The Villain Is Obsessed With His Fake Wife

Mireyu glanced at her despite Diana’s urging.

 

“No, I am… I’m afraid it might even cause trouble to Diana.”

 

Mireyu’s hazelnut-colored eyes were full of confusion. She must be confused as to how Estelle knew about the gold ring. Actually, she hadn’t known about it for a while either.

 

‘It’s thanks to the fairy’s abilities.’

 

It was thanks to Erich that she learned specifically about the abilities of fairies.

 

‘By the way, madam, Viscount Gasphere’s amethyst brooch. What did that mean to you?’

 

Those words made her realize what kind of fairy abilities she had.

 

‘In my eyes, I see things that others cannot see.’

 

At first, she thought he could simply see through magic, but his ability wasn’t that great. As the clues were discovered, the trees looked into her abilities in more detail.

 

-Your ability is called the Eye of Truth.

 

-It is the ability to see through the truth that the other person wants to hide the most.

 

-I think you originally had a greater ability than that, but now it seems like your power hasn’t fully recovered, so you just see it in the form of an object.

 

The problem was that she couldn’t see what she wanted. Plus, to her eyes, it wasn’t much different from other items, so she had to notice it on her own.

 

‘It is also my responsibility to figure out what that object means.’

 

Honestly, there were a lot of restrictions. But depending on how she used it, it could be a very powerful weapon.

 

“Mireyu, are you okay?”

 

Like right now.

 

“It looks so bad. Why don’t you go back and rest now?”

 

“Hey, Duchess Blanchett.”

 

“If there’s anything you need me to do, you can come and talk to me later.”

 

She held Mireyu’s hand affectionately and looked at Diana, who was shocked. With eyes full of purity and goodness.

 

“Princess Royam, I don’t know what’s going on, but shouldn’t we look into Mireyu’s current condition first rather than what happened in the past?”

 

“Who are you looking at now-”

 

Diana, who was about to get angry for a moment, stopped.

 

“…You don’t mean that my sister-in-law is having a hard time because of me right now, right?”

 

“You have to ask her that.”

 

When she shrugged and pointed to Mireyu, Mireyu let go of her hand and immediately waved.

 

“That’s not true, Diana. That’s because I haven’t been feeling well since morning. I felt so reassured thanks to Diana.”

 

“But why is that?”

 

“Uh?”

 

“You keep avoiding what you told me. Talk about how hard it was for my sister.”

 

Diana’s expression became clouded.

 

“Now she only needs her sister to give her courage, so why…”

 

Diana swallowed her saliva nervously. She seems to be very nervous, perhaps because of the sense that she has been betrayed. But even if she did that, Mireyu wouldn’t say anything.

 

‘I’m not the only one who told the secret.’

 

Just as she had secretly told Mireyu about Libertan’s abuse, Mireyu had also been intoxicated by the mood and told her her secrets.

 

‘Half of me is a noble!’

 

‘Are I the same as you, who was born lowly but pretends to be a nobleman?’

 

Miryu was an illegitimate child brought in by Baron Juti from outside the country. A daughter whom the original wife allowed to register for her wedding.

 

‘I guess she thought no one would believe me because she was the one.’

 

So, Mireyu just told her about the gold ring she never mentioned. Unless she knew how much she knew and what evidence she had, Mireyu would not be able to do anything about her.

 

‘I’m glad there are three hatches on Mireyu’s gold ring.’

 

If it had been any other gold ring, she wouldn’t have noticed why it was a secret. But that gold ring was different. That gold ring was a feature that only Cortisans wore. 

 

The people in the salon were agitated by the unexpected situation. The alleged victim, Mireyu, could not say anything, and Princess Diana, who suddenly rushed in, also looked embarrassed.

 

“So what is the situation now?”

 

“Duchess Blanchett and Miss Jutti still seem close, so that could happen…”

 

Leandro also quietly observed the situation and made eye contact with her. Then he lowered his eyes in confusion.

 

“Princess Royam.”

 

At that time, the salon’s host, Countess Morse, stepped forward as if protecting Estelle.

 

“When you entered this salon, didn’t you promise that I would understand once I knew your situation?”

 

“That’s right, it’s just that things are a little weird right now.”

 

“Can I say that you ruined my meeting without even properly understanding the situation?”

 

Countess Morse’s voice was harsh.

 

“Now Princess Royam has not only caused trouble for the guests I invited, but has also caused trouble to other guests.”

 

“…”

 

“Actually, princess, no matter what the circumstances, you should have shown me basic courtesy.”

