That night, Dalia returned to the mansion's room and opened the letter from Beolde with excitement.
They don't know how much she had suffered from this one thing. It was finally the moment when the secret between Beolde and the Empress was revealed.
'I hope this will heal Her Majesty's wounded heart, even a little.'
What could it be?
She felt apologetic because it seemed like she was peeking into someone else's private life, but she was sorry for a little bit because it was Beolde.
Dalia took out the letter with a pounding heart.
[To foolish Siord.
October 15th.
There's only one week left before the silly and foolish Siord gets married.
How dare you marry before your sister. At the same time, the appearance of that smiling face is beyond reproach.
Yeah, I mean you.
I can see your silly and foolish face coming to me in anger. I'm afraid you'll cry because you're a crybaby.
Yeah, just cry, cry.
So I can tease your puffy face on your wedding day.
But I'll leave you out of your mind to find this. You're just a foolish Siord now.
If you want me to get rid of the word foolish, then find another one.
It was hidden in Hall 4 D-10 of the Imperial Palace annex. Because you like the Imperial Palace so much, I hid it in the palace. It's your karma.
-Beolde.]
She forgot her feelings of apology and wanted to hit the real Beolde.
15. Protector, Savior
The next day, Duke of Artus's mansion received an untimely guest.
Cedric appeared in this mansion without knowing what was going on.
Duke Artus, who has something to be pricked at, is pretending like nothing happened. But he couldn't. Because he forced his way in here. And in a slightly radical way.
The employees of the Duke of Artus could not touch the prince. Even if they tried, they wouldn't be able to.
Cedric was coming from the front door to the hallway, breaking everything he touched.
The butler of Artus followed Cedric, almost holding him by the hem of his trousers and limply begging him.
"Please, Your Highness the Prince! You must tell me why you are doing this! This is obviously imperial... "
"Didn't I explain it to you? At that time, I said that I'm just going to get rid of the filthy energy here and return it."
"I, I have no idea what you're talking about...."
"Truly troublesome. But let me explain. I touched Felix Artus' filthy hair with my magic. Come to think of it, I'm returning it because it's dirty. Oh, it's going to fall off now, so avoid it on your own."
Everyone knew what Cedric meant and quickly ran away.
Then Cedric waved his hand. Without any warning, the chandelier on the ceiling fell to the ground.
Clank! Boom!
Duke Artus could no longer overlook all the noises outside.
He walked out of the office with his lips shaking.
"Wh, what shameless con, conduct is this!"
Instead of stopping, Cedric smiled and waved his hand further when he saw him.
When the vase right next to Duke Artus broke, he screamed involuntarily.
"Oh, filthy Artus. I told you. Don't be disgusting."
"...."
"Then why are you carrying an illegitimate child? It's dirty. Everything got messed up because of you and you became like a dog."
It was an insult no one could tolerate.
Duke Artus raised his voice in anger.
"We are Artus! Even the Imperial family cannot do this to us! No, you shouldn't do this because you're the Imperial Family."
"Ah, you only say the right things."
Cedric smiled brightly, saying something completely out of place in this situation.
"Then let me ask you a question. Another Ducal's family is making a mistress proposal to a lady of another Ducal's family. How about that?"
"Of course that's crazy! Why are you asking me that!"
"As expected, right?"
Cedric smiled.
And he casually threw something at Duke Artus' feet. Forgetting his pride, Duke Artus picked it up in surprise.
It was a business card. With his name on it.
There were traces that it was torn in the middle.
He felt a chill on his spine.
He couldn't guess the reason, but is it because he received something unexpected in a completely unexpected situation?
"Why, why does Sir Cedric have this?"
"I know right, why am I holding this? Why don't you ask yourself?"
But Cedric didn't have the patience to wait for it, so he quickly resumed.
"You must have met someone when you went to see my aunt. Isn't that so? Even your stupid brain could come up with it."
As he said that, Duke Artus desperately rolled his mind.
At that time, he remembered a little bit, but there was one thing that came to mind. And he gave this business card to the girl he met by chance.…..
"...No way...."
Duke Artus' face turned pale.
No way, no way, no way.
"Hikan will love it if he finds out about this. I can't wait to see that."
Cedric smiled softly. Duke Artus was flustered and made excuses.
"I, I really didn't know. Truly, that kid is the young lady... really... "
At that moment, several windows were broken simultaneously.
"Arghh!"
Duke Artus leaned down in surprise.
On top of that, Cedric said in a cheerful voice, as if he was singing.
"'Current' Duke Artus, who will be on your side now? When Meldon appears, who will recognize you as a member of the family? Alas, to deny his origin? Did you know that Meldon's abilities are the same as your grandfather's? Who will look at you in the yard and bow their heads? Why can't I do this to you? Your pitiful older brother also died, and Meldon is the only transcendent left in this family."
Cedric squatted in front of the fallen Duke Artus.
He smiled brightly. The smile no longer looked beautiful to Duke Artus.
"Duke Artus, keep the line. You know what I mean."
Duke Artus was trembling in place for a long time.
Cedric turned around as if he didn't want to be in the same space anymore.
No one stopped him now. All the employees had long fled the mansion until the situation calmed down.
'Now it's getting a little quiet.'
As he walked down the corridor, where all kinds of debris and pieces rolled around, he felt a little better.
The moment he found the business card given by Duke Artus in the bag, Cedric felt his whole mind burn white with anger. It wasn't a business card exchanged between nobles. That was much more exclusive.
The one he gave to Dalia was a bit more cheap, dirty, that kind of....
Cedric was disgusted.
How nice would it be if he could just kill him? But Duke Artus still had a role to play in this game.
And he, too, had work to do in this mansion.
Cedric's steps did not lead to the front door.
He had asked for Merida's room in advance before all the employees ran away.
He leisurely reached the front of the room and then knocked twice on the door.
There was no answer. He knocked again. There was still no answer.
He broke the door.
Merida was there.
Sitting on the bed, she looked at him with her shoulders trembling and her back straight.
"Since my father gave a business card to a pretty girl, now you are going to put the blame on her daughter as well. Why don't you destroy the family altogether?"
Merida makes a sarcastic remark.
Cedric waved his hand instead of answering. Then the broken door went back to before it was broken and closed quietly.
He walked in front of Merida.
"That's not exactly the reason."
"...Then why?"
"Merida, don't change the subject. I'm not as sweet as Dalia. So I can't promise you anything. I'm just asking."
Cedric said with a smile.
"Will you? Give me your family's 'real' seal."
Merida's hands trembled.
Cedric said sweetly.
"I'm telling you in case you misunderstood, but no one told me. But how long did you think you could hide it? The documents that are submitted to the Imperial family are stamped. Every time, a fake seal comes up...."
"Because my father wouldn't think that I was the culprit."
"Smart. Well, it doesn't matter."
Cedric replied indifferently. And silently commanded.
"Just promise me one thing. I..."
"I am not here to negotiate, Merida. But if you beg for mercy, I will grant you one."
It was an extremely humiliating condition. But Merida agreed.
She has made several more humiliating promises in her short life. She opened the hidden secret space and took out the seal. And handed it to him.
Cedric just smiled without saying a word.
Translator Note: Finally we reached 100 chapters... I will be taking break... See you next time.