“Do I?” Liana quickly composed her expression. After all, she was thinking about Sephirena’s situation right now. If Sephirena noticed this, wouldn’t she seem like a pervert?

“Mm.” Sephirena nodded very seriously.

“Maybe it’s your imagination,” Liana shrugged. “But I don’t dislike this imagination of yours. After all, being happy is a good thing, isn’t it?”

Liana arrived at her room door and stopped.

“What’s wrong?” Minoga asked.

“...Nothing.” Liana wasn’t sure if it was just her imagination, but she felt that someone had opened this door during her absence.

A thief?

Impossible. First of all, there was nothing worth stealing in her room. Although Venus Manor wasn’t what it used to be, it seemed quite unlikely that a thief could infiltrate Venus Manor.

Moreover, her room was protected by a barrier. Even a Judge entering would trigger an alarm, let alone a thief. Only those with a key to her room could enter.

But there weren’t many people who had keys to her room. Liana didn’t like others entering her room, only giving keys to those she was close with.

Loraviel, Mephilia, Erinna, and her mother.

Loraviel was training, Mephilia had no reason to come, and her mother had her own matters to handle.

By process of elimination, it seemed only Erinna had the possibility, but it was probably just her imagination. Why would Erinna come to her room for no reason?

Liana opened the door and walked in. Rather than overthinking, it was better to see for herself whether someone had been in her room.

Liana looked around. The layout of the room hadn’t changed. It was probably just her imagination.

“Phew.”

After entering the room, Liana relaxed considerably. Indeed, she felt most secure in her own room.

Liana placed her hand on the table, lightly sliding it across. There wasn’t much dust on the table, but it was evident that it hadn’t been cleaned for some time.

Liana looked at her room. After leaving this time, she probably wouldn’t return for a long time.

“Let’s go.” Liana didn’t linger in her room too long; she was just coming to look one last time before leaving.

Liana had just walked out of her room and was heading toward her mother’s room.

But on the way, she saw a familiar figure, one of the three heirs of Venus Manor, Cain Venus.

As they say, enemies are particularly red-eyed when they meet. When Cain saw Liana, he instinctively raised his hand to teach this inept waste a lesson.

But remembering the price he paid for his impulsiveness last time, Cain held back. Moreover, he didn’t have bodyguards with him now, while Liana had people protecting her.

“Oh?” This surprised Liana. This guy actually held back?

Liana had thought he would charge at her as soon as he saw her. Unexpected that he would change? That was truly a comforting thing.

But what did that have to do with Liana?

A rotten orange was still a rotten orange. No matter how much he pretended, it was all fake. Even if he now decided to ignore Liana, she didn’t plan to let him off.

Liana proactively approached Cain.

When Cain saw Liana walking in his direction, he turned around, preparing to leave directly.

Something was off, very {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} off. With his personality, he would absolutely not do such a thing. He actually chose to avoid her.

“Hey, Cain, where are you going? So unwilling to see your sister?” Liana called out to Cain.

But Cain still showed no intention of stopping.

“Sephirena.”

“I understand, Princess Liana.” Sephirena raised her hand, and an invisible force directly stopped Cain.

There was no flashy magic, just pure numerical superiority.

“Liana, what do you want?” Cain’s tone was somewhat angry. He had already clenched his fists, desperately enduring.

“Since we’re all family, I still want to get along well with you. Although your mother did such things to me, I’m fine now, so I can let bygones be bygones. Besides, we live together in Venus Manor, seeing each other often. It wouldn’t be good to make things too awkward.” Liana wouldn’t show any mercy to such beasts, because she knew very well that such people couldn’t be changed.

Cain clenched his fists. If it were before, he would have punched her already, but now, he had to hold back.

This made Liana increasingly curious. Who was instructing Cain behind the scenes?

Based on Cain’s brainless performance in the original work, how could he endure this anger? He had no brain.

For him to become like this now, someone must be backing him. As for whether it was Second Prince Oester or Crown Prince Hodwen, Liana wasn’t sure.

“Why aren’t you speaking? I remember you used to be quite talkative? Still hating me? Because of Countess Rose? But in that matter, I’m the victim.” Liana shrugged.

“Shut up!” Cain felt his face was about to twist with anger from Liana.

“Oh my?” Finally couldn’t hold back?

A slight smile hung at the corner of Liana’s mouth. “Speak to me with more respect, Cain. You and I are no longer heirs, but I’m still the young lady of Venus Dukedom. The difference in our status is already quite clear, you know. The consequences of disrespecting me are very serious.”

“Hmph, don’t compare me with you. You gave up the position of heir, but I haven’t!” Cain said.

A pig brained person will always be pig brained. A slight provocation and he spilled everything.

“Hm? What? Erinna is already the acting lord, becoming the Duchess of Venus is just a matter of time. Or are you saying that you have what it takes to shake Erinna’s position? Forget it, from beginning to end, you don’t have a single point where you can compare to Erinna.” Liana mocked.

“I know very well that you’re like me, both at the bottom. Whether it’s magic or various affairs of Venus Territory, it’s impossible to compare to Erinna. Forget it, go to sleep and pray that Erinna won’t make a move against you.”

