Chapter 24 : A New Little Sister, Get!

I look at the girl sitting on the bed. She has matching violet hair and eyes. Her eyes are void of emotions.

"Uncle Li… has she been like this since she woke up?" I asked the only one who was left here at the inn.

"Yes, I don't know what happened but if you want to hear from my experience, she is apathetic," Uncle Li replied.

Hmm… That would be a problem. She is even younger than me. For her to become like this… something is wrong.

I walked toward the child with a small smile. No, I am not a lolicon. You can't be a lolicon when you are a shota.

"Hi," I smiled at her.

"Hello," she replied. Her face still doesn't show any emotions.

"What was the last thing you remembered before lying on the ground in the slum?" I asked.

"I was hungry," she stared back at me.

Believe it or not, I laughed hard because of her reply.

"Yumil, please prepare something to eat for her," I told Yumil. "Wait… prepare for 5 people," I added.

"Are you also going to eat, Lord Urien?" she asked.

"No, it is for her," I pointed at the girl. Her face does not show any emotion but I swear I saw her eyes sparkled for a while.

While Yumil went and prepared food for the girl, I asked her what I needed to ask.

"So, do you have a name?" I asked.

"A name? I don't have one. But people from back home called me LRC - Mirabelle - 497," she replied.

What's up with that name?! It was almost like it was the name of the human test subject! Wait… no, no, no, no. They won't experiment on someone this young, right?

"Can I use an Appraisal skill on you?" I asked.

"Appraisal? I don't know what it is but go ahead," she nodded.

[Name: LRC - Mirabelle - 497]

[Level: 93]

[Mana Point: 2694/2694]

[Race: Human + Demon + Dragon + Angel]

I can't help but look at the screen. Her level is high… Higher than anyone I had ever seen. But that is not important. What is important is her race. What's up with the fusion of four races!

They really did experiments on the children! How dare they!

It looks like anger is showing on my face. The girl put her hand on my shoulder with an emotionless face. I can understand what she wants to tell me and I can now understand why she doesn't have any emotions on her face. It is because of her Angel part.

"Do you know anything about your old home?" I asked her. I know this might make her uncomfortable but I need to know it. I need to know its location.

The girl shook her head. "I ran away," she replied.

"Is that so? You did a good thing," I patted her head.

"Un," she nodded.

After waiting for a while, the food arrived. And… the girl ate it with gusto and I had only seen Aria eat like that.

After eating, she let out a satisfied sigh. It is troubling to see someone let it out with an emotionless face.

"Hey," I called her, gaining her attention.

"Do you want to come with us?" I asked her.

She shook her head. "You will get into trouble," she answered.

"Let them come," I grinned and added, "I want to see them try."

The girl stares at my face for a long time.

"I… I want to come. I had been running and hiding for a month constantly. And… I am tired of it," she replied.

I grinned at her answer. Am I weird if I keep picking up people and adopting them? I guess not.

"From now on, you will be my little sister," I announced while patting her head.

"Wait… I only agreed to come together with you," some emotions appear on her face. I laughed a little at that. She might be an Angel but that only made up one-fourth of her. I swear I will make emotions appear on her face so that she can act and stay like a normal girl.

"And I said I am adopting you to be my little sister. I promise you that you will love your new family," I grinned.

"But… but…," she tried to refuse but she turned around because she noticed Yumil behind her.

"You get used to it," she said. Hey! I am not that bad!

"I… I… accept. Will I be able to sleep in a house? Will I be able to eat whenever I want? And lastly… can I finally stop running away?" she asked with an expressionless face. But there are tears at the edge of her eyes.

"Yes, you can. I will even give you a room of your own. Of course! Everything I own will also be yours! So, use all of them to eat to your heart's content. And finally, as long as I am alive, nobody will ever take you away from me," I pat her head while looking directly at her eyes.

"Then… please take care of me,," she finally gave in. Hmm… it seems she still needs time to call me brother.

"Then, let me give you a name! Hmm… Let's see. Heulwen… yes, from now on, you will be Heulwen, Heulwen Gregorios. Even though it is still night, for me, you are shining brightly like the sun. Heulwen Gregorios, the little sister of Urien Gregorios and Delfina Gregorios," I grins. That name is of a Welsh origin meaning sun-blessed.

"Heulwen… a name of my own… Thank you very much," she nodded.

"Let's sleep, it is getting late now. We have to return back to our territory," I notified all the people gathered in the room.

"Your territory?" Heulwen asked.

"Oh, you didn't know? I am a lord of my own territory!" I gave her a peace sign.

"Oh… okay," she nodded. Why aren't you reacting to that?! Me being a lord is not surprising to you?!

And so, all of us went to bed. This time, I slept in a single bedroom after leaving Yumil and Heulwen in the same room.

We left for our territory the next morning. I want to relax because we have 10 days to travel back to our territory but learning about what Heulwen had gone through made me furious. Let's just say I had not been furious like this before.

According to her, she was forced to fight the monster beasts when she was 5 years old. It went like that over 2 years and after killing a large number of beasts, she was finally forced to kill humans. Not just normal humans, the people she was forced to kill are children just like her. When she said that, all I saw was red at that time. I ordered the coachman to stop the carriage and I rampaged in the field near us.

Those bastards… experimenting on the children is not enough, they forced them to fight the beasts which have little to zero chances of survival. When they survived that, they were forced to kill one another. And Heulwen is the sole survivor of that experiment. No, I won't hate her for things she was forced to do. That also explains why her level is that high.

