CH 134

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 134

30. Conflict between the Dukes (6)

The priest of the Great Hall of Fame hastily went to the local estate.

To be precise, he visited Yeongju Castle, and the family had a newborn child.

It wasn't too difficult to guess the priest's intention to visit.

The Luxmea Church kept their mouths shut, but rather that the child's divine power was not at an average level.

was able to guess.

Ser Pence, who had come to report the progress of the investigation, confirmed Zeon's dark face, spoke first.

I've heard of the situation. I think I can help. Can I do that?

that .

I'm not asking for anything. I have a connection with the Rivelon family, and I want to protect the future of the child born. I just want to protect it. I won't force it, and I don't want anything in return.

Seeing Xeon hesitate, Serpens smiled softly and spoke in a soft voice.

It's like saying you're going to spread it out.

If the other person is someone else, it is questionable whether there is any other conspiracy, but it was Serpens who had made such an offer.

'Even if it's a burden, you have to accept it, well.'

The hesitation didn't last long. Xeon accepted Serpence's offer.

To become an official guardian

I'll have to get the consent of the Rivelon couple, but... .

'I have no reason to refuse.'

They do not know that Zion is gone.

They think it's just because their children showed good looks to Serpence, and they'll think it's amazing.

Thank you so much.

I wasn't the first to comment.

Serpens lied without saliva on his lips. His gaze reached me, and it followed that of Zeon.

His gaze also turned to me.

thank you.

Anyway, I got confirmation from Xeon as well. It's best to get your hands dirty as soon as possible, before an unexpected accident occurs.

At other times, it would have been enough to participate in the advisory meeting and secretly talk about it.

However, this week was the last week of the month, when the advisory council was off.

On the pretext of being formal.

By picking up a letter from the person in the duke's house and sending it down directly to Ribelon's estate,

It was decided to indirectly inform about guardianship.

"Would you like to go down by yourself?"

Thank you for your consideration. But I have a task to do, so when it is resolved... I will go back then.

Xeon shook his head. As much as he received help, he seemed to have decided that he had to do his job well.

Serpens called Hans, handed him a letter to the Ribelon family, and told him to send someone to deliver it.

The fact that my younger brother was born with enormous divine power is also disconcerting,

Maybe it's because it was resolved in an instant before I was even worried about it properly.

Or, the fact that it was me who came up with the solution Is it confusing to the reality that looks like?

Even after Hans came and went, Xeon stood there idly for a while.

Waking up late, he handed the papers he had been carrying all the time to Serpens.

"In the Empire, 'The Fog of Delusion'] distribution channels have been identified."

mist of delusion.

It is a name befitting of a drug that hides the truth in front of you by making you see visions.

It was just built on a drug theme in a needlessly glamorous way.

"There are three distribution channels, as stated in the document. One of them was cut off when a merchant was arrested about a year ago, and information on the buyers of the other two channels is currently under investigation. Report as soon as it is complete. I will.

Yes, thank you. Thank you for your hard work.

Then let's leave.

After politely bowing down, Xeon went out of the office.

What are you talking about just now?

I put the papers I was processing over and asked Serpence, who was looking at the data that Xeon had handed me.

Don't you remember? I caught a drug dealer who had ties to a former aide...

"Besides that, before that No, you're worried about that too, right?"

"I have the ledger at the time, so I'm going to check it out.

If it was, it wouldn't be of much help.

Serpence answered bluntly.

It's not a helpful resource, but it's good. If you want to check all the people who bought it long ago, there would be no limit.

than that.

"I mean, I was the first to comment. I knew it was going to lead me to think that way, but I didn't expect to say that out loud."

"I said to ask for help first.

Isn't it?"

Wow! See that brazen thing?

Sunwoo, only you.

Serpence answered in a playful way with a smiley voice.

A clash with the Duke of Argento, the aides of other noble families, and someone trying to copy Solertia's scroll appears.

It's just a riot of blues, but I don't know what's so good about it, joking around and joking around.

Don't you laugh? Because you're in love... Ah, but that means that you haven't heard of it yet.

Nira... !

Serpense's bright smile suddenly disappeared and turned into tears.

Sometimes they say that we are not just friends, but best friends. So we talked about friendship.

As if cutting along the perforation line, he looks at me with a face as if asking if it was a relationship that could be cut so easily.

'Isn't this like stealing candy from a child?'

The moment when you take a high-stacked cone of ice cream and take a bite.

It was like witnessing the ice cream tower plummet to the floor as passers-by crashed into it.

A face that feels the emptiness of life.

