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Table of Contents

  • 1. Chapter 1 - Part 1
  • 2. Chapter 1 - Part 2
  • 3. Chapter 2 - Part 1
  • 4. Chapter 2 - Part 2
  • 5. Chapter 3
  • 6. Chapter 4
  • 7. Chapter 5
  • 8. Chapter 6
  • 9. Chapter 7
  • 10. Chapter 8
  • 11. Chapter 9
  • 12. Chapter 10
  • 13. Chapter 11
  • 14. Chapter 12
  • 15. Chapter 13
  • 16. Chapter 14
  • 17. Chapter 15
  • 18. Chapter 16
  • 19. Chapter 17
  • 20. Chapter 18
  • 21. Chapter 19
  • 22. Chapter 20
  • 23. Chapter 21
  • 24. Chapter 22
  • 25. Chapter 23
  • 26. Chapter 24
  • 27. Chapter 25
  • 28. Chapter 26
  • 29. Chapter 27
  • 30. Chapter 28
  • 31. Chapter 29
  • 32. Chapter 30
  • 33. Chapter 31
  • 34. Chapter 32
  • 35. Chapter 33
  • 36. Chapter 34
  • 37. Chapter 35
  • 38. Chapter 36
  • 39. Chapter 37
  • 40. Chapter 38
  • 41. Chapter 39
  • 42. Chapter 40
  • 43. Chapter 41
  • 44. Chapter 42
  • 45. Chapter 43
  • 46. Chapter 44
  • 47. Chapter 45
  • 48. Chapter 46
  • 49. Chapter 47
  • 50. Chapter 48
  • 51. Chapter 49
  • 52. Chapter 50
  • 53. Chapter 51
  • 54. Chapter 52
  • 55. Chapter 53
  • 56. Chapter 54
  • 57. Chapter 55
  • 58. Chapter 56
  • 59. Chapter 57
  • 60. Chapter 58
  • 61. Chapter 59
  • 62. Chapter 60
  • 63. Chapter 61
  • 64. Chapter 62
  • 65. Chapter 63
  • 66. Chapter 64
  • 67. Chapter 65
  • 68. Chapter 66
  • 69. Chapter 67
  • 70. Chapter 68
  • 71. Chapter 69
  • 72. Chapter 70
  • 73. Chapter 71
  • 74. Chapter 72
  • 75. Chapter 73
  • 76. Chapter 74
  • 77. Chapter 75
  • 78. Chapter 76
  • 79. Chapter 77
  • 80. Chapter 78
  • 81. Chapters 79
  • 82. Chapters 80
  • 83. Chapters 81
  • 84. Chapters 82
  • 85. Chapter 83
  • 86. Chapter 84
  • 87. Chapter 85
  • 88. Chapter 86
  • 89. Chapter 87
  • 90. Chapter 88
  • 91. Chapter 89
  • 92. Chapter 90
  • 93. Chapter 91
  • 94. Chapter 92
  • 95. Chapter 93
  • 96. Chapter 94
  • 97. Chapter 95
  • 98. Chapter 96
  • 99. Chapter 97
  • 100. Chapter 98
  • 101. Chapter 99
  • 102. Chapter 100
  • 103. Chapter 101
  • 104. Chapter 102
  • 105. Chapter 104
  • 106. Chapter 104
  • 107. Chapter 105
  • 108. Chapter 106
  • 109. Chapter 107
  • 110. Chapter 108
  • 111. Chapter 109
  • 112. Chapter 110
  • 113. Chapter 111
  • 114. Chapter 112
  • 115. Chapter 113
  • 116. Chapter 114
  • 117. Chapter 115
  • 118. Chapter 116
  • 119. Chapter 117
  • 120. Chapter 118
  • 121. Chapter 119
  • 122. Chapter 120
  • 123. Chapter 121
  • 124. Chapter 122
  • 125. Chapter 123
  • 126. Chapter 124
  • 127. Chapter 125
  • 128. Chapter 126
  • 129. Chapter 127
  • 130. Chapter 128
  • 131. Chapter 129
  • 132. Chapter 130
  • 133. Chapter 131
  • 134. Chapter 132
  • 135. Chapter 133
  • 136. Chapter 134
  • 137. Chapter 135
  • 138. Chapter 136
  • 139. Chapter 137
  • 140. Chapter 138
  • 141. Chapter 139
  • 142. Chapter 140
  • 143. Chapter 141
  • 144. Chapter 142
  • 145. Chapter 143
  • 146. Chapter 144
  • 147. Chapter 145
  • 148. Chapter 146
  • 149. Chapter 147
  • 150. Chapter 148
  • 151. Chapter 149
  • 152. Chapter 150
  • 153. Chapter 151
  • 154. Chapter 152
  • 155. Chapter 153
  • 156. Chapter 154
  • 157. Chapter 155
  • 158. Chapter 156
  • 159. Chapter 157
  • 160. Chapter 158
  • 161. Chapter 159
  • 162. Chapter 160
  • 163. Chapter 161
  • 164. Chapter 162
  • 165. Chapter 163
  • 166. Chapter 164
  • 167. Chapter 165
  • 168. Chapter 166
  • 169. Chapter 167
  • 170. Chapter 168
  • 171. Chapter 169
  • 172. Chapter 170
  • 173. Chapter 171
  • 174. Chapter 172
  • 175. Chapter 173
  • 176. Chapter 174
  • 177. Chapter 175
  • 178. Chapter 176
  • 179. Chapter 177
  • 180. Chapter 178
  • 181. Chapter 179
  • 182. Chapter 180
  • 183. Chapter 181
  • 184. Chapter 182
  • 185. Chapter 183
  • 186. Chapter 184
  • 187. Chapter 185
  • 188. Chapter 186
  • 189. Chapter 187 - The Final Chapter
  • 190. Side Story - 1

Chapter 1 - Part 1

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***

The Duke of Superion led Lelia to a suite where Elizabeth had stayed until she got married.

 

(E/N: A suite would be a group of rooms that are meant to be used as a whole, similar to an apartment.)

 

The maids had recently cleaned these rooms, but it seems that the maids attended to the suite on a daily basis.

 

Lelia looked at the cutely decorated rooms.

 

She was able to get a sense of her mother’s taste in the hut, but she could feel more of it in these rooms.

 

It was so pretty.

 

[Besides, it can’t be taken away by her Brothers, Cedric and Damien.]

 

Her mother’s suite was divided into a large living room and bedroom, a bathroom, a walk-in closet, and a study that lay past unopened arched doors.

 

It was so spacious that she dreamed of staying  here forever. It seemed better than the single room she had back in the temple.

(Editor: The sitting/living room and bedroom seem to be “one room”.)

 

Lelia could feel her mother as she looked around her rooms.

 

The Duke of Superion was following and watching Lelia as she explored the different rooms.

 

“Oh, I have something to give you.”

 

“Yeah?”

 

The Duke of Superion then led Lelia back to the living room.

 

On one of the tables lay a mysterious package.

 

“Open it.”

 

At the Duke’s words, Lelia carefully opened the package.

 

Inside was an ornate box that sparkled with gold. She carefully lifted it up and opened it, revealing a clear, and beautiful song.

 

“It’s a music box.”

 

Lelia exclaimed with a happy expression.

 

“Yeah, this was originally a present for Elizabeth. She loved music boxes since she was a child.”

 

“Ah…”

 

At those words, Lelia felt her heart fill up with something warm. She cradled the music box to her chest.

 

“This is a gift from your mother, and I will give you more gifts from now on. You should never refuse them and take all of them. Got it?”

 

“Yeah…”

 

When Lelia answered, the Duke patted her head in a curious way.

 

It was then…

 

She heard a knock, well more like a Bang-Bang.

 

Duke Superion’s brow furrowed. 

 

The door soon opened and a man walked in with an angry expression.

 

“Ugh!”

 

Lelia was startled and subconsciously went to hide behind Duke of Superion’s back.

 

“Father!”

 

Opening the door was a young man with an angry face.

 

He was one of her mother’s brothers, it was the man she had seen in her mother’s cabin.

 

“Mind yourself…”

 

Carius, who came in angry, stopped when he briefly saw Lelia’s face before she hid behind the duke again.

 

[Why did he come in here so enraged at his father for bringing home a child?]

 

He couldn’t believe it was her.

 

He blinked in disbelief.

