She's Not Our Daughter!

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Chapter 58 – Something’s Wrong With Hanael!

It was Hanael who woke up Sierra, immersed in the short flash of her memory. The cute, lovely little girl approached her before she knew it, smiling widely and laughing humorously.

“Youw hewe? Hihi!”

Did she already hear the explanation of her abilities? Hanael whined sweetly as she grabbed onto Sierra’s dress.

“Saw that, right? What do you think? I am a genius!”

Sierra smiled broadly as she looked at Hanael’s hand clutching the hem of her dress. There was a somewhat blue energy on Hanael’s hands. Sierra grabbed Hanael’s hand. An icy cold, similar to touching a window in a castle on a winter day. Strangely, this feeling even penetrates the roots of her heart. No one other than her sister could give her this feeling.

“Aahh… mm, Hanael!”

“Yep!”

‘This cute little girl is surely my niece, my sister’s daughter…!’

Sierra hugged Hanael tightly in her arms.

“They said you are a genius!”

“Nng, hihi. Look at this! Hanael is a genius!”

Hanael stretched her hand toward the sky. Her plump hands went up to the sky and soon a group of blue lights came out of her hands. Hanael smiled and held up the blue candy in her hand.

“Candy! There are also almonds on the outside!”

“This….”

“It was created from nothing, only using mana.”

Hanael sucked the lollipop eagerly. Her greedy cheeks puffed up then inflated.

Sierra opened her eyes widely in surprise, and Lanya standing next to her, whispered, “In short, alchemy.”

“….”

“All she wants now is candies and dessert, but she certainly knows how to use alchemy.”

“Then….”

“I think she used teleportation when she came to us. Wizards usually specialize in one talent, but Miss Hanael has all sorts of talents.”

“A very rare case… isn’t she?”

Looking at Sierra with an overwhelmed expression, Lanya nodded her head leisurely.

Sierra trotted and stood right next to Hanael. She bowed her head and called out Hanael’s name.

“Hanael.”

“Mm?”

Hanael had been busy staring at the flow of her blue mana until then when she suddenly raised her head. Sierra clasped Hanael’s hand tightly and desperately asked her, “Since when was our baby this very smart?”

As soon as she heard Sierra’s words, Hanael proudly declared, “Since birth!”

‘… So proud?’

Sierra narrowed her eyes and looked at Hanael.

Hanael puffed up her cheeks and giggled – her cute cheeks like white bread looked soft.

“In fact… I have been a genius since coming here!”

Sierra shrugged her shoulders with a questioning look.

“What are you talking about? Ever since you came here?”

But Hanael imitated Sierra, only shrugging her shoulders. Fortunately, Kilo, who was standing close to them, added cautiously.

“I don’t know what happened, but it seems that it has been a while since her abilities showed.”

“No….”

“It’s really a one in ten thousand chance. A display of her abilities that even her guardian doesn’t know about….”

While Sierra was speechless, Hanael rubbed her face playfully on Sierra’s abdomen.

“Hih, Hanael is a genius!”

She couldn’t help but burst into laughter when she saw Hanael smiling. As Sierra smiled and swept her hair away, Hanael smiled cutely and turned her back around. Where Hanael looked was Cassius.

“Stupid uncle!”

Cassius replied in a semi-sunken voice at her powerful shout.

“Mm.”

Sierra pursed her lips when she heard Cassius’ answer. She couldn’t bring herself to speak.

‘… He is a Duke, but he has ‘stupid uncle’ as his nickname….’

It made her heart ache for the sin Cassius had never committed. Especially since Sierra knew the expression Cassius used to make when he looked at Hanael.

“Hanael is smart.”

“Yes, Hanael is a genius.”

Cassius was in harmony with Hanael’s attitude. She felt a bit disturbed when she saw the affectionate reunion between the two.

‘Those two, really… just look at that affection.’

Hanael was slowly becoming familiar with Cassius. In the past, he told Sierra that even if it turns out that they didn’t turn out to have a father and daughter relationship later, he should meet her at least once. Well, he had that thought. But that’s a story for later, and for now….

“I’m not in the mood today.” Sierra said bitterly. Hanael made a face as if she was holding back a hiccup.

“I’ll make you something delicious!”

“Wow!”

Hanael clapped her hands and smiled brightly. She approached Sierra and raised her hand.

“Whisper!”

Sierra lifted the hem of her dress and crouched down. She knew very well that this was not the attitude of a cultured lady. She could even see the hem of her dress being swept away by the dew of the grass. But what about it? It was more important to listen to Hanael now.

Sierra hugged Hanael tightly and whispered into her ear.

“Mm, what is it?”

“First, a kiss!”

Hanael kissed Sierra on the cheek.

‘She’s my niece, but why is she so adorable!’

Sierra smiled brightly as she looked at Hanael, whose cheeks had grown red like a chubby little pig. As if her laughter had been a signal, Hanael pressed her lips to Sierra’s earlobe, and then whispered to her again.

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