Episode 6
I didn’t know.
As I said before, when my older sister was sold to the empire, I was trapped in the mountains.
During the ten years I was stuck in the mountains, which may be long or short, the world changed a lot during those ten years.
The Teslan Kingdom had disappeared, the Valanti family had been completely destroyed, and the already large nation of the Tulcan Empire had become an unprecedented single nation that had swallowed up the entire western continent.
I had no intention of going back in history, but there is one thing I feel I must go back to.
When the First Continental War broke out, the Teslan Kingdom was destroyed, but the Valanti family survived ‘for a while’.
It may seem like a miracle to an outsider, but miracles don’t happen easily.
And coincidences don’t happen easily either.
At that time, his older sister, who was the concubine of the fourth prince of the Tulcan Empire, pleaded.
She asked that her family be spared, but of course the 4th prince and the emperor at the time ignored her request.
The situation of my older sister, who was neither the first wife nor a concubine, was bleak, if not dismal, and no one in the royal family took my sister’s side.
But my sister didn’t give up.
Although she cried and begged, the ill-tempered fourth prince forced his older sister to strip naked and throw her out to the annex.
But even in that situation, my older sister did not give up.
She begged for four days and nights, naked, in the rain, and eventually the emperor and the fourth prince granted her request.
This was the story I ‘first’ heard, and it was widely spread across the continent at the time.
And I know the backstory.
The truth I learned while capturing and torturing the Fourth Prince in my previous life was more gruesome than others thought, and at the same time, it turned me into a monster.
When the life of the Marquis Valanti was briefly extended, the 4th Prince toyed with his older sister, saying that he could destroy the Marquis at any moment.
Violence was the norm, not to mention the Fourth Prince’s pesky s*xual hobbies.
The older sister became the 4th prince’s plaything, and the 3rd prince, excluding the 2nd prince who died in an accident, and the emperor at the time, that is, the current crown prince, made the older sister their servant.
I would say it is a very friendly brotherhood.
You f*cking bastards.
The worst future that is unknown to the world, and now only I know.
Even in that situation, the image of my older sister constantly begging for my father and second child to be spared was vivid before my eyes.
And then the trouble started.
My older sister is pregnant.
Things were different than usual.
It was bound to be a problem, since not only the 4th Prince, but also the 3rd Prince and even the Emperor did not know whose seed it was.
What if that child is the emperor’s child?
The wives, who were already jealous of their sister’s beautiful appearance, could not just sit still.
What happened after that was simple.
The fourth prince, feeling that his life was in danger, forced his older sister to have an abortion, and she was locked up in a separate building by her wives and placed under strict surveillance.
It was around this time that the Marquis de Valantier fell into ruin.
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When I heard that story, I became a devil and took the path of revenge.
To cut to the chase, I succeeded in my revenge.
We tried every form of torture that existed in the world on them, and made them suffer as much as possible and die.
Any being that uses the name Tulcan.
He killed all beings that touched even a single arm of the nine-legged, ten-legged, or bastards.
Empress, princess, 4th prince’s wife, 3rd prince’s wife, etc.
They exterminated their families and erased from the world any family that had any connection to them for generations.
The building left not a speck of dust, not even a drop of blood.
They were erased from the world.
That’s how I succeeded in getting revenge.
But even thinking about it now, it’s a very grim future.
Kwaaaaak-
“You… … are you okay?”
I buried my head on my sister’s shoulder.
“This time it’s going to be different, a lot of things are going to be different.”
“… … .”
“You don’t have to make any sacrifices, sister. I’ll let you live doing whatever you want. I’ll make you happy.”
My sister patted my back without saying a word.
Perhaps the reason she was silent was because her shoulders were getting wet little by little.
I don’t know how long it’s been.
I shed tears.
* * *
After leaving prison, Elizabeth headed straight to the main building.
The youngest, who was always introverted and didn’t know how to assert his own opinions, has changed.
Elizabeth was sure that it was not a bad direction, but a very positive one.
The weak Jack did not receive any love as a child from his mother who passed away soon after he was born, and was always ignored by his father who only pursued power and a higher position, and was also kept in check by his second mother.
Could any child grow up normally in such a situation?
Also, will you be able to act normally?
All young Jack could do was dodge, hide, and cover his body.
The reason they held Jack in such check was simple.
When a title of nobility was passed on, it was traditionally always the ‘eldest son’ who was the inheritor.
However, there are exceptions.
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That is, the exception where the second son, not the eldest son, inherits the title.
That’s why.
The reason Jack can’t live normally.
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The Mantis family, the background of the Marchioness, had absolutely no intention of watching their second son, Jack, inherit the title of Marquis, so they kept Jack in check and caused him to lose his place in the Marquisate.
The Marquis also doesn’t want to lose the background of Mantis.
But, unless they are stupid, there is no way they wouldn’t know what kind of kid Jack is.
Jack was a boy who had no interest in anything, just loved growing roses and dreamed of traveling the world.
But you’re sending that youngest to jail?
And you used black magic on top of that?
