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Adopted Daughter Role Overdone 026

‘I believe in the settings!’

Viola decided to trust the plot of the novel.

In the middle of the story, Viola consumes the ‘Potion Viola.’

She deliberately drinks it, thinking, “What can such a potion do to me?”

Viola does not die after consuming the Potion Viola.

Even Viola, who acted so boldly, found herself inwardly flustered at the scene that vividly replayed in her mind.

‘Why am I completely fine?’

Later, she would come to realize the reason.

‘It was because Viola had a peculiar constitution that rendered her impervious to Potion Viola.’

Viola chose to believe the settings set by the author.

Among these five potions, she decided to drink the one with the most potent poison.

To leave the strongest impression in front of them.

‘I won’t… die, right?’

It would be a lie to say she wasn’t scared.

But it had to be done.

She needed to assert dominance perfectly.

With half-hearted intentions and challenges, one could not survive in the Bellatu Duke House.

Now that she had come this far, all that remained was to push forward.

“I’ll drink it, dear family.”

Viola brought the glass bottle to her nose.

Surprisingly, it didn’t smell bad. It had a sweet scent. It smelled like wine.

“Who made this potion?”

Everyone knew, but she asked anyway.

“Why does this potion leak with longing emotions?”

A moment of silence fell.

The one to break the heavy silence was none other than Duke Heron.

He slowly stood up and walked closer to Viola.

His eyes were devoid of any particular emotion, yet Viola could sense the ferocity hidden behind that calmness.

Heron asked in a low voice.

“What did you hear, and where did you hear it from?”

Viola masked her fear and acted.

“I didn’t hear it, I saw it.”

“You saw it?”

“I just saw it.”

She had seen it in the novel.

“What did you see?”

“A longing towards someone. More than death.

A deeper love. And earnest wishes. I can see that.”

Duke Heron stared intently at Viola.

Viola felt an instinctive urge to shrink back.

It was an odd sensation.

His gaze seemed to search for hidden secrets that lay deep within her, even memories she herself didn’t know of.

‘Duke Heron possessed an extraordinarily special gaze. An instinctual insight that discerned truth from lies.’

It was the ‘truth’ spoken of in the novel.

‘Thanks to this truth, Heron will surely be more confused.’

Viola was only speaking the truth now.

She tilted the entrance of the Potion Viola to her mouth.

Glug, glug.

The potion “Viola” traveled down her throat and entered her body.

Her entire body felt warm.

It was as if the sweet sugary water rushed through every nook and cranny of her veins.

With a sticky heat.

‘Hot.’

Her whole body became hot.

It felt as though she was burning from head to toe.

‘This is okay, right?’

Her throat was dry.

She wanted to drink something, anything.

Suddenly, something came to her mind.

‘Blood.’

The character of Princess Mancell craved blood.

‘What kind of blood is that!

Of course, Viola didn’t want to drink blood.

Just the thought of it made her nauseous. So she thought hard.

‘Grapefruit juice, watermelon juice, orange juice,’ but the best among them was,

‘Strawberry juice, no, strawberry milk!

Strawberries mixed with sweet sugar, blended with milk,

‘Oh, no. Sparkling water would be better than milk.’

Then it would become a refreshing and sweet strawberry ade.

Drinking it with floating ice cubes would be like, ah!’

Thinking of strawberry ade eased her thirst for blood a bit.

In the meantime, her eyes had inadvertently turned a reddish hue.

She unleashed a craving for blood like a ghost.

It wasn’t intentional; it was just a setting of the character Princess Mancell.

Heron, Isabella, and all her brothers felt that energy directly.

Especially Isabella couldn’t take her eyes off Viola.

‘‘That’s… a child born with the fate of a Killing Star.’

The eyes craving blood were visible.

They sparkled in a mischievous way, yet paradoxically beautiful and captivating.

That’s how Isabella saw Viola.

With her keen intellect, Isabella took a completely opposite view.

‘She genuinely craves blood, but it’s being controlled by her rationality.

Astounding insight.

An even greater self-control.

And she’s perfectly performing it right before us.’

Such execution and situational adaptability that truly showcased her worth.

‘This is interesting. An interesting Bellatu has arrived.’

Duchess Isabella’s lips formed a gentle curve.

The Duke’s insight was spot on.

That little girl clearly had ambitions to swallow up the Bellatu.

And she was openly displaying that ambition here.

