So, it wasn't just me. But it feels like the relationship between Frederick and Aria seemed to have been progressing well this time around. I bet a hundred times that Aria was very happy to have this opportunity for herself.
But as if I cared about that.
She seemed to be on cloud nine because Oscar Frederick and her seemed to have been talking to each other on their way back. And if I heard the rumors correctly, apparently Oscar was wet head-to-toe when he was walking back.
Was this the handkerchief scene between them? Oh well. I didn't care much about that. But Emma behind me did. She was angrily gritting her teeth as she heard such rumors. Her eyes turned demonic when she said:
"That little wench. She is just like her prostitute of a mother! Stealing my lady's fiancé!" Emma angrily yelled.
I yawned, besides it's not like I cared. Rumors have already started spreading that Aria was a little bit interested in that Frederick boy. If that's how you want to play, then play.
"My Lady, you must be feeling tired," Emma said. I turned to look at her. It seems that Emma has forgotten our 'previous' interaction with the Hourglass. The first interaction in the first timeline. The one which I had accidentally flipped to turn back the time to make all this happen. But she still remembered the incident that happened now. Which was still good.
"However, my Lady, you still need to eat dinner," Emma said. "Young master Cain said he wanted to eat with you."
"I'll pass up on that stupid offer. Not interested." I told Emma. Emma frowned as she followed after me, "But my lady, Master Cain would be very upset and we all would be worried if you do not decide to eat."
Eat? With those dramatic people? I rolled my eyes. Oh Please.
As a way of avoiding the trio, who were now eating dinner downstairs, I was walking towards my bedroom after dismissing Emma. However, on my way, I had met the most unlucky encounter yet:
It was that stupid Cain and Oscar behind him. Ugh. They were probably returning from dinner and came looking for me who was extremely exhausted. Cain came rushing across the hallway when he spotted me from afar.
"Mielle... are you really alright? You have been looking pale for some time now." Cain said immediately.
"It's fine brother, I've just been feeling a bit nauseous and sick. It's not that serious, I just recently just ingested a stomach tonic and fever medicine." I said laughing casually.
Hahaha as if. If I really did drink a stomach tonic, I would probably be passed out in bed right now.
Which won't be too bad of an act, would it?
"Stomach tonic?" Cain said, "Mielle! You are supposed to say you are sick when you are sick. You are the one who keeps preaching about how we as a family should take care of each other. And now, you become like this?!"
...
Oh my god. I facepalmed my face this time. See... this is WHY I avoid him! I rolled my eyes around and told him: "It's fine... geez."
"Lady Mielle, are you really alright?" Oscar asked this time, a bit worriedly. "Someone should call a Physician."
"No! No! I'm really fine."
Maybe I overdid it with the act. Hah. Fuck. I really really hate being like this. "Anyhow, I'm leaving for bed early tonight."
I quickly slipped by before they had the chance to notice. What? Which thirteen-year-old girl wasn't good at running away before it was too late?
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That night, I couldn't sleep at all.
I stood up from my bed and walked towards the balcony for some fresh air.
I had wept for the first time in my entire life. I felt completely dreaded. In fear. That pain around my head and my throat. The voices from the Hourglass told me to stop because I wasn't special.
Fuck. Tears drained out of my eyes. What would happen to me if this went on like the original plot– would I die? Could I finally go back home to where I came from?
I really hate it when I feel this fucking way. I felt shitty.
I didn't understand anything. I didn't want to understand anything. I just want to get out of this dumb mess. Mielle Roscent had no allies other than Emma right now. And there is no way to get clear to Aria like this either.
Just I just move from the capital and live in an abandoned rural countryside, where I can be free from all this bullshit plot?
No... Mielle Rosecente. You must keep calm and not give a Fuck. Remember that motto? I took in a large deep breath and exhaled.
Ah... much better.
I turned around to head back into my bed. Instead, I froze right up on the spot where there was a shining blue orb glowing right in front of my dresser.
