I Became a Time-Stopper at the Academy

66 – Divorce of the Duke of Chablis (2)

After the Duke of Chablis’ notice, the Duchess was immediately kicked out of the house.

I was arrested by the Royal Guard.

She complained that the duchess was unfair, but her ex-husband never listened.

The eldest son, the eldest daughter, and the second daughter were just sitting in the room that used to be their mother’s bedroom.

The murder of Daniel’s mother in the past was also one of the reasons for her mother’s arrest.

Since the imperial family had abandoned her mother, there was a high possibility that she would be put to death, even if it meant cutting off her root.

“Older brother, I will go now.”

“Me too! I have an appointment with my mother-in-law tonight.”

The eldest and second daughters got married of convenience because they couldn’t carry on the family anyway.

Therefore, it was best for me to just stay calm at my in-laws’ house.

If she insists on her mother’s innocence, and her father takes a bigger picture, it is not known what her life will be like in the future.

The eldest son was left alone in the room that used to be his mother’s bedroom.

A woman approached him with her head down, holding her pregnant belly with her hand.

“Honey, what happened… ?”

After giving birth soon.

In that situation, she lost her successor status.

The eldest son was just blind.

Still, I can’t safely tell my wife about the current situation.

The wife of the eldest son was reeling from the decision of the Duke of Chablis.

Her eldest son immediately rose from his seat and grabbed her to keep her from falling.

“Why did my father suddenly…. You haven’t said much about Daniel. But, because of Daniel, you divorced your mother and changed your heir.”

“That’s what I mean. It must be for some other reason. Another reason that suddenly shook my father’s heart….”

The couple let out a long sigh at the same time.

If you cannot inherit the title of duke, your eldest son will have to raise his title starting from baronet, the title he received when he was appointed as a knight.

However, no matter how hard a baronet usually tries, a viscount is the limit.

It was as if his status had fallen in an instant.

The wife of the eldest son thought deeply and said with a tilt of her head.

“But first of all, Mr. Joel West is the heir to the Margrave of Jahe. It’s not impossible to connect both families at the same time, but isn’t it usually?”

“… Wait for a sec. Come to think of it, I heard Brother Joel was so incompetent that the Marquis would expel him from the family. So she broke off Eli Anne’s engagement, but somehow she got engaged again.”

The eldest couple noticed right away.

The person who will benefit the most from his father’s decision is Joel.

The position of heir to the Marquis was in jeopardy.

Is this really a coincidence?

I had doubts about getting engaged to Elianne again.

“It’s been a little strange since her mother said that her birthday party was suddenly reopened.”

“Right. No matter how much I don’t like Daniel, he doesn’t have to make gossip. You weren’t like your usual mother.”

“There must be a reason. The reason she had no choice but to throw a party.”

The eldest son left the room for a moment.

Then he came in with the owner of the house.

What happened prior to withdrawing the party cancellation.

Then, an unexpected story came out of the butler’s mouth.

No, it was a story that I expected with some intuition.

Shortly after receiving a letter from Joel, he made him reopen his birthday party.

“Is it true that your mother read the letter in this room?”

“Yes, boy.”

The couple nodded together.

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Then she started searching through the room that had been her mother’s bedroom.

Of course, it is possible that he burned the letter he received from Joel.

Maybe it was something unrelated, just wishing you a happy birthday.

But now, the eldest son and his wife wanted to get some clues.

In order not to permanently lose the current status.

“Maybe this?”

“Where.”

The eldest son’s wife found a letter envelope with the sealing wax of the Marquis family.

The two soon began reading the letter.

As the pupils went down, the eldest couple’s faces hardened.

The first part is just a letter from an ordinary imperial nobleman.

However, the content written in the body was the problem.

If you don’t want her husband to know that you tried to poison Daniel and his real mother, then announce your re-engagement to Elie Anne at her birthday party.

“Honey, your mother has fallen into a trap.”

The wife of the eldest son shared her guess with her husband.

First, Joel throws her mother a birthday party with a threatening letter.

She also puts the blame on Julian after killing Daniel.

Even so, Julian tried to force Elianne to commit a crime, and the situation was greatly frowned upon.

It was also easy to convince Eli Anne and her father, who cared for Daniel, that her mother was a teacher.

In fact, the person who hated Daniel the most was his mother.

“Your father and Lady Elianne were tricked by Joel!”

At the wife’s words, the eldest son gritted his teeth.

To think that the entire family was swayed by one person, Joel.

Beyond being swayed, it seemed like the whole thing was taken away.

“I will interrogate you right away.”

The eldest son put on a knight’s cloak and prepared to go out.

Then the wife handed him the sword herself.

“Our destiny belongs to you.”

“I know.”

Grabbing the sheath, he moved straight to the portal.

***

The afternoon lecture is over.

After a simple dinner, we headed to the back alley.

Take Louis and Lena with you.

I was thinking of bringing Delia along, but she’s the type to easily feel remorse.

There was a high possibility that she felt some kind of guilt just by going to the back alley.

“Hey, this is the back alley moo… !”

Lena came up from the Cannes countryside and looked around her back alleys like a city visitor for the first time.

She

She wouldn’t have thought to set her foot in a place like this, because she’s also a writer after her.