She then ran away one night when the people in her supposed home went to attend the meeting. She told me that she heard the facilities are being targeted by an unknown group of people. I think I should thank that group when I see them. I want to join them in their attempt to destroy those inhumane bastards if possible.

She also told me that she found her claymore in the cave she was hiding. It was full of rust before she touched the claymore. I must say, she has good taste in weapons. That claymore looks amazing. Of course, not as amazing as my <White Pride>.

Just like that, nothing happened on our way back and we arrived at my mansion on the 10th day. Let's just say the sparkling eyes of Heulwen are worth all the money I wasted on the farmlands. I mean, seriously. You would want to pat her head when you see her.

When we got back, Luna came and welcomed us.

"The man is waiting for you in the meeting room, Master," Luna informed me.

"Please tell him to wait for a while. I will come once after I have finished taking a shower," I told Luna.

"At once, Master," Luna blinked back into the house after handling all of our luggage.

"Brother… who is she?" Heulwen asked me. During these 10 days, she had started to open more.

"She is our head maid, Heulwen. You can ask her anything you want. I am sure she will make it done as soon as you ask her," I informed my little sister.

I told Yumil to show Heulwen her room and tell Keith about my new little sister. He has been with this house since the time of my grandfather. I am sure he needed to know when a new Gregorios appeared. In my case, whenever I adopt a new child.

On my way to the bathroom, I saw my aunt coming out of her room.

"Welcome back, Urien," she hugged me.

"I am back, aunt," I replied and hugged her back.

"I need to take a shower and meet that person," I pull myself back from her.

"I see, can you make time for me after the meeting?" she asked.

"Sure, let's have some quality time together," I grinned.

"Un," she nodded.

"See you," I said goodbye and walked toward the bathroom.

It wasn't long after I took a shower and refreshed myself for the meeting. I wonder who it is. With that thought, I opened the door of the meeting room.

What greeted me was the sight of a man glaring with his amber-colored eyes. What did I do to deserve this?

"So, you are the one that seduced my little girl," the man suddenly said with his booming voice. Wait, what?

I heard the sound of something slapping and I turned around to the source of the sound. I saw Cecilia slapping her forehead. Wait… Cecilia was entertaining him when he arrived.

"Wait… You are Cecilia's father?!" I exclaimed. "But you two are nothing alike!"

"I was adopted," lolibaba explained from the side.

"Well, that explained it," I nodded.

"Now tell me Gregorios, how do you want to —," just as that dude is talking, I can't even see how Cecilia appeared behind the man. Wait… did she learn time magic from Luna? Well, continuing what I was saying,

*BAM!*

Smashed his head to the table, making the marble table cracked a little. I can't do anything but stare at the antics of the father-daughter duo with wide eyes.

Seriously… is this dude a masochist?

"Don't say things like that to my fiance, you idiot father!" she screamed.

"But… but he seduced you! All Gregorios are always up to something and it is never good!" he screamed.

Wait… he knew about Gregorios?

"Who are you talking about?" I asked.

"I am talking about your grandfather, Shade Gregorios! That man is always up to no good!" I can't help but sweatdrop at his outburst. What the hell did you do, gramps?!

"May I ask… what did he do?" I asked again.

"Well, let me tell you something tame because of your age. You know that there was a war during his era, right?" the man asked to which I nodded as an answer.

"I was leading an army as a general at that time. And your grandfather is also leading one. Do you know what he did?" the man asked and I shook my head as an answer.

"He challenged me to a duel at a place where there weren't any people. Of course, as an honorable man, I accepted his challenge. The two of us arrived at the clear field to duel. And you know what he did? He ran away! He fucking ran away. All of this to make that I stray away from my army, making them leaderless! Of course, I ordered them to retreat if something felt wrong. It was what saved me from your grandfather's ploy! And that was a tame one," the man ranted.

Oh… wow. Did my grandfather use the Jostar family's technique on him? Now, I feel sorry for him. Well, only a little.

"So… what do you want to do now?"

"I came here to see what kind of fiance my daughter finds herself. And I have to say I am not disappointed at all. Well, aside from being a Gregorios that is," he nodded. Wait, wut?

"Wut?" I asked like an idiot.

"Ever since you came into this room, I released some pressure onto you. And the way you look, I guess it doesn't affect you," the man nodded approvingly.

"Wut?"

"I can say I approve of your engagement, Cecilia," the man nodded. "But… does he know about… you know?" he added.

"No, he doesn't," the lolibaba shook her head.

"I see. Guess you chose right then," he then stands up and walks toward me.

I don't know what happened but pain on my cheek made me fly across the room. Good thing the wall didn't break. I will have to make him pay for that if it happens.

"Although I said I won't hit you, it doesn't mean I am not hitting you. That is the delivery from Cecilia's brother, Aenon," the bastard said.

"Then, please punch his stomach for me," I told the man while putting a hand on the cheek which now has a print of a fist. Strange… Why is <Althea> not healing this yet? Oh, right. I forgot I turned off <Althea>'s healing ability.

"Sure thing," he nodded.

"And a slap on the back of the head," Cecilia added.

"Roger that," he gave her a thumbs up.

After saying goodbye, he flew back to the demon territory. I wonder if the Lilith Kingdom will be okay with that kind of general.

3rd POV

Later that night, a slapping sound resounded within the Castle of the Demon King.