Chapter 632
While they were conversing, Duke Icaldoren barely managed to spit out the gag in his mouth.
The duke, even while being captured and dragged along, tried to maintain his usual dignity and prestige as he spat out his words.
"What... what is the meaning of this!"
The three stopped their chatter and hesitantly looked at the duke.
Duke Icaldoren, thinking it was much more likely to persuade the other two rather than the skull principal, turned his gaze.
Between the skull principal's ambitious top disciple and Alcicle of the Pengerin family, who would be more reasonable?
"Alcicle of the Pengerin family!"
Yi-Han felt slightly hurt when Duke Icaldoren called for Alcicle instead of him.
Wasn't he more trustworthy than Alcicle in this situation?
'He should have talked to me before too.'
"You've got the wrong person."
Alcicle pretended not to know, not wanting to get involved in this matter.
However, there weren't that many penguin mixed-bloods in the empire. Especially penguin mixed-bloods with blood as pure as Alcicle's were even rarer.
"Aren't you Alcicle of the Pengerin family! Are you going to stay silent after witnessing this illegal scene?"
"No, Lord Gonadaltes. If you're going to gag someone, you should do it properly."
Alcicle grumbled.
Wasn't it because the gag wasn't tightened properly that they had to hear such words?
Now that he had directly heard the words, it would be difficult to distance himself if it became a problem later.
Despite Alcicle's cold response, the duke didn't give up. Rather, he shouted even more sternly and strongly.
"Think of the Pengerin family's reputation. Do you think it's okay to stay silent now? Are you planning to just watch these two's evil deeds?"
"...Uh, wait. Why two, Your Highness?"
Yi-Han protested as if it was ridiculous.
The skull principal had kidnapped him, Yi-Han had nothing to do with it!
Of course, the duke ignored Yi-Han's words as if he hadn't heard them.
In the duke's mind, Yi-Han had already been firmly branded as the skull principal's top disciple and an accomplice in this kidnapping.
"No matter how great a mage he is, there's imperial law, and he absolutely doesn't have the authority to commit such acts arbitrarily..."
"Ah. Stop whining, you brat."
The skull principal spat out as if annoyed.
"Do you think I kidnapped you without any thought? Of course, I kidnapped you because I could."
"What... nonsense..."
Even as he spoke, the duke felt fear rising.
In a situation like this, there was only one reason why the skull principal could act arbitrarily.
"Your subordinate who entered Einroguard. Did you think you would be okay after that? We captured him as soon as he entered."
'Wow. How brazen.'
Yi-Han inwardly clicked his tongue.
After not being able to find him for nearly a year (in fact, it was hard to find him when he was transformed into a statue) and finding him just before the vacation, he was now bluffing as if he had known all along.
However, the bluff was very effective. The duke felt a shock as if he had been hit on the back of the head with a hammer.
'He knew from the beginning...?!'
He had thought his subordinate might have gone missing or died because contact was lost, but to think he had been captured.
Then what were the actions of the skull principal or the Wardanaz family's boy when they came to visit afterwards?
"Th-then why did you just..."
"I waited to see how you would act. It was fun to watch."
"!!!!"
The duke froze stiffly as if struck by lightning. It was a shock as if the sky was falling.
To think that he, who had exerted strong influence in the empire's political and social circles through lifelong conspiracies and schemes, had been played without noticing anything.
It was hard to believe.
"It can't... it can't be...! Was it all an act? Even when that boy probed me?"
"Uh, that act was..."
"That's right. We were just playing with you."
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