The Soul Substitute Trash of the Duke Family
Chapter 25

Leona sat behind the carriage door by lazily propping up her chin. His sitting attitude did not reflect that of a graceful female noble making the soldier look at him with a hint of scorn.

"Sorry to interrupt your time. Please continue your journey." Said the soldier.

"Eh." Leona quickly closed the door of the train and the train resumed its journey.

'BRAAKK!'

Leona's behavior attracted some citizens and nobles who passed by there making her a subject of conversation. Leona ignored him and sat back in front of Jim with her legs folded.

"You managed to attract attention with your ramshackle behavior. After this I'll find a manners teacher because it doesn't reflect a lady's attitude." Jim said with a grin.

The little squirrel that was on Leona's shoulders squeaked as if approving of Jim's words.

"Uncle forgot, huh? Or is your memory as shallow as a goldfish? Soon I'll get the mission and go home for a long time." Leona's voice mocking to make Jim ignited emotions.

"Well, are you making a fuss?"

Leona just stuck out her tongue and pulled down the bottom of her eyes making Jim growled and upset. It was so bad that the man beat up his beloved nephew.

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They arrived at the party that had been filled by the guests present. Their catwalk-like appearance and manner of walking made guests stare at them without blinking. Jim entered the party hall in Leona's arms, followed by two handsome men behind him who walked elegantly. The view of the nobles was fixed on the tiny creature perched on the shoulder of the girl, who was none other than a squirrel.

The Castallio family who saw their arrival could only stare at him from afar. They wanted to get to Leona and apologize to her. Especially Calvian, seeing how the girl looked made her flinch. During her stay at the Castallio residence, she had never bought the girl anything at all and had always focused on Iris.

Iris who saw Leona's arrival could only look at her with envy. Although she was expelled from the Castallio family, she looks more beautiful and is surrounded by handsome men. Leona who unintentionally saw that gaze snorted. She had not thought of a way to avenge Iris and her family, but her vengeance would make them not forget her for their entire lives.

Leona ignored the whispers and accidentally saw her friends in the corner. Leona immediately said goodbye to Jim and the two stealth men.

"alright. You're having fun with your friends." Jim said as he patted Leona's head warmly.

"Have a good time, Leona-sama." Ken and Kazuma said compactly.

Leona immediately resigned herself and joined her friends making the nobles look at her with humble gazes.

"I think you're with the Castallio family, you know you're with your handsome uncle." Kiara said in a seductive tone.

"I've been living with him since he was kicked out of the house. I don't care about them anymore." Leona spoke and sipped the dishes arranged in front of them.

While the others greeted Leona kindly and drifted back in their conversation. Since this was a debutante party as well as introducing the students of the Moon Shadow academy, both ordinary citizens and outcast nobles had to attend to the town square even though they were reluctant.

"THE KING OF SEANTHURIA ALONG WITH THE QUEEN, EMPRESS, CROWN PRINCE, SECOND PRINCE AND THE PRINCESSES ARRIVED AT THE HALL." The shouting of the guards made all the guests present turn their heads and salute.

"Greetings to the King, Queen, Empress, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness the Prince and the Princess. May long life and gods bless." Say them in unison.

After they received the salutation, the king told them to get up and let the show go.

A moment later the guard again shouted to inform the guests present. "THE EMPEROR HAS ARRIVED!"

Appears a handsome man with the retina of the eyes resembling a cat. The upper and lower eye lines are deep black with beautiful sapphire blue eyes. The red hair was flat with a pierching under her slightly thick pink lips, and two pierching pieces on her right ear.

Behind him came his two assistants, a well-built man with slightly dark skin, a handsome face with beautiful golden eyes. Then a beautiful girl with fair yellow skin that shines with onyix eyes, hair is neatly curled and has dark green hair.

"Greetings to the imperial sun. May long live and the gods bless." Excite them compact.

