Chapter 255 (1/2)

Chapter 255

Max and the Princess grew incredibly nervous at his chilling tone Riftan leaned over the table and shot the look

“You spouted a lot of words in there, and yet now it seeether? I want to knoas the one who came up with that idea”

Max’s shoulders hunched at his daunting voice, if she was a turtle, she would have already been hiding in her shell Finally, Princess Agnes confessed with a sigh

“It was et the duke to abandon a trial was to reat loss that he could not bear”

“So… are you saying you used my wife to achieve that?”

When it was htened his posture and approached the princess with nimble speed

“Who asked you to do that? Did I ask for your help!?”

“If the trial had been held, you would have lost your title and assets There was no other way”

“And what does that have to do with you? With what right did you dare to offer that solution to my wife!”

“Ri… Riftan…!”

Max was startled at his blatant rudeness and tugged at the hem of Riftan’s tobe He turned his head towards her and looked at her with exasperated eyes, his thick neck visibly convulsed as if he was shedding a thousand curses Then, as if he had regained that self-control, he took a step back, rubbing his face roughly After a moment, Riſtan asked in a calmer tone

“What do you plan to do now?”

“… the duke also has contact with several high-ranking wizards who can investigate it in the World Tower The Duke of Croix will probably try to verify the facts through thees in the tower, but if they dig a little deeper into the matter, they will quickly discover that Maximilian has not yet been officially appointed Before that happens…”

The princess hesitated for a an to speak “Maxio to Nornui If she becomes a member of the World Tower, the duke will not delve further into the matter And even if he does discover the truth, Nornui will keep her protected The tower adistration”

As soon as the princess finished speaking, Max closed her eyes tightly, but contrary to the expectation that Riftan would ier, he kept quiet It was eerily silent

She felt her heart clench and she squeezed the hee to look directly into his eyes As she lowered her head with a troubled heart, a cold voice rang out like a blow of frost

“If you were a ed you to a duel”

“I nes h She continued, carefully speaking to convince him “Don’t lash out at me like that, for once, think carefully about it When she becomes a Nornui wizard, she will be able to defend your title and territory Also, being a high-ranking wizard would not bring harraduate from Nornui in three years If you just hold out for those three years, everything will be resolved”

He seeaze Riftan, watching Agnes dangerously with his dark eyes, slowly turned his head towards Max

“… You also agreed to this plan?”

Max sed dry saliva and nodded slowly She pulled away from him, she had no idea what to say It seeht in her throat Riftan, as looking at her silently, not knohat to do, let out a dispirited laugh

“Without knowing it, I thought it was a good plan, that’s why I kept quiet like an idiot”

“S-sorry for not having told you beforehand However… l-I couldn’t let you lose everything just like that…”

Max’s words becarabbed his forehead and began to speak as if he was chewing every word

“That’s why… you decided to leave me?”

“J-just for three or four yearsI-I… I ork hard! Every day, I won’t even sleep… nor rest… I will really try h-hard… I’ll be back as soon as…”

“Enough of this bullsht!”

Max trembled with fear and took a step back at the sudden rise of his tone Riftan’s shoulders tre to ease his fervent anger His face heated up, turning red with his temper, then in an instant he stiffened like a stone statue and she could see that his deteraze towards the princess and with a low voice, spat out his words

“Wake up from those dreams There is no way I will allow this”

The princess opened herto persuade hi that it was useless to say anything at that ain sooner or later Until then, think carefully You will coht now”

“Don’t corabbed Max and walked towards the door “As long as I am the Lord of Anatol, I will not allow any visit from you Don’t ever show your face in front of me”