2. Clever Marianna
"Thankfully, big sister. β
Seeing Lilith coming out of the room with a frown, Marianna, who was leaning against the wall, was able to figure it out.
Not at all like a girl of the same age, at least, not like a girl of the same age.
This was Marianne's deepest impression on Lilith.
Mariana in front of her looks less than ten years old, but even at such an age when girls are enjoying beautiful clothes and boys are enjoying playing, Mariana's face already has a look that is several times more radiant than her peers. No, even more powerful than adults.
That careful scrutiny and bold scrutiny still seem a little impolite and naΓ―ve, but at this time, Mariana actually dared to start looking at others, looking at the feelings that others wanted to express, although when looking at herself, Mariana quickly turned her eyes away, but this moment has been captured by Lilith.
She didn't look at herself because, compared to her, the person who was found to have fluctuations in her heart must be her, because she had self-knowledge, so she chose to retreat. However, this is probably not the case for others.
A very shrewd child, at least, when she grows up, will be even more terrible than her father.
However, this is a little different from the Mariana she thinks about, in Marmon's narrative, when she was a child, shouldn't she be a simple and pure, what she wants, and the pampered "little princess"?
"What I told my dad about, has it been settled?" Mariana still chose to avoid Lilith's gaze, "about finding that ...... Someone who stole your 'important stuff'?"
"Hmm...... At last...... Mariana, do you see that?"
Lilith realized that the expression on Mariana's face was so playful. It's like looking at yourself and thinking about it. Toys that can move.
"Of course. Even if you are very good at concealing it, such a clumsy lie still can't fool me. β
Mariana said, "Let me guess, big sister, that you are looking for someone, and it is true, because your hands were trembling slightly. This shows that that person will affect you a lot, so you feel nervous. However, when you tell you about your 'identity' and 'origin', your attitude is too natural compared to before, so I think you are deceiving my father about your identity. Is that so? Big sister?"
"Let's call Lilith. β
Even if she didn't want to, Lilith had to admit that Mariana's head was full of enough to make her an incredibly shrewd person. The demon Mamon is no better than Mariana. Could it be that it is also due to the genes that were born?
"There are some things that I can't just say......"
"Then I'll think about it again. It's inconvenient to say, to see my father again......"
Mariana suddenly laughed, "Could it be that you have ...... on you?" Don't have any money at your disposal?"
Don't you have to be so smart.
Indeed, the money taken from Frey's house, after the expenses along the way, there was not much left, and after giving the guard a little honorarium, although the remaining money could make him eat and drink without worry, it was unrealistic to say that he could use it to hire others.
"It's none ...... your business"
"Not necessarily, Sister Lilith. β
Mariana waved her hand, "If I go in now and tell my father that you're just a liar......"
"You ......"
"You don't think he will believe it? Dad is not smart, but at least he is not stupid. β
"If you don't want to believe it anyway, we can give it a try." β
After a brief moment of staring at each other, this time, Lilith chose to avoid it for the time being.
Now I can't use my power to investigate here to make a dangerous bet, and it is more important for me to find my mother than to play this dangerous gamble with Mariana.
The trail of magic told him that his mother must be in the city.
"Say it, condition. β
Lilith sighed and reluctantly backed down. A ten-year-old girl, no matter how smart she is, will definitely not make it difficult for her to finish the conditions......
"Be my toy. β
What the!?
"Be my toy, Sister Lilith. β
Mariana tilted her head and continued to look at Lilith, "Be my toy while you find the person you're looking for." Sister, you're not stupider than me, so it's going to be interesting. Ah, by the way, if you don't want to, sister, I'll go and tell my dad right away. β
β......β
"Don't worry, sister, I know what you're thinking, I'm not that kind of person, right?"
"I'm a normal girl, so don't worry about your first ......."
It's normal to blame, you're doing the same thing as a monster.
"I agreed, but instead, you shut my mouth shut. β
Lilith looked around, and no one overheard their conversation, "So, what do you want me to do now?"
"You'll find out in a moment. β
Mariana took Lilith's hand, "My request is very simple. β
......
Black tuxedos, shiny booties that have been polished, and top hats that are worn crookedly, this is a gentleman's standard equipment, and it is not unreasonable that they will be sought after by women. Because it's elegant and beautiful.
