"Does everyone become a monster when they become the head of a household?"
Claudel's letter was full of good news.
Irena knew well why the little girl of the Valmonde Castle, who was once considered gloomy and unlucky, had to walk in such misfortune. Claudel lost her mother in a fire in the village where she lived with her parents, and her father, who was pessimistic about his situation, passed away, leaving her alone as if abandoned.
'She's your sister. Claudel has had a hard time. Since she's your sister, you take care of her.'
The Duchess of Vermont kept sending Irena to Claudel, who seemed to have closed her heart.
Since she had talked to Hannah, she seemed to think that Irena, who was her age, would be a little different.
In fact, she often answered or expressed her opinions to Irena as she asked her.
A small and skinny girl.
A child who was cut off from the world and closed her heart.
The life of an orphan who lost her parents and was left without a caregiver.
However, both of her parents were alive.
A woman who was burned but still healthy enough to become a great salon hostess and an abandoned man on the continent of Sol became the leader of a mercenary group.
“How could Claudel have to live as an orphan even though her parents were alive and well?”
Now Irena could completely understand everything.
She vividly remembered the strangely sparkling eyes of the Duke of Vermont when he heard that Claudel had given birth to a pure-blooded Vermont.
Perhaps the moment he saw the red-haired golden-eyed girl, Claudel was no different from a seed that he had to secure for the glory of his family.
Irena held a handful of her hair that flowed down her shoulders and muttered bitterly.
“What is this hair?”
Was the natural relationship between parents and children cut off just because it would help the future of the family?
If Claudel had parents, she would not be adopted as her father's daughter.
It was understandable that her mother would have been angry when she found out the truth, thinking that her father might have chased Evan away and made him die to steal Claudel.
After the Duchess of Vermont gave birth to Irena, the Duke of Vermont was very docile on the outside, but it seemed that he was not on the inside.
“My mother would be angry.”
The Duchess of Vermont came barging into the capital mansion unexpectedly.
“Evan was alive.”
Irena knew well why the little girl of the Valmonde Castle, who was once considered gloomy and unlucky, had to walk in such misfortune. Claudel lost her mother in a fire in the village where she lived with her parents, and her father, who was pessimistic about his situation, passed away, leaving her alone as if abandoned.
'She's your sister. Claudel has had a hard time. Since she's your sister, you take care of her.'
The Duchess of Vermont kept sending Irena to Claudel, who seemed to have closed her heart.
Since she had talked to Hannah, she seemed to think that Irena, who was her age, would be a little different.
In fact, she often answered or expressed her opinions to Irena as she asked her.
A small and skinny girl.
A child who was cut off from the world and closed her heart.
The life of an orphan who lost her parents and was left without a caregiver.
However, both of her parents were alive.
A woman who was burned but still healthy enough to become a great salon hostess and an abandoned man on the continent of Sol became the leader of a mercenary group.
“How could Claudel have to live as an orphan even though her parents were alive and well?”
Now Irena could completely understand everything.
She vividly remembered the strangely sparkling eyes of the Duke of Vermont when he heard that Claudel had given birth to a pure-blooded Vermont.
Perhaps the moment he saw the red-haired golden-eyed girl, Claudel was no different from a seed that he had to secure for the glory of his family.
Irena held a handful of her hair that flowed down her shoulders and muttered bitterly.
“What is this hair?”
Was the natural relationship between parents and children cut off just because it would help the future of the family?
If Claudel had parents, she would not be adopted as her father's daughter.
It was understandable that her mother would have been angry when she found out the truth, thinking that her father might have chased Evan away and made him die to steal Claudel.
After the Duchess of Vermont gave birth to Irena, the Duke of Vermont was very docile on the outside, but it seemed that he was not on the inside.
“My mother would be angry.”
The Duchess of Vermont came barging into the capital mansion unexpectedly.
“Evan was alive.”
As soon as Irena brought up the story, the Duchess of Vermont burst into tears.
“How could I register a child whose father was alive and well as my child?”
The Duchess was furious at the Duke’s misdeeds.
The port and the ship were under Vermont’s control.
There was no way that Evan could have secretly boarded a ship to leave the continent without the Duke of Vermont’s permission.
