Chapter 101 (1/2)

Chapter 101

The bitingly cold atmosphere was inevitable

The strained relationshi+p between the Carters and the Valentines had been going on so long that there was no one who knehat started it

Fronize each other as a ‘fellow pillar’ of the empire, and at the same time, opponents that they need to keep in check

It wasn’t an individual concern, but rather, a problem between households

As the households’ descendants would grow into adults, they would naturally follow the previous generation

“But how come you’ve come here late, when you’re always the first person to arrive”

Following Duke Carter’s remarks, Duke Valentine looked away and checked the clock

There were still a few nated tih to say that he was late

However, instead of correcting the other man, Duke Valentine answered the question

“I went to seeDuke and the two Young Ladies?”

“Yes, that’s right”

Duke Carter cocked his head to the side after hearing Duke Valentine’s answer

“I thought that you held no interest for your children Is that not the case?”

In response to the obviously sarcastic tone, Duke Valentine looked up

And the look behind those golden eyes was much too frosty to just say it was ‘cold’

Above all, even while he maintained a disinterested demeanor this whole time, this flash of coldness settled but soon dispersed upon his countenance

And, obviously as well, this coldness was anger At this, Duke Carter narrowed his eyes

“Yes, that’s not the case”

However, only a succinct ansas uttered

The terse, rigid answer implied the end of the conversation

Duke Carter also did not intend to continue the conversation, so he simply nodded and turned away fro they did was sip their tea

Duke Carter’s eyes turned towards the

With the sky being so blue, the vibrant autumn leaves stood out starkly

Yellow and red leaves

Seeing this, two faces suddenly caes that appeared in Duke Carter’s mind were the faces of his children

Two different pairs of red eyes

Soon, his expression became distorted

He really had no luck with his children

At least, he thought so himself

One of which devoured the wo born, and thereafter did not have the faintest of abilities to do anything at all

That child who had neither ability nor worth

Perhaps because Duke Carter started treating that child as if he didn’t exist early on, but so too did the child leave this world early and pass on

‘Cassion Carter’

When he recalled the naotten for a while, the wrinkles on the duke’s forehead became thicker

There was a bitter taste in his mouth

‘And, the only child who’s left…’

Leo Carter

The child that was born with ical talent

However, the probleer than his talents

Leo had aspirations that mirrored Eianne’s, his

Facing the presuaze of that child made the duke feel rotten

Whenever Leo would look at the duke… What Leo’s looking at was not him but his position

Rather than his child, wouldn’t he be closer to a hyena?

‘Anyway, how violently blessed I am with my children’

Tsk

Duke Carter clicked his tongue briefly

The first born was a worthless child who had a short life that ended in vain

The second born was a greedy child whose eyes flashed while staring straight at his father’s position

He liked neither one of those children

‘Well, one of them is dead’

Wind blew outside the

The aze followed the maple leaves that fluttered below the sky

Only cold air remained on those empty branches

“…And so, for the safety and peace of all those ill be participating in this year’s hunting festival…”

The eun

Unlike in other fantasy novels, the emperor in this world looked quite ordinary

But the sanity that was palpable from his atmosphere

With violet eyes that symbolized the imperial family

And well-styled blond hair

Each word that the emperor uttered had the power to attract the attention of all those who listened

Even so, the e his speech was

While listening to the tedious opening speech, I looked around

Behind the emperor on the podium were three men

One after another: Valentine, Carter and Freesia

The heads of the three ducal households

Each of theies Indeed, if people like the

As I slowly scanned the three people, my eyes stopped at the man at the end

His eyes were blue

‘…So that’s Duke Freesia’