Spoiler I Became the Male Lead’s Adopted Daughter

ThemisWeeps · Jun 7, 2022

YuaSakari said: ↑

Guys! I just found the spoiler that changed my life forever. I don’t even have the words to express how I feel right now. Look!!!

In the novel they did mention that Leonia has a son, so I believe this is him if you've been wanting to see his appearance. And OMG he looks so much like Phileo and Leonia. The Beleoti household is strong as always guys!

I just tried to translate the image to see what it said on the bottom right corner, and it says "April Fools" and something about "Mother". I can't really make out the rest though..
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I hate popping your bubble but let me explain (I just found this thread) T T It’s not Leo and her son, that is adult!Leo and child!Phileo. So the author made it for April fools and reversed their roles, so basically Leo is the one who adopted Phileo. The author explained it in their stories since a lot of global fans were confused and misunderstood T T

I’m so sorry T T

luanara · Jun 7, 2022

Laly95 said: ↑

I must be honest, in this Gaiden 7, I laughed a lot, but in the end I was crying, this author writes the emotional moments so well!
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I can't find the original post for gaiden 6 and 7, can you tell me which page this spoiler is located? Thank you.

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Because people have been by my side since the morning breeze to prepare for the wedding, being alone like this was a great comfort.

'It's been so long... .'

A kid who wore rags less than a rag became a nobleman. I vowed to be strong for my loved one. After indomitable effort, I became a Boreotti that everyone recognized. I met a loved one and a precious child was born.

And today.

Finally got married.

Leonie turned and looked at the woman in the mirror. The woman in the mirror was very beautiful. A beautiful woman lavishly adorned with a black diamond dress handed down from her mother and family accessories.

When I was a kid, I only heard cute sounds, but now, because of the cold and cold atmosphere, scary sounds came out first.

“Felly! Let’s fight in Hwa-dong.”

"great. Whoever sows the most beautiful flowers wins?”

“Oh my, ladies!”

What a monstrous thing to do on a wedding day!

Just then, a loud noise was heard outside the waiting room.

“Fuck!”

Leonie laughed involuntarily.

'Now we're starting.'

When I closed my eyes and listened, I could clearly see the situation outside. A lovely husband walking through the ceremonial hall with nervous faces, and the laughter of chattering children.

'and… .'

Hearing the sound of footsteps getting closer, Leonie got up from her seat. Whenever I heard those footsteps, Leonie always felt good.

smart.

"Leo."

"Dad!"

Pellio looked at her daughter who smiled brightly at me and widened her eyes.

“Oh, are you surprised that I am so pretty?”

“Leo, it’s only natural that you’re pretty.”

“Your compliments are generous today.”

Leoni smiled broadly. Pellio, on the other hand, did not smile. Leonie knew how complicated his father's heart was right now, so he didn't risk it.

“I’m all grown up, even if I want to.”

Pellio held out his hand, and Leonie put his arm on it.

“I don’t think anything has changed, I think.”

"Yes? is it?"

The two left the waiting room and stood in front of the dining room.

“Your face remains the same as when you were young.”

“Um, am I a while?”

Felio twisted one corner of his mouth at the light joke. Leonie did not miss the smile with the faint wrinkles on his lips.

“… Nothing has changed.”

Bride, please come in.

With the progress of the society, the Boreotti and daughters marched at a slow pace. Leonie felt that the gateway to Yedo created by the two knights, Gladigo and Radio, was exceptionally long.

“You are still my daughter.”

Pellio said after passing through the Yedo Gate.

“I am your only father.”

At the end of the march stood Scandia. Dressed in a pure white robe, he looked visibly nervous. But his eyes were fixed on Leonie. Leonie's relentless gaze, unwavering even in the event of a natural disaster, made him feel ashamed without realizing it.

And Pellio had a grim face that seemed like he had to kill that guy right away to get rid of his character. However, in the end, he only took a deep breath.

“… okay."

said Pellio.

“Dad is always a loser.”

When was the last time you defeated this Wensu? But it was a very happy defeat. He realized the truth of the world that he had learned countless times today as he put my daughter in the hands of another man.

"live well."

"Dad… .”

Leonie was speechless. Felio patted the back of his hand as if he knew everything.

“… Even if you get married, living with your father doesn’t change, what do you mean?”

You're talking nonsense. Leonie murmured as if it was ridiculous.

“… What did I really eat and raise you?”

Perhaps it was a mistake to have lost his conscience by nurturing a childish mind, but Pellio had to remind himself of the regrets he would never forget for the rest of his life. Eventually, Pellio handed Leonie's hand to Scandia.

“Good job.”

After giving a bloody warning, Pellio sat down next to his already weeping wife.

"it's okay?"

Varya asked, wiping her eyes with a handkerchief.

“I guess that’s what I’m going to say.”

Pellio laughed.

“I don’t think your heart is just a heart.”

“…….”

In fact, Varya was right.

Up to this day, Boreotti has been really eventful. Leonie and Scandia's speeding violation caused an uproar, but after trying to calm down, Varya became pregnant with their third child in the aftermath of their honeymoon. The third cousin of the same age that Pellio was so worried about was born.

Beleani said that he didn't like his brother, and he was so crowded that he was finally scolded. Don't mothers and daughters hug their swollen belly and prenatal with muscle croquettes?

“… head.”

As soon as Pellio remembered the past, a headache arose.

“Are you still having fun?”

“What is fun… .”

To be honest, the word "fun" didn't really fit the situation. With two babies born in succession, Borreotti was noisier than ever.

“Happy.”

The water has already spilled. However, spilled water can also spur new happiness.

“It was something I had to be prepared for anyway.”

As Leonie said, we will live together even after we get married, and there is no way we will be apart for a while, except for a few things. Still, I couldn't help but feel so sad.

“…….”

Varya just quietly held her husband's hand. The couple looked at their daughter, who was getting married in front of everyone, holding hands tightly.

“You are the best father.”

Pellio's eyes lit up a little.

* * *

"mom?"

“Big sister.”

Black hair and dark pink hair. Two babies, each with different colors, walked back and forth at a fast pace.

“…….”

There, Leonie sat in a chair with a sad expression on her face. Squatting on a wooden chair the size of a five-year-old kid, the young girl Boreotti stared blankly at the wall. Around his neck was a necklace with the words 'I will not open a borrowed-name account in my son's name.'

"Guys!"

Leonie, who was about to die of embarrassment at such a punishment at this age, opened her arms wide toward the little beasts.

"mom mom… !”

With a smile that Pedel gave, he hugged Leonie tightly.

“Ehehe, bee, bee!”

On the other hand, the youngest brother, Renius, made fun of Leonie by joking around whether it was fun for my older sister to be punished.

"Ah! Ouch!”

In the end, I was bitten by my eldest sister. Of course it didn't hurt.

“Uncle is bad… .”

Pedel wept. The corners of his eyes, which had gone down, twitched like weeping.

“Mom is fine.”

Leonie placed his son on my lap and kissed his lips against his eyes.

“My little one is nice too.”

“Pee, me?”

Renius pursed his lips.

“Lenny, you made fun of my sister earlier.”

"no!"

“Is that right?”

“No!”

As soon as he started playing, he seemed to be in a better mood, so Renius hurriedly put his hips on Leonie's lap.

“Big sister, why are you scolding me?”

Then I asked, pointing to the wrong necklace on my sister's neck.

“That’s right… .”

Rather, Leonie wanted to ask.

'I'm trying to get my son's share, so why do I have to be angry?'

I didn't touch Borreotti's fortune, I just wanted to secretly give away some of the profits from my watch brand.

“Kid, what about your father?”

"Dad?"

Pedel answered after thinking, "Wow."

“Uh, Grandpa and I rode the carriage.”

"Ohh."

Are you saying that? Leonie's eyes twinkled. Come to think of it, they said they were going out to inspect the estate today, but since I went with my son-in-law, there was a high possibility that the two of us would come with a drink lightly.

“Little beasts!”

Leonie put the babies down on the floor.

“From now on, I give you a mission.”

At the words of the mission, the eyes of the babies shone brightly.

“Give you these necklaces and chairs.”

Leonie took off the necklace by mistake and hung it around Pedel's neck.

“Big sister! me too!"

“Come, come.”

Leonie wrote on a piece of paper that Pellio had left nearby, 'I did not know that my eldest sister was afraid.' The children wearing the wrong necklace sat side by side under the chairs.

“You are sitting here for me. Do you understand?”

"Yes."

Pedel answered meekly.

“Well then!”

Renius demanded a bribe in return.

“Okay, what would you like to eat?”

"cookie! Chocolate Cookies!”

“I, strawberry milk candy… .”

Pedel also quietly insisted on what he wanted to eat.

“Yeah, I have both… .”

I'll come," he said, turning around.

“It’s a good thing, eldest daughter.”

“…!”

After almost shouting, 'Wow, look!', Leonie realized that there were children, and hurriedly closed her lips.

“Oh, it’s Daddy!”

Renius chuckled as he clung to Pellio's leg.

“Come here, too, little one.”

Pelio motioned for Pedel, but Pedel shook her head and did not get up from her seat.

“Mom told me to sit down.”

“…….”

Pellio looked at the eldest daughter with a surprised expression.

“Are you going to punish your son and brother? When the hell are you going to grow up?”

“If you hold each piece of iron, it will cost you about a thousand geun… .”

Pellio pinched Leonie's sullen lips, who was about to say that she could lift it.

“Uh, uh!”

Startled, Pedel hurriedly got up from her seat.

“No, Mom, oh no! Don't do it, grandpa! Don’t do it!”

Pedel shook her head with tears in her eyes.

“…….”

And Pellio, who was too weak for his grandson, had no choice but to put his hand away.

“Mom, are you sick? ah?”

Whoa, whoa. Pedel gave me a breath, ho-ho. Moved, Leonie covered her mouth with both hands.

“I gave birth to this angel… !”

“That’s right… .”

How could such a gentle and kind child be born from you, Pelio couldn't believe it even after seeing it. In my heart, I hoped Leonie would suffer a lot by giving birth to a daughter who looked like him, but my youngest son was just like my older sister.

“I’m glad I look like Scan.”

The contribution of the son-in-law was too great.

“It wasn’t enough to marry you, so I gave you grandchildren like this.”

“When did you try to kill me?”

Leonie was sarcastic.

And outside the door.

“…….”

Scandia, who had been listening to the conversation between her wife and the father-in-law, covered her eyes with a large hand.

“My brother-in-law also sheds a lot of tears.”

What are you crying about, Beleani giggled.

“Don’t make fun of me.”

Varya lightly slapped the second's forehead with the back of her hand. Then, he was moved and patted the back of his son-in-law, who was shivering.

“I’m usually blunt because there are things he has done in the past.”

nod nod. Scandia couldn't even speak a word, and only moved her head slowly.

“Actually, I really like my son.”

He said that he was very proud of his son-in-law when he was not there, but Varya taught me a secret that everyone knew.

8. Hymn

“…….”

Loupe got into the carriage and was more nervous than ever.

“There is no need to be so nervous.”

The Marquis of Pardus, who was with them, comforted their young son. A large hand stroked her well-combed hair.

“But, Dad… .”

Loupe glanced out the window. All of a sudden, the carriage was getting closer and closer to its destination. A large and terrifying mansion located at the highest point in the Boreoti estate.

“You’re going to Borreotti’s mansion… .”

“Are you afraid of the Borreotti mansion, or are you afraid of the Borreotti?”

“All, of course, Boreotti!”

Loupe answered immediately.

“The fangs of beasts are very dangerous and scary.”

“I want to see through... .”

“Then you die!”

“It would be a very happy thing to die like that… .”

The Marquis of Pardus smiled like a happy dream. Loupe went crazy thinking that I was the only one serious.

“Your brother will inherit the title… .”

Soon, the carriage arrived at its destination. However, Loupe muttered, unable to get off.

“Do I have a reason to go?”

“Yes.”

The Marquis of Pardus hurriedly took my youngest son and made him get off the wagon.

“You have someone to take care of here.”

“Moshil, are you?”

Loupe, who had been clinging to the Marquis even after being lowered to the floor, stared intently at the mansion. It was just gloomy as it was a place where fearsome beasts live.

“Bo, isn’t that Duke Borreotti?”

If that was the case, I was going to run away without looking back immediately.

“Lonely beast.”

