Meanwhile, Duke Hesmann, who remained in the ballroom, staggering, finally stopped grinding his teeth.
"Ugh."
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot between his thighs. It was strange. It became even more difficult for him to walk, and for the first time, he felt the cold gazes surrounding him.
Great birth, fluent speech, skillful gestures, and perfect ability. Except for his engagement to Meldenik, his life had been completely solid.
I took the burr away, but she didn't know her place and dared, dared, dared…
He stumbled to his feet, his lower body tingling. In the meantime, an arrogant gaze swept left and right. In this place, he had always maintained his image. Losing his temper, he snapped at those around him.
"Shut up, all of you."
His words always carried authority, but not today. People took a step back, hiding their sneers behind their lips.
It's over!
Probably tomorrow everyone in social circles would be talking about today's events. Duke Hesmann could not find any way to salvage this atmosphere. All he could do was tell them to be silent.
The ball was in disarray, and people gave him cold glances.
"An adulterous man."
People were sticking out their tongues and insulting him. Their gazes were too hot. It shouldn't have been like this. He had to be the envy of everyone.
He hid his trembling fist and tried to get out the door, pretending to be unconcerned. The last thing he heard was an accusation. A strange young man with a thick voice behind his back clicked his tongue at Duke Hesmann.
"…Ugh, are you even running away because your affair has been exposed?"
He didn't even have the energy to shout now. All his plans went awry. It might not be possible to have a perfect child now.
I'm sure. Meldenik has some suspicious abilities. Whether it's alchemy or illusion or whatever.
The previous Duke of Hesmann had repeatedly emphasized that Meldenik should not awaken her abilities.
Who was the man you were with?
Come to think of it, the man she brought was also suspicious. He couldn't know exactly what kind of helper he was, but he was sure he was quite skilled.
What the hell is going on!
He couldn't understand. The woman who had been clinging to him not long ago had suddenly changed. Even her attitude was nothing short of arrogant. Cheekily, the woman despised him and pitied him. He could feel her treating him as inferior in her tone and attitude.
On the topic of Meldenik: "Cheeky, don't you dare trample on me properly."
Duke Hesmann hurriedly headed to his mansion. To be precise, he entered the villa of the mansion, which only he could enter and exit within the family. At the entrance of the villa, countless magical artifacts were piled up like a mountain.
"We have to show them."
He scanned the artifacts, looking for something that would make him stronger.
The three works are actually useless.
Today, he clearly confirmed with his own eyes that all the words of the three works that reported to him regularly were wrong.
"Don't trust anyone anymore."
He did not know for sure what kind of power she had, so he had to be careful. Lennox gritted his teeth.
At that time, a light shone in the video sphere that Duke Hesmann always carried in his arms. It was Sheria. He wondered if his lover, who was on vacation, was going to return.
Duke Hesmann pressed the button on the video sphere. Soon, a lovely woman with pink hair appeared on the screen.
"My dear Lennox."
In the video, a voice dripping with sweet honey echoed. Although she had a young face, she was elegant and seductive enough. She was a woman who held the title of the most beautiful social flower in this empire.
"I heard bad news."
"What?"
"You said your sister started a new business in front of the academy?"
"…Yes. Moreover, she put me in a trap. There will be bad rumors about us." Duke Hesmann muttered with a dark face.
Then Sheria made an exaggerated and melancholic gesture. "I don't know exactly what happened… My sister just let herself go wild."
Sheria whispered softly to him. "If I go back, my sister will end anyway."
At the reliable answer, Duke Hesmann nodded. His lover was always perfect. She specialized in covering Meldenik's wounds and isolating her.
"I trust you, Sheria. I love you."
In fact, Duke Hesmann did not love her. To him, Sheria was just a tool to elevate himself. But what if he could take revenge on the cheeky Meldenik who ruthlessly abandoned him and humiliated him… It was easy to say "I love you."
Sheria smiled broadly and whispered sweetly to him. "Me too."
"I want to marry you soon." A fantastic smile formed on Sheria's lips.
"Are you finally thinking of breaking off your marriage with your sister?"
"Yes. We were destined from the beginning." Sheria said with a bright smile.
"Yes. I happen to have very good news here too." Sheria turned the angle of the video to show the inside. Inside, some men were wearing white priest's uniforms and were wiping away something like a huge glass barrel.
His face was puzzled when he saw the huge sword and the strange creatures trapped in it. "That… What is it?"
"If you tell me a secret, you'll get angry, Lennox?" She pouted her lips exaggeratedly and whistled. Something huge, pure white, flickered and disappeared behind her back. It was like a weapon and a statue.
"Hmm… Should I say it's something related to my sister's curse?"
"…You're mistaken, Sheria. She is not cursed."
But Sheria whispered innocently, as if she already knew. "Kinnoa's blood relatives are blessed by dragons, right? I know. But I think the dragon's blessing is definitely another name for the curse." Sheria chuckled lowly.
The unusually lovely smile of his lover made Duke Hesmann instantly stunned.
"Anyway, come see me, Lennox. Won't you?"
"…Is that so?" His lover's kind words made his heart feel calmer.
Sheria spoke softly, as if singing. "I have already contacted my mother. According to my mother, my sister is a deal that will be excommunicated from the family."
"Oh."
"As soon as my sister is excommunicated, I will be able to get rid of her. It's like weeds are completely uprooted."
"Yes. All right. I'm going to find you."
"Lennox, come quickly. And back to the Empire together, we."
Eventually, the light went out from the video sphere.
"Yes…"
He wouldn't be able to go out into social circles for the time being. It was obvious that Duke Hesmann would not be able to openly show his face even in his top work.
It's over.
For now, why not entrust himself to the Holy Kingdom for a while until three days after the excommunication trial is over, and then return?
"It's an excommunication trial, Hildegard will take care of it."
Duke Hesmann lowered his trembling hand to the floor. He never ran away like a rat.
After the excommunication trial was over anyway, the woman would become a commoner. Meldenik was a woman who would be destroyed anyway. His image was somewhat damaged, but that was all.
However, the only person who would laugh at the end was himself. The woman who did not know her place would surely have her limbs torn off one day.
It's over!
He still felt pain and numbness between his legs.
"I need to call my doctor."
The backbone of the family was packed up.
He stared between his legs and bit the flesh inside his mouth. Duke Hesmann roughly put the video sphere back in his arms.
Then he stood in front of the vessel of mana that he had stolen from the magic tower and kept a sneer on his lips. He had already absorbed all the mana in the mana bowl into his whole body.
This time I was caught off guard, but next time I won't.
His ability had also developed significantly. It didn't matter how great Meldenik Babyloa was. In the end, it would be him who wins.