âI did? Someone else must have told you that.â
âOh, Iâm real anyway, Dad! That bead is weird. If not⊠If notâŠâ
It was only then when Harris, who had been saying anything in embarrassment, made eye contact with me.
âItâs because sheâs here! Yes, thatâs why!â
Harris, who was screaming, pointed a finger at me as soon as she was released from the hands of the knights.
âItâs because she used weird magic. You did something weird in the forest last time. Itâs because of her strange power. So thatâs why! It weirdly changed, too! Iâm real! Everyone else said Iâm real! Itâs true!â
Lexit, who had been vainly looking at the bead and Harris, hurriedly spat out at her words.
âFather, she has a strange power!â
âWhat did I do?â
All of a sudden, everyoneâs eyes fell on me because of the uproar. Cecilia turned hurriedly, as if to protect me.
But I straightened my shoulders towards them.
âI didnât do anything!â
âNo! My dad was possessed by her too. Thatâs what it is! My dad, who was kind to me, wouldnât suddenly be so bad.â
Then she ran to my father and clung to his feet.
âDad, look at me! My dad must have been possessed by her. You canât do this! Yjos os a;; a ;oe. What a strange thing she did!â
âSo, Harris, you mean the ancient artifact created by a wizard from long ago to find his bloodline in the Imperial family is fake, and Bebe manipulated it?â
âHey, that could be fake too! It doesnât make sense to find something that was lost overnightâ
âYeah, it was hidden so I canât find it quickly, is that so?â
âAh, I hid it really well⊠ohâŠâ
Harris, who had just spat out a thought that my father was on her side, quickly hardened.â
âNo⊠Daddy, justâŠâ
âSo you were hiding it. Itâs not that I found it under the swing of your garden you frequently used.â
âAh, no⊠thatâs because I was framedâŠâ
âThe fact that you hid it⊠would you reveal yourself that you donât have the blood of the Grand Duke?â
âOh, no! You have to believe me, Dad. Iâve lived you longer. Do you trust and choose her?!â
It was not an understatement to say that there was no business in insisting. Dad took a deep breath and shook his head.
âItâs not about believing and choosing Bebe. I believe in what I think and follow it. Itâs Harris, and the results tell us. Youâre not my daughter.â
âNo!â
At that timeâŠ
âFather, whatâs going on?â
I heard a womanâs voice from behind me for the first time. I turned my head in a hurry.
With her blue hair tied up, she walked past me with a sharp look and approached Harris and Dad.
Then she took Harris in her arms.
âAster.â
âWhy is my sister crying?â
âIf itâs Aster, is it her first suster?â
I only heard her name, but it was the first time seeing her in person. With a cold impression, she was only kind to Harris.
âSister⊠Sister⊠My dad⊠My dadâŠâ
Before I knew it, there were tears in her eyes.
âBecause sheâs a fake. It turns out Harris is a fake.â
ââŠYouâre saying Harris is a fake?â
âYes, and Aster, why are you here? Without a message?â
âI got a quick message yesterday. I thought I had to come back right away. I thought you sent it, but I guess you didnât?â
âIt seems that someone is playing a joke. In any case, put the child down. Sheâs not your sister.â
At those words, Aster looked at Harris for a long time. As if she had been wrongly accused, Harris buried her head in her shoulder with tears streaming down her cheeks.
Then she slightly turned her head toward me and gritted her teeth. She even threatened she wouldnât let me off with her mouth. It was as if she mouthed, âIâm going to kill youâ. Itâs not like it was the first time.
Cecilia, who was nervous about what might happen to me, didnât see what happened.
Well, that was not why I was scared of that kind of behavior.
I patted Cecilia next to me and sneakily nudged my chin towards Harris.
âItâs absurd that sheâs not my sister, Father. Didnât you ever say she was like me when I was younger? Besides, is it okay to make a child cry like this, no matter what?â
Before I knew it, Allen, my colt brother who approached me, opened his mouth.
âSister, sheâs not crying. She was threatening Bebe just now.â