The Marquis of Pardus entered the mansion with his son.

“Be on his side.”

* * *

With a bang, the library door roared open.

“Pelio!”

With the light sound of shoes, Regina ran with her black hair and bright yellow skirt flying.

“Is there Pellio?”

The quiet study became lively at once. The boy who came to Hana's study first did not like the innocent voice looking for me. Rather, I wished they hadn't found me.

“Uh, were you here?”

But, as always, the boy's expectations were dashed.

“Why are you reading in such a deep and gloomy place?”

Regina asked with a natural smile. His black hair, curving like waves, was the same as the boy's short one.

“… Regina.”

Reading is over. Pellio closed the book.

“You have to be quiet in the library.”

“Hehe, okay. I'll be more careful next time."

“Do you know how many times that word has already been said?”

“Um, I don’t know!”

“…….”

Pelio, speechless, immediately remembered how old Regina was. My cousin, who was so frustrated that I wondered if he had left his sense of reading the atmosphere at the Urmariti mansion, was two years younger than me.

Pellio was 11 years old this year.

'nine… .'

He thought back to his nine-year-old days, but he didn't seem to be as ignorant as Regina.

“Why did you find me?”

"Hey. The Marquis of Pardus has arrived.”

"therefore?"

“I have to go say hello! You are an adult.”

Regina grabbed Pellio's arm.

Pellio frowned. It hurts my arm from the reckless pulling, but the sound that doesn't stand up is just frustrating.

“We are Boreotti.”

The boy waved his arm.

“Pardus is lower than Boreotti. You don't have to go out and meet them face to face."

Moreover, if it was Pardus, externally, it had to be seen as a relationship opposite to Boreotti. Even if the meeting took place inside the mansion, there was nothing wrong with being cautious.

“Or, will your father come down to see us?”

"no."

It was only Regina's personal opinion that it would be better to go and say hello. Pellio let out a deep sigh as if he knew I would.

“When you’ve seen everything, leave.”

“Can’t I be here too?”

“Are you sure you want to be quiet?”

"I have!"

Looking at this, Regina picked up a book that was nearby. He also meant to read a book here. Either way, Pellio picked up the book he had been reading again and sat down leaning against the window.

“…….”

“…….”

I wished that such quiet peace would come again.

“… Pellio.”

Regina put the book aside and clung to Pellio's side.

“Is that book interesting?”

"Huh."

“What are you talking about?”

“Government Management.”

Pellio answered without taking his eyes off the book.

“It’s difficult!”

Regina pursed her lips and grunted. Unbearable, Pelio gathered up his last patience and said.

“… I am studying now.”

There were two more books that Duke Borreotti gave them to read.

“Please, please, be quiet.”

“Your uncle? Why?”

“That’s it… .”

Pellio was speechless at the innocent question.

“… Whoa.”

Pelio managed to suppress the boiling inside, and he had to explain himself many times today.

“I must succeed in my father’s footsteps as a duke. So I'm studying."

“Hey, Pellio is passionate.”

I didn't understand at all. While explaining, Pellio did not have high expectations. I just wanted it to be quiet just for this moment.

“Then Pellio… .”

But Regina did not stop asking questions.

“You don’t want to play?”

“I will play after reading all the books.”

“Then read it quickly!”

“Then be quiet.”

"Yes!"

Regina kept her mouth shut and sat leaning under the window. I wanted it to be so quiet.

“…….”

Unable to hold back that moment, Regina got up from her seat and looked around and moved in a distracted manner.

“…….”

As expected, Pelio ignored the attention that was pouring into me and concentrated on reading the book.

Pellio is the only child. As the only heir to Borreotti, he was a precious person that would not be strange even if his parents valued gold or jade. In addition, he has the strongest ability among all Boreoti.

'But why... .'

Kara thought as she organized the master's clothes and piled them up in the closet drawer. The place she touched was very neat.

After leaving the dressing room, Kara started cleaning the room. Even in the midst of a busy movement, Kara could not escape from contemplation. Rather, it went deeper.

'Is the master and the devil so heartless?'

Then, eventually, it stopped working.

Originally, Kara was Pellio's nanny. Before that, she was a single mother who had been abandoned by a human she thought was her husband and was making a living on her own. While living a life of poverty, his son Tra was born at the same time as Pellio, and he moved into the mansion as a nursing nanny.

To Kara, Pellio was a grateful benefactor who freed our hat from hunger and poverty, and he was a man who dared to think of him as a son. Kara had her own pride in this. I know that Pellio obeys my instructions to other users, even with sunken cars.

However, while I was happy about that fact, I couldn't help but be worried. As a single nanny, no matter how much she took care of her, it was nothing compared to her parents' love.

'You are such a lovely person... .'

All Kara could do was just take a little look at him.

“Kara.”

Kara was startled at the sudden sound and looked back.

“Oh my, master.”

Kara wiped her dusty hands with her apron and walked over.

“What are you doing?”

When he got down on his knees to meet his gaze, Pellio hesitated, took out what was in his pocket, and held it out.

“I’ll give you this.”

What Kara received was a small flower with an unknown name. The pure white petals were slightly yellowed by the body temperature, but the flower itself did not lose its vitality yet.

“I saw it in a book.”

Pellio said still without making eye contact.

“I used to give gifts to foreign countries beyond the East to express my gratitude to my parents. That's why I'm giving it to you."

Kara was heartbroken.

“How can you just give this precious thing to the nanny… .”

I was very grateful, but the owner of this flower had to be the owner and his wife.

“You must give it to the masters. They are the master’s parents.”

“They are done.”

The name that came out of Pellio's mouth was very desolate and dry, as if referring to someone else.

“My father and mother are not in the mansion.”

I went out with Regina.

"Ah… .”

Kara was at a loss for words.

"it's okay."

On the contrary, Pelio calmly comforted Kara.

“I knew it a while ago.”

“…….”

"Hey. I'm hungry."

“… Come to think of it, it’s lunch time soon.”

Kara smiled laboriously and headed to the restaurant with Pellio.

“Kara, ask Tra to eat together.”

"It's not possible. Tra is the starter of the Knights Templar. We should eat there.”

“How are you?”

Playing with food or whatever. Tra, who was accidentally summoned by Pellio's unreasonable persistence, had lunch with Pellio. Kara thought again as she watched Pellio chatting and having a meal with her son.

Also, there's something strange about this house.

* * *

After following his father, Loupe visited the Borreotti mansion twice a week as a friend of Pellio. It has been two years since I visited.

Now, Loupe was not as afraid of Borreotti as when he first came here. The Duke Boreoti he met when he first came was still scary, but he wasn't afraid of the master Pelio he was going to serve.

Of course, his character was a bit dirty.

"loupe!"

Just then, the boy's voice was heard from behind.

“Regina-sama.”

A bright smile appeared on Loupe's face as he turned around. Regina was in her outdoor attire. Her dark hair was tied in half as usual.

“How have you been?”

“Are you doing well, Loupe? It's very cold these days, isn't it?"

Seeing this, Regina blew her breath into the air. The warm breath froze hazy as soon as it met the cold air.

“Wear warm clothes. catch a cold.”

“Thank you for your concern.”

“Still, winter seems to be the season best suited to the North, doesn’t it?”

Loupe was very fond of the innocent Regina. The goodness and innocence that did not go well with Borreotti made even the viewers happy.

“But where are you going?”

“Go out with your maternal uncle and aunt.”

Where Regina pointed, there was the Duke and Duchess of Borreotti. As soon as Loupe saw them, he hurriedly greeted them. Of course, there was no response back.

"Huh? Will Pellio-sama go with you?”

“Ugh.”

Regina shook her head.

“Pelio, study!”

"Ah… .”

For a moment, Loupe couldn't hide his expression.

'Lonely beast.'

okay. Loupe thought as he saw Regina off. Also, this house was a little strange.

“Do you like Regina?”

"Yes?"

Loupe's eyes widened at the unexpected question. Pellio, who actually asked the question, confirmed and killed one more time as if it was an insignificant question.

“Your face turns red just looking at Regina. The crowd is doubling.”

“Ah, I don’t… ?”

Loupe's face turned red in embarrassment.

“Is that so?”

Pellio also asked Tra. Tra nodded in agreement.

“But Regina-sama is kind and pretty. So, I think it’s only natural to like it.”

“I, too, have a crush on me because of that.”

“Excuse me,”

The three boys were playing, kicking and catching the ball once.

“But are you having fun with this?”

loupe asked.

“I don’t feel bad and it’s good.”

Pellio responded by passing the ball to Loupe. The ball, which flew quite far with a pop, went over Loupe's head. Loupe quickly ran to find the ball.

“… Tra are you too?”

Pellio also asked Tra.

“Do you like Regina?”

“Ummm… .”

Tra thought for a moment, then nodded.

“You have to like it.”

But he added that he didn't really want to get married or that kind of feeling. Regina was a person who felt good just by looking at her.

"okay?"

“Perhaps everyone thinks so.”

“I hate it.”

Pelio said as he watched Loupe running with the ball.

“… How much do you hate it?”

Tra asked, trying to hide her surprise.

In fact, watching Pellio up close, he knew all too well that he didn't like Regina. Even my mother, Kara, advised me not to be too friendly with Regina in front of Pellio. But I never imagined that I would hear such words from my own mouth.

"Well… .”

Pellio thought for a moment.

“What if Regina suddenly dies or disappears.”

I don't think you'll be sad. Pellio spoke frankly.

An unusual being who comes from a branch, but has the fangs of a beast. And my aunt's blood. But the cousin who touches my heart and annoys me every day.

“I’d rather have someone else… .”

The backstory was omitted, but Tra knew clearly what Pellio wanted to say.

'I really hate it.'

Tra was amazed again. If it had been a real man, as Pellio said, Regina would have been very scolded. No, I was just happy to be scolded. Just then, Loupe brought the ball. However, the boys did not continue to play ball any longer.

“Am I weird?”

Pellio asked the two of them. To Loupe, surprised by the sudden question, I briefly relayed the conversation that Tra had while I was away.

“Why do you hate it so much?”

loupe asked.

“Is it because the Duke and the Majesty took care of Regina-sama a little more?”

"no."

But Pelio's answer was surprising.

“I hate it because I don’t have a clue.”

After saying that sometimes it's so frustrating and annoying that I want to put my head down, Pelio went into the mansion. Loupe and Tra followed.

After that day, the two never mentioned Regina in front of Pellio again.

* * *

“Why does the Duke not love Pellio-sama?”

That night.

Loupe asked his father, who had come to see my bed. The Marquis of Pardus, sitting on the bed on which his son was lying, gracefully crossed one of his legs.

“Isn’t it strange in your eyes?”

“My father and mother like me.”

“I love you very much.”

The Marquis of Pardus said, handing over Loupe's hair. Loupe, feeling embarrassed for nothing, patted my hair as if stroking it. Now, I was at an age where I would be ashamed of my parents' expressions of affection.

“… To be honest.”

The Marquis, who looked at the son with a smile, opened his mouth.

“I don’t know why either.”

The Marquis of Pardus admired Borreotti, but as a parent, he often felt that he really hated the relationship.

“Loupe, how did you feel?”

asked the Marquis. Loupe carefully selected the words. For some reason, I was scared because it seemed like I was insulting Duke Borreotti, but I felt like I had to express it anyway.

“It was like training Pelio-sama.”

“…….”

“So, uh… .”

“Like a hound?”

"Yes."

The Duke and Duchess of Borreotti certainly provided the best environment for their son. The clothes he wore, the food he ate, and everything he could touch was given only the most expensive and luxurious things. And he always took the time to teach his son himself.

“If I were Pellio-sama, I think it would have been very difficult.”

"Why?"

“The Duchess and Duchess only like Regina-sama.”

Even a young loupe looked at it as a foreign landscape. The Duke and Duchess of Borreotti always took care of Regina and loved her. However, I did not show such affection to my own children. There seemed to be interest. However, his interest was literally limited to whether the successor had properly studied and trained well.

“Is Borreotti like that?”

“Of course not.”

The Marquis laughed bitterly at his son's question.

“How kind were the duchess and the duchess.”

Looking at what my sons and my wife are doing now, it was clear that those who died would hold onto the back of their necks and become their flagship. Especially if you were a duchess, you would have seen blood by smashing the crown of your son and his wife with the heel of your shoe.

“But me.”

Loupe's face brightened slightly.