 

His face turned very red and he began to shout loudly.

 

He had never dared to be angry in front of his father, but he couldn’t stop himself now. 

 

“Father! Why is the child I saw in the Imperial Palace here? What is she doing here now?! Damn it! Do you know whose daughter this is?”

 

When the Duke did not immediately answer, he continued to shout.

 

“Besides, why… ! Why did you let her into this room?! And then you called me here! Why Father?!”

 

Carius was almost crying. Tears flowed down his face, which was flushed in anger.

 

“How, how…?! You brought Iris’ daughter here!”

 

Carius glared at Lelia, and grit his teeth. He was thinking about how he wanted to drag this child out immediately and drive her out of the palace.

 

It wasn’t enough to invade his sister’s hut, but she even desecrated these rooms! He gasped around his congested nose.

 

Even now, seeing her hide behind his father’s back made him see red.

 

“Pathetic…”

 

The Duke of Superion clicked his tongue and looked at his sullen son.

 

“Father! Don’t you know that the Emperor is looking for that child?! Come out from behind him! How dare you hide behind someone’s back!”

 

Carius yelled at Lelia, who was still hiding behind the duke.

 

Lelia was even more terrified than when she met him in the hut. His appearance now was making her very nervous.

 

That was when…

 

“Oww!”

 

The Duke, who had been quietly watching the whole time, reached out and pinched Carius’ cheek.

 

Carius looked at his father with a shocked look in his eyes, as if confused that his father had grasped his cheek.

 

“How dare you get angry in front of me! How can you not even recognize your own niece… pathetic man. Don’t you feel sorry for Elizabeth?”

 

“Let me go!”

 

Carius exclaimed, while his father continued to pinch his cheek. The duke narrowed his eyes and let go of the cheek.

 

Carius’ cheek had turned bright red.

 

“What? Niece? What are you talking about…?”

 

Carius wrinkled his brow while holding on to his cheek.

 

It was at that moment that Lelia, who had been hiding behind the duke, leaned her head out slightly and looked up at him.

 

[He must have been very angry, but I think he’s calmed down…]

 

He had been angry when he saw her in the hut, but the thought that she had managed to invade his sister’s space this far away had enraged him.

 

Carius looked at Lelia with a puzzled look. Then he looked at his father as it dawned on him.

 

“Alas! I’m afraid that I’m getting old…”

 

This time the duke firmly pinched Carius’ other cheek.

 

***

 

-Superion Castle-

 

In a chamber inside the Duke’s office. 

 

The three Superion siblings were sitting around the conference table. This was a venue used by the high-ranking family members to have meetings. 

 

At the head of the table sat the Duke of Superion, with his brows heavily furrowed. He was an old man in his 60’s whose spirit was more formidable than when he was in his youth. It was a frightening dignity that has carried the House of Superion for nearly 40 years.

 

The three Superion siblings were sitting around the table with faces full of complaints.

 

Xenon, the oldest of Elizabeth’s two brothers, is 35 years old. He’s in charge of the knights of the House of Superion and the father of two sons. 

 

Carius, who is seated next to Xenon, is 28 years old. He was the closest to Elizabeth before her death. Among the three siblings, Carius has the most resentful look on his face. 

 

Finally… Atia, Elizabeth’s little sister, who is 27 years old. 

 

She wasn’t close to Elizabeth because she’d spent her childhood at the capital. She returned to the territory, from the capital, when her sister became the crown princess. 

 

The sadness and longing she felt for her dead sister remained.

 

She also looked to be full of complaints.

 

“Will Father listen to our words?”

 

The reason why siblings looked unhappy was because of what their father had said moments ago.

 

The girl he’d brought from the capital is Elizabeth’s daughter.

 

They heard the whole story, but the siblings couldn’t easily believe it. But Xenon seemed to think that it might be possible. 

 

“She certainly looks like Elizabeth when she was a kid.”

 

“She does not look like Elizabeth! There’s no resemblance other than the color of her eyes!”

 

Carius refuted the words of his eldest brother, Xenon.

 

“I remember Elizabeth’s childhood in more detail. We have to leave open the possibility. If that’s true…”

 

“…”

 

If that’s true…?

 

Carius’s eyes darkened. If that kid really is the young daughter of his dead sister… .

 

“If it’s true, Carius, you’re in big trouble. Why don’t you just die?”

 

“Shut up, Atias…”

 

Carius and Atias started a fierce battle and exchanged harsh glares. The situation between the two was common, Xenon sighed as he looked at them.

 

“Stop,” said the duke, who had been silent the whole time.

 

“I have no intention of getting your permission anyway. There will be no talks about sending the child to the capital.”

 

This meant that the existence of Lelia, who was being looked for in the Imperial Castle, should be kept silent.

 

The Superion Territory was quite a distance from the capital, and the emperor would never be suspicious of the Superion family.

 

Princess Iris, Lelia’s official mother, was an enemy to the Superion family.

 

Most would think that if they had a chance, the Superion’s would kill Lelia. No one would ever suspect that they were protecting her.

 

The emperor didn’t seem to be looking for the child because he was worried about her child’s safety.

 

“But Father, shouldn’t we wait to see if she’s Elizabeth’s real daughter?”

 

“I’ll look into it myself.”

 

The Duke answered Xenon’s question firmly. Xenon pondered on his Father’s answer for a moment and asked another question.

 

“What are you going to tell the vassals?”

 

“For now, I will announce that I have brought in a child resembling Elizabeth for the sake of my wife’s illness.”

 

“Okay.”

 

“This should be kept strictly secret.”

 

At the duke’s words, the three siblings nodded saying they understood.

 

After receiving his children’s confirmation, the Duke left the conference room as if there was nothing more to say.

 

The three siblings remained and exchanged glances with each other.

 

They believed in their father.

 

“For now, I’ll believe it. Do you know what Mother did when she saw that child?”

 

“How was it?”

 

Xenon asked for clarification of Atias’ words. To which Atias went into great detail, as she could no longer contain it.

 

Chapter 1 - Part 2

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***

The Duke of Superion led Lelia to a suite where Elizabeth had stayed until she got married.

 

(E/N: A suite would be a group of rooms that are meant to be used as a whole, similar to an apartment.)

 

The maids had recently cleaned these rooms, but it seems that the maids attended to the suite on a daily basis.

 

Lelia looked at the cutely decorated rooms.

 

She was able to get a sense of her mother’s taste in the hut, but she could feel more of it in these rooms.

 

It was so pretty.

 

[Besides, it can’t be taken away by her Brothers, Cedric and Damien.]

 

Her mother’s suite was divided into a large living room and bedroom, a bathroom, a walk-in closet, and a study that lay past unopened arched doors.

 

It was so spacious that she dreamed of staying  here forever. It seemed better than the single room she had back in the temple.

(Editor: The sitting/living room and bedroom seem to be “one room”.)

 

Lelia could feel her mother as she looked around her rooms.

 

The Duke of Superion was following and watching Lelia as she explored the different rooms.

 

“Oh, I have something to give you.”

 

“Yeah?”

 

The Duke of Superion then led Lelia back to the living room.

 

On one of the tables lay a mysterious package.

 

“Open it.”

 

At the Duke’s words, Lelia carefully opened the package.

 

Inside was an ornate box that sparkled with gold. She carefully lifted it up and opened it, revealing a clear, and beautiful song.

 

“It’s a music box.”

 

Lelia exclaimed with a happy expression.

 

“Yeah, this was originally a present for Elizabeth. She loved music boxes since she was a child.”

 

“Ah…”

 

At those words, Lelia felt her heart fill up with something warm. She cradled the music box to her chest.

 

“This is a gift from your mother, and I will give you more gifts from now on. You should never refuse them and take all of them. Got it?”

 

“Yeah…”

 

When Lelia answered, the Duke patted her head in a curious way.

 

It was then…

 

She heard a knock, well more like a Bang-Bang.

 

Duke Superion’s brow furrowed. 

 

The door soon opened and a man walked in with an angry expression.

 

“Ugh!”

 

Lelia was startled and subconsciously went to hide behind Duke of Superion’s back.

 

“Father!”

 

Opening the door was a young man with an angry face.

 

He was one of her mother’s brothers, it was the man she had seen in her mother’s cabin.

 

“Mind yourself…”

 

Carius, who came in angry, stopped when he briefly saw Lelia’s face before she hid behind the duke again.

