Information Exchange

Mona didn't struggle, hoping he would leave after he finished...•♫•♬• •♬•♫•.

Suddenly, blood gushed onto Mona's body, and the young man lay motionless on top of her.

It turned out that Mona's mother had come to visit her and happened to witness this scene.

The mother's attendant pierced the young man's back with a sword, then kicked him away, leaving him convulsing on the ground without even glancing at him.

Her mother washed her body, dried her off, wrapped her in clothes, and asked what had happened.

The mother then comforted Mona, saying that the old woman was not her biological grandmother, but someone she had hired to raise her, and that she had come to take Mona away.

Even so, the bond of being raised still plunged Mona into sorrow. Numbly, she boarded the carriage and was driven away by a servant.

They traveled for countless days before finally stopping. Mona alighted from the carriage, and before her lay a world she had never seen before.

The place is pristine white, with magnificent and imposing buildings and clean, tidy streets—it's like a world from a dream.

Her mother told her that this was a country called "Demacia" and the city was called Silver City.

Mona had never seen a town before, let alone a metropolis like this. Compared to the novelty, she was more afraid.

Her mother led her into a large mansion where there were many servants who treated her with great respect.

She had long noticed her mother's unusual nature, because every time her mother visited her, she was driven by a special person in a very luxurious carriage, and the clothes her mother brought were all top-quality items that could not be found in the surrounding villages.

The mansion she was entering now was a scene of unimaginable luxury, especially the giant sword hanging high above the entrance, which was awe-inspiring.

"Is it the House of Lightshield?" I easily guessed from her words.

"That's right, it's the Crownguard, a family that rivals Demacia and royalty."

"So your mother is Lady Tiana?"

"How do you know so much? Yes, my full name is Mona Crownguard."

"I've even been to the Charming Village, so it's not surprising that I know about this. But now I'm a little regretful; I shouldn't have told you I'd been Charming Village."

"Why?"

"Because I didn't know you were Tiana's daughter. If she found out I knew certain secrets, she might kill me to silence me."

"Hahaha... You're really interesting. What other secrets do you know? Tell me."

"Why don't you finish your story first? I have some questions that I might find the answers to through your words."

"My mother is from the House of Lightshield, but she doesn't allow me to call her 'mother,' she makes me call her 'sister' instead..."

After Tiana brought Mona to the House of Lightshield, they addressed each other as sisters, since they couldn't tell the difference in appearance anyway.

It was at this moment that Mona learned that she possessed the bloodline of the Charming Women race, and quite pure at that. Tiana told her that the purer the Charming Women bloodline, the less likely one's appearance would age.

After arriving at the House of Lightshield, the head of the family Devon, treated her very well. Tiana called him Father, Mona naturally had to call him Father as well.

Many of the people here are her Siblings; some are fair-skinned and blonde like her, while others are quite different, but everyone treats her very well.

Through conversation, she learned that many of these Siblings had similar experiences to her: they had lived in a certain place since childhood and were later brought back by their "eldest sister" Tiana.

Everyone generally adapts to life here, except for Mona. If it weren't for her nephew Garen winning her over, she would have left Silver City long ago.

When other nobles came to propose marriage, Mona refused them all. Although she was passionate, her past failed relationship still lingered in her memory.

Later, Devon fell seriously ill and, unexpectedly before his death, passed the position of head of the family to Tiana. Although some people were dissatisfied, she did demonstrate the necessary talent and managed the family very well.

From then on, Tiana wore a veil and began to wield great power in the House of Lightshield, only removing the veil occasionally when she met the king.

If someone doesn't age for three or five years, that's understandable. But now, after more than twenty years in the House of Lightshield, they still look young. How can this not raise suspicion?

From then on, rumors about Tiana increased, with many saying she was a witch. Forced by circumstances, she had no choice but to prove herself in public, having the Demon Hunter verify her identity with the Nullstone.

In the end Nullstone showed no reaction, and the rumors gradually subsided.

At this time, Garen went to the Dauntless Vanguard Legion for training, Mona's only source of joy left, and she couldn't stay in Silver City any longer.

After she expressed her thoughts, Tiana did not stop her as before, but instead gave her a task: to investigate Chief Uncle Wolf of the Avarosa tribe. So, for years she had been mingling among the Avarosa tribe, carefully collecting useful information.

After hearing Mona's story, I confirmed my previous suspicions: Tiana had indeed been taken back to Demacia by Devon as his illegitimate daughter, and Mona and the other real illegitimate children had become Tiana's younger siblings.

"Alright, I've been talking for so long and haven't heard you say much. You do understand the principle of information exchange, right?"

"I don't have the information you need. If you'd like to keep it a secret, I can tell you... who your father is."

"What? You know my father? I've never heard my mother say anything about him."

"The reason Lady Tiana asked you to call her 'elder sister' is because she lowered her seniority in the House of Lightshield, do you understand?"

You said my father is... Lord Devon?

"Yes, your father is Devon Crownguard. Although Tiana also calls him father, the two actually eloped. I heard this in the Charming Village."

Mona was initially pleasantly surprised, then seemed a little disappointed. "No wonder he's so good to us, so... wait, does that mean my Siblings are all..."

"That's right, the Siblings with the Charming Women's features are all Devon and Tiana's children. You are all their illegitimate children. Because of her ageless beauty, Tiana lowered her status and became your elder sister in the family."

"Heh, so that's how it is. That old man has been keeping it from us all this time."

"Thanks to this, you were able to enter the House of Lightshield legitimately."

"I don't care about life there. Fine, I'll take your information; consider it a fair exchange."

There's something else you haven't told me.

"What's up?"

"Just now at Bernie's camp, you asked him what Uncle Wolf's weakness was, but unfortunately the guards came by then, and I hid and didn't hear you."

Well, you'll have to exchange some useful information for that.

"You!" I had originally planned to confront her directly, but now that I know she's Tiana's daughter, I feel awkward about doing so.

"Haha... Look how serious you are. If you don't have any information, that's fine too. I can borrow your body if you want."

"I won't allow it!" came a resolute voice from behind.