Chapter 5 Part 5

Cleo looked confused. It seemed that this brute did not understand my sentence. Looks like he's smart, you idiot.

"Because if you were a father, you wouldn't do this,"i explained. She looked at Cleo with disinterest and respect.

"To give you the place and everything you deserve is my duty,"Cleo said confidently.

"But why now? Why not a long time ago? Is this really a father's love? Are you really a father? Because I know that a father would not be like you. He would not be able to act like this," I said coherently.

Cleo, who was silent, immediately made me smile. He was at a loss for words. Indeed, all these sentences deserve to be said for him who always makes me suffer. I left the room immediately. Without saying goodbye.

****

"Miss, it's already morning. You should get up and have breakfast together,"Jennie's distinctive voice woke me as the morning sun shone through the open window.

It's been six months since my magic power awakened. Jennie became my personal maid, who asked Jennie to be me. The maid Federick sent before wasn't sincere to serve me, she also caused some trouble.

Remembering this, I regret that I created a fantasy world full of rotten-hearted people.

In the morning, I went to the dining room every day and had breakfast, lunch, and dinner with Grand Duke Bearc's family. It all became a boring routine. Because at the dinner table, Gisella, who is several years older than me, will act childish, like now.

"Daddy, tomorrow there is a tea party invitation from Princess Amber, I want to buy a new dress, is that okay?"

Cleo, who had finished eating, mumbled in agreement. He didn't give a long answer like he usually did.

"Brother Kleand, would you like to accompany me to Miss Anne's ball?"Gisella asked Kleand. Hah, she seduced my own brother too.

"All right, Gisella,"Kleand agreed, rubbing his mouth with the food he had just eaten.

"Thank you,"Gisella said with a happy face. At the dinner table, conversation begins when everyone has finished eating. That's why, as soon as Gisella finished, she immediately seized the silence, because the eating activity was so disciplined with her requests.

Have I ever asked for things like Gisella?

Once, only once, when I asked Jennie to be my maid, and that was five months ago. After that, I just kept quiet. Listen to Gisella's request and their conversation. I'm just an audience to Gisella's drama.

"What about you, Lyanna?"Cleo's voice shocks me.

I glance at Cleo, then shake my head,"Nothing, sir."

Even with Cleo my speech is formal. Yes, in the story, Lyana always behaves well to get her family's attention after her mother leaves. In my story, Lyana suffers because of Sicily's departure, which Lyana thinks is the cause. Lyana's power did not increase. Her pure power was known to Lyana near the end of her life because Gerald told her before he burned her alive.

"Next month is my birthday. Father, give me a great gift, will you?"Gisella's passionate voice made me remember something I had forgotten.

Today is Liana's birthday in the novel. I won't go into details, but last night I saw Liana's old notes. The girl wrote down every important moment of her life, including her birthday, which nobody remembers except Sicily. And Sicily has always been the one who remembers and celebrates Liana's birthday.

I smiled bitterly. Was it true that I - Lyana Van Bearc - was part of her family?

****

"Huh?! I'm sorry,"said Jennie, instantly nervous at Gerald's words. "But there was no wish for Miss Lyana to be born into a family of criminals."

I put the basket down. Gerald seems to be aware of my presence, even if I can't see it. Ah, let him not see me either.

The proof is that the young man came straight to the door as soon as I put the basket down. He was obviously waiting for me. Ah, how sweet my main character is not.

"Asher, let's eat,"Gerald picked up the basket of food I had brought. He gave me an unseen look.

"Thank you,"he smiled. Smile!

"You don't want to eat presents, miss. But you eat this obscure food! You bastard!"Jenny scolded.

"This is the food a spy gave me, Master. You eat it too,"asher said.

Jenny snorted in annoyance. She approached Gerald and Asher with an irritated face.

I saw His smile weakly. Then he left. Gerald and the others were suspicious of the food at first, until they took the chickens from the Bearc family farm as a test to see if the food was safe. And eventually they believed that every time I gave them food, they were testing it for poison.

My warning letter about poison in slave food alarmed Gerald, Asher, and Jennie. They don't eat because of it.

In the story, it is true that Cleo ordered the cooks to mix a dose of poison for Gerald and the others. So once, when Gerald was an adult, the poison almost took his life. Fortunately, Clathria comes to the rescue.

Truly, the female lead is sweet and tough.

****

"Lyana,"Kleand's voice stops me from walking towards the library.

"What is it?"i replied. I turned around with a lazy look on my face.

"You forgot again, training day. Time for you to practice creating weapons from your magic," Kleand explained.

I sighed and followed Kleand's footsteps to the training area.

****

Magic with the power of nature, the earth. Hars's created a sharp blade that cut through a large tree trunk.

The sword is indeed the easiest weapon to create with magic. After Hars, Kleand created the same weapon. Today, while waiting for Matthew Andals-our teacher. Hars and Kleand wanted to have a little fight.

Honestly, both of them are really great, especially Hars. He is so superior in using weapons. In contrast to Kleand, who only focuses on magic and books. Still, it can't be avoided that both of them are handsome.

"Ah!" I jumped when a fragment of Hars' magic sword hit my forehead. Blood flowed from the wound.

"Bad luck."

I immediately left the training area, ignoring Hars' screams. That stopped my steps.

"Hey, kid, stop being so cold and selfish. You're hurting yourself,"The deep, relaxed voice startled me. The young man was carrying me.

"Wh-where are you taking me?"i asked.

"This kind of language doesn't suit you,"Kleand spoke again, but this time his face was angry. Not as calm as usual.

"Act like a normal ten year old."

"I'm eleven years old, why do I have to act like a ten year old?"

Clan was stunned," "Eleven? Did I miscalculate?"

"No. No miscalculation, but you forgot something."

Kleand was silent for a moment. He was confused. Huh, what can you expect from a stiff young man like Kleand? People who love other people's younger siblings more than their own.

"Bastard," I said.

TuberculosisLiana sat silently on a chair. He looked straight ahead, not wanting to look at Kleand who was cleaning his blood.

"You don't intend to give the medicine to Lyana, do you?"Hars' voice stopped Kleand, who was about to sprinkle powdered medicine on Liana's wound.

"It's not the best quality. Just use this,"Hars said.

Kleand got a bottle of medicine, which was the good quality Hars meant. But as soon as Kleand was about to apply the medicine. Liana immediately grabbed the young man's hand.

"I do not want to be treated,"he said coldly.

Immediately after that, Liana left her seat, leaving the two young men frozen.

"He's still like that,"Hars said between deep breaths.

"Did we forget something today?"asked Kleand thoughtfully. Perhaps Lyana is angry about something...

"Is it because I forgot her age?"

"What? Isn't he ten years old, you forgot?"

"He said eleven."

"Since the hood..."

"Fourth month, eleventh day, eighteenth imperial year. It's his birthday, Hars!"Kleand shouted as he grabbed Hars' shoulder.

"No wonder he's angry. You love Gisella more than him,"Hars scoffed.

"I never did,"Kleand evaded.

Hars laughed. He walked over to Kleand's younger brother, who was only a year older than him. Then he patted the young man on the shoulder.

"Try to understand your sister, she's the only one now,"Hars said.

****

"There is no evidence of murder this day,"Asher said, reporting to Gerald.

Asher has just arrived in the slave area. He sat under a shady tree. Staring at Gerald practicing his sword.

They were the only ones left, the other slaves were moved to the east of the mansion. They were in the west, the large mansion made it difficult to meet other slaves. Jennie was already a waitress.

Still, it is an advantage that there are only the two of them, because they can be free to do anything.