Duke's wife

Chapter 99

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Chapter 99
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"...... Bloody hell."

After a moment the silence was broken by Sir Oliver, who was most astonished and listened to the story. He cursed softly and continued in a contemptuous voice.

"Does that mean that His Majesty continued to insist on taking the bride despite His Excellency's refusal in order to bring her back to life with His Excellency's strength, and then kill her again in order to remove the Crown Prince's curse?"

"Yes, Sir Oliver."

"Wait a minute. If that happens, will the bride, her life, and the life of your Excellency be lost at the same time as the bride dies? Like the Duke of Ancestral Works?"

"...... Yes."

"...... Ha, bloody hell."

Sir Oliver recited his thoughts aloud in an angry voice.

"Your Majesty's use of your Excellency was thoroughly calculated. Your Excellency's fame and fortune are great, and even if it is rumored that "if you become your bride, you will die or go crazy within a year," the greedy people will not care and will marry your children in marriage.

It also gives them an excuse to hate those who have lost their loved ones due to your curse, so that if your Excellency loses his life, it will be difficult to find out who is behind it."

Sir Oliver clenched his clenched fists. Then Lord Caradoc, who was beside him, snorted coldly and took the horse.

"Is that all? Perhaps as soon as His Majesty removes the Prince's curse, he will try to reclaim to me all that he has bestowed upon him, as well as all the wealth that the Felix family has built. You'd think it would be ridiculous to stab Leon's neck."

"No, Leon will be spared. He's also an odd like you."

"...... Ok. It's a good possibility."

Sir Oliver coldly added his thoughts. Grace, who had been listening to this, nodded in agreement and said,

"That's right. And the Duke of Alberton would have demanded a reward from the Emperor for the success of his gruesome plan."

"...... Really, it's a great plan for them. All the misfortunes in Felix's castle will be blamed on His Excellency, and they will be able to share in the life and power of the Crown Prince."

"Yes. To them, I must have seemed like an easy scapegoat."

Sir Oliver's words of agreement with her argument made Arthur smile bitterly.

At that, the room fell into an uncomfortable silence for a moment. Grace lowered her eyes and stared at the side of Arthur's face, and Arthur squeezed and released his hand as if he was okay with it.

Then one of the two knights, who had been listening intently to the conversation that had been going on, Sir Thor, the vice-captain of the Templars, who had just returned from the battle at Flyen Castle, said a word with a pensive face.

"...... By the way, sir. I have one question."

"Tell me."

"Before I say this, I want to make it clear that I do not say this in order to cast doubt on the truth that the Duchess has revealed."

"yes, I see."

Lord Thor pursed his dry lips with his tongue for a moment before continuing.

"According to the Duchess a moment ago, the Crown Prince should have died before he was twenty years old. By the way, the crown prince is now twenty-three. How could he live another three years when he should have died of a curse at the moment?"