Heartfelt, confident with a measured smile, elegant manners, a clean, somewhat feminine face. Although it has lost the attention of some women who love tough guys, on the other hand, those who are attracted by the word "Zhengtai", whether it is a little girl or a girl, will come like crazy.
However, her arms will not be open to others.
β...... It's a tea party. β
Lilith no longer has the strength to find out why Mariana brought her here, and let herself show herself in men's clothes. It's not the first time that Don Quixote has changed his appearance, so it only takes a short time to pretend to be.
Compare to these. Marianna, who had gone through some troublesome dressing, was holding her arm at the moment. Ostentatiously walked towards the noble ladies. That's not something Lilith can understand.
What is this, at the age of ten, he has already begun to show off to others that he has a boyfriend?
It's puppy love, Mariana.
"Good afternoon, ladies and sisters. β
Mariana greeted these girls who were older than her calmly, but for Mariana, was the circle of this noble lady a little unsuitable for her?
Because here, only Mariana alone looks small. And the other girls are obviously ten years old. Mariana, who is actually in a relationship with some young ladies who don't have a common language at all?
"Yo!?Isn't this the daughter of a great merchant?"
The undisguised words full of ridicule and sour taste floated out of someone's mouth, but in the next moment, Lilith felt that the eyes of these girls were all focused on her without exception.
Confused, surprised, nymphomaniac...... With all kinds of looks, Lilith had to eat them all. And you have to return the salute to them......
"Hello. β
A bunch of guys who don't have much education and don't have much to gain...... Lilith had already given them such a conclusion in her heart, therefore. I don't want to treat them with any good attitude.
Now that I think about it, I was as lucky as winning a peerless prize to meet Sister Annie.
"Mariana, this ...... He ......"
"She's my toy, huh?"
Mariana proudly tugged Lilith's arm, and as an initial agreement, Lilith had to cooperate with Marianne to perform this scene.
Although what exactly this is for, Lilith is not very clear.
Although girls compare themselves with each other, they will compare everything, food, clothing, use, where they go, and their boyfriends......
But why did Mariana compare these things with them, in Lilith's impression, Mariana, who was already so shrewd at the age of ten, should not have been interested in these things at all.
Fortunately, the long self-introduction did not last long, and soon Lilith was given a chance to be alone for a while, although there was always the fiery gaze of those noble ladies behind her, and from time to time she heard, "How much money do you pay, give him to me", this kind of dangerous words are it.
Mariana probably doesn't like it here.
Lilith turned her face slightly to look at Mariana, who was trying to communicate with the noble ladies.
Because of the same intelligent person, Lilith could feel that Mariana did not like to do such things at all. Moreover, she doesn't seem to be in such a good situation in this circle. When the self-proclaimed noble ladies talked to Mariana, they had to sour Mariana in almost every sentence.
Vaguely saying that her father was just a merchant and that it was a coincidence that he was able to become a lord, he used guΓ² to show off his newly purchased hair ornaments to mock Mariana for not being particularly pretty...... Lilith had heard it all the time.
"These women are just as ...... as stupid"
Lilith muttered quietly.
In all fairness, Ma Meng is not very good-looking, and she can only be regarded as above average at best, who barely dresses up. But Ma Meng's charm is not in her appearance, but in the look revealed in her eyes.
Shrewd, sly, and fox-like, this is what Lilith admires most about Mamon, and in fact, Mamun is. The current Mariana already has the look of not losing to "Mamon", so ......
Wrong......
Lilith suddenly became alert.
Although Marmon did not directly mention herself in her account of the past, Lilith knew that Mariana should not be what she is now, at least, not so shrewd.
Could it be that this is also the history that I will inevitably experience? But no matter how you look at it, it is history that has changed because of your own arrival. Mariana went from being a simple, pampered young lady to a shrewd person.
The matter of Frey is the history that she will inevitably experience, is it wrong to say that she did not return to her original world, but stayed to find her mother?
Lilith remembers very well the sudden headache she felt when she decided to find her mother, which was a manifestation of history telling her not to do this. At that time, I tried to endure it, because no matter what, I had to meet my mother and ask all the things that I hadn't asked before.
Maybe it was this move that changed history and made Mammon what he was?
So, how do you correct yourself...... Or is it just a matter of letting it go? (To be continued......)