Becoming the Villain’s Family

led, but she didn’t have much use of it anyways, so she gave the card to him regardless.

Then, Chef Baker carefully put the card into his arms, as if he were carrying some kind of national treasure.

“You did a great job,” Diana said as she wiped Aria’s lips with a napkin.

The young lady was finally able to enjoy other dishes besides soup.
So, the chef felt as if a hundred-year-old burden had been lifted off of his shoulders.

‘Ah!’

Aria peeked down at her belly.

‘I’ve gained weight!’

Aria used to be so skinny that even her ribs were exposed.
However, she was no longer skin and bones.

Her body was now full of fat!

Thanks to the increasing amount of meals every day, she grew taller and now looked healthier than ever.

‘My socks aren’t as loose anymore!’

Aria stretched her leg forward.
No matter how much she moved, her socks didn’t fall at all.
It stuck to her ankle like glue!

Her cheeks, which used to be baby fat, were now plump.

‘But it’s still not enough…’

Despite regaining some health, she could not yet sing the song of healing and destruction.

Healing songs were songs that could heal any disease, unless it involved bringing someone back from the dead.

And the song of destruction was a song that could completely destroy the body or mind of the other person.

It was the same song that Aria sang to the emperor before her death.

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And it was the song that she needed the most in the future.

‘Well, I wasn’t able to sing those two songs until I turned 14 anyways.’

Four years…

However, four years from now was already after the Valentine’s Incident.
Aria had to find a way to sing that song before the time was up.

[I want to eat more.]

“Young miss …!”

Diana was so thrilled that tears started to come out of her eyes.
Chef Baker immediately brought the next menu.

It was a turkey topped with brown gravy sauce.

Aria picked up a fork and knife and skillfully cut the corners.

“Have you ever learned table manners?”

At that moment, Diana’s question stopped Aria in her tracks.

“I’ve always thought that it was unusual.
Such precise movements….”

Aria realized too late.

Unlike when eating soup, table manners are inevitably revealed when eating other dishes.

After becoming Siren, Aria learned all the manners of a noble from her father.

She practiced from day to night.
To the extent that it spontaneously wore on her body.

“……”

She was caught off guard.

Aria suddenly dropped her fork and knife as if her hand had suddenly become weak.
Then she lowered her head and held out another card.

[I’m hungry, so I don’t have energy.]

She didn’t have the power to lift the cutlery, but had the strength to write.

It was ridiculous.
However, the reactions of the servants were unexpectedly loud.

“Oh, I’ll cut it!”

“No, I’ll do it!”

“Stop it! I can cut the meat better than you!”

“I have a license in cutting meat!”

Then, while raising his hand, the chef, who stood sternly in the gap between the kitchen maids, spoke, “I am the best at using knives.”

No one was able to refute.
The kitchen maids quietly backed away.

But as the chef gazed at Aria with a face full of anticipation, the young lady stared at Diana instead.

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“Oh, shall I cut it?” Diana asked.

Aria nodded.

The head maid smiled brightly and immediately sliced the turkey for Aria.

“Here, say ah~!”

Ahh—

The fork entered Aria’s mouth as she chewed on the turkey.

Everyone stared at Diana, they were certainly green with envy.

* * *

Diana was dressing Aria up.

She dressed her with a pastel purple gown made of soft, satiny fabric, long and loose.
The arms and neckline were trimmed with decadent lavender and the white ruffled laces were delicately embroidered with small flowers.

“As I thought.
Pastel colors suit you well,” Diana smiled as she saw that Aria’s new clothes fit her perfectly.

Aria looked at the mirror.

The velvet waist ribbon was decorated with a cute pendant in the shape of a cat.

‘It looks like Lloyd.’

Its eyes were black obsidian, the same color as Lloyd’s.

And as Aria was fiddling with the pendant.

Diana, who glimpsed out the window for a while, hurriedly spoke, “The prince came back yesterday… Do you want me to guide you to him?”

But Aria shook her head quickly.

‘He’ll kick me out.’

It was better not to provoke him until the grand duchess was cured.

Afterward, Aria headed for the library.

There were several libraries in the palace, and all of their walls were soundproofed, so the place was perfect for Aria to practice singing.

Of course, just because the walls were soundproofed didn’t mean that her songs couldn’t be heard.
Mages could also cast magic to disable them.

‘The grand duke thinks that I’m a bookworm.’

Aria pretended to browse through the library books, picked up roughly anything, and headed to the office.

Though… that would have been the case even if no one had struck up a conversation with her.

“Hello, sister-in-law.”

‘Sister-in-law?’

T/N: Hello everyone, so I just wanted to clear things up about addressing nobles.
After doing some research, grand dukes are addressed as His Royal Highness in most kingdoms.
But I’ve been using His Grace the entire time because the prince is also addressed as His Royal Highness (according to Wikipedia).
His Grace for the grand duke and His Highness for the prince.
If you guys don’t like it or have any other ideas on what I should call them, please let me know because there’s not much info about grand dukes and their successors on Google.
Thank you for reading~