After the emperor received the greetings, they resumed the event. Even some noble girls began to seek the emperor's attention, including the daughters Cosette and Iris who ended up being ignored.

The Emperor preferred to fondle a document brought by his assistant to read some of the data there, ignoring the adoring gazes and whispers that bothered him.

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Debutante show begins. Jim walked up to Leona and reached out his hand which was immediately welcomed with pleasure by the girl. They danced beautifully to amaze the audience with their performances.

"You've become an adult, Leona. May you live long." Jim said sincerely.

"Thank you, Uncle. I thought you were gonna propose to me." It was Leona who made Jim grunt.

"I could die soon if I marry you. My emotions always go up when I argue with you, boy." Jim's growled resentment was only met with mild rarity from Leona.

After finishing the first dance, Leona danced with Kazuma and Kei. After that continue to dance with each partner for those who have a partner.

They dance with each other except Leona. The girl was even engrossed in waltz dancing with a squirrel that made her the center of attention.

"I didn't think Leona was so weird." Knock on one of Leona's friends.

"really. I think besides being lazy to practice he also likes to throw tantrums."

"I think he likes animals more than humans."

Then they all glanced at Jim who was just in reply by sniffing the shoulder of an indifferent omen.

"Ahaha, he is like that." Jim said, with a sweet smile from Kei and Kazuma. He himself never understood the girl's way of thinking despite having been together for quite some time.

After she finished dancing, Leona immediately headed to the food stand and filled her rumbling stomach. Occasionally the girl fed the sweet squirrel with a friendly make people can only look at him strangely.

Leona ignored that and was busy feeding her squirrel with some fruit sitting there.

"Stop acting weird, Leona. Everyone is watching you." Reproof Jim. Who was now sitting in front of Leona with Kei and Kazuma.

"Bodo is very." Sahut Leona was indifferent while eating her food gracefully. Every now and then they argued making the Castallio family pay attention to them with different gazes.

While enjoying the event, suddenly an arrow shot and landed right on the dining table that almost killed Leona's favorite squirrel. The squirrel jumped in shock at the girl and stared around vigilantly.

Instantly the atmosphere was suddenly quiet and some soldiers came to the party area.

"Hmm? Is the dish an arrow?" Leona's chirps relaxed and looked at the squirrel who was now squeaking as if he was cursing. While those who knew Leona's strange behavior could only sigh.

"Don't be afraid, Kaze. I'll have fun with the culprit when I get caught." Leona tried to win her victory. The squirrel looked at Leona and nodded in understanding and then immediately jumped into Jim's pocket to hide.

"There's intruders! Protect the Emperor and the royal family!" Excite the soldiers while holding the hilt of their swords. While some of the noble guard soldiers immediately stood up to protect their master.

Before long appeared some people dressed in all black with face covered with a veil pointed a sword at them. Looks like they're hit men. Leona glanced at the nobles and the royal family, her eyes unintentionally seeing the empress grinning thinly and then putting on a frightened face again.

Leona immediately stood up from her seat and walked a few steps closer to the hitman.

"Wah~ See this! A bunch of stray cowards carrying swords to the party! Are you just a bunch of people with no brains? Don't pretend to be a man, you sissy!" Leona provoked them with a mocking tone. Jim and the person who knew Leona could only pat the eel with his behavior, while the nobles and soldiers could only gawk in disbelief upon hearing the girl's words.

"Gosh, he provoked at times like this." Jim was angry.

"I hope I'm not as team with him later." Inner friends.

"Who do you call a sissy, Miss?!" Snapped at one of the black-clothed men covered with emotion.

"Oho~ Did I say that, Sir?" Leona's ejek makes them emotional.

"Damn it! Let's kill him!"

Leona just grinned with a sparkling look. Some people came closer to Leona and stood behind the girl.

"Don't have fun alone, Leona." Eura said as she rolled up her sleeves.

"We're E class, so we're having fun together, too." Kiara.

"All right, let's party!!" Leona exclaimed and gave a cue to her friends.