When Keisha was confused, Ludis asked with a despicable smile:
“This young man named Erhan, is the heir to the Tringen fiefdom, isn’t he?”
Keisha stared at him and replied coldly:
“Yes.
But what does this young man have to do with the rebellion?”
Lodis threw a new file at the document bearing Erhan's photo.
“This is the document that was found in old Derek’s office safe.”
When Keisha saw the new file, his eyes narrowed.
Unlike the other documents, its shell bore several clearly printed red seals.
“Is it permissible to show first-class secret Imperial Army documents to an outsider who doesn’t even belong to the Imperial Army?
Security is a hot mess too.”
“Just shut up and read it.”
Lodis opened the file and boldly pushed it in front of Keisha.
“That fiefdom called Triingen, is the place that old Derek has been keeping a close eye on.”
Keisha's eyes scanned the document sharply.
Five inscribed red skull marks appeared next to the Trenngen fief.
Keisha, who served in the Imperial Army, knew very well what those skull marks meant.
They were signs indicating areas that might pose a threat to the empire.
Their number indicates the level of danger.
Five skull signs mean...
‘An area so dangerous that it could annihilate the entire empire.’
Even places that witnessed major battles with the rebels had only two skull marks.
Even the plain where the monsters appeared and fought a major battle, according to what was heard from the soldiers of the Imperial Army, only had three official skull marks.
But how could such a trivial rural fiefdom be so many times more dangerous than those places?
Moreover, if it was such a dangerous place, quick action should have been taken.
'If it was about a helpless trash like Ludis then no wonder, but Derek would definitely do it?'
But he did not do so, and it is impossible to understand why this urgent information was so tightly wrapped inside secret documents.
Lodis, noticing Keisha's confusion, answered triumphantly:
“Now that the human-demon war is over, what could this mean?
These people in this region are plotting something terrible enough to turn the country upside down.”
“This is just a guess.”
When Keisha scoffed, Lodis continued.
“Just in case, I investigated and it turns out that this Tringen fiefdom was very poor until recently.
But recently, its conditions have suddenly improved incredibly, haven’t they?
Ever since this little Erhan joined your army.”
“What do you want to say?”
“You clearly support the rebellion plot taking place in that region by all means, material and moral.”
At these words, Keisha let out a sharp laugh.
“Hahaha!
Your imagination is so broad.
Ludis, how about you give up being a soldier and try writing novels?
I’m talking seriously.”
Then, Ludis bent his upper body, brought his face close to him, and whispered:
“Actually, you actually wrote it beautifully.”
•
Strong roads!!
Elia woke up rubbing her eyes to the sound of loud knocks on the dormitory door.
I looked out the window and found that it was not dawn yet.
'Who do you think at this time?'
She opened the door and yawned.
“Yusar?
What exactly is happening at this time?”
“Elijah, something terrible has happened.”
“Huh?”
"Look at this!
Quick!"
A newspaper was in Yusar's hand.
Yusar had bought a servant in the Grand Duke's palace so that he could receive it daily.
“Look here!”
Yusar pointed to the first page, and Ilya's eyes, which had been half closed from sleep, opened wide.
“What, what is this…?”
[Signs of a new rebellion appear in the Trenngen fiefdom!]
When she read the article, her face contorted.
It was all ridiculous, baseless speculation and rumours.
But for people reading this in the morning, the facts won't matter much.
Elia got dressed and said to Yusar.
“I will go to the military doctor first.”
•
“It's a typical conspiracy theory article, with nothing proven as fact.”
Theo shook his head as he muttered, and Elia felt relieved.
I thought rational Theo wouldn't get carried away with this article.
"I don't know why such an article appeared, but I'm sorry.
But why did you come to report this to me at this time?"
Elijah explained to Theo.
“If you look at the end of the article here, you will find a slight reference to a report from the Imperial Army.
It seems to be about Commander Keisha and our unit, which is why I came.”
Theo reread the article with trembling eyes.
Lodis, the new commander-in-chief of the Imperial Army, wished to overthrow Kesha.
Once Kesha was arrested, this blew up.
Regardless of the truth, the emergence of such a scandal was the worst for the unit that Kesha was responsible for.
“Erhan, you are his prophet.”
He sighed and continued talking.
“Of course, Ludis will not hesitate to commit such acts.”
But Elia had a strange question.
'Why did they attack the Treingen fiefdom in particular out of all these many fiefdoms?'
Furthermore, the Fief of Treingen was a trivial rural fiefdom unknown to most of the empire.
To bring down Kesha, there would have been better ways than this.
But it was clear that he chose this method for a good reason.
'What could that be?'
Thinking about it now won't lead to an answer.
She had to start solving the looming problems.
'First I have to deal with my parents.'
If an article like this appeared and the Imperial Army was behind it, perhaps she and her parents would soon become wanted.
I asked Theo.
“Can I call my parents?”
"Sure.
Do it now."
But what should you say when you call them?
Reporters will storm the place tomorrow morning, and the Imperial Army will come to investigate soon.
It is clear that if they are caught, they will be subjected to harsh treatment.
Ludis, who was determined to take down Keisha, would never show any mercy.
'He will make up crimes that don't exist to torture my parents.'
But if they ran away like that, that would be a problem in itself.
If Baron and Baroness Trengen disappeared, people would obviously think that the Trengen family was guilty and that she hid because of it.
“Erhan, I will help you.”
Someone's voice was heard from outside the office.
Theo and Elijah looked toward the door with surprised eyes.
There, standing there was Lavinia wearing glasses.
Ilya asked with a surprised face.
“Miss?
At this particular time… what….”
Lavinia pointed to the newspaper in her hand.
“I came here after reading the newspaper that arrived in the morning.”
There was not a single blemish in her appearance.
It seemed that she was used to waking up and reading the newspapers at this time every day.
Theo asked eagerly.
“What does the Grand Duke do?”
“My father has just left for the Imperial Palace.
He left behind word that he will resolve the matter somehow, although it is unexpected.”
‘In the original work too, there was nothing the Grand Duke couldn’t solve.’
Theo sighed in relief.
“Fortunately, the Grand Duke will intervene.”
Lavinia looked at Elijah and smiled tenderly.
"Let your parents take refuge in the Grand Duke's family villa.
If we say that our family has invited and hosted them, the Imperial Army will not be able to arrest them easily.
I will contact the family's lawyer immediately."
“Miss, thank you very much……”
Elia bowed her head several times in thanks.
Then, Lavinia put her hand on Erhan's shoulder and continued speaking.
“Because I can never see the person who would become my future partner and his parents being subjected to such injustice.”
'Future partner?'
Elia waved her hand gently, a look of confusion on her face.
“Miss, this is something...”
“This is my problem too.”
Lavinia interrupted her speech.
“A despicable person is trying to destroy our family, right?
By any means, I will solve this matter myself, and I will desperately risk my life.”
She fiddled with the “Tear of Sword God” pendant she was wearing around her neck.
Her beautiful golden eyes were glowing cruelly.
She did not look like a spoiled girl raised on love, but rather like a successor determined to protect a family.
“Bet.”
Lavinia put the necklace inside her clothes, then approached Elijah and called her gently.
“Yes, miss?”
“I have a request.
I want Erhan to help me too this time, and be by my side.”
Lavinia smiled brightly.
“To play my future husband for once.”