CH 243

‘Even if you forgot, there’s nothing I can do about it. Because it remains in my memory as a scar that I will never forget for the rest of my life. I will never do anything for you in the future, and I will never change my mind.’

‘…… How ungrateful! Do you think everything is fine just because you eat well and live well on your own?’

A father who soon reveals his true colors and goes into a fit of rage, a mother who pretends to be sad and crying as if she has been abandoned, and an older sister who glares at Alice as if she is the enemy.

It was an expected result.

People don’t change.

Alice called and ordered her knights.

‘Get these people out. From now on, never let them into the mansion. Keep that in mind.’

‘Yes, understood. Master.’

Then they started to make excuses.

‘Hey, wait! Hey! Alice!’

‘Don’t do that, listen to us some more! We were wrong!’

‘Yes, actually, I wanted to say that I was sorry! Let’s talk openly!’

Of course, she had no intention of listening to them.

They were dragged away by the knights away from the count’s residence.

The door slammed shut and the living room became quiet.

Only then did Alice belatedly mutter.

‘It’s already too late to say you’re sorry.’

Still, they are family, she could sympathize with them, or be a little concerned…… but she’s not.

“I must have had at least one good memory.”

Recalling her memories of that time, Alice snorted and muttered,

Yes, she still had feelings of wanting to be loved even a little bit when she was young.

However, as she grew up, she came to realize that they were in fact no different, or, perhaps worse than others.

They discriminated against their own child just because Alice did not have the qualifications of a fairy summoner, and now all those things have turned.

“Ah, what happened then is really tiring just thinking about it. I want to play with Emir.”

Alice shook her head and muttered to herself.

Unfortunately, today was the day Emir decided to go on a date with Jake alone.

Because of this, Alice could not interfere with the two.

“As expected, being alone is boring.”

Aside from the fairies, the person Alice interacted with the most was undoubtedly Emir.

Without her, she felt a little lonely.

“…… Shall I go downtown after a long time?”

It’s been a long time since she’s been to a place with a lot of people alone, so she thought she’ll go there at least once.

Thinking so, Alice called out to the coachman.

“I want you to change the destination to the center of the capital instead of the mansion.”

“Yes, Master.”

Before long, Alice buried her face in her small neck pillow.

It reminded her that these neck pillows and other items from Emir’s shop are in vogue these days thanks to Ninaina.

“I want to go to Emir’s shop, but what’s the point of going there without Emir?”

She murmured with a sullen face and then let out a deep sigh.

* * *

Downtown in the heart of the capital.

There are various shops on this street, so people can roam freely regardless of whether they are a noble or a commoner.

Of course, since most of the nobles were accompanied by attendants and knights, they could be distinguished at a glance.

But somehow Alice didn’t want to do that.

She wanted to roam the streets in a simple way so that no one cared about her.

“Dismiss the escort for a while. Could you lend me that robe?”

Borrowing a robe from a knight who always escorted her around, she put it on.

The beige skirt could be seen a little bit through the cracks, but that alone would never tell if she was Count Leona.

“It’s been a while since I felt like this…….”

Countless passers-by.

Noisy calls.

Among them, Alice felt that she was nothing but just an ordinary passer-by.

Her mind was at ease.

Before long, Alice had an idea of her own.

“I need to stop by the bookstore after a long time.”

It was a bookstore she frequented during her academy days.

But she didn’t know.

That she would meet a very familiar face in the bookstore.