When the protagonist of the otome game is unintentional strategy [system]

Isabella was also taken aback, "Gloria allows you to call her Le Kesi?"

"Ah, yes..." Kolusta gave her grandmother a blank look, "Is there any problem?"

As if aware of her faint uneasiness, Isabella shook her head and comforted: "No, not really. It's just that the two children Gloria and Wende are notoriously alienated from others, and I have never You know, there are actually people other than the Celentides family who can get the qualification to call them nicknames."

"Hey, Mr. Wende didn't allow me to call him so affectionately," Kolusta said immediately, "Only Le Kesi allowed me to call him that..."

"That's good too," Isabella raised her eyebrows meaningfully, and patted her hand with a smile. "To be friends with Gloria is really worthy of our little Ruth."

——In fact, there is still a tiny bit short of being able to "be a girlfriend".

Kolusta added silently from the bottom of her heart, but her mouth was trying to skip this guilty topic, "Okay, grandma, let's talk about this later... You haven't told me yet, the one that made you change your mind What does this opportunity have to do with Le Kesi?"

Isabella paused, and said: "Because of Likana's relationship with Miss Su Mole, and Gloria herself is very close to you, so at some point, I will invite her to come here for a while. Sit down, talk, and have afternoon tea with my old lady."

Kolusta sat up straighter, pricked up her ears, and began to listen quietly.

"Although this child has always objected to my contact with you because of my debt to Li Kana in the past... But after all, there is a layer of her mother Su Sen's relationship, and it may be pity that this old woman has almost nothing to chat with. People, so every time you invite, she will go to the appointment as scheduled, and then tell me what happened to you at school."

Isabella sighed, took a sip from her teacup, and then continued: "However, not long ago, I got an amazing piece of news from her."

"What news?" Kolusta asked nervously.

Under her urging, the Duchess turned her head, the eyes flashed with anger, but then disappeared suddenly, and she looked at her granddaughter who had just returned home with half distress and half fear.

The voice of the current ruler of the Amirim family contained faint anger, as if recalling something irritating, he said word by word: "Gloria slipped her mouth because of her negligence... She told me that not long ago, the second princess of the royal family tried to use potions against you—if she hadn't rushed in time, that time would have almost killed you, right?"

Oh, and the fake sickness potion incident.

Kolusta pursed her lips and admitted indisputably, "Yes."

Isabella snorted coldly, but she didn't even want to tell her precious granddaughter the lesson of "too lightly". She could only suppress the anger in her heart, slapped the armrest of the sofa with her palm, and said angrily: "She is so rampant!" , to be so bold as to dare to attack the students, isn’t it just bullying you as a commoner without a family standing behind you to support you?”

"—Now Nobili is glamorous on the surface, but has long been a puddle of mud behind his back. In order to prevent the plotting of this insidious villain, I must immediately recognize you back to the family."

Isabella said in a deep voice: "Although Gloria is willing, she can't stay by your side all the time - believe me, Ruth, only when you have your own power, will you let those Rats living in the gutter dare not touch easily, so that they can truly protect themselves from the troubles and injuries that could have been avoided."

The Duchess' words sounded like a thick alarm bell, ringing in Kolusta's heart.

Yes.She thought that only when she was really strong could she resist all open and dark arrows and reach out to protect her loved one.

……

After figuring out what she cared about most, the motive behind Isabella's recognition of her, Kolusta completely let go of the barriers in her heart, and began to talk in detail about her past life with her grandmother.

From Seaside Town to the Holy Light Academy of Magic, all the life that Isabella failed to participate in, she would tell this long-lost grandmother word by word.

Isabella listened to her granddaughter's narration patiently and with interest, and seized the opportunity herself to briefly introduce the current situation of the family to her during the conversation.

——In general, the family is...a little poor now.

Since there was no heir before, and Isabella, who is currently in power, is old, both external collaborators and internal stakeholders believe that the family's inheritance is about to be cut off, and it will become emaciated in a few years camel.

Regardless of whether it is bigger than a horse or not, and its residual value is high, anyone with a discerning eye knows that once this family gradually declines, it will inevitably usher in the established ending of "death".

As a result, the families that had been maintaining deals or other friendly relations ran away in a hurry, trying to stop losses in time; and some forces that were included in the scope and could not be separated gradually began to be lazy, and there was a feeling of "die together and die together". "The decadence and pessimism.

"But now I have you, my child."

Isabella sighed and looked at Kolusta lovingly.

This smart girl frowned immediately after she had a basic understanding of the current situation of the family, her face was full of seriousness and urgency. , The aristocratic ladies who have received elite education are not much different.

"I will choose an appropriate time to announce to Wangcheng that you will be the next successor of the Amirim family," the Duchess promised with a smile, "From now on, no one will bully you because you are a commoner gone."

Hearing this, Kolusta's frown relaxed a little, and she raised her head and showed a reserved and sincere smile at Isabella.

——Different from her mother, she doesn't love freedom that much and doesn't want to be constrained by power and responsibility. Therefore, Kolusta, who accepts the important task of "reviving the family", doesn't feel much disgusted with the status of "heir".

It can even be said that for her upcoming mission as the "protagonist of the game", having a Duke family standing behind her will be a greater boost.