“I like Regina-sama.”

“Is that so?”

“You are a nice and pretty person.”

“You have to be nice… .”

The Marquis twisted the corners of his lips.

"Good night."

After confirming that Loupe had closed her eyes and fell asleep, the Marquis Pardus came out into the hallway. The Marquis of Pardus would never lie, even if he would rather not speak to his son. So I didn't tell Loupe a secret a while ago.

one day

'My daughter-in-law seems afraid of her son.'

The deceased duke was greatly concerned about his grandson, who would not receive the love of his parents.

'Isn't that still a real child?'

'The fangs of wild beasts are power beyond the realm of human beings.'

As a result, they are often said to be away from children. Of course, such cases were very rare. Even so, the majority of parents were married from other families. For example, the Duchess of Borreotti who was married to another family.

'Then why is the Duke doing this?'

'That guy.'

The former duke, whose complexion had darkened with concern, opened his mouth with a deep sigh.

'Boreotti should be arrogant, but if you don't, you can make a very big mistake.'

'To make a big mistake... .'

'conceit.'

To be arrogant toward others is because, to put it grandly, it is the fate of those who stand at the peak. Only then, trivial things did not bother me.

'For us, arrogance is only a means of warning. It doesn't mean that we are the most superior of all things in the world.'

Of course we are superior. The former Duke, who added a funny joke, still did not laugh.

'The moment you fall into such an illusion, you will only become a narrow-minded fool.'

'Are you saying that the current Duke is like that?'

'Unfortunately.'

As if laughing at the days when he did not doubt himself as the strongest and most perfect in the world, the strongest Boreotti of all time was born as his son. Like the mace of a god trying to flatten the nose of a proud beast.

'That's why they both do it to Regina.'

But even that seemed like a bizarre 'family game' in the eyes of the ancestors.

'Not all Boreoti is perfect.'

'That, too, is an illusion.'

The old gentleman's face, wrinkled with wrinkles, darkened lonelyly.

'Because Boreoti is a human being, he always carries regrets and regrets in his heart.'

If I had looked at my son a little more, I might not have grown up like that. Then our little beast wouldn't have grown up alone. But Regina left behind by her dead daughter was also a sick thorn.

The previous duke couldn't do anything. In addition, if he intervened and intervened for nothing, he could have been a nuisance to Pellio. There was nothing good about stimulating my son.

'Pardus little boy.'

'Yes, ancestors.'

'You shouldn't live like that.'

It was the last conversation we had with our ancestors. The ancestor passed away after a while after that conversation. After the death of the former Duchess, he joked that he was always going to see him soon, but he really followed.

"honey?"

The Marquis, who was immersed in nostalgic contemplation, was startled.

"What are you doing?"

"honey."

The Marquis of Pardus came out in pajamas.

“They said he came to sleep with a loupe, and he just made a bed.”

The Marquis burst into laughter at the chilly pincup.

“It’s just, I think our youngest looks a lot like his wife.”

“Then why don’t you go and see more? Leave your wife alone.”

“What a disgusting sound.”

Worried that his wife's waist would be cold, the Marquis hurriedly wrapped her arms around her and led her to the bedroom.

* * *

“Wow! Pellio!”

Regina let out an excited voice. Light blue fangs flashed vividly behind Regina's back while training the fangs of beasts in an empty training ground.

“I got all four of them!”

The first successful Regina was at the age of thirteen.

“I tried.”

And Pellio, who had been watching Regina's training, turned fifteen. Pellio's physique was already a lot bigger than my peers, but his face still couldn't get out of the boy's tee. However, the black eyes that did not feel any emotion looked cold and painful.

“Hehe, I tried!”

Regina smiled mischievously as she looked at the fangs she had pulled out.

“You know, my uncle said he would buy me a present when I could get all four fangs out.”

“Good.”

“What did Pelio get?”

"I do not remember."

He answered bluntly, but in fact, Pelio remembered it clearly. It was when he was five years old that he had his first full canine out. In fact, I had brought it out before, but I pretended not to be able to do it until it was clear that my parents would hate it.

Of course, even when I was young when I was asked to take it out, the praise I had been hoping for did not come out at all. On the contrary, he received only the proper gaze.

“Pelio.”

"Why."

“We have the great power of the fangs of wild beasts.”

“What a terrific thing.”

Pelio picked up the wooden sword that had been lying on the floor. And she swung her wooden sword broadly to show that she didn't want to talk, but Regina continued, without noticing it.

“Is there anything I can do with this?”

The wooden sword stopped in mid-air.

“Regina.”

Pellio thought that if it was a talent, it was a talent. You must have learned the history of the family with me, and you must have listened to the bad relationship with the imperial family.

“That’s impossible.”

"why?"

Regina still had a flower garden in her head. One day, Kara said: Regina is so kind that everyone dreams of a better world. But Pelio had a different idea.

this wasn't good

As Pellio had seen for a long time, Regina was unaware that she was 'Boreotti'.

“Boreotti must not be reckless.”

In other words, there was no sense of responsibility that Boreoti should have.

"Why?"

Regina asked.

“But he said that the world changes only when someone with power gets up and takes action. We have that kind of power.”

Therefore, he insisted that if we chastise the bad people and get rid of all the demons, there would be peace.

“…….”

For an instant, Pellio looked down at the wooden sword in his hand. If you slap me in the back with this, maybe I can get out of this stupid conversation. Even if I pass out, I don't think I'll keep my mouth shut.

Still, he showed patience and explained it to Regina.

“Boreoti obtained the autonomy of the North in exchange for the title.”

you know that When Pellio asked if it was possible, Regina nodded her head.

“That’s why the Northern Marrow nobles still belong to Boreoti. My dad is like that.”

Thanks to his biological father, Count Urmariti, he seemed to know that.

"that's right. However, since we have been given the title, we must not do anything that could threaten the imperial family.”

“You don’t.”

“You were going to do it.”

"I?"

Regina's eyes widened as if she didn't know at all. That innocent expression on his face, Pelio sometimes felt more cruel than violence. Neither the infamous Northern Mountains would dare to name their names in front of Regina's poisonous innocence.

“… We cannot do that.”

The imperial family was afraid of Boreoti. At the beginning of the founding of the country, the first emperor was unable to subordinate the North and was constantly defeated. It was because of the fangs of a beast that transcended the realm of humans. Because of that, they were sensitive to Boreotti's movements. It was part of the law prohibiting the use of a gate connected to the northern part of the imperial palace.

“The fangs of wild beasts should only be used when hunting monsters, and when the opponent is ignorant of the subject in the first place.”

"Yes… .”

Regina's lips, who had been silently listening, protruded slightly. I understood it to some extent, but it was still difficult to understand.

“Can’t we work hand in hand with the imperial family?”

“You mustn’t even hold hands with the imperial family.”

Pellio took a deep breath.

“Even marriage between Boreotti and the imperial family is forbidden.”

“Uh, really? Why?"

asked Regina, surprised.

“To prevent Boreoti’s powers from continuing to the imperial family.”

“The fangs of beasts are direct… .”

“It is possible to be born with a lineage that is not a direct line.”

That example is you. Pelio's voice suddenly filled with anger, and even Regina, who was not aware, shrugged her shoulders.

“… Anyway, that’s it.”

Pellio hurriedly captured his emotions.

“So please.”

Pelio asked Regina for the first time.

“While I am away.”

A few days later, Pellio goes down to the capital and enters the academy.

"take care."

Don't do anything for nothing. Pellio's brief request was full of earnest desire not to cause trouble to Boreotti.

“Pelio… !”

But Regina did not understand the meaning either. Moved only by the appearance of worrying about him, he hugged Pellio tightly.

“Are you going to come every vacation?”

"maybe."

To be honest, I just wanted to stay in the capital for the entire vacation. However, if I did, my father would tell me to build a friendship with the Crown Prince, so I decided to just go up. Because Regina was a little better than that stupid little bastard. it was a little better

“It’s sad to think that I won’t be able to see Pelio… .”

I'm not At least Pellio longed for the day he entered the academy.

And three years later.

It was a rainy summer night.

Regina disappeared.

* * *

It was the day Pellio returned to the North for summer vacation.

“Master, are you here?”

Kara greeted Pelio from the entrance of the front door.

“Isn’t the capital hot early?”

“It is not a place for people to live.”

Although he had only experienced the beginning of summer for a while, Pellio was fed up with the summer in the capital.

“But what if you wear thin clothes?”

Kara lightly criticized Pellio's attire. Pellio was wearing a white shirt made of thin fabric. His stout physique was faintly reflected in the fabric.

“Nagging.”

Pelio didn't even pretend to listen and went up to the room.

“Now, don’t you listen to this nanny even with the back of your ear?”

“At my age, it was time to rebel.”

“Then my stomach will burn.”

“It’s nice and warm in winter.”

Thanks to the master who did not lose a word, Kara finally burst into laughter. It was a conversation that was only possible because it was these two people.

"By the way."

Pellio came into the room and asked.

“The house is so quiet.”

It used to be a quiet place, but today the desolateness has subsided even more heavily. Pellio barely noticed the reason.

“Regina?”

When I came to the mansion, I didn't have a cousin who followed me around all day and begged me to tell you about the academy.

"that… .”

Kara avoided her gaze and kept quiet.

“… No, it did.”

Pellio withdrew the question. It was obvious that I hadn't heard.

'I met a fateful opponent!'

'He said he came here to meet me. Isn't it too romantic?'

'I was caught by my uncle.'

'For the first time, I got mad. Why doesn't my uncle not understand my heart? I mean we love each other... !'

'But it's okay.'

Love is adversity!

Even when she was at the academy, Regina dared to write down the adversity and hardships of her love in a letter. It felt like Regina was reading it to my ears, so Pellio always read a letter and then burned it in an incinerator. Some of the dogs were still unopened.

“Take out only the clothes to change into and go out.”

Recalling the contents of the letter, Pellio frowned and began to unbutton his shirt.

"young master."

“That guy too.”

Before Kara could ask, Pelio dismissed it first.

“You need to know that the world is not like a dream.”

It was impossible to accept the beating of a child forever.

“Are you still young, Miss Hana? Only ten now... !”

“Especially when you are sixteen.”

Suddenly, Pellio turned around. Black eyes filled with bitterness filled with determination. And his gaze turned beyond the closed door.

“Shouldn’t it be okay to meet someone who is a wandering knight who doesn’t know who he is?”

“Of course I think so, but… .”

Cara was not just accepting Regina's foolishness. In fact, Pelio was right. Regina knows nothing about the Wandering Knights. No, no one had seen the article in person other than Regina. They always met Regina pretending to be a coincidence only when she went out alone.

A foreigner whose age, name, and origin are unknown. I wonder if Boreotti's precious young love is acceptable to such a human being.

“Still, you still listened to the master, didn’t you?”

“…….”

“If you convince me a little… .”

“If I had a persuasive head, I wouldn’t have caused such a sad month.”

Kara kept her mouth shut at the blatant gulp.

'The master is right.'

Unfortunately for Kara, Regina also felt foolish this time around. emotion rather than reason. more than reality. Regina only grew up in body, but she was still a child in mind. No matter how much he tried to persuade him with the right words, he was just sad that he did not understand his feelings.

“What do your father and mother say?”

“Madam is recovering from the shock. The master raised his voice towards the young lady.”

“Such.”

Pellio sighed. A pet dog he loved so much is so heartbroken, how can his heart not be troubled? Pellio's face, acting as if it were someone else's business, only had a fishy smirk on his face.

“…….”

Kara, who watched Pellio silently, finally brought a change of clothes as he ordered.

“I’m just… .”

The moment Kara was about to leave.

“Listen well.”

Pellio said abruptly.

“This is Boreottiya.”

"young master… ?”

Confused, Kara stopped, but Pellio, who had already turned around and changed clothes, did not see such a nanny. The shirt fell to the floor with a rustling sound. Pellio picked up a new shirt to change into.

“It would be embarrassing for me.”

Pellio had a clear sense of what Regina was thinking. The love between a knight and a princess that only appears in a childish romance novel, and a love that overcomes the difference in status.

“You must have become the main character in such a story.”

Buttons were filled from the bottom over the cracked abs that had been made through constant training. After changing his shirt, Pellio turned around again.

“I want to overcome this ordeal and win love.”

“I, Master… ?”