Even in the eyes of Elizabeth, a ‘genius’ who had achieved the 6th circle at the age of 18, there was no trace of black magic.
Didn’t the 7th Circle Marquis notice that?
That doesn’t make sense.
If so, it could be thought that this was the result of the Marchioness’s strong influence.
Elizabeth continued walking and arrived at the main building.
Then, as had been arranged, Elizabeth met with the Marquis alone and immediately got to work.
“Father, please get Jack out of prison.”
Before I came here, I promised Jack.
I will definitely get you out of prison.
The Marquis asks Elizabeth, who is trying to keep that promise, in a cold tone.
“why?”
“If you want to embarrass Jack, that’s enough already.”
“It’s a disgrace, why do you think it’s a disgrace?”
“Jack didn’t learn black magic.”
To begin with, black magic itself is treated as a ‘legendary magic.’
But did Jack learn that?
That’s ridiculous.
The excuse of learning black magic is a hidden card.
A hidden card used when it is difficult to give a reasonable reason, or when there is a reason that one does not want to reveal.
The Marquis took a sip of the tea placed before him in silence for a while, savoring its aroma.
The sight was so relaxed that it almost made Elizabeth lose her sense of reality.
My son is in prison and he looks like that.
“Father, you know very well that Jack has no interest in being your successor.”
“Keep trying.”
The Marquis’ tone remained the same.
Elizabeth tried to continue speaking, but then closed her mouth.
why.
Why did they put Jack in jail?
There may be a time difference, but it will not be long before the news of Jack’s imprisonment becomes known throughout the kingdom.
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In that moment, Elizabeth realized.
The fact that I was taking something so obvious for granted.
“It was a warning.”
The Marquis’ hand, which had been savoring the tea, stopped in mid-air.
“A warning to me.”
The Marquis put down his glass with a thud and smiled faintly.
“It’s pretty good.”
Elizabeth was smart.
That is why this writer realized his own destiny early on.
Marrying into a powerful family.
By doing so, we can raise the name of Marquis Valanti a little.
That’s what the Marquis wanted, and Elizabeth accepted the fate of the ‘surrogate’.
Not that she was making excuses, but Elizabeth felt she had to take care of Jack in place of her long-dead mother, Noah.
For her, sacrifice is a duty and responsibility that she has instilled in herself.
jack.
Elizabeth’s weakness is Jack.
That’s why they sent Jack to jail.
This was not a warning to Jack, but to Elizabeth herself.
The Marquis’ warning that he will do anything to Jack if he misbehaves or refuses his destiny as a father.
Elizabeth stared silently at her father, Clark Valantier.
He said.
“I plan to expel the youngest from the family at least by the time he graduates from the academy.”
Jack is not the Marquis’ top priority.
If Jack becomes the successor, he will lose the Marchioness’s background, which holds great financial power.
The Mantis Count family, who possess overwhelming wealth, and the weak youngest brother.
There is no need to even compare.
So there was no reason for the Marquis to take Jack’s convenience into consideration.
That is the case now and will continue to be the case in the future.
“As you know, the youngest is not a good match for our Marquis Valanti. When he becomes an adult, he will be officially declared ‘dead’ and I plan to have him live like a common merchant in a nearby place while hiding his identity. You don’t have to worry about anything else. So until then, don’t think about anything else and don’t forget your duty. And the same goes for the rest of it.”
It didn’t matter whether it was true or false.
Even though it was a false promise meant to reassure Elizabeth now, Elizabeth had to believe it.
Because there was no other answer.
Even if Jack had ‘disappeared’, if Clark had said that Jack was actually living in the mountains somewhere… … working as a peddler in some town… … we would have no choice but to believe him.
Even though it’s frustrating, I think it’s one of my duties as the eldest daughter.
“But, you know.”
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“… … .”
“It’s too ironic to say it was just a coincidence. The youngest, who didn’t even have a circle, defeated the second oldest, who had three circles.”
At those words, Elizabeth swallowed without the Marquis knowing.
The youngest doesn’t have a circle?
So what did I see just now?
“It doesn’t matter since it’s already in the past. I’ll get the youngest out of prison like you said.”
“……thank you.”
With those words, Elizabeth stood up and headed toward the entrance.
Elizabeth, holding the doorknob, turns her head and looks at the Marquis.
“Okay, I’ll go in and take a look.”
“Okay, go and rest.”
Elizabeth nodded and went out.
The moment the door slammed shut, the smile on the Marquis’s lips completely disappeared.
Elizabeth came out and stood there for a while.
She gently wiped her moist eyes with her hand.
Then, he headed to his room, controlling his expression to look as calm as possible.
Turuk-
As soon as she entered the room, Elizabeth closed the door and leaned her back against it.
‘Let’s just run away to the mountains and live together. Let’s find a man who can really give and treat you well, and let’s find a woman I like and do some farming. Let’s live like that.’
As the youngest’s words raced through her head, Elizabeth let out a quiet breath.
Not yet.
Because that wasn’t something that could happen yet.
