I Became a Time-Stopper at the Academy

67 – Divorce of the Duke of Chablis (3)

If you pick up the white glove thrown at you by the eldest son of the Duke of Chablis, the duel will be established.

But I didn’t pick it up.

“Brother, what do I gain from a duel?”

“What?”

“Assuming the situation, I don’t think there will be any problem if I just stay still. There is no reason to risk a duel with my older brother.”

I don’t know why, but the Duke of Chablis designated me as his successor instead of his eldest son.

I wondered if it would be better to play shobu with his father rather than me.

Maybe it’s because I’m more easygoing.

Ellie Anne nodded her head and sided with me.

“That’s right, our West has only the disadvantages of losing a duel, but not the merit of winning a duel.”

In short, the bottom line is business.

I am desperate because of my wife and baby, but I am not without someone to take responsibility.

Luisa, Elianne, Delia, and Lena.

In terms of the number of masters, I have more, right?

The eldest son’s face turned red.

It didn’t seem like there was anything to refute.

Eliane said, pulling my arm lightly.

“Go to your room now. You don’t have to deal with it any more.”

“Yes.”

Still, even though he’s his own brother, I heard that he’s a bit cold-hearted.

Because we don’t get along very well.

Even if it’s because of Daniel Gunn, you’ll feel the irritation.

I walked past my eldest son and set off to go to the dormitory building.

Will you let me go as it is, or will you hold me tight?

“Brother-in-law!”

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… He held me tight and tied me up.

I expected it.

She paused and turned her head to her eldest son.

A look of resentment came into his eyes.

“I will risk my life! If my brother-in-law wins, I will commit suicide.”

“… ….”

I really let out a sigh.

It must have been an expression of will that was so desperate, but honestly, I didn’t feel much sympathy.

In the first place, if he treats Daniel well, or if he just stays still, he will go somewhere in the middle.

According to previous investigations, he also contributed greatly to bullying Daniel.

“You must be mistaken about something.”

“A misunderstanding?”

“Your life has no value. What will I gain from my older brother’s death? At least there is no honor. What kind of honor would there be by beheading the head of a family member of the mother-in-law’s family?”

The eldest son shut his mouth again.

Fortunately, this time we didn’t stop while walking to the dormitory building.

It was difficult to think that this was the end.

After entering my room, Ellie Anne bowed her head.

“I’m sorry, because of my older brother.”

“It’s not your fault, so I have nothing to apologize for.”

She wasn’t her fault, but she was curious.

Why did the Duke of Chablis designate me as his successor instead of his eldest son?

Remembering what she said to her brother earlier, she seemed to already know about her father’s plan.

Because of her, I immediately asked her why.

What exactly is the plan of the Duke of Chablis?

She once again apologized and explained.

“I’m sorry, I should have told you in advance, but it happened…. I’ll tell you from the beginning. In fact, my father has already figured out everything about Daniel Gunn.”

“… Everything I did?”

“Yes. What was Daniel’s situation? My father felt both sorry and grateful to Mr. Seo.”

It seems to have been triggered by the personal feelings of the Duke of Chablis.

Well, even if it’s not because of emotions, if the real Daniel turned into a demon and caused worldwide damage, the family’s continuation would be in jeopardy.

From the perspective of the Duke of Chablis, it was a loss of money for her wife and children who strictly followed their mother.

“Since Mr. Seo said he would be expelled from the House of Jahe, there would be no problem if I made him the successor of the House of Chablis.

“Combining dukes and margraves?”

“Yes. In the meantime, I couldn’t even speak properly to her mother because I was paying attention to the royal family, so I think it was her intention not to be frightened by the imperial family by increasing her power at this time.”

… It was a plan that didn’t exist at all in , So I was a little dizzy.

I was able to quickly find out even though I was not that keen on politics here.

If the plan of the Duke of Chablis is realized, the power landscape of the empire will change dramatically.

Ah, there was an expert in this field.

“Lena, tell me your opinion.”

“Ah, yes… ! Wait a minute, I’ll think about it now… !!”

Lena frowned on her face.

And then I changed the angle of her head back and forth.

Is this a habit when you worry?

Should I say unique or a bit distracted?

After a while she gave a big nod of her head and said.

