The Eldest Princess Walked the Way of Flowers

The Eldest Daughter Walks Down The Flower Path - Chapter 4

The Eldest Princess Walking Down the Way of Flowers - Chapter 4

Translator: Yonnee

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Chapter 4's

As Jade mentioned, the Tilrod family was a knight family.

Their ancestor, Alexis Tilrod, was a knight of Dantes Alfred, the First Emperor of Cardia. And it is said that he is called the 'Fire Sword.'

As the knight of the First Emperor, he had opened a new era through the reclamation of the territory occupied by the demon monsters.

But since his time, the Tilrods had experienced a sharp decline as they failed to produce decent knights from generation to generation.

Then, Alexis Tilrod's talent was misplaced.

It was manifested in Radis, an outcast from the family of Tilrod.

"He's a genius."

Armano realizes that he found a pearl in the middle of a sea of mud. Now he realized that this mud was not just mud.

But the tutor, who was secretly visiting Armano, had told him before he even met the boy.

“Do not praise Miss Radis. If you do, you may be expelled without getting a letter of recommendation.”

Armano doesn't want Radis' talent buried. He poured all his passion into Radis and his talent, pretending to teach David and Radis together.

And the lazy David likes this way. It was an interesting sight to see his sister sweating under the scorching sun. David laughed at Radis as much as he could, happy to take a nap in the cool shade.

In the same way, Radis is also happy to be able to learn swordsmanship and receive praise from a reputable teacher.

Armano, who taught them, was also pleased.

But this happiness bubble in the middle of mud is sure to erupt.

It didn't last long.

...* * *...

Years when David was fourteen years old, everything was revealed.

"Master, I sent David to the Imperial Academy."

“I heard it was an elite training ground for knights. I was thinking of putting David in early. What do you think?"

As he looks into Jade and Margaret's shining eyes, Armano realizes that the time has come. He opened his mouth hesitantly.

“Maybe it will be difficult.”

Jade's face was stiff. The same went for Margaret, but she pulled him along and smiled, then asked again.

“As expected, fourteen is too early, right? Would it be okay if it was next year, or the year after that? ”

“No, it wouldn't be possible no matter how old he was. I'm sorry for telling you too late. David has no talent in swordsmanship.”

“…”

Armano tries to explain to Margaret— that David lacks the talent, perseverance, and motivation to become a knight.

Instead, Radis had it all.

But Margaret didn't want to hear it.

“This sneaky slut...!”

The target soon becomes Radis.

“You seduced your teacher like a fox! That's how you destroy the future of your brother and your family!”

Margaret screamed and slapped Radis' cheek loudly.

Radis did not even moan as she lowered her head. He was used to accepting and enduring all the violence and verbal abuse directed at him.

Armano grabbed Margaret's arm.

"Mrs, please stop!"

Margaret slapped her cheek too.

"You're fired! You even ruined my jewelry!”

Armano was immediately kicked out, but the current situation has not been resolved.

Margaret needs to somehow get her son into the Academy. He always does everything to give his precious gem a bright future.

"You did it."

Radis, whose face was swollen after being slapped on her cheek, raised her head.

“You ruined everything, so you fixed it. Go take a test at David's place.

"Yes…?"

“Your height is almost the same, so no one will know if you wear armor and helmet. Your face is similar.”

Margaret took out the scissors used to cut the cloth.

Margaret hit Radis on the head once more, which made her lower her head, then Margaret pulled the boy's hair and swooped down with her scissors.

Radis was speechless and just trembled, seeing her tangled hair fall before her eyes.

He could see the faces of his two younger siblings through the crack in the open door.

David's face was red from trying to hold back the laughter, and Yurhi's big eyes were filled with terror.

Then, after Margaret cut Radis' hair, she said—

“I'll forgive you if you do well for David's sake. You are the eldest daughter of the family of Tilrod. Isn't it natural for you to do your best to support your brother because he is the pillar of our family?”

Eldest daughter.

"OK…"

Radis did everything Margaret ordered.

