Chapter 30

Haniel will become a beautiful heroine in the future, and Lady Melloe was perfect to teach her court etiquette and common sense .

“Selene, I know that you’re afraid of her, but… . ”

“I think it’s a good idea!”

“…… huh?”

Selene, who knew I’d be devastated, had a positive outlook .

“I’m for it . I’d rather follow Lady Melloe’s steps . And since I’m a nanny, I’ll tell you to go to school!”

“… . ”

There’s something off about this .

I looked at her with wide eyes, but she was already busy adjusting her appearance . Originally, I would persistently delve into it, but the princess, now in tears, was looking up at me .

“Mom, where am I going?”

“No, no, Haniel . I’m not asking you to go anywhere . ”

“Oh, brother, I’m not going . Take care of your brother!”

The white swanling turned pale and fell all over and over again .

Mom knows how scared your brother is .

I forced the child to calm down, recalling the eyes of the emperor, who had been choked with tears just by looking into it .

When I heard him, he was so scared of his beak that I thought he was good at not sending it back that day .

“Haniel, no . I’m not going . ”

“Really? How big is it?” …

“That’s…”

Until our Haniel is not afraid of anything anymore .

Until one day someone appears to protect her from loneliness instead of me .

“Mommy will be there, Haniel . ”

“But you’re not going to keep calling the princess by that name, are you?”

Selene broke in again as she swept away the faint white fur . She had feathers that looked like it’s finished trimming and looks more like her aunt rather than a nanny .

”No matter how little she knows about, you should be more vigilant; she’s quick witted . ”

“Ah, well . I should . ”

No matter how much I dedicated myself to Haniel, this must only be the secret of us three .

Rather than wasting my life, the lake itself is a survival wild world . Even if everyone was caught by Lania and lived as an animal, it is safer to keep her identity a secret as everyone is under Lania’s surveillance .

“Do you have a new name in mind then? You should let Lady Melloe know when she is registered . ”

“… . ”

“If it’s a name… . ”

“You can name her swanling as you’ve been calling her . Since she is white, it is okay to call-”

“Then you’ll remain as a nanny for her forever and call her a swanling?”

Even though Haniel’s not her own child, Selene’s still sincere .

Having dropped Selene close, I lowered my head to look at Haniel again . I couldn’t believe it when I saw a young being smiling just by looking at it .

Selene raised her hands and put them on her face, falling in love openly while laughing at her baby’s facial expression .

“All right, I’ll ask Lady Melloe to name her . She’s an aristocrat, so she should know a great name— . ”

“Reina . ”

“—Yes?”

“I’ll call you Reina . ”

The name word slid out smoothly from her lips .

Haniel was fortunate that she was not named closer to her original name “Haniel,” as she was hiding for the meantime .

“It suits you, my princess . ”

“Well, it’s not that bad . ”

“So, you’re done with your plans now, right?” She’s going to school tomorrow . In two days, three of us are throwing a party to celebrate our moving . ”

Knock, knock .

Selene, who was delighted by the word “party” in two days, swiveled her eyes around .

“Ma-madame!”

It’s a normal knock; nor even a rattle . Clank!

A soft sound that shouldn’t be heard here made me anxious .

Lania and Rebecca were the only humans who came here, but it was normal for them to open the door in a hurry as if it would break if they knocked like that .

“— . ”

Knock, knock .

At the sound of the exact knock that sounded again, Selene and Haniel hid in the corner .

I was uneasy when I realized that my daughter was still here .

No, it is rather disturbing, not them .

“Who, who are you?”

There’s no way anyone knows I live here .

However, the fact that they came here themselves meant that they had come to visit me .

Since I lived in the duke’s most secretive, hidden villa, I was branded as the witch of the ducal house .

“Who are you?”

“We meet again, Duchess of Evendell . ”

“…”

This made it more clear than the naked sight of them .

My teeth chattered, my jaw trembling along with my face, while I gazed at one of my daughter’s brothers who was next to a handsome, melancholic man .