I Became the Male Lead's Adopted Daughter

Chapter 31

‘Maybe he was the youngest?’

Having an older sister and older brother, Lupert, after graduating from the Academy, got a job at Duke Voreotti’s residence and became an aide to Pelliot. It was because he couldn’t stand out no matter what he did in the Marquis family.

Lupert was greedy. He had a lot of ambition and he himself was more important than his family. In that respect, Duke Voreotti’s family was the only job that could satisfy Lupe’s greed.

The strongest boss in the world, an unremarkable salary, and even the rarity of being the secretary of Duke Voreotti.

Although he complains that it is difficult to meet him in words, in the end, Lupert’s appearance, who perfectly performs his duties, was a clear living witness of the Pardus bloodline loyal to the strong.

‘Uncle Lupert is not normal either.’

With a kind face and such ambitions, Leonia clicked her tongue and followed the children to feed the reindeer. She placed an apple cut into bite-sized pieces on the palm of her hand and held it out, the reindeer revealing its teeth between its soft lips took it.

However, Leonia did not dislike Lupert. Rather, her interest increased. He had to be ambitious enough to be on the side of Duke Voreotti. Lupert was much cooler than anyone who had only ambition and did nothing.

However, it was not that Lupert was neglecting his family. Lupert, who can’t go to his hometown often because of work, asked the Marquis to deliver a letter to his mother when he met through work, and the nephews that he occasionally met, liked him too.

Leonia then saw Marquis Pardus overlapping with Lupert. The father-and-son’s nose and mouth were exactly the same. Lupert’s eyes, on the other hand, resembled those of his nephew, who just gave carrots to the reindeer and was fussing.

“Lady Voreotti.”

Flomus called for Leonia, who was lost in thought.

“Are you okay?”

She had a worried face wondering if there was any uncomfortable place. The child had grown up so early, Leonia smirked briefly at the thought.

“I’m fine.”

Only then did Flomus relaxed.

“Now I will ride a reindeer.”

Viscount Kerata and long-time workers on the reindeer farm put a saddle on Tutu’s back. Half of the children were going to ride a reindeer. The rest were led by another adult and returned to the mansion first.

“If it’s okay with you, would you like a ride?”

“Yes, good.”

“Then come this way.”

“Lady, be careful…….”

Pavo has been hesitating since he found out about the reindeer’s secret a while ago. He even glared at the innocent Tutu’s moist nose. In fact, Tutu’s blue eyes just moved slowly without being vigilant.

“It hurts a lot if you get infected with a parasite!”

“Brother Pavo …….”

Leonia showed a sympathetic gaze.

“The reindeer here don’t have parasites. Right, Flo?”

“Yes Yes!”

“Look. Flo says so too.”

“Flo…….”

In a surprised voice, Flomus pondered the nickname Leonia had given her. Flomus’ cheeks, who was called by her nickname, were dyed shyly. It was good that Leonia continued to call her by a nickname. It felt like a real friend.

“It’s because the Lady doesn’t know about parasites yet!”

Pavo, a native of the South, has been taught how terrifying parasites can be from an early age.

“Stop talking about it.”

She was afraid it’ll come out of her dream. Leonia left Pavo and went to ride the reindeer.

Riding a reindeer was surprisingly easy for her. Viscount Kerata put the children one by one on the reindeer saddle, and all the workers had to do was take the reins and circle them around the fence.

“It was so high!”

“The reindeer moved.”

“The fur was also very thick.”

After riding the reindeer, the children exchanged appreciation and chattered.

“Lady Voreotti is the last.”

Leonia, who was the last to line up, also climbed onto the reindeer. Leonia flinched at the higher-than-expected view. At the Viscount’s command to hold the reins, she grabbed the reins with both hands without delay.

Soon the reindeer moved.

“Oh oh…….”

Leonia marveled at the reindeer’s muscles touching her leg. Every time the legs moved, she could clearly feel the movement of the muscles that were full of elasticity. The fur was vibrant and full of warmth, and the large horns on its head were elegant and neat like an old wooden sculpture. It was like a living merry-go-round.

One lap finished sooner than expected. Leonia landed safely on the ground in the hands of Viscount Kerata. Tutu lowered its head and sniffed against Leonia’s face.

“Tutu likes the Lady.”

“Nice and cute.”

Viscount Kerata looked at Leonia with a delighted smile as she stroked her reindeer. The child was so pure and clean that it could overshadow the vain rumors. Looking at the reindeer, the twinkling eyes were like the night sky with countless stars.

The child had a pure conscience like a glass marble.

“By the way, can I eat this?”

Perhaps it’ll be tough to chew because of the muscles.

“Ah…….”

The strength of the Viscount’s smile, which was moved by the child’s innocence, was lost.

* * *

“Dad!”

When she came out of the reindeer tour, Pelliot was waiting. Pelliot was still talking to Marquis Pardus.

“Leo.”

Pelliot turned his head at the child’s voice calling to him. Pelliot, who lightly hugged his daughter who was running with great force, as if she was unaware of the cold, made a brief impression of her moment.

