Before heading out to hunt slimes, I thought I’d take a moment to talk about my family and the relationships within it. 

My father’s name is Dalt Grid, and he is 40 years old. He had two wives (though now only one remains), and four children. I think my relationship with him was actually quite good in the past. If I recall correctly, it was after my mother died that I started to become arrogant and lazy, my reputation plummeted, and our relationship cooled to what it is now.

His first wife is Mara Grid, 39 years old. Like my father, she came from a Duke’s family. She hated my mother, the second wife, so she also disliked me. She had the typical noble attitude and looked down on commoners.

My mother, his second wife, was Maria Grid. She passed away at the age of 25. My father fell in love with her at first sight and they became engaged. She came from a Baron’s family and was born with a frail constitution. After giving birth to me, her health gradually deteriorated, and she died when I was five.

Incidentally, it seems that one of the reasons I’m treated poorly by my family is because my mother came from a Baron family. Well, my father apparently doesn’t care about that…

The eldest son is Kate Grid, 16 years old. Like his mother, he was a noble through and through. He wasn’t very bright, but he was quite skilled in combat. He hated me and often resorted to violence.

The second son is Carl Grid, 15 years old. He, like the two above, was a damn noble. Unlike his brother, he was intelligent but lacked combat skills. He didn’t resort to physical violence against me, but he constantly looked down on me, hurling insults my way.

My foster sister is Sarah Grid, 14 years old. She was born a month after me. Dalt took her in after his close friend from his academy days, a Marquis, and his wife were killed by monsters. We used to be the closest, but now we don’t talk. By the way, she’s not particularly close to my brother or stepmother either, but she’s very close to my father and her personal maid.

This is what I found out after a little investigation. In the original story, there was no character named Sarah Grid… If she were really a member of the Grid family, you’d expect her name to at least be mentioned, right? Did something happen over the past year?

Honestly, Sarah was quite cute. She had large eyes, was short, and had a large chest. Yeah, she was basically an angel…

I absolutely have to help Sarah if something were to happen to her…

As an aside, it seems my brothers are planning to make Sarah theirs in the future. I won’t let that happen unless Sarah wants it…

Well, I’ll end the family introductions here and go slime hunting—

I thought as I stepped into the hallway, but then Kate Grid, the eldest son, appeared—

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(Appraisal)

Name: Kate Grid (Male)

Age: 16

Race: Human

Status: Eldest Son of the Duke’s Family

Level: 75

HP: 1800

MP: 700

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++As expected, he’s strong… Well, a year from now, I’ll be stronger.++

“Hey, trash, you’re in the way, move.”

“Alright, I’ll move now.”

He was as annoying as ever. Honestly, I wanted to punch him, but I couldn’t afford to stand out right now. It would be troublesome if I couldn’t move freely… at least not until I entered the academy.

“Who said you could talk, you bastard?!”

++Thud++

“Ugh!”

He kicked me in the stomach. ++Calm down… It’s not time yet.++ I was about to lose it, but I told myself to endure it somehow.

“Hmph! Learn your lesson and never stand in front of me again, trash.”

Kate left after saying that.

“Damn, what a pathetic guy.”

++Pat, Pat++

I dusted off my clothes and started walking again—but Sarah was at the end of the hallway, looking at me.

She saw me at a moment I didn’t want to be seen… ++Well, it was too late now… This is how it is at home: treated like this inside, arrogant outside. No wonder she doesn’t want to talk to me… It seems like it’ll take time to get along with Sarah…++

++Still, she’s really cute…++ Though the way she looked at me was completely expressionless.

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(Appraisal)

Name: Sarah Grid (Female)

Age: 14

Race: Human

Status: Eldest Daughter (Youngest Child) of the Duke’s Family

Level: 30

HP: 800

MP: 480

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++Sarah’s really been putting in the effort, unlike Kate… Thinking about it like that, being level 1 is pretty bad…++

“Well, whatever, let’s go slime hunting.” 

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