Count of Borah.
He was a man who always chased after the crown prince and gave Frey contemptuous glances. A person who doesn’t have any special abilities or skills, but he speaks so well that he grew up eating Gelon or crown prince.
He always put Frey down and laughed at her in order to make the prince happy.
‘I used to spend a lot of my father’s money, so even so, I thought it would be a little different this time when my reputation improved.’
He looked at Frey again and snorted.
Moreover, Damon and Arsene’s hands began to tremble slightly because of the livelihood that the Count spewed out.
“Count Borah.”
“Lady Frey. Your sons look exactly like you.”
“…”
Because he saw the children known as Daniel’s out-of-wedlock, he mocked Frey.
Frey didn’t have to worry about it because it was not true, but the children were scared because of this person, so she couldn’t back down.
‘There’s information I just heard.’
She smiled and opened her mouth.
“Count Borah. Long time no see. I just wanted to say thank you.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“You supported my business. I always had the misunderstanding that the Count hated me.”
When she intentionally spilled her words in a timid manner, Count Borah was shaken. He was so bold that he would not hesitate to speak directly to the emperor in order to establish Tahar’s authority.
Of course, Frey knew he would react like this, so she asked him.
“What do you mean… I’m not used to the guild job yet, so you must have mistaken someone else’s order.”
Count Borah denied Her words with a bewildered face.
However, the eyes of the other nobles moved quickly at the word ‘spell’ he accidentally uttered.
It was only then that Count Borah looked at the others, saying ‘Oops.’
‘Looking at him getting stabbed, he seems to be roughly guessing why I’m doing this.’
Before leaving for the capital, Frey learned a surprising fact while exchanging opinions with designers.
[“Mr. Frey. It seems that Countess Borah has entrusted the production of clothing to our guild. Twelve suits.”]
[“No way. Could it be that the human who was the main pillar of the Vliette Merchant did that?”]
[“The maid who put on a robe and ordered a dress was definitely an employee of Count Borah.”]
[“That’s right. How many times have we double-checked that all clothes are filled with divine power?”]
At first, Frey didn’t believe what the designers, including Madame Siren, said.
If Tahar’s loyal dog, a key figure in the aristocracy, ordered a dress containing Frey divine power, it would be obvious that he would be buried. Why would that be?
But the designers who saw the dress design,
[“This is definitely Countess Borah’s taste.”]
[“I checked a few times before I told you, the body size chart attached to the order is exactly that of the count’s family!”]
so Frey asked the client’s servant who came to find the finished clothes to attach them to someone. As the designers said, the clothes containing divine power were delivered to Count Borah’s residence.
‘I can’t imagine that a human who lives on the bean curd dropped by Tahar secretly ordered clothes containing my divine power.’
If the purpose was to study the divine power contained in the clothes, they would not have bought it according to the size of the family.
‘So…Since Tahar has no divine power, did he need something to protect the county from undead monsters?’
On the outside, he pretended to believe in Tahar’s ability, but he must have been anxious on the inside.
It was kind of funny that Count Borah, who used to bully Frey every time, needed her strength.
The nobleman praised Tahar as someone who could drive out undead monsters without Divine power.
“haha. Lady Frey, what are you talking about…?”
Count Borah pretended not to know about the death penalty in front of the party.
[“Lady Frey I think the jewel you bought this time would suit someone with both ability and dignity…”]
[“Great, it is absurd that the cost of maintaining the dignity of Lady Frey and Lady Roselia is half that of Lady Lydia, the legitimate royal grandson.”]
What a human being who had to go through the hundreds of pages of the imperial family’s financial plans and hang on to every detail would be in trouble.
Frey wanted to spill out how many clothes he had ordered, but she decided to stop.
It is not the duty of a guild stockholder to thoroughly leak customer transaction details. She didn’t want to discredit the Holt Company, which was just beginning to be re-evaluated, by doing such a childish thing.
‘If I spilled this much, even if it wasn’t me, Count Borah’s rivals would dig up the back on their own.’
‘Oh, you’re running the guild on this taste.’
Count Borah was making excuses for the party’s interrogation.
At this rate, it was obvious that it wouldn’t be long before the truth was told.
Frey grabbed the hands of Damon and Arsene, who were clinging to the hem of her skirt and moved on again.
“Then feel free to talk. I have to take my kids on a tour of the zoo.”
* * *
By the time Frey finishes her tour of the Imperial Palace with her two children.
Aristocrats from all over the country headed to the banquet hall one by one to celebrate the emperor’s birthday.
After briefly saying hello, people began to check the truth of the rumors they had heard as if they had promised.
