Shortly after talking to Leoncia about winning a single title, Julia was ready to leave the estate of Usdan. Julia announced that all the titles she made this time were single wins. Even though I said so, I was worried inside.

Even though Leoncia said it was okay, I didn't really know what other people would think. But even the existing aristocrats of Usdan surprised Julia by relinquishing their hereditary titles. Leoncia laughed as she looked at the return documents that arrived at Usdan one by one.

"If it's still what you say, everyone's weak."

"Camelia?"

Leoncia nodded at the words.

"The lady stayed late at the banquet that day."

"Yes."

Yulia didn't bother to stop it either. In the first place, Felix was left with that kind of surveillance.

But Felix said there wasn't anything special about it.’

With Julia's puzzled look, Leoncia laughed.

"You don't have to be specific, but everyone will stop noticing."

"Doctor Camelia?"

"I've seen it since I was a child. Everyone thinks of you like a niece or granddaughter."

Leoncia grumbled, "That's why it was hard to educate."

"So please allow your Majesty to become independent."

"You mean Camelia."

When Julia replied with a smile, Leoncia shook her head.

"No, I don't. We have to be independent. At this rate, the lady will be concerned, and the first priority will be you, not the estate."

Leoncia then looked out of the window.

Camelia prepared to leave Usdan in earnest after the single-win title was resolved. Coming here from the beginning was also a temporary visit under Julia's permission. After that, I became close to Jenna because we were in the same position.

At first, she was the one who raised her head in doubt of Jenna. However, Jenna was so friendly and friendly, and we quickly became close after the age gap was small. They were walking arm in arm in the garden, perhaps after they had finished preparing for their departure.

"It's a little bit bitter."

"It's really hard for you to fall apart.”

"It's been a while since I saw him, so I didn't expect him to grow up like that in years.”

Julia thought it was great that Leoncia had not met Camelia until now. The affection dripped from her gaze over the window at Camelia. It was natural that Camelia's parents had early eyes when she was young.

'The nobles of other countries submitted applications and went to see them.’

Even if people who were originally royalty lived separately, they weren't really completely isolated. Some aristocrats applied for a visit and went to meet them.

"He said there was no one like that, strangely enough.’

It was confirmed when he came down to Usdan. Julia thought inwardly that the aristocrats of Usdan resent Camelia. I certainly learned from this expedition that it wasn't.

"Nice to meet you, Your Majesty."

"On the contrary, Jim might get more help."

At that time, Leoncia looked like a grandmother who liked her granddaughter and was fond of her granddaughter.

"Have you decided where to look in the South?"

"Yes, I think there are some people who need to check."

"That's right. Some of the people who wore yellow gloves at the last banquet were suspicious."

Julia nodded at the words. Some people seemed overly clean, or refused to invite them to the banquet at all.

'There was... a man who hid himself.’

Julia recalled Brick's rocket and correspondence in a corner of her luggage.Count of Rubai.’

On the day he left the capital, Brick told him that he had been interacting with him since he was a child. Of course, I looked into her before I left.

He was born the only child of Count Lubai, a historic family in the southern part of the country, and is now a count. According to Cyril's report, there was no great fault, and the reputation of the people of the land seemed not so bad. One peculiarity is that it is too closed.

In fact, in the report that Leoncia showed, she was classified as yellow because of lack of evidence. There is no sign of exploiting the residents, but it was somewhat awkward to pass.

"I hope that your expedition will be over without a hitch."

Leoncia spoke as if she was really desperate. On the way back, Camellia would be even more desperate. Julia nodded at her with a smile.

"That's what Jim thinks."

The next day, Julia climbed the horse to leave the Duchess of Usdan's capital, Nator. Other patricians gathered at the gate from the morning to see him off.

"It was an honor to meet you."

"Thank you for taking care of me."

The first word was a casual and ceremonial greeting. However, the eyes of the gradually gathered reached Camellia. Soon they started pouring out their worries about her without realizing it.

"Your majesty, if our young lady is acting young, don't be too soft on her."

"You'd better keep giving them work so they don't forget the ancient language."

"You don't like to move, so you have to force yourself...….”

