Doctor Resignation

“I still want to comfort you.”

“……”

Whether I felt pathetic or disappointed, I cried silently in the arms of the Duchess. Then I made up my mind.

I shouldn’t just live in vigilance and waste time waiting for them to execute their plans.

‘Aaron Krillso and those motherfuckers behind you, wait for it.’

If the opponent had set a trap, it was also the best time to set a bigger trap, not just avoid it. If I just spent time passively protecting Erhan, we could be treated like this again.

‘Using my birth parents…’

It was so vicious that it spontaneously raised my personal revenge. Even if it passed the hair and mana test, it would have been immediately noticed in the final test that could not be manipulated.

But the final inspection would take a really long time. So, talking about his sick wife while saying that it was a 90% match, would have led me to visit her. The more I thought about it, the more detailed their plan was.

Esther is dead anyway, and Hans will be tortured or have a similar ending, but that was not the matter we should focus on right now.

“Madam.”

“Yes, yes. Tell me anything.”

The duchess swept my shoulder, helplessly. So I said whispering

“I couldn’t find my family, but can you still hire me as an assistant? The one I chose last time…?”

Real revenge had to be done on the forces behind it.

‘I’m going to do my best to not leave you alone.’

“Is that really okay? In this situation, outsiders…”

“But I like him. If you’re in trouble…”

“No, no, no.”

The Duchess replied quickly.

“Of course, I’ll hire him for you. Do you only want one? How about two? No, ten people…”

“No, he’s really all I need.”

I wiped away my tears in a hurry and sighed.

If I get even sadder here, I really felt like I would have ten assistants under me.

The Duchess said while stroking my hair.

“Lise, are you okay?”

“I’m not actually okay right now, but I’ll be fine.” I cleared my throat and forced a smile. “I’ve had a good life without them anyway.”

“Lise, I think you’ll be bored just doing your research every day while being stuck here inside the castle.”

“What? Not really…”

“No, you need a change of mood at times like this. Why don’t you hang out in the Free City even for just a day?”

If it was the Free City, it was a tourist destination not far from the Duchy.

Regardless of status; common people, aristocrats, or royalty, it was a famous city where people gathered happily, ate delicious food, and shopped for all kinds of fancy items without any worries.

I didn’t really want to go, but the Duchess looked at my sullen expression and said again.

“The whole Free City is very lively since the return of the Crown Prince and his navy that are staying there, so go take a look. Come to think of it, I haven’t given you a proper vacation.”

“But I’m the assistant of this castle’s doctor…”

“Nothing will happen in just one day. I’ll attach a bunch of escorts to you, so just go.”

I slightly hesitated then she said again.

“Sir Zikel’s pigeon came before, and Erhan is going to arrive three days later. You can play for a day or so tomorrow.”

The Duchess patted me on the shoulder, then added with a completely changed, cold expression.

“I’m going to find out why that guy did something like this, and I’m going to make him talk.”

Suddenly, I wondered if the Duchess was sending me out so she could torture him as much as she wanted.

But I didn’t expect much anyway.

Given the meticulousness of Baron Ishid, and the two maids who died without saying a word, Hans was likely to have only done what he was told without knowing anything.

However, I couldn’t point out the younger brother of the Duchess without any evidence, so I could only sigh.

“…Yes, I’ll be right back tomorrow, then. I’ll leave tomorrow morning, play for a day, and I’ll be right back in the evening.”

Originally, I had no intention of going, but something caught my attention.

‘Prince Jade.’

He swiftly wiped out the rebels. Originally, I’d never thought of getting entangled with him due to what happened in the past, but this incident changed my mind.

Well, I guess he wasn’t that bad. He didn’t convict me of death due to ill-will or anything, he might’ve just seen the name ‘Lise Estelle’ on the list as a rebel doctor.

The rebels were somehow wiped out by the Crown Prince, and he was the final winner.

Until recently, I was very passive since I was only thinking of protecting the Duchy’s successor, but now…

‘You dare touch me? I will show what happens when you touch a smart person.’

