Chapter 76:

​Chapter 76: The Spider Is Good at Working Away

“Ascal, I’ve fully burnt the stew black! Ah, ah! We have to put out the hearth proper now――!”

“Hehe, I purchased an elixir from an Japanese service provider that supposedly grants immortality for simply 10 gold cash. Right here, drink it multi functional go―― huh, why are you coughing up blood――”

“Ha, I introduced in a cat that was miserably getting drenched within the rain. You’re asking if there are already greater than ten cats I’ve taken in? That could possibly be true.”

On the Crown Prince’s Proposal.

As quickly as Ascal heard the suggestion to take Sushia as his companion, a panorama of imaginary futures performed out in Ascal’s thoughts.

After a severe consideration―of about three minutes―Ascal responded.

“That might be troublesome.”

“I assumed so.”

The Crown Prince understood.

In fact, for Sushia’s security, there was additionally the marginally underhanded methodology of a sham marriage. Nevertheless, a person and lady sure in such a method may by no means be comfortable.

It might be higher to search out one other appropriate man.

Somebody with a stable background, who may deal with Sushia’s persona――

‘Oh.’

‘Is that me?’

The topic swiftly shifted again towards the Crown Prince.

“If there’s no bread, allow them to eat cookies.”

“I’m sorry! I spilled cocoa on the paperwork! It’s not necessary, proper? Oh, it says ‘Treaty of Alliance’?”

“Can I borrow the crown for a bit? Hehe, wouldn’t sporting a crown assist me float higher within the water?”

Males can talk simply by one another.

With no need to say something, Ascal instantly grasped what the Crown Prince was pondering.

The Crown Prince spoke.

“It’s going to be robust in spite of everything.”

“It does appear that method.”

The Crown Prince seemed by way of the window at Sushia, who was leaning in opposition to a tree.

She had been sobbing, however now she was enjoying with a fallen twig on the bottom.

Quickly, Sushia was drawing footage within the filth with the twig.

Desserts, cookies, lemon bread――and like a household photograph, a person smiling with two girls.

“Who’s going to take that mischievous lady…”

“Let’s take our time and give it some thought slowly.”

There’s nonetheless some leeway for the Duke of Senestia.

Even when issues don’t work out, the Crown Prince has a final resort to extract Sushia and ship her to a convent within the Empire.

On this period, a convent―the Rainbow Protect―had the deadly flaw that after you entered, you might by no means depart, nevertheless it was a protected haven the place one’s life could possibly be preserved, a final bastion for shady nobles.

Furthermore, wasn’t Sushia nearly chosen as a saint at one level?

Surprisingly, Sushia and the convent is perhaps match.

Whereas the Crown Prince was torn between numerous choices―an pressing messenger arrived.

“The Duke of Senestia has escaped!”

“What?”

The Duke had fled in the course of the evening.

​***​“I’m house!”

As evening fell, Sushia wandered across the mansion after returning house. Her household all the time welcomed her warmly when she got here house from work.

At first, after regaining her reminiscences, she generally struggled with easy methods to work together together with her father, the Duke.

It felt like somebody had come as much as her sooner or later and whispered―― “Truly, your father is the mastermind and the ultimate boss blocking the protagonist,” after which disappeared.

And it turned out to be true.

‘However he’s nonetheless my household.’

In fact, she had already reported him, however till the ultimate second arrived, Sushia deliberate to deal with her father as she all the time did.

Nevertheless.

“I don’t know the place the grasp has gone. He didn’t give me any particular directions. Not too long ago, although, he appeared significantly anxious……”

All the main and minor affairs of the Duke’s mansion have been managed by the top butler.

Even the top butler didn’t know the Duke’s whereabouts.

Sushia felt a surge of hysteria.

She hurried to the master suite. It was unchanged. The bookshelves standing aspect by aspect, the workplace instruments…… and the unfinished paperwork. It was as if the proprietor had abruptly vanished into skinny air.

“Ah, Dad. Mother. The place did everybody go with out me?”

Sushia, who had abruptly develop into an orphan, collapsed onto the ground.