Felix agonized over the pouring words. I couldn't decide whether to stop the emperor from making such a small request. Julia was looking at it as if it was fun.

"Really, everyone's at a loss because Camelia is so cute."

I felt affection. Moreover, she was more of a teacher's concern than a former king.

They want us to be not picky, study hard, and exercise steadily.’

Julia smiled unknowingly at the attitude of asking for a five-year-old child. It was a scene that you can't see in many areas.

Of course, it was natural for Camelia, who turned seventeen this year, to burn with shame. She was in front of Julia, so she seemed to put up with it as much as she could. However, no matter how long I waited, there was no sign that it would end, so I finally opened my mouth.

"If you keep doing that...….”

In the voice of Camelia, the aristocrats of Usdan shut their mouths with faces that they had gone too far. She shouted with a bright red face.

"I know you won't reply to a letter!"

Julia managed to hold back the laughter that was about to burst at the words. It was such a cute thing to say.

It was even surprising to think that she usually used acerbic speech casually.

"…then take care of yourself."

But it worked pretty well for the aristocrats of Usdan. Those who opened their mouths with their parents' hearts saw them off gracefully with the faces of nobles.

"Then I'd like to ask you for a joke."

"Leave it to me."

Julia heard the voice and ordered the Imperial Army to depart. Soon the door to Jenna and Camelia's carriage was also closed. The Imperial Expeditionary Army achieved its initial goal and left Nator on a light footing.

Two weeks have passed since Julia left Nator. Leoncia, who became Duke of Usdan, stuck her tongue out at the story that came in two weeks.

You're working as well as you've rested here.

Julia stripped four regions of their titles in two weeks. She sent Eusto and Felix to different regions for investigation to expedite the process. Of course, not all were obedient to Julia's orders."The other person must be the other person.’

Ulya's loyal subjects, Eustona Felix, were also great men. Eusto had no one to beat except Julia with just one sword. There was also a clear identity there. Even though Leoncia was crowned Duke of Usdan, it was no match for Eusto.

He has the trust of His Majesty, and he has a reputation for his blunt character.

Leoncia was not paying attention to the capital at all while acting as a pirate for the past year. When Julia was possessed by something and tyrannized, it was enough to know what the nobles were up to.

"It seemed almost as if the Duke of Marcus had fallen for it...….’

In good timing, Julia came to her senses. Leoncia was a little suspicious about the timing.

'I feel like the timing is too good...….’

There was also speculation about something that possessed her. There was no solid evidence, and it was a bit too much to think about, so I couldn't say anything.

Leoncia let out a small sigh. Originally, you wouldn't have to think about something like this.

'I thought you weren't going to die quietly.’

It was three days after she left that she discovered a gift left by Julia. Julia cleverly left a document in her office that forced her to work. The fire that Brick and Jenna were involved in in the capital, and their relationship with Duke Pez and Eaton.

"Should I say thank you for your trust or be angry that you eat frugally?"

Thanks to this, I had to find information about Eton, who was trying to stay one step away.

"If I knew this would happen, I should have given you enough information."

I murmured my mindless thoughts to myself for no reason. Leoncia looked at reports from each estate of Usdan to clear her head for a while. It was also an important order given by the Emperor to rule the land well.

It was then.

"Dear Leoncia!"

"What's up, Alice?"

Leoncia did not take her eyes off the documents and pretended to be busy. That way, Alice will do it for you if it's less important.

"There's a man looking for you."

"Why are you here looking for a king who doesn't already have one? What's the matter?"

"It's... I'm scared and won't open my mouth."

At Alice's words, Leoncia had a hunch. For some reason, he, who came now, seemed to be one of the puzzle pieces that Julia and she were looking for.

"I'll go."

Leoncia stood up straight from her seat. In the room under Alice's guidance, there was a man who injured one leg and eye. He murmured in horror.

"Let me see you, Your Majesty. De, I have something to tell you."

"Can you tell me what it is?"

At the voice of Leoncia, he raised his head once, bowed and shook his head.

"Eton?"

Leoncia threw a fastball. But there was no response from the man. She agonized for a moment and asked in a different way.

