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Episode 278. How to Get Perfect Revenge
The next morning.
News of Justa Drenne’s death began to spread among the central nobles and the Twelve Houses.
“What? Yusta is dead?”
“Marquis Dren is dead?”
“Is it true that the Marquis of Dren is dead?”
The first to react was the Scriabin family.
“Look into it carefully. No matter how much you hate him within the Twelve Stars, he is still a Twelve Star. It would be a disgrace to the Twelve Stars to be defeated by someone other than the Twelve Stars. If he was able to deal with Marquis Dren overnight, it is likely that he is from the Demon Empire.”
Naturally, the noble families who heard the news assumed that the Magic Empire was involved in the death of Marquis Dren.
This was because the Marquis of Dren tried various methods to expand his influence within the Twelve Provinces.
“You might have gotten stabbed in the back of the head by joining hands with the Demon Empire.”
If so, this was a serious matter.
The Marquis of the Holy Empire died at the hands of the Magic Empire? This was not just a matter of the Marquis’s safety, but also of the prestige of the Holy Empire.
From early morning, a large number of people were mobilized to obtain information related to the Marquis of Dren.
And soon, the nobles in the center were able to obtain accurate information about this situation.
“What the… … Marquis Dren was killed by a brat like Ethan Wickers?”
“It’s just a guess, but I heard that Marquis Dren happened to be visiting the Wickers estate that afternoon.”
“You were assassinated on the day you visited?”
“Marquis Scriabin! I have an urgent report to make!”
A subordinate who had rushed in through the corridor reported urgently.
“The Wickes family has sent a formal letter of protest to the Marquis. The reason is that it is about the work that took place during the night.”
The subordinate took a deep breath and continued speaking.
“It is said that the assassination group contracted by the Marquis of Dren and the Marquis’s forces attacked the Wickus family and attempted to assassinate key figures, but failed. It seems that the Wickus family, in return, subdued the assassins and secured evidence.”
“Huh? What about the damage to Wickus?”
“None at all.”
“You say they were defeated unilaterally? If they were from Dren’s side, they would have been Nightwalkers and Crescent Moon assassins. There’s no way a family like Wickus could have stopped them without taking damage. Is this information correct?”
“The Wickes family is no longer an ordinary provincial noble family.”
Marquis Scriabin was impressed.
“The unheard of Wickers aren’t from a local noble family?”
“Yes, we achieved rapid growth in a short period of time.
“Just because you’ve achieved rapid growth doesn’t mean that local nobles will become central nobles, right? You know that you have to take responsibility for that, don’t you?”
The subordinate who was reporting on Marquis Scriabin’s words bowed his head urgently.
“I will report in detail. The Wickus family not only achieved rapid growth, but also achieved rapid stabilization, and now has completely taken control of the surrounding regions and has grown into a noble family that looks down on the center. Behind this is an outstanding person named Ethan Wickus, and through his connection, Princess Evangeline and His Holiness the Pope are supporting the territory.”
“her.”
Marquis Scriabin looked at his subordinate with a surprised expression.
“Is that true?”
The Marquis Scriabin could not believe it. Why on earth? What is it about the House of Wickes that they are protected by the princess and the Pope?
“That… … The Princess is said to have received great help from Ethan Wickers in curing her illness. She was even cured of her illness.”
“… … Didn’t you say that the princess’s illness was absolutely incurable not long ago? If the princess is completely cured, doesn’t that mean that the succession to the palace will change? Why are you reporting such an important matter now?”
“I’m sorry. I was trying to make sure that the information was accurate… … .”
The subordinate looked embarrassed and broke out in a cold sweat.
In fact, the information wasn’t slow.
Ethan’s movements are just ridiculously fast and unstoppable.
When you confirm one, another explodes. When you try to confirm that, something new comes out. The Twelve Stars’ information power was certain, but there was a strict procedure in the process of confirming such absurd information.
Although the process was clearly simplified to ensure quick information acquisition, Ethan’s actions were so unstoppable that this information gap occurred.
“What on earth does this Ethan Wickers do? I heard he’s the head teacher at Ibeca Academy. I heard he’s so talented that he’s comparable to Cloudy of the Hyde family. And Overt also talked about Ethan Wickers.”
Obert Scriabin recently went to a training session for new teachers and saw Ethan.
Ethan’s overwhelming skills, which were so overwhelming that it seemed impossible, hit Overt’s head hard.
That’s why, as soon as he returned to his family, Overt went to see the Marquis and told him about Ethan Wickers.
We have to bring them to us by any means necessary.
He also said that if he couldn’t bring it, he had to deal with it somehow.
Marquis Scriabin thought that Obert’s words contained a great deal of exaggeration.
So I just accepted it moderately and didn’t plan on moving right away.
“That was just a short while ago. Until then, there had been no talk of a relationship with the Princess or His Holiness the Pope.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“But… … Now, in addition to the protection of the Princess and His Holiness the Pope, you have a conflict with the Twelve Saints, the Marquis of Dren, and you even managed to block their attacks without any damage? And the Marquis of Dren, who attacked first, died?”
As confused as Marquis Scriabin was, his reporting subordinates were also quite confused.
He is the head of the information group of Marquis Scriabin, the Wild Grass, and has collected and understood a lot of high-level information.
I have been the head of the Wild Grass for over a dozen years and have encountered many different incidents and people, but this was a first for me.
