I Played the Role of the Adopted Daughter Too Well

Chapter 69

His name was Kell-Veron, with Kell being his surname and Veron being his given name. Spirits naturally had names from the moment they were born. Those born with the surname ‘Kell’ were very special.

[What’s your last name?]

[My last name is Kell]

[Wow, is it really?]

Spirits celebrated the birth of a new Kell.

[Then, will you be the king of the spirits when you grow up?]

[Of course.]

[What kind of Spirit King do you want to be?]

[I’m going to be a great, powerful, and wonderful Spirit King.]
While his surname was indeed promising, many were worried about his given name.

[But your name is Veron?]

[Yes. Kell-Veron]

[I don’t feel good about the name Veron.]

[Veron is a demon name.]

There were several names considered taboo among spirits, one of which was Veron. It was the name of a high-ranking demon who slaughtered spirits in the Demon War a long time ago.

It felt like an ill omen.

[The successor of the Kell line of noble spirits has the name Veron?]

[Aren’t you going to become the terrible Blood Spirit King?]

The newborn spirit could feel it. The spirit world was not the place for him, and so he wanted to escape the fear and hatred from his peers.

Just in time, he saw the spirit door, and Kell-Veron threw himself out of it without any hesitation.

[I’m going to be a great Spirit King!]

Sadly, no spirit threw their support behind Kell-Veron. He wasn’t saddened, though. He felt more motivated.

But then he felt a girl approach him. At first, he was curious about her. In his perspective, which was quite a bit different from how humans saw things, she looked like a friendly giant.

He decided to play tricks on her. Kell-Veron tried to read her memories and show her an illusion.

[Ugh!]

However, Kell-Veron could not control his body. There seemed to be a huge inhalation spell, and he was trapped in the girl’s mind. Her spirit affinity was so high that even he was sucked in.

[Sa-save me!]

To survive, he had to break the girl’s mindscape, or at least make a small gap in it. He searched for the weakest part.

[This is it!]

Korea. Traffic accident. Emergency room. Kang Hanjun.

In fact, he didn’t know what those were, but he had to manage it somehow.

[I’m Kell-Veron, only eight hours old!]

Someone who would eventually become the Spirit King could not die just like that. He had to live.

He was a little afraid of the girl who looked like a giant, but he didn’t show it outwardly.

But it was really scary when the dagger touched his neck. He felt like he was going to be sucked into that terrifying world again. In the end, Kell-Veron guided Viola as he was told.

’This is so disgraceful.’

She was holding him by the back of his head. He, who would become a great Spirit King in the future, felt as if his hair would be pulled out.

’We’ll see about that!’

When he regained a bit of his power, he’d make her suffer! And it did, and he tried to scold the girl, but he was overpowered by the boy accompanying them, Jermi.

What?

Jermi’s spirit affinity was low, so Kell-Veron didn’t pay much attention to him, but now he was also giant-like. This seemed to be something humans could do with their mana.

“Stay still. Tsk, don’t make more trouble, okay?”

The spirit stood still, pretending to be calm.

His eyes were on Jeremy’s sword. Humans’ magic weapons were very scary, so he had to endure.

Then the magic circle was activated, the staves emitting colorful lights. Kell-Veron’s confidence spiked along with his power and energy. He felt the strongest he’d ever been.

[I’ll make you pay for this! You two will pay for grabbing the back of the head of a Spirit King! Bwahahaha!]

He’d show them his power now.

“A Spirit King, huh?”

[Ehhhh?] Kell-Veron felt like he was being sucked into something again.

Being young, he didn’t know what happened around humans with incredibly high spirit affinities.

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Various lights emanated from the magic circle. Viola wasn’t surprised because she had read a lot of novels in her past life, and was also used to modern colorful lighting from that time as well. Instead, she was rather annoyed.

What was the spirit saying? It didn’t sound right because the mana in the area was so strong. It just sounded like a baby’s babbling.

“Hmm? What is this?”

As if attracted by a magnet, the blue-haired spirit was dragged forward.

[My name is Kell-Veron. Do you want to sign a contract with me?]

Viola tilted her head. The spirit’s speech was awkward and strange. Stilted. Like the words were being forced out of him.

