“It is true that the royal family has many opportunities to encounter a magic sword.”
According to the information of the Hawkeye information guild, among the treasures of the Hendricks imperial family, more than 100 items were revealed to the world but those were just the tip of the iceberg.
Among them, there were three swords with special powers. A magic sword said to have been used by the first emperor, a holy sword with sacred healing power that proves the friendship with the temple, and a magic sword that creates fireworks found in an ancient ruin.
Most of the swords that were revealed were ones of symbolic meaning, and all the valuable magic swords or holy swords were hidden.
So, if the Prince set his mind, he could have any number of other magic swords.
“First of all, we should investigate further what special swords the imperial family possesses.”
Luciel shook the Duke’s arm to change his attention from his busy thoughts.
“We still have plenty of time to change the future. He came to Bellstein nine years later.”
“Right. But I can’t believe that I died and that Bellstein was ruined with just one sword.”
The Duke said in a tone that his self-esteem was somehow hurt and Luciel’s heart was heavy again.
“The sword had twelve grooves. Those grooves are traces of swallowing people’s souls and making the sword into a Soul Eater. He put my jewels on it.”
“Oh, I’ve heard about the bloody soul-eater.”
As the Duke spoke in a cold voice as if suppressing his anger, Luciel continued her words with a bitter face.
“I don’t know for sure, but I think the magic sword, the transformation for a Soul Eater, and the power of my jewels combined might have something to do with it. As soon as I made the jewels, the Prince made a mage study them as if only waiting for me.”
“Well……Luciel, the power of your jewels seems to have amplified the power of the sword.”
At the Duke’s speculation, Luciel also nodded her head.
“It might be. In this timeline, I asked the mage Erika to study my jewels, and they possessed tremendous mana and elemental powers.”
“That’s why you went to find a way to craft the jewels in your wand.”
“Yes. I will definitely stop him.”
On the other side of the little child’s eyes was the hatred, worry, impatience, and anxiety for the future. The Duke who saw it calmly said.
“Luciel, don’t be afraid if something shows up, be it the Prince or a devil. Everything will be prepared.”
“What if something happens that we can’t prepare for?”
“Then you have to trust yourself and Bellstein.”
The Duke smiled and patted Luciel on the shoulder. Luciel smiled back, remembering that it was the answer she had given to Rupdell.
Meanwhile, in conversation with Luciel, something came to the mind of the Duke. Various pieces of information were obtained by hypnotizing Palos.
‘In order to awaken the power of the sword as soon as possible, we need the Crystal Fairy jewels!’
“Luciel, there are some questionable pieces of information that I have gained from the memories of Palos, an aide to the Prince.”
“What kind of information?”
“It looks like someone other than the Prince is giving orders to Palos to find the Crystal Fairy. Still, I thought it was weird the whole time. It’s too big of a scheme for a young prince to plan everything.”
“Then there is a high probability that someone is behind him.”
Luciel was also surprised by the unexpected information, but it made sense. It’s hard to say that a 16-year-old young prince planned all of it alone while he was but a teenager.
The one who appears on the surface is the Prince, but there may be someone behind him. If so, we should come up with a clue as to who it is.
“Has any of the Prince’s closest aides been impressive in the past?”
The Duke asked, but Luciel shook her head.
“I can’t think of anyone but Aide Palos. The most impressive one was Queen Kyla, who gave birth to the prince, but she is already dead.”
Luciel recalled the past, saying so bitterly.
Reynold was extremely reluctant to bring up the story of the dead Queen.
The Crown Prince took Luciel to a party two or three times like she was some sort of decoration.
Instead of imprisoning her in a glass vault, Luciel had to laugh like a doll, wearing shoes enchanted with shackles and being watched by the maids.
Then one day, a certain old Marquis said something to greet him and he reacted strangely.
‘His Majesty the Crown Prince has grown up so much, her late majesty the Queen will be very pleased with you as she looks down from heaven.’
‘……That’s nonsense. As much as possible, don’t bring up my mother’s story. For she’s still alive to me.’
‘I-I’m sorry.’
No, to be precise, it seemed like he was denying her death.
He often escaped the Imperial Castle, and each time he came back, he would smell sour with a ripe scent. Then he got so drunk that he would urge Luciel to make jewelry.
After wiping away the thoughts of the past, Luciel said.
“Father-in-Law. The Prince of the past was a little strange. He hated talking about the dead Queen. As if…….”
“As if?”
“He seemed to hate the fact that she was treated as a dead person. Like she was alive somewhere.”
“Really? It’s something one can’t be sure of. I’ll have to do some more research.”
At the Duke’s words, Luciel handed him the papers she had brought from the desk.
