I Became the Male Lead’s Adopted Daughter

“Did everyone hear that? It was the cry of a monster!”

Consort Usia’s admiration was truly off the mark.

The fact that monsters lived in the North was common knowledge, and hearing a monster's cry there wasn't exactly something to marvel at.

There wasn’t a single Northerner who hadn’t heard the howl of a monster, and even those who only stayed in the North briefly often heard it from time to time.

“...Indeed.”

The young heir of Marquis Pardus was slightly dumbfounded.

Still, he didn’t miss the opportunity.

“Duke Voreoti strictly controls access to the Northern Mountains. Even the native residents are no exception.”

At those words, the emperor’s eyebrows twitched.

“A well-known fact.”

But he didn’t stop the heir from continuing.

“Thanks to Baron Onokenta’s mention of hearing a monster’s cry—and Your Majesty the Consort graciously reminding us—I’ve recalled something suspicious.”