Marquis Bouchez smiles and glances at the Duke, "Will the Duke coming to my party today? Who knows what gonna happen if I get drunk and mention the Ancient Stone again?"

The Duke laughed at his mischievous attitude, "Well, I don't have a free time even at night. But how do you know what might happen?"

"Yes?"

"You better be careful at Drinking Party, who knows someone else will do something crazier?"

"...!", Marquis Bouchez's expression hardened.

It's a threat. Obvious threat that if someone pickin on him, you'll cross the afterlife-river.

The elders who knew Duke Astra's nature, froze.

The Duke left the hall with his mouth curling up. The elders that watching hime, one, two, an dmore people began to follow his steps.

Marquis Bouchez who remained in the quiet conference hall, clenched his fists.

'Tch, what can you do to me?'

He is Queen Ocelia's brother, who gave birth to the firstborn of the Imperial family. When the Queen's son becomes the Emperor, he will wield supreme power.

'Let's see who will rise and who is falling'

When I became the Chief of the Pro-Emperor Faction, no matter how much influence Duke Astra had, he had no choice but to lower his head

Marquis Bouchez's lips twisted

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Han Jihyuk, who was struck by lightning, asked, "En, En, Enhanced Stone? Is it really a Magical Stone? Is that even exist?"

"Yea, why won't you believe it?"

"Because I'm used to swindling"

What a relief. Han Jihyuk sighed heavily. Anyone who saw him would know he was the lottery's #1 winner.

Well, it's no ordinary lottery. Because he's spewing the price of a private island-villa.

Han Jihyuk stretched out his trembling hands toward the Enhanced Stone.

I immediately slapped Han Jihyuk's hand, "Don't you dare stealing it"

"But...I bought it with my own money!"

"You will be in danger if you have something like this. You think you can just sell it?"

"Well, there are many ways. An Auction, sell through a broker,..."

"Rumors will swirl around if you're known as the owner, are you ready getting attacked by robbers in your house?"

It was easier to deal with Han Jihyuk secretly and take them, than to buy it with a large sum of money. Han Jihyuk was a commoner, and he's not in touch with his father, his only family, he had no one to lean on. Wouldn't anyone easily hunt him down?

Han Jihyuk also noticed my point, and his face hardened, "It is dangerous. So what are you gonna do?"

"Well..."

"You are the Princess of Astra Clan, so even though I can't touch you, you are still a 3 year old child"

"..."

"How can you contact a broker? Or will you put your name into Auction House and sell it?"

"There is another way"

"Another way?"

"I'll sell it to my Grandpa", I let out a confident-sigh and raised the corner of my lips.

Wealthiest man who can give me the best price, and won't kill me.

Duke Astra

Han Jihyuk nodded, finally understand, "Then how you'll explain where you find the Enhanced Stone? You can't say you found it on some street" Han Jihyuk knew it was a magical stone and continued, "If they learn what an Enhanced Stone is and know you bought it at the Auction, they will think you are not an ordinary three year old."

"I'm still thinking about it",

That's what I was thinking", I touched the cute Enhanced Stone with my fingertips and wiggles my eyebrows, "wait and prepare to be rich"

Han Jihyuk stares at me, after a moment, he opens his mouth, "...that's the most thrilling thing I've ever heard"

Han Jihyuk and I let out evil laughs and bumps our fists.

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The next day, Father's office.

I was sitting on the rug under the table, planting roses in a pot. It's not a difficult job, just put the flowers in the prepared pot and pour the soil in. I hummed and patted the soil, I could feel Father's gaze on me.

"What's that"

"Dis is Rose. The pretty flower that resembles Father".

Then there was a loud noise from the side, and a sound of something falling. It was the noise of lieutenants dropping their files in surprise.

Enzo dumbfounded, as if his eyes were going to pop out "Resembles? General?... that pretty rose...?"

When he opened his mouth and was ready to say something, Father said, "Shut up"

"Yessir...", Enzo immediately covered his mouth.

I lifted the flower pot and put it on Father's desk. Father take a look at it and smiles, the corners of his lips rising. "When did you learn how to decorates flower pot with pebbles?"

"The pot was given by the gardener. There are cute stones too. They are beautiful", both my hands lifted a bag with stones, showing it to Father.