 

[Why did he come in here so enraged at his father for bringing home a child?]

 

He couldn’t believe it was her.

 

He blinked in disbelief.

 

His face turned very red and he began to shout loudly.

 

He had never dared to be angry in front of his father, but he couldn’t stop himself now. 

 

“Father! Why is the child I saw in the Imperial Palace here? What is she doing here now?! Damn it! Do you know whose daughter this is?”

 

When the Duke did not immediately answer, he continued to shout.

 

“Besides, why… ! Why did you let her into this room?! And then you called me here! Why Father?!”

 

Carius was almost crying. Tears flowed down his face, which was flushed in anger.

 

“How, how…?! You brought Iris’ daughter here!”

 

Carius glared at Lelia, and grit his teeth. He was thinking about how he wanted to drag this child out immediately and drive her out of the palace.

 

It wasn’t enough to invade his sister’s hut, but she even desecrated these rooms! He gasped around his congested nose.

 

Even now, seeing her hide behind his father’s back made him see red.

 

“Pathetic…”

 

The Duke of Superion clicked his tongue and looked at his sullen son.

 

“Father! Don’t you know that the Emperor is looking for that child?! Come out from behind him! How dare you hide behind someone’s back!”

 

Carius yelled at Lelia, who was still hiding behind the duke.

 

Lelia was even more terrified than when she met him in the hut. His appearance now was making her very nervous.

 

That was when…

 

“Oww!”

 

The Duke, who had been quietly watching the whole time, reached out and pinched Carius’ cheek.

 

Carius looked at his father with a shocked look in his eyes, as if confused that his father had grasped his cheek.

 

“How dare you get angry in front of me! How can you not even recognize your own niece… pathetic man. Don’t you feel sorry for Elizabeth?”

 

“Let me go!”

 

Carius exclaimed, while his father continued to pinch his cheek. The duke narrowed his eyes and let go of the cheek.

 

Carius’ cheek had turned bright red.

 

“What? Niece? What are you talking about…?”

 

Carius wrinkled his brow while holding on to his cheek.

 

It was at that moment that Lelia, who had been hiding behind the duke, leaned her head out slightly and looked up at him.

 

[He must have been very angry, but I think he’s calmed down…]

 

He had been angry when he saw her in the hut, but the thought that she had managed to invade his sister’s space this far away had enraged him.

 

Carius looked at Lelia with a puzzled look. Then he looked at his father as it dawned on him.

 

“Alas! I’m afraid that I’m getting old…”

 

This time the duke firmly pinched Carius’ other cheek.

 

***

 

-Superion Castle-

 

In a chamber inside the Duke’s office. 

 

The three Superion siblings were sitting around the conference table. This was a venue used by the high-ranking family members to have meetings. 

 

At the head of the table sat the Duke of Superion, with his brows heavily furrowed. He was an old man in his 60’s whose spirit was more formidable than when he was in his youth. It was a frightening dignity that has carried the House of Superion for nearly 40 years.

 

The three Superion siblings were sitting around the table with faces full of complaints.

 

Xenon, the oldest of Elizabeth’s two brothers, is 35 years old. He’s in charge of the knights of the House of Superion and the father of two sons. 

 

Carius, who is seated next to Xenon, is 28 years old. He was the closest to Elizabeth before her death. Among the three siblings, Carius has the most resentful look on his face. 

 

Finally… Atia, Elizabeth’s little sister, who is 27 years old. 

 

She wasn’t close to Elizabeth because she’d spent her childhood at the capital. She returned to the territory, from the capital, when her sister became the crown princess. 

 

The sadness and longing she felt for her dead sister remained.

 

She also looked to be full of complaints.

 

“Will Father listen to our words?”

 

The reason why siblings looked unhappy was because of what their father had said moments ago.

 

The girl he’d brought from the capital is Elizabeth’s daughter.

 

They heard the whole story, but the siblings couldn’t easily believe it. But Xenon seemed to think that it might be possible. 

 

“She certainly looks like Elizabeth when she was a kid.”

 

“She does not look like Elizabeth! There’s no resemblance other than the color of her eyes!”

 

Carius refuted the words of his eldest brother, Xenon.

 

“I remember Elizabeth’s childhood in more detail. We have to leave open the possibility. If that’s true…”

 

“…”

 

If that’s true…?

 

Carius’s eyes darkened. If that kid really is the young daughter of his dead sister… .

 

“If it’s true, Carius, you’re in big trouble. Why don’t you just die?”

 

“Shut up, Atias…”

 

Carius and Atias started a fierce battle and exchanged harsh glares. The situation between the two was common, Xenon sighed as he looked at them.

 

“Stop,” said the duke, who had been silent the whole time.

 

“I have no intention of getting your permission anyway. There will be no talks about sending the child to the capital.”

 

This meant that the existence of Lelia, who was being looked for in the Imperial Castle, should be kept silent.

 

The Superion Territory was quite a distance from the capital, and the emperor would never be suspicious of the Superion family.

 

Princess Iris, Lelia’s official mother, was an enemy to the Superion family.

 

Most would think that if they had a chance, the Superion’s would kill Lelia. No one would ever suspect that they were protecting her.

 

The emperor didn’t seem to be looking for the child because he was worried about her child’s safety.

 

“But Father, shouldn’t we wait to see if she’s Elizabeth’s real daughter?”

 

“I’ll look into it myself.”

 

The Duke answered Xenon’s question firmly. Xenon pondered on his Father’s answer for a moment and asked another question.

 

“What are you going to tell the vassals?”

 

“For now, I will announce that I have brought in a child resembling Elizabeth for the sake of my wife’s illness.”

 

“Okay.”

 

“This should be kept strictly secret.”

 

At the duke’s words, the three siblings nodded saying they understood.

 

After receiving his children’s confirmation, the Duke left the conference room as if there was nothing more to say.

 

The three siblings remained and exchanged glances with each other.

 

They believed in their father.

 

“For now, I’ll believe it. Do you know what Mother did when she saw that child?”

 

“How was it?”

 

Xenon asked for clarification of Atias’ words. To which Atias went into great detail, as she could no longer contain it.

 

Chapter 2 - Part 1

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***

The Duke of Superion led Lelia to a suite where Elizabeth had stayed until she got married.

 

(E/N: A suite would be a group of rooms that are meant to be used as a whole, similar to an apartment.)

 

The maids had recently cleaned these rooms, but it seems that the maids attended to the suite on a daily basis.

 

Lelia looked at the cutely decorated rooms.

 

She was able to get a sense of her mother’s taste in the hut, but she could feel more of it in these rooms.

 

It was so pretty.

 

[Besides, it can’t be taken away by her Brothers, Cedric and Damien.]

 

Her mother’s suite was divided into a large living room and bedroom, a bathroom, a walk-in closet, and a study that lay past unopened arched doors.

 

It was so spacious that she dreamed of staying  here forever. It seemed better than the single room she had back in the temple.

(Editor: The sitting/living room and bedroom seem to be “one room”.)

 

Lelia could feel her mother as she looked around her rooms.

 

The Duke of Superion was following and watching Lelia as she explored the different rooms.

 

“Oh, I have something to give you.”

 

“Yeah?”

 

The Duke of Superion then led Lelia back to the living room.

 

On one of the tables lay a mysterious package.

 

“Open it.”

 

At the Duke’s words, Lelia carefully opened the package.

 

Inside was an ornate box that sparkled with gold. She carefully lifted it up and opened it, revealing a clear, and beautiful song.

 

“It’s a music box.”

 

Lelia exclaimed with a happy expression.

 

“Yeah, this was originally a present for Elizabeth. She loved music boxes since she was a child.”

 

“Ah…”

 

At those words, Lelia felt her heart fill up with something warm. She cradled the music box to her chest.

 

“This is a gift from your mother, and I will give you more gifts from now on. You should never refuse them and take all of them. Got it?”

 

“Yeah…”

 

When Lelia answered, the Duke patted her head in a curious way.

 

It was then…

 

She heard a knock, well more like a Bang-Bang.

 

Duke Superion’s brow furrowed. 

 

The door soon opened and a man walked in with an angry expression.

 

“Ugh!”

 

Lelia was startled and subconsciously went to hide behind Duke of Superion’s back.

 

“Father!”

 

Opening the door was a young man with an angry face.

