They are all characters I control.

Lia listened quietly.

Claire shrugged, signaling to Anna, the maid who was standing in front of her, that there was no need to be nervous.

He calmly looked at Earl Orlando before him and said only one sentence: "I want to destroy the Rost family, and I need your support."

Upon hearing these words, Earl Orlando's face broke into a bright smile.

He couldn't refuse such an attractive request.

Whether she is the younger sister of Lia's mother or a member of the Nolan family who is being drained of blood.

"Pleasant to work with."

Chapter 53 Boss is the New Royal Family

Lia's room.

Earl Orlando waited outside the door, while his maid Anna helped Claire change into her evening gown.

Meanwhile, in Claire's view, Leah was shamelessly sending out barrages of comments.

[Lia: Um, Your Highness, are you a gentleman or a lady? Could you please close your eyes and not look while you're changing?]

Claire: No need. We've been to barren valleys before.

[Liya:! ! ! ! 】

[Lia: God of Guidance, you're a gentleman?! You shouldn't say things like that!?]

[Lia: How could you do this?! I... I'm very grateful for what you've done for me, but you can't treat a lady like this...]

Lia started bombarding the screen with a barrage of comments, and her words became longer and longer.

If converted to voice, each message would be 60 seconds long.

A bit annoyed, Claire simply swiped away Leah's comments, too lazy to read them.

"Master, is Count Orlando really trustworthy?" Anna, the maid who was helping Claire change her clothes, asked.

The conversation between Claire and Earl Orlando just now had a somewhat riddle-like feel to it.

Since everyone is intelligent, they quickly came to a conclusion; only the fools and those who aren't very smart didn't quite understand what was happening.

“There’s no question of whether he’s trustworthy or not. He’s not sure he can kill me, and he doesn’t want to hurt Leah either,” Claire shrugged.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have just threatened without actually doing anything.

Of course, this is also partly due to the fact that Earl Orlando values ​​Leah highly.

Even if she kills Leah, she can't be sure if she can kill Claire.

[Lia: Earl Orlando is my family? Really? How did the God of Guidance guess such a thing?]

Lia's attention was also drawn to the shocking conversation she had just overheard.

She was pleasantly surprised to find that her mother still had relatives.

It makes her very happy to have another person remember her mother.

Claire: The Earl of Orlando visited your mother's grave, and didn't you think her scent was familiar? I think only sisters could have the same body odor.

Claire wasn't sure if these two clues were separate and unconnected.

However, if these two clues are combined, then it cannot be a mere coincidence.

In the CG image of unlocked Lia's memories, Lia's mother bears a resemblance to Count Orlando. Even though Count Orlando disguises himself, his original appearance is still somewhat recognizable.

[Lia: So you mean Earl Orlando must have some kind of magical potion or artifact to disguise himself, right? To conceal his scent and his female identity.]

Claire: That's right, otherwise she wouldn't be afraid of people touching her chest, because it would give her away.

[Lia: But why did she reach out to catch me when I was about to fall off the carriage? Wouldn't she have been safe if she hadn't?]

Claire: Because you are the daughter left behind by her sister, even knowing I was there, she still did it. Even the smartest person has weaknesses.

[Lia: ……('oωo`)]

Earl Orlando is also a member of the Nolan family, just like Leah's mother.

Unlike Claire, who killed all her brothers and sisters not long after transmigrating.

After all, Claire had transmigrated into the body of a member of the royal family, and this was how the 'succession struggle' unfolded.

If he could still see his nephews and nieces alive, he would be so anxious at night that he couldn't sleep, and he would get up even in heavy snow to put his own family aside for the greater good.

Lia and Earl Orlando have a normal family relationship.

"Master, can we finally breathe a sigh of relief? We won't have to worry about the Marquis, the Marquis's wife, and the second young lady causing us trouble anymore, right?"

The maid Anna was mainly worried about the kind-hearted Lia, while the evil 'Lia' in front of her naturally had plenty of ways to deal with the Rost family.

But kind-hearted Lia lacked the brains and methods, and she always suffered setbacks whenever it was her turn to control the body.

If Earl Orlando continues to protect us, wouldn't things get better?

"Heh, the Rost family was just a side project, but Earl Orlando is facing a much more dangerous opponent." Claire chuckled meaningfully.

The maid Anna seemed to understand, but dared not ask further.

However, there was also a not-so-bright, talkative guy around.

[Lia: What trouble? Is Earl Orlando in some kind of trouble? Is there anything I can do to help?!]

Upon learning that Earl Orlando was a relative of her mother, Leah was as happy as a long-lost orphan.

However, Claire's answer was a blow to her.

[Claire: You're too weak. You only know basic magic inscriptions.]

[Lia: I'm sorry, I just wanted to help my mother's family.]

[Claire: You can't help, but can you possibly wipe out the current Imperial Royal Family and the Church of Goddess?]

[Liya:...]

Claire shrugged as she looked at the silent Leah.

He wasn't trying to scare Leah on purpose; it was the truth.

The Earl of Orlando, a woman disguised as a man, has climbed to her current position with great difficulty. Surely it couldn't all be for revenge against the declining Marquess Rost family?