“I’m sorry, Marquis.”
“No, no. This is not something you should be ashamed of. Even I, who am hearing it right now, find it hard to believe.”
After hearing the whole story, it turned out that this wasn’t the subordinate’s mistake.
Marquis Scriabin sighed, resting his hand on his forehead.
“No matter how much I think about it, it’s just absurd.”
The Marquis, who had been thinking about the situation, let out a hollow laugh.
Last night the two houses turned their swords against each other and the Twelve Saints, Marquis Dren, fell.
It was said that the dagger of the Wickus family, which was not even considered, was much sharper than the dagger of the Twelve Stars family.
“It was just one pillar of the Twelve Stars that collapsed due to a local noble.”
“There’s one more thing, Marquis.”
“There’s one more?”
“Yes, they say that Jericho von Hyde is alive. She is even said to be Ethan Wickus’s bodyguard.”
“what?”
For a moment, Marquis Scriabin’s eyes wavered.
Various memories and information related to Hecate quickly flashed through his mind.
“Surely you’re not trying to get revenge.”
“There is no such circumstance as of yet, but when I gathered the information, the survival of Hecate’s granddaughter, Jerrica von Heid, and the death of Margrave Dren were inevitably connected.”
Prince Scriabin quietly closed his eyes.
If such circumstances were involved, this case could not be overlooked.
* * *
The House of Dren had several successors.
The number is as many as three sons and two daughters, and they have been competing for the position of successor since they were young, under the orders of the Marquis.
“I must have revenge! This is clearly Ethan Wickers, that bastard!”
“Do you have any evidence?”
“Evidence? You just said evidence? This little punk! My father is dead! Even if we can’t sit down with each other, we must all be of one mind to take revenge on my father!”
“Do whatever you want. My father was the one who attacked first. I just lost!”
Because of their long struggle for succession, they have been more like rivals than brothers.
Because of this, even after the Marquis died, their opinions were not unified. Rather, they each had different thoughts.
“My brother is right. This is not something to be taken lightly. My father didn’t just die. He lost the fight with Ethan Wickers.”
“Father’s direct escort, the Dragon Knights, are dead too. We all know how strong they are. Besides, shouldn’t everyone have heard the report? Ethan Wickus said that they didn’t invade in large numbers, but only brought one escort.”
What this meant was that just two people had completely broken through the Marquis’ boundaries.
“Is there anyone among us who can do such a thing? Even among your subordinates?”
Everyone kept their mouths shut like mutes who had eaten honey.
“There’s one more problem there.”
The third one, who had been listening quietly, opened his mouth.
“The problem of the poisonous gas leaking from the recently exploded mine. Even my father couldn’t do anything about it. Now that my father is gone, it’s become our problem.”
There was one big problem in the Marquisate now.
Underground mine.
When it was discovered, everyone praised the land where the Marquisate was established as a blessed land.
A mine deep underground.
It wasn’t just any mine, it was a mine that contained a huge amount of various expensive ores.
After calling in the dwarves belonging to the empire and confirming, they said that adamantium and diamond were buried there.
The Marquis immediately began mining, as he was told that two minerals that were second only to the hardest were buried there.
But there was a big problem.
The dwarves say that a powerful poison is emanating from deep within the mine.
As if that weren’t enough, some people have even reported seeing ghosts inside the mine.
Suddenly, something white engulfs his body and he starts moving as if possessed.
The Marquis dismissed this as a ploy by the dwarves to exact more money for the work, and completely ignored it.
Then, eventually, a disaster occurred. Dwarves killed other dwarves and massacred human workers.
The dwarf was questioned as soon as he came to his senses after coming out of the mine, but he said he had no memory of it.
This problem happened just recently.
The Marquis died suddenly while he was struggling to solve this problem, leaving the task still unfinished.
“I heard that poisonous fumes are seeping out of the mine. And now, I heard that some people have even seen ghosts outside the mine.”
It took brains to get things done.
But the problem was that everyone here wanted to be the head.
“Me first.”
“Why did you do that, oppa?”
“Why is your brother doing that?”
“Then who will do it!”
“I’ll do it.”
“No, I.”
“Father said he would appoint a suitable person as his successor, he never said he would appoint someone based on age.”
In the midst of all that noise.
“A guest has arrived. I think you should come out quickly.”
Since there was no clear successor selected, the general did not know who to appoint as his representative.
“Ethan Wickers… … has come to us, capturing our Nightwalkers.”
“You brought the nightwalkers to capture? I already sent them!”
“It seems that the first force was sent with the letter of protest.”
The contemplative general took a deep breath.
“Since you have brought a large force, you should respond quickly. I dare to offer some advice, but now is not the time to fight like this.”
* * *
The five brothers each led their troops and headed towards the entrance of the Marquisate.
As the general said, the enemy came with a huge force.
Of course, there were only a few who seemed to be of a high standard. But at the center of it all was Ethan Wickers, whose presence was truly remarkable.
And then there were the captured Night Walkers. The situation was completely different from when I went to visit Whikers County yesterday.
Ethan shouted loudly when he saw the five Wickus brothers coming out, each leading their own troops.
“Dren’s bloodline, kneel before me and apologize for this immediately!”
Urgh-!
The five brothers gnashed their teeth without a word about who would go first.
No, one of them was just pretending to grit his teeth.
Ethan didn’t miss that reaction.
fantasy,