He took the entrance test at the Academy, wearing his brother's armor with his chest, which had just started to grow, tightly bound.

Then, she saw her brother leave the house after passing the exam.

"Good job."

It was the first compliment she heard from her mother. Radis smiles.

Her hair had been badly cut, and her face and body were covered in bruises, but she was happy.

Radis wrote a letter to Armano saying that he was grateful and he regretted he was fired because of him. One day, he found out that he answered. Margaret, with one letter in her hand, came to her room.

No matter how hard he tried to practice swordsmanship and to strengthen his resolve, Radis was still afraid of his mother. When she saw her mother's angry face, her heart was pounding.

Radis usually raises his hands around his head. Because he thought he was going to be hit.

But Margaret didn't do it this time.

He wordlessly threw Armano's letter into the fireplace in front of Radis, a sly smile on his face.

It was much more painful than being slapped.

...* * *...

A long time had passed, and David graduated from the Academy. He became an apprentice knight after that.

But an internship is still an internship.

He must be properly acknowledged for his official appointment as a knight.

In other words, he had to go monster hunting.

“I don't want to go!”

At the age of eighteen, David cried.

“Devil conquest? Why should I join something like that?! I'm gonna get hurt! I'm going to die!"

“Oh, son! You just need to go a few times.”

“Brian will not do conquest! His father made him a disciple of a knight he knew. Dad, don't you even have some connections to make it happen for me ?! ”

Listening to David, Jade limped out of the living room.

Then, Margaret said coldly to her retreating back.

"Ask your father!"

"You said our family is the founding family of the Empire, but what now?!"

David spoke as if the sky was about to collapse.

“How many times do I have to go? Mom, please don't pretend you don't know! Do you know what happened in the conquest? I have to fight in the forest. Do you think I won't die? Moreover, they fired demonic energy!”

David was sick of it.

“Do you know how terrifying that demonic energy is? It's like poison! They say that if you go hunting for a month and return home, people need to rest for half a year or they will die. Or they had to go to the temple to pay a lot of money and be blessed by the priests. Do you have that kind of money in this house ?! ”

“But... If you kill monsters, you will get magic stones, right?”

“How can I kill one? I'm gonna get hurt. I'm going to die!"

So the story goes back to the beginning.

After listening to the conversation in silence, Radis slipped out and went to his room.

Currently, Radis was twenty years old. If she was a normal noblewoman, she would have been married already.

But he can't. At this time, the parents or guardians of the female side must prepare a dowry for the groom.

Neither Margaret nor Jade paid attention to it.

After all, as David had said, they had no money. The taxes they collected were too small and difficult to regulate their territory.

The Tilrod family also bore a large debt for sending David to the Academy, both for school fees and living expenses.

Moreover, Radis who is not active in the upper class society, does not have any relationship.

There was a boy who was dating Yurhi, who was three years younger than him, but Radis had never even chatted with a man.

Radis lives like a shadow.

There's no place for him anywhere.

Margaret treated him badly and Jade turned a blind eye.

His siblings consider him a bully.

The only place he could relax and be himself was in the empty place where Armano taught him swordsmanship long ago.

He continued his training there.

He practiced the same swing over and over again. That'sallthatis.

It was the same that day.

As he held his sword, he stopped in the middle of training when he saw his mother approaching.

She wondered if she would be slapped again, but Margaret did not.

Instead, he spoke.

“Tuan Wehnz wants you to be his wife. If you are a healthy woman, shouldn't you give birth to a son? They don't need a dowry, and he'll give you money. If you give birth to a son, he will give you an inheritance. Ah, I feel appreciated for the first time for giving birth to you. You know, it's true that the eldest daughter is the breadwinner. He's a 70-year-old man, but he's still alive, so just live like a newlywed.”

Margaret grinned when she saw blood flowing from Radis' face.

“You don't want to? Go hunt demons in your brother's place. You will be able to use a sword that you are very fond of. It's a shame to have an unmarried daughter stay at home. But if you go on that expedition, I'll allow you to stay here. ”