'Check it out! This stones are an Enhanced Stone!'

There must be someone in this room who notice the Enhanced Stone.

I approached Enzo and gave him one, "I'll give you one okay?"

"Thank you Young-Miss", Enzo smiles as he took the stone with both hands.

"Kyah!", I said and staggered.

My body floated. It was Enzo's Blessings doing, 'Telekinesis'

"...! What happen...?!"

"Waaaw!" I squeals

My body floated as the Enzo's Blessing react to the stone, his power raise me up to the ceilings.

"Miss!", "Young-miss!", The lieutenants were very surprised

"ENZE-!", Father jumped up and shouted

Enzo's face turn pale. Probably because he can't manage his power properly. After a while, Enzo managed to put me down.

"Are you all right?"

"Yeah! It's fun!", I cheerfully put my hands on both cheeks.

No one thinks I'm weird because I love high places since getting on Mosco's shoulders. Father is now busy checking on me, and I glance at Enzo, Enzo stares at the stone I gave him with a frozen face.

'Can you feel your Blessing strengthened?'

Then explain it to Father, it's better than explaining it to me.

The corners of my lips slowly lifted into a grin

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In the Afternoon.

The lieutenants and county officials surrounded me. That's because Enzo realized his Blessings was strengthened by the stone I gave him. Enzo informing My Father, and the stone was immediately investigated.

And the results of the investigation came out.

'It is an Enhanced Stone that only appears in legends'

An official asks with trembling voice, "Where did this rock come from, Young-Miss?"

"Friend brought it with a cute stove. It's over there"

"A Brazier?"

"Yes. Ancient Brazier"

Then I handed a bag of Enhanced Stones to Father. Seeing how heavy the bag, the officials take a deep breath.

Father opens the bag and narrows his eyes, "If it's a friend, is it the person who came to the Castle last time?"

"Yes!"

Enzo glance at Father

"Does he know it's an Enhanced Stone?"

"Unless that person is stupid, it's impossible to give Enhanced Stones for free"

"Surely He didn't expect the stone in the brazier to be a magical stone"

The officials flocked to my father, they were like a bunch of zombies.

"Castle repair funds..."

"Weapon replacements..."

"Flood damage recovery funds..."

-they muttered

Father frowns and raise up the bag, "This belongs to Elliotte"

"Yes?! Surely Young-Miss doesn't know about the value of that thing...!"

"If you take one thing just because she didn't know anything, you'll lose two on the next one"

Father is cool! I stares at him with sparkling eyes.

Father set his eyes at me and said, "Elliotte, this is a very valuable items. If you want to turn it into money, I'll help you, and if you want to keep it, I'll give you a protected-storage."

"Uh...", I groaned, then I look at Father, "sorry I wanya suggest something else"

"It's fine. Since it's yours, just tell me".

I smiled brightly and shouted, "Let's give it to Grandpa!"

Father's eyes, who just said he could grant anything, shook violently

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Duke's Castle

Viscount Debussy hands over the information he gathered from the special-forces, and said, "Marquis Bouchez has cross the line"

"So he really does attack me?"

"It would be great if he attacks openly. Isn't that why Your Highness provokes him?"

If the other party attacks the Duke openly, Duke just have to behead them. But since they were acting ambiguously and surreptitiously, there was no solid reason to do so.

"Queen Ocelia has a troublesome brother"

Astra being coorperative with Queen Ocelia. So normally, there's no reason to provoke Bouchez, the Queen's brother. But there's one reason why Bouchez offending the Duke Astra who was Pro-Emperor.

"Surely he wants Highest-position on the Queen's side"

He wish to be the Leader of Aristocratic Faction on the Queen's side. With that idea alone, Bouchez causing a disunity.

Menas: 'When my nephew became an Emperor, I don't want to share the power'

Viscount Debussy frowned "Showing off the Ancient Stone..- he's trying to win the noble's heart"

"..."

"The price of Ancient Stones goes up even if just staying still, even after 5 years, the price will increase by 10x"

"..."

"If we don't wach him just for a seconds, people will goes to his side"

Conrad who was listening, sighed. As along there's coorporation agreement with Queen Ocelia, His Highness can't overthrow Marquis Bouchez without justification. Then, nothing could stop him from selling the Ancient Stones.

