The End Of The Special Contract Marriage (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 181

The House of Duke Leicester hadn’t merely conducted a simple transaction with the dark mage. They had sponsored the dark mage to develop and operate a business selling related magical artifacts.

There was a reason their family’s wealth had steadily increased over the years, despite showing no remarkable external business achievements for nearly a decade.

Thousands had died due to the dark magic artifacts they sold, and the Empire had suffered immense damage as they openly sold these items even to foreign nations.

Yet, by leveraging their family’s power and influence, they brazenly evaded every arrest and continued living comfortably until now.

This covert, cautious operation beneath the surface was finally exposed when the dark mage, collaborating with the ducal house, secretly initiated a private deal with the Dome Trading Guild.

Marquis Grant had uncovered the link between the dark mage who crafted the artifacts and the House of Duke Leicester during his investigation.

“The two families grew close from that point onward. The Marquis cleverly chose to bring Duke Leicester onto the Crown Prince’s side instead of resorting to blackmail.”

Of course, even so, the House of Leicester remained vulnerable, holding a fatal weakness—thus, they had no choice but to comply with whatever the Marquis demanded.

This situation worsened further after Damian tracked down the dark magic bombs, arrested the dark mage, and handed him over to the authorities following the knights’ interrogation—all because Crown Prince Frederick had intervened to prevent the House of Leicester from being implicated.

Since then, Duke Leicester had become the Crown Prince’s right hand, taking over the roles previously held by the Houses of Marquis Grant and Duke Vandermir.

“It’s astonishingly bold. Merely purchasing dark magic artifacts warrants severe punishment, yet they invested directly and profited from selling them.”

“Indeed, people always fall because of insatiable greed. As long as we hold this contract, the House of Leicester is little more than disposable baggage.”

Lucas curled the corners of his mouth and laughed with satisfaction. He’d been privately worried about the ducal house becoming a central pillar of Frederick’s support—but now, it seemed he could finally ease that burden.

Once Aracila finished speaking, he began again.

“Frederick has identified a newly established guild he’s recently started dealing with—Havitz Guild, founded just this year.”

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