This Three-Year-Old Is A Villainess - Chapter 137

With that, Alexis waited for me by the door.
I sighed deeply.
‘Such stubbornness.’
I thought he was stubborn when reading the novel, but meeting him in person, he truly is as tough as iron.
I waved at Luca and the children.
“Bye bye.”
The children looked sad as they bid me farewell.
I walked down the hallway with Alexis.
“Don’t spend money on me.”
“Huh?”
I was taken aback by Alexis’s words.
“If you can hang out here, you must have spent a lot of money. Being the master of this estate, you can do whatever you want.”
As we approached the heavily locked main gate, the guard (acting as the warden) was just coming in.
Alexis said,
“Go.”
“…”
“Don’t come back here again.”
“Do yew weally want tha?” (Do you really want that?)
“If I say don’t come, don’t come. You should live in the light.”
“…”
“Don’t come to such a dark place.”
I stared intently at Alexis.
‘What am I to do with this kid?’
He seemed even more pitiful in person than in the novel.
“Ewy gonna come again.”
“Don’t…”
“Whewe Awesis isun in thwe dawk at awl.” (Where Alexis isn’t in the dark at all.)
“…”
“See yew again.”
I waved my hand vigorously and told the guard,
“Ewy leefing now.” (I’m leaving now.)
“Yes.”
I exited the gate with the warden, feeling Alexis’s gaze on my back.
* * *
I returned to the castle with Deianira in the carriage.
“Thane yew, Sistow.”
As we spoke in front of the castle, Deianira quickly waved her hands.
“I also had fun in the shopping district. I bought gifts for Mother! Ah, and something for Erylotte too…”
With that, Deianira handed me a sketchbook.
It had far more paper than an ordinary sketchbook.
“The winter break is long. I thought this would last you through the winter!”
Deianira giggled shyly, and I hugged the sketchbook.
‘She’s so kind.’
“Then go inside, Erylotte! I’ll watch the carriage unload.”
“Owkay.”
After saying goodbye to Deianira, I walked down the corridor.
“Miss.”
Behind me, Conrad’s voice called out.
I quickly turned to see him smiling at me.
“Did you go out?”
“Yeah. Sistow Deniwa took me.”
I held out the sketchbook as I spoke, and Conrad smiled, saying that was good.
“Conwad whewe go?”
“To the Reliquary.”
“Weliwawy…?”
“Yes. It’s where the artifacts are stored. It’s for the upcoming birthday of Count Matyardi of the Elder Council.”
Ah, grandfather wanted to throw something to Count Matyardi who loves relics.
“Have you never been?”
“Nwo.”
“You will see it during your history lessons. We often get requests to view it in class. Would you like to visit?”
There’s a history lesson coming up, maybe I’ll go see it. I don’t have much else to do anyway.
“Ywes!”
I headed with Conrad to the end of the second-floor corridor.
The attendants had already opened the relic storage and were organizing it.
Conrad checked the list he brought and nodded.
“Where are the ancient coins?”
“Over here, sir.”
So those were the ancient coins.
I had only seen round coins before, but these had a unique shape.
They were triangular with a convex surface.
Conrad placed the list on the table and examined the condition of the ancient coins.
“Gather the clean ones. That gourd, too…”
While Conrad was talking with the attendants, I looked around at the relics.
‘I don’t understand why everyone likes relics so much.’
They don’t seem to have any special powers like sacred artifacts.
To me, they just seem like mere decorative items, but the prices are astronomically high.
I looked at the list Conrad had set down.
It was a list with both sacred artifacts and relics.
Sacred artifacts were marked in red.
‘Right. I do prefer sacred artifacts.’
I nodded as I looked at the ‘Altar Master’s Bracelet.’
It’s fascinating that it can contain magic.
Such things also exist in Astra.
Thinking this, I turned the page.
There was a picture of a Holy Grail, marked as a sacred artifact.
“Conwad.”
“Yes, miss.”
“Why thwis ekus?” (Why does this have an X mark?)
This Holy Grail was the only one marked with an X.
“It’s because it’s a lost treasure. It disappeared during the time of our predecessors.”
‘A treasure? Was there such a thing?’
It was news to me, so I tilted my head and looked closely at the picture.
But the Holy Grail seemed familiar.
‘Where have I seen this before…?’
As I pondered, something suddenly clicked in my mind.
‘Oh? This is…!’
The Holy Grail I saw in the basement of my room?
The jewels had fallen off, and it was so corroded that I couldn’t recognize it at first.
Is this the lost treasure?
“Whut thwis?”
“It’s called the ‘Holy Grail of Truth.’ It’s said to make corrupt powers disappear.”
‘Does it really have that power?’
I need to check it out in my room.
I left the picture on the table.
“No fun anymowe. Ewy wanna go.”
As I spoke, Conrad smiled benignly.
It must seem boring to a child.
“Yes, have a good evening.”
“Bye bye.”
With that, I quickly returned to my room.
I closed the door firmly and checked it twice, three times, then went into the walk-in closet.
I took the lantern I had hidden for easy access.
Then, I pressed the button that opened the door to the basement storage.
I lit the lantern and slowly entered the basement.
As expected, the Holy Grail was rolling on the floor.
