Men of the Harem (137 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 603

“Your Majesty. There’s chaos in Carissen right now.”

“Chaos? Is it a monster incident?”

“Half of it is. Empress Aini has stepped down from her position and decided to hold Duke Daga’s household accountable for their crimes.”

“Indeed. Why? Has there been backlash?”

“Fifteen servants—maids and manservants—who once worked at Duke Daga’s estate filed a report claiming suspicious behavior: the former Duke Daga would wander alone at night without guards, often returning with blood on his lips, sometimes caught digging up corpses, and his guards mysteriously disappeared en masse.”

“Is that true?”

“Yes. The Daga estate insists it’s absurd, but the accusers are demanding an investigation to verify whether their claims are genuine.”

La Til stared at Lord Chancellor in shock, then instinctively covered her mouth with one hand. No—how had they found out?

‘Duke Daga’s condition was indeed a mess while under Anakcha’s care. Unlike Heum or Tulla, he seemed utterly unable to control his Siksigwi urges. But after Gesta intervened, there hadn’t been any such reports—so why now?’

Were people who had remained silent out of fear of the Daga household finally speaking up now that the family’s power had weakened?

‘But the Daga household hasn’t disappeared—Aini simply inherited the dukedom. Besides, Aini is publicly recognized as the Adversary, and monsters keep appearing, so she’ll remain indispensable for the foreseeable future.’

Carissen’s decision to pursue this matter was partly because Aini had aided Hyacinth, but also precisely because she was the Adversary.

Considering this, the Daga household might no longer wield the same influence over the imperial court as before, but their power as a ducal house hadn’t vanished.

So why were those who stayed silent back then suddenly speaking now?

La Til removed her hand from her mouth and asked,

Read full content of this chapter on r e d c a t t y . c o m