She now has the ability to deal with the Rost family.

The reason she didn't do that was because she had more important things to do.

For example, removing the new royal family from power.

The Nolan family was, after all, royalty back then, and they were dealt with by Claire because they interfered with the throne.

As witnesses, the Nolan family knows that the current royal family are bastards without the blood of the Hero King, a secret that is enough for Earl Orlando to use freely.

Back then, the Nolan family wholeheartedly supported Claire's older sister, the eldest princess, to inherit the throne, even though the eldest princess had already married into the royal family of previous generations.

Even though their bloodline has been diluted to an appalling degree, they are clearly more qualified to be called "legitimate" than the current illegitimate royal family.

No one knows whether any of the descendants of those who married into the royal family back then are still alive.

Unfortunately, Claire couldn't admit that she had killed everyone back then.

If Earl Orlando knew that the one controlling Leah's body was himself, the evil god emperor whose bloodline was even more orthodox than theirs, I wonder what her expression would be.

"Master, it's changed."

Anna tied the last ribbon on her dress and took a half-step back, interrupting Claire's thoughts.

"Hmm, her face is alright." Claire walked to the mirror and examined Leah's body.

At this moment, Leah was wearing a light purple dress and a fluffy shawl. Her face was delicate and petite, but the contrast between her appearance and Claire's cold gaze was striking.

[Lia: I think the eyes of the God of Guidance are very beautiful.]

Claire: Yeah, your eyes look a bit silly when you're controlling your body.

[Liya:...]

"And her breasts are a bit small, her white stockings don't feel tight on her legs, and she's wearing pumpkin pants instead of the kind with a pearl necklace."

Claire offered her unrestrained comments.

This prompted Lia to spam the comments section in embarrassment.

Lies don't hurt, but the truth is the sharpest knife.

[Lia: That's so rude!!!]

[Lia: How could the God of Guidance say such a thing?! And, and I'm still growing!!!]

[Lia: No! And you, God of Guidance, you can't look at my thighs anymore! Put your skirt down! Put it down now...]

Chapter 54 The Earl Likes Strong Liquor

Earl Orlando waited at Lia's door, surrounded by maids who gazed at her with infatuated expressions, whispering amongst themselves.

Such scenes were already commonplace for Earl Orlando.

In some ways, she also liked the atmosphere, where no one would question her gender.

Countess Orlando originally thought she would remain undiscovered, but tonight her identity was exposed, and it was Leah who did it.

Lia is his sister's daughter, but what is controlling Lia's body right now? Count Orlando has no idea.

That's also Lia? Just another personality? Or is it some kind of mental magic used by someone else?

Countess Orlando was very curious about this, and she did not intend to give up investigating it. After all, it was not funny to wonder who could control the daughter left behind by her closest sister.

Fortunately, the time the other party controls Lia seems to be fixed.

Moreover, the other party had been helping Lia all along, which is why she agreed to cooperate with them.

"I apologize for keeping you waiting, Earl Orlando."

The door opened, and 'Lia', dressed in a light purple dress and a fluffy shawl, came out.

Upon hearing the sound, Earl Orlando, who was waiting in the corridor, turned around, his amber eyes slightly brightening in the glow of the wall lamp.

The sight of 'Lia' in front of her stirred up memories of her deceased loved ones deep within her mind.

However, Earl Orlando quickly regained his composure and immediately revealed that impeccable, appreciative smile.

“It fits you perfectly, Miss Liya. The light purple suits you very well, making you look elegant yet lively.”

Claire raised an eyebrow, her gaze playful as she asked, "Do I look like one?"

After saying that, Claire controlled Leah's body and made her pose in several ladylike positions.

[Lia: Guiding God! Please don't do this! It's so embarrassing! This is my body!]

Although Leah was ashamed, Count Orlando was staring intently at her body.

"The face is very similar, and so is the height," Earl Orlando commented, stroking his chin.

"It's just that your eyes are too sharp. Her eyes are gentler, even a little timid, just like my sister's."

"However, she always steps up to take responsibility when it comes to crucial moments, and she will persevere to the end as long as she has a goal."

"It's a pity that she was just used in the end. She was deliberately neglected and died in a very tragic way. Even when she was sick, she could not get medical treatment."

The "she" that Earl Orlando was referring to was undoubtedly Leah's mother.

[Lia: ...Thank you, my guiding god.]

Hearing about her mother again, and being told that she looked a lot like her, made Leah feel both happy and sad.

Of course, more importantly, it was because of Claire that she was able to hear Earl Orlando say those words.

Seeing the thank-you message from Leah, Claire shrugged and turned her attention to Earl Orlando, tentatively saying something.

"Then what's going on with your body? I see you have an Adam's apple, and your voice sounds very natural. How did you manage to fake it?"

Faced with Claire's close approach, ready to examine him closely, Earl Orlando took a half-step back somewhat awkwardly.

This was the first time her identity had been revealed, and she wasn't used to being so proactive with others.

"Ahem, just some little tricks, nothing to brag about."