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Midredin Royal Palace.

Prince Alex Ridelph’s office.

A sturdy man in his mid-forties with a dignified double-braided moustache was checking documents.

It was Crown Prince Alex Ridelf who was in charge of all state affairs on behalf of the aging and semi-retired King Wayne Ridelf II.

A document caught Alex’s eye.

It was a document sent by Count Delun.

An abnormal outbreak of monsters is occurring throughout the kingdom.

The content was that it seemed like they had found the cause.

-Tink, tink.

Prince Alex called his servant.

“Did you call?”

“Bring me the black crystal sent by Count Delun. And bring the wizard Nathan.”

The attendant nodded and left the office.

After waiting for a while, the attendant brought a magic box made of silver.

“They say the magic of the crystal is strong, so they sent it in a silver box that blocks magic power.”

Prince Alex was quite pleased with Count Delun’s conduct.

Soon, the court wizard Nathan Young entered.

He was a thin old man with a long white beard that reached down to his chest.

He had a large wizard’s hat pulled down low on his head, and he looked sleepy for some reason.

His eyes were droopy, so he seemed sleepy.

“Your Highness. Did you call?”

“This is an item sent by Count Delun. He said he pulled it out from the forehead of a monster in the forest behind the village that had become violent. ”

Prince Alex handed the silver box over to Nathan the Elder.

Nathan Eung-in carefully opened the silver box.

Inside the box was a piece of crystal that glowed black.

Nathan frowned.

Because the dirty filth condensed from the black crystal was leaking out.

“This is a total scam. Where did it come from?”

Nathan Inspiration lifted the crystal with a pair of tongs.

Nathan Inspiration observed the crystal from as far away as possible, as if he were lifting something unclean.

“This was sent from the Delun County. They say they took the black crystal from the forehead of a ferocious monster.”

“From a monster?”

“Count Delun suspects that this black crystal is what makes the monsters so ferocious.”

Nathan nodded after hearing Prince Alex’s words.

“If it’s this much of a scam, not only monsters but also sane people will go crazy.”

Nathan Einstein frowned.

“This is a magical tool that was painstakingly created by someone who is well-versed in magic. It is not something that occurred naturally.”

“Who made this on purpose?”

“I don’t know who they are, but they must be a group of wizards who want the Kingdom of Ridelph to fall.”

Prince Alex also had a gloomy expression on his face at Nathan’s words.

“Monsters are strangely increasing throughout the kingdom. And they are noticeably becoming more violent. Could this be the work of some group trying to shake up the kingdom?”

Nathan Eung-in laughed heartily.

“There are too many enemies. There must be more than one or two people who hold a grudge against the kingdom.”

It was a remark that could be considered impertinent.

However, Nathan, the court wizard, was a senior wizard who had devoted himself to the kingdom until he was 74 years old.

Even Prince Alex is not an old man who can be treated carelessly.

“Look into it. You might find out something.”

“Okay.”

Nathan Eung-in left the prince’s office with a silver box.

#

Mid Redin Academy.

Student cafeteria during lunch time.

A group of female students were gossiping while eating lunch.

“Hey guys, did you hear about that? Well, Chris Young-sik got invited to dinner at the Hayes mansion.”

A girl as bright as a bird broke the news to her friends.

“Really?”

“If you’re Earl of Hayes, you’re His Majesty the King’s cousin. Isn’t that a noble family?”

The schoolgirls’ eyes sparkled at the new gossip.

“There are even rumors going around that Chris Young-sik has been chosen as the son-in-law of the Hayes family.”

“But if it’s Chris Youngsik, then that’s him, right? He’s gloomy and fat… Why would you choose someone like that as your son-in-law?”

The skinny girl said.

Then the freckled girl sitting next to me retorted.

“What are you talking about? Chris Young-sik is a bit chubby, but he’s a serious and cool person, right?”

“Really? I definitely saw you at the beginning of the semester, but you didn’t look like you wanted to get close.”

The two people’s opinions were completely divided.

“Anyway, Chris Youngsik is doing well these days. He’s always at the top of his class in assignments and there’s a rumor that Jeremy Youngsik, who’s second in the school fight rankings, is giving him a leg up. ”

“Really? It doesn’t look that strong?”

“He doesn’t have much power himself, but he has a bunch of scary summons. I heard he has 666 summons?”

“ Really?”