“Aren’t you frustrated when things don’t go as you want?”

Pellio, who passed Kara, slammed the door open. There, Regina stood alone with her head bowed.

“…….”

He couldn't even look at Pellio, and his hands holding the hem of his skirt were trembling with anger. Only tears were dripping down on the floor.

Just as Pelio noticed Regina's presence with the fangs of a beast, Regina must have sensed Pellio and came here. That's why Pelio had to speak out loud.

"miss!"

Kara tried to turn to Regina, but Pellio reached out and blocked her.

“Don’t say it twice.”

And for the first time in my life, I sincerely spoke to Regina.

“Break that heart.”

“Why, everyone… .”

Regina asked hard.

“Are you against us?”

“It’s because I’m thinking of you… .”

“If you think of me!”

A voice that was choked with evil was aimed at Amon Pellio.

“Because everyone is good, shouldn’t we cheer for them once in a while?”

His face, raised in shame, was wet with tears.

“… What if I support you?”

Pellio, who was looking down at his cousin like that, asked.

“If I cheer for you, what will happen?”

“Then we will all be happy.”

"Us?"

“Not only me and that person, but also my uncle and my aunt… .”

Regina wanted to be at this time, so I strongly expressed my position.

“They both want me to be happy. To be happy, I have to be with the person I like... .”

In short, it was a story that everyone becomes happy only when they are happy with the person they love.

'Oh my gosh… !'

Kara, who was listening next to her, was at a loss for words. one for a while. Kara hurriedly looked at Pellio. He was the master who raised me with my milk since I was a newborn baby.

“…….”

It was clear what he was thinking, so Kara shut her eyes tightly.

Pellio did not avoid Regina's gaze staring at me. There was no reason to avoid it, and he was gathering his thoughts while staring at him. The conclusion was quickly drawn.

'Okay, I think you... .'

annoying.

Because he's annoyed in every case, he doesn't notice, he's busy and he's going to die, but he's always talking about vain things when he's just living his mouth. It wasn't that I didn't like it. In any case, they were nominally a family, and above all else, they were the same Boreotti, so they were beings within the fence that they had to protect.

So, Pellio never got angry with Regina, nor did he show his sincerity. It was convenient to pass on. Sometimes, he even accepted it by pretending to be stupid. Talking to a girl with a flowery head only hurt my mouth, so it was reasonable to just live like that.

But how are you trying to get out of the fence like that?

“…….”

Pellio now faces the limit of my patience. It was this moment.

“Kara.”

First of all, Pellio called Kara, who was unable to move.

“Tell Dad I’m going to say hello soon.”

“Yes, Master.”

As Kara was on her way, she looked at Pellio and Regina anxiously.

And after Kara completely disappeared.

“Regina, you are family.”

Regina's eyes widened at Pellio's unexpected words. A heavy sigh escaped from his slightly opened mouth.

“No matter how annoying you are, the reason I left you alone was because you were a member of Boreotti.”

If it wasn't for that, you would have already left the world. Pellio didn't consciously say anything behind the scenes.

“Pelio… .”

But his cousin sister didn't seem to mind.

“Then, can’t you cheer for me and help me, even just a little bit?”

“You want me to fall in love with a stranger you don’t know?”

“Not a monster! That person… !”

Regina's voice, which was about to refute, gradually fell into silence.

“What is that person’s name?”

“…….”

"Age is?"

“I was older than me… .”

“Where are you from?”

“I said knight, but it’s not Gladigo, so it’s either the West or the Capital… .”

Regina spit it out through my mouth without failing to explain why everyone was against her love.

“Still, we love each other!”

But he stubbornly refused to admit it. Pelio looked at Regina like that for the first time, but with a very familiar gaze.

“Then do it.”

“… Huh?"

Cheers erupted from Pellio's mouth, who seemed to be opposed to it.

“Do whatever you want.”

Even Regina, who was not aware of it, could feel that those words had no heart for me this time.

"instead "

And again.

“You’ll have to be prepared to go against Boreotti.”

“… Why?"

Regina put on a wounded expression at the stern warning. Tears welled up in my swollen eyes again from crying so hard.

“Why, why is the story the way it is!”

Regina was embarrassed. It's just that I met the person I like and fell in love with it, and it's such a big sin that I've even been abandoned by my family. Why is everyone opposing?

And why.

“… Why do you look like that?”

More than anything else, Regina was afraid of Pellio's eyes as if contemplating me. It was really the eyes that seemed to drive me out right away. I didn't feel anxious, angry, or frustrated like everyone else. there was nothing.

“Hey, it’s family… .”

Regina hurriedly grabbed Pellio's hand.

“You said you were family. But why do you look like that? Why are you trying to kick me out? Just to scare me... .”

“What’s the use of being scared?”

Pellio didn't even shake or hold Regina's hand that was holding me. He just said casually as if nothing had happened.

“Even if you do.”

The conversation was very cold.

“I don’t even listen to it.”

Pellio didn't want to nag or give advice to someone who didn't speak the language with a sore throat. There was absolutely no need to waste my efforts.

“… Black!”

Regina cried. He covered his face with both hands and let out a sob full of injustice. It was not an act of sympathy. Regina just cried purely because she was so sad and sad about her situation.

“…….”

However, that action actually cut off Pellio's last patience.

“You must be like the main character of your sorrow.”

Disillusionment began to appear in Pellio's tone, which had not yet been filled with emotion.

“It’s literally just an illusion.”

Regina's face reddened with shame at the cold mockery.

“It’s the clothes you’re wearing, and now it’s a piece of jewelry.”

A snack or tea you would have eaten instead of refusing to eat. A blanket or handkerchief that would have wiped away tears.

“Let alone… .”

Pellio deliberately raised the arm Regina was still holding. Long fingers brushed Regina's wavy hair.

“Even the perfume applied to the hair.”

“…….”

“It was all given to me by Boreotti.”

Regina's affluent and leisurely life was a luxury that was possible because it was all Boreoti.

“Does love make you happy?”

Pellio laughed openly at this absurd nonsense.

“That’s an illusion you can make because you’re living a life without what you lack.”

“Not enough!”

Regina cried.

“It was hard and sad for me too!”

“What are you?”

“I, too, wanted to live with my father! But my father remarried to my stepmother and had a child with her.”

He insisted that he had given up something for the sake of his new family.

“Something like the fangs of a beast, I didn’t want either!”

“…….”

“If I had known this would be the case, I wouldn’t even want to be like Boreotti… !”

Regina, who was constantly spitting out words that were close to screaming, said, "Oops." I hurriedly shut my mouth, but it was already too late. I got goosebumps on my own because of the overflowing emotions.

"no."

This is not the truth.

“It’s not… .”

Regina tried to add a belated apology. However, my body hardened like a sheet of ice at the cold gaze looking down at me.

“You have no right to say that.”

I thought that Pellio would say that in front of me. I didn't think it was Regina's fault for not receiving the love of her parents. I never had any regrets.

However.

“At least you.”

A young memory that comes to mind right now touched Pellio's dull loneliness. Regina smiled while holding the doll her father gave her as a gift and reading a storybook her mother read. The space was bright and warm with a fire in the fireplace.

Pellio accidentally witnessed the scene while walking alone down the hallway holding the children's book he picked from the library with both arms. The space was dark because of the snowstorm.

“You shouldn’t say things like that.”

The memory of that day, which had now faded, was uselessly vague.

* * *

“It’s raining a lot.”

Kara, who came to check the futon, said looking out the black window.

“If you came one day late, it would have been a disaster.”

The rain that started to fall in the late afternoon soon turned to heavy rain and was pouring down hard. The weather was quite rare in the north.

“Kara.”

Pellio was reclining on the sofa and reading a book.

“If you have something you want to say, say it.”

In the first place, Pellio wasn't even young enough to be looked after on the bed. So there was no reason for Kara to stay in the room for so long.

“What do you have to say?”

Kara just tapped the wrinkles on the pillow with her hand.

“It is time for Miss Regina to bow down.”

“Bend… .”

Felio scoffed.

“It would be nice if we didn’t start another riot tomorrow.”

“The master is… .”

Kara asked, hiding her hands behind her apron.

“Do you not like the lady?”

“It’s possible if you like something you don’t like.”

Pellio turned the pages and answered in a dignified tone.

“I’ve never liked it, so there’s no way I can hate it.”

“Whoa.”

Kara couldn't hide her sigh at the harsh answer that exceeded expectations. The two grew up together since they were young, and that long time seemed to be in vain.

“Can I ask what the two of you had a conversation while I was away?”

“I did what the nanny told me to do.”

Pelio gathered all his patience to convince Regina.

'Why would we keep quiet with such power?'

'Boreotti is a family with many secrets.'

'Contact with strangers you do not know must be respectful as much as possible.'

I tried to persuade him as calmly as possible. Of course, whether Regina accepted it was another matter.

“He just walked away.”

"young master."

Kara laughed bitterly. Even in such a situation, Pellio, who used such expressions, felt great. But this time, Kara couldn't take Regina's side.

“That’s how you develop your eyes to see people.”

Kara, too, had been seriously hurt by a human she believed to be love.

“Are you and the nanny the same?”

The nanny took care of the ex-husband himself.

“… Anyone who hears it knows it’s real.”

Kara corrected it.

“It was an accident.”

Garbage who came to Borreotti to ask for some money when he heard that he was working as a nanny. Still, he was a son and father, and Kara took care of the money.

“I drink as soon as I get the money, and then I lose the key, so it’s nothing more than freezing in front of the house.”

“Where was the key?”

“I picked it up.”

in that human pocket.

“I was going to give it back.”

I was going to return it tomorrow, but what can I do? I hate to swear to the sky, but it wasn't because of the person's drinking habits and personality.

“Because nanny is fun.”

“What’s so interesting about the story of a person’s death?”

He closed the book that Pellio was reading and yawned slightly.

“Now, really sleep.”

It was at the moment when Kara was about to nag that it was late at night.

"young master!"

An urgent voice looked for Pellio. After Kara saw Pellio getting back out of bed, he opened the door instead.

“… Tra?”

Kara rolled her eyes in surprise. In front of the door stood a wet son with a pale face. Felio felt a strange omen and narrowed his eyes. Then, he quickly grabbed a coat and went outside.

"no way… !”

Kara looked at my son in disbelief. Tra nodded her head in sorrow.

“The lady is gone.”

The road to the Duke of Borreotti's office. Pellio quickly informed Tra of the situation.

“Who do you know?”

“For now, it is me and Sir Ceres.”

“How did you find out?”

“One of the gardeners went out to check the garden because of the heavy rain… .”

And Kara and Tra, ordered the two of them. Tra tells him to secretly arrest the gardener in the dungeon, and Kara tells him to go to Regina's room right now, check the inside, and then come to the office to tell Regina's presence.

"young master… .”

"Shh."

It was right in front of the office door. Pellio quickly organized my outfit. Then, she brushed her tangled hair with her hands and brushed it back.

“Every decision.”

Finally, upright etc.

“The Lord will come down.”

Pellio entered the office.

* * *

"father."

Pellio, who was polite, stared at his father, who was sitting at his desk. The middle-aged man, who seemed to see his future, roughly combed his tangled hair with his hands in his sleep. It was the same as what Pellio had been doing a while ago.

He is a person who feels like a stranger despite his bloodline, but Pelio was really awkward when he saw such a figure.

“Regina is gone.”

Duke Borreotti was also informed of the situation while sleeping, so he was wearing a pajamas and a long robe. And next to it was Mono. Mono gave Pellio a brief nod in return.

“It was an urgent matter, so I ordered the gardener's recruits to be secured and locked in a dungeon.”

“Did Regina check?”

“I sent my nanny.”

Scared to speak, Kara visited the office.

“The lady… .”

Kara said everything she had seen. It is said that the room was a mess as if it had been carried by a thief. Regina, of course, wasn't there, and clothes and things were messed up on the floor.

'I used my head.'

Unsurprisingly, Pellio sneered inwardly.

“Is anything missing?”

At the Duke of Borreotti's question, Kara closed her eyes tightly and nodded her head.

“All the debris is gone.”

"Sigh… .”

With a long sigh, the peacock turned to look out the dim window. The rain was getting more and more violent, but fortunately the wind was calming down little by little.

“… What are you going to do?”

Pellio waited for an answer. The situation is now clear. Regina ran away and must have gone to an unidentified wandering knight.