“In the short term, family reunification may be politically advantageous, but in the long term, I think it is rather likely to weaken its power… !”

“More details.”

She took the map of the Empire from her bookshelf and opened it.

She then touched the Duchy of Chablis and the Marquis of Jahe with both hands.

“It’s hard to manage because it’s so far away… ! Realistically, one lord can’t manage both at the same time… !”

“In the end, you have to have a separate lord on one side.”

“Yes… ! The problem is that if that happens, the power will not actually be concentrated on the boy… ! Rather, it could be more like an honorary position….”

“Any other problems?”

Lena explained slowly.

It was not a small problem that the imperial family would not stay still.

If their power grows to the point of becoming a threat to them, they may try to eliminate it altogether, or at least there is a high probability of enlisting other nobles and forming an alliance.

If this tension continues, the territory will be economically negative, and there is a possibility of population outflow.

In general, people of the empire rank the imperial family higher, no matter how duke they are.

“Then, in the long run, what is the most beneficial for me?”

“If you say you are still in the Empire, I think it would be better to choose one side, either the Duke of Chablis or the Marquis of Jahe, and then unite with His Highness the Crown Prince and leave His Highness behind…” !”

I tilted my head at Lena’s words.

Why crown prince?

In the game story I know, he is eventually defeated in a civil war and dethroned.

And his younger brother, the 2nd Prince, who is a faithful believer in the Northern Church, succeeds to the throne.

Oh, wait.

The decisive reason why the crown prince lost in the civil war.

That’s because few nobles sided with him.

Most of the Imperial nobility can’t think of going against the authority of the Northern Church.

“Are you saying that we should join the weak prince early and support him?”

“Yes… ! Then you will become His Highness’s right-hand man… !!”

If the crown prince really solidifies his position by winning the civil war, he might be able to change from monogamy to polygamy.

If that’s the case, it’s good for me too.

Because I don’t want to put my lovers in a shameful position.

“Okay. It’s still a bit far off anyway, so we’ll discuss it again later.”

“Yes… !”

I was a bit confused about the eldest son of the Duke of Chablis, but originally I was going to discuss Balbino with Eliane.

Honestly, from my point of view right now, Balbino, who could be an immediate threat, was more important than my eldest son.

I couldn’t waste my time in useless duels.

She told Ellie Anne about Balbino.

She put on a very serious expression.

It has to do with demons.

“So, do you think the demon, Balbino, is constantly supplying drugs to the academy?”

“At least in my opinion.”

“… Could it be that Balbino, a demon, corrupted Daniel into a demon?”

As expected, it was sharp.

You can’t keep hiding it.

He nodded his head slowly once.

Eliane’s lips trembled once.

The root cause of her wealth is her mother and siblings, but she wouldn’t have died if it wasn’t for Balbino.

There was nothing strange about having hatred.

“Eliane.”

“… Yes.”

“As I said earlier, Delia is also trying to kill her father. So I hope she doesn’t blame Delia too much.”

She smiled and placed her hands on the back of my right hand.

“I never have that kind of heart. She heard that Delia-sama also had a hard time. Just…. I wonder if Daniel, who has nothing to do with anything, had to be sacrificed, regardless of right or wrong…….”

She strains her face as she tries not to cry as much as possible.

There was only one thing I could do.

Just hugging her without saying a word to her.

“Black… , uh…….”

Pat, pat, weakly pat the crying girl on the back.

***

The eldest son returned to his home, the Duke of Chablis, through the portal.

Sitting on the bed, his wife approached him.

“Honey, how did you do well?”

“… Sorry.”

The eldest son openly told Joel everything about his encounter. He

He asked for a duel, but he couldn’t give him any advantage, so the duel didn’t take place.

Her wife let out a long sigh.

Actually, she predicted it to some extent.

That things will not work out through legal means.

“Honey, we shouldn’t go out too moderately.”

“I see… ?”

“Think carefully. Joel sent a threatening letter to her mother. Are you moderate? Isn’t that illegal?”

“I see…. Joel already did something illegal. Better to get her hands dirty a little than to be ruined by pretending to be clean.”

The eldest couple nodded together.

You must regain the position of successor by any means necessary.

“Kill Joel.”

“Yes. I’ll be with you until the end of hell, honey.”