How to Be a Dark Hero’s Daughter

Marianne giggled at my shocked face.

“Are there many new dresses? I can’t wait. When we get there.”

With these words, she opened a square box, took out a cigarette and lit it.

‘I heard she’s a saintess…!’ 

A saintess who smokes. Uh. Although there is no laws here prohibiting her from smoking, but…

While I was in shock, the carriage drove on.

‘Is being a saintess just a job that anyone can do?’

Marianne puffed up the smoke peacefully.

It just can’t be…

I was so surprised.

I was startled when I coughed and Marianne rubbed the cigarette into the case to put it out.

“Oh my God. I’m so sorry. Jade is familiar with the smell of cigarettes since childhood…”

“It’s okay.”

I shook my head.

“Sorry. I won’t smoke next to you.”

Marianne touched my head with her hand that didn’t hold a cigarette.

“Are you surprised honey?”

It was a relief for me.

‘I don’t think she is a bad person.’

My heart fluttered when Marianne was so considerate of me.

Soon the carriage entered the city and entered the main road. I looked out. There were many people on the street.

‘This is a toy store. And over there, this is the market!’

The toy store seemed like a great luxury to us beggars. In the past, when we approached him, the owner immediately chased us away. He didn’t want us to hang around and scare off clients. 

One day the owner forgot to turn off the lamp in the shop window to leave the store.

Blond dolls with blue eyes, teddy bears, dogs and soldiers, toy swords, railway.

It was like heaven on earth when we sneaked in there to watch at dawn. I stayed up all night just to stand in front of that window.

‘Ah, if it’s with Marianne, maybe…?’

Wouldn’t it be possible to go into a toy store and touch a doll? It was just my imagination. Just a bold thought.

“Do you like sweets?”

Suddenly Marianne spoke.

How could I say no?

Marianne burst out laughing when she saw my sparkling eyes.

“Ahaha, I won’t ask any more. Okay. New mission, first we go to the bakery.”

And Marianne took me to a patisserie, decorated with flowers outside.

All the colorful candies and parfaits she bought had a popping taste.

I carefully took the parfait and ate it. The balloon was tied to a chair.

” Oh, you’re eating well. I can’t wait to see the family’s reaction. Eat that too, ah.”

Marianne shoved a cookie into my mouth. My cheeks turned red as I quietly opened my mouth.

After tasting the sweets, I walked down the street, holding hands with Marianne.

I bought a ribbon, hat and underwear. Time flew by quickly. Finally she stopped in front of a building on the second floor.

“All ladies get their clothes tailored in Seville! I need a lot of dresses. And even if you are nine years old, you will have to visit many places, because you are now in the Duke’s family. Evening dress, casual dress, dress for a restaurant, for a family dinner…”

“Welcome to us. Oh my! Saintess.”

Upon seeing Mariane, the entire staff gave up their work and ran to us.

I got nervous knowing they were going to kick me out, but luckily things didn’t turn out that way.

“A distinguished guest has arrived. Welcome.”

It was then that I realized for the first time that Marianne was a famous person.

Among the employees in a row, the clerk who seemed to have the highest status stepped forward.

“What dress would you like to pick up today? We have a new Obel silk.”

“Pick up this clothes for this girl today, not for me.”

Then his gaze turned to me. All their looks studied me.

“Who is this young lady…”

“Ah, new family member.”

“What clothes can I offer you?”

“Everything. Everything that a lady may need, everything. Duke pays for everything.”

“Okay. So the budget… How much silk can I show you?”

“Are you asking this question when I already told you about the Duke?”

The clerk flinched at Marianne’s words.

“I’m so sorry.”

“100 gold coins as the first budget.”

“…!”

“I’m going to spend all this money somehow or other today, so just let me spend it.”

I counted in my head what those 100 gold coins were.

The salary of one maid is 25 silver coins per week. This is what I read in the book.

If you imagine 100 gold coins in the context of my previous life.

It’s about like 100 million… maybe like a billion?

My mouth opened widely.

This madness must be stopped. At that moment, it was my only thought.

‘If I spend all that money…’

This can turn into a really big disaster. This was my first crisis in my new life. The crisis must be nip in the bud.