Summary
The Monstrous Duke’s Adopted Daughter
The Speràdo family line possesses a secret: shadow magic. But it’s been 100 years since someone last wielded it. When Marquis Speràdo tries to sacrifice Leslie for her favored sister Ellie, little does he know that this awakens the power of darkness in her instead. To escape her family’s greed and abuse, Leslie’s out to make a deal with the Monstrous Duke: adopt her, and her powers will be at the duke’s disposal. Will Leslie escape her parents’ cruel grip, or succumb to their evil exploits?
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- Chapter 150 Forever and a Day April 18, 2023
- Chapter 149 Path of Change April 18, 2023
- Chapter 148 Come To Me April 18, 2023
- Chapter 147 A Thing for Bears April 18, 2023
- Chapter 146 How I Met Your Mother April 18, 2023
- Chapter 145 I Can Take Responsibility April 18, 2023
- Chapter 144 Coming of Age April 18, 2023
- Chapter 143 A Little Energetic April 18, 2023
- Chapter 142 Impeccable Disguises April 18, 2023
- Chapter 141 Leslies Feelings April 18, 2023
- Chapter 140 Such a Big Bear April 18, 2023
- Chapter 139 Enough of This April 18, 2023
- Chapter 138 They Started It April 18, 2023
- Chapter 137 Carvelian Tradition April 18, 2023
- Chapter 136 A Sign of Love April 18, 2023
- Chapter 135 Feels Like a Dream April 18, 2023
- Chapter 134 Another Lake Story April 18, 2023
- Chapter 133 Leslies First Picnic April 18, 2023
- Chapter 132 Whats in a Name April 18, 2023
- Chapter 131 Raising Children April 18, 2023
- Chapter 130 First Dance April 18, 2023
- Chapter 129 Protectors of the Realm April 18, 2023
- Chapter 128 Im the Only One April 18, 2023
- Chapter 127 Well Always Be Family April 18, 2023
- Chapter 126 Its All Over April 18, 2023
- Chapter 125 Confronting Her Fears April 18, 2023
- Chapter 124 Im Here to Help April 18, 2023
- Chapter 123 Welcome to Salvator Manor April 18, 2023
- Chapter 122 In the Darkest Hour April 18, 2023
- Chapter 121 Goodbyes April 18, 2023
- Chapter 120 Just A Little Further April 18, 2023
- Chapter 119 On the Hunt April 18, 2023
- Chapter 118 Round Em Up April 18, 2023
- Chapter 117 Ephialtes April 18, 2023
- Chapter 116 Family Reunions April 18, 2023
- Chapter 115 A Piece of Trash April 18, 2023
- Chapter 114 Save Me From This Hell April 18, 2023
- Chapter 113 fix May 4, 2023
- Chapter 112 Victorious April 18, 2023
- Chapter 111 Dream Visitor April 18, 2023
- Chapter 110 Game of Cat and Mouse April 18, 2023
- Chapter 109 A Surprise Reappearance April 18, 2023
- Chapter 108 Sacrifices April 18, 2023
- Chapter 107 Darkness Within April 18, 2023
- Chapter 106 Sealed Away April 18, 2023
- Chapter 105 The Ceremony April 18, 2023
- Chapter 104 Daughter Of A Duke April 18, 2023
- Chapter 103 Needing a Vacation April 18, 2023
- Chapter 102 Meeting Marquise Speràdo April 18, 2023
- Chapter 101 The Fortne Teller April 18, 2023
- Chapter 100 A Date at the Festival April 18, 2023
- Chapter 99 Can I Borrow Your Wisdom April 18, 2023
- Chapter 98 Passing the Baton April 18, 2023
- Chapter 97 The Care You Deserve April 18, 2023
- Chapter 96 Reporting In April 18, 2023
- Chapter 95 A Nefarious Plot April 18, 2023
- Chapter 94 My Only Chance to Investigate April 18, 2023
- Chapter 93 A Step Ahead April 18, 2023
- Chapter 92 Family Records April 18, 2023
- Chapter 91 The Investigation April 18, 2023
- Chapter 90 Intrigue at the Ball April 18, 2023
- Chapter 89 A Cladestine Meeting April 18, 2023
- Chapter 88 Garden Encounters April 18, 2023
- Chapter 87 Confrontation at the Ball April 18, 2023
- Chapter 86 The Perfect Match April 18, 2023
- Chapter 85 Getting Ready April 18, 2023
- Chapter 84 Sleepover April 18, 2023
- Chapter 83 A Lovely Visit April 18, 2023
- Chapter 82 A Decision is Made April 18, 2023
- Chapter 81 The Dipping April 18, 2023
