Chapter 51

"Are you going to talk, share something?"

"Huh?"

"Over there."

When I turned my head, I saw some distant relatives and a few retainers loitering around.

I shook my head.

"Forget it."

"Why? It could be helpful."

No way.

"There's no one 'real' among those who rushed over as soon as the meeting ended. They're just fakes."

"......"

"The real ones will probably just say hello and disappear."

Even if they were planning to target the head of the family, I wouldn't have seen them approaching like predators right after the meeting ended.

'They're just empty shells.'

I habitually scanned the distant relatives, recalling their backgrounds, and involuntarily paused.

Wow, old habits die hard.

"Sometimes when I talk to you, I think you should only grow up to this height."

Dad patted my shoulder.

I chuckled.

"Even if I grow, I won't get that tall."

"You sound so sure. Have you grown at all?"

"Uh, maybe."

Dad seemed to think it was a silly joke and didn't respond.

Instead, he scanned the hall for a moment.

"If that's the case, are you going to accept the greetings of those 'real' people?"

"Why?"

"I'm willing to chase away the annoying leeches."

......Why is he being so nice?

His sudden willingness made me more suspicious.

'If I go and then leave, he'll think I tricked him and will want to beat me up himself!'

Is that what he's doing?

"No, it's fine if I don't see them."

Just as I was about to leave the meeting room, including Agnor.

I naturally had to stop.

"Agnor-nim!"

"Uh, yeah. Little sister. I have something urgent to do. See you later."

Agnor hurriedly said goodbye.

"Te, Teacher, I'll come to your quarters!"

He made a slip of the tongue. I watched Agnor's retreating back.

Then I saw a large man starting to chase after Agnor.

"Who's that?"

"A distant relative who follows the third son."

"Oh."

I was about to forget his face, but I immediately recognized him when Dad mentioned his name.

"I just want to be left alone, but those annoying guys won't leave me alone. They'll probably try to kill me."