I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - Chapter 198



198 – The Final Clue

The two returned to Hespania with the accompanying guards.

At the same time, having heard in advance that the castle’s owner would return, a large number of people came out of the castle early and were waiting.

As the carriage arrived, raising a light dust, Helene, who was in the lead with Yulken, took a step forward.

She had been told by her husband what kind of business she had gone to the imperial palace for, and because she was in a lot of pain, when she saw the carriage coming, her body unconsciously reacted first.

Drur… Clutter.

“Come down carefully.”

“Yes.”

Eventually, the door of the carriage opened and Edgar got out first.

Then, as she gave her hand and escorted Ariel, who came down after her, a faint smile appeared on her lips and she happily placed her hand on top of his.

Although it was a scene that was nothing special, the Robeheim couple who were watching it smiled happily and made eye contact.

The more I looked at it, the more I thought they were a good pair.

“Did you arrive safely, Your Majesty?”

When Ariel appeared like that, the soldiers and subordinates lined up behind the Robeheim couple simultaneously bowed their heads and said hello.

In fact, her partner Ariel, did not really like this contrived situation.

However, because of her position, she felt that sometimes there was nothing she could do, and she willingly waved her hand in response.

Moreover, from their point of view, they must have noticed that they stayed in the castle even though Yulken and Helen were walking around.

We also had to take into account such differences in position.

“You two too. Why did you drag so many people out here?”

“I’m sorry for being a little late.”

The first greeting of these two truly contrasting people brought a smile to Yulken’s lips

First, he patted Edgar on the shoulder and praised her for her hard work. After thanking her, he immediately turned his attention to her daughter.

“This father knew your personality, so he tried to wait quietly… “It ended up like this because your mother stepped forward.”

“Honey! If I say that, it’s embarrassing because I feel like I’m the only one who stamped my foot…!”

“Hmm. Anyway, I’m glad you seem to be okay. “Nothing special happened?”

Since most of the people in the castle did not know why they went to the imperial capital, Yulken tried to ask a vague question.

“Not much happens in one day.”

“Nothing special happened.”

After making eye contact for a moment, the two people realized that it was not time to talk yet and responded appropriately, just like Yulken.

I guess I’ll have to change my seat to have a full-blown conversation.

“Instead of standing like this, let’s go inside first. “It looks like we have a lot to talk about.”

“Okay. “What about your father and mother?”

Ariel asked after realizing that she couldn’t see Lancel and Katria’s faces even though she looked around the Amman crowd.

As soon as I arrived at the castle, I wanted to relieve my heavy mood by seeing cute Sonia. It looks like the plan may go a bit awry.

“They said they couldn’t leave the main house empty for long, so they left shortly after you left.”

“He said he’d be back in about two weeks.”

Ariel’s eyes widened at the unexpected variable.

Of course, it was a pity that she couldn’t see Sonia, but that wasn’t the only reason she was reacting like this.

“Do you two have business to run?”

“No. “I’ll go inside and tell you.”

Ariel, eager to hear what she had not heard from Edgar along with the conversation she had with him during the carriage ride, hurriedly walked into the castle with her parents.

At the same time, Shuri and Eline, who were guarding the Robeheim couple, slowly approached Edgar.

It was to lift the luggage of two people who got off with the help of the guards.

“Master, could you please give it this way?”

“Master, the lady’s burden is upon me…”

“Yes, please.”

In the past, he might have been reluctant to carry the luggage himself, but now that he was used to the help of those who helped him, he handed over the luggage without a problem.

Ariel also smiled with satisfaction when she saw this scene out of the corner of her eye.

As she has grown to have quite a few people under her, is she slowly gaining authority as a superior?

Although it had been a long time since he became a man worthy of being the master of the Grand Duchy, I was very happy that he had finally realized that fact.

Crash.

The huge gate opened and the two people stepped inside together.

Even though I returned home after only one day, I somehow felt really happy.

*

Coo!

A harsh sound echoed in the space where conversation seemed to be taking place peacefully.

The source is none other than the table where four people were sitting in the middle.

And Yulken, who had taken a picture of the table, shook his fists and let out his anger with his newly red face.

“That ungrateful b*stard really did something like that!”

He was first briefed on what had happened in the imperial palace by two people, and he could not hold back his anger.

His theory was that he should not lose his cool as much as possible, but he was not a soft-hearted person to overlook such excessive evil deeds.

“Honey, calm down first.”

“That’s right, father. I appreciate your anger on my behalf, but I still have something to say…”

In response, Helen jumped up from her seat and grabbed the sleeve of his clothes to stop him, and when Edgar belatedly joined in, Yulken realized that he had vented his emotions too much and sat back down.

