At first she didn't know what was going on.
Flora caught the soldier coming out of the office and only then knew what had happened in Lawrence.
'Oh my gosh!'
Blood Fang.
A faction called a heinous criminal group near Lawrence.
At one time, the noble families made a move to wipe them out, but eventually gave up due to their clandestine and retaliatory powers like rats.
So, for Flora, Blood Fang remained an unsolvable problem.
As long as you don't touch it, there won't be any problems, so she tried not to be associated with them.
The day she talked about breaking up.
Roman said he would deal with them.
Because he took on the responsibility of breaking up with her, Flora unwittingly stopped Roman.
Then.
"We are now North-South. So, I will take care of my work."
Roman drew a line.
As long as the link of arranged marriage has disappeared, he clearly stated that they should not get involved in each other's lives.
It was crazy.
She was angry, and her partner didn't understand.
Is this the last remaining pride?
"He is ashamed of the fact that I broke our marriage, so does he have to come out harshly like this to look cool?"
She had a lot of thoughts.
'Of course, I didn't think Roman would put into practice what he said.'
But,
'He really cleared out the Blood Fang.'
What she thought was absurd became a reality.
What others would not have dared to do, Roman had done in just a few days.
Her common sense is broken.
Dmitry's idiot?
That was a false rumor.
Even if Captain Jonathan had helped him, the man he had seen and experienced himself, Roman, was not so trivial as to be called an idiot.
He knew how to take responsibility for what he had done, and he also had the action to keep what he said.
And if he had personally killed Ben Miles, the leader of the Blood Fang, the rumor that he could not even wield a sword was highly likely to be false.
'Why?'
Could Roman have kept his mouth shut from the world's evaluations?
Had she known his true form even a little earlier, Flora would have made an effort to get to know Roman.
Regret is already too late.
The water was already spilled, and Flora was called to her father.
A father who praises Roman.
She doesn't know what happened in the office, but she poured cold water on her father's face, who had fallen in love with Roman.
"We broke up."
Flora's speech.
To Viscount Lawrence, it was like a death sentence.
Flora.
This is Viscount Lawrence's Golden Jade Leaf.
He wonder if the wind will blow him away, the daughter he cherished all his life, but he couldn't tolerate it this time.
"Have you already notified the breakup?!"
Viscount Lawrence got up from her seat.
Flora's heart raced at her father's anger, the first she had ever seen, but she struggled to express her thoughts with a calm face.
"Yes. Last time I visited Dmitry's estate, I expressed my intention. I also wanted to do something for my family according to my father's will, but no matter how much I think about it, marrying someone I can't respect... ."
"Flora. I thought you were a really smart kid. But not this."
He stopped her from talking.
Unlike usual, he didn't want to listen to his daughter until the end.
"Father has already told you this before. How dire is our estate situation. Now, the Barco family has borrowed a large sum of money from the Golden Bank to prepare for war against us. Did you make that choice knowing what that meant? There is no longer any compromise with the Barco family. They will bring us to our knees for this matter, and they will take everything for a good cause. It's not just about gold and silver. Our land, our honor, and even you, Lawrence's flower. It means taking it all away."
"Lawrence is not weak. Even for Barco, isn't it impossible to win?"
"Right. If only the Barco family had come forward, we would have also thought so. The problem is that the "central government" approved the document, even if its authenticity was not confirmed, and the Golden Bank lent money to the Barco family without any special collateral. This isn't just a fight between two families. The forces that lent power to the Barco family will create a battle in which we have no choice but to lose, even for their own benefit."
"...."
Flora's eyes fluttered.
She was smart
From a young age, she was called gifted and boasted of her cleverness to the point where she completed the academy course early.
But that was just the cornerstone of knowledge.
At the academy.
And in the library.
Not the cold reality, but what they learned from the book.
Lawrence, she thought, had nothing to lose, but the reality was not ideal.
Viscount Lawrence said.
"A arranged marriage with the Dmitry family was an unavoidable choice. In the family located in the northeast, they were the only ones who could add the power to solve the Barco family's evil deeds, so this father asked for your permission. Would you be willing to sacrifice for the sake of your family's crisis? Of course, even if it was a difficult situation for you to refuse, if you refused then, I wouldn't be as angry as you are now. It's a matter of choosing the marriage partner you like from among other prestigious families, so you must have taken a step back. But not now. Previously, you were the flower of Lawrence that everyone admires, but now you have left a scar with the choice of breaking a marriage. Other families will try to keep an eye on the situation. It would be a very risky choice to simply marry you, under the current circumstances."
The world of power.
Choices come at a great price.
Lawrence, who had a background as Dmitry through arranged marriage, lost more in the breakup.
Just now.
Viscount Lawrence met Roman.
He was a good guy
His eyes were sharp, and he showed an attitude that did not hesitate even when he faced himself.
And seeing that he treated Blood Fang for his innocent people, his people seemed to be particularly fond of it.
So it felt good.
Even if it's an arranged marriage.
It's because the other person isn't an idiot as rumored.
In a situation where Lawrence had no other option, he thought that that option was not the worst, but genuine fortune.
But the water was spilled.
