Extra 33 – Anna Cellars (8) Determination ②

The next day, Father and I were going to have attendance in the castle, and I was brought into a reception room.

I quietly sat on a chair and waited as instructed.

The prime minister had passed on the talk about me being a pharmacist, and earlier I had already talked with the chief of pharmacy.

The man who looked a little bit older than Father looked very kind.

“I see. A young girl like you can make such a pill. I would like to talk with you again deliberately! I am looking forward to working with you.”

The corner of his eyes was lowered as he smiled and shook my hand firmly. Then, I sent him out when he was about to leave the room.

I thought that was the last thing I needed to do in the castle, but then, a civilian officer told me to wait for someone in the room, and here I was.

“Father, did you hear anything about this?”

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Ebld R pyke ps, xu qyvbla olyjzu pbssj bkp blye.

“R osdela obyv kv kp. R esd’v qllz nsxqsavyczl kd vbl nypvzl, ps R oydv vs ts cynj vs vbl vlaakvsau pssd.”

R vbswtbv bl oyp yzalyeu tlvvkdt wple vs kv, cwv Wyvbla bye clld zkhkdt rssazu kd vbl vlaakvsau. Rv pllxp vbyv vbl yrrlyaydnl sq vbl eyggzkdt yde tsatlswp nypvzl yde xllvkdt okvb bktbla aydj dsczlp xyel bkx vkale xldvyzzu.

“… Gddy, obld kv tlvp byae qsa usw, usw nyd yzoyup nsxl cynj. Fkdnl usw yal y pxyav nbkze, usw wpwyzzu vbkdj vss xwnb yde shlaes vbkdtp qsa swa qyxkzu. Mbl qyxkzu kp sjyu, ps rzlypl zkhl yp usw zkjl.”

“… Zlp.”

“R esd’v xkde kq ol tlv rssa ytykd sa xllv vbl esodqyzz. Mbl vkvzl kp dsv lhlauvbkdt. Gzvbswtb ol xktbv dsv cl yd yakpvsnayv yduxsal, ol nyd fwpv plzz xleknkdlp ytykd vs zkhl.”

“Wyvbla. Rq psxlsdl blyae usw, usw okzz cl pnszele qsa clkdt ekpalprlnvqwz usw jdso.”

R alcwjle xu qyvbla yp bl pyke psxlvbkdt pnyau.

We had been treated nicely by the surroundings, so thinking about the downfall made me frightened.

But my father didn’t mind the meaning behind his words and gently smiled.

“That means I am prepared for it. Aristocratic society is not straightforward. And I am throwing my daughter inside it. … If someone says something mean, you can just talk back. Afterward, you can come back to the territory.”

“Oh, Father…”

It sounded like my father’s way to encourage me.

If I talked back to a noble lady, the retribution that waited for me would be terrifying. But still, Father told me to not run away — as the daughter of Cellars Family I must do my best to protect my own wish. That was what Father wanted to tell me.

“It’s okay, Father. I have a goal which is Lettie-sama.  A little bit of bullying won’t make me feel down. Besides, I had been looking at the living in the academy, and the way the aristocratic daughters do things are very cute for me, you know? If I want to get revenge, I will definitely do it without anyone noticing and I will not leave any evidence that may lead to problems for our family.”

When I said so proudly to make Father relieved, for some reason, he made a subtle smile and said, “… Uh, Yes.” I wondered why.

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As we were having a conversation for a while, suddenly, I heard a knock on the entrance door.

When I stood up in a hurry, it was His Highness Alert and His Highness Sieghart who entered the room.

I could see that Father suddenly became nervous, but firstly, I did the courtesy that I learned from Lettie-sama.

“Anna. It seems you are becoming more like a noble daughter.”

“Thank you very much, Your Highness Albert.”

“I ask you for some time because I want to ask you about something. Anna… It seems that you are going to accompany Sieg when he goes back to the neighboring country and you already got the permission to stay there, am I right?”

It seems that the report that Master had brought to the castle had reached His Highness Albert’s ears.

“I was surprised when I heard it… What is your reason?”

His Highness Sieghart was giving me a suspicious look as well.

Of course, it was so sudden that a former maid was asked to accompany a royal and it was such record-breaking news.

“Anna, may I ask why you want to accompany Sieg?”

After His Highness Albert asked me, I answered yes and then continued.

“—Because I am curious about His Highness Sieghart.”

“!”

“To be precise, I am curious about the ‘drug that was served to His Highness’. The poison that was mixed into the tea the other time is unknown to me. Probably, the drug was brought from the neighboring country. I would like to investigate the way of retrieving and the ecology of that poison. If I stay by His Highness’ side, the chance to encounter that poison is high, so I wish to accompany his return.”

“… I see.”

As His Highness Sieghart froze with a weird expression on his face, beside him, His Highness Albert’s shoulders were shaking. It looks like he was laughing.

“I see. It sounds like Anna.” Those words were given to me by His Highness Albert, and at that moment, he was smiling refreshingly.

“Well, if Anna is there, isn’t Sieg going to be relieved? This time, I will ask Yulian to do the escort as well, so I can guarantee Sieg’s safety.”

“That’s… true.”

His Highness Sieghart looked a little dissatisfied towards His Highness Albert who was still smiling.

Yulian-sama is the head of the imperial guards who served His Highness Albert. 

Yulian-sama’s deployment means that His Highness Albert was also concerned about the danger that might befall that person.

“Anna, please take care of Sieg.”

“Yes. I will definitely identify that poison.”

“… Yes, Anna should always stay like that.”

As I wondered why His Highness Albert made a bitter smile, I bowed deeply.