The Adored Daughter of the Disliked Duke's House: My Magic Power Increases Every Time I'm Praised, So I've Been Perfecting Cuteness Since Infancy! - Episode 14

“First, let’s move to another location.”

The wizard in white robes, who was in charge, spoke like that while guiding the three of us—me, Al, and Leo—to the northern tower of the royal palace.

Of course, my mother is accompanying me as well. It seems that the instructor is aware of this, and nothing was specifically mentioned.

It is a pure white tower standing straight up towards the sky.

It is said that within this tower, the wizards who serve the royal family are diligently engaged in the study of magic day and night.

Seeing the pristine tower, my mother’s expression grew stern.

“Are you okay, Mother?”

When I grasped her slender fingertips, my mother gently squeezed back with a wry smile.

“I just remembered something a bit unpleasant. I’m fine.”

When we entered the tower, we could hear the wizards whispering to each other as they looked at us.

It’s a volume that would be inaudible to ordinary ears, but if you concentrate magic into your ears, you can hear it clearly.

“Is that it?”

“Children of destiny?”

“The other day, I heard you were attacked by a monster…”

“There’s also a young lady from the Rosenford family.”

“That duke’s?”

“Oh, how terrifying…”

“Hey, that’s…”

“Shadow magic”

“Ah. I can’t believe I managed to show up here…”

Even here, the Rosenford family seems to be disliked. Especially towards my mother, they openly send disdainful glances.

(……Be patient, Lilietta. If you get angry here, it will only make your mother’s position worse.)

To suppress the anger rising from the depths of my belly, I repeatedly took deep breaths.

(…Yeah, that’s right. There’s a better way than getting angry!)

I came to a complete stop.

I turned to look at the wizards who were whispering and glancing over here.

And then, he showed a slight smile.

Lower the corners of your eyes dreamily and lift the corners of your mouth. At this time, it’s important not to show too much of your white teeth. Blush your cheeks just enough to give a slight tint around the corners of your eyes, and moisten your eyes for perfection. At the same time, wave your small hand hesitantly.

To them, I must have looked like a “shy, innocent girl who, upon hearing their voices and turning around, accidentally made eye contact and, feeling embarrassed, waved her hand.”

As expected, the wizards who witnessed my smile all turned red in the face, and some were even entranced, staring dreamily.

“Cu-cute”

One person murmured.

It’s done.

It is easy to get angry when my father and mother are unfairly hated. As their daughter, I certainly have that right.
However, the results obtained are merely a temporary apology.

That kind of thing has no meaning at all.

(You will become the nourishment for my magical power!)

It is much more constructive to draw out the word “cute” from their mouths and increase my magical power than to get angry.

I saw my mother watching the scene, surprised yet smiling with satisfaction.

Even you, Mom, would feel more at ease seeing me being praised for being cute rather than causing trouble outside, right?

If I get angry for my mother’s sake, she might be happy with that.

After all, this is my second round of life.

Instead of succumbing to anger, take a breath and navigate the world in the most effective way at that moment.

“……You’re pretty bad too, you know.”

Al whispered in a voice only I could hear.

Apparently, it seems that this time, my act of pretending to be innocent has been found out.

“What is it?”

I smiled cutely at him and tilted my head as well.

Seeing that, Al raised one eyebrow.

“That face is cute, but I don’t really like it.”

And pouted her lips.

I’m not doing this to be liked by you, you know!

It was something I had kept only in my heart.

In the meantime, the group arrived at the second floor of the tower. It seems that this is the destination.

“First, we will perform the granting of the magic.”

“Granting of magic?”

It’s an unfamiliar word.

Magic is not something given, but something to be mastered.

As the three of them tilted their heads in unison, the wizard in white nodded once.

“Among the spells, there are special ones that cannot be handled unless they are given.”

“Are you talking about the ‘bloodline magic’ that is inherited through bloodlines?”

When I asked the question, the wizard in white clothes widened his eyes in surprise for a moment, but quickly composed himself and cleared his throat.

They probably didn’t expect a question from a three-year-old child.