 

He was one of her mother’s brothers, it was the man she had seen in her mother’s cabin.

 

“Mind yourself…”

 

Carius, who came in angry, stopped when he briefly saw Lelia’s face before she hid behind the duke again.

 

[Why did he come in here so enraged at his father for bringing home a child?]

 

He couldn’t believe it was her.

 

He blinked in disbelief.

 

His face turned very red and he began to shout loudly.

 

He had never dared to be angry in front of his father, but he couldn’t stop himself now. 

 

“Father! Why is the child I saw in the Imperial Palace here? What is she doing here now?! Damn it! Do you know whose daughter this is?”

 

When the Duke did not immediately answer, he continued to shout.

 

“Besides, why… ! Why did you let her into this room?! And then you called me here! Why Father?!”

 

Carius was almost crying. Tears flowed down his face, which was flushed in anger.

 

“How, how…?! You brought Iris’ daughter here!”

 

Carius glared at Lelia, and grit his teeth. He was thinking about how he wanted to drag this child out immediately and drive her out of the palace.

 

It wasn’t enough to invade his sister’s hut, but she even desecrated these rooms! He gasped around his congested nose.

 

Even now, seeing her hide behind his father’s back made him see red.

 

“Pathetic…”

 

The Duke of Superion clicked his tongue and looked at his sullen son.

 

“Father! Don’t you know that the Emperor is looking for that child?! Come out from behind him! How dare you hide behind someone’s back!”

 

Carius yelled at Lelia, who was still hiding behind the duke.

 

Lelia was even more terrified than when she met him in the hut. His appearance now was making her very nervous.

 

That was when…

 

“Oww!”

 

The Duke, who had been quietly watching the whole time, reached out and pinched Carius’ cheek.

 

Carius looked at his father with a shocked look in his eyes, as if confused that his father had grasped his cheek.

 

“How dare you get angry in front of me! How can you not even recognize your own niece… pathetic man. Don’t you feel sorry for Elizabeth?”

 

“Let me go!”

 

Carius exclaimed, while his father continued to pinch his cheek. The duke narrowed his eyes and let go of the cheek.

 

Carius’ cheek had turned bright red.

 

“What? Niece? What are you talking about…?”

 

Carius wrinkled his brow while holding on to his cheek.

 

It was at that moment that Lelia, who had been hiding behind the duke, leaned her head out slightly and looked up at him.

 

[He must have been very angry, but I think he’s calmed down…]

 

He had been angry when he saw her in the hut, but the thought that she had managed to invade his sister’s space this far away had enraged him.

 

Carius looked at Lelia with a puzzled look. Then he looked at his father as it dawned on him.

 

“Alas! I’m afraid that I’m getting old…”

 

This time the duke firmly pinched Carius’ other cheek.

 

***

 

-Superion Castle-

 

In a chamber inside the Duke’s office. 

 

The three Superion siblings were sitting around the conference table. This was a venue used by the high-ranking family members to have meetings. 

 

At the head of the table sat the Duke of Superion, with his brows heavily furrowed. He was an old man in his 60’s whose spirit was more formidable than when he was in his youth. It was a frightening dignity that has carried the House of Superion for nearly 40 years.

 

The three Superion siblings were sitting around the table with faces full of complaints.

 

Xenon, the oldest of Elizabeth’s two brothers, is 35 years old. He’s in charge of the knights of the House of Superion and the father of two sons. 

 

Carius, who is seated next to Xenon, is 28 years old. He was the closest to Elizabeth before her death. Among the three siblings, Carius has the most resentful look on his face. 

 

Finally… Atia, Elizabeth’s little sister, who is 27 years old. 

 

She wasn’t close to Elizabeth because she’d spent her childhood at the capital. She returned to the territory, from the capital, when her sister became the crown princess. 

 

The sadness and longing she felt for her dead sister remained.

 

She also looked to be full of complaints.

 

“Will Father listen to our words?”

 

The reason why siblings looked unhappy was because of what their father had said moments ago.

 

The girl he’d brought from the capital is Elizabeth’s daughter.

 

They heard the whole story, but the siblings couldn’t easily believe it. But Xenon seemed to think that it might be possible. 

 

“She certainly looks like Elizabeth when she was a kid.”

 

“She does not look like Elizabeth! There’s no resemblance other than the color of her eyes!”

 

Carius refuted the words of his eldest brother, Xenon.

 

“I remember Elizabeth’s childhood in more detail. We have to leave open the possibility. If that’s true…”

 

“…”

 

If that’s true…?

 

Carius’s eyes darkened. If that kid really is the young daughter of his dead sister… .

 

“If it’s true, Carius, you’re in big trouble. Why don’t you just die?”

 

“Shut up, Atias…”

 

Carius and Atias started a fierce battle and exchanged harsh glares. The situation between the two was common, Xenon sighed as he looked at them.

 

“Stop,” said the duke, who had been silent the whole time.

 

“I have no intention of getting your permission anyway. There will be no talks about sending the child to the capital.”

 

This meant that the existence of Lelia, who was being looked for in the Imperial Castle, should be kept silent.

 

The Superion Territory was quite a distance from the capital, and the emperor would never be suspicious of the Superion family.

 

Princess Iris, Lelia’s official mother, was an enemy to the Superion family.

 

Most would think that if they had a chance, the Superion’s would kill Lelia. No one would ever suspect that they were protecting her.

 

The emperor didn’t seem to be looking for the child because he was worried about her child’s safety.

 

“But Father, shouldn’t we wait to see if she’s Elizabeth’s real daughter?”

 

“I’ll look into it myself.”

 

The Duke answered Xenon’s question firmly. Xenon pondered on his Father’s answer for a moment and asked another question.

 

“What are you going to tell the vassals?”

 

“For now, I will announce that I have brought in a child resembling Elizabeth for the sake of my wife’s illness.”

 

“Okay.”

 

“This should be kept strictly secret.”

 

At the duke’s words, the three siblings nodded saying they understood.

 

After receiving his children’s confirmation, the Duke left the conference room as if there was nothing more to say.

 

The three siblings remained and exchanged glances with each other.

 

They believed in their father.

 

“For now, I’ll believe it. Do you know what Mother did when she saw that child?”

 

“How was it?”

 

Xenon asked for clarification of Atias’ words. To which Atias went into great detail, as she could no longer contain it.

 

Chapter 2 - Part 2

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***

The Duke of Superion led Lelia to a suite where Elizabeth had stayed until she got married.

 

(E/N: A suite would be a group of rooms that are meant to be used as a whole, similar to an apartment.)

 

The maids had recently cleaned these rooms, but it seems that the maids attended to the suite on a daily basis.

 

Lelia looked at the cutely decorated rooms.

 

She was able to get a sense of her mother’s taste in the hut, but she could feel more of it in these rooms.

 

It was so pretty.

 

[Besides, it can’t be taken away by her Brothers, Cedric and Damien.]

 

Her mother’s suite was divided into a large living room and bedroom, a bathroom, a walk-in closet, and a study that lay past unopened arched doors.

 

It was so spacious that she dreamed of staying  here forever. It seemed better than the single room she had back in the temple.

(Editor: The sitting/living room and bedroom seem to be “one room”.)

 

Lelia could feel her mother as she looked around her rooms.

 

The Duke of Superion was following and watching Lelia as she explored the different rooms.

 

“Oh, I have something to give you.”

 

“Yeah?”

 

The Duke of Superion then led Lelia back to the living room.

 

On one of the tables lay a mysterious package.

 

“Open it.”

 

At the Duke’s words, Lelia carefully opened the package.

 

Inside was an ornate box that sparkled with gold. She carefully lifted it up and opened it, revealing a clear, and beautiful song.

 

“It’s a music box.”

 

Lelia exclaimed with a happy expression.

 

“Yeah, this was originally a present for Elizabeth. She loved music boxes since she was a child.”

 

“Ah…”

 

At those words, Lelia felt her heart fill up with something warm. She cradled the music box to her chest.

 

“This is a gift from your mother, and I will give you more gifts from now on. You should never refuse them and take all of them. Got it?”

 

“Yeah…”

 

When Lelia answered, the Duke patted her head in a curious way.

 

It was then…

 

She heard a knock, well more like a Bang-Bang.

 

Duke Superion’s brow furrowed. 

 

The door soon opened and a man walked in with an angry expression.

 

“Ugh!”

