Enjoy
“
What are you talking about?
…
Merilee didn't understand
…”
So why did you act like this?
I smiled at her
.
“
I'm fine
.
You're fine too, right?
“
“……
Yes
“
I looked at my family
.
“
We're both fine, so don't worry
“
You've finished fighting
.
***
Upon my return to the room, I immediately communicated with the President
.
The boss laughed when he heard what happened in the herb garden
.
[
Is it Valois?
]
"
It doesn't matter
."
[
You have to tell them
.]
“
There is no evidence
“
What did they do?
She had silver hair and blue eyes,
They are symbols of Doppelgänger, and she was very similar to the Duchess
.
In addition,
The witch concluded that Doppelganger's energy was flowing in her
.
In the midst of this, if you said that Merilee was fake, they wouldn't believe it
.
[
Just because the wizard was loyal to Doppelganger in your previous life, I can't quite believe that this life will be the same
.
People can vary depending on the situation
.]
“
I'll have to call Veronica
.
She's a better witch than Doppelganger, so we'll be able to check again
“.
[
Yes, I will investigate the witch and Merilee
.]
“
Also the follower who founded Mirelli
.
I will invite Veronica tomorrow, so she will come to the castle later
“.
[
Yes
.]
Once I finished speaking to the boss, I wrote a letter to Veronica
.
The next day in the afternoon,
Veronica came to the castle and we held hands
.
“
Thank you for your invitation
!
I was really excited because it was my first official invitation
“.
“
No, I'm glad you came
.
Do you want to go to my room?
“
“
Yes
!
She took Veronica's hand and walked up the stairs
.
We reached Mirili who was coming down
.
She saw me and turned her head
.
I passed by Veronica with her
.
After a distance Veronica looked at her back
.
“
Is that her?
The child I need to be examined
“.
A brief explanation in the message made her aware of the situation
.
I nodded
.
“
Do it in secret, please
.
Can you do it without a barrier?
“
“
Of course, if you give me time to meet her,
I can make sure she doesn't notice
.
Doing things like this is my specialty
…”
This is what she said while smiling shyly
.
'
It's a talent that suits Doubled
.’
I smiled
.
Then we went to my room together
.
The maids who were on standby began to move
.
“
You can go out now
“
“
But
…”
“
I'll tell her a secret
“.
The maids backed away, as I said deliberately
.
“
If it's a secret
…”
“
Why do you ask?
.
If she's talking about a secret, there's only one thing
“.
As Yuni said with a suspicious smile, Dahlia blinked and thought of something,
“
Oh, oh
!
Then she closed her mouth
.
“
Is this time already?
!
“
Yes yes
“
The maids' uni came out of the room and laughed
.
“
Have fun
“
The maids' excited voices filtered in from outside the room
.
“
Don't act suspiciously
.
We have to pretend we didn't know anything
“.
“
Who is he by the way?
“
“
As expected, one of the boys she met at the tea party?
“
“
I heard that Viscount Mishank's eldest son is handsome
“
shouted the maid
.
It must be a story they were sharing in secret,
But I can hear everything
.
Then Veronica's eyes lit up
.
“
So you don't have a man to love?
“
I got goosebumps when I imagined holding hands with kids my age and saying so many embarrassing words
.
I shook my head vigorously
.
"
never
."
“
What a shame
“
I said to Veronica frowning
.
“
I'm not interested in men
“
“
It can happen at your age
“
“
What about you, Veronica?
“
“
I always dream of love
.
But none suit my taste
…”
Sometimes I wince when I realize Veronica's age
.
At that time I heard a knock
.
'
I think he's the boss
.’
“
Come in
“
The door opened, and the boss came in as Veronica got up
.
As soon as she looked at him, I could see her eyes shining in a different way than when she saw me
.
“……
Veronica?
“
“
Ah
!
Yes yes
!
“
I am President of the Senate Doppelganger
“
She spread her skirt wide and bent her knees slightly
.
“
My name is Veronica Dubus
.
I never had the chance to meet you before
“.
“
My name is Jean-Marc Nwanok
.
Nice to meet you
“
The President explained my circumstances in detail,
However, I retreated three times and I could summon the devil
.
“
I doubt it was the Duke of Valois
.
So we're working on an investigation, and if you can check on Merilee
…”
“
Miss Dubus?
