Cornelia's Shock

Cornelia rubbed her eyes, still in a daze.

She suspected she was hallucinating.

She quickly glanced at Mie beside her.

However, Cornelia noticed that even the usually calm Mie frowned, seemingly unable to understand how there could be a child so similar to Dekan.

"Meow! What's wrong?! What's all the fuss about, meow?!"

Cornelia placed the Cat Teacher on the sofa. Seeing her and Mie's state, the cat teacher angrily jumped onto the back of the sofa and glared at Dekan.

"She's just a little girl, meow!"

"Meow? Dekan, I didn't keep an eye on you all afternoon, and you kidnapped me..."

"Eek, meow meow meow!!!"

Cat Teacher's reaction time took three steps to complete.

When it finally realized the problem with Tata's appearance, it shrieked:

"Dekan, when did you get a daughter, meow?!"

Upon hearing Cat Teacher's words, Cornelia seemed to feel a collapse of her faith, and her body swayed slightly.

It was Mie who nimbly grabbed Cornelia's arm and steadied her.

"You silly cat! I'm only sixteen!! She must be at least six or seven years old!!!"

Dekan was furious at Cat Teacher's words and shouted angrily.

Cat Teacher thought about it and realized that something did seem off.

"Then, are you long-lost siblings? If you're not twins, you look so alike, meow!"

The Cat Teacher quickly waved its front paws, issuing a disclaimer.

"I don't know! Anyway, I just tested her blood, and we're not related by blood! We just look alike!!"

Earlier on the way back, Dekan stopped the carriage to buy some props at a shop before returning to the carriage.

He took a small amount of blood from Tata's finger and then tested it using his Master's Blood Identification Ritual.

The results showed that he and Tata were not related by blood.

Hearing Dekan's words, Cornelia seemed a little better, but she still looked at Dekan and Tata nervously.

Her heart couldn't take it.

"You're not kidding me, are you? Meow!"

Cat Teacher looked at Tata's little face, then at Dekan's expression, and still found it hard to believe.

"If I had lied just now, I would never have been able to create a Red Legend card in my entire life!"

Dekan raised his hand and shouted.

"Meow..."

Hearing Dekan's solemn oath, Cat Teacher began to believe him.

After all, one of Dekan's biggest dreams was to be able to create a [Red Legend] quality card.

If he dares to say something like that, he can't be lying.

"There's definitely some connection between us, but it's not blood-related. There's something inexplicable called past lives and reincarnation."

Dekan explained helplessly.

Some people believe in reincarnation, while others do not.

Dekan is a believer.

After all, he himself was a reincarnated being.

"Well..."

Cornelia and the others still couldn't understand why Tata and Dekan looked so alike.

However, we can at least rule out the possibility that she is Dekan's daughter.

Cornelia placed her hand on her chest, seemingly finally catching her breath.

But they couldn't help but observe Tata's appearance.

Tata seemed somewhat timid as the two strangers and the cat stared at her, and instinctively hid behind Dekan.

"Dekan, could she be her?"

Mie seemed to have figured something out and asked.

"That's right, she's the little genius who made the Crooked-Mouth Captain Dekan, I've got her!"

Dekan glanced at Tata behind him and said.

"Captured?"

Mie, upon hearing this, felt a bit guilty.

"Of course, this little one is no ordinary person. Most people wouldn't be able to catch her so quickly. But now she's my student, and I'll teach her well to become an outstanding Card Crafter."

"I'm so proud of myself, "Dekan said.

"..."

Mie could already foresee the future of this lovely little girl, destined to become Underworld.

Soon, they gathered around Tata.

Although the two people and the cat were all very kind and enthusiastic towards Tata.

However, Tata seems to have some difficulty dealing with Cornelia and Mie.

Tata could instinctively sense that Mie in some danger.

He absolutely refused to let her get close, avoiding Dekan altogether.

But Tata felt a different kind of fear towards Cornelia.

