She Is a Daughter Raised As the Son of a Duke - Chapter 118

Episode 118

That night, I couldn’t sleep early because of two men.

I had prepared myself for bed, but Persis and Floa kept repeating the same words by my side.

“May, please don’t go anywhere and let’s live together with Dad.”

“I can’t live without May.”

They sat at each end of the bed, each holding one of my hands, pleading.

Thanks to them, I couldn’t help but sigh as I imagined myself lying on the bed, stretched out like a cross.

“Dad, Floa. I’ve already told you more than twenty times that I’m not leaving. I’ll live here forever.”

I meant it. I had no intention of returning to where I used to live. My family, friends, and all the precious people are here, so why would I leave?

“But May, you acted like you wouldn’t leave before and then you left. It’s hard to believe.”

“Floa, earlier you said you believed. Was that all a lie?”

“…”

“You’re not answering now because it’s disadvantageous, right?”

With a frustrated expression on my face, I pushed their hands away and sat up.

They came closer again and pleaded once more.

“Promise that you won’t hurt yourself anymore. So don’t leave.”

“I also won’t do anything that makes it hard for May. I promise.”

“Not trusting me is what’s hurting me, and making it hard. Do you want me to leave?”

Only then did they seem to understand what I was saying, and Persis finally hugged me.

“I’m sorry. From now on, I’ll believe everything you say.”

Floa held my hand again.

“I also trust May.”

Really, it’s so obvious.

“If you understand, then please leave now. I want to sleep.”

“I’ll leave after seeing you asleep.”

Feeling a bit awkward, but if I didn’t agree, the conversation might not end, so I lay down on the bed.

Persis covered me with the blanket, and Floa adjusted the pillow so that it would be comfortable.

“Instead of me, you should go visit my grandfather. Especially Floa you really wanted to see him.”

“I’ll go when May falls asleep. As I said before, May is the most important to me.”

“Well, anyway, Grandfather is in conversation with the guardian deities.”

After our conversation ended, Iris and Cassius came and had a long conversation with Persis.

“Seeing the conversation go on for so long, it seems you’re curious about different dimensions.”

Ah, different dimensions…

“Do Dad and Floa not have any questions for me? It feels like they’ve only told me not to go, even after hearing all the truth from Grandfather.”

The answer came simultaneously.

“I’m not curious.”

“I’m not curious either.”

Whether they share the same sentiment or not, they held my hand tightly as they spoke.

“Even if you came from a different world, it doesn’t matter to me. You’re my daughter, a guardian knight of the First Order, and the fact that you’re May of Flotina won’t change.”

“Just the existence of May is enough to satisfy me.”

Upon that, I showed a bright smile.

“Thank you for saying that.”

“It’s not just empty words. So don’t worry unnecessarily.”

“If you confide in me, I’ll ensure the secrecy of anything you say.”

“Okay, Floa.”

As I smiled towards Floa, Persis’ lips twitched in a playful manner.

“May, say that you like me more.”

Though the liking wasn’t the same as Floa’s liking, still, as Persis wished, I responded.

“Of course, Dad is the best.”

Upon hearing my words, Persis’ mood seemed to lift as his lips curled upwards uncontrollably.

“Now, get some sleep. It’s already late.”

“You and Floa should go to sleep too.”

“I’ll leave after seeing you asleep.”

I closed my eyes and went to sleep.

Today felt incredibly long. I was anxious about how things would turn out, but now it seems I don’t need to worry about that anymore.

There are more people who understand my existence now.

I’m glad that the original May is living well, and I’m also glad that she chose for me to be the one to take over.

With such happiness and gratitude, I fell asleep.

The next day, we all had breakfast together at the restaurant. Even Floa, who technically didn’t need to eat, was there. He poked at the soup in front of him as if debating whether to eat it or not, even though it didn’t affect his survival. Watching him, I felt like I was automatically going on a diet.

During the somewhat lively but not too quiet meal, Passabea asked me, “So, you won’t use the gate?”

In response to my decision not to go back, Passabea suggested I think about it for another day, just in case. I agreed to give my answer by this morning.