“
“
Oh yes
!
She looked at the two with an uncomfortable face
.
On the surface, they look like a girl and a grandfather
.
But in fact,
Veronica was about a year older
20
years as Chairman of the Board of Directors
.
She pulled the president's sleeve as Veronica went to the bathroom
.
“
What do you think of someone twenty years older than you?
“
“
What are you saying?
…”
“
So what about the little girl?
“
“
I think an older man who dreams of a love affair with a young girl deserves to die
“
He's right
.
Veronica is back
.
I asked as soon as I sat down
.
“
So what should I do?
“
“
It's almost time for a snack in Merili
.
You'll go out onto the balcony, I think it's about...
10
Meters from the balcony in my room
.
Can you check the distance?
“
“
Of course
“
When I saw Veronica smiling confidently,
She smiled brightly
.
You chose the right person
.
The president, who received Veronica, left.
room, and we decided to wait for Merilee on the balcony
.
Veronica sees the president coming out and sighs
.
“
Sorry Veronica
…”
“
Yes, little miss?
“
“
Do you like the president?
“
Veronica whispered when asked with a nervous face
.
“
How did you know?
“
Veronica continued,
“
It's perfect for my doll collection
!
“…
Dolls?
“
“
Collect the dolls
.
It would be ideal if you left that grandfather for the new doll this time
!
Ah, where can I get a doll like the president?
“
Then, when I saw Veronica covering one cheek, I sighed in relief
.
'
I'm so glad
.’
Then I heard a voice from Merilee's balcony
.
“
It's time for a snack
“.
She stared at Veronica and hid in the room
.
It was because Merilee would definitely avoid her if she saw her
.
I heard Veronica and Merilee talking for a moment
.
“
You are so young,
But you say you're the head of the Dobos family?
This is amazing
!
“
“
I'm bigger than you think
“
“
I understand
.
Oh, but where is my sister?
“
“
Little Miss is away for a while
“
“
I can't believe she left her guests behind
.
This is bad
.
Sorry Veronica
.
Why don't you come over here and have a snack with Merilee?
You know, Merilee was upset
.
Yesterday, my sister told me
…”
Veronica remained silent while Merilee chattered away
.
'
She must have started checking
.’
Three minutes later
.
“
Little Miss must come back
.
I will come back
“
“
Really?
This is very bad
…
next time,
Let's play in Merilee's room
“.
Back in my room, Veronica closed the door tightly and whispered
.
“
I made sure
“
“
How did you find it?
“
Veronica said, narrowing her forehead
.
“
I guess I was going to say it's the energy of doppelgängers like wizards
“
“
What do you mean?
“
“
I can't exactly say it's doppelganger energy,
But it was very similar to their energy
…
Like Johan's energy?
“
“
I was summoned by my ancestor when he was born to evaluate mana
.
It's the same feeling I had at the time
“.
“
Is there any spell to change appearance?
“
“
There is, but they don't use it
“
If so, is Merilee really the fourth child?
While I was thinking, I suddenly remembered the story I had with Veronica
.
'
Dolls?
'
Game
......
It was as if the puzzle in my head was complete
.
I bit my lip tightly
.
***
The girl, emerging from the darkness, ran down the corridor quickly
.
I secretly went through the courtyard and came out to a waste disposal site built near the forest to throw away wastewater and garbage
.
When it arrives at the deodorization site,
The girl picked up a huge bucket of water that she had kept after disposing of the trash
.
She saw someone through a small gap between the walls
.
“
What
…”
The person turned on the flashlight to get a closer look
.
Then,
“
Are you looking for this?
“
She could hear a small voice right next to her
.
The girl, terribly surprised, blinked and dropped the lamp
.
When the fire in the lamp spread over the grass,
A little foot came out and stepped on the coals
.
When she saw the face reflected in the dim light of the lamp, she closed her mouth
.
"
You
……!"
“
You shouldn't play with fire at night
.
Leah will be in trouble
......
Merilee
“.
Merilee stared at the smiling LeBlin
.
“
Oh my
Sister, why are you here?
…”
“
I thought you'd find this, so I came to return it
“
LeBlin threw something into the grass
.
Merilee took a deep breath when she saw the rolling thing
.
–
Translation
:
Shad
.
~~~
End of the chapter