“Indeed, ‘Bloodline Magic’ is also a type of [Special Magic], but ‘Granting Magic’ belongs to a different category.”

Hmm.

There are various types of magic besides [Direct Magic] and [Transformation Magic], and among them, the magic classified as [Special Magic] is literally special magic.

The “Light-Draining Magic” used in the recent attack also falls under this category of [Special Magic].

(So, even within [Special Magic], there are various types of magic.)

Next to me, nodding in admiration, Al has a difficult expression with his brows furrowed, while Leo has a puzzled look on his face.

“Lady Lilietta, have you already studied the classification of magic?”

“Yes”

“At your age… I see. Understood.”

I don’t really know what you understood, but for now, I just nodded.

To be honest, I want to see that so-called “bestowal magic” as soon as possible!

“Bestowal Magic” refers to a type of magic that allows the activation of spells by transferring the magical formulas left in various forms into the soul of the magician.

While talking, the wizard in white clothes took out a book.

It is a beautifully bound book with a pure white cover and the royal crest embossed on it.

“Here is a magical incantation called ‘Blessing of Light.’ From now on, I will bestow this magic upon the three of you.”

It’s a magic I’ve never heard of before.

“‘Blessing of Light’ is a magic that literally protects the body and soul with light attribute magic. Monsters cannot touch those who are using this magic, neither the body nor the soul.”

In other words, what does that mean?

“It means that you can protect yourself from direct attacks by the physical body of monsters and magic that affects the soul.”

I see.

Just because you can’t touch it doesn’t mean you can prevent all attacks, but conversely, it means you can protect yourself from attacks that you must touch.

However, there is one thing I don’t understand.

“Magic that affects the soul is…”

I couldn’t help but ask, but the wizard in white shook his head.

“In order to explain that, you first need to understand the concept of ‘touching the soul’… Unfortunately, we don’t have enough time.”

I emphasized “a little,” but it was probably not just a little. I gave up and stepped back.

(Really, magic is so profound, isn’t it?)

“Well then, let’s proceed with the awarding right away. We’ll go over how to use it afterwards.”

First and foremost, it seems that the priority is to teach them how to protect themselves rather than focusing on theory.

“Lady Lilietta, this way.”

I stepped forward towards the person who beckoned me.

But, it didn’t move forward.

“Mother?”

Because my mother pulled my arm from behind.

“……”

While holding my arm tightly, my mother is biting her lip with a tearful expression.

“Duchess, your concern is understandable, but we won’t know until we try.”

The wizard in white calmly announces.

In the surroundings, the other wizards began to whisper again.

“Of course, you’d be worried.”

“Because you were rejected.”

“Ah, I heard it was unprecedented.”

“The princess of royal bl00d was rejected by the ‘Blessing of Light'”

“The former king was said to be furious, calling it a disgrace.”

“Your daughter might also be rejected, you know.”

I concentrated my magical power on my ears and clearly heard this whispering conversation.

(I’m grateful that I understand the situation, but I can’t believe you can talk about such things in front of a child.)

While inwardly exasperated, I smiled at the wizards as a thank you for their whispered conversation, then turned to face my mother.

“Mother, I’m fine.”

“But, Lilietta”

“Even if I don’t receive the ‘Blessing of Light,’ I still have my father and mother.”

My mother probably doesn’t think for a moment that I understand the situation.

However, it seems that these words resonated with my mother.

After scrunching her face, my mother let go of my hand and gave me a push.

“Well then, let’s begin the awarding.”

The wizard in white clothes placed a book on my forehead and turned the pages.

Flip, flip, with each page turned, the part of the book being touched becomes pleasantly warm.

Suddenly, a white light wrapped around the jewel in my chest. The twinkling light gradually dissolved into the jewel and eventually disappeared.

“Hmm. It’s a success.”

Hearing this, my mother let out a big sigh of relief.

Similarly, I too let out a sigh of relief.

After that, Al and Leo also received the “Blessing of Light” without any issues.

However, this magic is not something that ends once it is granted; it requires training to sustain its activation.

From the next training day, that special training will begin…

On the second day of training, something unusual happened.

Leo’s body had been swapped with something else──.