However, even though Lumier didn't mind, Edmond standing next to him was sensitive and suspicious, fearing that the servant of this noble distant relative would doubt the quality of his family crest.

"We have a farm in the suburbs called Dantes Manor... It was left to us by Mr. Fernando Colin five hundred years ago!"

Before Lumier could speak, his eldest son Lucian quickly chimed in.

"That's right! I've been there several times, and every summer I practice horsemanship there to become an honorable Royal Knight... The pastures there are vast!"

Sofia, on the other hand, was more subtle and understood the art of tact. She quietly walked behind her mother and whispered softly.

"Mom... It's time for me to practice piano, may I be excused for a while?"

Anna's eyes turned, and she quickly nodded.

"Of course... Go ahead, just play the Moonlit Flower... Flower... Rendezvous?"

Sofia quickly corrected her.

"The Moonlit Concerto, composed by Mr. Von Elstadt to commemorate the summer of Holy Calendar 668, dedicated to a maiden he encountered in the garden..."

Watching his sister suddenly recite like a text, sixteen-year-old François stood beside them, scratching his head in bewilderment, his eyes full of confusion as to why his family was acting this way.

Could this Mr. Lumi be an examiner from the Imperial Art Academy?

Six-year-old Little Emily was even more clueless, excitedly raising her sugar-frosted hand to show she was just as impressive as her siblings.

"Oh! Emily should go to Lady Agnes's lesson, she will teach us arithmetic—"

Anna quickly covered Little Emily's mouth, ignoring her protests, and with a face full of smiles, she turned to Lumier and said.

"What Little Emily means is that Lady Agnes comes to tutor her. However, she got it wrong; Lady Agnes is unwell today and has taken a leave..."

Lumier pressed his brow with a bit of a headache, even beginning to wonder whether choosing this family was the right choice.

But soon he thought of Ticky and even himself—

Turning rot into wonder is precisely Lord Demon King's incredible trait, especially after witnessing how that lord turned a pirate into a true baron and then a real captain into a governor-posing pirate.

This family still has potential.

At least they have the ambition to grow stronger.

"I'm sorry to have disrupted your plans for the day—"

Seeing Lumier proactively apologize, Edmond said with trepidation.

"No! Mr. Lumi! You haven't disturbed us; we are happy to accompany you nearby, or we could go to the manor in the suburbs now—"

Lumier shook his head, interrupting him.

"No, no need, I meant you don't have to be so formal. I certainly will visit that manor, but not now..."

He didn't care about the Dantes family's clumsy acting, the only thing that truly caught his attention was Edmond mentioning, "Five hundred years ago, Mr. Fernando Colin left the ancestral home to Margaret Dantes."

Lord Demon King didn't care about the truth of the bloodline at all, because it was fake from the start, and besides, the truth wasn't important.

He just needed an identity he could modify at will, and this would determine what kind of play would be staged next.

After a pause, Lumier's gaze passed over the nervous and sweating family, took a pocket watch out to check the time, and then looked upstairs.

"Let's sit upstairs for a while, and then you can tell me all you know about Mr. Fernando and Miss Margaret, including showing me the relics they've left."

"After that, I will relay what I've heard and seen to the honorable Prince, and it will be up to that gentleman to decide."

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