The schoolgirls trembled at Chris’s scary rumors.

“Come to think of it, last time I saw Chris Young-sik watering the flower bed and laughing with Riel Young-ae.”

“Oh, I saw those two going to school together too.”

“Are the two dating with the intention of getting engaged?”

At that, the freckled girl tilted her head.

“But I clearly heard that Chris Young-sik had a fiancee. Who was it? ”

“Isn’t that woman a duck egg from the Nakdong River?”

The table right behind where the school girls were laughing and chatting.

There were three girls sitting.

Vera Morgan and her two female students.

Vera heard the whole story even though she didn’t want to hear it because the girls were talking so loudly.

“If it’s Chris Youngsik, isn’t he definitely Vera Youngae’s ex-fiancé?”

Sally, sitting to Vera’s right, looked around cautiously.

“Sally! Chris Young-sik is no longer related to Vera Young-ae. It’s disrespectful to Vera Young-ae to keep linking her up with such a low-level man!”

The girl with the glasses on her left, who looked strict, advised Sally.

“Sorry, I’m sorry, Vera Youngae.”

Sally bowed her head, watching Vera’s expression.

“No, Kate is right. Chris is no longer a person I care about.”

Vera pretended not to care, but her feelings were complicated.

‘The Haze family is famous as the royal family’s relatives, so they wanted to take a loser like Chris as their son-in-law? How could that be? It must be a rumor.’

Vera thought she had to check the facts.

I didn’t want to be bothered by unnecessary rumors.

“Eat slowly. I don’t have an appetite, so I’ll get up first.”

Vera came out of the restaurant and went out to look for Riel.

Finding Riel wasn’t difficult.

This is because there were many male cadets who secretly watched her with a crush on her.

All you had to do was pick any male cadet from the blue pod and ask him.

“Hey, haven’t you seen Riel Youngae?”

Vera is also as pretty as Riel.

The male cadet thanked Vera for speaking to him and spilled the information that Riel often watered the flower beds in the back during lunch hours.

“Thank you.”

Vera nodded slightly as if to congratulate the male cadet and headed towards the flower bed in the back.

Riel was walking around the flower bed watering it as usual.

“Riel Youngae.”

Vera greeted politely, lifting the hem of her skirt slightly.

“Vera Youngae… What’s going on?”

Riel was puzzled when Vera, with whom he usually had no contact, suddenly appeared.

“There’s a strange rumor going around. I came here to tell you because I think you should know about it, Liel Youngae.”

“What’s that strange rumor?”

Riel was worried that some new rumor was spreading.

“Rumor has it that Chris was invited to dinner at the Hayes mansion. ”

Riel’s eyes widened at Vera’s words.

“Has that story spread?”

“This is ridiculous. Who is spreading such nonsense!”

Vera clicked her tongue.

“That… It’s not a false rumor… .”

Riel muttered as if she was in trouble.

“Huh?”

“It’s true that I invited Chris Youngsik to dinner. I invited him to dinner as a way to express my gratitude for the help he gave me when I was stranded in the Northmunster snowfields last time. I invited him quietly, but I wonder where the rumor spread… .”

Vera was surprised.

“Then is it true that Count Hayes wants to take Chris as his son-in-law??”

“Yes, net?! Where did such a ridiculous rumor come from…!!”

Riel’s face turned red and she waved her hands wildly.

“That’s not true!”

Vera sighed at the sight.

“That wasn’t true. Well, that’s true. Who would want a fat, ugly, and disgusting Chris as their son-in-law? If my husband was Chris, I’d hang myself!”

Riel frowned at Vera’s words.

“Chris Youngsik is not that bad of a person. The rumor about his son-in-law is obviously false, but Chris Youngsik is my benefactor. Please don’t say bad things about him.”

Riel spoke bravely.

Vera’s eyes narrowed.

“I’m telling you this just in case. I hate it so much, but my father made the decision against me, and I’m thinking of breaking off the engagement, but Chris is my fiancé. If rumors spread that the Hayes family is taking him as their son-in-law, my reputation will fall significantly. Please be careful.”

This time, Riel was surprised.

“Chris Youngsik is already engaged? And to Vera Youngae?”

“I kept it a secret. If it was known that I was engaged to Chris, my reputation would plummet. But I thought that Liel Young-ae should know.”

Riel’s expression darkened after hearing Vera’s words.