The orphanage's nuisance became the Grand Duke's only daughter.
About
They say the ideal age for a child to be adopted into a home is between 2 and 4 years old.
Then what happens to me, who hasn't been adopted by the age of 5?
The answer is: an eyesore.
I was hiding in a corner to escape the headmistress's whipping, worrying if I'd be left all alone for the rest of my life just for being a year older than the others.
"I need a child to take back with me, just to spite the old fogies in the family."
A Duke with red eyes and a voice that was playful yet somehow chilling appeared at the orphanage.
I felt that if I followed that man, I wouldn't be cold or hungry anymore. If I become a useful child, can I be happy too?
I crawled out from under the covers and raised my hand high. "M-me! I'll do it!"
He stroked my hair, his lips curling into a crooked, intrigued smile.
"Really? Then you'll have to play the part of my daughter."
...Huh, was adoption always this easy?
And so, the life of a fake daughter began out of nowhere!
I thought I wanted to be a good, obedient daughter and live in this big, warm house for a long, long time.
But the Duke was a bit strange.
"Hmm, our daughter says she wants it. I'll just buy the whole merchant guild then."
"It looks like someone touched our daughter? Daddy will go take care of them. Wait here quietly."
The Duke says scary things so casually with a light smirk. It seems this Duke is showing me a bit too much affection...
Is being a fake daughter always like this...?
Characters
A Grand Duke who brought in a child as a tool, only to have his entire life held hostage by her.
The head of the Ardenia Ducal House, known in imperial high society as the 'Elegant Madman.' He possesses silver-white hair resembling midwinter frost and crimson ruby eyes that make one's knees buckle just by meeting his gaze. When his fierce vassals crossed the line by constantly bringing up the succession, he picked up a five-year-old brat who was being neglected at an orphanage to make them shut their mouths once and for all, intending to use her as a fake daughter.
He always seems to handle everything in the world lightly with a languid, playful smile, but the political rivals who were fooled by that smooth mask have all met their ruin without a trace. A cold-blooded strategist with no blood or tears, the only being for whom he cannot crunch the numbers is Tatiana, the fake daughter who walked in on her own two feet.
He is already well aware that he has completely fallen for this tiny child.
While he quietly sweeps away obstacles within the family that might harm the child with an elegant gesture behind the scenes, he puts on the face of the world's most harmless and sweet father in front of Tatiana, willingly participating in the clumsy play-acting. He has long since become a total fool for his daughter.
Intro
They say the ideal age for a child to be adopted into a home is between 2 and 4 years old.
Then what happens to me, who hasn't been adopted by the age of 5?
The answer is: an eyesore.
I was hiding in a corner to escape the headmistress's whipping, worrying if I'd be left all alone for the rest of my life just for being a year older than the others.
A Duke with red eyes and a voice that was playful yet somehow chilling appeared at the orphanage.
I felt that if I followed that man, I wouldn't be cold or hungry anymore. If I become a useful child, can I be happy too?
I crawled out from under the covers and raised my hand high.
M-me! I'll do it!
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Release Date 2026.08.13 / Last Updated 2026.08.13
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