After the beating that Derrick's trash gave me; we returned to Erselica's mansion in a cab. A cab is equivalent to a limo, but a different color and very expensive. "What do you mean Ixion betrayed you?" Allen would open the door for us and the idiots came to our aid. Cana went to get some healing elixirs that were stored in the kitchen. Chlust was using them for his training it seems. After my face and body had recovered just like Liam's. I told them what happened. "It's just as you hear. Ixion... that bastard left me for Derrick's trash. What's worse, my airship is now of his property and who knows what he's capable of doing." Everyone was anxious about what I told. Liam looked in the direction of the ground. "Bradford... I'm sorry. It was all my fault... if only... I wouldn't have agreed to any duel..." It seemed to affect him quite a bit. "You're wrong, you idiot prince." "It's the fault of that bastard Ixion who didn't defend me." That's right, that good-for-nothing scu

In the palace of Altfode kingdom. The king of the country, Leonis, was drinking tea elegantly there. "Quiet days like these are what make me happy." Once again he was enjoying how everyone in the palace was working hard but him. "At least this time there are no women so early." Leonis responded to Lecia's comment with an overreaction. "Indeed, it's just as you say. It's sad that everyone is busy today. By the way, have you finished my work?" She said sad, but he was cheerful inside. That was the man called Leonis. The scum king who was in a deep hate-to-hate relationship with Rudel and they would exchange many blows with each other within the allowed limit. "There is a letter from Rudel-kun who is studying abroad. Alisa came to give it to me directly because it mentioned an urgent matter. There's also a letter for you." "From that brat? Anyway, it'll be full of contempt for me. I don't want to read it, so read it and tell me what it says. Ah, that's right. Tell me if there ar

The dueling arena in Aster was also built in a round shape. The walls were high and the audience seats were also placed in a high position. If there was any difference from the arena in the kingdom academy, it would be the stares of those present. The place was filling up with people in a very unexpected way. Many of those present were students forced to come by Derrick's lackeys. Others were foreigners who came to see what a duel sworn by the sacred tree looks like. Aster nobles were present as well. They did not come to support Derrick, but came because they heard that the sapling of the sacred tree was present. But they were not the only people who came out of curiosity or interest in the reward of the duel. There was a section of people exclusively related to traitors of the Altfode Kingdom who came to watch Rudel being pulverized. They were all traitors in one way or another. Either by running away, by not showing up at the call of war or they were framed by Rudel based on

In a complete change from before, the audience seats were enveloped in chants of joy. Lucy was moved by that atmosphere even as she watched Rudel continue to beat Derrick one-sidedly. All around her, the audience was returning and moved to the front to see Rudel's gallant figure from a closer distance. Lucy's surroundings were full of such audiences. (But, even so, to think that no one was moving to stop this.) This was natural when you thought about exactly what Derrick had done so far. No. (This is the sentiment of the people of this country regarding the six great nobles.) It did not stop there. There was also a strong feeling of opposition toward the six great nobles who ruled over them. Someone of the six great nobles who possessed overwhelming power was being unilaterally defeated by Rudel, an outsider who did not have the divine protection of the sacred tree. The people in this place were feeling great emotion witnessing that scene. (Despite saying that you are a cowa

Today it was my turn to meet with the six great nobles. I was thinking about the kind of attitude I would take before them. Erselica approached me with a cup of tea while I was reviewing various documents to give me a head start. Ixion who was next to me noticed something by one name. "Oh, isn't this the record of transactions with those merchants?" "He would keep the record of illegal transactions like these around?" "Maybe they didn't completely trust Derrick? He must have kept it as his ace up his sleeve when the time came that he needed it." "Hmm~." Apparently, that merchant even handed out the "orb" that was forbidden to be taken outside the country. Based on the supreme kingdom's law, this was undoubtedly a crime worthy for applying capital punishment. "This increased our blackmail materials." "Master, you are making a perverse expression." "My face has been like this since I was born, so people often don't understand me. That really makes me sad." When I laughed, Ers