“Mmm. Do we need to pay attention?”
“You saw it at the New Year’s Ball too. How the Grand Duke treats Lady Elusiana.”
“He treats her a little special. But isn’t that the first time they both relied on each other?”
Gerion shook his head. “I don’t think so. It’s too much to say that they’re only a master and an aide.”
“Do you mean the Grand Duke is romantically interested in Lady Elusiana?”
“It’s only my opinion, but I think yes. There is a good chance that our son is wary of the Grand Duke.”
Elizabeth frowned beautifully. “He must be having a hard time. His roads are already thorny, but he has to win that love by overcoming tough obstacles. He’s my son, but…”
Gerion pulled Elizabeth’s shoulder close and said, “Don’t worry, Wife. I have been sending a person to keep an eye on him.”
After the change of Grand Duke Sestein, he tried to plant some people, but he failed. He already expected it wouldn’t be easy. Still, the walls of Grand Duchy Sestein were as hard as the impregnable castle.
It’s difficult even to break the maze garden.
But for the sake of his son, he needed to find a way to penetrate there. Otherwise, he could have lost his son, who barely healed his heart again.
There was a firm expression on Marquis Klaus.
* * *
Late at night, a shadow walking on the capital’s outskirts opened the building’s door and entered.
“Here you are, Grand Prince.”
“It’s been a long time.”
Genoyer, who turned the black robe behind his head, gently raised one corner of his mouth.
Unlike the ordinary exterior, the interior that looked very luxurious was already full of people. In the meantime, his aide had taken over in his stead.
Genoyer sat in a place where he was guided to the old nobles. “You must be having a hard time taking this difficult step.”
While everyone bowed their heads and expressed their respects, Count Dangara straightened his back and spoke. “Thank you for noticing it.”
“Count Dangara, do you have something to tell me?”
Count Dangara spoke as if he had waited for Genoyer’s question. “With all due respect, Grand Prince. How long do we have to wait? Is there really a way to bring that illegitimate son down?”
Genoyer laughed, leaning his back against the back of the sofa. He couldn’t hope for sincere loyalty because he brought them in with poison, but he needed to crush this kind of complaint once in a while. That way, they wouldn’t be able to climb again.
“You must have not believed me at all.”
Genoyer’s sharp red eyes gleamed brightly. Count Dangara involuntarily hunched his shoulders.
“It-it’s not like that. But to wait like this every time—”
“Are you anxious?”
“…Pardon?”
“Do you want to quit because you’re anxious?”
Genoyer leaned forward, slightly tilting his head. His brilliantly shining red eyes seemed to pierce through Count Dangara’s eyes.
“You can speak honestly, Count Dangara. Do you regret siding on my side?”
“I-I.”
“If you want, I can send you back. This is my sincerity. If necessary, I’ll give you the antidote you need.”
“No, Grand Prince. I-I was wrong.”
Count Dangara, who raised his head at the word ‘antidote,’ shook his head. His pupils were trembling as if he had seen something not to see.
Genoyer gently touched Count Dangara’s shoulder. “I’m really serious. If you’ve changed your mind, I’ll let you go.”
“I was wrong, Grand Prince. I will never… Keugh.”
Crack! Count Dangara swallowed a scream and chewed his lips. Genoyer’s hand was squeezing him as if he was going to crush his shoulder.
“Ke-keugh…. G-Grand Prince… please, fo-forgive me… Kek.”
Genoyer kicked his tongue quietly and shook his hand off. The horrified Count Dangara soon fell to his knees with a thud.
“If anyone wants to betray me, do it.”
“…”
“…”
“I’ll let you go quietly.”
Once again, he grasped Count Danagara’s kneeling shoulder tightly, laughing creepily.
The word ‘let them go quietly’ meant death. Nobody in this place didn’t know what Genoyer really meant.
“Loyalty to the Grand Prince.”
“Loyalty to the Grand Prince.”