 

Because the Countess of Mors was a family from the United Kingdom, it would have been difficult for her to come out strongly to Princess Royum. Even though there was a justification, it was an issue that could lead to trouble with the Kingdom of Royam if done incorrectly.

 

‘Maybe it’s because of me.’

 

Countess Morse, who seemed to have glanced at Estelle, scolded the pale princess.

 

“But now, I don’t even know the circumstances under which the princess brought it, saying it was urgent. To me, it simply looks like Princess Royam is harassing my guest.”

 

“…”

 

“Princess Royam, how are you going to make this right?”

 

Even the other nobles nodded to Countess Morse’s words. And Diana’s face burned red.

 

‘I guess Diana is starting to understand the situation now.’

 

Even if you were a knight and your reputation in society was not affected, it was different when the matter escalates to this level. Diana squeezed her wild eyes shut, and she muttered involuntarily.

 

“Did I do something wrong?”

 

A relaxed voice that only those nearby could hear. As soon as she heard that, Estelle asked Mireyu in an innocent voice as if she knew nothing.

 

“By the way, Mireyu, what did you say to Princess Royam?” She said, gently holding Diana’s arm as she was away from her home alone. “Princess Royam wouldn’t have suddenly acted like this for nothing. If you tell me what misunderstanding there was, maybe we can resolve it peacefully?”

 

Diana’s eyes shook greatly as she tried to shake off her touch.

 

“I see, that would make sense.”

 

Countess Morse also sighed and agreed.

 

“Anyway, since this happened in my salon, you need to tell us, Miss Juti. That way, we will be able to make sure she is accountable.”

 

Mireyu cried and looked around. Then her eyes met Leandro’s. With Mireyu’s pleading gaze she cautiously called out to Leandro.

 

“Well, I am.”

 

As Leandro stepped in front of Mireyu, he spoke to Estelle.

 

“I tried to stay quiet as I was a third party, but isn’t everyone doing too much?”

 

His mouth was talking to everyone, but Leandro’s blue eyes were focused directly on Estelle. His eyes looked closer to confusion than accusation.

 

“There is no way we can force people to know the truth by brutalizing them.”

 

“Hey, knight.”

 

Mireyu’s eyes turned red.

 

“No. It’s my fault. I was scared, so I made things difficult for everyone.”

 

Mireyu, who had been speechless, finally opened her mouth.

 

“Estelle, I am…”

 

Mireyu untied her ribbon. In an instant, her spot near her neck, covering her collarbone, was revealed. A visibly ugly stab wound over her fair skin.

 

‘What?’

 

She somehow felt uncomfortable about that scar.

 

‘I feel some kind of strange energy.’

 

Mireyu exposed her scar and silently shed tears like glass beads. She looked so pitiful that her bare shoulders even trembled. The nobles in the salon gasped in surprise when they saw her scar.

 

“Oh my god, that’s such a stab wound. Such a big scar-”

 

“I am so heartbroken.”

 

In aristocratic society, showing scars was not at all common. This was mostly because it was considered customary to bury and pass over bad things.

 

“Miss Juti.”

 

The moment Leandro was about to say something to Mireyu, Mireyu ran away, covering her face with both hands as if she was panicking. The people around her could not stop Mireyu from leaving in tears. 

 

There was an awkward silence.

 

Everyone, including the Countess of Morse and Princess Diana, who were by Mireyu’s side, looked blankly at Mireyu’s empty seat.

 

She sneered at Mireyu’s actions.

 

‘I don’t know how to cover it up, so I’m going to cover it up like this?’

 

Honestly, it wasn’t a bad choice.

 

‘Because we can prevent something worse from happening.’

 

Even if she revealed her secrets, her notoriety gave her room to make amends. Even now, with her scars revealed, sympathy for Mireyu was circulating around here.

 

‘No matter what I say, it won’t work.’

 

“Are you all satisfied now?”

 

Leandro narrowed his eyes and opened his mouth, as if waiting.

 

“They corner people who are struggling and make them look like a spectacle.”

 

“…”

 

“You all know because you’ve seen it. It seemed clear that Miss Juti had been greatly offended by someone. And if you look at what she said at the end-”

 

Leandro was silent for a moment, then spoke again.

 

“Isn’t everything obvious?”

 

The sculpted face glared at Estelle with a look of despair.

 

“You made a scar like that and then pretended to care about her by calling her by name.”

 

The quiet salon was filled with only Leandro’s voice.

 

“I regret thinking, even for a moment, that you might be wronged. Such an abominable thing disguised as a human being…”

 

Everyone looked at her. Somehow, it seemed like everyone in the salon was taking Leandro’s side and criticizing Estelle. Somehow, without realizing it, a laugh came out from within her.

