This Three-Year-Old Is A Villainess - Chapter 13
“Ow! Aah!”
Marquis Toliso’s eyesight was weak.
This meant that he was a frail elder who, even in old age, maintained a vision of 2.3.
He had never experienced anything heavier than a feather.
Naturally, he had never had his hair pulled before.
On the other hand, Erylotte was a very spirited child.
Even against kids much older than her, she couldn’t be beaten.
Her special skill was using her cute little hands to pull out the hair of his tormentors.
Pluck, pluck, pluck!
With the sound of rapidly diminishing hair, a blade suddenly appeared before Toliso.
Only then did Erylotte let go of the marquis’ hair.
Duke Astra said to the pale-faced Tolisso,
“We have much to talk about.”
Marquis Toliso’s face turned even paler at Duke Astra’s words.
“Don’t think you’ll be let go easily.”
“Du, Duke Astra… Is this…?”
Duke Astra picked up Erylotte and carried her.
As the Duke walked through the night, Marquis Toliso’s desperate screams followed.
***
Dawn.
Marquis Toliso and his subordinates were brought to the Astra residence and subjected to severe torture.
The torture was supervised by Viscount Debussy.
We entered the Duke’s office after Marquis Toliso and his subordinates had confessed the details of their plot.
“They were trying to capture you, Conrad.”
Conrad was extremely surprised and asked,
“You mean me?”
“They knew about your need for the blueflower because of your younger sibling, and it seems they were trying to capture you.”
“That…?”
Conrad’s eyes widened.
Viscount Debussy asked the bewildered Conrad, “Fortunately, it seems you obtained a blueflower first.”
“I didn’t obtain it.”
“No?”
“The Young Miss gave it to me.”
“What?”
Grandfather and Duke Debussy looked at me.
I pretended not to notice and giggled.
The Duke gave me the blueflower, but he didn’t explicitly state that it was for my personal consumption.
So, there was no blame in giving it to someone else.
In fact, by using the blueflower, I prevented a crisis.
“You seem to have a quick sense. You were the first one to feel the danger, Miss.”
“Yes. You said, ‘Bad people will trouble Grandfather.'”
Viscount Debussy marveled, “But how on earth did you know?”
“The Young Miss said she heard the servants saying suspicious things.”
Of course, it was a blatant lie. It was all derived from the novel’s content and circumstances, but who would believe a three-year-old?
So, I said this to him earlier.
“Thwey sed the gwads will huwt Gwanfavver!” (They said the guards will harm Grandfather!)
“Pardon?”
“When thwe gwads become wik, thwey say they send Gwanfavver to thwe undewwod! I heawd it” (When the guards become weak, they said they would send Grandfather to the underworld. I heard it!)
“What?”
Viscount Debussy nodded as he heard the story from Conrad.
“They must have thought an innocent child would be none the wiser.”
“Yes, lately, she’s been around the Duke, so she could hear what the guards were saying.”
Viscount Debussy and Conrad seemed satisfied, so I was relieved.
Grandfather also seemed unconcerned, as he didn’t say anything.
‘By the way, my wrist continues to hurt.’
The pain got worse as I relaxed. It seemed like I had injured it when I grabbed that bad guy’s hair.
I gingerly massaged my wrist.
Then, Grandfather and I locked eyes.
“…”
“…”
Grandfather clicked his tongue and pulled my wrist towards him.
‘Why, why…?’
What was he doing with my wrist?
I had become stiff from the tension.
But what he did was examine my wrist.
“It’s bruised. So, don’t stick your hand into those places.”
“I gotta pwotecc Gwanfavver.” (I gotta protect Grandfather.)
That way, the people in the main household won’t target me.
After a brief glance, Grandfather cleared his throat and examined my wrist.
“It’s so small. When I was your age, I’d wrestled with bears.”
Well, Grandfather had a life-saving blessing, so that made sense.
With relief, he cleared his throat again.
“Go to your room and get treatment.”
It was a welcome suggestion. I was incredibly tired.
“Ywes!”
I answered, and with quick steps, I left the room.
***
The outcome of the attack was a regional war.
The armed forces of Astra overwhelmed the Toliso family’s knight order.
Astra was known for its military might.
Toliso’s forces couldn’t match up, and the castle was captured within a week.
Grandfather took Toliso to the land of the dead and bound his wrists and ankles…
‘I wonder if it’s a black robe. It’s definitely scary.’
With the family’s fall and the burning of a sworn enemy, the old man wouldn’t survive long.
It was a miserable outcome worse than death.
***
With a spoonful of pudding, I wore a blissful expression.
‘Perfect.’
The texture, aroma, and caramel intensity.
There’s nothing lacking in this.
And the best part is that I can enjoy this delicious pudding without any worries.
I giggled as I took a spoonful of pudding.
‘I should enjoy this while I can. I’ll be busy again soon.’
The reason for the current tranquility was that the Astra estate was busy with post-war management after the regional battle.
The Toliso estate had been integrated into the Astra estate, causing a commotion about who would rule this land.
Eldest uncle, younger uncles, even my aunts were all busy trying to become the new landowners.
‘Thanks to them, my lessons with the other direct descendants were postponed!’
