“……!”

Only after considering the purpose of his visit the substandard supply issue did the Duke’s face harden, realizing the implications of what the knight had said earlier that he had failed to grasp.

“The one who is responsible for us, who leads us, and ‘provides for us,’ is ‘General Arthur Julius’. ‘Not you.'”

All these knights. These were the ones he had to ask Arthur to silence.

“……”

The Duke’s pupils quivered.

He realized he had made a mistake too late.

However, he could not back down and be overpowered.

It would be a disgrace that could not happen in front of the knights, including the commoners.

Anyway, wasn’t Arthur their leader?

He determined to show his and Arthur’s hierarchy in front of the knights and arrogantly shook off the butler’s arm.

“Perfect timing.”

The Duke lifted his chin.

“You, let’s talk.”

Only moving his cold eyes, Arthur looked down at him and responded.

“Yes. I was just thinking that I need to discuss my space. But it seems like an unforeseen event has happened?”

The Duchess urgently interrupted.

“Ah! Ah, I’m sorry, Sir Arthur! That’s my business. I already had plans to allocate a separate space for you in the mansion. I just didn’t get a chance to tell the Duke, that’s where the mistake happened.”

Arthur’s gaze turned to the Duchess.

The pressured Duchess hastily continued.

“The bedroom you’re using, your private parlor, office, library, auxiliary bedroom, separate breakfast and dining rooms are Sir Arthur’s space. I’m too late to inform you. Ah, I need to get my mind together. If you wish, even the allocation of a private garden and a greenhouse……!”

“Later.”

Arthur cut off the Duchess.

“!”

And then he looked down at the Duke again.

“Did you assault my subordinate?”

“!”

The Duchess hoped the Duke would not make any more mistakes here.

Please apologize for the mistake first!

However, the Duke proudly lifted his chin and said.

“That guy made a mistake first. Aren’t you going to ask about that?”

Arthur smiled softly.

“What mistake did he make?”

Tsk, the Duke’s voice got louder with frustration.

“These guys blocked me rudely, saying I’m not permitted by you. This is my mansion and you’re my soninlaw!”

Arthur answered calmly.

“You were not permitted. The Duchess made the same mistake before, so I blocked it. Didn’t you hear?”

What?

The Duchess flinched and the Duke widened his eyes.

Arthur continued.

“You came into my wife and I’s bedroom without permission. I asked to prevent such embarrassing situations. Of course, you should have asked for permission first. Don’t you think?”

The Duchess began to tremble.

A noise started to gather downstairs where spectators were coming.

Not only the maids and servants who were looking around nervously and hiding, but also Alvin Lorensen, the family doctor looking up with a shocked face, the guests who were there for today’s appointment, and….

It was Duke Rembrandt.

“!!!!!”

The Duchess’s face turned pale.

“Si, sir! I apologize! I already apologized for that mistake……!”

Arthur cut her off again.

“If you had asked, I would have met you. You didn’t even think of asking and assaulted my subordinate, didn’t you?”

Another knight answered instead.

“The Duke came to visit Sir Arthur, so we said we would let you know and ask for your permission. However, immediately after hearing our words, the Duke assaulted Sir Lionel.”

A murmuring sound gathered from downstairs.

Butler Jim hurriedly tried to push the guests into the room, but it was impossible to manage the situation.

The Duke, flustered, stomped his foot in frustration.

“I had an urgent matter and he was rude and blocked me!”

“What was the matter?”

The Duke was furious, but Arthur’s soft voice was not overshadowed by it.

The Duke took a deep breath.

“There are rumors outside that the war heroes are making unfounded comments, so I wanted to ask you to correct them! But that guy was rude to me……!”

The Duchess’s face turned blue.

She instantly realized that the Duke’s intended discussion was about the substandard supply issue.

This crazy man!

And you’re going to slap a knight for it?

The Duchess, staggering, put her hand out and barely caught the stair railing.

No matter how Arthur was their commanding general, he wouldn’t issue such an order to the knights below him after seeing such a scene.

Even if the knights saw this scene, there was no way Arthur would undercut his own authority by fulfilling such a request!

Arthur smirked, the corner of his mouth lifted sarcastically.

“You don’t seem to know the fear of soldiers. Then again, you’ve always been a brave person who doesn’t understand the fear of royal slander.”

“!”

The duchess suddenly fell, clutching the back of her neck.

Rayna, who had carefully observed the situation by slightly opening the bedroom door, opened her mouth blankly.

The beautifully dressed Christina stood firm in front of her room, watched the scene, touched her forehead as if it was horrible, and closed the door.