104 – The Real Villain
The air shudders.
No, to be precise, my body was shaking.
In the awkward atmosphere, I looked directly at Duke Ezran.
He too was watching me with empty eyes. It was me who spoke first in the cold atmosphere.
“Father, long time no see.”
“Yes, long time no see. I haven’t seen you in weeks.”
The conversation stopped again. The atmosphere, which seemed to have warmed up a little, seemed to return to a cold one again.
I managed to squeeze all my strength and said.
“Aware of all memories.”
At those words, Duke Ezran nodded his head. It was obviously a surprise.
However, his expression did not reveal a single bit of emotion.
‘As expected, I guess I was right.’
In my memory of breaking the bracelet and peeping at it, Duke Ezran, who had been able to spread an aura, but was now impossible.
The most important thing in unfolding the aura was imagery. So it was obvious what Duke Ezran would have lost.
The problem was that that wasn’t all. The Baslet family’s mansion has lost its former atmosphere.
The biggest reason was the absence of Daria Baslet, the wife of Duke Ezran.
“We are aware of the situation. Still, I want you to tell the story yourself.”
“Unfortunately, that won’t work.”
Duke Ezran shook his head. It was as I thought.
Of course, there was no way he could have talked about the past in a hurry.
It was obvious that there would be some restrictions.
If it wasn’t for that, I’m sure I would have brought up this.
Duke Ezran’s temporary disappearance must have been related to restrictions.
It was just a pity that I couldn’t grasp the situation more.
‘Still, there are many things to do right now.”
I want to treat Duke Ezran as a real son, not just a father.
So I wanted to ask about Duke Ezran. However, Duke Ezran spoke to me first.
“But you don’t have everything figured out. Just one thing…”
Duke Ezran stopped talking with a cough. Duke Ezran, who frowned as if something was uncomfortable, rose from his seat.
‘⋯⋯ Blood?’
Blood was pouring out little by little from Duke Ezran’s mouth.
“Gwa, are you okay!?”
“It’s okay. Looks like you swung your sword too hard for a week.”
I couldn’t have asked more. Because Duke Ezran didn’t seem to want this.
In fact, the reason why Duke Ezran suddenly shed blood was also a little guessed.
‘Perhaps because of the restrictions.’
He must have shed blood trying to bring up the story of his memory.
In that case, it was right to stop the conversation here for now. It would have been better to try to come up with a solution later.
After confirming that Duke Ezran had entered the room, he sighed and wiped his face.
‘Should I go and comfort Sael?’
No. First of all, I had to take care of the Baslet family’s work piled up so that Duke Ezran could rest.
* * *
The letters piled up like a mountain caught my eye. After turning my head and looking at the documents piled up next to me, I could clearly see the hardships ahead.
“Where did Sael go?”
“He is waiting for you in the master’s room. He told me to come see him when he was done.”
In response to my question, the Barslet family’s butler said.
Shael, who never wanted to be separated from me. It was for a simple reason that Shael left me alone and went to my room.
‘Because I said I wanted to work for my father.’
No matter how much Sael was, she couldn’t use herd. She, of course, had her doubts because her giving up was so quick.
It’ll be all right since you can lighten Sael’s mood with dessert a little later. Even if it wasn’t for that, a few kisses from her would make Shael feel better.
I looked at her letter, imagining Shael puffing out his cheeks all alone in her room.
“Has this family ever sent a letter to our family?”
“I don’t know. There was no particular point of contact, and I don’t even know.”
The butler tilted his head. Since she was devoted to the Baslet family, she was also trustworthy.
‘Then it’s questionable.’
If even the butler tilted his head, it could be an important letter. In fact, even reading her letter revealed something urgent.
This letter not only looks luxurious, but also exudes sophisticated magical power to maintain its shape.
Hurry up and open the letter. I saw the letters scribbled on it.
ㅡ Eran Baslett.
My name came out of nowhere. I could see how rude the sender was.
—-Unfortunately, we couldn’t participate in the Imperial Festival. But we want to prove our love.
I couldn’t understand what this meant. Did he even send a letter while drunk?
With growing doubts, I looked down and read the letter.
ㅡEran Baslet, Let’s Cover the Empire’s Best Lover.
It has already been decided that the best lovers in the empire will be me and Shael. It proved pure love, and above all else, it showed a love that is sticky.