It was an unacceptable treatment for me, who has strong self-love.

Originally, I didn’t intend to get involved, but it’ll be good to get acquainted with Crown Prince Jade if possible.

‘If you can observe Aaron and get some proof that he’s from the rebel group, I’ll tell him. I’ll let them die in many ways.’

It was also important not to be caught in their trap, but now that I decided to set a trap on my own through Aaron. Of course, there’ll be many obstacles in this method.

It’ll be mostly impossible for me, a mere commoner, to speak with the Crown Prince, and it would not be easy to dig up the dirt of Baron Ishid and Frederick.

Furthermore, there’s no guarantee that I would be able to see the Crown Prince once more just because he took the evidence.

‘But I’ll do my best as much as I can. Damn it, you bastards will see.’

It was even in the Free City.

It might be my first and last chance to meet the crown prince, or even have a conversation with him if I’m lucky.

With this incident, my goal has changed from ‘protecting the Casseus estate’ to ‘killing Baron Ishid and Frederick’.

They were, anyway, relatives of the Duchess and Master Erhan. I don’t know about the Duchess, but Erhan, who is nice and affectionate, could have saved them because his heart was weak.

So, it wasn’t bad to make a string of connections with the prince who would smash everything when the situation gets worse.

***

When I came back, there was a letter from Viscount Perelman. In case of any emergency, I regularly exchanged letters wherever he was.

I wrote that the Duchess is very healthy, Erhan will arrive in about 3 days, and I will immediately perform various tests and report the results.

‘You’ve been running all over the country for 18 years… And…’

It’s not in his nature to just sit still inside the castle and wait for people to come and just go back and forth between hope and despair. It must’ve been so hard for him.

I calmly added a word.

[The maid brought a man who tried to cheat the test with my own hair and nails.

Beware of scams, too. One or two people might covet the position of the only daughter of the Viscount.

-Lise]

When the letter was finished and sealed, Diel came just in time.

“Lise.” Daniel slowly looked at me and said, “As you asked, I threw the cherry basket away.”

“Well done.”

I handed over the finished letter and ordered the next errand.

“Send this to Viscount Arga.”

“Yes, do you still have any orders?”

“I will bring these things with me when I go to the Free City tomorrow.”

I thought it would be better to order everything at once, so I sat at my desk and wrote a memo. Daniel peeked over my shoulder and frowned.

“All of this?”

“Yes, I’m not sure what’ll be needed anyway.”

To be precise, I wasn’t clear what state Crown Prince Jade would be in. So I had to prepare everything I could.

“And now that Esther’s gone, Madam should assign a new maid…”

“Madam asked me who to send. Since the maid who’s been working in the duchy for a long time turned out like this,  she’s giving you one of her favorite ladies in waiting…”

“Oh, that’s ridiculous.”

I shook my head in surprise.

It was absurd that the duchess’ ladies-in-waiting, who were from the nobles of the duchy’s vassals, would care for a commoner’s hair.

“I don’t need a maid anyway. But Diel, I think I need some tomorrow. Get me one temporarily. The conditions are…”

Jenny and Esther were the only maids that had served me, but I could recognize the difference in dexterity.

Honestly, Esther used to decorate me surprisingly well. It wasn’t really necessary until now, but I really needed it tomorrow.

“I want a maid who can decorate me like a real aristocratic young lady that no one will doubt when they see me.”

“Yes, I’ll do my best to find one.”

“And plenty of cash. Take care of what I’ve saved in the meantime.”

So that Diel does not forget, I quickly added.

If the Free City had the Imperial Navy and those who were drunk in victory, it would be obvious that all kinds of stores would sell a lot of goods at this time.

“Master Erhan is coming, and I have to buy him a gift.”

When I thought of the 13 years old him, who held my hand tightly and fell asleep, I seemed to spontaneously smile.

‘Shall I make some health supplements for him to be stronger?’

Quickly blending a few herbs in the lab, I thought I should pick a pretty good gift from the Free City.