The Hetel Count’s family, who were refusing to admit their wrongdoings, and Fenella Baron, who was furious at them.

The nobles in the banquet hall, dumbfounded at the spectacle, and Ortega Chancellor, who was frowning as he understood the situation.

Everything seemed to be going according to Johan’s plan.

‘It feels like I’m watching a puppet show.’

Perhaps this was how Johan saw the world.

‘Then do I also look like a puppet to those people?’

Countess Hetel, who was brazenly apologizing to Johan just a moment ago, hesitated to look at me.

As she reluctantly bowed her head, Johan bluntly asked in a cold voice.

“It seems the House of Hetel does not value its life.”

Count Hetel turned pale and stammered.

“What?”

“Or did the count think that this degree of apology would suffice for his crime?”

The killing intent flowed from Johan’s voice, pressuring Count Hetel and his wife.

Countess Hetel bowed her head, her face pale. There was no hesitation like before.

“I apologize, Duchess Blanchett. My eyes were blinded by greed, and I slandered the duchess. How shall I atone for this crime…….”

“Hmm.”

“Even if the entire House of Hetel bows to the duchess, it’s a debt we cannot repay but…….”

Even as she bowed her head and apologized, Countess Hetel repeatedly glanced at Johan.

Johan tilted his head slightly, raising one corner of his mouth.

“Is that all?”

“Ththen how should we apologize…….”

“Beg like a dog.”

From his twisted lips, a snicker escaped.

“Beg to be spared your lives.”

“…….”

“That’s the only way mercy or anything else will come, right?”

The moment Count and Countess Hetel heard those words, they were frozen, unable to do anything.

Johan rose gracefully from his seat.

For a brief moment, Johan whispered softly in my ear.

“Watch carefully; this is the climax I’ve prepared for my lady.”

My heart thumped anxiously.

‘The more Johan talks like that, the scarier it gets.’

Johan stood in front of the prostrate Count and Countess Hetel.

Chancellor Ortega, who had been watching the situation, asked Johan.

“Duke Blanchett, what are you trying to do?”

“I am trying to teach a lesson.”

Ignoring Chancellor Ortega, Johan stepped on Count Hetel’s hand with his shoe.

“Aaah! DuDuke Blanchett!”

“Is this the hand that tried to defile my wife?”

His shoe brutally ground against the back of the hand.

Screams echoed.

“Plplease spare me…….”

“When you were committing such an act, you should have been prepared to be punished.”

Count Hetel, unable to bear the pain, fainted. His wife’s face turned even paler.

“Is this all it takes?”

Johan looked at Countess Hetel, shaking off his foot as if he had stepped on something filthy.

“Come to think of it, you defiled my wife with that vulgar tongue.”

“Plplease spare me…….”

“I’ve wanted to pull that ignorant tongue out since then.”

Countess Hetel cried to Chancellor Ortega as if he were her savior.

“ChChancellor Ortega, stop Duke Blanchett! This is not an official trial, and you cannot treat a noble like this…….”
“Didn’t you swear on the Oblinte?”

Chancellor Orteka replied in a cold tone.

“The actions of Duke Blanchet seem to be the price he must pay to the Count of Hetel. Therefore, I can’t help you.”

“What nonsense…….”

“You must take responsibility for the Oblinte that the Countess herself swore.”

Countess Hetel was desperate.

Yohan looked back at me with a beautiful smile.

“My lady, which one shall I pluck first, the eyeball or the tongue?”

I was pretending not to know and was suddenly surprised. I felt a return to reality.

“Do I have to choose that?”

“I want to do it the way my lady wants it.”

I didn’t want to choose either side.

‘Yohan is a man who might really do it, which is scary.’

It’s not a good thing that Countess Hetel, who was going to bury me, was doing so, but I didn’t want her body to be mutilated in front of me.

“If it’s hard to choose, I’ll do both.”

Interest was swirling in Yohan’s red eyes.

Apparently, he was very much looking forward to what choice I would make.

