Although it is a bit shabby, this heroic spirit is super strong

She had no intention of paying any attention to her mother Angela and her younger brother who were sitting beside her.

"Kristo, I am revoking your position now."

"Yeah, I know."

Crystal ignored her mother's mocking look and answered calmly.

She knew that her father was preparing to officially declare Ed as his heir today.

But Lester's appearance made Crystal feel a little strange.

"At the same time, remove Henry's inheritance rights."

"Lester, what are you talking about!"

Angela panicked instantly. This was completely different from what she had planned.

"What am I talking about? You know the reason very well, don't you?!"

Lester looked at the woman he had lived with for more than ten years with great anger.

"Eh? Lester, what are you talking about..."

"You know this thing, right? Henry, come here!"

Lester took out the Aphrodite Identification and shouted at Henry.

"Father..."

Henry was so scared that he shrank behind his mother, completely losing his usual arrogance.

This sudden development shocked Crystal and she didn't know what to do.

"Lester, what do you mean?! Are you suspecting me of being unfaithful to you?!"

"Is there any need to doubt such a thing? Is this the kind of trick you Horatio family would pull?!"

Lester smashed the desk with his fist.

He didn't like Angela, let alone the question of whether he loved her or not.

But even if it was just a political marriage, Lester would not treat unfairly this woman who came from the family he hated the most.

He tried hard to resist the urge to kill the woman and her two children.

Lester's aura stunned everyone present.

"Ed, come in."

"Yes, Lord Lester."

"Call me father from now on. From now on, you are the heir of the McCauley family and the mayor of Nosti City."

"Yes, Father."

Ed was reluctant to call the man in front of him father.

If it weren't for Crystal, his sister, and the people of Nosti, he would never have inherited this damn position.

"Your first task is to interrogate those who attempt to usurp the Macaulay family."

"But father, Crystal..."

"Any questions?"

"No."

Seeing Crystal making a gesture to him, Ed answered very reluctantly.

"Lester, what do you mean?!"

"Isn't what I mean simple?"

Lester glared at Angela fiercely and questioned.

"I'm from the Horatio family. Do you think this matter can just end like this?!"

"I don't think so, and I don't intend to let you Horatios do whatever you want."

Although they have the same title, the McCoys family is completely incomparable to the Horatio family.

Although they are marquises, the McCoys family is only a border marquis, and their actual influence is less than that of the earls in the center of the empire.

However, the Horatio family is the leader of a small faction in the imperial capital, and has close ties with the Duke of Leoberd's family, the largest power in the empire.

Even though there is no chance of winning, Leicester City has no intention of giving in now.

"Hmph, is that so... Then you should regret it, you bastard."

Angela crushed a deep purple crystal.

"Mother, you..."

Crystal instinctively felt that something very bad was overflowing from the crystal.

"Don't call me mother, you little bitch!"

Angela stared at Crystal and cursed fiercely.

She didn't expect that the biggest obstacle to her plan would be the girl in her belly.

"If it weren't for you, bitch! I would have taken over the McCauleys long ago!"

"Is that really the case... Ed, take these people down here immediately."

"Yes."

"Brother Ed, be careful!"

Crystal pulled Ed and helped him avoid the black tentacles that emerged from the ground.

"What the hell is this?"

Lester questioned the laughing Angela.

"You've probably heard of the Pot of Resentment, right? This is what's sealed inside."

Angela smiled and hugged Henry and stepped back. Several more tentacles emerged from the ground.

"Shouldn't you..."

Lester used magic to control the tentacles and prevent them from attacking everyone.

The evil spirit in the Pot of Resentment has no physical body and needs a host.

A bad thought came to Lester's mind.

"You guessed it right, it's that perverted brat from the Hobbs family."

Angela said in disgust.

During the time Paul lived in Macaulay's mansion, he would peek at himself or the maids taking a bath or changing clothes when he had nothing to do.

She had wanted to get rid of that troublesome brat for a long time.

"You actually took the Hobbs family..."

"What does it matter? Anyway, our Horatio family has no intention of getting along well with those decadent perverts."

Angela smiled and activated the teleportation slate, taking Henry out of the office.

As soon as the two left, the ground shook violently.

"Carol! Brother Ed is in trouble!"

Crystal shouted to Carol who was standing outside the house.

"Kristo, you..."

Before Ed could react, he was knocked unconscious by Crystal's magic.

"Miss, is this really okay?"

Carol carried the unconscious Ed and asked Crystal hesitantly.

"Don't call me Miss. I'm not a member of the Macaulay family anymore."

Crystal was joking, but tears still welled up in her eyes.

Just now she had been trying hard to control her emotions and not to cry.

"Miss...I understand. Good luck to you."

Carol knew that she couldn't stop Crystal, so she could only bless her helplessly.

Carol carried Ed and immediately escaped from the office using space magic.

Chapter 37 The Most Suitable Bait

"Are you going to fight the evil spirit? It's useless. Run away."

Lester sighed helplessly when he saw Crystal take out the staff.

As a four-star wizard of the Empire, he could only use magic to restrain the tentacles that invaded the office.

Even if it was at the same level as herself, a fourteen-year-old girl would never be able to defeat the evil spirit.

"No, I want to go."

"You are no longer a member of the Macaulay family. Leave now."

"Unfortunately, I never cared about your Macaulay family. I just wanted to protect Nosti and the people who live here, that's all."

Crystal replied with a forced smile.

Crystal hated Macaulay and this so-called home.

Lester only cares about his status and influence in the imperial capital, and Angela never pays attention to Crystal, who has no way to inherit the position of head of the family.

Even his younger brother Henry always bullied and excluded him.

So Crystal has envied the world outside the magnificent mansion since she was a child.

She likes the thrilling adventures of the protagonists in the stories and the colorful life in the outside world.

Until she was five years old and sneaked out of the mansion and met Martha and Ed.

Crystal, who knew nothing about the outside world at the time, was bullied by a group of older children and was taken home by the two.

Even though their mother Marcia knew Crystal's identity at the time, she did not intend to reject her at all.

That night, Crystal did not go home.

As she fell asleep in the arms of Martha and Marcia, she felt the warmth of her family for the first time.

For a period of time afterwards, Crystal often came to live with Marcia and her family.

After Lester knew about this, he didn't pay much attention to it and let Crystal do whatever she wanted.

Crystal spent a happy time like this until Marcia fell ill and died.

Although Marcia's illness was very serious, she could be cured with enough money.

Lester was unwilling to offer any help, even though the medical expenses were insignificant to him.

Crystal hated her father, but at only nine years old she could do nothing.

Crystal, afraid of losing Martha and Ed, decided to protect them both.

At the age of twelve, she passed Leicester's test and became the youngest mayor in Nosti's history.

At first, Crystal just wanted to use her position as mayor to help Martha and Ed.

Because of Crystal, Ed passed the test and became a guard without any exclusion.

With the sponsorship provided by Crystal, Martha also fulfilled her dream and opened a clothing store.

Originally, Crystal thought this was enough.

But when she learned about the lives of the people living in Nosti, and understood the joys and sorrows of even a small vendor and a despised adventurer.

Crystal found that she couldn't let go of this city and she fell in love with Nosti.

"Besides, if the host of the evil spirit is really Paul, wouldn't I be the best bait to buy time?"

Regardless of life or death, Crystal knew that there was no way she could stay in Nosti any longer.