I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - Chapter 188



188 – Albrich Bertus

Albrich was even more agitated than when a beam of light shot out of his castle not long ago.

‘What kind of confidence did this woman have that brought her here?’

Even if I thought hard about her, I couldn’t understand it.

Unless she’s empty-headed, does she think she can embarrass herself with what happened a few days ago?

Even if the other party is the owner of the Robeheim family, this person is no less the owner of the family.

It means that if you are planning to use your power to intimidate people, it is a far-fetched idea.

She said, ‘She didn’t seem so stupid that she didn’t know that. Is there another ulterior motive?’

Albrich also knows that they are hiding Kelagh’s existence.

However, even if he revealed that fact now, it would not benefit him and would only raise suspicions about how he found out about it, so he did not spread it.

However, that did not mean that the Robeheim family could bring up Kellag’s existence first.

Even Albrich didn’t know what led to the conclusion of the Carbita tribe and the Lobeheim family, but for any reason, Dandeul would inevitably receive negative attention from the outside world.

In any case, unless both sides could draw their swords at each other, it was inevitable that the situation would remain like this.

That’s why Albrich was at ease. I never thought he would come from the other side first.

This was something I hadn’t thought about.

“First of all, as I told you, Your Majesty, I would like to ask for an explanation about the beam of light that rose from the Bertus family castle a few days ago. Marquis Bertus.”

“They clearly expressed their opinion saying they didn’t understand the English language, but even if there was an error in that… ?”

For now, Albrich looked like a fool and asked a question.

I don’t know what kind of trick they will use, but if the attitude they have maintained so far suddenly changes, that will raise more suspicion.

‘It’s a shame because he’s an opponent that control magic doesn’t work on.’

Not only are they born with the blood of the Robeheim family, but they are also born with great magical power and are not easily caught by other people’s domination magic.

This is because the resistance to magic is so high that the body rebels even before the magic is cast.

Until now, Albrich has been able to control a significant number of people and secretly work behind the scenes through this magic, but in other words, a being like Ariel had to be dealt with somehow through speaking skills and other methods.

In my heart, I wanted to kill him before he opened his mouth, but even that was too far away because there were so many eyes watching.

As he moistened his dry lips and waited for his next words, I thought a faint smile appeared on Ariel’s lips hers, but then he opened his tightly closed mouth hers.

“That ray of light was a spell I applied to the body of an enemy who invaded my family at the time. I wonder how it could accidentally bloom in the Bertus family castle.”

“That’s something I don’t even know. “Wouldn’t it be just a coincidence?”

It’s shameless, but in times like this, this kind of response sometimes works better than trying to piece together the reasons.

If an unidentified enemy who infiltrated the Robeheim family happened to hide near the Bertus family’s castle, and the magic was activated and light bloomed, an explanation would be possible, even if forced.

“I cannot possibly guess why the Archduke is suspicious of me in the first place. I have no reason or justification to hold a grudge against the Robeheim family.”

Albrich smiled like a winner as he raised the shield that was most capable of blocking Ariel’s words

Unless this point could be explained in the first place, even if what happened that day was true, it could have been passed off as just a coincidence and an unfortunate accident.

“I thought so too at first. Marquis. But what if there is a good cause?”

However, Albrich’s eyebrows twitched slightly at Ariel’s subsequent comment

Speaking of justification, is this woman so crazy that she even thinks of mentioning Kelagh’s name

On the contrary, if you mention his name, we will be grateful.

There were plans in advance to prepare for that time, so it was also a golden opportunity to push back against the Robeheim family.

“… What do you mean by justification?”

However, he tried to hide his excitement and asked back as if he did not understand.

My true intention was to quickly mention his name, but somehow I kept it clear and waited for Ariel to continue.

I sincerely hope that our victory is confirmed.

“A symbol of domination.”

“… !?”

“Isn’t that what you wanted? Marquis Bertus.”

However, as she continued to ask questions, Albrich felt all the blood drain from his body.

How does this woman know about that purpose?

This is his wish for her that has persisted for a long time.

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There is a long-standing wish of wizards.

The source of magic. Digging into and mastering all the facts.

However, life is too short for humans, and it doesn’t make much of a difference no matter what kind of archmage you are.

Therefore, although most wizards wanted to dig into the source, they often felt skeptical about their short lives and turned their attention elsewhere.