Simply earlier than her feelings reached her tear ducts and a mixture of heat saline tears started to circulation, Sushia observed one thing at her eye stage, seen solely from her sitting place.

A oak wooden rod positioned on a small pedestal.

The rod used to self-discipline Sushia.

“Eek!”

Sushia reflexively flinched.

***

“O-our household had a basement?”

Shocked, Sushia seemed across the basement.

Sushia was additionally a duke’s daughter. She had heard the rumors circulating in noble society. Which household commissioned an assassination, which household kidnapped somebody. Which household’s dinner was one of the best ever.

However the Duke of Senestia’s family had no such rumors. The explanation they maintained neutrality between the nobles and the royal household was as a result of the Senestia Duke’s status was spotless.

And but, there was a basement.

“…Do you know about this, butler?”

“No. The grasp saved this a secret even from me.”

The one comfort was that the quantity of stuff within the basement didn’t appear overwhelming.

Sushia took one cautious step after one other. Then she tripped over one thing. The butler shone a mana stone lamp over it.

There lay a skeleton, bones uncovered.

“AAAAAAHHHH!”​Sushia, who had resolved to not be stunned by something she noticed, discovered her resolve shattered in lower than a minute.

“Relax, miss.”

“Sniff, sob. Okay, I perceive.”

“If you happen to don’t thoughts, might I verify the information first? There is perhaps one thing harmful.”

“Sure, sure. Please do.”

The butler skimmed by way of the information within the basement. If he noticed one thing he shouldn’t have, he was ready to take his personal life.

[ On such-and-such day, a young man claiming to be an illegitimate child appeared. Upon comparing records, we found he was a fraud and sent him to the labor camp. Let him work there until he dies.

On such-and-such day, the young man who claimed to be an illegitimate child has become the overseer in the labor camp. They say he’s exceptionally good at his job. Did he have a talent for that place?

On such-and-such day, he’s now called the maestro of the pickaxe. Considering his merit in discovering magic ore, we decided to add him to the family register. He is now my adopted son.

On such-and-such day, Father. Thank you. (This part was written in different handwriting.) ]

The butler spoke.

“There doesn’t appear to be any harmful information that you simply have been nervous about, miss. It ought to be protected to look.”

“Actually?”

Sushia picked up the previous parchment the butler handed her.

Nevertheless, the butler didn’t know. This parchment was enchanted to indicate totally different content material relying on who learn it.

[ Sushia―― If you are reading this, I am no longer here.

I am likely already dead or have disappeared.

I have no time or space for idle chatter, so I will get straight to the point.

You are not my daughter.

No, to be precise, I am not the Duke of Senestia.

I am a doppelgänger who has taken on the appearance of the Duke of Senestia.

Sushia’s face began to turn pale. ]

***

Sizzle.

The steak was cooking to an ideal brown, emitting a wealthy aroma. The person wiped the sweat from his brow, ready for the precise proper second.

――The second to flip the steak.

Now.

The steak was flipped.

“Hey! The shopper at desk 3 is asking when their steak shall be prepared! Prepare dinner it sufficient and get it out quick!”

“It’s not prepared but.”

“‘Not prepared but’?”

“Just a bit longer. It’s nearly achieved.”

The proprietor’s eyebrows rose.

The newly employed chef was glorious at cooking, however he had an pointless artisan spirit.

‘Nicely, not less than he got here with no correct id papers, so I can make use of him for affordable.’

In different phrases, he was an unlawful immigrant.

And the truth that he was feeding, housing, and paying this unlawful immigrant made him really feel like such particular person. Certainly, he would go to heaven when he died.

The shop proprietor within the Allied Nations smiled contentedly.

‘Sushia… by now you ought to be studying the letter.’

The person grilling the steak, as soon as often known as the Duke of Senestia and the chief of the Spider, had an advanced expression.

It was pure luck that he observed the Crown Prince’s surveillance and managed to flee, however he fled so swiftly that he introduced nothing with him.

In a single day, he had develop into a pauper.

He had even misplaced contact together with his different legs.

‘I’ll undoubtedly make a comeback! Await me, Empire!’

“When will the steak be prepared!”

“Sure, sure, it’s coming proper up!”

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