“Um, then I.”

“Yeah, my lady?”

“Achoo.”

I deliberately coughed and touched my forehead.

‘Let’s pretend to be sick and run away!’

Fortunately, I was able to act realistically because I often got sick. As I breathed heavily like it was tough, Yohan’s expression quickly darkened.

“You’re not sick right now, are you?”

“No, I’m okay.”

I shook my head as if denying it.

“I can’t go in even if I want to rest.”

“Why can’t you?”

“Because I can’t interfere with what Yohan is trying to do.”

‘Did I fool him well?’

Thinking so, I carefully examined Yohan’s face.

“My lady…….”

Unexpectedly, Yohan had a more serious expression than I thought.

“Let’s go to the doctor right now.”

“Ri, Right now? Chancellor Orteka is here, and the situation is…….”

“That doesn’t matter at all.”

Yohan picked me up with his teeth clenched.

“The only thing that matters to me right now is my lady.”

Ignoring everything else, Yohan left the banquet hall with me in his arms.

“Duke Blanchet?”

Chancellor Orteka called out to Yohan in a voice full of disbelief.

“What are you doing now?”

Of course, Yohan didn’t even pretend to hear, and he ran out of the banquet hall towards the doctor.

The sounds of astonished nobles were heard as we left.

I’m sure no one was more surprised than I was.

‘I didn’t know it would work this well!’

But anyway, I succeeded.

I don’t have to see Countess Hetel die right in front of my eyes now.

‘After all, as long as Baron Fenula is there, Count Hetel and the Countess will be transferred to the capital.’

Furthermore, Count Orteka has the Libertan documents. There’s absolutely no way out.

‘That’s enough.’

Honestly, if they were punished more cruelly than what they did, I think I would feel a little uncomfortable.

In the blink of an eye, we arrived at the room where Henry the doctor was. Henry’s eyes widened at the sight of the frantic Yohan.

“Wh, what’s the matter?”

“My lady suddenly feels very dizzy.”

Yohan spoke in a grave voice.

“She looks very serious. Immediate treatment is necessary.”

Henry looked at my face and frowned. Because my complexion was fine.

“Is she fine right now…….”

“What?”

“She looks very bad indeed. I will treat her immediately.”

Henry had me sit down and began to examine me.

All the while, Yohan glared at Henry with a fierce look.

“If there are any suspicious symptoms, tell me everything.”

“Yes, yes, yes.”

“If there are any symptoms you didn’t tell me about later, I won’t leave you alone.”

I was unnecessarily tense at Yohan’s growling threat.

‘What should I do now?’

I can’t suddenly say I’m fine.

That’s when it happened.

[Dash]Ah, little lady. Do you know what news we have?

[Dash]We have news that would make the little lady shout for joy!

The trees started talking when I was already confused. I answered the trees as quickly as I could.

[Dash]I’m in a hurry right now, I’ll answer later.

[Dash]That won’t make any sense if you hear it later! You have to hear it now!

[Dash]I said it can’t be now.
[Dash]Understood. Then speak only of the main point.

I don’t know why there is so much work today of all days.

[Dash]I found a place with traces of a fairy. I found a way to weaken your curse by making contact with the trees there.

[Dash]Anyway, since you can’t, let’s talk about other things later, and only discuss what’s urgent.

[Dash]With our trees’ prayers, your fairy power can recover more quickly. So we all threatened the other trees and prayed.

Yohan stroked my face, looking worried.

“Isn’t your condition getting worse? You are leaving the patient now[Dash]”

“It’s not like that.”

Then I felt a sense of foreboding for some reason.

‘What is this feeling?’

I tasted a metallic smell in my mouth.

‘Could it be that the fairy’s power has recovered…….’

Somehow Yohan’s eyes shook in horror as he looked at me.

Yohan said to me in a trembling voice.

“There’s blood on your mouth right now…….”

I hastily wiped my mouth with the back of my hand. Black blood was smeared on my sleeve.

‘……It’s ruined.’