Duke, You're a Bit Stiff (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 34

12 days before the festival.

Cassus sat at his desk in the study early in the morning and picked up the topmost document.

It was the land deed for Neipeit—a tract of land no one cared about.

‘Am I insane?’

Cassus let out a hollow laugh.

She might be trying to ruin the ducal house, or perhaps she was simply deceiving him.

Cassus had agonized over this countless times, yet in the end—

Why on earth had he made such a decision based solely on her words?

Why had he done it?

Though incomparably cheaper than the famed golden land of Barel, the price was still far from negligible.

At first, Cassus hadn’t believed Artia’s words.

He’d kept the remotest possibility in mind and launched various investigations based on what she’d said.

The result? He’d even reached the conclusion that her claim held considerable credibility.

It was during this period—when he’d been holding off on a final decision due to the gravity of the matter involving the ducal estate’s assets—

That his father, Heidegger, had decisively proposed investing in the Neipeit region.

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