“Yes! Oh, and I’ll give you this too.”
Luciel presented a document outlining the illegal business of Marquis Cavill.
“In the past, Prince Reynold had an alliance with the Marquis. I think it would be good to ruin his illegal business in advance so that it does not help the Prince in any way.”
The Duke took the document, skimmed it, and raised his lips.
These were the illegal businesses that the Marquis was doing, all registered by year, before Luciel returned. Among them, some businesses have not yet started, and some were already enjoying a long time of prosperity.
“It’s going to be a great weapon, well done Luciel. Breaking and destroying is my specialty.”
At the Duke’s trustworthy words, Luciel seemed to be more relaxed.
It seemed like she had released everything, so she felt lighter. There was still a long way to go, but it was reassuring.
Such an existence that could provide this feeling was indeed a family Luciel could trust and rely on.
***
The clerk asked with a surprised face as if he had heard something wrong.
“Did you say that you are the Marquise of Cavill and her Young Lady?”
“Yes.”
“…Sorry, but there are no seats available.”
“What are those tables outside?”
“It is for ornamental purposes.”
“What do you mean?”
It’s already the eighth time they have been rejected by a store in the capital with such an absurd excuse.
They could not enter the city’s high-end clothing and shoe stores, popular cafes, bakeries, and restaurants. As if every shop on Charlotte Street was pushing away the Marquisate of Cavill, they gave various excuses and refused to accept them inside.
After repeated rejections, Penelope and the Marquise were forced to settle in a restaurant with a rustic interior outside Charlotte Street.
Penelope, of course, was bottled up with irritation.
“Isn’t this really absurd, Mother?”
“That’s right. What kind of disgrace is this. This is because we got hated by Bellstein for nothing. Dear me.”
The Marquise let out a sigh and Penelope looked like she was going to die of embarrassment.
At first, it wasn’t this much.
They thought it would be over in a few days, while some tea parties and social gatherings were turned down and people were whispering without talking with them.
But that was only the beginning.
The rumor that Marquis Cavill had fallen out of the eyes of the Duke of Bellstein had not only taken over the whole empire, but the fact that she had grabbed the hair of the Bellstein Princess herself also spread in the social circles.
It was making Penelope go crazy.
No nobles invited them to a tea party anymore, and the rumors spread even more, big enough that now even shops on Charlotte Street dealing with the nobles did not accept anyone from the Marquisate.
“Oh, I wouldn’t be this wronged if I really grabbed her hair then. What kind of trouble is this because of a little brat?”
The Marquise blew her nose with a handkerchief, looking at Penelope who was still resentful.
Thanks to her husband and children who grind their teeth whenever Bellstein was mentioned, she couldn’t get one good night’s sleep.
“How long do we have to live while being ignored like this?”
As Penelope whined, the Marquise shook her head.
“Well. Penelope, unless you receive the approval of her Highness the Princess, this life will be difficult.”
The Marquis was joking, meaning that there was no possibility that would happen, but Penelope’s eyes lit up.
Rumors said that the sissy Princess and Princess Claudia had become really good friends.
‘What do you mean good friends! That’s nothing special.’
* * *
Returning to her room, Luciel took some time to spare and took out the letters of her friends that had been piled up on her desk.
The two lived together in the Capital, so it seems that they had met twice during that time. She was envious and at the same time, her heart softened at the words of sincere friends who missed Luciel.
[I miss you. If Luciel comes to the Capital, it will be really fun. We can go shopping together and eat delicious things at dessert shops.]
And she also got some unexpected news. It was the story of Penelope. There seemed to be frequent gatherings of young girls in the Capital.
It was a story about how she was crying because she wasn’t invited by anyone since Penelope became a joke in the social world because of her deeds in the Bellstein wedding reception.
If even the young Penelope was blocked like this in her social life, it seemed that the Marquis would be even worse.
Luciel didn’t want to enjoy other people’s misfortunes, but she wanted to laugh at them as much as she could, so she laughed.
But it’s still a long way off.
She won’t stop taking revenge until the day when the Marquisate falls to its doom and squanders all the fortune they had accumulated.
Come to think of it, there was an island the Marquis had bought in advance and had been doing business for a long time. A lot of things happened there.
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Silent Island.
I heard the scenery was very beautiful, but it was a remote location very far from the Imperial Capital, so it was good for doing illegal things.
It was truly a lawless area.
There, the words of the Marquis were the law. So this time she had to occupy the island before he could reach out. And that proposal was something that Luciel had placed on a note between the documents she had given to Louivid.
‘Buying this island in advance can prevent the Marquis from buying the best land to run his business on.’