“Uh, excuse me, but we can’t believe it!”

I squinted my eyes at their words.

“Why can’t you believe me?”

“How can we believe that a suddenly appearing young lady is the baby of the great Mirmode family! She wouldn’t come to save us so suddenly!”

Invited to the confused headquarters for a few hours. This is already the tenth time I’ve heard this. I glanced at the maid sisters and then stretched my shoulders.

Then, the maid sisters, showing off their firm muscles, offered them identification.

“It’s the baby’s identification.”

“W-We’re not… faking it.”

“No, it’s not. Would someone with the skill to forge the imperial seal exist?”

The Sherif headquarters people exchanged glances with each other.

I calmly clenched my fist and observed the situation.

They rolled their eyes and swallowed saliva before saying, “W-Well, then are you really Lady Sian? But why would such an important person, no, such an important person go to such a humble place…”

“Yeah! I’m Sian Mirmode. I came for a small business with my sisters and brothers. How about making kinship test kits together now?”

At my confident words, they laughed with surprised expressions.

“Haha… that.”

“Why?”

They shook their heads and sighed while looking helpless.

“…It’s already over. The most crucial ingredient for making kits is the root of Maroa. Yoter Viscount’s side knows about it and is drying the seeds of Maroa. The kits have all been trampled and disappeared a long time ago.”

Now that I think about it, I saw the debris of the kits broken in front of the headquarters.

‘Yoter Viscount, you cruel child!’

But there’s no surrender in Sian Mirmode’s dictionary!

I looked at them with a sharp expression and said,

“Do you already know how to make a proper kinship test kit on Yoter Viscount’s side? Not just knowing how to make a fake kit?”

If it turns out like this, it will be very difficult.

But fortunately, they opened their mouths first.

“No, we don’t. Only our maker knows the core technology. The problem is, our key kit maker has defected. We only know one thing, that Maroa root is the most essential ingredient for kit production, so Yoter Viscount’s side is blocking us from making real kinship test kits…”

One mountain after another.

But I won’t give up. These people might not know it, but I know them.

Their character, intelligence, effort, and everything else.

“The core maker defected?”

“Yes, that’s right.”
“If our family guarantees protection, will you come back?”

“…Well.”

“…Not just personal safety but helping with all aspects of kit production?”

After hesitating, they suddenly spoke up.

“Because we have an ambitious friend, it’s possible. However, bringing them back and starting large-scale kit production… it will take some time. We really don’t know where that friend has gone.”

I sighed deeply.

To overthrow Viscount Yoter, the wicked princess, and the crown prince, the sooner the kinship test is completed, the better.

But finding the defected kit maker taking this long was a significant setback.

‘Time is of the essence. We need to start production as soon as possible.’

In the cluttered building, I decided to recharge my energy by sipping on the surviving apple juice.

Bringing the maker, finding Maroa roots again, and starting the production of kinship test kits—all of these required time.

Time was running out.

But perhaps, there might be a solution. With that thought in mind, I continued to read .

Then suddenly, a hypothesis crossed my mind.

‘Maybe this method would work?’

Being action-oriented, I clenched my fist and tried to stand up.

But that’s when it happened.

“W-Well.”

“Hmm?”

My concentration was instantly broken.

I looked at them.

They might not have conveyed something important for business reasons.

My gaze towards them became slightly sharper. As a result, the headquarters people exchanged glances and bowed their heads.

“We have something we haven’t told you yet.”

“Something you haven’t said?”

One of the men spoke quickly.

“Yes! Y-You’re so cute, could you touch my cheek just once…”

“Hmm?”

“Inappropriate! But he’s right!”

Should I trust these technicians who are talking about my cuteness during such a critical moment?

But watching their trembling hands, I narrowed my eyes.

Maybe this cuteness could captivate their hearts.

Technicians are essential, so I could afford to show a little bit of my cheek.

With narrowed eyes, I whispered to them.

“Well then…”

Their eyes twinkled. At the same time, my heart also softened.

In fact, the elder sisters and brothers who lost their homes and headquarters were pitiful…

“I’ll allow you to touch my cheek once.”

I shrugged and lifted my chin. I heard the maids murmuring, ‘It’s the best reward.’

Their trembling hands approached me.

“Sti-Sticky rice cake…”

They lightly touched my cheek, struggling to utter words. But I firmly held onto their hands.

“Now it’s done!”

“Fi-Finished…”

Looking at their regretful expressions, I raised my eyebrows.

“If things go well, I’ll do it again.”

“A-Again…?”

They blinked their eyes, bringing both hands together.

Considering that these people invented the remarkable creation of the kinship test kit, they seemed incredibly foolish. I looked at them with a somewhat scolding expression.

“Now focus, everyone. I’ve come up with a good idea.”