As the culprit who made the ice cream drop, my heart has no choice but to sink.

I'm already full of affection! It's just a playful expression that doesn't mean much in the world I live in, so don't make a face like that in shock!

Really?

Of course! In this world, I am the most

The person I believe in is Serpens, and the person closest to me is Ador. You know that, right?"

Whether or not the old man's soothing had worked, the eyebrows that had drawn the eight (八) characters found their place. The corners of his droopy lips curled up and fluttered.

'Is this why I don't treat him like a child?'

Even the fourth member of the Rivelon family, who was just born, wouldn't do that.

"I just have a lot of things to worry about, but you're smiling happily, so why are you like that?

It was a question that came out of me."

"The Count Rivelon was a family with no divine power."

Why?

There was no reason for Serpens to laugh just because a child with divine power was born in such a Rivelon family.

I wonder if it's because I think Xeon's attitude towards me will change, so I'm wondering if he's doing something other than that.

"Nevertheless, a person with greater divine power than the noble family, Raja, was born in the capital city.

It is enough to be called the grace of God. In addition to that, didn't you have the background to protect it just in time? It is no exaggeration to say that the god Luxmea protects the Ribelon family.

Serpense would never say something like that with an overflowing piety.

As proof of that, the expression on the face is that of the gimmick fence.

" Are you going to spread rumors like that?"

"Now, no one will ever doubt Sunwoo."

Newborn child a falcon of media manipulation

It must not have been that the god Luxmea gave the divine power to make it an entity... ?

'If that's the case, is it evil or good?'

It wasn't face-to-face, but I don't think it was.

* * *

Within a few days of hearing from Solertia, it was easy to find someone with the impression that she had given me.

If you ask how easy it was to find it, you can answer that Serpence didn't even need to investigate.

so will he

He was found around Solertia's shop, and Winston captured him.

Ella, an employee of ; Distortion of the Phenomenon , came to the duke's office and delivered a sealed letter with such information.

She delivered the letter and left work early on the way.

'Certainly, Ella is just an ordinary person.

You must have kept it a secret from her.'

Me and Serpens got on a small wagon without the family crest on them, and exited the duke's residence using the back door.

The destination is, of course, ; distortion of the phenomenon .

The culprit must visit the scene again, and that's the perfect match.

You're a fool. In that case, shouldn't you look back and go abroad after washing your identity?

How the heck did you think of such a large-scale crime to say something like that?

He lightly ignored the nonsense Serpense.

"More than that, why did you follow me?"

Did I say I was curious?

I know what you're going to see.

Whatever happens, Serpens will take care of it.

There is also Solertia and Winston, so there is no need for Serpens to turn into suspense.

"The wagon has already departed, so what are you going to do now?"

"I told you everything you didn't have to follow before we started, but isn't it that Seonwoo followed suit?"

You're still on working hours. Wow! That way, you return your vacation and refuse to leave work early.... There is no other aide in the world who works hard like me. Isn't it?

Serpens didn't ask me for anything anymore.

In the quiet silence, the carriage ran. It didn't take long before we reached our destination.

There was a sign of the end of business hanging on the door of the store, but there was no problem in entering because the key was also in the envelope.

I locked the door again and went up the stairs.

And the moment I opened the drawing room door... .

"Isn't that also a paranoia?"

Because it is not, it is! It must be something? I can assure you on the honor of my Master!

Not being able to risk your own honor doesn't mean that Reseratus also isn't confident?

Winston and Solertia were raising their voices.

Between the two of them, a handsome blonde man was kneeling, tied tight.

The author is probably the person Solertia was talking about.

Ji, calm down...

It's all because of you!

The blonde man slowly opened his mouth as he looked at the two of them, but his words could not continue to the end.

Solertia stopped talking with a sharp shot, and Winston stared at him without saying a word.

The man was completely terrified and withdrew his body.

" what kind of mess is this?"

He turned his head and looked at Serpens who was following him. No matter how much Serpent was, he shook his head with an expression that he did not understand the current situation.

"I was just an ordinary person."

"Isn't it?"

I'll correct you as an ordinary stalker.

Ah-no, that's not the case! This is a conspiracy to trap me!

As if Solertia was cramped, her feet were pounding nervously.

It really doesn't make sense!

I don't know what's going on with this, and I don't know who's right.

I looked back at Serpens again.

'You should try something with them.'

His eyes met and he blinked lightly to signify that he knew. Serpense

passed by me and approached them.

I closed the living room door and followed him.

Both of you, calm down and explain what's going on.

Serpence only opened his mouth, but the atmosphere that was like a dotegi market quickly subsided.