But God Forced Me to Reincarnate!

The Grabberton Family

A few years ago, in a well-equipped manor...

"Congratulations, Madame, it is a healthy baby girl!" said a midwife, who just helped the Madame of the house giving birth for the first time.

"..........eh?"

A sound of disbelief is heard clearly.

Whoever they are, the person seems to be in utter disbelief over what they heard.

"You sure... I gave birth to a daughter?"

"Yes, and she looks lovely!" replied the midwife, full of enthusiasm.

Hearing those words, the brown-haired curly lady, full of sweats, slouched and dozed off.

No, no... It cannot be...

"Would you please hold your daughter, Dahlia-sama?"

A maid who just finished washing the blood off the newly-born individual stood by Dahlia—the lady who just went into labor—as she cradled the baby.

"Ah... yeah, sure... thanks...," Dahlia snapped out of her thoughts and quickly cradled her daughter. She finally gazed at her first child's face...

Usually, a mother would gaze at their first child sweetly. But, Dahlia's gaze... was a gaze of disappointment instead.

"Why weren't you a boy...?" she muttered. Yet, the baby didn't understand anything as she cried...

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"Congratulations on your daughter's birth, Dahlia-san!"

A young lady with straight blonde hair congratulated the new mother in her room, a few days after she gave birth. The lady looked to be almost the same age as Dahlia. Dahlia's green eyes met with the lady's grey eyes. She then quickly replied to the lady's smile, though Dahlia's smile was only out of politeness.

"Thank you, Kania-san," Dahlia replied.

"I am sure your child will grow up to be pretty!" said Kania as she glanced over to Dahlia's daughter.

"Thank you very much, I hope so, too," replied Dahlia.

"Her name... Reinst... was it?" asked Kania.

"Reinst Carnatia Grabberton," confirmed Dahlia, "Herbert named her himself the other day when he came home from his duty."

"Ah, what a lovely name, as expected of Herbert!" Kania praised the man who named Dahlia's daughter.

Anyone who heard their conversation would have thought the two to be somewhat good friends. But in reality, they could never be friends. They will always be rivals.

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Dahlia van Petersburg is a noble daughter that got married to Herbert Secth Grabberton, a Duke governing the Qwasigreynard city in the Western border of Riviera country. The Grabberton family was of a knight lineage that protected the border of the country since long time ago.

They were married in a political marriage in order to strengthen the Grabberton lineage. But, Dahlia was Herbert's second wife. Herbert's first wife was Kania Lowee, another noble with lower status than Dahlia. Based on the tradition of Grabberton family, the rightful heir of the family would be the male legal child of the current Duke.