 

Lelia was startled and subconsciously went to hide behind Duke of Superion’s back.

 

“Father!”

 

Opening the door was a young man with an angry face.

 

He was one of her mother’s brothers, it was the man she had seen in her mother’s cabin.

 

“Mind yourself…”

 

Carius, who came in angry, stopped when he briefly saw Lelia’s face before she hid behind the duke again.

 

[Why did he come in here so enraged at his father for bringing home a child?]

 

He couldn’t believe it was her.

 

He blinked in disbelief.

 

His face turned very red and he began to shout loudly.

 

He had never dared to be angry in front of his father, but he couldn’t stop himself now. 

 

“Father! Why is the child I saw in the Imperial Palace here? What is she doing here now?! Damn it! Do you know whose daughter this is?”

 

When the Duke did not immediately answer, he continued to shout.

 

“Besides, why… ! Why did you let her into this room?! And then you called me here! Why Father?!”

 

Carius was almost crying. Tears flowed down his face, which was flushed in anger.

 

“How, how…?! You brought Iris’ daughter here!”

 

Carius glared at Lelia, and grit his teeth. He was thinking about how he wanted to drag this child out immediately and drive her out of the palace.

 

It wasn’t enough to invade his sister’s hut, but she even desecrated these rooms! He gasped around his congested nose.

 

Even now, seeing her hide behind his father’s back made him see red.

 

“Pathetic…”

 

The Duke of Superion clicked his tongue and looked at his sullen son.

 

“Father! Don’t you know that the Emperor is looking for that child?! Come out from behind him! How dare you hide behind someone’s back!”

 

Carius yelled at Lelia, who was still hiding behind the duke.

 

Lelia was even more terrified than when she met him in the hut. His appearance now was making her very nervous.

 

That was when…

 

“Oww!”

 

The Duke, who had been quietly watching the whole time, reached out and pinched Carius’ cheek.

 

Carius looked at his father with a shocked look in his eyes, as if confused that his father had grasped his cheek.

 

“How dare you get angry in front of me! How can you not even recognize your own niece… pathetic man. Don’t you feel sorry for Elizabeth?”

 

“Let me go!”

 

Carius exclaimed, while his father continued to pinch his cheek. The duke narrowed his eyes and let go of the cheek.

 

Carius’ cheek had turned bright red.

 

“What? Niece? What are you talking about…?”

 

Carius wrinkled his brow while holding on to his cheek.

 

It was at that moment that Lelia, who had been hiding behind the duke, leaned her head out slightly and looked up at him.

 

[He must have been very angry, but I think he’s calmed down…]

 

He had been angry when he saw her in the hut, but the thought that she had managed to invade his sister’s space this far away had enraged him.

 

Carius looked at Lelia with a puzzled look. Then he looked at his father as it dawned on him.

 

“Alas! I’m afraid that I’m getting old…”

 

This time the duke firmly pinched Carius’ other cheek.

 

***

 

-Superion Castle-

 

In a chamber inside the Duke’s office. 

 

The three Superion siblings were sitting around the conference table. This was a venue used by the high-ranking family members to have meetings. 

 

At the head of the table sat the Duke of Superion, with his brows heavily furrowed. He was an old man in his 60’s whose spirit was more formidable than when he was in his youth. It was a frightening dignity that has carried the House of Superion for nearly 40 years.

 

The three Superion siblings were sitting around the table with faces full of complaints.

 

Xenon, the oldest of Elizabeth’s two brothers, is 35 years old. He’s in charge of the knights of the House of Superion and the father of two sons. 

 

Carius, who is seated next to Xenon, is 28 years old. He was the closest to Elizabeth before her death. Among the three siblings, Carius has the most resentful look on his face. 

 

Finally… Atia, Elizabeth’s little sister, who is 27 years old. 

 

She wasn’t close to Elizabeth because she’d spent her childhood at the capital. She returned to the territory, from the capital, when her sister became the crown princess. 

 

The sadness and longing she felt for her dead sister remained.

 

She also looked to be full of complaints.

 

“Will Father listen to our words?”

 

The reason why siblings looked unhappy was because of what their father had said moments ago.

 

The girl he’d brought from the capital is Elizabeth’s daughter.

 

They heard the whole story, but the siblings couldn’t easily believe it. But Xenon seemed to think that it might be possible. 

 

“She certainly looks like Elizabeth when she was a kid.”

 

“She does not look like Elizabeth! There’s no resemblance other than the color of her eyes!”

 

Carius refuted the words of his eldest brother, Xenon.

 

“I remember Elizabeth’s childhood in more detail. We have to leave open the possibility. If that’s true…”

 

“…”

 

If that’s true…?

 

Carius’s eyes darkened. If that kid really is the young daughter of his dead sister… .

 

“If it’s true, Carius, you’re in big trouble. Why don’t you just die?”

 

“Shut up, Atias…”

 

Carius and Atias started a fierce battle and exchanged harsh glares. The situation between the two was common, Xenon sighed as he looked at them.

 

“Stop,” said the duke, who had been silent the whole time.

 

“I have no intention of getting your permission anyway. There will be no talks about sending the child to the capital.”

 

This meant that the existence of Lelia, who was being looked for in the Imperial Castle, should be kept silent.

 

The Superion Territory was quite a distance from the capital, and the emperor would never be suspicious of the Superion family.

 

Princess Iris, Lelia’s official mother, was an enemy to the Superion family.

 

Most would think that if they had a chance, the Superion’s would kill Lelia. No one would ever suspect that they were protecting her.

 

The emperor didn’t seem to be looking for the child because he was worried about her child’s safety.

 

“But Father, shouldn’t we wait to see if she’s Elizabeth’s real daughter?”

 

“I’ll look into it myself.”

 

The Duke answered Xenon’s question firmly. Xenon pondered on his Father’s answer for a moment and asked another question.

 

“What are you going to tell the vassals?”

 

“For now, I will announce that I have brought in a child resembling Elizabeth for the sake of my wife’s illness.”

 

“Okay.”

 

“This should be kept strictly secret.”

 

At the duke’s words, the three siblings nodded saying they understood.

 

After receiving his children’s confirmation, the Duke left the conference room as if there was nothing more to say.

 

The three siblings remained and exchanged glances with each other.

 

They believed in their father.

 

“For now, I’ll believe it. Do you know what Mother did when she saw that child?”

 

“How was it?”

 

Xenon asked for clarification of Atias’ words. To which Atias went into great detail, as she could no longer contain it.

 

Chapter 3

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***

The Duke of Superion led Lelia to a suite where Elizabeth had stayed until she got married.

 

(E/N: A suite would be a group of rooms that are meant to be used as a whole, similar to an apartment.)

 

The maids had recently cleaned these rooms, but it seems that the maids attended to the suite on a daily basis.

 

Lelia looked at the cutely decorated rooms.

 

She was able to get a sense of her mother’s taste in the hut, but she could feel more of it in these rooms.

 

It was so pretty.

 

[Besides, it can’t be taken away by her Brothers, Cedric and Damien.]

 

Her mother’s suite was divided into a large living room and bedroom, a bathroom, a walk-in closet, and a study that lay past unopened arched doors.

 

It was so spacious that she dreamed of staying  here forever. It seemed better than the single room she had back in the temple.

(Editor: The sitting/living room and bedroom seem to be “one room”.)

 

Lelia could feel her mother as she looked around her rooms.

 

The Duke of Superion was following and watching Lelia as she explored the different rooms.

 

“Oh, I have something to give you.”

 

“Yeah?”

 

The Duke of Superion then led Lelia back to the living room.

 

On one of the tables lay a mysterious package.

 

“Open it.”

 

At the Duke’s words, Lelia carefully opened the package.

 

Inside was an ornate box that sparkled with gold. She carefully lifted it up and opened it, revealing a clear, and beautiful song.

 

“It’s a music box.”

 

Lelia exclaimed with a happy expression.

 

“Yeah, this was originally a present for Elizabeth. She loved music boxes since she was a child.”

 

“Ah…”

 

At those words, Lelia felt her heart fill up with something warm. She cradled the music box to her chest.

 

“This is a gift from your mother, and I will give you more gifts from now on. You should never refuse them and take all of them. Got it?”

 

“Yeah…”

 

When Lelia answered, the Duke patted her head in a curious way.

 

It was then…

 

She heard a knock, well more like a Bang-Bang.

