Chapter Fifty-Two: The Seven Things God Hates

When Roy saw Mina Mathers and Lilith eating breakfast in the living room, he said with a smile,

"You won't starve just because you miss one meal."

Lilith, sitting at the dining table, glared at Roy. She felt increasingly helpless at how bold some of his actions had become.

"How can you speak to your elders like that, Lilith...? You should use a respectful tone when speaking to your brother."

Roy sat beside Mina Mathers and looked at Lilith across the table with a smile.

"I'm your older sister! You should be paying attention to the way you speak to me!"

Lilith retorted indignantly.

"You say you're my older sister, but go ask anyone you like and see if they believe you... Everyone would take what you say for childish nonsense."

Roy raised his hand, ruffled Lilith's little head, and sighed. "...Girls are just like cats. They're clingy when they're young, but once they grow up a little, they become independent."

"...Although you're not as cute as you were when you were little, Lilith, I still won't abandon you. I'll raise you in our father's place."

"They say an elder brother is like a father. So don't talk back to me from now on. Be a good girl."

Lilith slapped away the hand ruffling her head and opened her mouth to bite down hard. "...What do you mean, I'm not as cute as I was when I was little? I'm still a child!"

"See? You admitted yourself that you're a child, Lilith. I never said it."

Faced with Roy's half-smiling expression, Lilith puffed out her cheeks angrily.

She had realized that she simply couldn't win against Roy with words. Every time, he led her along at his own pace.

Whenever she seemed to have the upper hand, Roy would simply