- Chapter 80 Just Like Old Times April 18, 2023
- Chapter 79 Surprise Guests April 18, 2023
- Chapter 78 Leslie Street April 18, 2023
- Chapter 77 Back Home April 19, 2023
- Chapter 76 Families Arrive April 19, 2023
- Chapter 75 Exam Finals April 19, 2023
- Chapter 74 Swept Away by the Bad Things April 19, 2023
- Chapter 73 A Special Mission April 19, 2023
- Chapter 72 A New Friend April 19, 2023
- Chapter 71 Matching Wits April 19, 2023
- Chapter 70 You Owe Me One April 19, 2023
- Chapter 69 Laundry Day April 19, 2023
- Chapter 68 Am I Still Dreaming April 19, 2023
- Chapter 67 What Are You Doing Here April 19, 2023
- Chapter 66 The Second Exam April 19, 2023
- Chapter 65 Arriving at the Temple April 19, 2023
- Chapter 64 Preparing April 19, 2023
- Chapter 63 Totally Broken April 19, 2023
- Chapter 62 Making Plans April 19, 2023
- Chapter 61 Successful Mission April 19, 2023
- Chapter 60 Spring April 19, 2023
- Chapter 59 Final Plea April 19, 2023
- Chapter 58 Rescue April 19, 2023
- Chapter 57 A Realization April 19, 2023
- Chapter 56 Desperation April 19, 2023
- Chapter 55 Just Following Orders April 19, 2023
- Chapter 54 Bribery April 19, 2023
- Chapter 53 White Bread and Jam April 19, 2023
- Chapter 52 Poor Working Conditions April 19, 2023
- Chapter 51 An Unexpected Proposal April 19, 2023
- Chapter 50 Leslie Shuya Salvator April 19, 2023
- Chapter 49 The Heart Of The Salvators April 19, 2023
- Chapter 48 Good Memories April 19, 2023
- Chapter 47 Taking A Break April 19, 2023
- Chapter 46 A Dangerous Remark April 19, 2023
- Chapter 45 A Letter to Conrad April 19, 2023
- Chapter 44 Swordsmanship Training April 19, 2023
- Chapter 43 Arabella April 19, 2023
- Chapter 42 A Loving Family April 19, 2023
- Chapter 41 New Name April 19, 2023
- Chapter 40 Important Church Visit April 19, 2023
- Chapter 39 Trust April 19, 2023
- Chapter 38 Witnesss April 19, 2023
- Chapter 37 Defence April 19, 2023
- Chapter 36 Opposing Magic April 19, 2023
- Chapter 35 The Nobility Trial Begins April 19, 2023
- Chapter 34 The Right to Know April 19, 2023
- Chapter 33 Nightmares April 19, 2023
- Chapter 32 Still the Same April 19, 2023
- Chapter 31 Under Pressure April 19, 2023
- Chapter 30 Cotton Candy April 19, 2023
- Chapter 29 Etiquette Lesson April 19, 2023
- Chapter 28 A Meeting With the Dowager Empress April 19, 2023
- Chapter 27 Sweets April 19, 2023
- Chapter 26 Mother April 19, 2023
- Chapter 25 Contingency Plan April 19, 2023
- Chapter 24 Brother and Sister April 19, 2023
- Chapter 23 A Genius April 19, 2023
- Chapter 22 Meeting A Fellow Fan April 19, 2023
- Chapter 21 No Need to Hold Back April 19, 2023
- Chapter 20 Not My Fault April 19, 2023
- Chapter 19 Clothes Shopping April 19, 2023
- Chapter 18 Pinky Promise April 19, 2023
- Chapter 17 Young Paladin April 19, 2023
- Chapter 16 A Nobody April 19, 2023
- Chapter 15 Father April 19, 2023
- Chapter 14 Never Return April 19, 2023
- Chapter 13 Trial by Fire April 19, 2023
- Chapter 12 A Different Approach April 19, 2023
- Chapter 11 The Princess and the Spare April 19, 2023
- Chapter 10 A Powerful Ally April 19, 2023
- Chapter 9 Bad First Impression April 19, 2023
- Chapter 8 A Unique Proposition April 19, 2023
- Chapter 7 An Audience with the Duke April 19, 2023
- Chapter 6 The Price of Wealth and Honor April 19, 2023
- Chapter 5 A Crock of Lies April 19, 2023
- Chapter 4 Family Tradition April 19, 2023
- Chapter 3 The Monstrous Duke April 19, 2023
- Chapter 2 From the Beginning April 19, 2023
- Chapter 1 Sacrifice April 19, 2023
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Riana
Love it
Riana
I mean it is a good story I specially love that part where sir serain is like ”so where is sir duke aiterea?” I was like laughing out loud after I read this comic defo recommend it.