 

Duke Superion’s brow furrowed. 

 

The door soon opened and a man walked in with an angry expression.

 

“Ugh!”

 

Lelia was startled and subconsciously went to hide behind Duke of Superion’s back.

 

“Father!”

 

Opening the door was a young man with an angry face.

 

He was one of her mother’s brothers, it was the man she had seen in her mother’s cabin.

 

“Mind yourself…”

 

Carius, who came in angry, stopped when he briefly saw Lelia’s face before she hid behind the duke again.

 

[Why did he come in here so enraged at his father for bringing home a child?]

 

He couldn’t believe it was her.

 

He blinked in disbelief.

 

His face turned very red and he began to shout loudly.

 

He had never dared to be angry in front of his father, but he couldn’t stop himself now. 

 

“Father! Why is the child I saw in the Imperial Palace here? What is she doing here now?! Damn it! Do you know whose daughter this is?”

 

When the Duke did not immediately answer, he continued to shout.

 

“Besides, why… ! Why did you let her into this room?! And then you called me here! Why Father?!”

 

Carius was almost crying. Tears flowed down his face, which was flushed in anger.

 

“How, how…?! You brought Iris’ daughter here!”

 

Carius glared at Lelia, and grit his teeth. He was thinking about how he wanted to drag this child out immediately and drive her out of the palace.

 

It wasn’t enough to invade his sister’s hut, but she even desecrated these rooms! He gasped around his congested nose.

 

Even now, seeing her hide behind his father’s back made him see red.

 

“Pathetic…”

 

The Duke of Superion clicked his tongue and looked at his sullen son.

 

“Father! Don’t you know that the Emperor is looking for that child?! Come out from behind him! How dare you hide behind someone’s back!”

 

Carius yelled at Lelia, who was still hiding behind the duke.

 

Lelia was even more terrified than when she met him in the hut. His appearance now was making her very nervous.

 

That was when…

 

“Oww!”

 

The Duke, who had been quietly watching the whole time, reached out and pinched Carius’ cheek.

 

Carius looked at his father with a shocked look in his eyes, as if confused that his father had grasped his cheek.

 

“How dare you get angry in front of me! How can you not even recognize your own niece… pathetic man. Don’t you feel sorry for Elizabeth?”

 

“Let me go!”

 

Carius exclaimed, while his father continued to pinch his cheek. The duke narrowed his eyes and let go of the cheek.

 

Carius’ cheek had turned bright red.

 

“What? Niece? What are you talking about…?”

 

Carius wrinkled his brow while holding on to his cheek.

 

It was at that moment that Lelia, who had been hiding behind the duke, leaned her head out slightly and looked up at him.

 

[He must have been very angry, but I think he’s calmed down…]

 

He had been angry when he saw her in the hut, but the thought that she had managed to invade his sister’s space this far away had enraged him.

 

Carius looked at Lelia with a puzzled look. Then he looked at his father as it dawned on him.

 

“Alas! I’m afraid that I’m getting old…”

 

This time the duke firmly pinched Carius’ other cheek.

 

***

 

-Superion Castle-

 

In a chamber inside the Duke’s office. 

 

The three Superion siblings were sitting around the conference table. This was a venue used by the high-ranking family members to have meetings. 

 

At the head of the table sat the Duke of Superion, with his brows heavily furrowed. He was an old man in his 60’s whose spirit was more formidable than when he was in his youth. It was a frightening dignity that has carried the House of Superion for nearly 40 years.

 

The three Superion siblings were sitting around the table with faces full of complaints.

 

Xenon, the oldest of Elizabeth’s two brothers, is 35 years old. He’s in charge of the knights of the House of Superion and the father of two sons. 

 

Carius, who is seated next to Xenon, is 28 years old. He was the closest to Elizabeth before her death. Among the three siblings, Carius has the most resentful look on his face. 

 

Finally… Atia, Elizabeth’s little sister, who is 27 years old. 

 

She wasn’t close to Elizabeth because she’d spent her childhood at the capital. She returned to the territory, from the capital, when her sister became the crown princess. 

 

The sadness and longing she felt for her dead sister remained.

 

She also looked to be full of complaints.

 

“Will Father listen to our words?”

 

The reason why siblings looked unhappy was because of what their father had said moments ago.

 

The girl he’d brought from the capital is Elizabeth’s daughter.

 

They heard the whole story, but the siblings couldn’t easily believe it. But Xenon seemed to think that it might be possible. 

 

“She certainly looks like Elizabeth when she was a kid.”

 

“She does not look like Elizabeth! There’s no resemblance other than the color of her eyes!”

 

Carius refuted the words of his eldest brother, Xenon.

 

“I remember Elizabeth’s childhood in more detail. We have to leave open the possibility. If that’s true…”

 

“…”

 

If that’s true…?

 

Carius’s eyes darkened. If that kid really is the young daughter of his dead sister… .

 

“If it’s true, Carius, you’re in big trouble. Why don’t you just die?”

 

“Shut up, Atias…”

 

Carius and Atias started a fierce battle and exchanged harsh glares. The situation between the two was common, Xenon sighed as he looked at them.

 

“Stop,” said the duke, who had been silent the whole time.

 

“I have no intention of getting your permission anyway. There will be no talks about sending the child to the capital.”

 

This meant that the existence of Lelia, who was being looked for in the Imperial Castle, should be kept silent.

 

The Superion Territory was quite a distance from the capital, and the emperor would never be suspicious of the Superion family.

 

Princess Iris, Lelia’s official mother, was an enemy to the Superion family.

 

Most would think that if they had a chance, the Superion’s would kill Lelia. No one would ever suspect that they were protecting her.

 

The emperor didn’t seem to be looking for the child because he was worried about her child’s safety.

 

“But Father, shouldn’t we wait to see if she’s Elizabeth’s real daughter?”

 

“I’ll look into it myself.”

 

The Duke answered Xenon’s question firmly. Xenon pondered on his Father’s answer for a moment and asked another question.

 

“What are you going to tell the vassals?”

 

“For now, I will announce that I have brought in a child resembling Elizabeth for the sake of my wife’s illness.”

 

“Okay.”

 

“This should be kept strictly secret.”

 

At the duke’s words, the three siblings nodded saying they understood.

 

After receiving his children’s confirmation, the Duke left the conference room as if there was nothing more to say.

 

The three siblings remained and exchanged glances with each other.

 

They believed in their father.

 

“For now, I’ll believe it. Do you know what Mother did when she saw that child?”

 

“How was it?”

 

Xenon asked for clarification of Atias’ words. To which Atias went into great detail, as she could no longer contain it.

 

Chapter 4

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***

The Duke of Superion led Lelia to a suite where Elizabeth had stayed until she got married.

 

(E/N: A suite would be a group of rooms that are meant to be used as a whole, similar to an apartment.)

 

The maids had recently cleaned these rooms, but it seems that the maids attended to the suite on a daily basis.

 

Lelia looked at the cutely decorated rooms.

 

She was able to get a sense of her mother’s taste in the hut, but she could feel more of it in these rooms.

 

It was so pretty.

 

[Besides, it can’t be taken away by her Brothers, Cedric and Damien.]

 

Her mother’s suite was divided into a large living room and bedroom, a bathroom, a walk-in closet, and a study that lay past unopened arched doors.

 

It was so spacious that she dreamed of staying  here forever. It seemed better than the single room she had back in the temple.

(Editor: The sitting/living room and bedroom seem to be “one room”.)

 

Lelia could feel her mother as she looked around her rooms.

 

The Duke of Superion was following and watching Lelia as she explored the different rooms.

 

“Oh, I have something to give you.”

 

“Yeah?”

 

The Duke of Superion then led Lelia back to the living room.

 

On one of the tables lay a mysterious package.

 

“Open it.”

 

At the Duke’s words, Lelia carefully opened the package.

 

Inside was an ornate box that sparkled with gold. She carefully lifted it up and opened it, revealing a clear, and beautiful song.

 

“It’s a music box.”

 

Lelia exclaimed with a happy expression.

 

“Yeah, this was originally a present for Elizabeth. She loved music boxes since she was a child.”

 

“Ah…”

 

At those words, Lelia felt her heart fill up with something warm. She cradled the music box to her chest.

 

“This is a gift from your mother, and I will give you more gifts from now on. You should never refuse them and take all of them. Got it?”