As long as Isabella recognizes her out of sincerity, then Kolusta will happily start planning for the Amirim family step by step.

——Although according to the laws of the Kingdom, title succession must meet the condition that "with the consent or death of the previous title holder, the successor must be at least [-] years old and have made considerable contributions to the family" before it can be held The knighthood ceremony... But Kolusta has already consciously assumed the responsibility of being the future duchess, with a straight face, she is seriously explaining to the system.

"I will start learning relevant knowledge as soon as possible, and after a while, grandma will definitely let me inspect the family business," Kolusta said earnestly, "Old department, old department, you must remember to help me when the time comes!"

The system thought to itself that you, a cub, also begged me, and replied excitedly, "I'm happy to serve you wholeheartedly."

The conversation between the grandparents and grandchildren lasted almost the whole morning. It was not until Oliver came to remind him that the lunch was ready for the second time that Isabella reluctantly ended her satisfaction with Kolusta. Holding his granddaughter's wrist, he walked briskly and led her to the restaurant himself.

Kolusta couldn't help but be amazed by her grandmother's physical fitness - and still can't remember the scene when the old lady threw her crutches at the gate.

The lunch was delicious and hearty, and even the carvings on the dishes could be seen with great effort and care.The well-fried steak is so oily, the smoked salmon has a special and rich taste, the minced chicken and corn soup is so sweet that people can't wait to swallow their tongues, and it is served with a small crepe covered with pink jam... ...The aroma is like an invisible ribbon, hanging all over the spacious restaurant, which can easily arouse people's gluttons.

Looking at the dishes, Isabella said with some emotion: "It seems that our head chef has finally worked hard today. This meal seems to be of the same standard as when Licana was still there."

In the past, the lady of the Duke's mansion had a picky mouth, which everyone knew and was willing to get used to.

Seemingly seeing the old man's emotion, Oliver, the caring butler standing beside him, immediately took a step forward and said softly: "Isn't it because of the young lady's return that everyone is motivated? The Duke's Mansion has not been so lively for many years. Today It's a happy event, and I hope you will keep your mood, madam, and don't be sad."

Kolusta, who was sitting at the other end of the dining table, also bent her eyes at grandma, half comforting and half joking: "From now on, I will accompany you instead of mother, and I will eat every dish she likes." Just try it once."

After being persuaded by the two, Isabella was no longer obsessed with the past, she looked at her granddaughter kindly and dotingly, and said in multiple voices: "Okay, okay, of course I want you to be well Try it once."

After a relaxed lunch, Isabella told Oliver to take Kolusta to the room that had been prepared for her to rest, while she had to deal with some urgent affairs and had to wait until the afternoon to accompany her granddaughter.

Therefore, Mr. Housekeeper, who was excellent at work, immediately took over the important task after she left, and saluted Kolusta: "Miss, your room is on the third floor, please come with me."

"Okay," Kolusta smiled at him, and added, "But I still want to take a look around the whole house, so I'm familiar with the layout... Please, Oliver."

At Kolusta's request, Oliver led her through most of the duke's mansion, and asked the young lady who had just returned home to recognize the route, before leading her up the stairs leading to the bedroom.

"To be honest, Oliver," Kolusta said emotionally, "The Amirim family is completely different from what I imagined...Even the second before I stepped into the gate, I insisted that the atmosphere here would be different." It's a very serious and straight style."

However, as soon as she finished speaking, Oliver's footsteps leading the way suddenly stopped.

The butler who had worked in the duke's mansion for many years turned his head sideways, looked at Kolusta who was showing suspicion because of his sudden stop, and sighed lightly, whether it was relief or sorrow.

"Actually...you guessed right." He said, "Before Madam decided to invite you home, the family style of the Amirim family was indeed as solemn and strict as you said."

Kolusta: "...?"

She vaguely recalled the sand-sculpted servants who lined the aisle to welcome her, and the grandmother who threw her cane and rushed to her and cried with joy when she saw her.

Have I misunderstood the adjective dignified and strict?

Seeing the expression on her face as if she had seen a ghost, Oliver couldn't help but smiled, with gentle eyes, and continued to explain her confusion: "You don't have to feel too strange...In fact, when you just got off the carriage, you met The scene was specially arranged by Madam for me."

"Grandma?" Kolusta repeated in surprise.

"Yes——because Madam thinks that you grew up in Seaside Town, you must dislike too heavy atmosphere like Miss Licana, so she asks us servants to try our best to be lively, and we must not let You feel constrained."

"I dare to disclose this to you in order to let you understand Madam's painstaking efforts, and I hope that the young lady will not feel offended..."

The brown-haired girl froze for a moment, her expression surprised, but her heart seemed to be covered with a layer of sunshine, and it became softer involuntarily.

"Why would I think so, Oliver?" Kolusta shook his head and smiled at him, "To be honest, I can't be happier knowing that my grandmother and you guys value me so much."

After getting her negation, Oliver also heaved a sigh of relief, and couldn't help showing a happy and comforting smile on his face with a bit of vicissitudes.

Mr. Butler, who has been working hard for this family for half his life, turned his head away, sighed and said silently in his heart:

"Thank you, Goddess of Light, for allowing the Amirim family to have such an excellent and lovely heir at this critical moment."

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