Above all, the most important thing is the ridiculous number of kisses, 1,203 times. No one will be able to defeat Sael and me with love.
So it’s outrageous. Who the hell sent me this letter?
I quickly checked the letter. It was only then that I was able to notice the familiarity I felt.
A letter that gives you the magical power of the Master of the Magic Tower. And the prince’s handwriting that he saw in the book stolen from the prince’s room.
All of that was contained in the letter. At the end of the letter, it was also mentioned that they were the owner of the tower and the crown prince.
His face wrinkled. I thought I would never see him again, but now he is harassing me with letters.
‘That’s crazy. Let’s choose the best lover in the empire?’
Does 1,203 kisses look like a joke?
I tried to tear up the letters of the owner of the mage tower and the prince, who didn’t even look like words. I didn’t want to think about them any more.
To be honest, I was disgusted and didn’t want to see the behind the scenes.
But unfortunately… The talented swordsman’s eyes read even the phrases I didn’t want to read.
ㅡWe have doubled the 1,204 kisses you boast about.
“Fuck.”
Unbeknownst to me, the curse came out. The butler standing next to me looked at me in amazement.
Po.
Ahh.
Rest.
Fasasak.
The letters were scattered all at once as ashes. I tried my best to avoid my crumpled face and said to the butler.
“From now on, do not accept letters from the owner of the tower and the crown prince.”
“Yeah? Was that a letter from them?”
Suddenly, a memory from a while ago popped into my head.
A letter from a strange family name.
It was clear that the tower lord and the crown prince had sent me that way so that I wouldn’t ignore the letter.
I focused on my work while cursing at them in my heart.
However, in the letters that followed, the story of the tower owner and the crown prince continued.
ㅡDo you know? I heard that novels in the genre where genders are switched are popular in the Empire these days.
—-So the Master of the Magic Tower made a very big decision.
‘It’s a letter from another family.’
But why is the sender the owner of the tower and the crown prince?
I burned the letters sent by the magic tower lord and the crown prince.
After that, I had no choice but to stare at the innocent butler. Because I couldn’t hold back the anger that piled up every time I read the letter.
The butler said, taken aback by my gaze.
“Looking at it…. It seems that you are continuing to send letters in the name of another family.”
As expected, it was correct. Then the letter could not be ignored.
Because we shouldn’t ignore an important letter.
Then there was only one thing I could do.
“Let someone else receive future letters.”
“Yes. All right!”
I felt sorry for anyone who would see the letter, but I couldn’t help it.
* * *
Shael raised her head with a mouth-watering laugh. In front of her, the butler of the Baslett family was delivering her message while sweating profusely.
“Mah, as she said, I handed the letter to the young master.”
“So?”
“After reading the letter, he said he would entrust the letter to someone else from now on.”
Puch.
Shael makes a creepy laugh. The butler watched Sael’s eyes and asked him a question.
“You said that the sender of the letter was not the princess, but the owner of the tower and the crown prince. Could it be that the letter was delivered incorrectly?”
“No, I delivered it properly. You can go now. Eran will be out of work, so bring him over.”
The butler hurriedly nodded her head and left the room. Even then, Sael was smiling with satisfaction.
Then Shael turned her head and looked at her desk.
A pen was placed on the desk along with luxurious stationery. The same was true of the magical tools of the Mage Tower to deceive Eran more precisely.
The letter was written in the prince’s handwriting. However, it was written by Shael.
It was ironically the worst masterpiece that Sael, who had read the book written by the crown prince, copied his handwriting style.
The starting point of the situation was rather simple.
She was previously drunk on the ran. In her foolishness, Ran had told her Sael all of her plans.
To use the love potion like that. It was a bit of a shocking plan, but it was rather beneficial to Shael.
Thanks to that, she was able to spend more time with Eran.
I felt a bit reluctant to write the letter. Does not matter. Because time with Eran was more important.
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Kikiiik.
Just then, Eran entered the room. He was making a face as if he was annoyed by something.
“Why are you doing that?”
Shael talked to Eran as if he didn’t know anything.
“Nothing…”
“Really? Come here at once.”
As Sael said, Eran came closer and was embraced by Shael.
Looking at Eran, who seemed to be feeling all kinds of fatigue, I thought we could spend time together all day.
Sael nodded her head in satisfaction. Shael’s plan worked perfectly.