“Reindeer smell.”

“Tutu kept sniffing my face.”

“Tutu?”

“The reindeer’s name. It’s a female.”

“Was it fun to watch?”

Pelliot asked, arranging the child’s hair that had fallen out of place while running.

“Her muscles are amazing.”

“Are you talking about muscles again?”

“It was moving.”

“Can’t we look at it from a healthy perspective?”

“Uh, is it healthy to ask if reindeer taste good?”

Leonia frowned openly. Pelliot was about to say something, but just closed his mouth. However, he didn’t take his eyes off her.

“Go home, read two children’s books and write a book review.”

“Why!”

Ignoring Leonia, who said she didn’t want to, Pelliot let out a short sigh. Her cotton bat and fist flew a few times, but he avoided it. He brought her here to nurture the childlike innocence, but it seemed to no avail.

“You got along better than what I heard.”

Marquis Pardus, who was watching the beast father-and-daughter from the side, chuckled.

The Marquis had heard about the two father-and-daughter from Lupert the other day. It was said that Pelliot took good care of the child better than expected, and that child followed Pelliot well.

‘It’s like a real father-and-daughter.’

A daughter for Duke Voreotti, the first time he heard that, he snorted and wondered if the Duke really could. However, the beast father-and-daughter that he saw with his own eyes were literally genuine. They looked into each other’s eyes, living without any falsehood rather than a substantial family.

“I hate storybooks! I’d rather write a review of my favorite book!”

“I’m doing this for your own good.”

“Then Dad do it! Dad doesn’t have more childhood innocence than I do!”

“I am an adult.”

Leonia put on a look of disappointment at the shameful excuse. She’s only a child in body, but her mental age was incomparable to that.

“I’m an adult at heart too!”

“You are an old child.”

Pelliot took out a strawberry milk candy and put it in her mouth. Leonia, who accidentally ate the candy in her mouth, grumbled at her Dad.

After seeing the rare sight up close, the Marquis felt light as if flying away. Of anyone in the world, Duke Voreotti is raising a child. Everyone says that you have to die when you get old, but you can still see interesting things like this if you live. The Marquis, who thought so, was in fact a middle-aged man who was less than sixty years old.

“Oh, I made friends.”

Leonia, who had been rebelling for a long time, reported the fact that she suddenly remembered.

“Who?”

Pelliot asked straight away.

“Flo. Flomus Kerata.”

“Lady Kerata?”

As expected, that child was the correct answer, Pelliot nodded his head slightly, admiring his foresight.

“She’s really good and fine.”

“Don’t say things like that.”

“Ummm, what’s wrong. It’s true.”

When it comes to talking about reindeer, the kid is insane. But other than that everything was fine. Actually, she liked that crazy part because it was pretty funny.

“If it’s Lady Kerata, it’s fine.”

“What’s wrong with that, Dad?”

Leonia was startled. It was unfamiliar to Pelliot, who readily praised others.

“The child is nice.”

“I think she’s nice.”

“I saw it earlier, she was smart.”

“That’s right too.”

Leonia nodded her head in agreement. A conversation with Flomus, who was smarter than her peers, was quite comfortable.

“And gentle.”

“Huh?”

“She will definitely be a good friend to you.”

Leonia, when with Flomus looked like a child her age.

“…… What does that have to do with it?”

What the hell does being gentle and being good friends have to do with each other, Leonia responded with a questioning expression. Pelliot ignored the child’s eyes, which seemed to be suspicious of his intentions, covering them with his palms. Leonia grabbed his palm and swung it away.

“Then what about my grandson?”

Marquis Pardus intervened, holding back his laughter. Leonia stared intently at his grandson, who hung from the Marquis’ legs.

“He’s nice, I like it.”

“Haha! Lady’s tone of voice is just like an older woman’s.”

“Because my inside is a little worn out.”

Pelliot sighed. The old daughter made his head throb.

“What are you bragging about…….”

“Puhahahaha!”

At Leonia’s calm tone, the Marquis burst into laughter. Pelliot looked at Leonia with distasteful eyes. What, what, Leonia raised her chin brazenly.

“But Dad, are you close with that grandfather?”

“No.”

“We’re close.”

Pelliot and Marquis Pardus answered at the same time. Even Pelliot had a straight face.

“Why are you asking such a useless thing?”

“It’s not useless.”

Leonia pouted her lips slightly in retort. Because it was a very important question for her.

‘Marquis Pardus appears when an important event occurs.’

In the original story, the role of the Marquis was to provide information that would lead to the incident. He was undoubtedly an informant of Duke Voreotti’s family. For the Marquis to appear beside Pelliot.

“Then how old is Dad?”

‘Leonia’ does not appear in the novel at all. She then suddenly appeared and became the male lead’s daughter. Time was passing smoothly regardless of the changes in the original story, and Leonia, who had changed the original work entirely, became curious about it belatedly.

At what point is she now?