Ch 8

Eluana rolled her eyes as she lay on the bed. She was in a guest room inside the lord’s castle. This is where she was guided after they left the prison. Everything from the wallpaper to the furniture to the candle holders was of high quality, so she was careful in how she handled it.

The bed on which she was lying was also cozy and smelled good. She wanted to lay on her back but couldn’t because of the pain

‘In the future I imagined, I never thought that my biological father would come find me.’

My real father, whom I thought was dead appeared. Besides, he’s a Duke. Contrary to her initial concern, the Duke of Spess was quite concerned about Eluana.

As if he really cares.

Of course, it could all be acting. For a moment, she worried whether she’d be able to find Louie, but that possibility was quickly dismissed from her mind.

The Duke’s name isn’t that cheap, so he’ll find Louie somehow. In fact, even the soldiers of the lord’s castle were mobilized to find Louie. He said that in a few days, he would come down and join the Spess family.

‘okay, Louie can be found’

So, what happens after you find Louie

The best outcome of ‘I followed the Duke in search of Louie, and My Sweet Life Began’ would be Wearing a pretty dress, laughing, and going to parties. Living a life like that. The servants will take care of cleaning, washing, and preparing meals, so say goodbye to the callouses on your fingers from when you were 14.

That is the best kind of life.

And the worst outcome is that as soon as I get to the mansion, I’m sold off to an arranged marriage. Of course, as soon as I see any signs of that I will run away without looking back.

It was Eluana who ate and lived well while raising Louie by herself since she was 14. Even if she ran away, she was confident that she would eat well and live well again. She had no problem if she was careful not to let Louie become a hostage.

It’ll be fine, I just need to find Louie.

‘Dad, help me find Louie’

The pain did not subside as she remembered Ron’s friendly face.

‘When will the medicine take affect?’

I don’t know how many times I screamed while changing into a dress with the help of the maids. After cutting the fabric with scissors and removing the cotton cloth that had been wrapped around it, they sprinkled it with herbal powder that was said to have an analgesic effect.

It’s not working.

I worried about finding Louie. He’s lost, where is he now? What if he’s crying?

Eluana fell asleep with such thoughts in mind.

“It is unreasonable to arrive at the Aden estate by tomorrow. If you give us the approval of the teleport gate, we will send the priest to you within three days.”

When the white-haired old man reflected in the video sphere showed his displeasure, one corner of Duke Spess’ lips curved up.

“is that so. Then, unfortunately the Spess family will no longer be able to contribute to the temple in the future. It seems that the Duchy’s finances are faltering with excessive donations.”

The old man’s voice quickened at Duke Spess’ threat to cut off donations.

“Anyway”

“what did you think the reason for making steady donations to the high priest was?”

The old High Priest in the video sphere was silent.

I don’t know who was hurt, but it wasn’t wise to fight the Duke. If you ride a horse all night from the nearest temple in the Aden estate…

“Tomorrow is impossible. We’ll make sure they arrive by the time the bell rings twelve times on the second day.”

“Thank you for your consideration”

The Duke said ‘thank you’ in a tone that shows he didn’t mean it and added

“if the child gets a scar, I’ll cut the donation in half. So please send a competent priest. Then, may Honor be with you”

As soon as Duke Spess finished speaking, he turned off the video sphere.

Spess was currently the largest donor family in the Empire. They always gave at least one gold coin more than the Fortuna family, so they deserved this privilege.

After removing two gold buttons from his sleeves, he turned his towards Regis who was nervous. The Duke of Spess softened his hardened expression.

“Thank you for allowing me to use the communication facilities of the imperial villa.”

“The Imperial Family and the Duke of Spess have been friends forever. I told the attendant to bring enough gold coins for your travel expenses. Glad to be of help.”

“you’ve helped me a lot. I never knew that I’d find someone with my family’s blood in a place like this. The oldest child has great talent.”

“is that so”

Regis swallowed his saliva. The Duke of Spess looked at the restless puppy Regis and spoke

“as soon as we find Ron Vita and our second child, we plan to enlist all three of them into the family. I wonder if their bloodline is from my uncle who left a long time ago. We’ll have to check how he got Vita’s last name though.”

“Didn’t the Vita family die out 30 years ago? I guess he bought their last name.”

“it could be”

“I guess I got it right”

Regis arrogantly raised his head.

“If we find Ron Vita, we can find out my uncle’s whereabouts”

The Duke was going to make ‘Ron Vita’ his cousin just in case. Later when Ron’s death was officially announced and his funeral was held, it would be possible to keep making the sword a secret. No one would think a 15-year-old girl had made a sword.