"Have you met a man with a scar on his eyebrow?"

At that moment, the man's trembling stopped. He looked at Leoncia with a surprised face, and trembled like a leaf.

"Now, it's your fault... please, save me. Your Majesty, I will not speak to you. Help me...….”

Leoncia breathed out a small breath as she looked at him. His intuition seemed to be right. Then he had to protect himself.

"I am his enemy. I can take you to Her Majesty if you want.”

The man raised his head again at the words of Leoncia. He glanced through Leoncia, and nodded vigorously.Eusto hurried his words with a complex face. Unlike usual, the speed was so fast that the drivers were too busy to keep up. The faithful deputy who followed knew he had to be stopped, but he could not open his mouth with an icy face. I thought it would be better to see other knights gasping because they were tired.

It was Yusto, who looked warm throughout the expedition. The reason why he was more cold than the cold wave last winter was because of Julia's order.

Duke Marcus, Eusto. He was, as most imperial people know, the captain of the loyal emperor's garrison. But now there was no Julia here. It would have been better if it was a short-term job as usual, or if Julia was in the imperial palace and she was the only one who came out for a while. That's what happened from time to time.

The deputy sighed, "It's like Eusto when you go out to clean up the surroundings alone under Julia's command during the war that you haven't felt in a while."

Eusto, of course, also knew now that his knights were struggling. But I was in a hurry. A few days ago, he recalled a bolt from the blue command that Julia was speaking with a beautiful smile.

"More than I thought."

That's what Julia said after leaving the Duke of Usdan, the capital of Nator, to deal with the affairs of a corrupt count.

Eusto was stiffened by the look on his face. Whenever she spoke like that, she would always be ordered to act alone. Even though he knew it was an order given because he believed in me, he always felt uneasy if it wasn't by her side, so his expression was already stiff.

From the side, I could already see the corners of Julia's crazy sheep, Felix's mouth, rising gently.

"Eusto."

Usto sighed inwardly as Julia continued to speak. It wasn't that I didn't hate her orders.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"I'll give you ten days. I'd like to order three territorial checks.”

Eusto checked the documents she was looking at at at the words. A total of twelve territorial names were written there. It was a list of territories that should be checked or punished in combination with Cyril and Leoncia's information.

It took about three days to leave Nator and deal with it now. A total of eleven remain areas.

If you're ordering me three places, you're sending Felix.’

During the war, only Eusto was sent out, but Felix sometimes had to act alone if his hands were short. In fact, I could feel Felix's signs from behind.

However, if he handles three places and Felix handles three places, Julia has to pay for five places. If it's Yulia who knows her well, she's going to finish it in 10 days.

"That's how slow my return will be, but it's what I'm going to do.’

Eusto spoke to Yulia in a voice as casual as possible.

"I'll go to four places."

"Four places?"

Julia had a curious face.

"Do you mind? So you can only spend about two days on one estate, including transportation."

"That's enough."

Eusto, saying so, spread out a map next to Julia and drew the movements by hand.

"In the past, I used to run alone in the South."

"I did."

"I know some of the geography of this place then. This way, we can reduce the time it takes to move each estate."

"Hmm."

Julia checked the map as if she was worried. In the first place, Julia's schedule around five places was more difficult. Even if he pulled one out, there would be four equally.Soon she smiled as if she were lucky.

"It's what you're saying, so don't just say it's what you say.

"Leave it to me."

"Thanks to you, Jim is relieved. Nice to meet you, Eusto."

"Please feel free to give me your orders."

Julia grinned as if she recalled Count Envida a few months ago. Eusto felt her heart swaying mercilessly at her smile.

"Even though I know it's just a smile of trust you show your servant."

There was a desire to interpret arbitrarily. But I could still be satisfied with just a smile. As long as you keep yourself around. At least if she didn't make someone she trusted more than herself, she could stand outside the line she drew.

At dawn the day after Julia's order, Eusto and Felix left the gates early on. In a hurry, the two happened to go to a crossroads together.

Of course, of course, but the atmosphere between Eusto and Felix was not so good. Of course, the guards, who knew each other well, showed familiar faces. Felix was unilaterally setting the stage, to be exact.

