# 55
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'What did you just say? 'Do you want me to look pretty?'
I couldn't believe my ears.
But Lucio was still looking at me with an expressionless face.
It was the same expression as usual, but he somehow felt ashamed.
I don't know why he wonders why I feel this way about him.
'Are you kidding me?'
What is certain is that his character looked very bad. My mood gradually worsened.
She spoke stiffly, feeling a kind of repulsion.
"no."
". … What?"
“I don’t want to look beautiful in your eyes, young master. For me, only her eyes are enough.”
Lucio's expression, who had been looking at me arrogantly, became a little stiff.
I felt my mouth dry as they stared at me in silence for a long time.
I felt a little sorry for disturbing him in my anger.
So I added it carefully.
“I'm extraordinary, so don't be upset, there are probably a lot of people who want to look beautiful for you.”
Although he admitted that he was a stranger, Lucio said nothing.
I think what I said sounded like a lie because I was fascinated by his face the last time.
"This is correct."
As he grumbled, he added it again, and his face cracked.
There seems to be something that doesn't satisfy him.
Finally, it was time to open his mouth.
Someone came into the library with a clicking sound.
“Noona!”
The person who barged in without knocking was Diana.
When I stood up in surprise, Diana immediately fell into my arms.
"I miss you !"
“Heh, me too.”
After holding the baby girl in my arms for a while, I suddenly tilted my head.
“But miss, are you here alone?”
"Hah! I came alone!"
Diana answered sharply.
But I frowned a little.
Usually, after class, she returns to her room with the maid waiting for her in the hall and then calls me.
However, after I learned that Diana could meet me when she came to the library, there were times when she would move around alone, without anyone to accompany her.
“Next time, call me, or ask the maids or servants in the hall to take you here.”
“Do you know the way Diana?”
Diana blinked her large eyes and tilted her head.
It's like: “I'm not a kid!” The sight of her doing this was so cute that I almost lost my mind for a moment, but I quickly came to my senses.
“You can't keep walking around alone.”
Diana had a lively personality and loved to run.
However, even if you feel safe now that your child's activity area is in a safe place, if the habit continues, he or she may get lost outside like before.
'In fact, even now, I feel uncomfortable because the palace is so big.'
At this time, Diana saw my worried expression and looked at me determinedly.
"I see! I'll go with Noona now!"
My heart ached from the words I screamed as I clenched my cotton fists.
"Yes! Make sure you go with me."
When I responded with emotion, Diana smiled brightly and entered my arms again.
“Heh, I like you.”
"Me too."
“Best in the world?”
“Of course, you are the best girl in the world.”
“Then let's play hide and seek!”
She burst out laughing at Diana's innocent request.
One of the games Diana played these days was hide and seek.
“Where will we play today?”
“I love playing there!”
In the back garden, there was a small flower garden, a fountain, and lots of trees, so it was fun to hide here and there.
but.
“It looks like it's going to rain today, so what about the yard?”
Diana, impressed by my persuasion, dragged me along, said she was looking forward to it and told me to go quickly.
I was about to leave but I stopped.
Only then did I realize the presence of Lucio, the owner of this space.
From the moment Diana entered the library, she had completely forgotten about him.
“Master, can I leave now?”
Even though I was very embarrassed, I asked it casually and Lucio nodded.
It was as expected. He told me to prioritize spending time with Diana.
I bowed in greeting, took Diana's hand, and left the library.
* * *
On a large scale.
The library door is closed.
"impossible . … ".
Lucio, who was left alone, looked at the door with a blank expression and then burst into laughter.
“What really happened to my brain?”
It was clear that my head was in trouble because I couldn't sleep properly.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have done incomprehensible things like going to the academy early in the morning, adjusting my schedule, buying snacks, or saying those stupid things I said earlier.
“Do you want to look pretty for me?”
So much so that I doubt the veracity of what I said.
Meanwhile, I was so embarrassed by the bold answer that I was momentarily at a loss for words.
but.
“Because it was cut so preciy, it is actually....”
Lucio trailed off, feeling as if he was possessed by a ghost.
