“He came to find his sister.”

“But then, that person is the Duke of Ice Wall from the North? He looks extraordinary, but the war hasn’t been over for long. What is the Duke of Ice Wall doing in the South?”

“What the heck. Weren’t they a couple?”

“Did the Duke of Ice Wall get married?”

“No, but, did Duke McCathy have a sister?”

Their opinions seemed to gradually converge in one direction.

In this square, like acting in a play, the veracity of the Duke, ‘Jax McCathy,’ who is shouting, was doubted.

“Enough!”

Jax swung one arm violently from end to end, his blond hair flying, and shouted.

The crowd was momentarily silenced by his booming voice.

“I, Jax McCathy, have taken in the pitiful orphan Brody Mei. Therefore, Brody is my one and only sister, Brody McCathy! This is a fact that can be easily confirmed by contacting the royal family through village management! Are you prepared to take responsibility for disgracing me with doubt? Only those who have the confidence to accept my stern duel, grind your molars!”

“…….”

When he scolded them with a confident attitude, the people shut their mouths.

Whether Jax’s words were true or false, they figured that getting involved with that man would be very tiring.

A strapping man who claims to be a noble duke, wielding a sword, who is in the South after fighting a war in the North not long ago, and who made up a sister that doesn’t even exist in the first place.

Why is the Duke of the North’s Ice Wall in the South, and why is he with a sister whose existence is not even certain? Did they run away for love?

His imagination might deserve applause, but it was clear that if he was mad, he was not mad in a good way.

The woman standing at the window looked at him with anxious eyes filled with such implications and soon leaned on her husband. She looked as if she was afraid of becoming the target of a madman.

The husband, wrapping his thin and bloodless wife’s shoulder and soothing her as if it was okay, grasped the window latch and spoke in a heavy voice.

“My wife needs to rest. I don’t know why you’re doing this, but we’ll go in now.”

Creak. The door closed.

Through the closing window, Brody saw that most people were nodding in agreement with the sentiment of the newlyweds.

As the window closed, Jax’s loud scream was heard again.

“Aidan Mason! You shameless scoundrel! Release my sister! I have the authority to decide Brody’s domicile as the landlord! What right do you have to take Brody away! If you don’t let her go, I will submit you to the noble’s trial! Come out and face me like a nobleman!”

Though he seemed quite angry, Brody clicked her tongue inwardly at his precise formal breathing and clear pronunciation.

Although his words were true, the bizarre reality made it feel more like a lie the more solemnly he spoke.

Aidan, who had closed the window, pushed away the swirling words in his mind ‘honey, husband, wife,’ and carefully sat Brody down on the bed, then hurriedly started packing.

‘Damn, I wanted Brody to recover more before moving.’

Brody, who was wondering if Jax’s claim of being her brother was true, tensed up as she realized what Aidan was doing.

Since the plan to press them by mobilizing people had failed, Jax would soon stir things up in another direction.

And sure enough,

“Brody, come down here! Let’s go back with Orabi!”

At Jax’s cry, an orange aura began to swirl around Brody.

But Aidan, who had quickly packed all their belongings, quickly picked up Brody.

The dense orange aura then scattered in all directions.

“Brody, it will be hard, but hold on tight.”

He wrapped Brody’s arms around his neck.

Though the pain was almost overwhelming from moving her body vigorously after a long time, Brody felt the energy of magic trying to invade her body and clung to Aidan with all her might.

The next moment, a loud noise came from the stairs.

The screams of the employees and the bustling voice of the innkeeper were drowned out by the thunderous roar.

No one seemed able to restrain the large lunatic properly.

Soon, the lock of the room they were staying in flew off as the door burst open.

“No one can hide in the face of justice, as bright as the sun!”

Jax shouted gravely, sternly drawing his sword.

At those words, Aidan did not even scoff, drawing his own sword.

Brody felt a chill and clung tightly to his neck. Was it because he was the one who had controlled, threatened, and even tried to kill her? Unknowingly, her body began to tremble.

Aidan’s cold eyes began to rage as he felt her usually calm body shaking.

Seeing Aidan holding Brody with one arm, Jax quickly calculated.

He thought this was his opportunity.

Jax swung his sword heavily as he cast a spell.

Aidan deflected the magic that was invading Brody with the energy of an ice spirit, and deflected his sword to the side.

Jax lost his balance and wobbled, but quickly righted himself and changed the trajectory of his sword.

The tip of the sword was aimed directly at Brody.