“Oh my God! You’re going to be adopted! I knew this would happen.” 

It was difficult for me to agree with her words.

Being an adopted daughter was something I hadn’t even thought of.

There was a big difference between a nuisance and an adopted daughter who lived in the Ardelos family.

If I really became an adopted daughter, Jien wouldn’t be able to treat me like she does now.

The adopted daughter of the Ardellos family, the strongest loser on the continent.

It was a place that an orphan would not be able to reject.

But I didn’t really want that place.

That’s me.

‘I’m going to leave this place someday.’

I clasped my hands.

The voice I heard was still vivid.

But I had to refuse.

I clenched my fist. 

Then he looked at Jien and said with a firm voice.

“No. I don’t want to be adopted.”

“What? Why!”

In my words, Jien’s face was laced with astonishment.

As if I am kicking a whole gold ball.

She didn’t understand me.

It’s reasonable considering Jien’s situation.

The average person would have no reason to reject this offer.

And it was the same with others.

The white-haired butler, who had just heard of what had just happened, grabbed me.

Then he asked me, narrowly opening his eyes that were hidden by the monocle.

“Are you serious?”

“Yes, please tell the lord as well.”

“Why? May I ask why?”

When asked by him, I agonized for a moment.

The words did not come out easily because I had no excuse in mind.

After hesitating, the butler continued.

“If the Lord commands, we have no choice but to follow. But, unfortunately, your opinion does not matter.”

The butler’s voice was kind, but the content was heart-piercing.

It was a matter of how dare you refuse the favor of the Lord in your subject.

It was natural to think that it was presumptuous to reject the offer.

He picked up an orphan who didn’t know anything and gave me this favor, but I was thinking about something else even though I couldn’t repay him.

‘Um, if I keep going like this, I think I’ll become a foster daughter.’

Actually, I didn’t care.

On the contrary, it could have been beneficial to consider it a comfortable life until independence simply.

But there was a huge problem.

All families had their blood relatives’ names engraved on their inscriptions.

It was the same with the Ardelos.

Only then I will be recognized as a member of the family.

Deldea rules underground, Ardellos rules on the earth, Lerothia is in the sky, and a family member’s name is engraved with blood.

The problem was that the blood of the three families in this world had quite unique abilities.

So it was clear that if my blood came into contact with the Ardellos’s blood, it would have an unusual reaction.

‘Then my identity will be revealed.’

However, I had no valid reason to refuse the Lord’s authority to adopt me as an adopted daughter.

Besides, everyone’s attention was already focused on me.

I was silent for a moment, feeling the gaze of those who looked at me.

I tried to roll my head until it cramped, but I couldn’t come up with a good reason.

What on earth should I do to convince them?

Being immersed in worries, I involuntarily remembered what had happened earlier.

Devoir drew a small flower on the paper he wrinkled.

‘Yeah, why didn’t I think of that?’

Everyone in the mansion knew that Devoir had a crush on me.

It was only later that it would have been enough to dismiss it as it was a childish remark.

I raised my head and said curiously.

“I’m going to marry Ar.”

“What?”

“So, I can’t become the adopted daughter of the Ardellos family.”

They all opened their eyes wide at my words.

Looking at those who seem terrified, I have the brightest smile ever.

Then, as if confirming, I spoke again.

“I even swore with Ar.”

Yeah, I did. I just drew a flower.

But the ripple effect of my words was quite powerful.

They all shook their heads and stumbled.

Meanwhile, no one seemed to doubt the authenticity of my words.

‘Because we’ve been sticking together always.’

I was fortunate to be able to escape the crisis.

I secretly sighed.

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Rumors spread quickly like wildfire.

The speed was so fast that everyone knew, from the keeper of the stables in the castle to the children of the estate.

People were already crowded because of the welcoming ceremony.

Those from all over the world tried not to miss even the slightest rumors of Ardellos.

They always listened to rumors.

It was the same this time.

They all wondered how this situation would end.

There were also rumored parties among them.

The head of the Ardellos family and his son Devoir.

The Lord who conquered the continent was in a strange confrontation with a six-year-old child between them.

So, the Lord was the first to win.

He called his son, whom he had never met alone since the subjugation war, and told him to sit down.

There was an awkward atmosphere between the two.

It was a place where Devoir, who seemed to be somewhat dazed, and the head of state who still had indifferent eyes.

The maids quietly served refreshments.

As soon as they left, there was only silence in the reception.

The first person to break the silence was Lord.