“Give me command of Gladigo.”

After a moment of deliberation, the Duke gave the order.

“Proceed quietly.”

"All right."

"and… .”

The duke assumed the worst.

“… If there are circumstances of escape, the search may be abandoned.”

* * *

The search was fraught with difficulties. Although the wind had calmed down, the rain was still heavy. Since it had been raining since the afternoon, the muddy ground was a major obstacle to movement. Even in the middle of the night, it was difficult to secure visibility, and very few people were called out for the search.

Fortunately, some old traces were found near the forest not far from the mansion. Pellio lifted his head and followed the trail left by the wheel.

“… You went into the forest.”

The complexions of the knights, including Pellio, darkened.

“Now the river… .”

Mono muttered.

There was a large river running through the north in the forest. Although it belongs to the upper reaches, the source of the river is perennial snow, so the water temperature is cold and the water is deep. In addition, there was a record heavy rain in the Borreotti estate. No wonder the river overflowed.

'Please don't.'

Mono went into the forest with Pellio and prayed earnestly. They hurried to follow before the rain washed away the trail. The end was a cliff. A long time ago, the river overflowed from heavy rain was roaring violently under the cliff that was created because the road was cut off when the ground collapsed.

“…….”

Mono shut her eyes tightly.

"young master."

At that time, one of the apprentice knights offered Pellio something. It was a muddy shawl. The gray-haired knight who gave it to Pelio was familiar with it.

“My name is Meles Levipes.”

“Regina’s escort… .”

“Even though my skills were lacking, I often took on the role.”

Meles bowed her head.

"sorry."

“It is not for you to apologize.”

"one… !”

“It was also Boreotti.”

It's because he has a very strong impression on him, but he could do it if he wanted to, as long as he was ostracizing the knights.

The situation gradually adjusted.

“…….”

Traces of the wagon vanished from the cliff, beneath which a fast-moving river ran menacingly, and the shawl belonged to Regina.

“It goes down.”

Pelio came down with the knights and searched the riverside. And soon after, they found a wagon stuck in the river.

"Oh my gosh… !”

Someone let out a sigh close to astonishment. The carriage was in a state of being half-destroyed to the point where it was almost impossible to recognize its shape. If there was a person inside, it would never have been safe. But there was no one in the wagon. The two doors were wide open, swaying in the harsh current.

Pellio, who had been looking around the carriage and the surroundings without saying a word, opened his mouth.

“The carriage is familiar.”

“It’s a rental wagon you can easily find in the North.”

“Lord Ceres, can you mark the location of this place on a map?”

"Yes."

Hearing the answer, Pellio looked up at the sky. The dark clouds that covered the moon let alone the stars were still pouring rain. The wind, which had stopped during the search, began to blow again, and the eerie sound of the leaves hitting the leaves became clear little by little. The river was still overflowing.

“… return.”

The search ended like that.

* * *

“…….”

Loupe, who had been waiting in the mansion after hearing the news, was frozen as soon as he saw Pellio who had arrived. I swallowed dry saliva.

Pellio just stood there quietly. He didn't even take off his rain-soaked coat, he just looked down at the unknown ground with a tired and troubled face.

“Pelio-sama… .”

At the sound of the call, Pelio slowly raised his gaze.

“Are you here with the Marquis of Pardus?”

“I arrived a little while ago. My father is watching the duke.”

Just then, Kara approached with a thick towel. They handed towels to those who came back wet in the rain, and told them to warm up quickly because they had warm water ready.

“Hurry up, Master too… .”

Kara, who was worried about keeping her warm, was unable to speak.

"nurse."

Pelio hid the muddy shawl he was holding in his hand with a towel.

“It’s late, so take a break.”

Then, after patting the weeping nanny on the shoulder, she went up to the office.

'Really Miss... .'

Loupe, who was following him, had a dizzying headache.

'It is said that the young girl of Urmarity ran away from home.'

The telegram that arrived through the heavy rain was terrifying, but the Marquis of Pardus was not calm and was very attentive. On the contrary, it looked like it had gone very well. Loupe thought that such a father was really cruel, but on the other hand, he also understood that he was afraid of being like that. Especially considering Regina's unusual behavior recently.

“Pelio-sama.”

loupe asked.

“Miss Regina, really… .”

"loupe."

Pellio suddenly stopped walking and looked back.

“Regina is no longer Borreotti.”

Loupe silently watched Pellio's face, noticeably exhausted.

“I went out on my own feet because I didn’t like Borreotti.”

Then there was nothing Pellio could do now. There was absolutely no reason to do anything. Perhaps this time, my father had the same thoughts as me.

“Dead or alive.”

“…….”

“It’s not our business anymore.”

After saying those words, Pellio headed to the office. The sound of footsteps drenched in rain and the loud sound of rain hitting the window. If I listened a little more, even thunder rang out in the distance.

dawn beyond the day.

The only thing that filled the chaotic night of the Boreoti mansion was the roar.

* * *

the next morning. The torrential rain that fell all night ceased like a lie. Under the sunny sky, the Boreotti mansion also greeted the day as busy as usual. Boreotti was calm.

Not yet.

“Have you seen Miss Regina yet?”

“Shh, Kara told me not to go near the room.”

"Why?"

“You get punished. The master was very angry with the lady.”

“Ah, with that knight… .”

Of course, those who knew what happened the night before were not like that. After breakfast, Pelio heard from Tra a report about the gardener he interrogated in the dungeon yesterday.

“… therefore."

Pellio could hardly comprehend the report he had heard.

“The gardener had a crush on Regina, and he helped escape with the wandering knight?”

Pellio frowned and glared at Tra as if he had heard the dumbest sound in the world.

“Do you think this makes sense?”

Tra just shrugged.

“Isn’t that what the human mind is?”

“What is that?”

“I want to help because I like it, isn’t it something like that?”

“Aren’t you crazy too?”

"Yes… .”

Tra admitted meekly. He also felt that all of this was unrealistic. Anyway, thanks to that, I was able to keep my composure.

“The gardener seems to have gotten some money from the knight. In return, the two can meet secretly... .”

"for a moment."

In an instant, Pellio's face changed seriously.

“Did you arrange a meeting?”

“In my own words, it was out of the house.”

Pellio closed his eyes tightly, grasping the seriousness of the situation. If Regina and the wandering knight met inside the mansion, if an unknown stranger entered Boreotti.

“What did your father say?”

“You said that you would go full-time to the master.”

Pellio built the arsenic. The pet you loved so much betrayed and ran away, and you left the rearing to someone else.

“I never knew today that you were so irresponsible.”

After a brief appreciation, Pellio summoned Loupe and ordered the carriage to be salvaged.

“I am?”

“Then you should go.”

“No, I’m still Pardus… .”

“Call it practice.”

After graduating from the academy, Loupe was going to become Pellio's secretary.

“Oh, and.”

Pellio even gave orders to Lupe, who was bewildered.

“The carriage was an accident after one of the Boreoti users stole their belongings and ran away in the heavy rain last night.”

So take the gardener in the dungeon.

“Kill it.”

* * *

“Did you hear that?”

A maid, famous for her cuboid, gathered her companions.

“Did I hear what Kara-sama said to the master earlier?”

A gardener stole and sold furnishings for a long time, but it was caught by a Gladigo knight who was on patrol yesterday. All the users were surprised by the maid's words.

"crazy!"

“That’s so brave… .”

“So what happened?”

“That’s what… .”

As if it were a great secret, the maid sighed.

“They ran away into the woods in a wagon on a rainy night, and were swept away by the river!”

The maid vividly described what she had been stealing, as if she had actually seen it. Rather than sympathize with the dead gardener, the workers complained that they deserved death.

“I knew I was that person.”

“Once upon a time over there, what was it… .”

“You mean that noise in the bar?”

Rather, he was busy remembering all the rumors about the gardener and cutting them down. It seems that the gardener had not had a good reputation in the first place.

And after a few days. A story hotter than the end of the thief spread quickly in the Boreo teaser.

“Miss Regina said she went to the West to recuperate!”

It was Regina's recuperation. Even the fact that they had already gone was a great shock to the users.

“How much did the master and his wife cherish the young lady… .”

“Then why did this happen?”

"like… .”

Someone couldn't finish the conversation, but I knew roughly what the words behind them meant. this was exile And the users guessed the reason to some extent.

“Well, that love will come true… ?”

“The owner was very angry too.”

“By the way, the lady has been in the room for the past few days, hasn’t she?”

I couldn't even do it with the person I love, but as a punishment, I go to a distant place for medical treatment.

“It didn’t work.”

"Yeah… .”

The servants sympathized and felt pity for Regina. And their reaction reached Pellio's ears.

“Everyone was surprised, but they seemed to understand.”

Kara handed me lukewarm tea and reported the reactions and mood of the users.

“Good.”

Pellio, who was reading a book while half reclining on the sofa, got up and murmured.

Regina's recuperation, the gardener's theft. All of this was Pellio's plan. After being transferred to the search for Regina by the Duke of Borreotti, Pellio quickly decided to give up Regina.

It was a natural result. Regina caused a huge trouble to Borreotti. He created a gap for outsiders to approach Boreoti, and ran away, forgetting his duties and responsibilities as Boreotti.

Regina was reduced to the shame of Boreotti.

So Pellio decided to end Regina's existence.

Killed the gardener and cleared up any fuss in the middle of the night. He even manipulated the equipment ledger by hand. In order to conceal Regina's whereabouts as a medical treatment, a caretaker was sent to a villa in the western part of the country, and even a wagon with no one on it was sent.

“Thinking out rats?”

Boreotti was checking all the current users.

“Not at the moment.”

Kara nodded her tired eyes and answered.

“Ummm… .”

Hana Pellio could not easily accept the result. In the first place, the inspection was conducted under the pretext that there might be an accomplice to the gardener's theft. There was a limit to finding someone who betrayed Boreoti.

In my mind, I thought I would feel relieved if I had to throw them all out.

'Mother is caught.'

Although he was entrusted with the follow-up related to Regina, it was the authority of the hostess to hire and supervise the employees within the family. Now the mother was lying down in shock at the fact that Regina had disappeared. There was a moral problem in asking such a mother to give her permission to manage the users for a while.

“… Are you tired?”

“Not at all.”

Thanks to Kara, who was worried, Pelio barely drank the lukewarm tea he was holding in his hand.

“Honey is good for fatigue.”

Even though it was vacation, he could not rest and was worried about him.

“If you have too much… .”

"no."

Pellio emptied the tea at once and handed him an empty glass.

“Just fine.”

Because Kara took into account Pellio's dislike for sweets, Pellio was able to drink tea with ease.

Contrary to Kara's wish for a little rest, Pellio continued to be busy until the last day of vacation. The most difficult of all was meeting Count Urmariti and kissing Regina.

The count, who had lost his daughter, was so exhausted that it was hard to see. Although he had already remarried his ex-wife's maid and saw the child again, he often came to see Regina when he had time. Young Pellio had secretly watched the couple's reconciliation moment.

“Are you sad?”

So I asked without knowing. As Pellio, I couldn't quite imagine how it felt. Even if my family disappeared like Regina, I wouldn't be sad as if the world would collapse like that. Even now, rather than feeling sad that Regina disappeared, she only felt annoyance and a little bit of remorse.

“It’s good to be sad.”

“The question is strange. Sorry for not being considerate.”

"no."

Count Urmariti laughed hard.

“Still, I hope that the Boreoti Spirit will not be aware of this pain.”

I don't think I'll know for the rest of my life. In the end, Pellio couldn't even offer a word of common consolation.

And the day before leaving for the capital for the opening of the academy. Pellio met the Marquis of Pardus outside, who had requested a meeting, and he heard an unexpected story from him.

“You banned the investigation?”

"Yes."

The Duke of Borreotti banned the investigation of the wandering knights from the beginning. Even when approaching Regina, even after Regina disappeared.

“The only instructions I gave were to stop the scandal involving the young girl Urmariti.”

There were no orders to aid the search. Pellio was amazing.

“Have you ever eaten senility?”

You said you were just watching a stranger who might have approached your family?

“What does the Marquis think of this? Am I the only one who doesn't understand this situation?"

“How dare I be in a position to judge.”

“It sounds like you don’t want to get involved.”

The Marquis of Pardus did not dare deny Pelliot's sarcasm. He, too, was puzzled by the duke's decision.