This conversation was a kind of preliminary work.

The Empress was a snake-like woman. Regis will pass on the story he shared to the Empress.

“By the way, what are you doing here?”

“I’m on a trip. It’s good to take a break sometimes.”

A cold sweat ran down the back of Regis who answered with a smile. He came to Aden for two reasons. The long secret of the Fortuna Imperial Family was the first, and the second was to sell Khazar to the Kingdom of Belua.

 After all, I thought it would be better to have missed Khazar. If the Duke of Spess had even seen that Khazar was imprisoned, the problem would have worsened.

“You came here to travel” The Duke of Spess said meaningfully.

 Aden was not the right place to come for a trip. At the western end of the empire, even after passing the teleport gate, they had to travel by carriage for two days. It was true that the High Priest said it was difficult to keep up with the time.

It’s not just that traffic is inconvenient. There was no proper restaurant, let alone a tourist attraction. However, the natural scenery is good. There was no advantage other than being quiet.

 Fortunately, there is an imperial villa. While figuring out why Regis was here, Duke of Spess realized something strange.

Why is the imperial villa in such a place? It seemed he needed to find out.

 “Can’t the Duke speak to His Majesty a little better”, Regis, who was watching the Duke of Spess, hinted at him.

 The gaze of the Duke of Spess, who had maintained a gentle atmosphere, changed in an instant.

“How should I speak? Are you saying that a prince who is not even a Crown Prince came out carrying the Crown Prince’s sword and damaged it? Or do you mean you beat my niece? “

“No, that was a mistake. I didn’t know”

Embarrassed by the sudden burst of energy, Regis hurriedly offered an excuse. It was just a warning because there was no way he could be harmed as the prince, but it was true that he was nervous.

The opponent is Tarudo Dewon Spess. He was a monster with a history of killing the 12 assassins sent from the imperial family and displaying them in the garden. He said that he wanted to use the video sphere, I now regret leaving the servants behind.

The Duke of Spess showed a twisted smile and opened his mouth.

“A mistake, right? “

“okay. It was a mistake “

“It’s a mistake, it’s a mistake”

The gold button the Duke of Spess was holding turned into a sharp dagger. The dagger, which was fired at such a speed that it was difficult to follow it with the eye, brushed past Regis’ temple. The dagger that cut off three or four strands of his red hair returned to the Duke of Spess’ hands as if nothing had happened.

Regis, who was frozen until his red hair fluttered and fell to the floor, squealed.

“Hey, what is this!”

“You dare point your dagger at me? “

“What dagger? It’s just a button”

The Duke of Spess spread out his hand to show him. There were only gold buttons on his palm.

“My button coming off was a mistake. I made a mistake too, so I’m going to leave the case of hurting my niece at this point”

“I am a Fortuna. You can’t treat me like this and be safe!”

Regis used evil, but the Duke of Spess responded with bitterness.

“You haven’t been disrespected so far. I wonder what the Prince, who is not even the Crown Prince, can do against me, which even His Majesty and the Empress could not do”

It was an arrogant remark, but Regis did not respond. In fact, there was nothing Regis could do against the Duke of Spess. Even if it came to the Empress or his maternal grandmother, Marquis Pegimul, they would be scolded for having offended him.

 Unlike the Imperial Family, which had the limit of an empire, the power of the Spess family was spreading across the continent. The Spess family, with their enormous financial power and the fraudulent ability of alchemy, had long overpowered the Imperial power.

After wheezing for a while, Regis decided to take a step back. He was a typical coward who was strong to the weak, weak to the strong, and generous to himself.

“I was a little bit angry”

As Regis curled his tail, the Duke of Spess also spoke in a more relaxed voice.

“It would be better if you go back to Imperial Palace. I will also stop by the estate and go to the Palace, so I will see you again soon. “

“Why in the Imperial Palace? “

“We have to solve the problem of enlisting the Ron Vita family into the family, and we should also meet His Majesty the Emperor.

 “Yeah, yes, yes”

Regis, who was trying to solve the problem of the ‘Crown Prince’s Treasured Sword’ somehow became confused.

The Duke of Spess said to Regis who was in trouble.

“Then I will go to my niece. And I have a favor to ask you.”

“to me? Tell me.”

“Never again accidentally touch the Spess family. I want you to know that I cherish even a single leaf of the Spess family. “

The Duke of Spess, who threw the gold button he was holding in his hand high and snatched it, turned around.

The Duke of Spess left the communication room, and Regis, who was left alone, shook his body in anger…

“Are you threatening me now?”

He was a noble from the Royal Family.

“You dare threaten me?”

A cruelty was added to Regis’s red eyes.