Rather Than The Son, I’ll Take The Father

could be so cute.
It doesn’t seem like one of the common crows of the Empire, rather it seems like it came from far far away.
Are you going to raise it?”

“Do you think it’s possible for me to tame it?”

Sarah and I questioned each other at the same time.
I was also questioning the Grand Duke.

Um, it’s probably not worth a shot.

There weren’t many beasts, but most of them made up for it with their size.
Even the smallest of beasts were as big as an adult male.

Sarah was glowing with happiness.

“Of course! My Lady is good at everything! You’re good at dancing, you’re good at playing musical instruments, and you’re good at poker!”

“Sarah, if you bring me something to eat, I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that last thing you said.”

“I’ll be right back!”

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She ran off and disappeared.
The familiar looked at me, gaze flickering between me and the door.

“Gyak? Gyak?!”

Those big deep-blue eyes seemed very shocked.

It seemed to notice that the servant left, and now it was scared to be alone with me.

Usually people were afraid of familiars and wouldn’t know what to do.
Even this cute little ol’ bird would be capable of killing someone without problem if they sent even the tiniest amount of mana to their body.

On the other hand, killing a familiar wouldn’t cause that much damage to their master.
It was a one-sided contract of obedience.

Obviously, it’s not like just any old wizard could create a familiar.

And, naturally, it’s not like just any animal could be a familiar.

Even though it was only mentioned briefly in the novel, Grand Duke Kallakis had a total of eight familiars, with each one of them possessing strong powers.

I told you he was a beast.
The only person who was capable of having a beast as a familiar was Grand Duke Kallakis.

And he might not even be the strongest person in the world.

“Gyak! Pak! Pak!”

Like a quick demonstration, the crow jumped.
At that moment, Sarah knocked.

I wondered why she came back so early and why she looked like she just ate a bug.

“Miss, the young master sent his attendant.
They said they can’t go back until you send him a reply.”

As expected, it was Gilbert.
How insignificant he is.

Gilbert Kallakis doesn’t love me.
What he wants is the power and the influence of the Morgana family.

Even in the novel, though the Morgana family had lost their wealth due to investment failures, they still maintained their pristine reputation.

Even if he wasn’t lucky enough to have a marriage contract, he would’ve still tried to use his marriage to further his success.
I, just like the Maevia in the novel, would’ve been the perfect match for Gilbert’s goal.

〈That woman? I’m not interested since she’s easy.
She has no worth except her face.
This is the first time I’ve been so done with a woman before even getting with her.〉

Originally, Gilbert was nice to Maevia, but that didn’t last long.

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Maevia opened her heart to him, but he changed a year after they had gotten married.
He treated her like a lump of garbage, not a wife.

If Maevia in the novel had been like me now, it might have been different.
But this was a waste of time.

Now that the authority of the Emperor was blooming for various reasons, the most powerful families in the capital were the Morgana, Elaine, and Morgoz family.

Of course, the capital had a lot of power but it never surpassed that of the Grand Duke Kallakis.

The whole Northern territory belonged to the Grand Duke.

Plus, he had so much money that the imperial vault would look like a piggy bank to him.
Nevertheless, Grand Duke Kallakis seemed like a distant memory in the back of most nobles’ minds.

He doesn’t attend social events, nor does he interfere with the country’s affairs.
Most aristocrats don’t even know what Grand Duke Kallakis looks like or how old he is.

Gilbert was the one who revived the Grand Duke’s reputation, which was slowly dying off.

A few months ago, Gilbert came to the capital, showing off his noble-like appearance and excellent swordsmanship skills which succeeded those of the Prince.

It was only natural that he hid his true personality and acted naively.
For some time, he had quite the number of fans in the novel.
They didn’t stop sticking to him that easily either.
No matter how rude he was, they defended him and claimed his attitude was attractive.

That was only until the real male lead, Rehan, awakened.
But I couldn’t wait that long.

“Sarah, I need to write a letter.”

She misunderstood my intentions and made a tearful face.

“You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to, miss.
You don’t have to force yourself to do something just because you’re being compared to the young master! I’ll be back with the other maids!”

“I’m writing a letter to kick him out.”

Sarah, who was about to run out, hesitantly raised her hand.

“Ooh……, will you be sending it to someone else?”

“Yes.
I’ll need to go shopping.”

“Gyak?”

The bird opened its beak when it saw my uncontainable smile.

I’ll make him realize how stupid it is to play this game with me.