“Young-shik, I can’t do anything.”

Pardus moved only under the orders of the Duke of Borreotti. Without the Duke's instructions, the Marquis had no reason to move.

“… okay."

At this point, there was only one thing Pellio could do.

“I can only hope that both of them are dead.”

“The body hasn’t been found yet.”

“Lupe salvaged the wagon and searched the area with the knights, but nothing came out.”

Even a shawl was found in the forest, but not a single piece of clothing came out of the river.

“I’d rather be happy if I can eat fish like this.”

“Aren’t you sorry?”

asked the Marquis.

"who?"

Pellio, who was about to return, frowned. He didn't seem to understand the meaning of the question.

“Your young girl, Urmariti.”

“The marquis will be more concentrated.”

Pelio laughed openly, telling him not to say anything that was not even serious. The Marquis shrugged.

Frankly, the Marquis did not sympathize with Regina. However, Pelio's reaction a while ago made me feel a little pitiful. Of course, that reaction was also Young-ae's own profit, so there was nothing I could do about it. No, on the contrary, the Duke and Duchess were the biggest sinners.

Pellio struggled through her bangs with her hands. The tired eyes were out of focus.

“The most pitiful person for this is Count Urmariti.”

“Aren’t the Duchess and Duchess also sad?”

"Well… .”

The parents, who the son saw in person, were obviously angry and sad. However, it was closer to feeling betrayed by a pet who ran away without knowing the grace that he raised.

'okay… .'

A living toy brought for family play. And he wasn't even that kind of toy.

“… Whatever happened.”

The Marquis of Pardus smiled at Pellio, who was silent.

“You must have had a busy vacation.”

"okay."

That summer vacation was just that for Pellio.

* * *

The day Pellio graduated from the Academy as a top student.

Finally, the three Boreotti families got together.

“What is a family?”

The son asked his parents, but there was no answer.

Two coffins in a dimly lit room. Pellio dragged a chair between the beds of the coffin where his parents were lying and sat down. The way he had his legs crossed was arrogant. However, the brooch on his chest was telling him that he was now the owner of Boreotti and the head of the North.

the day before the funeral.

The son, dressed in a black suit, was the first to tell his parents what he had wanted to say for a long time.

“At least not us.”

Perhaps because of the dark interior, a dark shadow fell on the face of the only son who expressed his thoughts in a low-key voice.

“As I was not a child to you, you were not a parent to me either.”

The Duke and Duchess of Borreott were killed in a carriage accident while traveling. Also on the day of my son's graduation ceremony.

Far from resenting Pelio, he was somewhat moved.

“You two must have been so special.”

He could have lived if he had used the fangs of a beast, but the duke didn't and died along with his wife. The condition of the body recovered later revealed that the Duke was holding the Duchess.

“Boreotti was a pathetic family.”

The deceased grandfather followed the wife who went first, and I don't think even a father would make such a choice for his wife.

The mother was afraid of the power of Boreotti. As a result, she had little chance of encountering fangs, and she was the least immune to canine of any duchess.

'Father, you could have survived if you used the fangs of a beast at the time of the accident.'

However, if it did, there was a high possibility that the mother would die or be seriously injured.

“… It's romantic.”

Pelio twisted one corner of his mouth at the self-talk that came out without me knowing. I hope words like this will come out of my mouth.

“It also ends today.”

Pellio got up from his seat and offered two well-groomed flowers on top of the coffin. And I said my last goodbye.

“I have no grievances against you.”

It's been a long time since I've disappointed my expectations, can I hear such private feelings?

“But I wouldn’t have a decent family.”

I have not seen and learned anything, and even less myself. Hana herself was now the only Boreoti, so she had to get married someday.

“…….”

For a moment, I imagined myself marrying someone and starting a family with children. However, the abstract imagination was more vague than a dream, and on the contrary, it only made me feel strange. It was an illusion worse than a mirage.

“Eat to your sleep.”

However, from now on, the image of himself living alone was a reality.

The black beast was alone.

The first thing Pellio did as soon as he became Duke was to expel all the servants from the mansion. Even without a letter of recommendation.

“Beach, no, my lord!”

And the only person who could put the brakes on this sudden move was Kara, the new duke's nanny. In fact, Kara was the only one.

“You just came.”

Pellio was working in the newly renovated office. With the funeral of the ancestors of the duchess and the succession of titles added, there was a lot of work to be done.

“It didn’t come well! If you suddenly kick someone out like this... .”

“I didn’t throw them all out.”

“I kicked everyone out except me and Mrs. Felica.”

In fact, there were only three people left in this mansion: Pellio, Kara, and Mrs. Felika, a senior among the maids.

“Besides, you’re kicking out even the butler!”

“I gave you money.”

“That's not the problem!”

Considering the old butler's hard work for the mansion and family, he was about to argue that this could never be the case.

“From now on, the nanny is the butler.”

“Yeah, I’m home… !”

Yeah? Kara, who had been arguing for a while, widened her eyes. I was so surprised that I opened my eyes so wide that they touched my glasses. Pellio, who was watching the nanny, said again.

“Now the nanny is the butler.”

“Excuse me, but are you sane?”

Kara asked, raising the glasses that had flowed down from the bridge of her nose. I was so startled that the hand that was fixing the glasses trembled. Even the words in my ears sounded like hallucinations.

“I am more sane than ever.”

“Master, I have no butler training.”

“Then take it.”

Pellio arranged it neatly, saying that someone would be attached to it as soon as possible. Kara, who was forcibly promoted, was on the verge of passing out.

“And Mrs. Felica will be promoted to maid, so you two will hire people for yourself.”

"master… .”

Kara, who was about to say something, finally shut her mouth. Apparently, this issue was not to be discussed easily here. And that wasn't the point right now.

“How did you write your recommendation letter?”

Sudden dismissal was also a problem, but not giving even a single letter of recommendation to those who quit was even more problematic. Letters of recommendation were very important when looking for a job in another aristocratic mansion. Because the letter of recommendation is proof of how hard the person worked at the previous job.

Pellio's reason for this was dignified.

“I don’t feel the need to give.”

“…….”

“If you are really dissatisfied, the butler will do it for you.”

Even the title was completely changed from a nanny to a butler. Pellio still had his eyes fixed on the papers. In fact, he was so busy that he didn't even have time to raise his head.

“…….”

Kara, who had been watching the owner silently, finally bowed her head with a sigh of resignation.

“It is not enough, but I will serve the master and the family with all my heart.”

“I have high expectations, butler.”

At that moment, a faint smile appeared on Pelio's face.

“Now the housekeepers and users… .”

"master."

As a butler, Kara dared to offer advice to her master.

“Me and Mrs. Felica will look after the mansion as much as possible and do everything in their power to do it.”

“Yeah, that’s your job.”

"no."

Kara corrected it.

“It’s the master’s duty.”

For a moment, Pellio had an unpleasant feeling.

I chose Kara as the butler because she was the only person in this mansion who could nagging me like that without hesitation. He was a precious being who could put the brakes on him right away if he did something ridiculous like today.

“… Kara.”

As a result, one important fact was overlooked.

“Don’t nagging me about getting married already.”

“It should be done from now, shouldn’t it be done 10 years from now?”

That the nanny's worries are as big as the northern mountains.

“Now you are the only one of Boreotti. You will protect the family from generation to generation... .”

I'll be back.

Pellio demonstrated the skill of listening to the pouring nagging with one ear and letting it out through the other.

* * *

Although he unexpectedly inherited the title of duke, Pellio performed his duties without hindrance as if it had been originally mine. He didn't even know that the succession education he had received from a young age would be so helpful.

'You know the world, but you don't know.'

really.

“… I don’t even know what the world is about.”

Pellio confessed my sincerity to the noblest woman in the Empire sitting in front of me.

“How could such words come out of the peacock’s mouth?”

Crown Princess Tigria laughed.

“Are you laughing now?”

“Of course I will.”

Pellio dared not hide his displeasure, and the Crown Princess was laughing at such a duke to the point of madness.

“How can your face become so ferocious as the days go by?”

“My face is the same.”

“Then what is that?”

The place the Crown Princess pointed to was under a closet far from where the two adults were sitting.

“Black, uh… .”

“Ugh… .”

There, there were little siblings with blonde and silver hair, hugging each other and sniffling. They said that their mother had a guest, so they went to say hello, and a very scary-looking man stared at them as if they were going to eat them.

“Monster, monstrous… .”

“Well, don’t worry… ! This older brother, Hib, I will protect you!”

“Yeah, uh… .”

Pellio, who was looking at the two close friends, asked the Crown Princess.

“You look alike.”

Evex lapse.

“Isn’t it cute?”

The Crown Princess smiled brightly.

“And a boy.”

“I’ll pretend I didn’t hear what you said a while ago.”

“I can’t do that.”

You are our second godfather.

“This is also your grace.”

“It was grumpy.”

Just seeing the Crown Prince at an exhibition event he had no choice but to attend was really annoying. But at that moment, Sir Ivex was there. He seemed to have come secretly because he missed his old lover. So Pellio arranged a meeting between the Crown Princess and Sir Ivex.

But I guess that arrangement would have given birth to a child. Even a boy.

"Guys."

The Crown Princess beckoned the frightened children to come. While hesitating, the children managed to reach their mother's arms. Still, he didn't forget to hide his eyes so as not to make eye contact with Pellio.

“Scan.”

A benevolent voice called out to the second son.

“She is this mother’s benefactor.”

"Yes?"

“It means being a good person. So should I say hi?”

The child frantically looked at the Crown Princess and Pellio in turn.

“…….”

Then, courageously, he waved my hand and plunged his face into the Crown Princess' lap.

Is my face that scary? Pellio groped my face with his hand for nothing, and then stopped.

“It won’t last long.”

“Are you worried?”

“Now I have no choice but to do it.”

Otherwise, sparks could splatter all the way to the north. In that sense, Pellio warned.

“There is a limit to wrapping it with a skirt width.”

It might sound like someone saying that you shouldn't be fooled by other people, but Pellio's words were straightforward. There were two reasons why the Crown Princess raised her second child as a woman. In order to preserve the tradition of succession to the throne of the first, and to reduce the interest that will be poured on the second as much as possible.

“Is it because I want to be me… .”

The Crown Princess patted the children's faces once in a while and muttered sadly. For such a Crown Princess, Pellio was strangely unable to feel sympathy.

“… Even the peacock would know.”

The Crown Princess looked down at the children with benevolent eyes, who had their head cut on their legs before they knew it and were dozing off.

“Am I a little dirty?”

Pellio affirmed in silence.

“When the children are all grown up… .”

The first is the emperor.

The second is the Marquis of Hesperi.

The moment when the two sons grow up safely and occupy a dignified position.

“I’m going to put my sword around his neck.”

You will surely see the blood pouring out of your throat like a fountain and vomiting your own blood foam on that disgusting face. And I'll watch it with my own two eyes until the moment I run out of breath.

'It's a good thing.'

What's the fun of killing someone so quickly?

Felio sarcastically.

* * *

The emperor passed away. And the Crown Prince, who was desperate to become the emperor, became the emperor, and Pellio was stuck in the capital for three years.

Because of that, the northern part had to see a lot of damage. In particular, the increase in the number of monsters was a big problem because only the Gladigo Knights were able to hunt monsters without Pelio. However, this was not the only reason Pellio was displeased.

“What did I believe in?”

Canis mumbled as she poured her drink.

The two had a drink together today to commemorate the end of the three-year tedious aristocratic meeting. I was reluctant to like one.

“I don’t understand more because Olor’s actions are unprecedented.”

"exactly… .”

Pellio answered, passing the drink lightly.

The situation in the South was bizarre. On the blue sea, where sapphire whales have been guarding for a long time, the hideous red swan dared to sit on the water surface and pretend to be its owner. One thing Pelio finds even more strange than that.

'Why are you still?'

It was the silence of Aust and Meridio, the real masters of the South.

“What do you know?”

Canis asked.

“… Not at all."

Pellio put down his drink and said. Hana Canis did not believe it.

“Still, there will be no communication between the dukes.”

“The last time we met was 7 years ago.”

After the death of the former duke and wife. Pelio, who succeeded the title, had gone down south to meet the Duke of Aust.

' Our little beast is already a peacock.'

'If you don't use that little title ... . '

'Would your grandfather be upset?'

'I'm already dead, so what's upsetting?'