 

“Yeah…”

 

When Lelia answered, the Duke patted her head in a curious way.

 

It was then…

 

She heard a knock, well more like a Bang-Bang.

 

Duke Superion’s brow furrowed. 

 

The door soon opened and a man walked in with an angry expression.

 

“Ugh!”

 

Lelia was startled and subconsciously went to hide behind Duke of Superion’s back.

 

“Father!”

 

Opening the door was a young man with an angry face.

 

He was one of her mother’s brothers, it was the man she had seen in her mother’s cabin.

 

“Mind yourself…”

 

Carius, who came in angry, stopped when he briefly saw Lelia’s face before she hid behind the duke again.

 

[Why did he come in here so enraged at his father for bringing home a child?]

 

He couldn’t believe it was her.

 

He blinked in disbelief.

 

His face turned very red and he began to shout loudly.

 

He had never dared to be angry in front of his father, but he couldn’t stop himself now. 

 

“Father! Why is the child I saw in the Imperial Palace here? What is she doing here now?! Damn it! Do you know whose daughter this is?”

 

When the Duke did not immediately answer, he continued to shout.

 

“Besides, why… ! Why did you let her into this room?! And then you called me here! Why Father?!”

 

Carius was almost crying. Tears flowed down his face, which was flushed in anger.

 

“How, how…?! You brought Iris’ daughter here!”

 

Carius glared at Lelia, and grit his teeth. He was thinking about how he wanted to drag this child out immediately and drive her out of the palace.

 

It wasn’t enough to invade his sister’s hut, but she even desecrated these rooms! He gasped around his congested nose.

 

Even now, seeing her hide behind his father’s back made him see red.

 

“Pathetic…”

 

The Duke of Superion clicked his tongue and looked at his sullen son.

 

“Father! Don’t you know that the Emperor is looking for that child?! Come out from behind him! How dare you hide behind someone’s back!”

 

Carius yelled at Lelia, who was still hiding behind the duke.

 

Lelia was even more terrified than when she met him in the hut. His appearance now was making her very nervous.

 

That was when…

 

“Oww!”

 

The Duke, who had been quietly watching the whole time, reached out and pinched Carius’ cheek.

 

Carius looked at his father with a shocked look in his eyes, as if confused that his father had grasped his cheek.

 

“How dare you get angry in front of me! How can you not even recognize your own niece… pathetic man. Don’t you feel sorry for Elizabeth?”

 

“Let me go!”

 

Carius exclaimed, while his father continued to pinch his cheek. The duke narrowed his eyes and let go of the cheek.

 

Carius’ cheek had turned bright red.

 

“What? Niece? What are you talking about…?”

 

Carius wrinkled his brow while holding on to his cheek.

 

It was at that moment that Lelia, who had been hiding behind the duke, leaned her head out slightly and looked up at him.

 

[He must have been very angry, but I think he’s calmed down…]

 

He had been angry when he saw her in the hut, but the thought that she had managed to invade his sister’s space this far away had enraged him.

 

Carius looked at Lelia with a puzzled look. Then he looked at his father as it dawned on him.

 

“Alas! I’m afraid that I’m getting old…”

 

This time the duke firmly pinched Carius’ other cheek.

 

***

 

-Superion Castle-

 

In a chamber inside the Duke’s office. 

 

The three Superion siblings were sitting around the conference table. This was a venue used by the high-ranking family members to have meetings. 

 

At the head of the table sat the Duke of Superion, with his brows heavily furrowed. He was an old man in his 60’s whose spirit was more formidable than when he was in his youth. It was a frightening dignity that has carried the House of Superion for nearly 40 years.

 

The three Superion siblings were sitting around the table with faces full of complaints.

 

Xenon, the oldest of Elizabeth’s two brothers, is 35 years old. He’s in charge of the knights of the House of Superion and the father of two sons. 

 

Carius, who is seated next to Xenon, is 28 years old. He was the closest to Elizabeth before her death. Among the three siblings, Carius has the most resentful look on his face. 

 

Finally… Atia, Elizabeth’s little sister, who is 27 years old. 

 

She wasn’t close to Elizabeth because she’d spent her childhood at the capital. She returned to the territory, from the capital, when her sister became the crown princess. 

 

The sadness and longing she felt for her dead sister remained.

 

She also looked to be full of complaints.

 

“Will Father listen to our words?”

 

The reason why siblings looked unhappy was because of what their father had said moments ago.

 

The girl he’d brought from the capital is Elizabeth’s daughter.

 

They heard the whole story, but the siblings couldn’t easily believe it. But Xenon seemed to think that it might be possible. 

 

“She certainly looks like Elizabeth when she was a kid.”

 

“She does not look like Elizabeth! There’s no resemblance other than the color of her eyes!”

 

Carius refuted the words of his eldest brother, Xenon.

 

“I remember Elizabeth’s childhood in more detail. We have to leave open the possibility. If that’s true…”

 

“…”

 

If that’s true…?

 

Carius’s eyes darkened. If that kid really is the young daughter of his dead sister… .

 

“If it’s true, Carius, you’re in big trouble. Why don’t you just die?”

 

“Shut up, Atias…”

 

Carius and Atias started a fierce battle and exchanged harsh glares. The situation between the two was common, Xenon sighed as he looked at them.

 

“Stop,” said the duke, who had been silent the whole time.

 

“I have no intention of getting your permission anyway. There will be no talks about sending the child to the capital.”

 

This meant that the existence of Lelia, who was being looked for in the Imperial Castle, should be kept silent.

 

The Superion Territory was quite a distance from the capital, and the emperor would never be suspicious of the Superion family.

 

Princess Iris, Lelia’s official mother, was an enemy to the Superion family.

 

Most would think that if they had a chance, the Superion’s would kill Lelia. No one would ever suspect that they were protecting her.

 

The emperor didn’t seem to be looking for the child because he was worried about her child’s safety.

 

“But Father, shouldn’t we wait to see if she’s Elizabeth’s real daughter?”

 

“I’ll look into it myself.”

 

The Duke answered Xenon’s question firmly. Xenon pondered on his Father’s answer for a moment and asked another question.

 

“What are you going to tell the vassals?”

 

“For now, I will announce that I have brought in a child resembling Elizabeth for the sake of my wife’s illness.”

 

“Okay.”

 

“This should be kept strictly secret.”

 

At the duke’s words, the three siblings nodded saying they understood.

 

After receiving his children’s confirmation, the Duke left the conference room as if there was nothing more to say.

 

The three siblings remained and exchanged glances with each other.

 

They believed in their father.

 

“For now, I’ll believe it. Do you know what Mother did when she saw that child?”

 

“How was it?”

 

Xenon asked for clarification of Atias’ words. To which Atias went into great detail, as she could no longer contain it.

 

Chapter 5

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The Duke of Superion led Lelia to a suite where Elizabeth had stayed until she got married.

 

(E/N: A suite would be a group of rooms that are meant to be used as a whole, similar to an apartment.)

 

The maids had recently cleaned these rooms, but it seems that the maids attended to the suite on a daily basis.

 

Lelia looked at the cutely decorated rooms.

 

She was able to get a sense of her mother’s taste in the hut, but she could feel more of it in these rooms.

 

It was so pretty.

 

[Besides, it can’t be taken away by her Brothers, Cedric and Damien.]

 

Her mother’s suite was divided into a large living room and bedroom, a bathroom, a walk-in closet, and a study that lay past unopened arched doors.

 

It was so spacious that she dreamed of staying  here forever. It seemed better than the single room she had back in the temple.

(Editor: The sitting/living room and bedroom seem to be “one room”.)

 

Lelia could feel her mother as she looked around her rooms.

 

The Duke of Superion was following and watching Lelia as she explored the different rooms.

 

“Oh, I have something to give you.”

 

“Yeah?”

 

The Duke of Superion then led Lelia back to the living room.

 

On one of the tables lay a mysterious package.

 

“Open it.”

 

At the Duke’s words, Lelia carefully opened the package.

 

Inside was an ornate box that sparkled with gold. She carefully lifted it up and opened it, revealing a clear, and beautiful song.

 

“It’s a music box.”

 

Lelia exclaimed with a happy expression.

 

“Yeah, this was originally a present for Elizabeth. She loved music boxes since she was a child.”

 

“Ah…”

 

At those words, Lelia felt her heart fill up with something warm. She cradled the music box to her chest.