Felix said the same thing yesterday shortly after Eusto told Julia he would go around four places. But Julia flatly rejected his request.

Felix, it's not that I don't trust you, but I don't want you to overdo it.’

The face was full of anxiety and anxiety. As if you think three places are too much already. I was angry about that. If Julia had scolded her for coming to her, I would have accepted.

The forked road caught my eye. Felix turned his eyes towards Eusto. He looked as if he didn't care about himself at all.

I didn't like it. Even though he knew he was still lacking, the arrow headed to Eusto for no reason. Even though I knew this was a childish behavior, I moved my mouth.

"You're confident that the Duke of Marcus will be done sooner than scheduled, aren't you?”

Even so, Eusto only looked once and didn't reply. Rather, I was more annoyed by the appearance. However, the words that were already mentioned were actually fierce.

Felix bit his lips and cast a spell on his group's horse. Now that I've done this, I'm determined to do my job better than Eusto.

'Cause I can't help but take more time than Duke Marcus.’

There was a limit even if it was supported by magic. Even though I was going to act like Julia's crazy sheep to my heart' Knights following Felix screamed briefly at the unannounced spell.

Eusto, on the contrary, paused for a moment. Then one of the articles that followed Eusto asked as if he was curious.

"Why is the Duke silent?"

"…it's none of your business."

It was a cold, heavy word. The knight recoiled with a look of regret. Eusto frowned at Felix's direction.

'I can see you're nervous.’

Felix was not a man who overestimated himself. At first glance, he may seem like a really crazy sheep, but he clearly knew what he could do, what he could do. Otherwise Julia wouldn't have been around. That's why I'm impatient. Because all he has is magic.

It will not be easy to deal with aristocrats even when dealing with this matter. Things were different from Eusto, who had status, status, and ability. He could simply deal with them with the pressure alone, and little will be said.'…but it doesn't mean I can afford to let him off the hook.’

Eusto took the reins again. He did not intend to spend a long time looking at one more place. Considering what he had, he should have been faster.

"Hurry up and head to your first destination."

"Yes, Duke!"

The knights sped up the horse with high tension. The earth, which had been quiet for a while, was dusted with the sound of horses' hooves.

It was the eighth day since Eusto left Julia's side.

"Duke, we're on target soon."

'Finally……'

Eusto let out a small sigh. It was finally the last area she had left.

"What about the charges?"

"There is no clear evidence."

"You can leave out the four.”

There is no clear evidence that most of the areas on Julia's list in the first place did. In fact, two of the three previous estates handled by Eusto were fine, and one was only fined.

The deputy responded, stiffening his body as if he had been alert to the words.

"There are signs of human trafficking, exploitation of landowners, harassment of landowners, bribery and compensation."

The items alone were much worse than the three previously checked places. Elsewhere, at best, it was high tax rates and bribery to Duke Pez. Of course, two of them were false accusations of other lands that had already been punished.

"It's going to be noisy here.”

"Yes."

The castle is now so close that it can be seen far away. Eusto slowly stopped the march and winked at his lieutenant. Soon, a knight with an emperor flag quickly headed to Yeongji Castle. In the meantime, Yusto opened up the interior map of the castle, which was drawn during the conquest war.

'Where the secret passage is supposed to be...….’

Eusto identified the escape route in advance. By Julia's side, her words were enough, but not now. And in fact, dealing with these filthy aristocrats was, in a sense, more adept.

He had to fight such men from birth because he was an illegitimate child, a child perceived by necessity. Among them, Yulia was the only one who treated himself as a human being.

She was strong but compassionate. That's why there were many more times in war and now in moderate ways. Even though I know there's an easier way.

When the inside job was done, the messenger returned.

"I've never heard of sin, but you're welcome."

"…at the end of the western channel, in the forest north of the estate, a squad will be placed one by one."

"All right, Duke."

Straight away, twenty knights moved.

"And while I'm dragging my feet, one squad will change and look into this place."

The squad leader nodded after receiving Eusto's gaze. They immediately broke away, hid their horses and armor with the magic tools they used during the war, and changed into plain clothes. It was a dress that looked like an ordinary person in the estate to anyone could tell.

