after getting out of the house, so it seemed I felt mild panic after experiencing a similar situation for the first time in a while.

‘It wasn’t a big deal, really.’

I checked the gift list in a much lighter mood and stuck out my tongue.

‘No matter how I see it, isn’t this thing would never end?’

The maids shook their heads, saying that there were especially many letters on this birthday.

‘Everyone was curious about Libby’s news, so they sent a letter to gather information under the guise of congratulations.’

Because I canceled the birthday party, the nobles were excited.

The beginning of the letter started with a happy birthday, why didn’t you throw a party, there seems to be various news in the family, when would we be able to see each other, etc.

The contents were similar enough that I was suspicious everyone had planned it together in advance and written it.

Most of it was taken care of down the line, but there were a few where I had to write the reply myself.

“The birthday of the upper class is not just a day to enjoy.”

It wasn’t just the letters that bothered me.

Ring!

[The Constellation ‘I love Mika’ has sponsored 100 coins.]

[Why are you seeing this? lol fcking no fun; Everyone, to Mika’s broadcast, let’s go.]

As the channel grew and new constellations flowed in, the so-called ‘aggressors’ among them began to play havoc.

[Many Constellations frown.]

Ring!

[The Constellation ‘Doxxer’ has sponsored 1,000 coins.]

[Mikappa came to the silver channel and said that; Is she about to be blocked?]

At the same time as the Constellation’s sponsorship, a system window appeared.

[Channel Manager-Ozworld has blocked the Constellation ‘I love Mika’.]

The aggro referring to other broadcasts was quickly blocked by Ozworld.

He said he was the channel manager but he really did manage it.

I frowned in displeasure.

The aggressors themselves were fine, but they kept confirming Ozworld’s presence.

‘I don’t want to be aware that the bastard is watching me.’

“Let’s just think about good things. Only good things.”

Let’s think of only good things instead the damn bully who cut down my mood mercilessly just by thinking about him.

I would soon have the keys to the dimension.