I locked myself in my room and held my head.
I couldn’t even guess how the world view had become so twisted.
‘An angel destroyed the source that supported the world? ‘Not the devil?’
Is this a worldview with angels and devils in the first place?
“Sister, what are you worried about? You don’t look good.”
Lariette, who was passing by, spoke up.
“Lariette. You’re here just in time.”
“Yeah. What’s going on?”
“Have you ever met an angel before returning from your past life?”
Lariette tilted her head and answered calmly.
“Yes.”
“when?”
“That’s right, it was an angel who brought me back.”
… … How does this work?
Duke Martin Cisena, owner of the Duke of Cisena, leaned back in his office chair and sighed.
Before an abnormal phenomenon occurred that suddenly caused all the flowers of the empire to fall, Klaus’ private soldiers had visited the Duke’s house on the first day of the Festival of Flowers, saying they would search the Duke’s house.
I thought the soldiers had barely returned, but in the middle of the night, Klaus Ertikev himself came by.
Seeing that all the soldiers who came were wearing protective armor, it was easy to guess that Prince Klaus had some idea of what they were planning.
“……I thought they had been released recently.”
Until recently, when he suddenly left for an inspection trip to the southern region, Klaus Ertikev was particularly busy.
In a seemingly peaceful situation, I couldn’t help but laugh as I watched Klaus struggle alone.
When I thought that he might know what the Cisena duchy was planning, I felt a sense of creepiness.
However, I felt like I had some free time again recently, so I had a vague guess that some personal problems had been resolved.
But you’re pointing a knife at the duke’s family like this.
“It’s a good thing I took care of it in advance.”
Duke Cicena shook his aching heart.
If I had stupidly planned the first draft, I would have been caught off guard by Klaus’s army that had just come in and lost the victory.
However, Martin Sisena was reputed to be the most resourceful of all Dukes of Sisena.
Klaus noticed it sooner than expected, but he was still a step late.
Duke Sisena had already prepared to withdraw from all of this.
Just in time, the door to the office opened.
“It is an honor for you to personally visit a place like this, Your Royal Highness.”
“Peacock.”
Klaus’ eyes sharply turned towards Duke Cisena.
The corners of his mouth showed a cool smile.
The duke bowed his head in an extremely polite manner with a serene expression on his face.
“I am honored that your Highness, who is said to be the most capable in the empire, only cares about our family.”
“If you hadn’t made me worry in the first place, I wouldn’t have come here at all, regardless of my responsibility.”
“I’m sorry if I offended you in any way. I would like to cautiously say that I did not do anything to offend His Highness.”
A smiling face met me.
They explored each other like sharp knives clashing.
“What are you hiding from people who know everyone anyway?”
Klaus smiled coldly. The duke shook his head.
“I’m not sure what you’re talking about, Your Highness.”
“I used necromancy, Duke.”
“iced coffee…….”
“With the ashes of the 13th Duke.”
Klaus sat comfortably on the sofa across from the duke and crossed his legs.
The duke, who was watching this scene, burst out laughing.
“Haha, I’m sorry. I didn’t know you would make an issue of that.”
I didn’t know. I knew you would point out exactly that.
The duke smiled darkly, hiding his dark feelings.
“Yes, I did. I used necromancy. A lowly vassal harbored wrong thoughts for a moment. Even so, I was planning to report that to His Majesty the Emperor and apologize.”
“What were you planning to apologize for?”
“The use of forbidden necromancy.”
“What were you planning to reveal about the reason?”
“I was just thinking of asking the former Duke for advice. It was a time when I had a lot of worries. My thoughts were short. I am reflecting on that very deeply.”
Klaus smiled faintly.
“What did you ask for advice?”
“It was a lesson in how to run a family.”
“Specifically.”
“Haha, that’s a bit… As the head of the duchy, I can’t tell everything to His Highness the Prince. It’s the vain pride of an old man, so I think your young Highness will understand.”
He has no intention of telling the young prince about his family’s affairs. Klaus slightly lifted his chin at the arrogant words that showed his will.
“Now that I know what it is, there’s no need to try so hard to hide it.”
Klaus stretched out his hand. There was a small bottle in his hand.
