Astridje Nox Belverk. The matriarch of the empire's sole ducal house, a woman possessing overwhelming might that no one could possibly withstand.
However, she was an object of contempt in society, branded a cursed being tainted with monstrous blood.
"Uh, uh..."
Right now, she was staring down at the frail-looking boy standing before her, doubting her own ears.
"Mom."
It was a word she'd never once heard in her life—a word she believed she never would hear—slipping from the lips of that child.
"...I missed you, hic."
Oblivious or not, a choked sob escaped the boy's lips once more.
"I missed you."
He said it with such a heartbreaking, pitiable expression that even a complete stranger ignorant of the circumstances would have been swiftly moved.
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'Please, please let this work.'
A woman with an icy demeanor gazed down at me, her eyes utterly devoid of any goodwill.
Today, I had to become this woman's son.
📜 MAIN QUEST 📜
[Chapter 0 – Adoption]
Be recognized as the youngest son of the Belverk Ducal House 0/1
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Because just a few weeks ago, I'd realized I was the protagonist of a world that followed all the clichés of a 'female-oriented romance fantasy raising story.'
'...If I'd known it would come to this, I never would've picked up a romance fantasy novel.'
But there was one major issue: I wasn't the frail heroine—I was a full-fledged boy.
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