I Became the Abandoned Daughter of an Underworld Boss

An item to contain her treasured belongings and memories!

‘Wait. So that means I can add more items to the collection than the designated collectible items?’

Thunk.

The burden was as heavy as a rock when she first brought it in, and now that she was extremely tired, it felt even heavier.

Yuriana’s leather coat fell to the ground.

Untying the strings, she tried to insert a cookie she had stolen from the kitchen into the square on the album.

Then, the wrapped cookie turned into an icon and slid inside.

“It went in!”

This was incredible!

Yuriana was deeply moved.

One of the most envied and convenient features in the game was being able to summon the bag!

Once summoned, you could place and remove items freely!

{{Chef Sheldon’s Cookie (★★★): Sheldon, the head chef of Dark House, painstakingly made these large cookies with chocolate chips and almonds. Two are enough to satisfy you.}}

But even more surprising things came next.

Trying for the first time, Yuriana touched the cookie and pressed .

And lo and behold, not only did the wrapped cookie come out, but it did not disappear from the album?

“Huh…”

The simple functions of , , and had an amazing impact on the human spirit.

‘B… but wait, that means I’ve made an item copy! Oh, my goodness! Now I’ll never starve!’

It was a good idea to raid the kitchen before she left Dark House.

Yuriana decided to test out other things while she still had 98 spaces left.

Now, she tried something essential for human survival: water.

{{Water Bottle (★★★★): A water bottle filled with clean water from Dark House’s well.}}

Yes, it was indeed clean and good water.

More importantly, it was also possible to copy this water bottle!

Adding Sheldon’s Cookie, a bottle filled with water, smoked sausage, and brown bread to her album, Yuriana grinned broadly.

“Hehe.”

“Meow?”

Nearby, Lulu, who was playing with foxtails and punching them, tilted her head at Yuriana’s laughter.

Lulu. If she copied her food too, they could go anywhere, okay? Right?

“Huuu… okay. Now I just need to find the butterfly.”

“Meow.”

What did butterflies like? If she spread honey, would they come for the sweet scent?

Yuriana didn’t know much about the life cycle of insects.

Well, in kindergarten and elementary school, she must have learned about it. Regrettably, she had long forgotten everything during her high school years.

“Grrr…”

Alice the protagonist got hers automatically when she arrived here!

She pouted and muttered to herself.

“Where are you, butterfly?”

“Meow?”

“Not you. You’re Lulu.”

When Yuriana smiled at Lulu, a sudden fragrant scent floated around her, and a colorful butterfly flew toward her.

She was both flabbergasted and bemused.

‘You can get it this easily? I just called it a butterfly!’

Right… after all, was a female-oriented game, and while it still had grinding, its controls were relatively simple.

Exploring hidden areas and moving places was as simple as a click. But now, it applied to Yuriana too.

Amazing!

“Ah…”

The butterfly landed on the tip of her finger, dropping something onto her palm.

‘T-this is it!’

{{Silk Butterfly Cocoon (★★★★): If you soak this in water and spin it in a spindle, you’ll get valuable silk threads. Rare Collectible 1/12.}}

The butterfly left a cocoon and flew away, and Yuriana became even more delighted at the prospect of never going hungry and becoming rich.

Hurrah!

She was really happy!

* * *

Dark House.

Dark Town’s command center was majestic yet sinister in its surroundings.

But the annex, rather than the main building, was even darker, and no guards were assigned to it.

The trees surrounding the annex were surrounded by dense magical barriers, acting like a defense grid.

Thus, no one could leave or break in easily, and any intruder would be shocked and incapacitated.

It was a dangerous precaution that Leticia didn’t tell Yuriana.

Only one person had freedom: the master of Dark House, Asil Litus. His magical immunity could easily disregard the electric barrier.

Yuriana had been left in the annex because no one else dared to enter, and it was empty and quiet.

Inside Asil’s Office.

“…”

Staring at something on his desk, Asil spoke.

“Butler.”

“Yes.”

“Tell Leticia to bring Yuriana here.”

Exactly fifteen days after leaving Yuriana, Asil gave the order.

“… understood.”

