I Became the Abandoned Daughter of an Underworld Boss

Boss’s orders were quite touching to Levina.

Taking care of Yuriana shouldn’t be seen as dealing with a bothersome existence, but rather acknowledging her as his daughter!

Whether Levina was moved or not, Yuriana’s thoughts were different.

“Still, I’ll use honorifics with Levina. Um, we’ve been together for a while. I want to learn how to get along with other people.”

“Is that so?”

He had never received adult help or careful nurturing when she was young.

His earliest memories consisted of rummaging through trash cans like Yuriana, searching for anything edible.

He had never made an effort to socialize until he was a little older. Of course, now that he was the leader of Dark Town, things were different.

‘It’s not easy.’

Yuriana was a difficult presence for him.

Small, fragile, seemingly without skills yet incredibly active.

Seemingly without greed but difficult to satisfy.

Why did a child bother to remember others’ birthdays? Take care of what you want. He was, after all, not just anyone but her biological father, but still –

She left Dark House and went to the Black Tree Forest. She went up to the third floor after breaking through the interference magic. At this point, it must be seen as boiling fickleness.

Experiencing raising a child for the first time, he looked at Yuriana with a dazed eye.

‘Hmm…’

‘Oh, he smiled again? I guess he’s drunk!’

That was what Yuriana thought.

Before Asil met Alice, he just gave up on everything else and only drank alcohol. So, there was no other reason to keep smiling like that.

‘If a person doesn’t do it, it’s that. Ahem.’

Anyway, Asil’s smile, and laughter were impressive.

It was beautiful enough to shake Yuri before becoming Yuriana.

“Shall we chat here?”

“Oh… uh!”

Asil hugged her as soon as Levina brought Yuriana into this place.

Levina, who wanted to raise Yuriana well, was naturally moved. The range of things she could do in the future expanded as she was loved by the boss!

“Boss…!”

“Yuriana, do you have somewhere you want to go? Tell me.”

“Uh, um. That… it’s my Boss Dad’s birthday. You should do whatever you want.”

Just now, the word stuck out so brazenly, but suddenly it wasn’t right.

At this close, calling him Dad was nonsense. So, Yuriana called him Dad in a mess.

Asil laughed comfortably.

“Hahaha…! Is that so?”

“Boss, it’s better to go to a nearby place than a grand place. Since Miss mostly played in the back garden, how about we go to the front garden?”

“It’s better to go to the pagoda.”

The child’s body touching his skin was more fragile than he thought.

Even the nails that grabbed his forearm seemed endlessly thin, as if they would tear if touched incorrectly.

A small child he had to protect.

Yuriana thought as she nestled in Asil’s arms.

‘It smells so good here. Hm… what did he spray on his body? Or did he brew tea? It smells like ginger, but I don’t know since I’m not a smelly ghost. Asil is an adult, so his taste must be like that, right?’

A detailed profile expressed in this game was limited to Alice alone.

As for the rest, the players had to find out for themselves.

As far as Yuriana remembered –

Alice liked strawberries and lemons. She hated ginger, peppermint, spicy things, and cinnamon. It was cute to remember.

* * *

After Asil’s birthday went well.

Recently, Yuriana had nothing much to do.

Levina occasionally ordered from the kingdom and brought in various things to decorate the room and bought her new clothes.

Every time she pretended to be excited, she made Levina happy, but it didn’t fit Yuriana’s nature.

‘I’m so boooored!’

In fact, peaceful days were good.

It was after a true happy ending, and even though married Alice met Asil, there was no discord at all. She knew, but… it was boring.

Yuriana, who was lying down, turned to the side at the sound of something fluttering.

Levina was taking out something that looked like a book. Oh, she had to intervene right away.

“Levina, what’s this?”

“Oh my, Miss, look at that. This is mine.”

Yuriana, who knew all the kingdom languages, couldn’t just listen obediently. When she leaned against Levina’s arm, new letters caught her eye.

It was amazing. She could read it even when it was her first time seeing it! Of course, this must also be the language of this world.

“It looks quite unique. Are these letters too?”

“Um, yes. This is the language of the Reef Kingdom. Miss, it’s your first time seeing it, right?”

Why was the Reef Empire textbook coming out here?

Lately, since there wasn’t much to do, she had been thinking about Harun a bit.

Elf Heidel was probably busy rebuilding the country, so he wouldn’t come to the kingdom.

Since Harun was also an emperor, it was natural for him not to come here, but there were many things to consider in the future.

