The reason the Emperor sent Crown Prince Ashud whenever there was an issue was simple. To the Emperor, Ashud was a being who could die or live. Plus, if he did die, it would provide a perfect excuse to attack the Duke’s house, so it couldn’t be better.
Naturally, Bellion knew the Emperor’s intentions and even chose to teach Ashud. Ashud’s talent was too outstanding to be wasted in the political fights of adults, and Ashud liked Bellion’s teaching.
‘What about Lord Callis?’
Though he was a distant relative of Bellion, he was not lacking as a successor to the Ulprim Duke family, especially in swordsmanship, where he was a genius, and his other abilities were also excellent.
‘And Lord Noah, too.’
The next successor to the Diamon Duchy, unofficially the wealthiest in the empire. Therefore, no one could catch up with Noah in gathering information or money.
Noah was only twelve years old now, but Felic was sure that Noah’s assets were probably much more than his own.
‘And Lord Bansen, too…’
The lineage of the Elpisha Count, unofficially the quirkiest in the empire.
‘Always obsessed with inventing something, his mansion never ceases to make mechanical noises, so he’s called a freak.’
Of course, Bansen was also the best in his field.
Indeed, people who could shake the empire were gathered in the Duke’s house. But Bellion was always looking at the documents with an unreadable face.
Out of boredom.
That was the reason Bellion sponsored and taught the other children. Looking into his unfeeling eyes, it really seemed so.
But why on earth did he bring the child Felic met at the auction house? Felic didn’t know. The child was too small and looked as if he could die at any moment, so fragile. Although Felic had doubts about why his master brought such a person, he soon accepted it.
‘He must have seen some talent, whatever it is.’
Bellion was excellent at recognizing people’s hidden talents. So that child, too, would not have been brought carelessly.
‘But I didn’t expect him to gift her to the young lady.’
Although the inscrutable actions of his master were fun, the little girl named Delina who recently came in was also quite amusing to Felic.
“……You seem very idle, always laughing.”
“No, sir.”
“I’ll pile on more work to make you laugh more.”
“I’ll decline that, please.”
At Bellion’s rather harsh warning, Felic finally focused on the documents.
“The imperial palace’s debutante ball is coming soon.”
“…….”
“You have decided to hold Lord Callis’s debutante ball this time, haven’t you?”
Imperial Palace Debutante Ball.
It was a formal declaration ceremony, generally held before noble children became adults, from the ages of 12 to 16, announcing their formal debut into social life.
Being a major annual event of the imperial palace, most nobles attended the debutante ball. And Bellion, as Callis’s guardian, also had to participate.
“All four of you will hold your debutante ball at this event. Even Lord Noah.”
Noah, who had been hiding in the Duke Diamon family, was also planning to formally reveal his face through the debutante ball. Duke Bellion nodded slightly without saying anything.
“I understand. Then prepare things later……. Ah, come to think of it, Miss is also of age to have a debutante ball.”
Delina, who was twelve years old this year, was also of age to have a debutante ball. Of course, most did it at fifteen or sixteen, but there were often those who did it earlier. The four children Felic had just mentioned were such examples.
“Shall I ask once?”
“…….”
“I will ask.”
Duke Bellion gave no particular answer, but he didn’t exactly deny it either. Felic grinned.
“But how can you call them by those titles?”
“What.”
“I mean the clowns. Among the sponsors, there’s no one who calls them by such titles.”
“Don’t call a clown a clown, call it something.”
“Well. That’s true, isn’t it?”
At those words, Felic seemed to recall Delina for a moment and chuckled. Then something floated up to the office window.
“Aaaaaah!”
It was none other than Delina. For a fleeting moment, the two people who made eye contact with Delina just stared at the window.
“She seems to have touched the device in the garden. Judging by the absence of a falling sound, Betty must have caught her well.”
Even as he spoke, Felic couldn’t help but laugh, and Duke Bellion just stared at the window.
Thus, the Duke Ulpirim’s house was almost calm today.
“Aaaaaah!”
If it weren’t for a girl’s scream, that is.
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
