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Casio Azak.

As the daughter of the Imperial Chancellor Saladin Azak, she resembles her father in that she has a strong loyalty to the Empire.

Despite her high status as the daughter of a prime minister, she willingly became the concubine of Duke Radu according to her father’s plan.

Also, from Duke Radu’s perspective,

The prime minister’s intention to strengthen the relationship between the two countries and to marry his daughter off to a good family, and the Padishah’s recommendation that he agreed with, were ultimately untenable.

Eventually, he took Cassio as his wife, although he was not very willing.

And, this political marriage led by the prime minister naturally…

This caused the turmoil and division within the dukedom that he had wanted.

Elios Noshelrat Dragona, the first princess of the duchy, had a somewhat strained relationship with her father due to being born when he almost killed Duchess Rosebetta.

She became very resentful of her father’s actions of taking another woman as his wife, leaving her mother, to whom she had always shown strong affection.

And, there is one more thing that fueled these feelings in her.

That’s because Cassio, who was a concubine but had a strong background as the only daughter of a noble family, committed all sorts of atrocities against Rosebetta.

Although he was granted noble status by the Padishah, Rosebetta’s fundamental origins were still commoners.

On the other hand, Cassio, who had noble bloodlines with a long history with the Empire, had a different fundamental background, and Cassio actively used this to his advantage, starting to commit petty and shameless acts such as finding fault with Duchess Rosetta and plotting slander against her.

Of course, the background contained within it was a secret order from her father, Saladin, the vizier, to keep Rosetta and her children in check.

Here’s another one.

Although he tried his best not to show it, it was because of the strong inferiority complex that Cassio had towards Rosebetta.

Rosebeta, who has abilities and achievements that even the Padishah acknowledges, and whose power is incomparable to his own.

Even though she was of commoner origin, she held the position of the first wife, while she herself, who was of noble blood, was unable to bring down Rosetta despite her father’s efforts and ended up remaining a concubine.

In addition, although her face was somewhat pale, unlike Cassio’s extremely frail body, Rosebetta’s body, which had enviable breasts, was enough to make Cassio feel inferior as a wife and a woman.

In addition, the fact that Radu loved Rosebetta more than her even though they had only been married for a short time only fueled her jealousy.

So, with both a sense of personal inferiority and a sense of responsibility as a mission, Cassio poured out his one-sided feelings to Rosebetta…

However, Duchess Rosetta did not take any particular action against her attitude.

Tell Radu the truth to stop Cassio, or before you get there, use your authority as the first wife and her power to effectively control the dukedom.

Alternatively, he could simply use brute force to easily crush Casio.

She simply responded quietly and with a calm smile to Casio’s actions.

The reason was simple.

From Rosebetta’s perspective, she didn’t want to bother her husband by messing with her, who had the prime minister as her supporter.

Furthermore, apart from Casio’s evil deeds, from Rose Vetta’s perspective, that woman is someone who can be erased at any time if she wants and is not very familiar with the ways of the world.

This is because he was considered a foolish and pitiful being who was simply a sacrificial lamb who was played by his father’s will.

In this way, Duchess Rosetta, with a sense of compassion, patiently endured the tyranny of the concubine and silently endured it.

As a result, Casio started to feel tired first, and her mischief began to lessen over time.

But… apart from Rosetta’s response, her daughter, who was watching this series of events from the side…

Helios Noshelath Dragona naturally felt discontent and anger as he watched Cassio’s actions.

Why is that woman harassing her kind and wonderful mother?

And why doesn’t the father stop such a person?

Still young and unable to understand the exact circumstances, Elios began to harbor ill feelings toward his father and his concubine, Cassio, as time passed.

One day, I will definitely…repay my mother’s humiliation.

However, her burning desire for revenge and Cassio’s clumsy tyranny ended in a way no one could have imagined.

This ending was unexpected for both the prime minister who planned this and Roseveta who was directly affected.

Its beginning was related to the pregnancy of Cassio, the concubine of Duke Radu.

Two years have passed since the wedding with Radu.

Cassio had the child she had been waiting for, and this brought great joy to both her and Saladin.

Although she was a concubine, if she were to give birth to a son here, the child would likely become the successor to the Duchy of Dragona, as he would be Cassio’s son and the grandson of the prime minister according to imperial custom.

If that were to happen, one of the prime minister’s major concerns would be alleviated, and furthermore, it would mean that the empire would have a strong ally who would remain loyal to it forever.

however..

Contrary to Cassio and Saladin’s expectations, the child born after a difficult birth was a girl.

In addition, a heartbreaking incident occurred for the prime minister.

That’s right, his daughter, Cassio, who was the shackle that tied up the Duchy of Dragona, died right after giving birth.

The plan was thought to have ended with such great sadness for the prime minister.

However, the situation that followed took a completely unexpected turn for Saladin.

An orphaned child left behind by Casio.

The prime minister wanted to bring the child, who had the blood of a duke in his veins but was basically destined to be second in line for the throne, into his own family and raise him.

Although the baby was born for political reasons related to the Duchy of Dragona, it was natural for the prime minister to take the child in as his granddaughter, as her blood was flowing through his veins.

However, in relation to this, the prime minister heard a completely unexpected answer.

It was none other than the Duchess of Rosetta who declared that she would take the child in as her own daughter.

When she offered to take in the daughter of the woman who had persecuted him, Saladin initially refused.

Because, depending on the circumstances, it occurred to me that Duchess Rosetta might abuse the child in return for what she had suffered.

However, despite his objections, the child’s father was Duke Radu, so he ultimately failed to bring his granddaughter back, and as the abuse and other incidents he had expected did not occur, the prime minister eventually stopped objecting on this point.

Rather, from a human perspective, Cassio’s daughter is like an enemy to him.

I also felt a sense of gratitude towards Rosebetta for raising the child, whom she named Katlena, as if she were her own daughter.

However, apart from these personal matters, the prime minister could not leave the current Duchy of Dragona as it was.

It was necessary to have a prime minister in that country that would later become a danger to the empire in some way, and to this end, he began to secretly spur Radu, who had almost completely turned away from Helios due to Cassio’s affair.

As the next successor to the duchy, he wanted to make his granddaughter, Katlena, the successor.

However, his efforts were ultimately foiled by Radu, who trusted his wife too much and appointed her as his successor.

In addition, the experiment to extend the lifespan of the Padishah, which was a secret weapon that could turn the whole situation around, also ended in failure, so the prime minister had no choice but to ask for an extreme measure.

His source of information, already planted in the Academy Adelan,

I knew that the necessary conditions were met through Elastine, the daughter of a noble family of the Empire.

The fact that his granddaughter, Katlena, is allied with the imperial princess Maev to fight against Elios.

This meant that Katlena, who had been on the side of the duchy all along, had finally turned to the Empire for some reason.

‘I don’t know the exact cause, but… in any case, this is the minimum requirement. Now, with this… I will turn everything upside down. I absolutely must prevent that woman, Mina Rosevetta, from becoming a duke!’