 

“This is a gift from your mother, and I will give you more gifts from now on. You should never refuse them and take all of them. Got it?”

 

“Yeah…”

 

When Lelia answered, the Duke patted her head in a curious way.

 

It was then…

 

She heard a knock, well more like a Bang-Bang.

 

Duke Superion’s brow furrowed. 

 

The door soon opened and a man walked in with an angry expression.

 

“Ugh!”

 

Lelia was startled and subconsciously went to hide behind Duke of Superion’s back.

 

“Father!”

 

Opening the door was a young man with an angry face.

 

He was one of her mother’s brothers, it was the man she had seen in her mother’s cabin.

 

“Mind yourself…”

 

Carius, who came in angry, stopped when he briefly saw Lelia’s face before she hid behind the duke again.

 

[Why did he come in here so enraged at his father for bringing home a child?]

 

He couldn’t believe it was her.

 

He blinked in disbelief.

 

His face turned very red and he began to shout loudly.

 

He had never dared to be angry in front of his father, but he couldn’t stop himself now. 

 

“Father! Why is the child I saw in the Imperial Palace here? What is she doing here now?! Damn it! Do you know whose daughter this is?”

 

When the Duke did not immediately answer, he continued to shout.

 

“Besides, why… ! Why did you let her into this room?! And then you called me here! Why Father?!”

 

Carius was almost crying. Tears flowed down his face, which was flushed in anger.

 

“How, how…?! You brought Iris’ daughter here!”

 

Carius glared at Lelia, and grit his teeth. He was thinking about how he wanted to drag this child out immediately and drive her out of the palace.

 

It wasn’t enough to invade his sister’s hut, but she even desecrated these rooms! He gasped around his congested nose.

 

Even now, seeing her hide behind his father’s back made him see red.

 

“Pathetic…”

 

The Duke of Superion clicked his tongue and looked at his sullen son.

 

“Father! Don’t you know that the Emperor is looking for that child?! Come out from behind him! How dare you hide behind someone’s back!”

 

Carius yelled at Lelia, who was still hiding behind the duke.

 

Lelia was even more terrified than when she met him in the hut. His appearance now was making her very nervous.

 

That was when…

 

“Oww!”

 

The Duke, who had been quietly watching the whole time, reached out and pinched Carius’ cheek.

 

Carius looked at his father with a shocked look in his eyes, as if confused that his father had grasped his cheek.

 

“How dare you get angry in front of me! How can you not even recognize your own niece… pathetic man. Don’t you feel sorry for Elizabeth?”

 

“Let me go!”

 

Carius exclaimed, while his father continued to pinch his cheek. The duke narrowed his eyes and let go of the cheek.

 

Carius’ cheek had turned bright red.

 

“What? Niece? What are you talking about…?”

 

Carius wrinkled his brow while holding on to his cheek.

 

It was at that moment that Lelia, who had been hiding behind the duke, leaned her head out slightly and looked up at him.

 

[He must have been very angry, but I think he’s calmed down…]

 

He had been angry when he saw her in the hut, but the thought that she had managed to invade his sister’s space this far away had enraged him.

 

Carius looked at Lelia with a puzzled look. Then he looked at his father as it dawned on him.

 

“Alas! I’m afraid that I’m getting old…”

 

This time the duke firmly pinched Carius’ other cheek.

 

***

 

-Superion Castle-

 

In a chamber inside the Duke’s office. 

 

The three Superion siblings were sitting around the conference table. This was a venue used by the high-ranking family members to have meetings. 

 

At the head of the table sat the Duke of Superion, with his brows heavily furrowed. He was an old man in his 60’s whose spirit was more formidable than when he was in his youth. It was a frightening dignity that has carried the House of Superion for nearly 40 years.

 

The three Superion siblings were sitting around the table with faces full of complaints.

 

Xenon, the oldest of Elizabeth’s two brothers, is 35 years old. He’s in charge of the knights of the House of Superion and the father of two sons. 

 

Carius, who is seated next to Xenon, is 28 years old. He was the closest to Elizabeth before her death. Among the three siblings, Carius has the most resentful look on his face. 

 

Finally… Atia, Elizabeth’s little sister, who is 27 years old. 

 

She wasn’t close to Elizabeth because she’d spent her childhood at the capital. She returned to the territory, from the capital, when her sister became the crown princess. 

 

The sadness and longing she felt for her dead sister remained.

 

She also looked to be full of complaints.

 

“Will Father listen to our words?”

 

The reason why siblings looked unhappy was because of what their father had said moments ago.

 

The girl he’d brought from the capital is Elizabeth’s daughter.

 

They heard the whole story, but the siblings couldn’t easily believe it. But Xenon seemed to think that it might be possible. 

 

“She certainly looks like Elizabeth when she was a kid.”

 

“She does not look like Elizabeth! There’s no resemblance other than the color of her eyes!”

 

Carius refuted the words of his eldest brother, Xenon.

 

“I remember Elizabeth’s childhood in more detail. We have to leave open the possibility. If that’s true…”

 

“…”

 

If that’s true…?

 

Carius’s eyes darkened. If that kid really is the young daughter of his dead sister… .

 

“If it’s true, Carius, you’re in big trouble. Why don’t you just die?”

 

“Shut up, Atias…”

 

Carius and Atias started a fierce battle and exchanged harsh glares. The situation between the two was common, Xenon sighed as he looked at them.

 

“Stop,” said the duke, who had been silent the whole time.

 

“I have no intention of getting your permission anyway. There will be no talks about sending the child to the capital.”

 

This meant that the existence of Lelia, who was being looked for in the Imperial Castle, should be kept silent.

 

The Superion Territory was quite a distance from the capital, and the emperor would never be suspicious of the Superion family.

 

Princess Iris, Lelia’s official mother, was an enemy to the Superion family.

 

Most would think that if they had a chance, the Superion’s would kill Lelia. No one would ever suspect that they were protecting her.

 

The emperor didn’t seem to be looking for the child because he was worried about her child’s safety.

 

“But Father, shouldn’t we wait to see if she’s Elizabeth’s real daughter?”

 

“I’ll look into it myself.”

 

The Duke answered Xenon’s question firmly. Xenon pondered on his Father’s answer for a moment and asked another question.

 

“What are you going to tell the vassals?”

 

“For now, I will announce that I have brought in a child resembling Elizabeth for the sake of my wife’s illness.”

 

“Okay.”

 

“This should be kept strictly secret.”

 

At the duke’s words, the three siblings nodded saying they understood.

 

After receiving his children’s confirmation, the Duke left the conference room as if there was nothing more to say.

 

The three siblings remained and exchanged glances with each other.

 

They believed in their father.

 

“For now, I’ll believe it. Do you know what Mother did when she saw that child?”

 

“How was it?”

 

Xenon asked for clarification of Atias’ words. To which Atias went into great detail, as she could no longer contain it.

 

Chapter 6

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***

The Duke of Superion led Lelia to a suite where Elizabeth had stayed until she got married.

 

(E/N: A suite would be a group of rooms that are meant to be used as a whole, similar to an apartment.)

 

The maids had recently cleaned these rooms, but it seems that the maids attended to the suite on a daily basis.

 

Lelia looked at the cutely decorated rooms.

 

She was able to get a sense of her mother’s taste in the hut, but she could feel more of it in these rooms.

 

It was so pretty.

 

[Besides, it can’t be taken away by her Brothers, Cedric and Damien.]

 

Her mother’s suite was divided into a large living room and bedroom, a bathroom, a walk-in closet, and a study that lay past unopened arched doors.

 

It was so spacious that she dreamed of staying  here forever. It seemed better than the single room she had back in the temple.

(Editor: The sitting/living room and bedroom seem to be “one room”.)

 

Lelia could feel her mother as she looked around her rooms.

 

The Duke of Superion was following and watching Lelia as she explored the different rooms.

 

“Oh, I have something to give you.”

 

“Yeah?”

 

The Duke of Superion then led Lelia back to the living room.

 

On one of the tables lay a mysterious package.

 

“Open it.”

 

At the Duke’s words, Lelia carefully opened the package.

 

Inside was an ornate box that sparkled with gold. She carefully lifted it up and opened it, revealing a clear, and beautiful song.

 

“It’s a music box.”

 

Lelia exclaimed with a happy expression.