CHAPTER 29………………………………….
‘I should repay his kindness in advance.’
Her mom and grandpa hadn’t yet been saved by their benefactor—but she had already seen what would happen in the future.
And Rin remembered what she had read in her prophetic dream.
In <The Hero’s Method of Revenge>, it said that the benefactor who would one day help everyone as an adult had lived a terribly difficult childhood.
A youth full of hardship, overcome through growth—very fitting for a heroic tale.
…but real life wasn’t a story.
‘I’m going to treat him well.’
Rin’s goal was to help the young benefactor before misfortune could strike.
Thinking of everything she wanted to do for him once he arrived at the estate, Rin smiled.
While she was still delighted by the pleasant fantasy, someone following behind her spoke up.
“Milady. Are you really going?”
“Yep.”
“Phew… Julien’s first friend ends up being an aspiring speculator sapling…”
“I can hear you, Julie.”
“I want you to hear me.”
Rin looked at her new nanny, who grumbled at her but never took a single step farther away.
Julie was Julien’s older sister, who had come to the lord’s estate looking for a job.
Because Rin had become friends with Julien—and also to secure the family of a future great inventor in advance—she recommended Julie for the vacant nanny position.
‘Julie’s different from the nannies before her.’
Until now, Rin’s nannies always fell into two categories:
Those who wanted to use Rin to get close to the young, handsome, powerful acting head, Theodore…
Or those who tried to drive a wedge between nephew and uncle in order to manipulate the young rightful heir.
Sometimes, a nanny who failed at the first type would hold a grudge and evolve into the second.
“But Julie doesn’t care about Uncle Theo at all.”
“What are you saying? How could I not care about my sky-like employer?”
Julie insisted she would never disrespect the person paying her salary—but in truth, she seemed far more interested in Miac than Theodore.
After all, she claimed she could become an excellent guard because she was a water deer beastkin famous for her… well, screams—similar to how Miac, originally a volunteer soldier with meerkat-like sensitivity, became a celebrated guard captain.
“Here, listen to this. KkeeeeeaaaAAAK!”
“…Accepted.”
“My ears are ringing, Captain…”
After confirming Julie’s powerful voice, Theodore assigned her not to the walls, but as a temporary nanny—so she could act as an alarm system for his niece’s safety.
Julie, whose only goal had been to get hired anywhere, was satisfied.
When she learned that the girl she’d serve had helped her bullied younger brother, she resolved to do her job sincerely.
So all this grumbling was part of that sincerity.
“What kind of child starts going to auction houses at six years old?!”
“Me?”
“Milady…”
Rin could feel Julie’s pointed stare urging her to return to the estate, but she held firm with iron will.
She understood Julie’s concern.
Not just Julie—the adults of the estate had panicked at first and tried to stop her.
A child going to an auction?
It wasn’t illegal, but certainly not a place for someone her age.
So their worried reactions were only natural.
‘But I have to go!’
Even under her uncle’s steady, disapproving gaze, she had fought and won a ticket to the auction for a clear reason.
After all—
‘The adults who work every day look so pitiful…’
To Rin, all the adults in the estate went to work—either inside or outside the castle—every single day.
Her uncle was no exception.
He was always in the office or going out on expeditions.
Having seen the ruined future of this family in the original story, Rin naturally arrived at one conclusion:
‘Our family must be poor…’
So of course the adults had no choice but to work every day.
A six-year-old who didn’t understand adulthood jumped to the wrong conclusion.
Anyway, not knowing the real situation, Rin looked at Theodore with heartbreaking eyes and declared, “Uncle Theo, I’ll definitely bring back a big win!”
Then she spouted mysterious words about making sure nobody had to work so hard anymore, and marched out of the office.
Her steps toward the auction house were majestic.
With the note she had written in the library tucked like treasure in her pocket, Rin puffed out her chest.
‘How could I hold back when I know the future?’
Anyone who knew what was in her head would surely agree with her logic.
It was something she learned from watching people on Earth.
Come from the future?
Then you buy land.
It was basically a universal rule.
Knowing the future was a huge advantage.
She might not know the events between now and then, nor the details not mentioned in the original—but just knowing what the world would look like ten years later was enough to make a profit.
Rin had learned all about bull markets and bear markets from Earth.
Adults there loved talking about it—she couldn’t not learn it.
Having absorbed something very unlike childhood innocence from observing greedy modern humans, Rin clutched her allowance pouch and chuckled darkly.
“I’m going to hit the jackpot… and become rich… fufufu…”
“Milady. Children should be running around or studying. You can’t be chasing get-rich-quick schemes through speculation already.”
“It’s not speculation! It’s investment!”
“Mm-hmm. Sure. Less speculation, more gambling.”
As Rin proudly proclaimed that she possessed a surefire jackpot tip, Julie struck her with cold, hard truth.
But Rin didn’t falter.
Adults who knew nothing of her prophetic dreams… how pitiful.
With a sympathetic gaze toward these unfortunate grown-ups, Rin safely arrived at the auction house and joined the bidding session she wanted.
***
‘Huh?’
As soon as Rin entered, she felt something.
“Lady Rin, are you looking for something? Should I get you a drink if you’re thirsty?”
“Mm-mm. No.”
She looked around, scanning the room.
Julie asked, but Rin shook her head and kept moving her gaze.
‘What is that? From somewhere…’
It felt similar to the warmth around happy people—but stronger, richer.
Then Rin’s eyes landed on the source.
“Wow…”
For a moment, her whole field of vision seemed to sparkle.
Her mouth dropped open in awe.
“Milady?”
Julie followed her gaze—but only saw an ordinary auction hall.
“Um… something bothering you?”
“Huh? Julie, you don’t see it? It’s all sparkly.”
“…Sparkly? No… I don’t see anything like that. Is something reflecting into your eyes?”
Julie looked around to check if any sunlight or lighting was glaring at Rin.
Rin, puzzled by her reaction, turned her head back.
“Look. There was a super pretty light right… huh?”
She rubbed her eyes. Julie was right—there wasn’t anything unusual.
Just rows of bidders like any auction.
Well… except for one thing—someone fully wrapped in a robe even indoors, sitting right where Rin had been looking.
‘But still…’
There was no prism glow or glittering firework sparkles.
Yet somehow, something about that presence kept tugging at her gaze.
Her eyes kept drifting back, as if enchanted by a beautiful light.
‘Huh? They’re moving.’
Maybe her blatant staring made them uncomfortable.
The robed participant she’d been watching quietly moved seats.
Feeling slightly guilty and embarrassed, Rin forced her head forward and fixed her gaze ahead.