“A contract? So suddenly?”

“Do you want to sign a contract with me?”

She paused, thinking of where she had heard ‘Kell-Veron’ before.

’Kell-Veron?’

Viola raised her head and looked. Blue hair and blue eyes

Wait…

Kell-Veron. He was very famous, or rather infamous, for his mercilessness. Appearing in the second half of the novel, the spirit protected Hyde, one of the main villains.

‘Water Spirit King?’

The empire issued an arrest because of the numerous crimes that Hyde had committed, and they had indeed been captured several times.

But no mage could attack Hyde with weapons, magical or not, because Kell-Veron was there.

’This is him?’

Viola smiled. “Of course.”

At that, Kell-Veron seemed quite embarrassed.

Why was it so easy to sign a contract? He wanted to be able to scold her first!

In fact, he was still afraid of Viola. When he was stuck in her mindscape and floundering, he thought he was drowning. It feels so unfamiliar and scary to a water spirit.

If he signed a contract with Viola, he might feel that again, the feeling of being trapped in a deep sea.

“I-I’ll confirm again. Are you really going to sign a contract?”

He seemed strangely reluctant.

“Of course, I like Kell-Veron.”

“Why?”

He would become the Spirit King in the future and protect the one he was contracted to.

“Can’t I make a deal with you?”

[Me? I tried to attack you by digging into your weaknesses.]

“There must have been a good reason.”

Whatever it was, Kell-Veron offered the contract first, and she wasn’t planning on missing the opportunity and regretting it.

[Do you really think so?]

“Of course.” Viola smiled.

Jermi was a little confused by the entire exchange. Viola’s smile didn’t seem like a mask. He scratched his head, wondering why she smiled so sincerely at Kell-Veron.

As someone who wanted to get close to her, he seriously pondered.

’Do I have to dye my hair blue? Will she like it if I do that?’

In a word, his thoughts were a mess.

“Let’s sign a contract, Kell-Veron.”

Shhh—

The spirit’s body melted. Or more precisely, it became like a water drop that enveloped Viola’s body.

It was surprisingly cozy, like being in a spa. It was warm and pleasant and she could still breathe. What was it? She couldn’t even see Jermi.

[Yes… your contract with me has been completed.]

Viola couldn’t hold back her curiosity. “Why are you trembling? If you sign a contract, you can exert your full power as a spirit.”

[That’s true, but…] The water took the shape of a boy. [In any case, our contract is binding, and I’ve become your guardian spirit.]

“That’s a good thing.” Viola reached out her hand as if to shake hands.

Kell-Veron… moved back with a roar, “You can’t do that!”

“What’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing. Men and women can’t hold hands.”

“Spirits have gender?”

Kell-Veron was speechless at the moment. He definitely didn’t, and that made him more afraid. How did Viola’s influence do that? He was even thinking of himself in a masculine style.

This was all because of her ridiculously high spirit affinity!

He touched upon the memory of Kang Hanjun because it was the weakest part of her mentality, but because that person was male, he absorbed that characteristic.

The memory has also had a tremendous impact on Kell-Veron.
Kell-Veron regretted it.

’What’s wrong with this person…? I should have just run away immediately, but instead…’

He had even confronted her because he thought he had to overcome his fears as someone who would become the Spirit King.

But that was a big mistake. Kell-Veron couldn’t get out of it now. If he did something wrong, he would likely be sucked into his contractor’s mental world and suffer.

Meanwhile, Viola, now his contractor, could sense that fear. She didn’t know exactly what he was afraid of, but he was definitely afraid.

‘I need to fix it! Kell-Veron has to be a great guardian, just like he was for Hyde. For a happy and safe ending!’

“Kell-Veron.”

How could she soothe the spirit? As a reader, she had ideas.

“Why? Why?”

“What do you want to do the most when you sign a contract with a human being?”

Kell-Veron thought about it. Something he wanted to try. There was definitely something, but he was too shy to say it. It didn’t seem ‘Spirit King’-like.

“I don’t have such a simple wish.”

“I didn’t say it had to be simple.” Viola smiled. “Why don’t we water pretty flowers together?” There is a huge flower garden at my house.”

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