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The girl was in the “genius” frame of mind, no matter what anyone said.
No matter what she did, she was the best. Whether it be studies, swordsmanship, or magic, she was the best at everything.
Sometimes she even overwhelmed adults, and the fights she got into on the streets were without rival. Her good looks also made her the most popular girl in town.
There was even talk of adopting her as a child into the nobility, but the girl would not budge.
After all, the girl had a family.
Her family, her precious family. Even though they are not related by blood, they are still her precious, precious family.
The girl was an orphan.
She was abandoned by her parents before she could even remember and was found living in an orphanage in the city.
“I’m sorry …… if I had more money, I could have sent you to the school.”
“I don’t want it, I want to be with everyone.”
“But you have great talent. Absolutely, if you go to the academy, you will be on a great path.”
The orphanage is solely based on donations.
Therefore, there was not enough money to live a normal life, let alone a luxurious one.
It is not surprising that there is not enough money if there are dozens of people living there, let alone if it is just one or two.
It costs money to attend school, no matter where you are.
Money money money money. No matter where you go, you need money just to survive.
But the girl never particularly cared.
After all, she was happy just to be with everyone.
“Sister, I will earn money when I grow up. I will take care of my siblings’ lives.”
Precious, precious family.
She wants to make their lives a little easier and feed them better food.
Don’t worry, I am a genius. I can defeat adults with magic, and I am a genius enough to defeat adults with a sword. Wherever I go, I’m sure I’ll be useful. I want to earn a lot of money and make my sisters and brothers and sisters smile.
This feeling remained unchanged even when the girl turned 14 years old.
But the reality was very sad—
“S-Sister ……? Everyone ……?”
One day, everyone complained of feeling sick.
They developed a fever, vomited up everything they ate, and had reddish-black spots invading their entire bodies. To top it all off, some of them never woke up.
—A certain disease was prevalent at this time in the frontier town where the girls lived.
The “bad color disease.”
It was the worst of the epidemics, a terrible disease that would eventually lead to death if not treated continuously.
It can only be cured by the priests of the country or by using special medicinal herbs, and the progression of the disease can only be halted by spending a large sum of money. Because of this, many people died in the city at this time.
“I will never …… let any more of my family die!”
The girl ran.
She ran from place to place. She went to priests and apothecaries to protect her family, to have them healed.
But everywhere she went, she was turned away at the door.
No wonder — they had no money.
To cure a disease, you need a skilled priest, rare and therefore expensive medicinal herbs.
Even if you earn normally, you won’t reach it. It won’t help you while you’re making regular money.
Naturally, there is no such money in the orphanage. No matter how much she scraped and scraped, it was all she could do to save one or two people.
Still, not wanting to give up, the girl desperately tried to reach out to various places.
But no one would take her hand. And as she did so, more and more of her family members started dying…
“Screw you, ……!”
Everywhere she went, it was money, money, money.
The girl despaired… “Screw you,” she thought. Why is the world so cold?
It’s not like everyone has done something wrong. She was still a child, but she was going to die without enjoying life.
For a while, shethought about committing a crime.
But even if she did, it was not going to be enough to heal her whole family.
“Dammnnnnn!!!!”
It was then.
She met a boy who had a lot of money that a girl could not get even if she wanted to—‘
“Is it you, the child prodigy who makes those around you snicker?”
Who is it, was the girl’s impression.
But the boy simply said, his mouth relaxing.
“I will give you what you want. In return, I want you to be my paw…… to get what I want.”
The girl does not hesitate.
“…. then give me money. Give me enough money to keep my family alive. If you give it to me, I’ll fall into any kind of sin.”
She is willing to get her hands dirty to save her family.
Because the girl is a genius.
She is a girl with a talent unparalleled in the history of the kingdom.
Her family is important to her.
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“What’s wrong, Charlotte?”
Suddenly, Cain, who was sitting next to her praying, looked into her face.
The chapel was filled with the colorful light from the stained glass windows, and only Cain’s voice echoed in the chapel.
“……No, I remember my family.”
She looks a little distant.
She remembers with deep emotion that a lot of things had happened before she came here.
“Well,……, how is the orphanage going now?”
“Thanks to master, whose head is screwed up, I’ve managed to keep it alive. I still need special herbs to cure it, after all.”
It is such a nasty disease.
However, the girl is extremely grateful just to be kept alive.
Some of her family members are gradually recovering. Then there is no reason to give up.
“Well, don’t worry about me.”
Charlotte said, and slowly sat up.
“Instead, you should be thinking about Master’s eccentricities. It looks like he’s going to do it after all.”
“……That’s a real headache.”
“Even if I worry about it, what I’m doing won’t change. I’ll just have to do what I always do from now on. However, if what you said is correct, I’ll be more motivated this time. Looks like I’ll have to get it out.”
As usual.
Cain frowned at these words.
Charlotte saw Cain’s reaction and gently patted him on the back.
“Master is not a good match for you, who are kind. If it weren’t for your house, you would have had a fun school life.”
The unfulfilled prayer was over.
As Charlotte begins to walk away, Cain also begins to stand alongside her.
Just then—
“You ……”
“Hmm?”
“Are you having a pleasant school life?”
The eyes that are somewhat pity and loneliness.
Charlotte’s mouth loosened as she heard his words, clearly showing concern.
“Really, you are very kind. You’re so kind to give such a face to such a gold-digger.”
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