This… After Mother finished her story, the silver-haired girl fell into silence for a moment. After a long while, she pinched her chin, then silently got up and started packing her luggage.
“Hey, hey, hey, Bao’er, what are you doing? Your mother finally told you about your background, don’t put on an act like you’re going to run away from home!”
“It’s not an act, I am going to run away from home! No, seriously, this is way too scary. If I don’t leave, what if I get discovered and hunted down by the executive? I’ll be hunted down as a remnant of the demon race, right?!”
Miss Keti shivered as she retorted to her mother like this. On the other side, Mother Keya could only helplessly hold onto the silver-haired girl who was about to “sever ties on the spot.”
“Ah, don’t worry, don’t worry. Your father’s strength hasn’t diminished from his prime. Besides, he’s not an executive anymore, and several executives have changed since then. Over the years, the Magic Tower has almost completely stopped searching for us.”
“That’s what you say, hmm… but, I actually know an executive.”
The silver-haired girl stopped her antics. Of course, she didn’t really intend to cut ties with her parents; she was just using this method to express her dissatisfaction with them keeping this secret from her for so many years.
As for the executive the girl mentioned knowing, it was naturally Celthina. Who else could it be…
“Wow… Bao’er is amazing, ahem… please don’t sell out your mom~ After all, you’re also a part of the demon race now!”
“I… am actually a member of the demon race, sob sob…”
The silver-haired girl seemed genuinely downcast. Seeing this, Keya also sighed. She could certainly understand her daughter’s feelings. However…
She had already explained this much, and her daughter still hadn’t noticed a huge problem. This was really… in a certain sense, even more airheaded than herself.
“Don’t dwell on your identity for now. That… Bao’er, I’ve said so much. Don’t you realize something is off? For example… you know, generally speaking, Warrior Administrators possess the bloodline of the legendary Hero’s Bloodline.”
The silver-haired girl was held as she was told this. The girl nodded, seemingly still not catching on to what was strange.
“So that means Dad also has the Hero’s Bloodline, right? Hmm… wait… hold on…”
Keti suddenly took a sharp breath, then looked at her mother in shock, as if she had realized something.
Keya, with a grave expression, nodded and said, “You remember, right? The reason Alice was able to attend the Magic Academy was because her Hero’s Bloodline was discovered.”
“That’s right… I remember being very surprised at the time because her aunt and uncle were just ordinary people.”
Keti nodded silently, then fell completely silent…
Right, her father has the Hero’s Bloodline, and Alice also has the Hero’s Bloodline. So where did Alice’s bloodline come from… gasp…
“Correct. Actually, Alice… is also mine and your father’s child. She is your biological younger sister.”
“It’s just that, because you inherited my demon race bloodline, it’s not very apparent, but the Hero’s Bloodline will definitely manifest prominently in the future. So… we chose to have Alice raised by a kind farmer and his wife to avoid drawing attention.”
“Alice… is my… sister?”
Keti took a deep breath. It was only at this moment that she suddenly understood the meaning behind what Alice’s adoptive parents always told her when she was little—”You must protect Alice in the future. She will always be an important person to you…”
This… this…
Keti felt her breathing become a bit rapid. For a moment, she couldn’t quite accept the fact that her childhood friend had suddenly become her biological sister.
“It’s shocking, isn’t it… Sorry. Actually, we wanted you two to grow up together since childhood, so we kept it hidden until now.”
“We always thought that at least she was still nearby, at least you and Alice were still honest with each other. Your father and I have always felt guilty about Alice’s situation, but…”
Keti was silent for a moment. Although she felt like criticizing her parents for being unreliable in this matter… they probably had their own difficulties.
Even so…
“You shouldn’t have told me this; you should have told Alice. She… is the one who was kept in the dark the most, right?”
Keti sighed. Just as she finished saying this, suddenly… the door to her bedroom was opened.
The silver-haired girl immediately took a sharp breath and looked up, only to see Alice standing at the doorway, her eyes vacant, staring intently at the mother and daughter having a heart-to-heart talk on the bed.
“Yikes, Alice, ah, this, this, this…”
Faced with the sudden appearance of the true protagonist, Keti panicked, hurriedly waving her hands on the spot in an attempt to escape reality. Keya beside her was also greatly alarmed and quickly hugged Keti next to her.
“Yikes, caught red-handed in bed! Alice, you have to believe me, Keti and I are innocent~”
Alice at the doorway twitched at the corner of her mouth, then trembled all over as she rushed forward, grabbing Keya and saying:
“Now is not the time for jokes like this! I… I heard everything… It’s a joke, right, Aunt Keya? How… how could Keti and I possibly be sisters?”
“Are you deliberately lying to me to make me give up on Keti, so… I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it!”
Keya lost the unserious demeanor she had when trying to change the subject earlier. Instead, she slowly lowered her head, her expression full of sorrow.
Seeing this, Alice’s body trembled even more violently. Tears streamed down the golden-haired twin-tailed little girl’s face as she kept shaking her head.
“No… it’s impossible. If that’s the case, then why… why… two days ago, when you and Dad heard me say that Keti and I got married, why were you so calm? Why?”
“Ah… that’s because… on one hand, we were afraid you’d be devastated, and on the other hand, because Keti wasn’t there at the time, so I asked you to bring Keti back for a visit…”
Keya helplessly scratched her head. Clearly, this demon race mother’s way of thinking was different from ordinary people. So much so that a moment later, she earnestly added:
“If it really doesn’t work out! Sibling love is also possible, ah… maybe I shouldn’t have told the truth.”
“Obviously, you still needed to! What on earth are you two thinking?!”
Keti let out a helpless sigh, then got off the bed and hugged Alice, who had already collapsed and knelt on the floor.
Although the silver-haired girl’s feelings were equally complicated, at this moment, the Alice before her—her younger sister—was clearly the one who had suffered the greatest shock.
“I’ll take care of Alice.”
“Mhm… I’ll leave it to you. As the older brother… oh wait, now it should be older sister? Anyway… mhm, sisterly love is also fine!”
“Get out!”
The silver-haired and golden-haired beauties shouted in exasperation simultaneously.