𝐎𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 (𝐈𝐛𝐦𝐥𝐚𝐝)

Chapter 11

"That's all the more reason to look into her biological parents!" Rupert said loudly when he said that. "And what if we do?" Phileo said glaring at him with his side eyes.

"Are you going to tell her that 'these are your parents, but they're dead now'? And what if she is Regina's daughter? That sort of background isn't good for Leonia." Phileo said while Rupert stare at him in nervous.

The daughter of a woman who ran away with a man the family disapproved of.

The illegitimate daughter of powerful man in the North, the Lord of the North, Duke Boleoti.

"If I had to pick one of those titles, I'd think the latter hold significantly more weight." Phileo thought.

"But..."

The illegitimate daughter of Duke Boleoti, Leonia Boleoti

And...

The adopted daughter of Duke Boleoti, Luciana Boleoti.

There will be the controversies about them from the nobles around the empire.

"That's because... The real successor of Boleoti."

Luciana, who don't have the real Boleoti appearance, supposed to become the successor but Leonia suddenly appeared with the real Boleoti appearance, need to become the successor.

Phileo glance at somewhere else while he thinking about that.

"... If I choose Leonia, what should I do with Lucy?" Phileo thought while activated his beast fang. Rupert gulped in fear from beside.

"... I've made a mistake." Rupert said to him. "But you have thought one step ahead of me." Phileo said push the previous thought away.

"Pardon?" Rupert said in surprise.

"Regina's daughter... I didn't think that was a possibility." Phileo said looked at somewhere else. Rupert stare at him.

"Does Leonia look similar to Regina in your eyes?" Phileo asked and turned at him.

"... If I have to be honest with you, I'd have to say no." Rupert said as he think about Leonia and Regina and comparing their similarities when he suddenly feel like Luciana is more like Regina than Leonia.

"... Rather... She resembles the Duke to the point it is scary..." Rupert thought.

"But-" Rupert suddenly said taking Phileo's attention.

"... I would rather said that Lady Luciana is more like Lady Regina... Even though, she is less affectionate than Lady Regina." Rupert said make Phileo startled.

"... I see. Indeed Lucy was like her." Phileo said make Rupert nervously looked at him.

"... Confirming Leonia linage is a simple matter." Phileo said.

"When we first met at the orphanage, I saw the child's black eyes shines like gold." Phileo thought as he remembered when Leonia glared at him with her beast fang.

"At that time, I thought it was just an uncontrolled mana flowing out. But it wasn't. And that's clear evidence that she is a Boleoti."

The beast's fang.

The next day, the family was having their breakfast together. Phileo sit between his daughters. Leonia who was in happy mood, look at her meal in happiness.

Luciana silently looked at the meal in front of her. She want to eat real bad since she's hungry but her 'tutor' force her to have a diet since Luciana is a lady of the house. Luciana can't do anything about it and just told maid to take her meal away.

Phileo cut his steak in front of him. "Leonia." Phileo called his younger daughter and held his fork that he cut the steak to her.

"We'll have to try your 'dangling' idea next time." Phileo said feed Leonia. "Hmm?" Leonia said with stuff cheek that full of food.

"Hmm..." Leonia hummed as she think her ideas to torture the orphanage people. Luciana just listen from beside and drink her water. Phileo continued cut the steak.

"Lucy, here." Phileo then held the fork along with the steak in front of Luciana make she surprised. "... No, it's fine. I'm on my diet now." Luciana said but Phileo and Leonia looked at her in disbelief after she said that.

"Diet? You're still skinny." Phileo said to her. "Right! And you're still a kid, Lady!" Leonia said also agree with him.

"But I'm a Lady. The teacher told me so." Luciana said but stopped when Phileo shove the fork inside her mouth make she almost choke.

"Don't listen to her. Just eat whatever you want. No one will talk bad about your weight." Phileo said with his usual expression. Luciana looked at him with wide eyes.

"... Yes, Father." Luciana said.

"Oh! About earlier, is it because of weather?" Leonia said make they turned at her. "Yes. In this weather, the only people getting hurt will be freezing knights." Phileo said.

"We should've hung them yesterday." Phileo said while Leonia agree with him.

"... What the hell are you two talking about during breakfast?" Luciana thought with sweat drop.

After they finished their breakfast, Leonia jumped down from the chair. "Oh, thank you!" Leonia happily said when Connie put a cute coat to her.

Mina also help Luciana wearing her coat from behind. Luciana didn't say anything but Mina know that she also happy that she helped her.

"This looks like Superman!" Leonia said waving her coat from behind. "Who?" Phileo asked her while Luciana looked at her in anticipated.

"The man who wear panties on top of his clothes!" Leonia said make they freeze. Luciana and Philio imagined it and frowned by her description.

"... Do pervert like that exist?" Phileo said as they walked together. Leonia take Luciana's hand like always and thought for a moment.

"He's not a pervert, he's just wearing his panties over his clothes. It's just personal preference." Leonia said. "That's the definition of pervert." Phileo said from behind.

"... She keep calling me a pervert though." Phileo thought. "Clothes doesn't matter for Superman. It's his body! His wide shoulders and chest muscles!" Leonia happily said.

"Is revealing his body part of his nature?" Phileo thought again. "Right, Lady! How can he be so flattering and sturdy~!" Leonia said pulling Luciana with her. Luciana just agree with her even though, she don't know about this Superman.

"Superman~!" Leonia said pulling Luciana's hand. "You're going to break your nose and Lucy's if you keep move and pull her like that." Phileo said from behind as he watched them.