 

‘When was there ever a time when you were on my side?’

 

Leandro, Mireyu, Diana, and all the silent people were funny, but she found herself the funniest.

 

‘You can’t say this just because a lot of good things have happened these days.’

 

Without realizing it, she held on to her trembling hands.

 

‘That anger, that rebuke, that seems to demand atonement…’

 

Suddenly, the trembling subsided. She looked up at Leandro, raised the corners of her mouth and smiled.

 

“Lord Felsis, are you speaking to me?”

 

“Then who do you think I’m talking about?”

 

“I’m telling you because you seem to have forgotten, but Miss Juti left without saying anything.”

 

People originally hated her. No one listened to her.

 

“I’m not sure why she left after saying my name for the last time, or what she was trying to say.”

 

So there was no need to panic here.

 

“And yet Lord Felsis is accusing me of being a criminal without any evidence.”

 

As she lowered her eyes pitifully, she heard people around her say, ‘Isn’t that too hasty?’ Fortunately, Diana, who thought she would go on a rampage with Leandro, was quiet. So she left room for the Countess of Morse to step forward.

 

“Duchess Blanchett is right. Sir Felsis, that action has clearly gone too far. Calm down your excitement…”

 

“I can’t do that. Because it is my duty as a knight to seek justice.”

 

Leandro shook his head and took out a badge with a crescent moon symbol from his arms and showed it to her.

 

“This is the emblem of the Midnight Sun given to me, the commander of the Imperial Knights and the Knight of the Midnight Sun.”

 

The silver crescent emblem glowed coldly under the light.

 

“As His Majesty’s first sword, the Knight of the Midnight Night, I can proceed with the execution of the crime immediately. Of course, even if nothing is revealed, the matter can be immediately dragged to trial.”

 

Countess Morse’s face turned white.

 

“Lord Felsis! Are you going to drag Duchess Blanchett into the interrogation room now? That makes no sense!”

 

“Of course, we can’t take hrt to the interrogation room. But even if she is not guilty, I can get all nobles to cooperate with the investigation.”

 

Leandro said sternly, looking down at her with his cool eyes.

 

“Don’t worry too much, everything will be handled fairly. If you are innocent, then you will agree to my investigation, right?”

 

Leandro’s hand approached her and was about to grab her shoulder.

 

Pow!

 

In the blink of an eye, a bouquet of flowers flew into Leandro’s head. The bouquet was not as elegant as before.

 

“What is this-”

 

The Midnight Sun crest fell from Leandro’s hand as he cleared the leaves from his head and face and rolled on the floor. Perhaps by coincidence, the coin-like emblem of the midnight sun rolled all the way to the entrance. A man who threw a bouquet of flowers near the entrance stepped on the midnight sun emblem. Blanchet’s emblem was crushed as if it were a can lid.

 

“That’s strange, what did I do wrong?”

 

A noble man in a black suit slowly lifted his mouth.

 

“The midnight sun emblem is not something that gives you the right to take someone else’s wife.”

 

“…I was just taking her away because we needed to investigate.”

 

“So who’s up to it?”

 

She looked at John blankly.

 

John also narrowed his eyes at Estelle as if greeting her, and walked towards her gracefully. Not only her but everyone else watched John walking leisurely. John pulled her close to being touched by Leandro’s hand.

 

“You threaten my wife with such trivial rights.”

 

Being dragged by Leandro wasn’t just a disadvantage for her. Since the interrogator was only Leandro, Leandro couldn’t punish her, the duchess, as he pleased. But strangely, her eyes became teary.

 

‘I didn’t mean to cry on purpose.’

 

In a situation where no one could save her, it felt like only John came to save her.

 

Leandro said stiffly.

 

“This is due process. If Duke Blanchett wants to get the Duchess out, go through due process like I do-”

 

“Process?”

 

John lifted the corner of his mouth and smiled.

 

“I don’t think this move was particularly justified.”

 

Blanchett’s technicians came into the salon. In the center was Raymond with a dissatisfied face. Raymond was standing holding a fainted Mireyu.

 

“I brought the most important reference, so let’s take her there first.”

 

John placed his gloves in Estelle’s hands. Then he moved her hand and threw it in Leandro’s face. Leandro’s face turned red after being hit by his glove.

 

“…”

 

“I challenge you to a duel for insulting my wife.”

 

John chuckled, twisting his mouth as if joking.

 

“An honorable knight would not refuse, is not it?”

 

She glanced at John. John made eye contact with her as if he was happy. He asked, putting another glove in her hand.

 

“Do you want to throw another one in the face?”

 

She nodded without realizing it.

 

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