Those who were called the wise men of the Magic Tower were no exception.

However, as time passes, those who always seek change appear.

A man who was born as the son of a marquis family became a promising wizard from an early age. Although he was a member of the marquis family, he set foot in the Magic Tower and stayed there to seek knowledge.

At first, it was just a pure desire for learning.

I will somehow uncover the source and become the first wizard to master all magic.

In a sense, it was the primal desire of humans to be whiter than whiteness.

However, whiteness is always prone to being stained by something else.

No, it wasn’t exactly stained.

The desire to see the source of magic remained the same, but because of that, everything else around him became invisible.

For that, the man needed strength.

Not everyone wanted to see everyone bowing down to him, but at least he needed a huge screen to hide himself in so that he could see the end of this quest without anyone looking at him.

Therefore, he took control of the royal family’s bloodline through this power he acquired after a long period of time.

He placed a curse on them that could never be washed away, and secretly worked behind the scenes, quietly waiting for the right time to come.

You wouldn’t know it if they were prepared to lose everything to the royal family, but they wanted to live their current lives rather than erase the stigma on their bodies, and that’s why they obeyed Albrich.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

He transferred his soul to the body of his descendant as a new vessel, and lived his life by devouring the blood of his virgin and the flesh of a child.

I searched through various old books in this country, and sometimes even looked into the autobiographies of other scholars that were buried with his body, trying to find any clues.

‘Enjoy the hero’s achievements. The essence of knowledge is there.’

Then, I finally found a clue to the source of magic written in an old book.

A hero’s feat. It took him a while to figure out what it was, but he couldn’t have been happier when he realized that it was surprisingly close.

At first, people were hired to take it out.

Even though he was Amman, he did not have enough power to wage war against everyone in the empire, so he made all kinds of plans to get it out as secretly as possible.

At that moment, a girl caught my eye.

Daughter of the Robeheim family. I heard that since the mother can only have one child, this is the only line of blood that exists in the family at the moment.

The moment I realized that, my goal was set.

He knew that the head of the Robe Heim family was a man who cared very much for his family.

So he thought it would be best if he took her out and exchanged her for the goal he wanted.

‘The prophecy spoke to me.’

And even in the future he predicted, he saw the girl fall into his grasp, and he finally reached the source of magic.

Although the prophecy is not always convenient to see when you want it, it has never been wrong.

Through this, he overcame many dangers, and at times even eradicated traitors hiding inside.

‘I’m sorry, master. It is said that the rebellion failed.’

But what is this?

The moment came when the prophecy was wrong for the first time.

Albrich, who was looking at the subordinate who was trembling in front of him and bowing his head, could not hide his resentment.

Where did it get distorted?

I was sure that the trick that took advantage of the blind spot in the barrier would work one way or another.

Later, he heard that a boy had killed an intruder in his bedroom, but he thought it was just a coincidence.

And since we can’t use the same method that failed once, we’ll continue to plan for the future.

The thought was that there was no need to rush once the goal was found.

Therefore, the scale was increased during the second plan.

The fact that the immigrants were struggling for food was widely known information, so we dug into that and proposed negotiations.

This time too, the prophecy pointed to his victory

‘They say they missed Yulken.’

However, when he heard the news that he had failed again this time, he felt dizzy.

When I heard that the man who committed this assassination was the same person as that time, I began to think that it might not be just a coincidence.

‘Did you say Edgar Vilhark?’

It is definitely a being that did not exist in his prophecy

Even though I tried to find out about the stars in the sky and his future through astrology, I couldn’t find his star.

‘Does this mean a stranger?’

So there is only one possibility he can think of.

I don’t know the exact method, but it was said that he came from another world.

Because there was no other being that could distort prophecy and even the movements of the stars.

In the end, it would be better to exclude him by any means necessary.

That was the thought that came to Shepard’s mind after he returned to the castle.

‘The most important thing was neither the Archduke nor the Emperor.’

Grinding his teeth at the reality he realized too late, Albrich made a plan.

A trick to somehow get rid of that guy.

And today, the day the Grand Duke and the man visited the imperial palace together.

I thought that I might be able to use this day as an opportunity to kill him.

In order to do that, she would have to somehow hit this woman who was glaring in front of her.