This was because the affairs of Elodia and the Nea Kingdom were settled with a happy ending.

Both countries would probably live in peace for a while. But the affairs of the empire were different.

‘Of course, the Reef Empire is more powerful than the kingdom.’

Harun had a nephew.

Hmm… he was about seven to nine years old, right? Yuriana and he were about the same age, and his name was Karas!

Originally, Harun had a lot of settings attached to him as if he were a protagonist.

He was not the son of the former emperor but his younger brother, and his nephew Karas was born after the sudden death of the former emperor.

And… the Ifrit family, the family of the empress who conceived Karas, made a foolish choice.

‘But this is a privilege of countries with exotic backgrounds. Because the family’s power is great, they can afford to do unreasonable things.’

Logically, if they had conceived the emperor’s child, wouldn’t it have been normal to plot for the future?

They could have manipulated public opinion in the country, waited until the child was born, and ensured the succession to the throne.

Instead, they made a bizarre plan to marry off their daughter, who was pregnant with the former emperor’s child, to another relative and thus make her the empress once more.

‘It’s really baffling. Baffling!’

This decision was probably based on the influence of the empress’s family tradition. Strengthening the family’s power through marriage. The problem was it was the wrong choice.

This decision caused backlash from the noble families and lords who supported the late emperor.

Frankly, it was a predictable process like watching a fire. Why couldn’t the Ifrit family anticipate the turmoil?

The empress’s family belatedly decreed that the heir would be the child born regardless, and even if it was a girl, they vowed to support her with all their might, but it was already over.

Poor Harun led his troops.

He cleaned up the empire’s affairs and, having become emperor, did not kill the Karas, who was born late. He acknowledged and protected him as his nephew.

So, what about Karas’s right to the throne?

‘It’s on hold.’

Therefore, Harun’s bold decision to come all the way to the Nea Kingdom to find the Stone Tablet was monumental.

If he were to misstep and fall into a crisis, wouldn’t there be another conflict surrounding Karas?

… setting up such detailed settings, Harun’s exclusion from the top three male protagonists was an inexplicable thing.

Yuriana innocently asked.

“Then do I have to learn Reef Empire language later?”

Levina replied while holding a pen and writing in unfamiliar characters.

“Oh, if you were to marry into the empire someday, that wouldn’t be impossible.”

“M… marry?”

To the empire? A country with harems?

“Marriage is what you call living together forever with a man you love. It’s like getting married or marrying into the family.”

Oh, she hated it.

In Harun and Alice’s happy ending, he said he would clean up the harem, but in the bad ending… ugh, just thinking about it made her cringe. She hated it too much!

‘Let’s wait quietly. At this point, Harun might still leave the harem be? Uh… whether Karas is my age or not, who knows. He was supposed to be the emperor’s nephew, as he should have been the emperor. I’m not even the protagonist, so there’s no point in drooling.’

Although Dark Town and Harun made a bond over the stone tablet, that would be the end of it.

The esteemed emperor had no business here!

If that happened, she would take out three thousand silkworms and make a silk dress. Hmph.

Yuriana had no thoughts of living a lifetime in the Reef Empire where there was a possibility of a harem.

“Got it.”

“You should study the kingdom’s textbook, Miss, and I’ll study the empire’s textbook. That way, it’s fair, right?”

Levina smoothly changed the subject like a skilled nanny.

Well, her curiosity must have been satisfied. Yuriana didn’t bother anymore and lowered her gaze to the kingdom’s textbook she had already read.

Next time, should she write down her name and her dad’s name and give it to him?

Hmm, but rather than that, wouldn’t Levina like it if she wrote down the spelling of her name on paper?

Well… there was no way Asil would see it and get jealous, erasing Levina, right? Hahaha, ahaha.

A little time passed.

Benny knocked on the door from outside.

“Levina! Corn and herb pots have arrived. Would you like to check them?”

“Oh, really? Got it. Miss! I have something to do, so I’ll be back later. I’ll make you grilled corn, which you like, tomorrow.”

“Ugh.”

Levina hurriedly approached the door, leaving the open empire textbook behind.

“Should I tell Benny to come in?”

“Uhh? No, it’s okay. I’m actually kind of sleepy. I’ll lie down for a bit.”

“Alright.”

Yuriana quickly lied, pretending not to care about the kingdom’s textbook at all, and headed for the bed.

Hehehe.

Whether Asil knew or not, whether Levina was deceived by Yuriana’s trick didn’t matter.

If they knew and still pretended to be deceived, what did it matter? It was fun.