Eusto nodded once and ran the horse. If we solve this problem, we can see Yulia. It wasn't the first time I fell like this, but I felt uneasy like a dog that lost its owner. This expedition felt too much threat to her.

"What should I wear?”

The count said the man beside her with a sulky face.

"If you are so beautiful, the Duke will fall in love with you."

"Are you jealous?"

"Of course, I'm jealous."

The Count, who was in his mid-30s, patted the face of his favorite man in his government as if it was nice to hear. Soon the man frankly blushed, embraced her waist and kissed her on the neck and shoulder."You can't change your clothes if you're so childish."

"You're beautiful, even if you don't dress up. The Duke will be fascinated as soon as he sees him."

"But we have to be sure. To keep time with my beauties."

The naked men next to her smiled. They were all drugged eyes. The count loved the snow.

"I see, my lovely child, would you like a cup of tea for the Duke with it?”

"I will, Count."

Satisfied with the man's answer, the count chose the most colorful dress he had. The men were all the same. It was all thanks to his beauty that this place, which was a poor land, became rich.

Despite hearing that Eusto had arrived, she slowly finished dressing up and headed to the drawing room. The wait made the men more impatient.

"You've kept the Duke waiting.”

The moment he entered, saying so, the count was out of breath. So far, I've brought several handsome men into my bedroom in one way or another.

"Is it also that the Emperor has a different level?"

He had a handsome face that I've never seen before. Most of the men who have been around me have been gentle, so they may be more attracted to Eusto, who has a sharp and dark atmosphere.

He has dark hair like the deepest night, clear features, and a body that feels so disciplined that it is incomparable to his many knights.

All of them are in the mood for tasteful.

"I guess I've been your guard all this time.’

A single emperor, and a single count himself. Isn't it obvious that he's a duke, so he's in enough condition to get married, but he's just keeping him?

Well, the count thought in his own way, seeing nothing but his eyes saw.

"I won't say much, Earl. It would be beneficial to confess your sins."

The voice was really nice, too. The low yet slightly rough voice felt different from my gentle governments. The count tried to calm down.

You have to seduce him well so that everything will work out. Of course, there was no failure in her mind. The count said with a smile that everyone had so far fallen for at once.

"I've already told the messenger that I don't know. Now, I love the car on our property. Have a cup of tea...….”

"I'm not here to have a little chat."

But Eusto didn't move a single look. I didn't even try to avoid looking. Looking into her eyes, he clenched the sword handle once.

"If you're going to make a big deal out of it, tell me quickly.

"Go, Duke?"

"There's already a lot of people who say they had to bribe you. Even when he got it, he said he didn't pay for it."

The count replied as if he was dumbfounded by Eusto's words.

"The Emperor is beautiful.Donnie, you're being arrogant like you don't care about me.’

It would have been over if I drank the tea in front of him. The count replied to him, determined to stall.

"There seems to be a misunderstanding."

"Misunderstand."

"I never asked for it. I was just saying that if you buy me something, I can meet you at least once."

In the former kingdom where her lands belonged, many people, regardless of gender, used beauty lines to get what they wanted. At least in the kingdom it wasn't debunked. Rather, the victim was treated like a fool.One of the most famous was a man who was the mistress of a king a few generations ago, and a count of a estate. They didn't even sell titles in return. The count spoke to Eusto with confidence.

"Are you going to call it a bribe?"

Eusto looked coldly at the Count, who showed an intentional smile before his eyes. The more she was like that, the colder she felt.

This area was like that in the past war, but this time it's not very good.’

Due to its unique culture, there were many cases where the succession to the title was made not by children but by wives or lovers. Of course, she was rarely crowned by her parents.

Julia tried to solve the problem with respect for each kingdom's culture as much as possible. That was a good thing about her. Therefore, even during the war, he pressed and suppressed the lives of several lords who openly tried to seduce Julia. But it didn't have to be here.

The count's face turned white when Eusto was shown without pressing to live. She felt a chill in her throat and touched her neck.

"Don't be ridiculous. Is this an area that doesn't belong to the Ranchean Empire?"

"…What? What, what's that?….”

