This Three-Year-Old Is A Villainess - Chapter 35
I inwardly clapped my hands. The soldiers headed towards the White Tree in the middle of the mountain.
“Now, we search, and we might as well be lucky enough to find it in a tree.”
Thinking that way, I followed Father and the soldiers.
“Going on a mountain expedition might be tiring. Would it be better to stay at the mansion?”
Enzo said this.
It was the moment when the man, who had asked if we should pick up all the stones in the mountains, spoke.
“In that case, should I carry the young lady on my back?”
Sure!
It’s better than not going.
‘This man might be a little quirky, but he seems like a nice person.’
When I said, “Ywes!” the man lifted me onto his shoulder.
I chuckled.
Being perched up high was fun.
The man’s shoulders were very wide, so even sitting there felt stable.
“Come on, let’s go. We have to find it and come back before sunset!”
So, we set off towards the White Tree.
It was a very easy mountain expedition for me because I just had to ride on the man’s shoulder.
When the soldiers arrived at the White Tree, they began their search.
‘Since it’s noon now… Well, telling them in about an hour shouldn’t look suspicious.’
Deciding like that, I actually moved after exactly one hour.
I started hitting the tree with rocks.
“Miss?”
The soldiers, who saw my strange behavior, approached.
“What are you doing?”
“Am gonna fwind somfwing pwetty for Fathew.” (I’m going to find something pretty for Father.)
“Ohh…”
“Is inswide the twee, an watew come out. It ges hawd and bwecomes pwetty. I wead fwom a book.” (It’s inside the tree, and water comes out. It gets hard, and it becomes pretty. I read from a book.)
“Oh, you’re looking for amber gems?”
“Ambew?”
“Don’t you know? The stone formed from pine sap hardening is called an amber… Huh?”
As the man who was answering exclaimed, he ran to Father.
“General!”
As the man explained from scratch, Father’s eyes narrowed.
“I see. It’s possible that the White Tree sap hardened into a Purification Stone. Get an axe.”
The soldiers hurriedly brought axes.
The White Tree was incredibly enormous. It had been a mountain tree for well over a thousand years.
Even with the officers gathering and chopping with axes, it wasn’t an easy task.
Even the burly man, who seemed the strongest, joined in with the axe work.
It took quite a while, so I played by digging into the ground with a stick.
After some time, someone approached where I was.
It was Father.
I immediately stood up.
“Fathew.”
“…Running around without getting tired, huh.”
“I’m bothewing, Fathew…?” (I’m bothering, Father…?)
Father silently looked at me.
I fidgeted with my clothes while watching his reaction.
“Thwen, I pwomise. I only go a wittle evewy day.”
“…”
“I watch Fathew secwetly without bothewing.”
“…”
“Just a wittle bit.”
Just don’t tell me not to come at all.
Without Father, I was helpless.
I was just three years old, with no guardian, and with misfortune stamped on my destiny.
Even now, with Grandfather’s help, who knows how long I will last.
Sometimes the heart of a child says, ‘Just in case.’
‘Just in case. It seems like Grandfather is quite fond of me.’
Others also say that I’m cute.
I was helpful, after all.
In such times, I would close my eyes and nod.
The stepfather was like that too. At first, he treated me well, thinking of me as his own daughter.
But when his own daughter was born, he changed so suddenly.
When Dahlia arrives, things will change.
I read it in the novel.
How much Grandfather cherishes that child.
If I become out of Grandfather’s favor, people around me will make my life miserable. They’ll hurt me.
‘I don’t want to die like that.’
I was already someone who died from an illness.
While I was on my sickbed, I begged every day to be allowed to live.
Although I said I didn’t want to be reborn, in truth, life was incredibly precious to me.
I truly want to live.
That’s why I desperately needed Father’s help.
Father furrowed his brow, and with a stern face, he finally spoke.
“I, with you…”
“We found it! There’s a stone inside the tree!”
The soldiers shouted. They found the stone and hurriedly ran towards Father.
The red-haired soldier placed the Purification Stone in his palm and presented it to Father.
I thought it would be yellow and beautiful like an amber, but it looked just like a common stone from the roadside.
“I didn’t know that stones like this could come from trees.”
It’s fortunate that they found it anyway.
Now, I wouldn’t have to worry about Father suffering from curses with this stone.
While I was thinking this.
Shaaaaaa!
The wind suddenly blew sharply.
The soldiers looked in the direction of the wind, and a few moments later…
“Monsters!”
