This pendant is a memento given to me by Queen Servilia, the birth mother of Cascia. Abbott, this is the symbol of our friendship!

When I officially became a Knight Templar at the age of twelve, Queen Servilia took off this crystal pendant from her own neck and personally put it on me. Therefore, even when I escaped from Gianda and had to sell the sacred sword Adis due to difficult circumstances, I never thought of pawning it. However, this pendant is even more familiar to Cascia. As a daughter who I held in my arms since she was young, one of the things she did most often as a child was to reach out her small hand and gently play with this pendant.

"Oh...this thing!" I panicked and moved to the side, "I just found it, it...it turns out to be your father's."

But this explanation seemed to be unacceptable to Cascia. She lowered her head, and suddenly smiled coldly.

"Oh, so this is it. So my sister found my father's pendant?" Cascia smiled at me, "That's right, isn't it?"

"Yes, that's right..." I swallowed, "Cascia, can you please put down the knife in your hand first..."

I don't know when it happened, but Cascia was already holding the carving knife she often used for woodwork. Wait, didn't she just take off her clothes and go into the water? Where did the knife come from?!

"You red-haired bastard." Cascia's voice became unusually cold, "So you are the cheater."

"What...what? Cheater?!" I stepped back, clutching my chest, "Ca-Cascia, you misunderstood, dad...you misunderstood me!"

"No more explanations."

When Cascia smiled, the corner of her right mouth would habitually lift.

"By cutting open your ** beautiful face, my dad hiding behind you will come out, right?" Cascia pointed at me with the knife, "Then, let's kill him and everyone together."

Wait, wait, wait! No, no, your dad is not hiding behind me! Your dad is right here, right in front of you! Ahhh!

But at the same time, I realized that I was also trapped. The place where I tried to escape happened to be a recessed area, without any space to move left or right.

With everything falling into place, damn it, my daughter, are you trying to kill your father?!

However, I initially thought that Cascia would just pounce on me. I closed my eyes and waited for the physical impact from my daughter, but I didn't experience it as expected.

I slowly opened my still panicked eyes and at that moment, I saw the girl whose wrists were trembling and whose cheeks were slowly dripping with teardrops.

"Ugh...ugh, ugh." Cascia's emotions collapsed, and even the carving knife fell into the hot spring.

"I can't believe my father's lover is my sister who is almost the same age as me, ugh, ugh..." Cascia covered her face, "Dad doesn't want me anymore."

My daughter's tear ducts burst, and the tears couldn't be stopped.

And at this moment, I also panicked. Cascia had grown up with me alone, and therefore, she had a kind of attachment to me as a single father that other children couldn't understand. In Cascia's mind, if I had feelings for another woman, it would probably be a betrayal to her. So, she has always had a strong aversion towards Miss Katarina and other married women in the village.

"Cascia, stop crying."

My voice also softened, and I wiped away her tears.

"Sister really found this pendant in the forest." I explained, "Just before you arrived, a young man passed by, and that's when I found it. Sister didn't lie to you."

"Is it true? Ugh..." Cascia sobbed.

"Of course, sister won't lie to you." I took off the pendant and put it around my daughter's neck, "This is for you, on behalf of your father."

This pendant was given to me by Queen Servilia, and logically and morally, I should give it to Princess Elektra, my daughter Cascia."Cascia, you look very beautiful, so beautiful." I touched her small face. "I think your dad must be very proud of you."

Even in the dim moonlight, Cascia's graceful figure appeared like an immaculate saint from a myth.

"Then... come home with me, elder sister," Cascia wiped her still wet eyes. "Let's confront dad together."

"Uh... confront?!"

"Yes," Cascia finally calmed down. "If what you, elder sister Lisa, told me is true, then let's go home and confront dad. That way, everything will be clear."

"Well... that may not be appropriate," I stepped back. "Elder sister is just passing by to take a bath, and I don't have the time for that right now. So, I'm leaving now, okay?"

Who the hell wants to confront you?!

Your dad's right here!!!

There won't be a ghost when you get home!!!

However, when I finally decided to escape from the hot spring, my hand was tightly held by Cascia.

"No, you can't go," Cascia sniffled. "Until everything is clear, I won't let you leave!"

"Well, um, I really have something urgent."