'It didn't make sense from the beginning, I can't believe I'm leaving this to you.'
The Main Library was a place that had special meaning to him.
Therefore, no one except the family was allowed to access this place.
'But that easy...'
Duke Elad seemed to think that he had entrusted the child with running the library because of the sponsorship he mentioned, but that was not the case at all.
This was because Lucio was trying not to pay attention to the child who had aroused strange feelings from the first moment he saw him.
Therefore, the moment he knew the identity of the unfamiliar intruder who entered the library while walking quietly, Lucio was actually more embarrassed than Leia.
“Why wasn't I angry?”
If it had been another maid, she wouldn't have left alone someone who entered her space alone.
Of course, when Lucio saw the child's reaction as if she didn't even know what he had done wrong, he immediately realized that there was a conflict between the employees.
But even so, that was none of his business.
For him, all people except his family are classified into useful people and uess people.
But is it because she took care of Diana?
Or is it because she is a child that the family considers special?
Maybe it was because her wary look, as if she was afraid of me, was so unsettling.
Anyway, I made a completely irrational and completely impulsive decision to put my child in charge of running the library, but I didn't understand myf.
That wasn't the only thing that was embarrassing.
“Why would I want to feed her this way?”
Even if it wasn't necessarily because of what she read in the book, she felt an inexplicable urge when she looked at the skinny little boy.
I never imagined that I would feel this way when I saw someone else.
I think she was watching me, but when I saw the baby who invaded the food even though she didn't want to, and was eating with her mouth closed, I thought she looked like a squirrel.
But whatever the reason, this unnecessary attention was of no use.
Lucio shook his head and shook his thoughts.
But as if there was no meaning to the conversation with him, I didn't even look back and the image of Leah kept coming to my mind.
“Maybe because this is the first time I've been treated like this.”
When I thought something out of a romance novel might have happened, I burst out laughing again.
What can I do about a child who appears to be less than half my height?
Lucio, quickly wiping away his sarcasm, got up and headed to his office.
He opened a romantic novel with a pink cover that did not suit him.
“75. 121. 199.”
After finding what he was looking for in the first, second, and third paragraphs of the page written in the note obtained today, Lucio immediately left the library.
* * *
I had a lot of fun with Diana and had lunch and snacks.
I, who was beating my stomach for overeating in the morning, smiled as I looked at Diana taking a nap.
“Have a nice dream.”
After handing over the sleeping baby, she got out and headed straight to the library.
Where did Lucio go out again?
There was no one in the library.
“Well, that's none of my business.”
I was thinking about reading the book again, but it suddenly occurred to me that this was my chance to write a response to Bianca.
I remember all the contents of the book about the Principality of Pylos, but I wanted to write a response while looking at the illustrations.
I thought I could explain how beautiful the place is better.
However, books cannot be taken out of the main library.
I was embarrassed to write a personal letter in a place frequented by Lucio and others.
“But now!”
When I remembered that there was a beautiful letter in my room that I had received from the Duchess, I quickly went out and it was already dusk because the day was cloudy.
Moreover, raindrops are falling little by little.
Thinking that I would have to take an umbrella with me when I returned, I quickly headed to the guest house.
Not long ago, a large number of maids had been fired for working in the library, and the staff had not yet been renewed, so the atmosphere in the residence was in an ugly state.
Although the number of people decreased, the work remained the same, and the daily quota allocated to each person increased.
If you do not complete all of these, you will receive penalty points, so your dissatisfaction will rise significantly.
Of course, I don't think it was my fault, but I noticed it, so I entered the residence cautiously.
But somehow, the atmosphere seemed chaotic.
Every time I walked up the stairs, an inexplicable feeling of anxiety crept into my heart.
And definitely.
There were people crowding in front of my room.
“Everyone...what are they doing?”
The moment I saw the maids standing in front of my room, I lost my breath, but I asked without showing it.
Then she slowly headed towards the room.
The door was wide open, and there were signs that the room had been ransacked.
“You are here at the right time.”
Although the hackers saw my discomfort, they shamelessly spoke as if nothing had happened.
“They said you touched the young lady’s belongings.”