“Who is it?”
The woman who opened the door said, rubbing her sleepy eyes.
“It really is Larisa.”
“Yes, I… I came because I have something to ask.”
Linda looked at William and Hedel alternately with wary eyes and asked.
“If it’s about your mother, I don’t know much either.”
“Pardon?”
“I didn’t ask anything. All I know is that… One day your mother fled here as if she was being chased by someone, and she gave birth to you within a few months.”
Larisa was startled by this unexpected story. She had thought that today she might finally hear about her father, whom her mother had never spoken of…
Linda, looking at her with sympathetic eyes, added in a low voice.
“This place… It’s where women who were seduced by superficially elegant noblemen, ruined their bodies, and wasted their lives end up. Ah, what am I saying to a child…”
Then, waving her hand as if shooing away flies, she said.
“You should go now. If your mother didn’t tell you her story, it’s probably not something good to know, is it? Now that you’ve become the daughter of a noble house, don’t ever come around here again.”
She then began to push William and Hedel’s backs as well.
“Please go now. Hmm? Get back before sunset. When the sun sets, drunk men start wandering around.”
Larisa, still reluctant to leave, said as she was being pushed.
“Wait, wait a moment. Do you really not know anything? What about my father?”
“I really don’t know. Probably a nobleman. If rumors spread about who it was, do you think the mistress of that house would let it be? It’s an unwritten rule here not to say anything and not to ask anything.”
“What about my mother’s family? Her hometown?”
“If she had a family, she wouldn’t have been driven to a place like this. As for her hometown… Your mother’s accent was so perfectly that of the capital, I couldn’t even guess.”
In the end, Larisa had to return without gaining anything. Arriving at the mansion’s portal through Hedel’s teleportation magic, Larisa hung her head low, dispirited.
Unable to bear the sight, Hedel offered words of comfort that weren’t quite comfort.
“Miss Lara, perhaps that lady’s words are right. That there’s nothing good to know. Besides, you’re now a member of the Rodante family, so what use is it to know your origins?”
“Yes…”
What Larisa wanted to know wasn’t her lineage or origins, but her mother’s story. But Larisa just nodded.
William, after contemplating what to say, gave up.
“Let’s go. To eat something sweet.”
“Okay.”
Larisa took William’s outstretched hand.
William asked a passing maid to prepare tea and desserts at a table in the garden for a change of mood, and seated Larisa there. He really disliked seeing her so dejected.
However, William, who had never comforted anyone before, ended up blurting out a brusque comment.
“What good would it do to know? What if you hear something unpleasant?”
William immediately hit his own mouth.
‘Ah, you idiot. Even when you speak, it has to be like this…’
But Larisa, undaunted, said bravely.
“I’ll take revenge.”
“What?”
“If something bad happened to my mother, I’ll take revenge.”
William was surprised by this unexpected statement.
“Why are you surprised? I’ve always thought there must be a story behind my mother. When Lady came to take me, I thought I would be able to learn that story. But Lady knew nothing and just kept saying that I was William’s destiny.”
William gaped stupidly at Larisa’s tone, which was not at all like that of a seven-year-old.
“When I grow up, when I attend the Academy like William and become a knight, I can punish bad people, right?”
Larisa’s eyes began to fill with tears. And soon after, tears began to fall like chicken droppings. Larisa just shed tears without sobbing or heaving.
“…Yes.”
“…”
“Let’s take revenge. I’ll help you.”
“I’ll do it myself.”
“Alright. You do it. Do whatever you want.”
William didn’t know how to comfort the crying Larisa. If she were wailing loudly, he could at least pick her up and pat her back. But he didn’t know how to deal with her crying so maturely like this.
‘Is she really 7 years old?’
Maybe she’s actually 10 but just small from not eating well. No, even 10 is still young. How does she even know the word ‘revenge’?
“By the way, do they teach words like ‘revenge’ in school these days?”
“No? I learned it from the boss.”
“What?”
“They often say things like, ‘I’ll take revenge on you, you bastard.'”
This was a very shocking way of speaking for William, who was born and raised as a noble young master. William wiped away cold sweat. It was too incongruous coming from Larisa’s mouth, creating a severe sense of dissonance.
“Hmm. Anyway, I’m not crying anymore, don’t worry.”
“I wasn’t worried. Cry if you want to…”
“I said I’m not crying?”
“Alright…”
“I won’t give up. I might not know how to do it now, but when I find a way, I’ll definitely uncover my mother’s story. And if there are bad guys, I’ll take revenge.”
“Okay.”
“I’ll beat them up good.”
“Ah, y-yes.”
Larisa quickly regained her spirits after eating dessert. William secretly felt relieved.
He thought it would be better for Larisa to find the bad guys and beat them up rather than being sad and crying alone.
“Eat well and grow strong!”
“Yes. Eat this too.”
William diligently attended to Larisa. He felt pleased watching Larisa stuff her cheeks full of cake.
