Chapter 2

There is a limit to saving money from dresses or jewelry.

Unless the family is extremely poor, which noble family would wear the dress that others used to wear?

It is unknown how much it is if the jewels are reworked and sold again, but their value is bound to decrease.

And what’s left is, I know the secrets of the male lead and what’s going to happen to this world. It is up to Dalia on how to use that information.

‘But it’s impossible to do anything with such a young body anyway.’

She’s only 13 years old.

Whatever I do, obviously, 100% I will be ignored or cheated. I had to stick to this mansion until I saved enough money.

Vacant.

Originally, Hikan was supposed to take the position, but it is absurd for a 16-year-old to become a duke. A proxy is needed until he is eighteen, legally able to inherit the title.

According to the law, it was right for one of them to become a proxy.

But according to what she heard from the conversation between her nanny and the maid, these relatives were people who would take advantage of their positions as soon as they became the duke.

Hikan, a higher-ranking member than her, can’t be unaware of it. Maybe he’s already trying to get the duke title.

Dalia glanced at Hikan.

Hikan was staring at the coffin, which was being buried in the soil.

Is he really sad, or is it acting? Not even Dalia could know that.

‘We’re supposed to hold hands at times like this.’

If it’s a naive sister.

Dalia knew she would stick to her purpose.

In the original work, he regarded good and warm-hearted people as foolish and tactless humans.

Dalia should also look that way to increase the success rate of escape. The purpose is to lower his vigilance as much as possible.

Dalia carefully approached Hikan’s side and held his hand. Hikan’s hands were cold. Perhaps Hikan feels her hands warm.

“Brother”

“……”

“Are you alright?”

“……Don’t be childish, Dalia.”

Hikan spat out coldly.

But he didn’t bother to take out his hand. It was clear that Dalia was regarded as a nuisance to the point where it was annoying to shake off her hand.

“Young master, my lady, I have something to tell you.”

That voice is the voice of one of the relatives that Dalia had just heard.

Hikan briefly said, “Ha.” He groaned, and turned back, violently shrugging off her hand.

Dalia followed suit.

“What do you want to say?”

Hikan’s cold atmosphere scared everyone, regardless of age.

The relative, whose name he couldn’t even remember, barely managed to speak by keeping his distance.

“I’ve been talking to the family lawyer, and I think we’ll need a family proxy until you grow up enough. As a result of our consultation…”

“Why do you guys discuss our family affairs among yourselves? Are you a Pesteros?”

Hikan cut him off sharply.

The relative flinched. He hit the mark. He didn’t expect that he’d get this kind of criticism from a sixteen-year-old.

‘But Hikan is a transcendent.’

Even if the only successor is sixteen, it’s a different story if he is a transcendent. They were much clever and more ruthless than ordinary people, and they did not need guardians or proxy.

Of course, other Duke families, who maintain a smooth relationship with the relatives, set up a proxy for courtesy.

But the next Duke of Pesteros is a transcendent. He’s also the ultimate villain.

The relatives must have known that he is a transcendent, but they are still complacent.

“Bu, but young master! Isn’t the lady still young? I don’t know about Young Master Hikan, but Young Lady Dalia needs protection. Adult’s protection.”

The other relatives also did not retreat easily.

She could feel Hikan glancing into Dalia’s face. Dalia felt a cold sweat coming from her back. She can’t believe they’re using her like this.

This is a bad sign. As I said earlier, Hikan is a person who could get rid of her from the world anytime if she is being a nuisance.

It may be annoying to be so sweet, but you won’t hate it enough to kill me. There was a knack for slipping before it came to such a state. (*t/n: sorry I also didn’t understand this part)

However, if I continue being a hindrance to Hikan like this…

‘Are you going to get rid of me?’

No way.

He’s still sixteen, and he’s not crazy. Still, it is much better to remove the cause of the problem.

Dalia quickly grabbed Hikan’s hem and hid behind him.

Hikan seemed somewhat dumbfounded, but now is not the time to nitpick about it.

“I don’t like anyone else coming to my family other than my brother.”

“But my lady…”

“My brother is my guardian.”

About to cry, she said firmly.

The eyes of Hikan and all relatives turned to Dalia at the same time. Dalia said, wiping away her tears with her deadly acting.

“I don’t know your name or your face. You didn’t even show your face once when father was still alive, so shamelessly…”

At the same time, their expressions subtly changed. Hikan looked happy when the relative’s face became distorted. It was fortunate though.

“And now it’s my father’s funeral. Can’t you tell the time and the place?”

When she welled up with tears again and spoke with a trembling voice, the relatives left, taken aback.

It was Dalia’s victory.

‘Huu, this is a load off my mind’

They’ll come back soon, but for now, one crisis has passed.

Dalia looked up at Hikan with an expression that said, ‘I did a good job, right?’ But contrary to what she expected, his expression seemed bitter.

“Dalia”

“Now it’s really just the two of us.”

I couldn’t understand why you repeated what I said yesterday. Do you mean that soon it will be only one?

But without a moment for Dalia to read his face, he called the nanny and immediately entrusted her with him, and returned to the mansion.

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