Pedellimed had attacked his engaged fiancée, who was deeply infatuated to the extent of presenting the Lindcoem mansion as a gift. The atmosphere on Duke Blachnat’s side was as cold and indifferent as usual, leaving the nobles puzzled.

The incident started with the attack on Princess Erwin, and during the investigation of the artist, documents related to the Crown Prince came out.

Despite having picked up letters that could be a weakness for the Duke for days, the reason he didn’t hastily demand the design of the armored vehicle was precisely because of this.

During the Tesia-Parsad war, when he attempted to invade the Eben Bahr stronghold and assassinate Duke Blachnat, he had informed the Tesian army about it. During the war, using collaborators from the enemy country wouldn’t be a significant problem for Tesia, but the problem was that his brother had denied the link with Ezra Noh during the armistice agreement.
The issue that the Pedellimed family was actually a pawn of Ezra could undermine trust in the future relationship between the budding Grand Duchy and Tesia. That’s why, especially in the situation where all the relics of Eberne were handed over.

So, Avarta judged that Tesia also needed a weakness to exploit against Duke Blachnat. For now, it started with the letter in which the Duke had described his own denial.

“So, to which lady will you dedicate the tail of the first fox?”

Emperor Attila asked Duke Blachnat with a mischievous smile.

Come to think of it, there is a tradition of dedicating the tail of the first fox to a woman he cherishes.

Unless Princess Erwin is present at Conwell Mansion, she has been staying at Lindcoem to soothe her shocked mind due to the recent attack incident.

Of course, Avarta knew it was nothing more than a fabricated story.

The Duke seemed to hesitate for a moment, looking at the fox carcass held by his aide.

“Since Princess Erwin is not here anyway, how about my female, who is about to debut next spring?”

His eldest son, who attended in place of Count Parbader, who remained at the Grand Duchy due to his bad knees, stepped forward.

Count Parbader’s younger sister was the wife of Duke Blachnat, making Duke Blachnat and Count Parbader related by blood. The lady about to debut was significantly older than the age difference to have a debutant.

“Good suggestion. However, since a distinguished guest has come from the Tesian Empire, I will entrust the rights to this fox to my friend, Duke of Portugal.”

The gazes of the nine noble families all turned towards Avarta.

“Oh, that’s a good idea. Let Duke of Portugal decide then.”

The nobles began to recommend women to Avarta, surrounding him, who didn’t know much about the ladies of Parsad.

This year’s socialite flower is Agnoman Yeongae, but finding a woman who hasn’t been engaged yet…

The lady I mentioned earlier is about to debut…

Darknew Yeongae hasn’t undergone adulthood yet…

Slyner Yeongae would be just right…

Seizing the opportunity amidst the chaos, Emperor Attila, who had been the most powerful ruler since his coronation and was on the brink of establishing the Grand Duchy, stepped back and began to take the lead.

Although the Crown Prince had somewhat given a favor to the Blachnat family by assassinating the former Duke, it is uncertain how long such mercy will last.

In the public opinion, it is said that taking charge of the Princess Erwin attack case in the palace was done to hinder the establishment of the Grand Duchy.

Avarta was curious about their conversation, but in such a conspicuous situation, the mere realization that the two were stepping back and having a conversation was remarkable.

“So, to which lady will you give it?!”

“Well…”

No matter how you look at it, it was undoubtedly intentional that he turned everyone’s gaze to himself.
If we borrow the evaluation of my older brother about Duke Blachnat, he’s definitely a man enough for that.

The day after visiting Lugard.

Instead of returning directly to Lindcoem, Skaha went to the lawyer’s office in Corb Gushija, located near Corvus. It was to ask Nemead to handle Lugard’s defense.

“What’s up? Skaha?! What happened to you!”

Before Skaha could reveal the purpose of her visit, excited Nemead quickly unfolded her handkerchief and covered Skaha’s face.

“What…? Get this off, Nemead.”

Rather than removing the handkerchief, Nemead, in high spirits, tied a knot under her chin and quickly led her to an empty room on the side of the office.

“Are you crazy? How can you wander around so defenselessly? Your face was prominently featured on today’s ‘Parsad Mail’! You didn’t even know it was a picture of you!”

Nemead conveyed the news that people went crazy when the face of Princess Erwin, covered in a veil, was finally revealed. It must have been the story that came out of the meeting called ‘Le Dang,’ maybe.

“Our office was in chaos this morning. Duke Blachnat said he understood her face, which was taken from Ezra at first sight. He didn’t even know it was a picture of someone!”