The duke’s eyes became fierce.
“…Excuse me, Your Highness. What is that…”
“The duke knows better, doesn’t he?”
It was impossible not to know. It is a special extremely poisonous reagent and its antidote that were prepared in advance.
While finalizing the arrangements, I also ordered that it be disposed of safely, so why is it in the hands of the prince?
The Duke looked at the young prince in front of him.
He was indeed said to be the genius of the century, but it seemed he did not get that nickname for nothing.
However, although he did not expect that the prince would have noticed this to this extent, the duke also did not think that the prince would be completely unaware of this fact.
“Ah… Indeed. So all the soldiers had iron armor for protection.”
The duke bowed exaggeratedly.
“I apologize for the inconvenience, Your Royal Highness. It has also placed an undue burden on the empire’s economy.”
“It was excessive. Since we don’t know what the duke will do, shouldn’t we make appropriate preparations?”
“Haha, Your Majesty. You are joking too much. I, a loyal subject of the Empire, would there be any reason for Your soldiers to do something like wearing armor for protection?”
You did something stupid. The duke did not bother to hide that meaning.
“Your Highness, I feel sorry for you. Have you been that unreliable in me?”
“Is there any reason to trust the Duke family to create something like this?”
“Of course, I will not deny that the Duke studied that item. It is also true that he used necromancy to obtain that knowledge.”
The duke brought out all his acting skills and lowered his head in sorrow.
“But it wasn’t disloyalty, it was just research.”
“It was research?”
“Yes. While looking through the family records, I found a record that the 13th Duke had been researching a certain poison. I don’t know what he was thinking, but I think it could be a danger to the empire.”
“Go ahead.”
“It was a risk that could have arisen in the family, so I thought it was the natural behavior of a noble to deal with the risk within the family and report it to His Majesty the Emperor. To prevent future generations from having a sinister mind and using that poison to endanger the empire, , I started research to create an antidote.”
“Hoo.”
“What you’re holding there is an antidote created as part of that research. Haven’t you checked it?”
The duke shamelessly lifted his chin.
I don’t know how that medicine got into his hands, but that alone won’t be enough to turn the situation around.
All the evidence was processed anyway.
I felt relieved inside.
If ‘he’ hadn’t told me, I could have been in a dangerous situation.
As a result, thanks to his help, the Duke family was able to escape the crisis.
In return, they agreed to give him a small space, but the duke didn’t think it was a big deal.
No matter how he uses the small space, which is only about two rooms, it will not cause much harm to the duke.
‘Once this is over, should I give them some money as a reward?’
That was when I was thinking about it.
“Haha. Ah, yes. I made an antidote.”
“yes.”
Why are you smiling?
The Duke glared at Klaus, who was unable to hide his laughter in front of him.
No matter what you think, this is not the time to laugh.
Now Klaus Ertikev would have come to point out that his actions were rebellious.
And he said that he was just trying to create an antidote.
‘Could it be that you found other evidence?’
But even if other evidence had been discovered, the duke was confident.
From the beginning, the duke discarded the scenario of attacking the empire using poison.
No matter what cards the young prince was holding, he had something to say to the imperial family.
“Your Highness. If you have anything to say, please be honest. When you smile like that, your old body is becoming narrow-minded.”
“What? The duke is dishonest, so should I be honest?”
“Since you already knew everything, I’ll be honest with you. Don’t you think I was trying to do something with it?”
The duke laughed.
“If you use that poison, you will create an army of irrational corpses. Where would you use an army that cannot distinguish between friend and foe? If you had common sense, you wouldn’t do something like that.”
That’s also why the Duke actually scrapped this scenario.
Klaus, who glanced at the duke who proudly raised his head, stood up suddenly.
His tall height and wide shoulders momentarily blocked the light.
Klaus looked at the Duke expressionlessly.
“Duke. I have something to ask you.”
“Did His Majesty allow you to be so rude to the Duke?”
“Has the cure for rare diseases been completed?”
“yes?”
The duke couldn’t believe his ears for a moment. Blinking his eyes slowly, Klaus’ expression became more cold.
“It is a cure for the violet disease, a new epidemic that the duke was trying to create and spread.”