Thanks to this, everything they had prepared to face the Barco family became useless.
"In the past, the Barco family asked us to marry by arrangement. Perhaps our fertile land was coveted. Then I flatly refused. No matter what advantage they give us, the fact that the eldest son of the Barco family was heavily favored by women was the reason for our refusal. And if you lose this war, you will not be Dmitry, but a woman of the Barco family. That's the reality. At least before the war, if you were in a position where you could choose your opponent, things are different when you fall to the floor."
Reasons for arranged marriage.
The reason why he had no choice but to make such a decision despite his broken heart.
Because the opponent is Barco.
Knowing what it meant to be defeated by those who had been targeting Lawrence for a long time, Viscount Lawrence accepted the reality.
Flora's heart sank.
The perspective she sees.
There were no such stories in that world.
What was Barco's intentions, and what he was trying to achieve by marrying Dmitry.
She was a naive person.
'In a cruel world, I chose to break up because I had a pure heart, and I did not expect what the outcome would be.'
She was now faced with cold reality.
Viscount Lawrence took a breath.
Still, there was time to pick up the water.
"Take some time to think about what mistakes you have made. I will make an appointment with Dmitry again, and make the breakup a no-go. My daughter we are aristocrats. We are not in a position to worry about daily living like the common people, but is in a position where we have a lot of responsibility. So please pray for this issue to be resolved. If Dmitry refuses us, then our odds in the war against the Barco family will be slim."
Fortunately, the fact of the breakup was not known to the public.
The only time to avoid mistakes is now.
Viscount Lawrence left Flora in shock and left the office.
There was a lot of work to be done right now.
*****
That time.
Roman left Lawrence with the Knights of Dmitry.
On the way to Dmitry.
Knight Commander Jonathan glanced at Roman's appearance.
'Is this really the Roman master I know?'
Roman.
The Roman he knew was not born with a heart enough to look straight at Viscount Lawrence.
Besides, even dealing with Blood Fang was questionable.
He didn't normally talk to Roman, but now he couldn't stand his itchy mouth.
"Master, was it necessary to provoke Viscount Lawrence like that? It was fortunate that he didn't take it seriously, but if Viscount Lawrence was angry, even the young master would not have been able to avoid punishment."
He was in the place of being reprimanded.
Roman rather criticized the opponent.
At that time, Jonathan was so surprised that he approached Roman on the way to know his intentions.
"Did I need to?"
Roman laughed.
Need?
There was no need for any of that.
It was best to solve it in a good way on the spot, but he deliberately changed his attitude in the atmosphere of reprimanding himself.
"Lawrence is not free from responsibility in this case. Their complacency neglected the Blood Fang, and as a result, the inhabitants of Dmitry's estate were harmed. So I was just pointing out the facts. The fact that they have no right to reprimand me on the spot. And even if things weren't right, Viscount Lawrence wouldn't have punished me. Judging by the atmosphere, it seemed that he did not know the fact of the breakup yet, and he would not make a stupid judgment to punish the children of the soon-to-be-married family."
"!"
Roman behavior.
It wasn't a reckless act.
Roman was judging the situation accurately, and uttered enough remarks that he could handle.
"In the first place, it is a family in which even important events such as breaking up do not communicate properly. Still, do you think I need forgiveness from him? I solved the problems they couldn't solve, and when I was praised, I received it, and there was no reason to be reprimanded."
A confident attitude and a confident voice.
That moment.
Jonathan was sure.
'The master has changed.'
Roman Dmitry.
He wasn't the jerk he used to be.
* * *
Roman arrived home.
He immediately immersed himself in the bathtub, and the warm water drained the blood from his body.
'Even in my new life, my roots do not change.'
He killed a person
At least dozens.
Blood Fang was also slaughtered, but there was no guilt forming inside him.
'It was necessary.'
Roman, no, Baek Joong-hyuk.
He lived in a world where weak were eaten and strong reigned as the predators.
If he showed the weakness of hesitating when he had to kill someone, Baek Jung-hyuk's life would have ended when he was young.
So, once you have made a decision, you must put it into action.
Those blocking the road were cut down without any hesitation, and if necessary, torture was often applied.
That was Baek Jung-hyuk's life.
It doesn't change anything when you become a Roman.
If there is an existence that reveals its intention to kill.
It is the way Baek Jung-hyuk has lived his life to deal with it by any means and methods.
If the same thing happens in the future.
Roman will always make the same decision.
Whether the opponent is Blood Fang.
Or, someone more than that.
Roman lived a life of a predator, living by eating someone.
"Young master, the lord is calling."
It was time to finish taking a shower.
At Hans' words, Roman changed into clean clothes and started walking.
And arrived at the office.
However, Baron Romero, who he thought would criticize his reckless behavior, was looking at him with a dazzling gaze.
An expression that cannot hide the great anticipation.
Baron Romero said, "So, you dealt with Blood Fang yourself?"
Jonathan standing next to him.
'You should have informed him of the situation.'
The meaning of the question was clear.
Roman's father.
The father of a son before becoming Dmitry's lord, he could not hide his anticipation that the eldest son had changed.