'There is no solution to reduce the value of the Ancient Stone'

But how do you measure the value of those precious items?...

When his head getting tangled by thinking, the Head-Buttler knocks on the door, "This is Albert, Your Highness"

"come in"

The butler enters, then bowed, "Master Daymond and Young-Miss Elliotte requested for an audience"

'What?', Conrad and Viscount Debussy opens their eyes wide. They didn't feel odd about Elliotte, but Master Daymond... Daymond's hatred for his father was so great, that he never visited the Duke's Castle unless it was an important business.

The Duke frowned, "When will they arrive?"

"They have passed through the second gate"

"Prepare the guest room"

"Understood"

The butler rushed out to prepare for the meeting.

About an hour later, Duke also getting up. Viscount Debussy and Conrad follows him.

When they arrives at the Guest Room, Daymond and Elliotte already there.

As soon as the door opened, "Grandpa~!" Elliotte ran towards him with a very bright face.

Seeing his granddaughter running up and hugging his knees, the Duke make a big coughs. Conrad and Viscount Debussy chuckled.

"It's been a month since we met"

"Hello Young-Miss"

"Yes", Elliott replied

Daymond who was sitting on the couch, waved his hand, calling out to his Daughter, "Elliotte, come here"

Elliotte, who stares at her Grandpa and Father in turns, goes back to her Father and replied, "Okay..."

The Duke frowns and sit on the couch across them, "Why coming to my Castle all of a sudden?"

"I didn't come because I wanted to"

"Tch"

The Duke and Daymond exchange glares with scary looks. Daymond's brow twitched, he didn't explain anything and glance at his daughter, "Tell him"

Elliotte took out the bag she kept in the corner of the sofa, and handed it to Duke.

"Your Highness", Viscount Debussy and Conrad chuckled, "I think it is a gift for you"

"What Anniversary do you had recently?"

Daymond sighed as he watched the two people behind the Duke chat with relaxed expressions, "Those are Enhanced Stones"

"Haha, right, Enhanc...YES?"

"I see, Enhanced Sto... Enhanced Stone?!"

Viscount Debussy and Conrad gasped.

"En, Enhanced Stone? Did Master just say Enhanced Stone?"

Toward Viscount's question, Daymond answered in a low-pitched voice, "Right, Enhanced Stones"

Elliotte opens her bag and take one on stone, and handed it to the Duke, "Grandpa, here"

"...Oberic Debussy"

When Grandpa called for Viscount Debussy, the Viscount hurriedly accepted the stone. Soon after, Viscount Debussy's shadow began to shake.

The Viscount's Blessing was Shadow. Its an ability to spread his shadows and make them move according to the command. The shadows, which moving bit by bit, start to spreading into large size. As the shadow covered half of the room, the temperature in the room changed. Making the shelves and objects on the table vibrate violently.

"...!"

"...!"

"...!"

What Viscount Debussy usually do with his shadow is passing through the crack under the door, and take a single piece of paper.

"It's real, it is an Enhanced stone-!"

Conrad and Viscount Debussy were both shocked, Duke Astra's expression hardened as well.

The Duke asked his granddaughter, who was sitting quietly next to her father. "Why are you giving this to me?"

"Because giving it to Grandpa is the right thing"

"Why?"

"Because Grandpa who protected our Astra!"

Conrad and the Viscount impressed and muttered, "Young-Miss"

Daymond frowned and muttered, "Whoever taught you this, he must die..."

And

CHA HA HA

Duke Astra started laughing out loud.

Conrad, Daymond, even Viscount Debussy who serve the Duke for nearly 30 years, were all taken aback. because it Is the first time Duke Astra had laughed so cheerfully.

Duke smiled as he held the armrest of the sofa, he looked at Elliotte, "Fine, how many Enhanced Stones in there?"

"Well, umm, 300. There's also 67 more..."

The Duke nodded his head, "Conrad Martial"

"Yes, Your Highness"

"Bring out the gold carriage for Elliotte when returning...yeah 300 million gold seems to be enough"

Million?

300 Million?!

Even the budget for the Eldest Son's territory, Grimier, was 90 million gold.

"Haaah..."

The viscount who had been dumbfounded until then, slumped in his chair.