*
It wasn’t long before Guinevere and Siod also learned that the three had gone out. Guinevere decided to pretend not to know after hearing the full story from Hedel, but Siod was different.
During the afternoon lesson, Siod, with a very sulky expression, grumbled to Larisa.
“You could have taken the teacher along too…”
“Ah, well…”
“Does Lara like Uncle Hedel more than the teacher?”
“No…”
“The teacher is sad.”
Siod pretended to cry, burying his face in his hands. In Larisa’s life, such an adult was a first, except for her mother.
“That’s not it, originally it was just going to be William and me, but Uncle Hedel followed us.”
Then Siod said seriously.
“You shouldn’t try to go to such dangerous places alone as children, Larisa.”
“Yes…”
Siod pretended to cry again and said.
“The teacher likes Larisa the third most in the world.”
“What? Third?”
That was quite high in the rankings. Surely not after mom and dad? As Larisa furrowed her brow, Siod abruptly asked.
“Where does the teacher rank for Larisa?”
“Hmm…”
Larisa pondered. First was mom, second was William, third was Guinevere, fourth was sister Daisy, then the butler… After counting for a while and losing track of the numbers, Larisa smiled brightly and said.
“Teacher, I want to eat snacks!”
“You little squirrel.”
Siod pretended not to notice and took out some snacks from his pocket. What could he do? They say a father-in-law’s love for his daughter-in-law is the greatest.
“But why did you go to where you used to live?”
“I just wanted to see it once.”
“Your old house?”
Larisa nodded vaguely. Teacher Siod seemed like a good person, but she wasn’t close enough to him yet to share all her inner thoughts.
“How was it when you went there?”
“Someone was already living there.”
“I see. You must have been disappointed?”
“Yes…”
There were other disappointments, but Larisa just nodded vaguely.
“Should the teacher buy it for you?”
“Pardon?”
“Your old house. Actually, this is a secret, but… The teacher is rich.”
“Wow.”
It wasn’t really surprising, but Larisa pretended to be amazed.
“And actually, I’m the strongest.”
It was a great secret. Larisa nodded while not believing it at all.
“So next time you go somewhere, make sure to tell the teacher too. It’s my role to protect you.”
“Umm… Okay.”
Although her response was half-hearted as she was busy munching on snacks, Siod decided to stop nagging at this point.
*
The following weekend, Larisa, who thought she would have lessons as usual, was surprised.
“An outdoor lesson?”
“Yes. So hurry up and get ready.”
Daisy started to rush with the sudden preparation for the outing.
“Where are we going?”
“I have a gift for you.”
No way?
They say ‘no way’ kills people. Larisa was dumbfounded as she stood in front of the house where she used to live with her mother, holding the house deed in her hands.
“The teacher said he would buy it for you. But since there are tenants living inside, we can’t just go in… If you want, we can evict the tenants too.”
“No! Just leave it as it is.”
“Alright. We should do as the landlord wishes.”
Larisa, holding the house deed in her hands and looking flustered, asked.
“Why, why are you giving me something like this?”
“Hm? Why, you ask?”
“Well… You’re just a home tutor, aren’t you?”
“Ah right, that’s true.”
He hadn’t been acknowledged as a father-in-law yet. Right. Siod laughed heartily.
“Just accept it. It’s because the teacher is rich. Now, shall we study some writing? You need to be able to read contracts to avoid getting tricked.”
Larisa began to stumble through reading the house deed and contract in her hands. Siod interpreted the difficult words for her right away. After reading it, it really sank in.
The house where she lived with her mother was now Larisa’s.
“Later, when Larisa becomes strong enough, you could renovate this place and use it as a hideout, right? Of course, only when you’re strong enough to knock down anyone who picks a fight with you.”
“How can I repay you?”
“You don’t need to repay gifts.”
“But…”
“Oh my.”
Siod picked up Larisa, who was shedding tears.
“Are you crying because you’re happy?”
“Sniff, yes.”
“The teacher is suddenly worried, but you know not to follow strangers who offer you candy, right?”
“I know that much.”
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Daily Life of a Scumbag Man Giving Birth (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The way for a promiscuous scumbag man to atone for his sins is to let him get… pregnant.
Synopsis:
Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends, scammed countless women, transmigrates to a female-dominated country.
Day 1: Whether it’s female dominance or not doesn’t matter. The beauties here are passionate and amorous. Isn’t it easier to scam them than in modern times?
Day 2: After a night, Meng Huan discovers the differences in the female-dominated world. Men here actually have chastity locks and menstrual cycles. This hinders his ability to perform, damn it!
Day 3: What’s wrong with sleeping around? I don’t want you to marry me. I’m meant to be a playboy. I don’t care about male virtues… What? You want to drown me in a pig cage? Marry, I’ll marry!
Day N: Meng Huan inexplicably vomits and receives the shocking news of his life… He’s pregnant.