The butler’s eyebrows twitched, and the command was quickly passed to Leticia, whose pockets had grown fat these days.

After a fortnight of enjoying bliss, Leticia hastily brought something to Yuriana’s room, and then freaked out.

“Hey, she’s gone! Where did she go! Miss Yuriana, come out! Miss Yuriana!”

There was nothing but a bed, a table, and two chairs.

Even… her clothes were missing, and so was her underwear. The food dish for the cat beastman was empty too.

Her head spun.

Why did the boss suddenly want his daughter? And now Yuriana was gone!

The butler had given her money to take care of Yuriana, and it lasted for two weeks.

Since there was no word so far, she squandered the money she received on shopping and happily waited for the end of the month…!

If she reported the empty room to the boss, she would likely face trouble and be punished.

Leticia rubbed her head.

‘Ugh… no!’

The silk jacket she had hastily brought fell from her hand.

Leticia had brought it for herself, so it wouldn’t fit Yuriana. But she planned to at least let Yuriana wear this.

If she dressed her in rags and take her to the boss, there would be an uproar and she might… no!

She hastily searched inside the wardrobe and found only two clean items of clothing and some underwear. She frantically checked under the bed and the bathroom.

Well, maybe she went out to eat?

Leticia rushed out and loudly screamed in the kitchen.

“Miss Yuriana!”

“Oh, for Pete’s sake! Ah, Leticia, you’re here.”

“What?”

Sheldon, who was panting in the kitchen, was furious.

“You trained that little thief! Now I’ve been made to look like a fool! Tell me, how are you going to make up for this!”

“Shut up! What kind of nonsense are you talking about? Tell me if Yuriana is here.”

Sheldon raised a cookie tray and waved it at Leticia.

“I baked cookies and wanted to take them home! But that little thief came in, took everything from the kitchen, including the bread and sausage, and ran away with my water bottle! I spent a fortune getting that bottle in the capital! Pay me back!”

Leticia crossed her arms and smirked.

Like she had treated Yuriana with disdain, Sheldon had done the same.

Since she didn’t feel like the boss’s daughter deserve special treatment, she gave her mediocre food.

It was clear that she swiped the money and ingredients from the middle, then blatantly stole them. So, she must have gone hungry.

When she came to the kitchen and found no one there, she probably stole and ate all the cookies, bread, and sausages. Later, she might have fled with the water bottle out of fear of repercussions.

Leticia stood with her arms crossed, acting nonchalantly.

If she left, where would she have gone? She was probably hiding somewhere, shivering.

It was not just one person guilty, at least two.

If the boss’s anger was spread out, it would be fine. Uh… maybe?

“Are you even listening?”

Sheldon, who had baked delicious cookies with the embezzled ingredients, was now shouting in frustration.

“Now what do you want from me?”

“After raising a little thief, why are you glaring at me? Hurry up and fix this!”

“Oh, so I gave birth to that? Why are you causing a fuss at me? If you had just fed her on time, she wouldn’t have gone running off with just a cookie. Tell me!”

“Hah! As if anyone would believe she was starving! Who’s the one who didn’t pay any attention?”

The kitchen maid, alarmed by their fight, quickly retreated to a corner and hid.

Leticia twisted her lips and continued.

“Truthfully, you’re in the wrong, right? So, what do you want me to do?”

“Go catch her right now. If that damned little thief shows up in front of me, I’ll stick her in the oven and cook him!”

“Oh, what an interesting story. I’d love to hear more.”

“…?”

“…?”

Both of them, caught up in their fight, were startled by a sudden voice and turned to look at each other.

Neither of them thought to check who had come through the kitchen door.

Eventually, the trembling maid in the corner finally revealed the intruder’s identity.

“B-b-b-b-boss…”

“Oh, gosh!”

‘Ugh…!’

The distinguished figure had arrived at the kitchen of the annex.

He gave a crooked grin as he looked over the chaotic scene.

After a moment, the terrified kitchen maid was moved to another area, and Sheldon stood with his head bowed and legs braced as if he was holding up something.

“Lift your buttocks higher.”

A peculiar phrase for a man to say to another man.

However, Sheldon made no protest and pushed with all his strength into his lower half.