I put down the spoon I was eating the soup with. In the midst of our meal, Passabea’s question caught us off guard, and both Persis and Floare stopped eating and looked at me.

In their gaze, I could sense a hint of unease, perhaps fearing that I might leave, which made me feel their restlessness.

“Yes. I don’t have a reason to go back to where I originally lived. I like it here.”

Becoming Mayei wasn’t my choice, but deciding to stay with Plotina was a decision I genuinely made.

Persis and Floa seemed relieved by my words.

“If that’s your choice, then we should respect it.”

Around the time Passabea was having salmon salad, this time Floa asked him.

“Lord Passabea, you won’t be traveling anymore, will you? Since you can create gates using magic arrays only once from now on.”

However, Passabea couldn’t easily answer that question.

“Originally, I planned to use the final gate for May. Naturally, I thought May would want to return home, since she ended up here against her will. But now that May won’t be using it… “

“Are you planning to travel again?”

“Isn’t life short and there’s so much to see beyond these borders?”

“But… if you go on another journey this time, isn’t there a significant chance that you won’t be able to return forever?”

While eating a chicken burrito, I swallowed the food in my mouth and proposed a solution.

“If Grandfather goes on a journey, Floa can go and accompany him.”

“Well… yesterday morning when Lady May was sleeping, I tried drawing magic arrays while looking at the book. But both Persis, Iris, Cassius, and I all failed.”

There’s someone else who can execute magic arrays well, but it wasn’t us. No matter how strong our magical abilities are.

I put down the fork in my hand and stood up from my seat.

“Should I give it a try then?”

After the meal, we headed out to a practice ground suitable for drawing magic arrays. I picked up a broken branch and approached Passabea.

“Give me the book.”

“Here it is.”

Passabea handed me the collection of magic arrays, the only one of its kind in the world, written by Dr. Red.

The dimensional teleportation magic array wasn’t extraordinarily complex, but that didn’t mean it was easy to draw.

“Could it be that you failed because you drew the magic array incorrectly?”

“That’s not it. I’ve tried drawing it several times.”

It somehow felt cute to imagine all four grown-ups huddled together, drawing the magic array on the ground and bumping their heads.

I started drawing the magic array on the ground.

After completing the magic array, I stood in the center and emanated magical energy from my body.

A silvery energy seeped into the magic array, creating a blue light, but that was it. The gate didn’t open.

“Hmm? That’s strange. Light is coming out, but…”

“It was like this when we tried it in the early morning too. For now, it seems that only Lord Passabea can use this magic array.”

However, Passabea, who had been observing me, seemed to sense something amiss from a different angle.

“But why…”

“Why are you saying that?”

“Ah, because of the contract, I see. Floa, bring out the contract for the protection deity agreement with Flotina.”

Although Floa couldn’t understand why he suddenly asked, she retrieved the contract as he instructed.

With a flick of his finger, the contract appeared in a flash. The contract was floating thanks to magical energy.

“Why the contract… Could it be that you no longer need me? Are you trying to annul our agreement?”

Worry filled Floa’s face, but fortunately, Passabea hadn’t brought out the contract for that purpose.

“That’s not it. There are some parts that need to be revised.”

“What parts are you talking about?”

Passabea looked at me. His smile was always so refreshing.

“May is also a part of Flotina, so she should contribute to the power of the family.”

Family’s power. It’s the power of Passabea’s bloodline, which, if listed on the family register, manifests unexpectedly before one becomes an adult.

As it’s something I’ve longed for, my heart started pounding.

“Even if it’s listed on the register, I’ve modified it so that only my bloodline’s power can manifest. And if it’s not about bloodline but only about being listed on the register, it should still be possible to manifest.”

Immediately, Floa edited the contract according to Passabea’s intentions.

“Please sign.”

After Passabea signed, a red energy circulated within the contract, and with a flick, it disappeared.

Floa immediately came to me and took my hand.

“Your body might start feeling warm.”

With that, the red energy emanating from him enveloped me. Soon, it embraced my body, and it started getting so hot that I began to sweat.

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