‘Committing to this extent implies that there’s no hiding her desire to become the ruler of this Bellatu.

This was interpreted as their clever and intelligent declaration of war.

Of course not.

Viola was simply preoccupied with thoughts of sweet strawberry ade with floating ice cubes.

Although she genuinely craved blood, she was not controlling it with rationality.

She genuinely just didn’t want something like blood.

Some time passed.

The scorching sensation that felt as if it would burn her whole body faded away.

The thirst for blood also gradually diminished.

‘Is it okay…

Is it?’

Just as it was set in the novel.

‘Yes, thank goodness.’

Luckily, she was okay. It seemed that her gamble paid off.

Viola tapped the empty glass bottle lightly above her head. Not a single drop fell.

“I drank it all.”

The brothers still couldn’t bear to look, scared.

She only stole a glance at Duchess Isabella, covering her face with a veil.

She picked up a fork and sat down.

“Shall we eat now?”

The look in Duke Heron’s eyes towards the youngest daughter, who had perfectly passed the test, was peculiar.

Why was she not happy to face a perfect Bellatu?

‘Why am I not satisfied?’

That thought tangled Heron’s mind.

Unable to understand his own feelings, he remained silent, only gazing at Viola.

‘I don’t like it.’

No matter how hard he stared at Viola, he could not find the reason.

Meanwhile,

Viola could finally feel a slight sense of relief.

‘If Heron is uninterested, he won’t even glance my way.’

As long as he didn’t look her way, it was a relief.

Someone disinterested would be completely erased from memory.

If forgotten like that, someday she would be hunted down by her brothers.

‘Am I somewhat pleased?’

She felt a bit proud.

She sensed that the Duke had been staring at her for quite a while.

‘That much staring indicates not just satisfaction but deep contentment.’

She was confident that she had seen through his favorite heart.

The plan was successful.

There wouldn’t be any major variables until she decided her path as a Bellatu at the age of ten.

‘For now, ten years is the marker. Let’s survive well until then.’

If you’re weak, you’ll get eaten.

Feigning nonchalance while chewing on steak, she locked eyes with another person.

Feeling their gaze as if it was intrusive, she was being stared at.

It was a girl with silver hair.

Viola had been clashing with her in every detail, attempting to figure out who this silver-haired girl was.

She would grow to become a strategist of the Bellatu Duke House.

Viola also found her to be a rather tricky opponent in the later parts of the novel.

‘If she becomes an enemy, she’ll be the most troublesome sister.’

Moreover, she would transform into a giant.

In simpler terms, a wealthy elder sister.

Being friends with the rich can’t be bad.

‘We should get along well.’

She fixed her gaze on her sister’s face.

Since the welcome banquet was over, the episode of ‘meeting Hela’ would follow soon.

Hela too glanced at Viola. Their eyes met.

She intentionally smiled sweetly.

Let’s look pleasant to her.

I need to befriend her.

She’s going to be an incredibly rich sister.

That sister is indeed the biggest stock in this work.

Hela’s face, meeting Viola’s gaze, slightly flushed.

She averted her eyes.

This part mirrored the original work.

‘Hela avoided Viola’s gaze.

After that, Viola ignored Hela.’

The Bellatu that avoided the gaze.

To Viola, the young Hela appeared as a coward or a loser not befitting the Bellatu.

Thus, Viola in the original story ignored Hela.

‘In the next chapter, following the ‘welcome banquet’ will be the meeting with the 4th Princess,’ where Viola would make the terrible mistake of chasing Hela away while ignoring her.

“When Hela came looking for Viola, Viola chased her off in one stroke.

“Get lost, before I kill you.”’

Thus, Hela and Viola become enemies.

That’s how it was in the original novel.

‘Well. That would create enemies and tension.

I don’t know about the author, but Viola didn’t care about the ‘completeness of the work.’

To live delicately, long, and happily………!’ She didn’t care about the completeness of the work.

Viola thought inwardly as she met Hela’s gaze once again.

‘Stock. My stock. Please soar.’

With anticipation, she didn’t take her eyes off Hela.

She wanted to leave a good impression on Hela.

‘Strength isn’t everything.’

While strength is good, it’s not everything.

It’s the same here as it is in modern times.

‘Wealth is stronger than strength. Indeed.’

You absolutely need to befriend them.

Viola resolved herself as she prepared for the new chapter.

And thus, the ‘welcome banquet’ came to an end.