The nobles who had occupied the seat all knelt before him.
“Our master is only Lord Genoyer.”
“We will make sure to achieve your will.”
Seeing the nobles who bowed their heads, Genoyer laughed.
The nobles who were seated in their seats were rigid, like walking on the ice. Although they had set an example, they couldn’t relax because they didn’t know what was in Genoyer’s mind.
Then the old noble, standing beside Genoyer, put the black box down on the table. It was a box the size of an adult man’s fist. The box looked so common.
The nobles looked at it with curious eyes. Since the box owner is Genoyer, there was no way the content of it would be ordinary. But no one opened their mouths first. Their honest feelings were that they wanted to avoid falling out of favor.
“You don’t seem to be curious about what this is.”
Genoyer tapped the surface of the box. A faint irritation was buried at the end of his words.
Viscount Basil, who was quick-witted, hesitantly asked. “…What is that, Grand Prince?”
Genoyer’s eyes slowly tilted and reached Viscount Basil. His eyes stared still at Viscount Basil.
Viscount Basil’s back felt chilly at the moment as his eyes stretched sharply as if digging inside. He bowed his head in a hurry. “I-I apologize, Grand Prince. I’m asking you a presumptuous ques—”
“It’s a weapon to regain my place.”
“…!”
Genoyer, who opened the cover of the black box, took out the round object contained in it. It was a glass bead with blue light.
“Isn’t that… magic ball?”
“That’s right, Viscount Basil.”
Viscount Basil frowned unknowingly. He said it was a weapon, so he thought it would be an ancient artifact that could be used only by the direct blood of the Sestein family. But it was just a magic ball.
“Let me ask again, are you sure that magic ball is the weapon to get your position back, Grand Prince?”
“Yes.”
“…By any chance, are there any other functions hidden other than the communication function?”
The eyes of the nobles, full of expectations, shone brightly.
“No. To be precise, this is not a communication tool, but a recording tool.”
“Recording… tool?”
“That’s right. This is the most powerful weapon we have.”
“But we don’t know what’s on the record. Can you check the recorded content?”
“It’s impossible.”
The faces of the nobles were filled with astonishment by Genoyer’s concise answer. Distrust, regret, despair, and beyond despondency, anger. They looked at Genoyer with resentful eyes as if they had been betrayed.
So pathetic.
Could they dare express such an expression when they know what was recorded here?
Genoyer smiled coldly, sweeping the surface of the magic ball, and began a long and shocking story. In order to flatten their noses, he had to get the seal of the family as soon as possible.
* * *
“Huh, I don’t know if I should believe what the Grand Prince said,” said the noble, whose eyes turned to the place where Genoyer had left.
“Are you saying that the Grand Prince is lying?”
“What happened that day is recorded in that magic ball, but no one has seen it, right?”
Baron Marian, who sighed painfully, said, “But he’s not someone who says a vain word.”
“That’s right. If all this is false, he can’t be confident.”
The tongue-tied nobles lamented softly.
“I can’t believe it. The current Grand Duke got the title from intimidation. If that’s really the case, isn’t that a good thing?”
“If that day’s work is recorded in the magic ball, it would be enough for evidence.”
“Lord Heinrihi was killed that day. But isn’t it recently that the funeral of him is being held? It’s really creepy.”
Viscount Basil looked serious. “It doesn’t make sense in the first place to bring down such a person by force. We’re all just jumping to death together.”
Baron Maring asked disapprovingly. “If so, do you truly mean to follow the grand prince’s will, Viscount Basil?”
“Well… at least the Grand Prince has the justification for it.”
“But there’s no way to get the Grand Duke out of the mansion. What can be done to bring him here, who refuses to leave his mansion?”
The faces of the nobles, who shook their heads, fell. But they knew too. That it was too late to withdraw from this. And there was only one way to get out.
Viscount Basil spoke with a sinister smile. “I have a good plan.”
