episode_0044

‘Kyle is not Winfred… ‘

Everything is unrealistic and confusing.

If Kyle is not the duke’s child, then who is Kyle’s biological father?

For some reason they brought Kyle to this damn mansion.

Why did you take a child who was not even your child and neglect it so horribly?

‘Is this really crazy?’

I couldn’t help but laugh at the duke’s shameless attitude.

What is so proud about a subject who is the culprit of all incidents and the source of all evil?

“… … Why did you bring me here?”

“Hmm?”

“He’s not your child, so why did you bring him in?”

He swallowed his rising anger and spoke in a hoarse voice.

“Didn’t you already hear everything from Her Highness?”

Instead of answering, I glared at the duke.

I had never heard anything like that from Rudine, but I didn’t bother to correct his mistake.

The duke had intended to offer me a deal from the beginning.

Because I am under the illusion that I came back here because I could not overcome my anger after learning the whole truth.

“Nothing much.”

The duke tilted his head as if it was nothing special.

“Because I needed a son.”

“Son?”

“Yes, then I happened to find you in the imperial palace. Even though he was an illegitimate child of a collateral family, wouldn’t the story be different if he were a member of the royal family?”

“… ”

“They were also busy trying to hide your presence, Kyle. So much so that he secretly planned an assassination. So I bought you in secret. Because age and natural blood were the best in all conditions. It wasn’t a bad deal for both parties.”

Imperial family, and collateral.

The duke recited a series of shocking details with a sour expression on his face.

It was like that.

I bought Kyle as a substitute for my son, just in case.

Since there was no real situation where Kyle was needed, they turned off all attention to Kyle and neglected him.

It was as if cold water had been poured on my heated brain and it cooled down.

Maybe it was because my reason was paralyzed by anger, but I became calm.

“Just for that reason.”

I walked one step towards the Duke.

“You ruined my life.”

Tendons sprouted on my forehead.

The cool, biting wind passed over my skin.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, ruining it.”

The duke tilted his head as if he didn’t understand.

“I saved you anyway.”

“What?“

“If I hadn’t brought you back, you would have been turned into a cold corpse by your biological father within a few days. So it’s no different from me saving your life.”

You saved me? Are you serious about what you are saying?

I couldn’t understand the nonsense coming out of his mouth.

A foul odor was felt in every word.

“Now tell me. What is my purpose in returning here?”

I could feel the temperature in the room freezing at every moment.

I stared coldly at the duke.

Despite his overtly fierce gaze, the duke’s face was extremely calm.

I asked back quietly.

“Do you know?”

“What.”

“The fact is that, according to imperial law, adoption in any form is not possible for a person with mixed royal blood.”

The duke did not answer.

Instead, it stared at me with its eyes wide open.

“You said you came to meet Her Majesty the Empress.”

“… ”

“I’m curious. What price would they have paid in exchange for silence from Her Majesty the Empress?”

When I spoke with a sarcastic tone on purpose, the Duke slowly tilted his head and made eye contact with me.

“Do you want to know why I came back here?”

The Duke had a strange and complex expression.

Then he slowly nodded his head.

“To threaten you.”

“It’s not even funny.”

“You can’t be funny. The moment I open the Holy Trial, that day will be the starting point of Winfred’s downfall. Should we make all the contents clear and public under the notarization of the Vatican? Sounds fun. In a situation where the imperial family is already anxious to put a leash on Winfred, it would be quite a sight to see your atrocities exposed to the whole world.”

“How dare you… !”

“How will you bear the sin of daring to insult the imperial family? Duke Winfred.”

It was so absurd that I just burst out laughing.

Every word uttered caused ripples.

The duke gritted his teeth and chewed his brain.

“I brought in a guy who wouldn’t be surprised if he died at any time and kept him alive, but he started to get angry again.”

“Do you feel unfair? If you’re so unfair, just cut off my head right now. The social world will be buzzing for a while. He is the worst nobleman who adopted royal blood as a child without permission and eventually killed him with his own hands… Isn’t he truly a teacher to everyone? “

The duke had a distraught and complicated expression.

I spoke with a cold smile on my face.

“Oh, one more thing.”

“… ”

“A blank check given to me by your hand. It was already handed over to the imperial family.”

The peacock’s pupils looked at me and boiled like lava.

I felt an inexplicable pleasure inside from that passionate anger.

“You’re out of your mind.”

“I told you so. I came here to threaten you.”

I smiled brightly.

And, I once again asked him a somewhat familiar question.

“Do you want to be destroyed?”

The Duke burst into laughter.

I could feel the dry desolation on his face.

