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about this with a little research.’

It was information that would eventually be known even if it was hidden. 

“The Green Family.’ Fiona answered bluntly.

“Green family? I know that all members of the family are being investigated for drug-related business.” Duke Ernest raised an eyebrow.
He has definitely heard of it.
The Green family was a suitable family.
Their authority was neither particularly high nor low.
But in any case, that noble family, which had been in a good condition before, was now on the path of collapse in an instant, so there was a murmur in the noble social circle for a while.

“I heard that there was one daughter who escaped punishment because she was already married, but….”

Of course, the married daughter was not Fiona, but her half-sister Jane. 

At that moment, the Marquis Arrendt Clovis, who had been watching the situation, suddenly opened his mouth.

“No, they had another daughter.” Arrendt looked very interested in the situation.”I know the Green family well because I was in charge of it.”

Attend was in charge of the Treasury, so of course, he was directly involved in Green’s affairs.

“Is that so?”

“Yeah, but it wouldn’t be polite if I said it.”

Arrendt looked at Fiona once with a calm face. 

Likewise, Fiona grinned while looking at him softly.

“I’m the illegitimate child of the Green family.
The reason I was not punished is because my name disappeared from the family register before that happened.”

At once, the eyes of Duke Ernest were filled with contempt.
What was with this an illegitimate child of a fallen noble family? A young adult girl even.
In noble societies, titles were usually inherited by the eldest son.
Even if a daughter inherited a family, they seldom received a title.
Although, that fact was more an implicit rule than a fact specified by law.
But still.
This was a joke in the eyes of Duke Ernest.
For him, who was known for being savvy and hard-headed even in noble society, this was totally absurd.
It was unprecedented for such a high-ranking family to pass on the title to a child who did not even have their blood.
In addition, the kid was also of low origin.
Even hearing the honorific “Young lady” to call her was weird and too much of dreaming.

“Are you testing us, Duke of Heilon?”

“No way.”

“I couldn’t accept it.
I couldn’t believe an illegitimate child of a fallen noble family inherited the title of Duke Heilon.”

Abel chuckled.
“It’s a hundred times better to give it to a competent adopted daughter than to give it to an incopeten man.”

“Do you think that kid is capable now?” 

Duke Ernest had the opposite mindset of Abel.
he believed that the abilities of a duke were from their origin.
If a duke’s origin was noble, their abilities would be superior accordingly. 

“What in the world are you talking about? This has to be discussed more!”

Abel pretended to yawn.
“That’s what I really want to say.
Besides, there is no reason for the Ernest family to meddle in the matter of the Heilon family’s successor.”

That was correct. 

Duke Ernest coughed lightly.
“Hmmm.
Even so, the Heilon is one of the main families of the Empire.
What would happen to the discipline of a noble society if you act like this! You are the head of a family, you have to think about the external influence you would have!”

“I wonder what will happen… So I must pass the title to my daughter.”

“….” 

Duke Ernest looked at Abel quietly.
He had to move the noble society quietly, and inform HIs Majesty the Emperor of this nonsense together.
No matter how arrogant Duke Heilon was, if the emperor ordered himself, the duke would not be able to act.

‘An illegitimate child must remain an illegitimate child.
It should be like that.’