I never thought I’d show up in front of these three people.

It was truly embarrassing.

“Whoa, I’m sorry. “I ended up showing an ugly side that wasn’t like me.”

“There is no need to apologize. On the contrary, I am thankful for it.”

Edgar actually felt grateful that Yulken expressed his anger.

This was proof that he truly cared for her, even excluding the fact that she was his daughter’s lover.

Even though he delivered quite heavy news, I was able to feel a sense of warmth in his heart.

“Anyway, even if you are the owner of the Marquis of Amman, you would do such a thing in the sacred imperial palace… To be honest, I don’t believe it either.”

“Yes, honestly, I was skeptical too. Until morning, I made another assumption, thinking that it might have been the work of someone who felt inferior to the Robeheim family…”

As Edgar, who continued speaking, shook his head slightly with a wry smile, Helen vaguely understood what he wanted to say.

I don’t know the exact reason, but it probably means that an opportunity arose later to determine that the culprit was Albrich.

“Ariel, what happened when you left?”

“The court lady who had already been controlled had been subdued by him. She searched her memories just in case … “I only had fragments of memories from the previous day.”

“…”

Yulken gritted his teeth at this very elaborate plan.

After camouflaging her perfectly as Ariel, she attempted to assassinate her by manipulating her tone of voice and even her body language.

It was shameful that he tried to kill his son-in-law her, but more than anything, he was angry that he had used his most precious daughter her as a cover for his disguise her her.

“That would make him a fairly high-level wizard. In that case, it would be even more natural for Marquis Bertus to be a suspect.”

“Yes, I think so too.”

Helen calmly took Ariel’s words and put the puzzle together piece by piece.

Even though she wasn’t very knowledgeable about her magic, she wasn’t completely illiterate when it came to the theoretical part because of what she had learned.

Therefore, just by combining the information provided by Ariel, it was clear that the magician who used manipulation magic had considerable skills.

Certainly, if you think about it that way, there was no one more qualified than Albrich.

“But you didn’t tell His Majesty about this… “Is it true?”

“Yes, I told you to do that.”

“I don’t know why. Even though there is no proper evidence, if we listen to eyewitness accounts from those in the imperial palace, we might be able to easily find the person behind it.”

In a way, Yulken’s words were correct.

There wasn’t just one eye in the imperial palace, and there were only a few court ladies and servants wandering around, and even ministers, so there was a chance that they could find at least one such person.

For example, it would have been better than now to find out if there was anyone who was with Albrich the day before the incident.

Nevertheless, I was just curious about Edgar’s intention in not doing so.

“I was curious about that too. Actually, I originally thought that both Ed and I should inform His Majesty by the time we discussed it at dawn.”

“You mean your opinion changed later. “Can I ask about the condensed milk?”

“I think it’s something that needs to be said. “I got scolded because I didn’t tell Ariel that in the first place.”

At a small joke that Edgar told to lighten the mood, Helen let out a breathy sound.

Ariel, who has a short-tempered and stubborn personality, was not told this important story, so she would have been angry.

She couldn’t help but laugh as she pictured him being treated harshly by her daughter in her carriage her her her her.

But that lasts for a while.

Edgar, who quickly wiped his smile slowly leaned in front of her.

From that small action, Yulken could tell that the words that followed were matters that had to be conveyed quite secretly.

“Judging by the expression on his face, it looks like he’s about to say something quite serious.”

“… Yes, honestly, I think it would be a great disrespect to my father to tell you this.”

“Are you talking about me?”

Why is it that the content related to Albrich might be a great disgrace to him?

Yulken faintly twitched his eyebrows at his unexpected answer her and let out a thin, long breath.

Then, a faint smile appeared on his somewhat confused expression.

“… “Even though I don’t know what you’re going to say, I think what I’ve received from you so far is an outrageous amount.”

“That’s too much praise.”

“No, that’s not excessive praise. At least my wife and daughter think the same thing.”

When Edgar slightly turned his gaze to the side at Yulken’s words, he caught the sight of Ariel and Helen smiling as if what he said was correct.

“So, please feel free to tell me about it, even considering the contributions you have made so far. “I am not so narrow-minded that I would vent my anger at you with just one or two words.”

“Thank you, father.”

Edgar bowed his head, and when Yulken leaned back comfortably in his seat, he found time to catch his breath and speak.

Soon, as Helen took a sip from the teacup in front of her and caught her breath as well, she realized that it was time and carefully opened her mouth.

Words that she didn’t dare say, even to Ariel.

An inference that could possibly shake the very foundation of this country.

“In fact, I am worried that His Majesty the Emperor may be one of them.”

That’s how time froze.