“Mmm. Do we need to pay attention?”
“You saw it at the New Year’s Ball too. How the Grand Duke treats Lady Elusiana.”
“He treats her a little special. But isn’t that the first time they both relied on each other?”
Gerion shook his head. “I don’t think so. It’s too much to say that they’re only a master and an aide.”
“Do you mean the Grand Duke is romantically interested in Lady Elusiana?”
“It’s only my opinion, but I think yes. There is a good chance that our son is wary of the Grand Duke.”
Elizabeth frowned beautifully. “He must be having a hard time. His roads are already thorny, but he has to win that love by overcoming tough obstacles. He’s my son, but…”
Gerion pulled Elizabeth’s shoulder close and said, “Don’t worry, Wife. I have been sending a person to keep an eye on him.”
After the change of Grand Duke Sestein, he tried to plant some people, but he failed. He already expected it wouldn’t be easy. Still, the walls of Grand Duchy Sestein were as hard as the impregnable castle.
It’s difficult even to break the maze garden.
But for the sake of his son, he needed to find a way to penetrate there. Otherwise, he could have lost his son, who barely healed his heart again.
There was a firm expression on Marquis Klaus.
* * *
Late at night, a shadow walking on the capital’s outskirts opened the building’s door and entered.
“Here you are, Grand Prince.”
“It’s been a long time.”
Genoyer, who turned the black robe behind his head, gently raised one corner of his mouth.
Unlike the ordinary exterior, the interior that looked very luxurious was already full of people. In the meantime, his aide had taken over in his stead.
Genoyer sat in a place where he was guided to the old nobles. “You must be having a hard time taking this difficult step.”
While everyone bowed their heads and expressed their respects, Count Dangara straightened his back and spoke. “Thank you for noticing it.”
“Count Dangara, do you have something to tell me?”
Count Dangara spoke as if he had waited for Genoyer’s question. “With all due respect, Grand Prince. How long do we have to wait? Is there really a way to bring that illegitimate son down?”
Genoyer laughed, leaning his back against the back of the sofa. He couldn’t hope for sincere loyalty because he brought them in with poison, but he needed to crush this kind of complaint once in a while. That way, they wouldn’t be able to climb again.
“You must have not believed me at all.”
Genoyer’s sharp red eyes gleamed brightly. Count Dangara involuntarily hunched his shoulders.
“It-it’s not like that. But to wait like this every time—”
“Are you anxious?”
“…Pardon?”
“Do you want to quit because you’re anxious?”
Genoyer leaned forward, slightly tilting his head. His brilliantly shining red eyes seemed to pierce through Count Dangara’s eyes.
“You can speak honestly, Count Dangara. Do you regret siding on my side?”
“I-I.”
“If you want, I can send you back. This is my sincerity. If necessary, I’ll give you the antidote you need.”
“No, Grand Prince. I-I was wrong.”
Count Dangara, who raised his head at the word ‘antidote,’ shook his head. His pupils were trembling as if he had seen something not to see.
Genoyer gently touched Count Dangara’s shoulder. “I’m really serious. If you’ve changed your mind, I’ll let you go.”
“I was wrong, Grand Prince. I will never… Keugh.”
Crack! Count Dangara swallowed a scream and chewed his lips. Genoyer’s hand was squeezing him as if he was going to crush his shoulder.
“Ke-keugh…. G-Grand Prince… please, fo-forgive me… Kek.”
Genoyer kicked his tongue quietly and shook his hand off. The horrified Count Dangara soon fell to his knees with a thud.
“If anyone wants to betray me, do it.”
“…”
“…”
“I’ll let you go quietly.”
Once again, he grasped Count Danagara’s kneeling shoulder tightly, laughing creepily.
The word ‘let them go quietly’ meant death. Nobody in this place didn’t know what Genoyer really meant.
“Loyalty to the Grand Prince.”
“Loyalty to the Grand Prince.”
