Chapter 6

"Blood, Sir Pierre?"

Indeed. Pierre, though frail in body, is not only recognized but also admired by all for his strength.

It feels a bit wrong to use Dad's name here, but what does it matter.

First, I have to survive!

"Hey, hey. You're talking nonsense. Sir Pierre doesn't even see the young lords, why would he meet a poor kid like you?!"

"Yeah, right. He even refuses calls from the head of the house!"

I smirked. Even as I said this, I could see their unease.

"Why do you think I wasn't in the building where I should be and was here instead? The direction I came from. It's the direction where Dad lives, isn't it?"

"... Sir Pierre, you lived in the west, didn't you?"

"Yeah, yeah... If you go that way, there's only... the building..."

"Right. Unlike my brothers, I'm the daughter who actually talks to Dad. Our dad is surprisingly a daddy's girl, you know?"

"Don't joke. I've never heard such a thing from Sir Bayyan!"

"Why would our dad tell Bayyan? You stupid fish!"

"Whales aren't fish!"

"Then is it just your head that's a fish? You keep hitting me, and see if our dad will let you off."

"... Hey, is this kid really three years old? She talks better than I do..."

"What are you afraid of? It's obviously a lie!"

"But, but..."

"Don't you find it strange too? That I talk so well? Who do you think I learned it from? Who do you think I resemble in terms of natural intelligence?"

At that, the boys finally began to hesitate.

Their faces showed the expression of "Is it really true?"

'Really? Stupid guys.'

I sneered inwardly but acted confidently.

"Get lost right now. Before I tell my dad about your threats."

"... Hey, hey. Let's go. There's something strange about what she said. She talks too well. She, could she really be related to Sir Pierre?"

"Ugh..."

Why do I talk so well? I practiced three times over and am the master of the devil's tongue, you fish.

"Right! My dad loves me. Why do you think he lives in the west? If he wanted to live quietly, he could live at the far east or the far north. He lives in the west to talk to me!"

One of the boys finally backed off.

But the boy who had bitten my finger couldn't hide his angry expression.

"Hey, hey. Let's just go."

"Wait. I have to give her one more hit before we go."

As the boy clenched his teeth and swung his fist, I thought I had no choice but to take it.

'Ah, if only I could use the power of water!'

I didn't close my eyes out of habit from my past life.

Closing your eyes during a fight is a direct path to death.

But as a baby, I couldn't help but close my eyes reflexively and quickly opened them again.

And I saw it.

The boy falling.

What had just floated in the air and disappeared was...

'Water, water vortex?'

It was clearly the power of water.

"What, what is this? How did this happen? You can't use the power of water, right?"

"No... Sir Bayyan clearly said you can't use it, right?"

"Hey. Let's go quickly! It seems she really inherited Sir Pierre's power."

"Damn!!"

Not knowing what had happened, I watched the boys, who were in a poor state, hurriedly leave, and I cursed them with my fingers.

'I won't let this go! I'll remember this, you damn whales!'

I laughed triumphantly and then stared blankly at my hand.

'What just happened?'

... Could it be that I can use the power of water now?

I was so surprised by the sudden event that I missed the presence nearby.

Even if I had been more alert, I wouldn't have noticed the presence of a person at my current level.

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"..."

Pierre stared intently at Calypso, who was standing far away.

Using the power of water just now was purely a whim.

It was no more than the curiosity one feels upon discovering a strangely shaped ant.

"You!! I just came from meeting our dad?!"