“Why are you paying attention to that woman? No, why are you just letting that woman set up shop!”

“Watch your words, Evan. I won’t forgive anyone, even if it’s you, speaking lightly of my wife.”

I had some expectations from the loud noise inside. There’s only one person worthy of fighting the emperor in the empire.

Someone who claimed to know the emperor well, someone who ruined Lianne’s bright future under the name of friendship. No, ruined her.

If his younger sister had done such a thing to Lianne, he should have either prevented her from coming back or made her reflect. But instead of reflecting, she continued to be trash, trying to involve Lianne with her.

“Marquis Evan.”

“Sister.”

“Yeah?”

“Sister is on fire.”

I could only realize this after hearing Shasha’s worried call. Power was surging from my body.

Though Rodelo’s eyes seemed not to notice it, judging by how Shasha and I felt, it seemed magical.

I was so angry that I thought my body was emitting heat.

“Phew… Let’s calm down, calm down. No, at times like this, I should definitely…”

No. There’s no need to use such precious power against someone like her.

“Um… Wouldn’t it be better to come back next time?”

Meanwhile, Rodelo, who had somewhat examined the situation inside, came out and blocked Shasha and me. Even without looking, it was obvious. The marquis was tormenting Lianne with the intention of helping her as a friend.

“Enchanting as much as you want.”

“Enchanting?”

“If not, you’re deeply enchanted by that woman. Isn’t it inappropriate for you, who is my friend, to be like this?”

“What’s inappropriate about it?”

“Recently, I thought you didn’t know about the pressures I’m under…!”

My man, I protect him. Not exactly… but I couldn’t stand it, trembling with anger, and appeared in front of the door in a rather unimpressive manner.

In a flashy way.

Thanks to that, the gaze of the two men focused on me. I stood with my neck stiff as if I had intended to appear like this from the beginning.

“Uh-huh-huh.”

“What is this?”

“Why? Can’t I come to where my husband works?”

“Well, are you going to leave now? Even though you’ve ascended to the position of empress, you don’t seem to distinguish where you can go and where you can’t. That’s why you shouldn’t make an uneducated person an empress, Lianne.”

As if finding me pathetic, the marquis looked back at Lianne. It was quite a funny sight, like people who are arguing face-to-face.

Marquis Evan naturally thought that Lianne would take his side, so he raised his chin proudly.

But regardless of whether Lianne took his side or not, I said what I wanted to say.

“Marquis, I heard your self-introduction well.”

“…What?”

“You called yourself an uneducated person. Wasn’t that your self-introduction?”

“…Are you really out of your mind?”

“Crazy is probably you and your sister, Marquis.”

“Why is my sister’s story coming up here?”
Lianne’s expression, which had seemed pleased as if he hadn’t thought of that story, hardened.

“Ignoring me as the empress is the same for that woman or you. So, are we family?”

“What?”

“On the day of the Emperor and Empress’s wedding, writing Isabella Veloci’s name on the gift you sent me… the intention is too transparent.”

“Well, it’s not wrong.”

“If you’re so confident, go and talk to that woman yourself. Marquis, it seems like you’re tormenting Lianne like this because you think your sister won’t be able to defeat me… isn’t it?”

His complexion stiffened again.

“And if you feel a lot of stings, it’s not to appear like this but to find a solution. The more the Marquis acts like this… the more suspicion arises.”

“Ha, really… Lianne. After seeing you like that and after seeing me being treated like this, are you just going to leave it like this?”

The Marquis requested mediation from Lianne as if he had suffered an injustice, but there was no way for him to mediate. Lianne nodded to me, seeming to indicate that I should continue, and I didn’t stop talking either.

“Don’t be so embarrassed. This is just the beginning. Marquis, so if you want to stop it, go to your sister yourself.”

“Are you putting my sister on the line now? What does the current situation have to do with my sister?”

“You’re confident. Both you and your sister. So, come and try to take my place. And then, there’s no need for useless arguments like this.”

“Lianne, are you really not crazy about that woman unless you’re doing this?”

“There seems to be no problem. Is there an issue?”

“I always heard you well. But now you’re doing this? Do you want to experience a death like your brother’s?”

The Marquis began to threaten Lianne, thinking it might not work.

“Well, a death like my brother’s. Come to think of it, Evan. You told me about my brother’s death, right? My brother died under suspicion of the nobles’ hatred.”

“That’s right.”

“But it’s strange. Did my brother really die because of the nobles? Is it true that they killed him because he didn’t listen to them?”

At the sudden question, the Marquis’s complexion darkened.