“I heard that the upper ranks of your estate recently started communicating with the North. Is it true that Princess Frey built a sacred tower?”
“Because of that, the North is a hotspot for investment right now. I think we should seize the opportunity now, so if you have any spare money, invest it in the guild of our territory.”
“I can’t believe that this dress has divine power. Wasn’t it possible to contain divine or magical powers only in specially designed scrolls?”
“Ushh. We’ll talk about divine power later. over there….”
People who talked about divine power always looked sideways at someone.
Unlike usual, she noticed Tahar, the crown prince, who had been out in the middle of the banquet hall earlier.
‘How dare you, a low bloodline…’
of course, Frey was pretending not to care about people’s chatter. But the truth was that the nobles came to observe how much Frey would make a fuss about his recent journey.
Originally, he was going to send a loyalist instead to understand the atmosphere of the hall, but that’s because the plan has changed.
[“Everyone is talking about Princess Frey. In particular, in relation to the sacred tower that was built in the Prause estate…”].
[“…”]
Divine power.
Tahar’s patience snapped at the three letters he didn’t have. After he came to the banquet hall and heard what Count Borah had done, his eyes trembled with anger.
[“The Count of Borah bought clothes from the guild of the lowly. It’s no different than playing with Your Highness-“]
[“Shut up.”]
Tahar clenched his fists tightly.
Count Borah, who had been clamoring in front of him, saying, ‘Even if you don’t have divine power, you will be recognized for your ability alone’, found the divine power of Frey in the back.
His teeth trembled at the feeling of betrayal. His eyes grew bloodshot as He endured an immeasurable amount of humiliation.
‘Others are also afraid of undead monsters and will find divine power behind them.’
As he gnashed his teeth inside, he heard a booming voice.
“The Grand Duke Prause and his wife and the young boys are entering.”
Then, when the grand duke and his wife entered in a friendly manner, exclamations flowed from people’s mouths.
‘It’s dazzling to see two shining people wearing matching clothes.’
‘Judging from the grand duke’s natural expression, it doesn’t seem like the outfit was chosen for the show.’
‘Lady Frey looks much happier than when she was confined in the imperial palace.’
‘Well, since I’ve finally been able to demonstrate my hidden abilities in the North… ‘
In addition, the ‘out-of-wedlock’ of the Grand Duke, who was at the center of the controversy, stuck close to Frey. Even wearing a cute tuxedo, it looked like Frey was being escorted by two baby penguins.
‘Oh My God’
Honey dripped from Frey’s eyes as she looked at the children. It was by no means a look of hatred for the children of the man he loved with another woman.
‘Is it just my imagination that they look like a harmonious family?’
‘It’s more shocking than when His Majesty the Emperor introduced Lady Roselia for the first time.’
‘What the hell is going on in the North…’
The people filling the hall had forgotten the gossip before Frey knew it.
‘Stupid things.’
Only Tahar glared at Frey with a stiff face.
How could the grand duke look at a lowly birth with longing eyes? Even if Count Vliette had handled the grand dukes properly, this absurd situation would not have happened.
“Meet crown prince Tahar.”
When Frey met his eyes, smiled innocently, and lowered his head, Tahar’s patience, which had reached its limit, cracked.
‘okay. Even if four of them have divine power, it’s enough to take them away.’
Instead of yelling, Tahar raised the corners of his mouth as he had learned.
“Yes, Frey. It must have been a lot of work to come a long way with the children.”
People took their breath away when the crown prince spoke softly instead of despising Frey.
There was more tension when Tahar talked to Frey.
“No, I’m glad to see you after a long time. Have you been well?”
“So, seeing that your complexion is better than when you lived in the imperial palace, it seems that living in the north suits you well.”
“…”
‘It’s better because I’m away from your family, who treat me like an insect every day.’
Frey resisted the urge to say that.
Now that there are many eyes to see, it is sewage that provides an excuse for Tahar to hold onto.
It was best to let him get to the point first.
“Thanks to the blessing of the Crown Prince, our married life is going smoothly.”
His expression became bitter as expected when Frey told the story of her marriage that he would not be interested in.
Frey continued the fruitless conversation with an impudent face. In the end, as she intended, Tahar brought up the main topic first.
“By the way, I heard good news from the North…”
Tahar’s eyes curled menacingly. Just as Frey saw when her mother was taken away forever.
“I hear you can effectively prevent undead monsters from appearing by using something called the Sacred
Tower…”
“….”
“As the next emperor, I will gladly wait for the report. I’d appreciate it if you could give me a detailed report on how the tower was built and how the divine power was loaded.”
As always, Tahar was using his authority to take what he had.
But this time, instead of being emotional, Frey gave an innocent smile.
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