The nobles who had occupied the seat all knelt before him.
“Our master is only Lord Genoyer.”
“We will make sure to achieve your will.”
Seeing the nobles who bowed their heads, Genoyer laughed.
The nobles who were seated in their seats were rigid, like walking on the ice. Although they had set an example, they couldn’t relax because they didn’t know what was in Genoyer’s mind.
Then the old noble, standing beside Genoyer, put the black box down on the table. It was a box the size of an adult man’s fist. The box looked so common.
The nobles looked at it with curious eyes. Since the box owner is Genoyer, there was no way the content of it would be ordinary. But no one opened their mouths first. Their honest feelings were that they wanted to avoid falling out of favor.
“You don’t seem to be curious about what this is.”
Genoyer tapped the surface of the box. A faint irritation was buried at the end of his words.
Viscount Basil, who was quick-witted, hesitantly asked. “…What is that, Grand Prince?”
Genoyer’s eyes slowly tilted and reached Viscount Basil. His eyes stared still at Viscount Basil.
Viscount Basil’s back felt chilly at the moment as his eyes stretched sharply as if digging inside. He bowed his head in a hurry. “I-I apologize, Grand Prince. I’m asking you a presumptuous ques—”
“It’s a weapon to regain my place.”
“…!”
Genoyer, who opened the cover of the black box, took out the round object contained in it. It was a glass bead with blue light.
“Isn’t that… magic ball?”
“That’s right, Viscount Basil.”
Viscount Basil frowned unknowingly. He said it was a weapon, so he thought it would be an ancient artifact that could be used only by the direct blood of the Sestein family. But it was just a magic ball.
“Let me ask again, are you sure that magic ball is the weapon to get your position back, Grand Prince?”
“Yes.”
“…By any chance, are there any other functions hidden other than the communication function?”
The eyes of the nobles, full of expectations, shone brightly.
“No. To be precise, this is not a communication tool, but a recording tool.”
“Recording… tool?”
“That’s right. This is the most powerful weapon we have.”
“But we don’t know what’s on the record. Can you check the recorded content?”
“It’s impossible.”
The faces of the nobles were filled with astonishment by Genoyer’s concise answer. Distrust, regret, despair, and beyond despondency, anger. They looked at Genoyer with resentful eyes as if they had been betrayed.
So pathetic.
Could they dare express such an expression when they know what was recorded here?
Genoyer smiled coldly, sweeping the surface of the magic ball, and began a long and shocking story. In order to flatten their noses, he had to get the seal of the family as soon as possible.
* * *
“Huh, I don’t know if I should believe what the Grand Prince said,” said the noble, whose eyes turned to the place where Genoyer had left.
“Are you saying that the Grand Prince is lying?”
“What happened that day is recorded in that magic ball, but no one has seen it, right?”
Baron Marian, who sighed painfully, said, “But he’s not someone who says a vain word.”
“That’s right. If all this is false, he can’t be confident.”
The tongue-tied nobles lamented softly.
“I can’t believe it. The current Grand Duke got the title from intimidation. If that’s really the case, isn’t that a good thing?”
“If that day’s work is recorded in the magic ball, it would be enough for evidence.”
“Lord Heinrihi was killed that day. But isn’t it recently that the funeral of him is being held? It’s really creepy.”
Viscount Basil looked serious. “It doesn’t make sense in the first place to bring down such a person by force. We’re all just jumping to death together.”
Baron Maring asked disapprovingly. “If so, do you truly mean to follow the grand prince’s will, Viscount Basil?”
“Well… at least the Grand Prince has the justification for it.”
“But there’s no way to get the Grand Duke out of the mansion. What can be done to bring him here, who refuses to leave his mansion?”
The faces of the nobles, who shook their heads, fell. But they knew too. That it was too late to withdraw from this. And there was only one way to get out.
Viscount Basil spoke with a sinister smile. “I have a good plan.”
