Hello, my name is Verian Zortes. The future duke of Amaria.
I'm currently standing, or rather, kneeling in front of the ladies who was far superior than me. Except for the other one, that's my maid!
Apparently, I was being scolded after I destroyed the mansion. I'm trying to explain the reason of it however they keep interrupting me with their rants.
"V-Verian, you know it's midnight yet you made a scene outside the palace."
"Yes, she's right, brother! It will just make the people feel more unease, I thought you're dealing with it!"
"That's right, Verian. Just like this, the baby keeps crying after hearing the sound outside!" M-my princess is so cute when she's mad!
Wait, isn't me that should be mad!? I mean, when I arrive at the entrance of the palace. What welcomed me is a bunch of ladies in their nightwear! What would've happen if the guards saw them!?
And about the baby, it's not entirely my problem that he's crying! I mean, that's not mine to begin with so I don't even care if he cry!
However, I can only speak my mind to myself since answering them like this would only worsen the situation. Damn, why did I even go berserk outside!
"I-I'm sorry, my beloved. However, it is necessary for me to do that so I can show them my power!"
"Show your power? And then what? Make more enemy? Father is already at his death's door when he made the king his enemy! What would've you done if you interrupt some higher nobles here?!"
Wait, there's a higher noble residing? I don't think so though? Forget about that, now that she mention it. How can I even tell her what happen to our parents?
My face seems to have changed and made them notice it as they stop from their ranting.
Ha~, peace.
"What really happened there, brother?" my side asked me after noticing my change of expression.
"W-well, about that, they're the ones who attack me first. I just acted out of self defense since they nearly killed me, tee-hee!" don't 'tee-hee' you creep!
Look! Look at what you did! You made her frown!
"They ambush you? Who's them? The servants?" my fiancée turn to speak and ask me the culprit, however. Even I don't have any idea. The man before is the only one I can think of, however, I never asked his name nor get any information except the Earl's motive.
"Yes, those servants. Now that I think about it, we should hire tomorrow." yeah, since most of them died there, I don't think someone will serve us tomorrow if we don't hire any. Though they never serve my fiancée in the first place!
"Y-you killed them all?" my sister asked me with a suspicious expression.
"W-well, I don't really have any choice since they attack me and almost killed me. Look, here's the evidence." I told them and let them see the places where I was hit by the flying rocks.
As soon as they saw it, their face grew worried as they saw some holes that I haven't healed.
Wait, don't look at me like that! Don't pity me! I'm totally okay! I mean, I walked from the mansion to here with this thing on me!
That's right, even though I'm hurt, seeing the smile of my beautiful ladies is enough to make me heal even without casting a spell!
"That's right! It's already midnight so you all should go to sleep!"
"What about you?"
"I'll call the guards to inspect the area, it seems someone is slacking." that's right! Those bastards! For the entire event, I never saw some guards backing me up! Where did they even go!?
"O-okay, take care." My fiancée give her goodbyes as I left the room. I also advise my sister to do her usual deed and protect the room from intruders.
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"Did no one hear any sort of commotion happening inside the wall?" I ask the two guards who just woke up.
They are basically the ones who were assigned as the night guards. However, since the army weren't that organize after the war. Almost all of the soldiers were slacking or either abusing their power to get advantage to woman. In other words, they're corrupted.
"N-nothing, your grace!" the guard who has a dirty mustache told me while rubbing his sleepy eyes.
I see, they're really slacking. I think I should prioritize the inside of my army first before adding more.
Right, I'll do that!
"Is that so? Okay, where's your superior?"
"I-I don't know, your grace. Maybe he's at his lodging." The mustache guard answered while fixing his posture. What do they even think they're doing?
"Should I call him for you, your grace?" The other guard suggested. However, I don't really need their help, or rather, I don't fully trust them after what happened.
"No need. I'll be going myself, however, if I come back here and see you both sleeping again, your heads will come flying, do you understand?" cold gaze was sent both to the guards as I threaten them with brutal death.
"Y-yes, your grace!" and both of them gave a satisfying reply.
And so, I asked them the location of their captain, and head there by myself. It's quite far from the watchtower where the two guards were stationed, however, it's still walkable.
*Knock*
I arrive in front of a wooden door with an emblem hanging in it matching the description which the guards gave.
"What is it?! Didn't I told you to not disturb me?!"