I rubbed my eyes when I realized that I wasn't hallucinating. That orb... was it glowing?! I ran towards it and picked it up with awe. What the hell...
It was as if it was responding to me. Such a beautiful blue orb. I wonder what it means though. I shook the blue orb around, but it still kept glowing in the dark.
"How the hell..." Was this some sort of a Night light? It was an artifact after all, maybe it worked like a nightlight during the Night and just a boring blue orb in the morning.
Hmmm... I was feeling quite sleepy because I could remember how I ended up falling back into the bed with the glowing Blue orb in my hands as I fell asleep. How mysterious.
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The next day Sir Frederick Oscar left. Well, he bid goodbyes as he left with Cain back to the Academy. Aria was still around and bid them all with a smile, while I stood outside the window and watched them go away.
But before all of that, I saw Oscar Frederick glance at me through the window and smile at me politely with a bow as he went into the Carriage.
Huh? What the fuck was that about? This Oscar guy really freaked me out. I don't know if he was actually interested in Aria or something else rather. I scratched my head as I went back to focus into the matter at hand. Oh well.
I decided to tell Emma about the glowing ball because she might know something about it.
"So my Lady is saying, that you witnessed the Blue orb glow during the night?" Emma asked. I nodded and said, "Precisely. That's why I think we shouldn't sell it."
"Oh, of course." Emma sighed with her head down. "But My Lady, to keep such a dangerous artifact from the banned Casino that the Crown Prince himself had–"
"Shhh!" I put my index finger on my lips. "As long as we don't go around saying that, we won't get caught you know?"
"Fine, my lady." Emma nodded. "Anyhow, I think the ball glow might be related to the power of the Piast family."
"Piast family?"
"I believe I had explained it before," Emma said. I tilted my head. She did? When? Emma sighed when she realized nothing was going through my thick brain anymore.
"The Piast family is from the Kingdom of Croa. They hold a mysterious power of their own to control something. I believe this artifact might be from such a family. That's why My lady had witnessed this magical glow... although it is hard to believe." Emma said.
"The Piast family, huh?" I scratched my head. I swear to fucking god I had heard the name somewhere... but where? Oh well. It didn't help if we thought about it for too long.
"Anyhow, I think the other Artifacts might also belong to the family," Emma said. "It's better if we sell them out."
"Wait, Emma. If we sold them, won't that make us suspicious?" I told her. "I mean... if the Crown Prince had himself shut down the Casino and all the circulation of illegal artifacts, then wouldn't it be weird if someone like us were to announce it to the world? It's like declaring that we had possessions of illegal things."
"That..." Emma said. "That we can lie and such. Who knows, we can give them out for free."
"Never!" I said. "Emma! We had gone to such lengths to retrieve them, we should atleast sell them for a price."
"They are the possessions of the Piast family. If they were to know we possessed such things then..."
"Are they powerful? Can they really take down our family, the Rosecent family?" I told Emma.
"They are from the Ducal family in the Kingdom of Croa, My lady."
"Oh shoot–" I muttered. Oh well. There goes my plan to make money out of all these."Wait, what if I give some of these Artifacts to Sir Frederick as a present?"
Emma looked at me suspiciously. "I mean, they are from the Ducal family too right? If the Piast family were to find these, they would definitely fight it out with the Frederick family, am I right?" I explained. Loving my brilliant idea.
That, I can easily dispose of such artifacts without anything else attached to it. Along with a nice price tag as well. Hohoho....
"Lady Mielle," Emma sighed.
"What's wrong?" I asked Emma.
"Nothing. In fact, this was the first time that Lady Mielle had thought of a genius plan." Emma told me.
Hey, what the heck was supposed to mean?! Is she saying that all my ideas were so far, so dumb? Mean... I was supposed to play Mielle, the-dumb-bitch-hoe... but to think Emma says it fits my character?
...Rude!
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