Einn
DAMN!! I LIKE THIS STORY A LOT LIKE SERIOUS !! VERY ADMIRING THE SALVATORE FAMILY AND THE RELAY BETWEEN CONRAD AND SHUYA AWHHHH SWEET !! THE ART WAS VERY NICEE CHARMING 😍🤩
Saumya Tiwari
It’s so good
maricar
amazing story..! i love it..!
Antata
Damn
Trix
Noooo you can’t do me like that you can’t see anything of the dukedom life for her
earthmykeilpagkalinawan
My fave so far
QwopTheFrog
Someone really needs to reupload this with the version from Bato.to, they have the official translation ripped and it’s nearly complete, since Tapas only has 4 episodes left.
leticiafgxs2003
This story is amazing
LastButterfly
I liked it a lot, it was generally a great story,
(I only felt that the first chapters went a bit too far, but hey, a dark background story for the main character has to be DARK.)
I really loved the slow-burn kind of romance, the main characters ^_^ and I also loved each and every member of the Selvatore family.
My.opinion.com
finished it in one night lol
Cameli@
awesome…… i love it ….. best ever ………..
Yannnie
#1 manhwa I’ve read. Really the best. I’ll score it 100/100. The illustrations are so so pretty and the story, the plot is very great too. You won’t regret reading this and also I knew that this is not a true story but marquis sperado really made my blood boil like I hate him very very much. And I also cried thinking what Leslie has been through and I pity thos childs very much, they died at early age just because for the poelwer. I’m glad that finally they found their light.
I first found out this story in this site but as chapter goes by (Chapter 70+) the translations gets weird, and I noticed it that’s why I searched the stories in other sites and found it. I wanted to post the link here or name of the site but it will be rude of me to do it here. This is a different site so we should respect it, if you find any weird translation, then just search om your own the story and you”ll find it. Don’t post names or links of other sites here, it’ rude.
Anyways, very thankful for this site for recommending me such a great story.
Edaa
Why did they stop chapters?
Hihi
SO GOOD!! I like the cuteness all throughout, and the amount of times it made me feel something was astounding.
Brittanydes
This is an amazing story the cover is misleading…the Duke is a women ….its a bout a child who is sacrificed to demons if I rem correctly in order to transfer power to her the favored blonde child … only it dosent go down as planned…. the smart girl knows she needs protection so she hides her tremendous powers to control darkness and goes to the sword of the empire even the royal family can’t control them ….and they take her in and smother her with love for the first time in her life ….. the giant teddy bears ..the huge dad is my fav …..trust me its amazing manga
Iyzal hassan
This is one of the best manga i hve ever read
You don't need to know :)
Even though this Manhua was amazing, in the future just keep in mind that usually whenever the wife of a duke or Master of the mansion, They’re called Duchess..
Keke
That is true, but in this case, this does not apply since Azela “the Duke Salvator” is not the wife of a Duke, she inherited the title, so she is Duke in her own right.
Paradox
This story is good and definitely worth a try.
Pros:
1. Characters are likeable and have depth to them.
2. Plot is fleshed out.
3. Romance is good and not at all cheesy.
4. It portrays strong female characters.
Cons:
1. Power levels are messed up. You can never tell who’s strong and who’s weak.
2. No memorable combat techniques even though the story has quite some inclination towards action. Combat in this manhwa is a bit bad.
3. Plot takes a ridiculous turn sometimes and it doesn’t make sense. An example would be Duke Sperado running away with the epitheli-something box. They caught him easily but he got away just so that the plot could be lengthened.
4. Female lead many times acts very weak, and it’s difficult to tell whether her shadow power is weak or powerful since it keeps changing as per plot convinience. The female lead also doesn’t show excellence in anything as far as I could see. She wants to be like her mother but she didn’t seem to be good at sword and neither at magic. She didn’t look impressive even when using her shadow magic.
5. No seggs.
Xoxo2023
Bestt mangaaaa
MarijuNyo
LOVE IT!!!! So beautiful history!!! <3<3<3<3<3
Erin
I love the story especially with the interactions with the Salvator family and Leslie but I guess I expected to see Leslie used her power and intimidate anyone in a powerful scene sense. Though it was nice to see them really care for her and the way they didn’t want her to carry the burden of using her powers and the consequences she could face.
Bamboo99
Highly recommended 👌 it’s nica and beautiful story 🥰😍
Tolter
Finally, a completed book. I enjoyed this so much I couldn’t bear to go in for work as I wanted to finish it
Veibad
One of the most memorable manhwa in my life
Recommended!
angelofsemptember
i love this story so much as i can feel the warmth of my family too from Leslie’s loving family💜
SerenaC1339
Best story ever!!! (Only tied with protected by my dragon knight) Loved every chapter! I stayed up all night just to read this *_*
J26dp5
This was the first I read on this site and I mean what a way to start an addiction