The caring old lady treated Pellio as kindly as her grandson. Pelio recalled nostalgic memories from such a duke, even for a moment. That was all the conversation the two dukes had.

Each of them had great secrets, including mystical powers. For each other's safety, it was an old promise not to ask for anything other than the minimum, and not to make friends externally.

“You will figure it out.”

Frankly, Pellio was not interested in the South.

“Aren’t you even annoyed by Olor?”

"me."

But it was annoying.

Pellio was exhausted.

“If there is no damage to the North, I don’t feel the need to go out.”

In short, as long as the number of cases was caught, there was a willingness to properly temper them.

"please… !”

Canis put her hands together and longed for Olor to catch Pellio's attention and leave the world.

at that time.

“Dad.”

A young child suddenly appeared, boasting of his toddler steps, and rushed inside.

“Pinu!”

Surprised, Canis hurriedly took her son into her arms.

“Are you here alone? your sister?”

“Sister, Koo.”

“Hey, did my son wake up too? My head is a mess.”

Canis was hand shaving the young son's hair. He even wiped the saliva from his lips with my sleeve.

“…….”

Pellio looked down at such a close friend.

“Oh, did you just hear that?”

Canis' face, who had been suffering from political problems a while ago, was waving to the point of not being able to see it.

“Yesterday my son said something!”

“Did you do it now?”

“I started doing it yesterday, and I said it today!”

crazy guy

Pellio's narrowed eyes went dry. What once was notorious for being the mad dog of the Knights of Reboo, has now become a family dog that is proud of its children.

'I don't think Vocal Nodules will be strange to me.'

He brags with a vein around his neck like that, but it wouldn't be strange if he vomited blood someday.

“Besides, Whoopi is... .”

While Canis boasted of her eldest daughter, Pinu smiled and waved at Pellio. Pellio looked at me and admired Pinu's courage, who didn't cry.

“But when are you going to get married?”

“You die.”

“I want to marry you!”

Pellio wondered if the time had finally come to end his relationship with his one and only friend.

Even after that, Canis preached the greatness of family and the cuteness of children for a long time.

“It is truly noble to be a father.”

Of course, in Pellio's eyes, Kanis did not look very sublime. Rather, it belonged to the disgusting axis.

“…….”

But Pelio simply listened silently. I was just tired, so I quietly listened to whatever came into my ears.

“… It's really cute! Why don't you believe me!"

“Look in the mirror.”

does it look like you believe

“Not me, but my kids!”

Canis vomited until the end at the back of Pellio's desire to return after hearing nothing.

“I’ll go play in the north with my father and the kids later.”

“Welcome. Except for you.”

“If you cry like this, what are you going to do? .”

Pellio came out of Reine's mansion and got into the carriage.

"Sigh… .”

At that moment, a sigh mixed with exhaustion managed to escape.

'If you go up north this time... .'

For several years, I was planning to stay in the North.

'Before the monster hunting, there was a blizzard, so I took a break then, I couldn't go hunting for the monsters in 3 years, so I'm prepared for a month.'

Busy in the North was the same thing, but I had no choice but to comfort myself that it would be much better than living in the capital.

“…….”

Pellio stared out the window, which was passing quickly by without a second thought. Today, I saw a lot of family members on the streets.

'I think it's stuck in my brain.'

Hearing so much pride in Canis's children, it seemed that only those things could be seen.

'… That would be good too.'

Canis did as well. Pellio leaned his head against the window sill and closed his eyes. The wagon quickly left the street and arrived at the Boreotti mansion.

“Master, are you here?”

After leaving the Gladigo Knights, Tra became the butler of the capital mansion. Now, his skill in meeting the master was quite skillful.

“Ah, Duke.”

Loupe, who had just been looking for Pellio, approached.

“Have you been? As you said in the morning, go through the West Gate... .”

Loupe gave a brief report to Pellio and told him about the departure tomorrow.

"no."

Felio slowly opened his eyes.

"Yes?"

Loupe, who was explaining the journey to the north, stopped.

"Do you have any problem… .”

Do you have any other schedules? Loupe asked, but Pellio didn't say anything, as if he was absorbed in his own thoughts. for a very short time.

“Don’t go to the orphanage.”

Loupe's eyes widened at the sudden bomb declaration.

"Yes?"

“I can just stop by in the name of sponsorship.”

“Wait, okay? Orphanage?”

Loupe and Trana and others could not hide their bewilderment at the sudden decision.

“What happened to the orphanage all of a sudden?”

“Don’t ask the obvious.”

He made an impulsive decision with a gentle voice, just like Pellio expelling annoying bugs.

“Adopt a child.”

* * *

Leonie was Regina's daughter.

This fact surprised Pelio a little, but he didn't care much. The child did not resemble Regina at all. Rather, everyone who looked at him admired that his face as well as his personality were similar to Pelio.

After becoming a family with Leonie, a lot has changed for Pellio. The top priority became Leonie, and when I saw something delicious or good, I thought of the child first.

Leonie's chatter was nice to hear, and it wasn't bad to lean on my leg and whimper, and when the child was happy, I was happy too.

Even if I did something heartbreaking, let alone disappointment, I was worried first. No, I never felt disappointed. How could there be such a lovely existence just by being?

Of course, it wasn't always pretty. Sometimes it was so ridiculous that I wondered if he was trying to assassinate me by turning my lungs over. Today was just that.

“Oh, I’m drinking alcohol!”

Keep going, keep going!

“How long are you going to make me do the shoulder dance!”

Look at my clavicle!

“I’m bummed… !”

"Noisy."

Unable to hear, Pellio pressed her finger on the cheek of her daughter-in-law.

“￱.”

Leonie's lips protruded like a crucian carp while singing happily. The baby beast licked her eyes and licked her lips.

“Wow! Whoa!”

"what?"

“Uh-huh!”

“You are seven years old and still speak… .”

“Let go of this!”

Leonie, who had escaped on her own, screamed.

“Don’t interfere with playing!”

The baby beast was in a state of anger to the very tip of his head.

“Your father is playing like a child, so you are playing with a big heart.”

“What are you playing?”

My father, the wild beast, who was lying on the sofa and idling, wanted to seriously discuss this situation. Pellio got up completely.

“Leo, do you think playing with dolls is normal?”

The story of a woman who can't stand the person who treats her like a toy and ignores her, so she hides her pregnancy and runs away and gets caught. Even both were men.

“Did you think it was fun?”

“You’re like my creative little bastard… .”

“Hey, why are you praising me like that?”

Leonie blushed and was shy. Pellio was deeply suspicious of the mental state of his daughter, who took this sarcasm as a compliment.

“Leo, men can’t get pregnant.”

“'Omega' can do it!”

“What else… .”

“How can you rule the North with such a narrow mind!”

Dorie Leonie scolded Pellio.

“But, I can understand that everyone has different tastes.”

The filial piety patted her father's hand and nodded her head. Pellio hated a daughter who was willing to understand me.

“That’s why you play dolls with your dad’s favorite drink.”

“I like to drink quietly.”

“Ah, if it’s alcohol, it’s dance and singing.”

Leonie, who had risen from the sofa, suddenly thrust the doll he was carrying in front of Pellio's face.

“What’s the fun when you sip on your own?”

The doll shook her shoulder dance.

“Later, when I grow up, I’ll drink with you!”

“When are you going to grow up?”

Pellio made fun of him openly.

“Hey, wait and see. You'll be bigger than Daddy!"

“What if I don’t grow up?”

“Oh, just go ahead!”

The creepy doll hit Pellio's face with a headbutt.

* * *

Every moment with Leonie was a happy one. It wasn't the first time I was upset, but even that was an irreplaceable joy later on.

Pellio thought that there was no happiness beyond this for me, and that if I wished for it, it was greed without knowing the subject.

However, Leonie was a great filial piety than she thought. The child allowed me to find another happiness. But suddenly I was worried.

"Leo."

So one day Pellio asked Leonie.

“Is it really okay if I marry Varya?”

“What do you think about the five-day annexation on the same topic?”

I'm asking a nonsensical question. Pellio was serious, but the child was picking his nose and sarcastically asking for a fortune if he had the mind to gossip.

“Why are you asking me to marry you?”

“That’s you… .”

“Are you going to get hurt? Or will you feel sad?”

Pellio, who heard my concerns, kept his lips shut. Only then did Leoni realize that his father was seriously worried about me, and removed his hand that was fiddling with his nose.

"Dad."

The child said as he gently rubbed his nose with his finger on Pellio's clothes.

“It’s Daddy’s life.”

“The most important thing in my life, Leo, is you.”

"no."

Leonie insisted not to say such a thing.

“Dad is very important to me too.”

We are precious because we are a family, a baby beast rarely reveals his candid feelings.

“But no matter how important and precious to each other, in the end, we each live our own lives.”

Leonie didn't want Pellio to sacrifice for me.

“Just because Dad loves Mom doesn’t mean that his worries and feelings for me go away.”

Nothing changed at all. It's just that Pellio's happiness is much greater. Leonie laughed.

“Dad deserves to be much happier than he is now!”

“…….”

“So now, let’s live together with a pretty wife and a much prettier daughter.”

“It’s crazy.”

Pellio hugged such a daughter tightly. Thanks to the child's body temperature with his arms wrapped around his back with a shy smile in his ear, Pellio realized a new fact.

perhaps.

He is more than I thought… .

“…….”

Pellio twitched his heavy eyelids.

'When did you fall asleep?'

I was lying on the sofa to rest for a while, and it seemed that I fell asleep without realizing it. I think I had an old dream, but I can't quite remember it.

"Dad."

When I looked down at the sound of the call, my eyes met the black eyes staring at me under the sofa. The corners of Pellio's lips loosened loosely.

“Little boy.”

Pellio raised his upper body and sat down.

“You should call me Grandpa.”

“I am not a kid.”

Pedel, who had climbed up on the sofa, sat right next to Pellio. Pellio popped a strawberry milk-flavored candy into the grandson's mouth. Pedel's eyes twinkled and he shredded the candy.

“But why are you here?”

"Yes!"

Pedel remembered why he had come to this place belatedly.

“Grandpa, we have to go.”

"Why? Where?”

“Uh, that’s a secret… .”

Pedel was bewildered, saying that it was impossible to say that it was a secret. The gentle impression became difficult and gradually began to turn into a cry.

“Good for Grandpa!”

Pedel said confidently, spreading her short arms as wide as possible.

“… Shall we go then?”

He got up pretending not to win, and then Pedel was relieved. Pellio had a rough guess as to why he was looking for me.

"Believe me!"

“The bluff.”

It's like my mom.

Pelio came out into the hallway with Pedel in his arms. As I was walking with my grandchildren, I greeted everyone I met with a smile while passing by. And Pellio accepted their greetings simply by nodding his head. It would have been unimaginable in the past.

Another surprising change occurred.

"Come to think of it."

Pellio said to Pedel.

“The cat gave birth today.”

Now the animals did not get scared or run away when they saw Pelio. In fact, Pellio had brought a cat and kept it herself. It was a coincidence that he accidentally found a guy who was injured while on patrol, and now he is another member of Boreotti's family.

“Wow! I want to see you too!”

“Then shall we go see it with Uncle Lenny tonight?”

"really? really?"

Pedel held out her little finger.

"Appointment!"

“Yes, I promise.”

Pellio also put out his finger and hung the ring. Pedel resembled his father, Scandia, and had an overall docile and calm impression. He was also patient and cautious. The only thing resembling my mother, Leonie, was black.

“Oh, Grandpa, do you know that?”

However, the shape of his mouth, his voice, and the way he chattered when he spoke reminded him of Leonie at that time. Leonie was also very talkative around this time.

“The car that my father used to give to my grandfather in the West… .”

“Then our little one.”

"Yes?"

Pedel paused.

“What did my little one prepare?”

"Huh… .”

The little boy's mouth was shut tight. Oh my, Pellio patted the back of his dead grandson. Seeing how the grass had died, it seemed that he could not make a decision after choosing and choosing a gift.

“Everyone is here.”

Pellio stood in front of a door where familiar celebrities were gathered. and open the door

phut-! Bang!

"Voila! Happy Birthday!"

“Honey, happy birthday.”

“Congratulations, Dad!”

The waiting family congratulated Pellio by setting off paper firecrackers.

“Surprised.”

