This Three-Year-Old Is A Villainess - Chapter 164
The next day.
The twins and I got into the carriage to go to the castle.
As I rubbed my sleepy eyes, Balzac propped his chin on the top of my head.
“Last night, the lights in your room was on until late.”
I had been excited about the tarantula egg and had been looking up books on monsters before I fell asleep.
‘But how does he know that?’
“How do you know I didn’t turn off the lights?”
“…”
“…”
The twins’ silence was unsettling.
I glared sharply at Balzac and Joshua.
“You checked to see if I fell asleep to sneak into the ‘nest’ again, didn’t you?”
“No!”
“…No.”
If they were going to deny it, they should at least coordinate.
Balzac denied it too quickly, and Joshua too slowly because he was glaring at Balzac.
“I told you not to bother Ragon!”
Those twins treated my steel crow, Ragon, like an enemy.
They had ridden on his back once and were terrified.
Since then, they carried books like—
<How to Roast Birds Deliciously>
<Various Poultry Recipes>
<Home Cooking with Chef Beck – Bird Dishes Edition>
They were always eager to release Ragon whenever I took my eyes off him.
Balzac awkwardly laughed and said.
“Look, listen to me. When it comes to raising something, it should be safe and…”
“Balzac, didn’t you secretly raise a crocodile yourself?”
“…”
Han Ji-hyuk nearly got eaten when he accidentally entered the room where Balzac was keeping the crocodile.
This time, Joshua smiled and said,
“It’s better to have animals around that others commonly raise. There’s a lot of information available for when they get sick or need care─”
“Joshua, didn’t you say it was fun to raise black-bellied boars?”
“…”
You said that with a laugh to the embezzling official?
I stared at both of them sternly.
“Ragon will be kept at the castle.”
“Why!”
“…”
“Because you always try to set him free.”
Balzac and Joshua mumbled quietly,
“The castle…”
“If you do anything to Ragon again, I’ll really run away.”
“We won’t!”
“Okay.”
The two of them turned pale.
By the time the conversation ended, we had arrived at the castle.
We all walked together to the new wing.
There was a reason we had all gathered at the castle today.
‘Today is the annual evaluation day that happens once a year.’
We headed to the newly built hall in the castle.
If it were any other test, the two of them would have left later, but today was different.
They had started early with me.
‘Well, it makes sense.’
In recent years, the results of the annual evaluation had become extremely important.
Grandfather, disappointed with the second generation, had instructed that the evaluations of the third generation be conducted more thoroughly.
‘The evaluations are so thorough that the results are clear-cut.’
As the reliability of the evaluation results increased, Grandfather regarded the annual evaluation as an objective indicator, and its importance grew day by day.
‘It’s no exaggeration to say that the rankings for the year are determined here.’
As we arrived at the hall, a grand chandelier greeted us.
While the other halls in the castle are beautiful, the new hall is special because it is newly built.
The interior combines antique and classical styles with recent trends, creating a pleasant visual experience as I looked around.
‘Oh, someone’s already here?’
I thought we were the first to arrive, but someone was already inside the hall.
The first thing that caught my eye was a tall figure.
Not as impressive as my father, but still a handsome face came into view next.
And lastly, the golden hair and red eyes identical to mine and my father’s.
‘Blonde hair and red eyes are rare.’
My father and I both have blonde hair and red eyes.
It’s very unusual for two people within the same generation to have both blonde hair and red eyes.
This combination is a symbol of Astra.
Because the first head of the Astra family had blonde hair and red eyes, Astra places great significance on this trait.
So much so that there are even occult-like stories within Astra.
The first head prayed so that only the most exceptional children would inherit the blonde hair and red eyes!
―Such is one of the legends.
Though it’s considered a legend, more people believe it than you’d think.
‘Well. I’ve benefited from it.’
There’s even a story that I, born of a commoner, was accepted into Astra because I have blonde hair and red eyes.
Among the third generation, there are only two with blonde hair and red eyes.
Me, Erylotte Astra.
And Blitzen Astra.