Cornelia had just wanted to hug Tata.

This terrified Tata.

She felt like she had almost been shattered to pieces.

Dekan's reaction was the same as when Cornelia frightened Dekan.

Tata wasn't too scared of Cat Teacher.

But Cat Teacher is a little afraid of Tata.

Because it recalled the time it was defeated by Dekan, this little Underworld being is probably quite dangerous.

What's rather surprising is Tata's attitude towards Croix.

Even though it was Croix used magic to capture Tata in the shop earlier.

But Tata never seemed to be afraid of Croix.

Just as she felt no threat from Croix.

"Don't worry, Tata, these two older sisters are companions, and so is this Sprite Cat. Just treat them like your own cat."

Seeing Tata's unusually strong sense of déjà vu, Dekan smiled helplessly and explained.

Tata hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Don't scare Tata. You should know very well how to get along with her."

Dekan said.

Cornelia and Mie understood each other perfectly.

This little guy is a carbon copy of Dekan.

Don't try to get too close at the beginning.

As long as you make her feel genuine kindness, you can quickly become friends with her.

Therefore Cornelia and Mie temporarily abandoned their plan to quickly get closer to Tata.

If they spend time together naturally, Tata will probably get close to them very quickly.

Mie sighed, then suddenly sensed that something was amiss.

She glanced at the clock on the wall, then asked Dekan:

"So you spent a whole half-day to find her?"

"No, we went to a charity lottery organization this afternoon and did a lot of good deeds."

"As expected, your half-day away from home isn't so peaceful... So, be honest, how much did you win?"

Mie could tell from Dekan's expression that the guy had made quite a haul this afternoon.

After all, he himself didn't realize that the smile on his lips hadn't faded.

"It's a bit difficult to calculate."

The value of the items I won from Clay is a bit hard to estimate.

"Shouldn't we get some dividends to celebrate?"

Mie smiled slyly and secretly nudged Cornelia and the Cat Teacher.

"Hurry up and distribute the profits, meow!"

"Dividends, profit sharing!"

Dekan smiled helplessly, opened the box, took out a few magic crystals, and tossed two each to Cornelia and Mir the cat teacher.

After thinking about it, I tossed one to Tata as well.

He split the remaining cash with Croix.

"That's quite generous."

Mie grinned, put the Magic Crystal Coin into his pocket, and patted his pocket with satisfaction.

Cornelia happily accepted Dekan's share of the profits and said to Dekan, "Thank you!"

Cat Teacher hugged the Magic Crystal Coin and happily rolled around on the sofa.

Only Tata looked puzzled, staring at the coin in her hand that shimmered with a dark purple light, seemingly unable to understand what it was.

She had never seen this kind of currency before.

Judging from other people's reactions, it must be quite valuable.

"Just keep the commemorative coin as a souvenir."

Seeing Tata's puzzled look, Dekan explained.

Tata hesitated slightly, then nodded and carefully put the Magic Crystal Coin into her pocket.

"By the way, you guys even got your hair done?"

Dekan noticed a slight change in Cornelia's hairstyle as soon as he entered.

Cornelia's long hair was cut even more exquisitely, and braided in a way that gave her the air of a noble lady.

Mie also cut her hair a little shorter.

"Mie took me to a beauty salon, so, how was it?"

Cornelia walked up to Dekan, turned around lightly on the spot, and asked.

"I thought you were a princess from some country who had escaped."

Dekan's gaze lingered on Cornelia he exclaimed in admiration.

"Hey-hey."

Cornelia's mood improved again.

The group chatted for a while on the first floor of the mansion. It was getting late, so they quickly assigned each other their rooms.

The second floor of this mansion has plenty of bedrooms.

Dekan was finally able to return to his room and do something he had been looking forward to for a long time.

After closing the door, Dekan took out Clay's Bishop's Token and looked at it.

Is it possible to use this to attempt account theft and then scam other bishops?