Pellio smiled softly as he removed the paper pollen from his head.

“Aren’t you surprised at all?”

Funny real, Beleani pouted her lips and groaned like a goldfish.

“Pedel! You congratulated your father on his birthday, right?”

Renius looked at his nephew of the same age with suspicion.

“I kept it a secret. Right, Grandpa?”

Fedel, who became disheartened, looked at Pellio.

"okay. I didn't know anything.”

“I don’t think so… .”

Pellio thought that his son's ferocious tone and suspicious look closely resembled his wife.

“Who does my son resemble so much that he is suspicious?”

“Well, not!”

Renius shrugged and sat down with Pedel by the fireplace.

“What gifts did our kids buy?”

Beleani followed and sat down next to him.

“What gift did your little sister buy?”

“With the help of my sister, I prepared something okay.”

Whoops, look forward to it, Beleani was confident.

Beleani, who turned 16 this year, was attending the academy. The second son, who returned home from winter vacation, prepared high-quality ink for his father, who often writes in his diary.

“Hey, why do you need help from your eldest sister?”

“Is that my heart? If it's embarrassing, you'll get it too."

“You can’t be fair!”

The youngest, who was arrogant for nothing, ended up biting his pink hair by his younger sister.

“Did you sleep?”

Varya noticed that Pellio's dark hair was slightly pressed, and gently combed it with her hands.

“I’m a little sleepy to take a break.”

“What if I fall asleep tonight?”

“My wife is going to sleep tonight.”

Varya's eyes fluttered lightly at the subtle teasing.

“Smiling.”

A smirk spread across Varya's face, who said that she had only gained weight by the night. The couple, who are still good friends, are seated opposite the fireplace.

“By the way, what about Leo and Scan?”

Pellio found the two who were not there.

“They are still being examined by a senator.”

“Your sister is great too.”

Beleani, who had been tormenting her younger brother, exclaimed. In the meantime, Renius ran behind Pellio's back and whispered in his ear. My little sister is bullying me.

“I must have gone on a monster hunt with a pregnant body.”

Leonie's pregnancy was revealed not long ago, during a monster hunt.

'Do you think I'm pregnant?'

The fangs don't come out well.

Beleani, who went on a monster hunt together, felt for the first time the meaning of his father's habit of saying, 'I feel like my lungs are going to turn over'. It was so ridiculous that I couldn't even laugh. In the end, Leonie had to get mad at Pellio throughout the hunt, and when he came back from the hunt, he got mad at Scandia too.

“I’ve never seen my brother-in-law shout like that.”

Usually, it's really scary when a good person turns away, but Beleani recalled that it was just that.

'Hey! Am I pregnant alone!'

Of course, Leony also didn't have a normal temper, so I immediately countered it.

“When are you going to grow up, Sister?”

Beleani shook her head, saying that she really couldn't dry it.

“…….”

“…….”

And the second one, Pellio and Varya looked down on them with betrayal. Considering how much she suffered because of that filthy second, the first was the filial piety among filial piety.

“Uh, is everyone already gathered?”

"Forgive me for being late."

After examining, Leonie and Scandia entered.

"mom! Dad!"

Pedel ran over and cried.

“Oh, my pretty son!”

With her hair short, Leonie spread her arms out toward her son who was running towards him.

"guy."

However, it was unsuccessful when Scandia intercepted her son.

“You can’t jump into your mother and do that.”

"Why? Is mom sick?”

“There is a younger brother on the ship, so be careful.”

Scandia clasped Pedel with one arm and sat down with the other arm wrapped around Leonie's waist.

“Oh, my dear Dad.”

Leonie hugged Pellio lightly and kissed the cheek.

“Happy birthday from my heart.”

He then placed the hat he brought with him on his head.

“Elder sister, is there really a baby in the boat?”

Renius asked, stealing the cone hat from his father's head.

“But why aren’t you fat? I saw in a book that when you have a baby, your belly gets really big.”

“It will grow over time.”

Leonie said, tapping the bridge of Renius' nose with his hand. The youngest, feeling embarrassed, hid his face in his mother's arms.

“What do you mean by senator? Are you okay?”

Varya asked.

"Of course! Both me and the baby are healthy.”

“Ugh, do you know how worried I was?”

“Mom is not worried about it!”

“This really pisses me off.”

Pellio clicked his tongue briefly.

“I don’t think we can live up to my name thanks to you, Leo.”

“You will live a long life because you eat a lot, so don’t worry.”

Leonie smiled and announced a present to Pellio.

“A masterpiece was born again this time.”

Since childhood, Leonie has prepared letters and croquis as gifts for Pellio's birthday.

“Isn’t it nice to be congratulated by the eldest daughter?”

“I almost fell before the celebration.”

Leonie covered her ears with both hands at the constant nagging.

“Scan.”

Pellio called out his son-in-law with a sigh.

“As my sister says, there are no divorces in our house.”

“Yes, don’t worry.”

"what? Why are you both making friends while swearing at me?”

Leonie growled.

“Come on, are you all here now?”

Before it got any louder, Varya told the family.

“I’m going to leave the day before I even celebrate your dad’s birthday.”

It was. Today is Pellio's birthday. He usually dislikes crowded and complicated banquets, so on his birthday, he had a small celebration with his family. Eat delicious food. Open the prepared gift.

However, the most popular among them was reading Leonie's parenting diary written by Pellio together. Pelliot used to tell him to read when he died, but now his parenting diary has become a must-read for the Borreotti family.

“Stop reading.”

In fact, the person in charge of the diary was ashamed.

That'll be it.

“My sister is lucky to meet me whenever I read what my father wrote.”

“I’m going to cry, I’m going to cry!”

The younger brothers made fun of them as if they were waiting. Others laughed while reading their parenting diary, but Leonie always shed tears.

“They don’t know how scary they dare to go.”

Leonie threatened the two flirtatious brothers.

Leonie finally succeeded to the title of duke, which he had longed for three years ago.

“Hey, you should be straight.”

Beleani clicked her fingers and clicked her tongue.

“I was given the title of duchess, but my housekeeper is still my father.”

"that's right! Daddy is the boss.”

Renius nodded eagerly.

“But my mother is stronger, so my mother is the captain.”

“Oh, that’s it again.”

Leonie only sighed deeply at the fuss of her younger brothers.

“Dad, read to me that my eldest sister had to rest in a blanket!”

“No, secretly sneak into the Knights Templar, steal alcohol, and read about your fainting.”

Recommendations continued, but only three very short sentences were opened by Pellio.

“Pedel.”

Pellio called his grandson.

“Would you like to read it?”

Pedel tilted her head.

“As a gift to my grandfather, I would like Pedel to read his diary.”

“Is that okay?”

“It will be a wonderful gift.”

Pedel smiled brightly and looked at her parents. It meant it was okay, and the two happily nodded their heads. Pellio placed his grandson comfortably on my thigh.

“Sister, are you crying already?”

“Hey, it’s luck!”

“These rats are real… !”

Leonie sniffed in anger at the teasing of her younger siblings.

“Pedel, read on.”

Scandia said, wiping her eyes with a handkerchief.

“It’s naughty.”

Varya's voice, who was quietly holding her husband's hand, was slightly wet. Pellio just smiled as he kissed his wife's cheek.

There was no malicious intent whatsoever. What are you going to do with your eldest daughter, who is grown up at this age? But today, strangely, I wanted to remember the memory of that day. It was just that.

The moment when the firewood in the fireplace burns with a crackling sound, and the family gathers together to celebrate their birthday. Pelio was no longer lonely. There was no room for loneliness.

Because these unfamiliar smokes became a natural part of my daily life and completely filled my gaps.

“Leo… .”

Soon Pedel read the diary.

Following the verse the little beast read, the scenery of that time flashed back and forth in Pellio's mind.

* * *

x month x day

Leo called him Dad.

The world has changed.

It was beautiful.

<End of Side Story>
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This might be a stupid question but is the Gaiden and side story similar?

kyl07 · Jun 7, 2022

luanara said: ↑

I can't find the original post for gaiden 6 and 7, can you tell me which page this spoiler is located? Thank you.
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Gaiden 6 & Gaiden 7

luanara said: ↑

This might be a stupid question but is the Gaiden and side story similar?
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It's the same I just changed the name to match the chapter number on KKP

luanara · Jun 9, 2022

How did Loupe develop his love for Lady Heina?

vampress · Jun 12, 2022

I hope there's an illustration for Scan

sinyoalex · Jun 16, 2022

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Creolenerd · Jun 16, 2022

Ive looked a lot what happened to Prince Alice???

Medivh · Jun 27, 2022

Heyroseimrica said: ↑

Regina died because whenever a female Boreoti get pregnant, they become weaker same for the husband also. Varya is currently pregnant so Paul became weaker to accommodate the baby. Nobody was there when Regina was pregnant with Leo and it was also stated that Saura/Connie slowly poison Regina
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thats so sad. Gurl just wanted to love her happiness is very short lived

Pomee · Jun 28, 2022

How many kids did Leo and Scan have?
Son or daughter?
And did Scan end up being a live in son-in law?

I know there's the spoiler chapter on this. But it's so confusing.

momAgthere · Jul 1, 2022

does anybody knows when the second season of the manhwa will release?

sinyoalex · Jul 21, 2022

The artist said that they Will be scheduled to be back at 20 august

layyu · Aug 5, 2022

I just wanna ask... Is there anything that was mentioned about this? How did the Prince (wasn't Leo's end game a prince form the empire?) and Leo able to marry if this was the case? I feel like there might be something on the spoilers but I'm too busy to be rummaging on the forum (but not too busy to reread the series ).

kyl07 · Aug 5, 2022

layyu said: ↑

I just wanna ask... Is there anything that was mentioned about this? How did the Prince (wasn't Leo's end game a prince form the empire?) and Leo able to marry if this was the case? I feel like there might be something on the spoilers but I'm too busy to be rummaging on the forum (but not too busy to reread the series ).

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Scan is known to the public as a princess and not a prince and later declared dead after the kidnapping incident iirc. Later on he was introduced as the empress relative (?) if I'm not mistaken that's why they're able to get married. Also Scan is not even the emperor descendant to begin with.

layyu · Aug 5, 2022

kyl07 said: ↑

Scan is known to the public as a princess and not a prince and later declared dead after the kidnapping incident iirc. Later on he was introduced as the empress relative (?) if I'm not mistaken that's why they're able to get married. Also Scan is not even the emperor descendant to begin with.
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Ooh. Thank you for the reply Now it's clear for me. Again, thank you.

twinkle012 · Aug 20, 2022

is season 2 strting today?

Tiis_Ganda · Aug 21, 2022

twinkle012 said: ↑

is season 2 strting today?
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I just checked KKP... Latest chapter is still 50.

stupidthinker · Aug 28, 2022

Tiis_Ganda said: ↑

I just checked KKP... Latest chapter is still 50.
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The artist is sick, so the hiatus will be prolonged until October.

UpdaTea · Sep 3, 2022

HELLO! I'M NEWW!! I've been reading the thread (but not all of the spoilers if that makes sense ) I wanna ask about something, does Leonia's stepmom fit in with them? Like, will the father-daughter bond be affected when she comes or the father-daughter moments are still there? Will they be more chaotic when the Mom comes in the picture? What's the stepmom's overall personality? Thank you!

smor · Sep 7, 2022

I just came to look at what happened to a character and found tons of helpful spoilers that saved my time in wasting on another copy paste novel
The story is an amalgamation of several popular parts of japanese and earlier korean mangas/manhwas!
I'm honestly tired of seeing the same repeated plots - same murder plans, sad backgrounds, weird pervy moments that's supposed to be funny, the same stock characters etc etc.
I thought the same castle design on many korean manhwas was annoying enough
That isn't the only one.. the longest one was when Hana yori dango mangaka made the drunk FL vomit on a hot headed guy aka future ML and him taking care of her... And every romance novel, drama, mangas around east and southeast Asia copied it! Until the trend died down after a decade
Wish the original writers copyright their plot points so that newer writers create something unique. Okayish for newbie readers but definitely not for veteran romance manga/manhua/manhwa (any other names left? ) and novel readers.
The last enjoyable unique korean manhwa was a beautifully and realistically written story involving a restaurant owner and a school teacher set in present time

nihal eleonor · Sep 13, 2022

i think this story will be good if its father-daughter relationship only i drop it bcoz of stepmom

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