Therefore, she could not have thought that the Duke of Vermont had captured Evan and sent him on a ship.
The Duchess of Vermont was a moral and upright person.
Her personality made her perfectly suited to running the castle where she was locked up, which required a lot of control.
However, the glimpse of her husband’s other side tormented her so much.
“How could he hold a funeral for a living person and then inflict such pain on that child?”
Claudel had hardly said a word the whole time she had been at the Castle de Valmonde, but she could not forget the scene when that child cried and clung to the sarcophagus, calling for his father.
“How could I register a child whose father was alive and well as my child?”
The Duchess was furious at the Duke’s misdeeds.
The port and the ship were under Vermont’s control.
There was no way that Evan could have secretly boarded a ship to leave the continent without the Duke of Vermont’s permission.
Therefore, she could not have thought that the Duke of Vermont had captured Evan and sent him on a ship.
The Duchess of Vermont was a moral and upright person.
Her personality made her perfectly suited to running the castle where she was locked up, which required a lot of control.
However, the glimpse of her husband’s other side tormented her so much.
“How could he hold a funeral for a living person and then inflict such pain on that child?”
Claudel had hardly said a word the whole time she had been at the Castle de Valmonde, but she could not forget the scene when that child cried and clung to the sarcophagus, calling for his father.
Irena's mother could not accept that all of this was because of her husband’s plan.
“I cannot cover up such a disgrace. What can I do about your father, who has no shame in destroying the land where his daughter is married?”
For the past few days, the Duchess of Vermont had been spewing out complaints about the Duke of Vermont whenever they met, so Irena had memorized what she had heard.
“Making everyone unhappy.”
In Claudel's letters, it seemed that everyone staying at Rowen Castle had found happiness.
And Irena, too, had felt freedom and happiness for a moment when she went to Rowen Castle to see Claudel.
“I cannot cover up such a disgrace. What can I do about your father, who has no shame in destroying the land where his daughter is married?”
For the past few days, the Duchess of Vermont had been spewing out complaints about the Duke of Vermont whenever they met, so Irena had memorized what she had heard.
“Making everyone unhappy.”
In Claudel's letters, it seemed that everyone staying at Rowen Castle had found happiness.
And Irena, too, had felt freedom and happiness for a moment when she went to Rowen Castle to see Claudel.
A flower garden spread out under the warm sunlight.
And Claudel, who was cheerful.
The bleak scene in Rowen, where she had gone after hearing the news of Claudel's disappearance, had already been forgotten.
When Irena was folding the telegram with a troubled face, the door opened without warning.
"Hey, Irena."
The Duchess of Vermont, who had been talking to her in her thoughts a moment ago, came in with a tired face.
"What's the matter?"
"I heard that your father has arrived in the capital."
"My father?"
"He said he would definitely lead the vanguard himself."
“Weren’t he planning to send the Sol Continent mercenary corps instead?”
“The leader of the Sol Continent mercenary corps is Evan. In the end, it’s no different from Vermont directly jumping into the front lines.”
The Duchess of Vermont pressed her temples with her fingertips as if her head was in pain.
“It seems like the situation is going to change. He can’t just stand by and watch Evan steal the ball.”
If they were just hired by the Sol Continent with money, there wouldn’t be a problem.
If they won the war, Evan would become a triumphant general, and the Duke of Vermont must have thought that he couldn’t stand it any longer.
‘Father is really an amazing person, too.’
That must be why he’s been sitting firmly in the position of the Vermont head of state.
“Where is my father now?”
When she asked because it was strange that someone who had supposedly arrived in the capital hadn’t arrived at the mansion yet, the Duchess of Vermont responded nervously.
“He went to the palace.”
Valquiterre smiled gently after hearing the good news.
“The Sol Continent Mercenaries are doing their part.”
It was known that ships could not sail through the southern seas. So, until now, Vermont had monopolized the northern trading ports and controlled intercontinental trade.
“That bastard Evan was a bastard since he was young.”
How could he have thought of bringing so many ships through the southern seas that no one had dared venture into for hundreds of years due to the strong winds?
Thanks to that, they won the first battle, but Duke Vermont was disappointed.
“He bombarded Rowen Port and destroyed most of its facilities. He saved the telegram bureau and sent this.”
“Yes. That’s right.”
According to the telegram that was being delivered, Evan, who had taken the inland waterway to Rowen, joined the mercenary ships that had been waiting along the southern route and immediately went on the attack. After taking the coastal guards by surprise with cannons and landing, the enemies had no choice but to be defeated.
Since then, Rowen Castle has been resisting with its drawbridge raised and is engaged in a siege battle outside the castle.
“Rowen Castle is difficult to conquer.”
Valquiterre knew the structure of the castle better than anyone else.
The moat surrounding Rowen Castle is quite deep and filled with water, and even that water is drawn from a nearby lake into a waterway, so it is difficult to drain the water. After raising the drawbridge, the distance from the castle walls was far, so it was an impregnable castle.
“Kaian can escape and advance as much as he wants.”
“They say the drawbridge is raised.”
“Rowen Castle is the first royal castle of the Oberon Kingdom. Isn’t there a secret passage in a place like that?”
Duke Vermont’s pride was hurt by the scolding, but he held it in.
'You little brat. I’ll hit you hard in the back of the head.'
Evan would be his hidden trump card.
“He’d go crazy and run wild at the sound of Temnes.”
Perhaps, thinking about his obsession for revenge, he could even invade and break into Rowen Castle, which he had never recaptured.
However, the important thing was to drag Valquiterre out of the castle. Only then would he be able to strike him down and increase the control of the next Oberon Kingdom.
“I don’t think we can trust the Sol Continent mercenary group too much,”
Duke Vermont said.
“They are optimized for close-range slaughter. Since there is no country on the Sol Continent, there are no castles to be had, so they have never fought a siege. The report is also suspicious.”
And Claudel, who was cheerful.
The bleak scene in Rowen, where she had gone after hearing the news of Claudel's disappearance, had already been forgotten.
When Irena was folding the telegram with a troubled face, the door opened without warning.
"Hey, Irena."
The Duchess of Vermont, who had been talking to her in her thoughts a moment ago, came in with a tired face.
"What's the matter?"
"I heard that your father has arrived in the capital."
"My father?"
"He said he would definitely lead the vanguard himself."
“Weren’t he planning to send the Sol Continent mercenary corps instead?”
“The leader of the Sol Continent mercenary corps is Evan. In the end, it’s no different from Vermont directly jumping into the front lines.”
The Duchess of Vermont pressed her temples with her fingertips as if her head was in pain.
“It seems like the situation is going to change. He can’t just stand by and watch Evan steal the ball.”
If they were just hired by the Sol Continent with money, there wouldn’t be a problem.
If they won the war, Evan would become a triumphant general, and the Duke of Vermont must have thought that he couldn’t stand it any longer.
‘Father is really an amazing person, too.’
That must be why he’s been sitting firmly in the position of the Vermont head of state.
“Where is my father now?”
When she asked because it was strange that someone who had supposedly arrived in the capital hadn’t arrived at the mansion yet, the Duchess of Vermont responded nervously.
“He went to the palace.”
***
Valquiterre smiled gently after hearing the good news.
“The Sol Continent Mercenaries are doing their part.”
It was known that ships could not sail through the southern seas. So, until now, Vermont had monopolized the northern trading ports and controlled intercontinental trade.
“That bastard Evan was a bastard since he was young.”
How could he have thought of bringing so many ships through the southern seas that no one had dared venture into for hundreds of years due to the strong winds?
Thanks to that, they won the first battle, but Duke Vermont was disappointed.
“He bombarded Rowen Port and destroyed most of its facilities. He saved the telegram bureau and sent this.”
“Yes. That’s right.”
According to the telegram that was being delivered, Evan, who had taken the inland waterway to Rowen, joined the mercenary ships that had been waiting along the southern route and immediately went on the attack. After taking the coastal guards by surprise with cannons and landing, the enemies had no choice but to be defeated.
Since then, Rowen Castle has been resisting with its drawbridge raised and is engaged in a siege battle outside the castle.
“Rowen Castle is difficult to conquer.”
Valquiterre knew the structure of the castle better than anyone else.
The moat surrounding Rowen Castle is quite deep and filled with water, and even that water is drawn from a nearby lake into a waterway, so it is difficult to drain the water. After raising the drawbridge, the distance from the castle walls was far, so it was an impregnable castle.
“Kaian can escape and advance as much as he wants.”
“They say the drawbridge is raised.”
“Rowen Castle is the first royal castle of the Oberon Kingdom. Isn’t there a secret passage in a place like that?”
Duke Vermont’s pride was hurt by the scolding, but he held it in.
'You little brat. I’ll hit you hard in the back of the head.'
Evan would be his hidden trump card.
“He’d go crazy and run wild at the sound of Temnes.”
Perhaps, thinking about his obsession for revenge, he could even invade and break into Rowen Castle, which he had never recaptured.
However, the important thing was to drag Valquiterre out of the castle. Only then would he be able to strike him down and increase the control of the next Oberon Kingdom.
“I don’t think we can trust the Sol Continent mercenary group too much,”
Duke Vermont said.
“They are optimized for close-range slaughter. Since there is no country on the Sol Continent, there are no castles to be had, so they have never fought a siege. The report is also suspicious.”
He was furious when Vermont said he would unload cannons and move them to attack, but his anger did not reach far away Rowen.
“How about bringing back the royal army that fought the serfs in Pagos?”
Duke Vermont suggested to Valquiterre.
“After all, what they wanted was to be freed from their serf status under Temnes rule, as they had originally planned.”
“So?”
“But if we attack Rowen and Temnes Falls, Pagos will eventually have to come under your rule.”
In return for participating in the war, Vermont will be guaranteed the right to harvest Pagos.
“That’s right,”
“Rather than fighting the serfs, we should retreat and advance directly to Rowen to continue our current momentum.”
“The Duke is right. Let’s do so.”
The Duke of Vermont cheered inwardly.
“We must hurry up and set out.”
When Valquiterre himself said that he would head to the battlefield, he was finally relieved.
“I will look forward to your performance.”
“I wonder if there will be any chance.”
This time, the master of the Oberon royal family will change hands.
The Duke of Vermont thought to himself.
The time when conspiracies were raging in the capital castle.
The atmosphere at Rowen Castle was serious.
It was because Julien, who had been eating well for a while, was refusing the baby food. The baby, who had been eating well, would turn his head and swat food away with his hand when food was put in his mouth, insisting on drinking only milk.
“That’s because he’s growing up.”
“How about bringing back the royal army that fought the serfs in Pagos?”
Duke Vermont suggested to Valquiterre.
“After all, what they wanted was to be freed from their serf status under Temnes rule, as they had originally planned.”
“So?”
“But if we attack Rowen and Temnes Falls, Pagos will eventually have to come under your rule.”
In return for participating in the war, Vermont will be guaranteed the right to harvest Pagos.
“That’s right,”
“Rather than fighting the serfs, we should retreat and advance directly to Rowen to continue our current momentum.”
“The Duke is right. Let’s do so.”
The Duke of Vermont cheered inwardly.
“We must hurry up and set out.”
When Valquiterre himself said that he would head to the battlefield, he was finally relieved.
“I will look forward to your performance.”
“I wonder if there will be any chance.”
This time, the master of the Oberon royal family will change hands.
The Duke of Vermont thought to himself.
***
The time when conspiracies were raging in the capital castle.
The atmosphere at Rowen Castle was serious.
It was because Julien, who had been eating well for a while, was refusing the baby food. The baby, who had been eating well, would turn his head and swat food away with his hand when food was put in his mouth, insisting on drinking only milk.
“That’s because he’s growing up.”
“Growing up is just hard. You’re smart to know that.”
Claudel glared at Kaian.
“Don’t take my side.”
They were killing time by offering this and that to Julien.
“Ahem. You haven’t eaten properly yet.”
Evan came in carrying a small pot on a tray.
“Dad. What’s that?”
Claudel asked. Evan’s eyes widened into a pleasant smile.
“It’s what you used to eat well when you were a baby.”
Claudel glared at Kaian.
“Don’t take my side.”
They were killing time by offering this and that to Julien.
“Ahem. You haven’t eaten properly yet.”
Evan came in carrying a small pot on a tray.
“Dad. What’s that?”
Claudel asked. Evan’s eyes widened into a pleasant smile.
“It’s what you used to eat well when you were a baby.”
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