“If you don’t want to be destroyed, open your ears and listen carefully.”

“… ”

“You vacate the mansion while I stay here. Just breathing in the same space as you is already annoying enough.”

I urged him to leave the mansion.

I wanted to demand that he give his blood right away, but there was no chance that the duke would accept such an absurd request.

‘Rather than handing over my Precious Blood, you would rather take the opportunity and kill me.’

Above all, it may only cause unnecessary caution.

Therefore, the next best option was to vacate the mansion for the time being.

To steal the Precious Blood more easily.

“Don’t worry. Because I won’t stay here for long.”

The duke’s face was distorted as if it were dough.

After a while, he continued speaking as if he was being squeezed.

“… … I’ll leave in a week.”

****

A day has passed.

I sat on the sofa, chewing a cookie and lost in thought.

The secret of birth suddenly revealed.

I still had a hard time understanding the truth that was suddenly revealed.

A collateral descendant of the royal family, and especially an illegitimate child.

It’s embarrassing to even dare to call them royal family, but they are members of the imperial family anyway.

‘What kind of crazy drama is this?’

Now I don’t even laugh out loud.

It’s just that the more I think about it, the more nervous I become.

‘Let’s stop worrying. Anyway, I will leave here once I get the Precious Blood.”

Yes, all I care about is the Precious Blood.

I’ll be leaving this world soon, so what does it matter whether it’s Winfred or the imperial family?

‘Diana… … ‘

Have I at least listened to it for a while?

I suddenly became worried about Diana, who would be left alone in this world.

‘I guess I should at least make a lot of money.’

The true value of orestone will be revealed in the near future.

If that happens, the value of orestone will reach its peak in an instant.

At that time, I plan to dispose of all the ore stones I am carrying.

Based on the sales price alone, you could probably live wealthy for the rest of your life.

Aside from that, there are too many distracting thoughts accumulated in my head.

First of all, the most important thing is after obtaining the Precious Blood.

‘I definitely need a holy relic.’

Even if you succeed in neutralizing the system, everything is ultimately useless without the Relic.

Therefore, when the time comes, you must mercilessly kidnap Ludine and rob her of the sacred relic.

I painstakingly designed an escape plan.

It was truly a perfect strategy that took into account all possible variables.

It was evening a few hours later.

smart-

A regular knocking sound rang out.

When I opened the door, I made eye contact with Luna, who was standing in front of the door in an elegant posture.

When I narrowed my eyes, Luna smiled innocently and said.

“Do you have a moment, Kyle?”

I slowly glanced at Luna.

Luna is clearly no different from usual…

‘Why are your clothes like that?’ ?’

Instead of answering, I lowered my gaze.

Not the dull-colored dress that completely covers the entire body that I always wore…

‘…negligee?’

The pure white cloth wrapped around the body fluttered softly.

The fabric was so thin that Luna’s upper body was visible translucently through the curved gaps.

Luna took a step closer.

At that moment, the soft thighs hidden by the cloth were half revealed.

“… … What are you doing?”

I avoided eye contact without realizing it.

Luna let out a sensual smile as she saw me taking a step back.

“Kyle, why are you doing this?”

Luna slowly entered the room and flopped down on the sofa in front of the door.

In an instant, the cloth covering her body floated and her smooth skin sparkled in the light.

And then he closed his eyes and smiled.

“Come this way.”

Did it turn?

I pointed to the door and spoke in a quiet voice.

“Get out now.”

“Could you please stop being so cold to me? I came because I had a question to ask about the Precious Blood.”

“What? Precious blood?”

“Yes. Do you have any plans in advance? Would you like to sit next to me so we can talk for a while?”

I was speechless.

Come to think of it, I haven’t discussed with Luna yet how and when to open the safe.

I clenched my fists and sat down next to Luna.

When he actually asked me to come, he came and he looked nervous.

“… ”

“… ”

There was a suffocating silence.

The sound of my heartbeat could be heard distantly in my ears.

“Kyle.”

A noble voice echoed in my ears.

Unlike usual, it was a very fake voice.

“Don’t be foolhardy, just tell me what you want.”

When I dismissed it in a cold voice, silence followed.

At that time, Luna’s face came right in front of my nose.

Luna stretched out her hand towards my face.

At the same time, a shockingly soft touch passed my lips and passed my cheek.

When I came to my senses, the cookie crumbs near my lips were on Luna’s thumb.

and.

“… !”

Luna smiled brightly and put her thumb to her lips.

Then he whispered in a friendly voice.

“It’s a good idea.”

I was so shocked that my hands were shaking.

I couldn’t hold back and cursed bitterly.

“Fuck, what are you doing now?”