"Lady... I don't know what you're getting at, but I'm pretty sure you're the one who invaded my home and blew the entire second floor off," Daniel explained, his face deadpan and completely unimpressed by the game she was trying to play.
Hearing this, the mysterious woman glanced up at the floor above her, then back at Daniel. "You're lying, it's still intact!"
"That's because I repaired it. Should I sleep with no roof over my head?" Daniel retorted before deciding to ignore the woman and return to making breakfast.
The woman gritted her teeth, indignant at the situation. She had been kidnapped to a place she didn't recognize, violated by a shameless man who wouldn't admit his wrongdoing, and now she was being ignored. Tears welled up in her eyes and slowly traced down her cheeks.
At that moment, little Sylvana groggily descended the stairs with Mammon perched atop her head.
"Papa~ Good morning... yawn—" little Sylvana greeted Daniel, yawning as she walked down the stairs.
"Ah! Wait a minute, sweetie! I'm busy here. Breakfast is almost ready," Daniel called out from the kitchen, returning her greeting.
"Huh?" At this point, little Sylvana noticed a stunningly beautiful woman in loose pajamas crying silently on the couch. The woman was looking at her white jade upper arm, then crying some more, trying her best to hide her tears. Find exclusive stories on m_v l|e-novelhall.net
"Big sister, why are you looking at your upper arm and crying?" little Sylvana innocently asked.
"My... my purity mark has vanished... I've been kidnapped... violated without my knowledge... and now, the one who did it won't even admit it!" the stunningly beautiful woman answered.
"Violated?" Little Sylvana tilted her head, confused by the word. She quickly set the thought aside and continued asking, curious about why this big, beautiful sister was crying. "And who did it to you?"
"Who else but that beast! He kidnapped me to this unknown place, violated me while I was asleep, and he's also shameless!" The more she spoke, the more indignant she became, feeling as if she wanted to strangle that shameless man with her bare hands.
Hearing this, Daniel popped his head out of the kitchen once again.
"Hey! Woman! Stop accusing me already! And stop saying weird stuff to my daughter too!" Daniel roared, then returned to the kitchen, continuing to grill the sausages.
"Uwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaah! Didn't you see!? He's a shameless beast who won't even own up to what he did! My purity mark really disappeared, and I remember it was still on my arm yesterday! Who else but you could have done this to me!? Waaaaaahhhh!" The woman cried out loud, startling little Sylvana.
Seeing this, Mammon who is perching atop little Sylvana's head let out a mischievous smirk. He could easily fix the situation by just opening his mouth, but since this seemed amusing and brought some trouble to Daniel, his former enemy.
He decided to let the matter stew for a few weeks before saying anything. It was his way of getting a bit of revenge.
The moment the mysterious woman cried out, her voice alarmed the ladies on the second floor. Michaela was the first to rush down, but she quickly went back up and carefully brought Penthesilea downstairs, concerned for her lord's heir growing in Penthesilea's womb.
Next, Greed hurried down the stairs in her bathrobe, having just finished her morning bath.
"But she doesn't seem to be lying, and trust me, I can spot a liar. She's not showing any signs of deception," Greed persisted, still suspicious.
"And I'm not lying either! Please, could you trust your man? I didn't do anything with anyone but—" Daniel started to say, but Greed slapped his shoulder, cutting him off before he could say something inappropriate in front of little Sylvana.
"Watch your mouth, Danny," Greed admonished him.
"Hahaha, serves you right, you shameless beast!" the woman laughed at Daniel's discomfort.
"Shut up, woman!" Daniel shot back.
"Stop calling me 'woman'! I have a name!" The woman protested, then continued with a proud gesture to herself. "Listen carefully to this grand name! It's Tian Xingyun!"
"Who?"
"Me! The princess of the current Heavenly Emperor, Tian Dao! My grand name is Tian Xingyun!" she introduced herself with pride.
"No... I mean... who's asking?"
Tian Xingyun: .....
"Stop bullying her, okay?" Greed slapped Daniel's shoulder again, letting out a tired sigh.
"Seriously, Danny, I know you're pissed off, but stop being petty. She doesn't seem all that bad. Besides, your spell might have had some side effects on her. Since it couldn't kill her outright like it should have, it might have had a different effect, like causing her to lose her memory," Greed concluded.
"You mean she's like this because she's lost her memory?" Daniel asked.
"Well... other than that, there doesn't seem to be any other explanation, does there?" Greed replied.
Hearing this, Daniel let out a tired sigh and looked at the woman. From her name, she seemed to be from the Qing Empire, or perhaps the Ming Federation. As for the title of 'Heavenly Emperor' that she claimed her father held, it was likely a position within some kind of mage organization in the Qing Empire or the Ming Federation.
"Whatever. Hey, you!" Daniel said to Tian Xingyun, "Do you know how to contact your family? If so, then do it. I need to have a word with them."
"I said, I have a name!" Xingyun protested.
"Yeah, whatever. Do you have a way to contact your family?" Daniel asked again, still refusing to use her name.
Tian Xingyun: "You!"
"God..." Greed muttered, clutching her head feeling a little headache.