Synopsis
“I want to live, Father.”
One day, a fragment of memory suddenly surfaced—
I was the Emperor’s long-lost daughter.
Though it was a position of unmatched nobility, to the Emperor, that daughter was nothing more than a tool to elevate himself. Even on the day he died, he used my power to bring the empire to ruin.
And so, I made a decision—
to become the daughter of the very man who killed that monstrous father.
To exact a rightful revenge on my own father.
“Holy Lady, I want to be adopted! I even prepared a full list of candidates!”
The man I chose was Duke Anekrokxa—
a man who lived as a servant of the Emperor and the Temple in order to save his dying wife.
“I know we can’t truly become a close father and daughter.
But at least, shouldn’t we appear to be one on the surface?”
I want to be loved like that. I want to live like that—as myself.
“So please, Father, call me gently. Stroke my hair.
If you do that much, I’ll show you just how special I can be.”
“…You’re quite bold. I don’t dislike that.”
The hand I had desperately reached out was firmly taken by Father without hesitation.
For the first time in my life,
I felt the warmth of a real family.