I pay it no heed and continue to knock the door albeit louder than before. Apparently, it works and the supposed captain opened the door violently revealing a half naked man full of sweat.
Well well well! He's fooling around at the time of his duty!
And contrary to my expectation, the man merely scoff after seeing me.
Wait, doesn't he know who I am? I am the Duke you know? Shouldn't you be kneeling in front of me and doing something like some sort of sign of loyalty?
However, I remember that they never do have those.
"Do you have something you need, your grace?"
Vein pop out of my head as soon as I heard his rude remark. It's as if I'm the one who need something! Well, I do really need something, it's just that as if I'm far below him!
"Well, I don't know your name but you're giving me quite an attitude. You know I can kick you right here, right now, right?"
I made a threatening words only for him to scoff and laugh a bit. I frown as I thought about him underestimating me. Who does he think I am?
"Oh! I apologize for my rudeness, your grace! Should I kneel and kiss your feet to show that I'm grateful... Is what I want to say, however, why should I do that?"
This man is getting in my nerves. I don't think I can be calm anymore and any minute I might kill him, what should I do? I can't just kill around people mindlessly, it might cause some sort of problem!
Although, I really find it annoying seeing his attitude like this. Killing him might be the exact thing I need to do.
"What? You gonna kick me here? Well, it'll be an honor, your grace?" the man mockingly said and lowered his head.
I don't know, but I find it really disrespectful!
"I am the Duke, and if I told you something, you do it. Don't you dare decline it. " crap! It's happening again!
What the fuck is wrong with this body! Suddenly blurting out like that!
As if not satisfied I instinctively glared at the man making him feel cold sweat.
My body sometimes act on its own every worse possible time. How can I even fix this?!
As I fight with myself inside my head, the man frown after hearing my words.
"And if I decline?"
Alright, I've had enough. Though too much killing, I think it's still necessary!
I point my index finger towards the man's bare chest until it touches and and stop there.
"What? Don't tell me, you want it too?" I pay him no heed and simply focus myself to the spell I will chant.
I have a spell I invented that I haven't tried yet. It's a spell that I don't even know if it works because of its unusual chant. This will be the very first time I'll do it.
"Heavenly Body: Dark Matter; Atom-scale" Daaaamn! That's too cringy, why did I even think of such chant just to sound cool?!
"W-what are you doing?" The man suddenly back away after I finish my chant and made a fighting stance.
He got skills.
However, I have already chant it inside him.
"Did you just chant some spell and failed? Ga-hah!" The man made an annoying sound at the end of his sentence and laugh hysterically.
I think it works though. I mean, it consume lots of mana inside me!
And then there, the moment I was waiting for!
The man suddenly collapse and made a struggling breath as he hold his chest and grip it.
He immediately back off and head towards the wooden chair while struggling to move, however, the more he moves, the worse he feel.
I know it since I can see the changes of his expression. Also it seems he's also unable to speak now making it harder for him.
Aahh, that's cool! Okay, I'll explain why he's acting like that!
Back when I was high school, I used to like and wonder about the things beyond the sky. I used to like theories that tell about huge stars and anything that floats in space including black holes. The reason I didn't manage to test it out because of its unusual formula of mana and origin. A black hole, or in other words a void, a thing that didn't exist inside and the surface of earth.
Just like a black hole. It sucks anything surrounding it and even light can't escape! However, those only happen if the mass of the black hole far exceed its victim. And I thought about it for a while, what would happen if an atom size were cast using magic? Will it destroy everything that surrounds it? Will it affect the entire world? My curiosity got the best of me and so, I made this. Another extraordinary spell!
My thought turned to the struggling man as I was distracted by the noise he make. The suppose black hole is currently sucking his inside body right now and I think his vocal cords were the first to dissappear.
I approach the man casually and sit at the chair in front of him. I then smiled as I saw the woman who just now was asleep fully waken up after noticing the commotion happening near her.
The woman doesn't have anything covering her upper body, and so, it reveals her rich ample with a pinkish nipple. I found it attractive as her areola match the color of her nipple! Is she parhaps a noble?!
Gaddamn, captain! I think you have quite a luck on you! Unfortunately, it ends all here.
My lips curve as I watch the man struggle silently while looking at me with a begging eyes.
Oh, that's your punishment, captain!