It’s probably all I’ve come across through rumors or books.

It was a store I had visited once before, so I found it right away.

A shop with only the windows open, like a take-out cafe.

A man with a shaggy beard was wiping the crystal ball with a cloth again today.

“Looking for someone.”

I approached and spoke softly.

The man glanced at me once.

“Balbino?”

I’ve only visited it once, but it seemed to remember my face.

I did spend a lot of money that day.

Nodding his head, he replied.

“For now, to Lauris.”

“Seven gold coins.”

One less than last time.

Did they give you a discount?

Luisa took out 7 of my gold coins from her backpack and handed them to the old man.

The old man immediately put his hand on the crystal ball and blew his mana into it.

As before, I closed my eyes and concentrated.

Just in case, she pointed her finger at Lena at her guide.

[Don’t talk to me while I’m working.]

[Additional charges will be charged if concentration is broken.]

“Oh, I know, me too…” !”

Do you really know?

I was a little suspicious because he sometimes did the wrong thing.

The old man opened his eyes.

Then he raised his head in my direction and said.

“I found it.”

“”… !””

Balbino is here in Lauris!

“A few days ago?”

“23 Hours ago.”

Me and Luisa both gulped.

Yesterday’s data said that Balbino was captured in Lauris, so there is a high probability that he is still in Lauris.

I asked for the exact location.

It looked northwest of Lauris.

It borders the southern territories of the Empire.

‘Shall we raid? Or should I wait?’

To minimize damage, it is best to attack immediately.

But if you attack with insufficient preparation and fail, you don’t know where to hide.

Our lives are also in danger.

I thought about my priorities once again.

Everyone’s life is number 0.

The next thing is that the world is not conquered by the demon king.

2Nd place is my peaceful life.

It is meaningless if we lose while trying to reduce the damage of others.

‘I have to hide it from Benedetta.’

She is the princess of the kingdom.

She is a person who sacrifices herself to some extent for the sake of the country and the people.

It was clear that if information about Balbino reached such a person’s ears, he would immediately ask to go catch it.

“Louisa, Lena. You must never tell anyone what you have heard here.”

“Okay.” “Yes… !”

At times like this, Elianne is useful.

Honestly, she’s not a comforting character.

A bit selfish to put it badly.

But now I will be included in the scope of that selfishness.

She is also not inferior to Benedetta in terms of her head.

It was worth discussing her strategy with her.

“Let’s go back.”

I walked back towards the academy in the back alley.

It seemed that the number of people getting drunk and lying on the streets was increasing.

Maybe it’s actually true.

Because rumors about drugs are spreading among the cadets.

Back to the academy grounds.

On the way to the dormitory building, I saw Elianne.

But she was arguing with some guy.

I immediately went to see what was going on.

“Older brother, please don’t make ridiculous quibbles… ! How did our western master meet and convince my father? In the first place, during my mother’s birthday party, Seo Bang-nim was always with me… !!”

“Elianne, you too are being tricked by that man. Calm down. The person who regrets the most when the bean pods come off later is you, not anyone else.”

“Older brother… !!”

There is only one opponent Elianne can call her brother.

Heir and eldest son of the Duke of Chablis.

I didn’t know the exact name either.

Because he wasn’t a prominent figure in the game’s story.

I deliberately cleared my throat and joined the conversation.

“Hello, brother.”

“Brother? You really have no shame. Yes, I’ll call you brother-in-law too.”

Unlike Elianne, who has silver hair, her brother has black hair.

He frowned and glared at me.

“My brother-in-law was really tongue-tied at the big picture.”

“… What big picture are you talking about?”

He told me point by point.

How did I deprive myself of the heir to the Duke of Chablis?

Because I have never heard of it, I was just dumbfounded.

No, I was only right about sending a threatening letter to the Duchess.

It’s because the rest wasn’t made up by me at all.

“Brother, did your father-in-law really designate me as your successor?”

“Do not pretend too much.”

Why me?

To say that I chose a son-in-law simply because there were no men in my family, there are sons-in-law of my first daughter and second daughter besides me.

There is no reason to choose a future son-in-law for Elianne, the third daughter.

Could it be that Eliane promoted it?

She turned her head towards her.

Then she lowered her head slightly under her, keeping her mouth shut.

… It’s funny.

“Brother-in-law, I speak as man to man. Resign as successor right now!”

Eliane gently grabbed my arm and answered in my place.

“Even if our boss resigns as the successor, there is no reason for you to become the successor.”

“What?!”

“I tell you the truth. It was not something neither I nor the West planned for my brother to drop out of the heir. His father planned it after Daniel was buried.”

The eldest son of the Duke of Chablis clenched his teeth.

Then he removed the white glove from his hand.

Poof, his glove was thrown at me.

“If you want to be the successor, kill me.”

“Older brother… !”

“Elianne, do you know how much I worked hard for my family? From the time I was born, my life was thoroughly designed to carry on my family. But now they come and scrap it? I can’t admit it.”

He pointed at me with his index finger and continued.

“Brother-in-law, duel with me. It is okay to curse at him as the ugly greed of a man abandoned by his father. But I have to write anything. Not to make her wife a widow, not to make her soon-to-be child fatherless.”

… This somehow made me feel like a villain.