“Bottom of the class? That term is better used on you. I’m stronger than you, much stronger. Moreover, I have the support and help of Second Prince Oester. I haven’t lost yet!” Cain shouted in heat.

Now she understood.

“Second Prince Oester?” Liana raised the corner of her mouth.

“No...” Cain also realized that he seemed to have misspoken.

“Then good luck to you, oh high-classed heir.” Liana waved her hand dismissively.

“But, your disrespect to me just now, and Second Prince Oester... isn’t it a bit too coincidental? You know, the first word Countess Rose said before dying is quite intriguing. Starting with ‘O’, and people who have such power seem rare, don’t they?” Liana smiled.

“Don’t talk nonsense. Even if you are the daughter of Duke Venus, saying such things, you have to be responsible!” Cain said.

“I don’t mean anything else, just that it’s a bit too coincidental, isn’t it? Besides, didn’t the Lisat Kingdom stipulate? Prohibiting involvement in power struggles between nobles. Only those who become lords through their own abilities are worthy of trust.” Liana smiled.

“The person who framed me started with ‘O’. When I went to the Lisat Royal Capital before...”

Minoga suddenly pulled Liana’s arm, signaling her not to continue. If she continued, it would be really dangerous.

However, this was exactly what Liana wanted, all eyes focused on her.

“Previously in the Lisat Royal Capital, Second Prince Oester specifically sought me out, saying he wanted to treat me. Thinking back now, it’s really too coincidental. Not just starting with ‘O’, but also what Second Prince Oester did to me in the Lisat Royal Capital, and now.

“It’s also thanks to you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have realized this point. Thank you, Lord Cain.” Liana smiled sweetly.

But Liana’s smile, in Cain’s eyes, was like that of an evil spirit. He knew he was done for. He still couldn’t hold back.

Cain bit his lip and said viciously, “Falsely accusing Second Prince Oester without any evidence will have consequences.”

After saying this, he just wanted to leave quickly. Liana gave him a completely different feeling than before, giving him a sense of extreme danger, as if he could fall into her trap at any moment.

“I didn’t say you could leave.” Liana didn’t want to let him off so easily. Although Second Prince Oester definitely wouldn’t let him off later, just letting him go like this wasn’t Liana’s style.

“What do you want?” Cain forcibly suppressed his dissatisfaction.

“Just teach him a little lesson.”

“I am an heir now!” Cain said.

“Do it.” Liana didn’t care about anything else. Heir or not, it’s not like she hadn’t done similar things before.

“I understand, Princess Liana.” Sephirena nodded.

For someone as gentle and kind as Princess Liana to dislike someone so much, it seems the other party must have some extraordinary qualities.

Sephirena raised her hand, about to use magic, when she felt her arm become somewhat heavy. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

“You started it first! I’m just defending myself!” A staff appeared in Cain’s hand.

[Gravity!]

Sephirena’s raised hand sank a bit. As for Liana, she was protected by Minoga and remained unaffected.

“Gravity magic?” Sephirena looked at him with a somewhat puzzled expression, because the strength he displayed was much different from what it appeared to be. Simply put, he seemed a bit fake.

Sephirena raised her hand. [Gravity, Well]

Cain immediately fell to the ground, feeling as if millions of pounds were pressing down on him.

“I didn’t expect you to also know gravity magic?” Liana was somewhat curious.

“Just learned it.”

“...photocopy monster.” She could copy the opponent’s magic just by looking at it once?

“What does that mean?” Sephirena was puzzled by this unfamiliar term.

“Nothing.”

“Then it’s like this.” Sephirena completely reversed the incantation. [Gravity Magic, Levitation.]

Cain felt his body become very light, suddenly floating up to the ceiling. “...It’s actually real.”

This was what Princess Liana had told her during this time. She originally thought Princess Liana was joking, but it actually worked.

[Gravity, Well]

Cain suddenly lost his buoyancy, accelerating from the ceiling down to the floor, making a huge noise.

The guards of Venus Manor rushed over at this time. They knew these two had met, but didn’t know they would start fighting.

“What if... used together?” Sephirena asked somewhat curiously.

“...Absolutely not.” With Sephirena’s mana, under the dual effects of gravity and buoyancy, Cain would probably be torn apart in mid-air.

Liana just wanted to teach Cain a lesson, and if she wanted to kill Cain, she wouldn’t do it through someone else’s hands; Liana would do it herself.

Besides, if Sephirena killed Cain in front of so many people, she would also face many troubles. If Sephirena’s true identity was exposed, it would be counterproductive.

“I understand.” Sephirena stepped back behind Liana.

“What’s going on, Princess Liana?” Naibert appeared behind Liana at this time.

Walking with her was Erinna. When Erinna saw Cain, her eyes flashed with naked disgust.

Liana looked at Erinna. “It seems you haven’t been having an easy time lately. Not long after becoming the acting lord, a competitor has come.”

“Competitor?” Erinna frowned, seemingly completely unaware of this matter.

“Yes, Cain Venus, with the support of Second Prince Oester, now wants to compete for the position of Venus Dukedom.” Liana pointed at Cain, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog.