Usher Andrea.
A member of the Anatome Guard came out of the second life and killed Lord Aldor.
I hoped I would never have to meet him again since it was such a bad relationship, but I was glad to see him like this.
In this situation, even if I beat him to death, no one would say anything.
No. I don't think it's okay to kill him.
Anyway, I was really happy that I got a chance to get some revenge for what was done to me.
If I do it right, I can even get the Emperor involved.
I guess I'll start by punching that unlucky guy in the face a few times.
I clenched my fist and hit Usher in the face with all my might.
With a loud thud, Usher's face turned completely around.
I thought he would fight back right away, but contrary to my expectations, he just stood there and did nothing.
Let's see how long you can stay still.
I hit him so hard that his lip burst and bled, but he never fought back.
“That’s interesting.”
I grabbed his face and pulled him towards me.
“Why are you just sitting there? Surely you’re not just sitting there because you realized your mistake?”
“...I don’t know what I did wrong.”
His pronunciation was slurred, perhaps because hia lips were chapped.
He spoke like an idiot, unable to even open his eyes properly.
“I just... I saw Your Excellency the Duke, an outsider, alone in the Vice-Chief’s office, so I went to check on you to see what was going on.”
That was bullshit.
“If that was the case, you should have just come in through the door. Why were you loitering around the window?”
“...”
Usher closed his mouth as if he had nothing more to say.
“And why am I an outsider?”
The hand that grabbed his collar tightened its grip.
“I am the fiance of His Highness the Fourth Prince, and the head and Duke of the Leopold Duke family, known as the Sword of the Empire. Do you not know that the Leopold Dukes have held the position of Commander of the Imperial Knights for generations?”
"...Ha."
What.
Did you just...laugh?
“That may have been the case until now... but not anymore.”
Usher spoke to me, who was momentarily dumbfounded by his unexpected reaction.
“The glorious days of the Duke Leopold’s family are now past...!”
Puck-
Before he could even finish his sentence, my fist hit him in the face.
After being kicked in the stomach repeatedly, Usher could no longer stand and fell to the ground.
“Say that again.”
I grabbed him by the collar and stomped on him so hard I thought I would break his leg bones.
“I told you to say it again.”
“Cough.”
“What’s the glory of being a Duke? Huh?”
I was going to rip his mouth open if he kept talking nonsense one more time, but Usher didn't say anything as if he knew what I was thinking.
It could be that you are too sick to do it.
“Not only do you dare to spy on the Duke, but you dare to say such nonsense. You really want to die.”
“...”
“Yes. If that’s your wish, then I should grant it.”
If I said I didn't regret killing him like this, I would be lying.
Because I was not able to properly avenge what happened to me and Sir Aldor.
I thought in my head that I should kill him after making him suffer so much that he would regret being alive, but my heart did not.
My hands moved as my heart, desperate to kill him right away, told me to.
I was just going to strangle him to death.
“Stop it, Duke.”
Someone grabbed my shoulder.
Who dares to disturb me?
I looked back, frowning.
“...Your Highness the Prince.”
The third Prince Ian.
He grabbed my arms as if he was grabbing them and spoke firmly.
“Indiscriminate violence is prohibited in the palace. So please control your anger, Duke.”
“...It wasn’t indiscriminate violence. This guy ignored and humiliated me, the Duke.”
"Duke."
It seems like the Third Prince is going to stop me no matter what I say.
Just as I could suppress Usher with my position, the Third Prince could also suppress me with his position.
Of course, I can't do it as forcefully as I did when I pressed Usher.
But I knew that if I held on, I would be the one who would lose, so I clicked my tongue inwardly and took my foot off Usher's leg.
Unfortunately, Usher got up from his seat awkwardly, perhaps because he had broken a bone, and bowed to the Third Prince.
“Your Highness.”
“Now that the greetings are over, go and get treatment.”
“I am embarrassed.”
Usher greeted the Third Prince again, then greeted me as well, and quickly disappeared.
It was a good opportunity to get rid of that thorn in my side, but it's too bad.
As I swallowed my regret and wiped the blood off my hands, the Third Prince held out a handkerchief.
“Wipe it with this.”
Instead of taking the handkerchief, I twisted my lips and said.
“Your Highness the Prince is good at giving bottles and medicine.”
“I never did that. And on the contrary, I was trying to protect the Duke.”
“Your Highness the Prince will protect me?”
What kind of nonsense is this?
When I asked again in disbelief, the Third Prince bit his lips and glanced around.
Now that I think about it, it's almost time for the aide to come back.
As I looked out the open window, the Third Prince said.
“If he was an aide, he would have run away a long time ago.”
I was hoping he wouldn't come yet, but he's already run away.
I'm worried that I'll just move what I see here around to other places for no reason.
“I’ve given him the order to keep his mouth shut, so you don’t have to worry, Duke.”
“...”
As the Third Prince continued to answer as if he had read my mind, I looked at him with a frown.
On the other hand, the Third Prince laughed.
“You’ve become quite aggressive since I last saw you, Duke.”
“Your Highness has become so charming that I have not seen you before. Oh, should I call you Your Excellency the Marquis now?”
The Third Prince married the young lady of the marquis family and inherited the title of Marquis.
So, if I only look at the title, it would be right to call him a Marquis, but since he was of a higher status than me, I couldn't just call him a Marquis.
In such ambiguous situations, status was usually used as the standard for addressing.
Even though I knew that, I still didn't like his behavior, so I asked him sarcastically.
Then the Third Prince laughed heartily and waved his hand.
“No. You can just call me Your Highness the Prince. Ian is too. Then I will also call the Duke Adele.”
What kind of nonsense is this?
“I know we weren’t close enough to dare call each other by our names.”
“We once talked about marriage, so I think we can do that much.”
“I will decline.”
“That’s too bad.”
It's a pity.
The thought of him calling my name was terrifying.
“But I’m saying this because I think about the feelings back then. It would be best not to touch that knight. Touching him would only harm the Duke.”
I crossed my arms and tilted my head.
“Why? Oh, is it because that knight is the Emperor’s loyal dog?”
Loyal dog.
It was a vulgar term used to refer to a member of the Anatome Guard.
The Third Prince also opened his eyes wide as if he understood right away.
“Did you know?”
I expressed my agreement with silence.
The Third Prince groaned and scratched his head.
“You did something like that knowing everything... You’ve become more aggressive and bolder while I wasn’t watching. You’ve lost all your fear.”
“I just scolded him a little because he ignored me. I didn’t realize it was so radical and fearless.”
“It depends on the person.”
The Third Prince, bending his upper body towards me, spoke in a voice so small that only I could hear.
“I don’t know if you already know, but no noble has ever messed with the Emperor’s loyal dogs and come out unscathed.”
“Then I will be the first noble to be free.”
When I answered calmly as if it was nothing, the Third Prince looked at me with a bewildered expression.
“What on earth makes you believe that?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Knowing that the knight was the Emperor’s loyal dog, you did such a thing, and now you are saying something... It seems like you are someone who wants to rebel against His Majesty the Emperor.”
Are I just a rebel?
It made me laugh.
“You seem to find my words funny.”
“It was funny.”
"Duke."
“I have no intention of rebelling against His Majesty the Emperor.”
It wasn't a blatant lie, I was planning on doing something worse.
“I thought about it carefully.”
The Third Prince finally smiled as if he felt relieved.
“There is no living thing on this earth that can fight and win against the sun. There is no living thing that can avoid the sun.”
“...”
“So, it would be better for the Duke’s sake not to have useless thoughts.”
“So, Your Highness, have you surrendered to the sun?”
"Yes?"
“It’s nothing.”
It's also something that came out of a slightly angry mood.
It didn't matter to me that the Third Prince had completely turned towards the Emperor, so I shrugged my shoulders and looked out the open window.
Not far away, I felt someone's presence.
A presence that is revealed without hesitation, in contrast to careful footsteps.
It must be an aide.
"Excuse me..."
As expected, it was an aide.
He looked back and forth between me and the Third Prince and asked cautiously.
“Are you two finished talking?”
"Yes."
I answered and checked the time.
The current time is 4:20 PM.
If I don't start getting ready, I'll be late for my appointment.
“Then I have an appointment so I will go first, Your Highness.”
The Third Prince looked at me with strange eyes and then nodded.
“Yes. Let’s talk again next time.”
A member of the Anatome Guard came out of the second life and killed Lord Aldor.
I hoped I would never have to meet him again since it was such a bad relationship, but I was glad to see him like this.
In this situation, even if I beat him to death, no one would say anything.
No. I don't think it's okay to kill him.
Anyway, I was really happy that I got a chance to get some revenge for what was done to me.
If I do it right, I can even get the Emperor involved.
I guess I'll start by punching that unlucky guy in the face a few times.
I clenched my fist and hit Usher in the face with all my might.
With a loud thud, Usher's face turned completely around.
I thought he would fight back right away, but contrary to my expectations, he just stood there and did nothing.
Let's see how long you can stay still.
I hit him so hard that his lip burst and bled, but he never fought back.
“That’s interesting.”
I grabbed his face and pulled him towards me.
“Why are you just sitting there? Surely you’re not just sitting there because you realized your mistake?”
“...I don’t know what I did wrong.”
His pronunciation was slurred, perhaps because hia lips were chapped.
He spoke like an idiot, unable to even open his eyes properly.
“I just... I saw Your Excellency the Duke, an outsider, alone in the Vice-Chief’s office, so I went to check on you to see what was going on.”
That was bullshit.
“If that was the case, you should have just come in through the door. Why were you loitering around the window?”
“...”
Usher closed his mouth as if he had nothing more to say.
“And why am I an outsider?”
The hand that grabbed his collar tightened its grip.
“I am the fiance of His Highness the Fourth Prince, and the head and Duke of the Leopold Duke family, known as the Sword of the Empire. Do you not know that the Leopold Dukes have held the position of Commander of the Imperial Knights for generations?”
"...Ha."
What.
Did you just...laugh?
“That may have been the case until now... but not anymore.”
Usher spoke to me, who was momentarily dumbfounded by his unexpected reaction.
“The glorious days of the Duke Leopold’s family are now past...!”
Puck-
Before he could even finish his sentence, my fist hit him in the face.
After being kicked in the stomach repeatedly, Usher could no longer stand and fell to the ground.
“Say that again.”
I grabbed him by the collar and stomped on him so hard I thought I would break his leg bones.
“I told you to say it again.”
“Cough.”
“What’s the glory of being a Duke? Huh?”
I was going to rip his mouth open if he kept talking nonsense one more time, but Usher didn't say anything as if he knew what I was thinking.
It could be that you are too sick to do it.
“Not only do you dare to spy on the Duke, but you dare to say such nonsense. You really want to die.”
“...”
“Yes. If that’s your wish, then I should grant it.”
If I said I didn't regret killing him like this, I would be lying.
Because I was not able to properly avenge what happened to me and Sir Aldor.
I thought in my head that I should kill him after making him suffer so much that he would regret being alive, but my heart did not.
My hands moved as my heart, desperate to kill him right away, told me to.
I was just going to strangle him to death.
“Stop it, Duke.”
Someone grabbed my shoulder.
Who dares to disturb me?
I looked back, frowning.
“...Your Highness the Prince.”
The third Prince Ian.
He grabbed my arms as if he was grabbing them and spoke firmly.
“Indiscriminate violence is prohibited in the palace. So please control your anger, Duke.”
“...It wasn’t indiscriminate violence. This guy ignored and humiliated me, the Duke.”
"Duke."
It seems like the Third Prince is going to stop me no matter what I say.
Just as I could suppress Usher with my position, the Third Prince could also suppress me with his position.
Of course, I can't do it as forcefully as I did when I pressed Usher.
But I knew that if I held on, I would be the one who would lose, so I clicked my tongue inwardly and took my foot off Usher's leg.
Unfortunately, Usher got up from his seat awkwardly, perhaps because he had broken a bone, and bowed to the Third Prince.
“Your Highness.”
“Now that the greetings are over, go and get treatment.”
“I am embarrassed.”
Usher greeted the Third Prince again, then greeted me as well, and quickly disappeared.
It was a good opportunity to get rid of that thorn in my side, but it's too bad.
As I swallowed my regret and wiped the blood off my hands, the Third Prince held out a handkerchief.
“Wipe it with this.”
Instead of taking the handkerchief, I twisted my lips and said.
“Your Highness the Prince is good at giving bottles and medicine.”
“I never did that. And on the contrary, I was trying to protect the Duke.”
“Your Highness the Prince will protect me?”
What kind of nonsense is this?
When I asked again in disbelief, the Third Prince bit his lips and glanced around.
Now that I think about it, it's almost time for the aide to come back.
As I looked out the open window, the Third Prince said.
“If he was an aide, he would have run away a long time ago.”
I was hoping he wouldn't come yet, but he's already run away.
I'm worried that I'll just move what I see here around to other places for no reason.
“I’ve given him the order to keep his mouth shut, so you don’t have to worry, Duke.”
“...”
As the Third Prince continued to answer as if he had read my mind, I looked at him with a frown.
On the other hand, the Third Prince laughed.
“You’ve become quite aggressive since I last saw you, Duke.”
“Your Highness has become so charming that I have not seen you before. Oh, should I call you Your Excellency the Marquis now?”
The Third Prince married the young lady of the marquis family and inherited the title of Marquis.
So, if I only look at the title, it would be right to call him a Marquis, but since he was of a higher status than me, I couldn't just call him a Marquis.
In such ambiguous situations, status was usually used as the standard for addressing.
Even though I knew that, I still didn't like his behavior, so I asked him sarcastically.
Then the Third Prince laughed heartily and waved his hand.
“No. You can just call me Your Highness the Prince. Ian is too. Then I will also call the Duke Adele.”
What kind of nonsense is this?
“I know we weren’t close enough to dare call each other by our names.”
“We once talked about marriage, so I think we can do that much.”
“I will decline.”
“That’s too bad.”
It's a pity.
The thought of him calling my name was terrifying.
“But I’m saying this because I think about the feelings back then. It would be best not to touch that knight. Touching him would only harm the Duke.”
I crossed my arms and tilted my head.
“Why? Oh, is it because that knight is the Emperor’s loyal dog?”
Loyal dog.
It was a vulgar term used to refer to a member of the Anatome Guard.
The Third Prince also opened his eyes wide as if he understood right away.
“Did you know?”
I expressed my agreement with silence.
The Third Prince groaned and scratched his head.
“You did something like that knowing everything... You’ve become more aggressive and bolder while I wasn’t watching. You’ve lost all your fear.”
“I just scolded him a little because he ignored me. I didn’t realize it was so radical and fearless.”
“It depends on the person.”
The Third Prince, bending his upper body towards me, spoke in a voice so small that only I could hear.
“I don’t know if you already know, but no noble has ever messed with the Emperor’s loyal dogs and come out unscathed.”
“Then I will be the first noble to be free.”
When I answered calmly as if it was nothing, the Third Prince looked at me with a bewildered expression.
“What on earth makes you believe that?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Knowing that the knight was the Emperor’s loyal dog, you did such a thing, and now you are saying something... It seems like you are someone who wants to rebel against His Majesty the Emperor.”
Are I just a rebel?
It made me laugh.
“You seem to find my words funny.”
“It was funny.”
"Duke."
“I have no intention of rebelling against His Majesty the Emperor.”
It wasn't a blatant lie, I was planning on doing something worse.
“I thought about it carefully.”
The Third Prince finally smiled as if he felt relieved.
“There is no living thing on this earth that can fight and win against the sun. There is no living thing that can avoid the sun.”
“...”
“So, it would be better for the Duke’s sake not to have useless thoughts.”
“So, Your Highness, have you surrendered to the sun?”
"Yes?"
“It’s nothing.”
It's also something that came out of a slightly angry mood.
It didn't matter to me that the Third Prince had completely turned towards the Emperor, so I shrugged my shoulders and looked out the open window.
Not far away, I felt someone's presence.
A presence that is revealed without hesitation, in contrast to careful footsteps.
It must be an aide.
"Excuse me..."
As expected, it was an aide.
He looked back and forth between me and the Third Prince and asked cautiously.
“Are you two finished talking?”
"Yes."
I answered and checked the time.
The current time is 4:20 PM.
If I don't start getting ready, I'll be late for my appointment.
“Then I have an appointment so I will go first, Your Highness.”
The Third Prince looked at me with strange eyes and then nodded.
“Yes. Let’s talk again next time.”
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