"It's bribery to ask for something in the name of a price."

"But, Duke, we...….”

"It's already been three years since this region became an empire.”

"That's right."

"You say you have not been familiar with Imperial law for three years as a noble.”

Eusto looked at her with contempt. The cold words barely let the count breathe out.

"Oh, I see. Hey, I'll tell you, so you can warm up and tea...….”

"Did you pull a stunt on this car?"

"You know, it can't be."

The count shook his head and said it was just consideration. Eusto looked carefully at the scent and color. The scent that seems to have been smelled somewhere was mixed finely. He took a silver needle out of his arms and dipped it in the car.

"Go, Duke!"

The silver needle soon turned red. Unlike ordinary poison, the kind of medicine that Duke Pez had given to Julia met with silver and reacted like this reaction. A little patience has completely disappeared.

Clink!

The table split on the sword that the count swung so fast that he could not even notice. Tea water flowed through the broken tea leaves with a loud noise.

"You do what I loathe most.”

"Well, Duke, I mean...…!”

Despite the earl's urgent request, Eusto spoke silently.

"Adding medication to the crime."

"Misunderstanding..."

As soon as she said it was a misunderstanding, Eusto reached out his sword and pointed it at her.

I was going to make a quick decision. At that moment, a handsome man, who seemed to be a servant, wrapped the count's body.

"Bae, what are you doing to the Earl!"

"Get away."

Eusto winked at him with that word. The man looked between Eusto and the Earl and fell slowly. I felt a sense of guilt in a man. But the count did not send any reproach towards him. And soon there were several footsteps in the drawing room.

"Duchess, I have found evidence."

A knight dressed in a user saluted Eusto briefly, then handed out a bunch of documents.

"How..."

"The count seems to be overconfident in himself.

She sat down with a dejected face. That document was something she had hidden in a secret safe. The count opened his mouth in vain, thinking that the emperor's army did not unify the continent in a short time.

"I'll confess to everything. So."

"Something."

"Help me as much as that child."The man looked at her in surprise at the count's words. Of course Eusto laughed at the look.

It's like you've become the protagonist of a tragedy.’

I decided to change the disposition I'd give them. The evidence was not intact, but according to the survey, the count would replace his loved men every year. The men would all be sold to others.

Of course, that guy probably didn't know. Externally, she was a benevolent count who would stay with me and get me a job in good condition.

"If you like, I'll put a servant on your road."

Eusto said with a stiff look. It was more cruel for such people to taste each other's catastrophe. As he expected, the man looked thrilled, and the count managed to keep a smiling face.

Still, it was moderate compared to summary disposition. There was only one reason for compassion. Because of the data she left behind, I finally saw the path of the drug's Eusto completed his final territorial check with the Count's disqualification and labor sentence.

At a similar time, a lord's mansion in the southern part of the continent was unprecedentedly noisy.

"What is this, this, this, what the hell are you doing?”

"How could you do such an uncultured thing!"

At the heart of it was Felix, who had a lovely appearance with orange hair.

"What do you mean no culture? I don't know who's going to say that."

He sat on the count's desk and said with an angelic smile.

"Isn't lack of culture a good thing for people like you who wear backpockets?"

He moved his legs around the desk and his fountain pen. Every time I did that, I got one book hidden in my office, a secret safe. The knights who followed him busily collected and gathered evidence whenever they did.

The flushed-faced count approached Felix in great anger.

"How dare you! How dare you search the lordship of this countess?"

Felix headed for a fountain pen over the count's forehead. He frowned as if it was a waste of a fountain pen touching the count's forehead.

"Uh, uh, what the...…!”

The count felt as if his body had been crushed by an invisible wall when nothing had been reached.

"It's disgusting to see a stupid face full of greed near me.”

"Yes, you punk!”

"And didn't I tell you when I came in? Oh...."

Felix said so and saw him with a disdainful smile as if he had realized something.

"It's been less than five minutes since I said it because I was stupid, and I guess you forgot."

"You rude thing!"

"I certainly said I was ordered by His Majesty."

Felix sighed as he did. He was so adorable that he thought he should get rid of the cause that worried him.

"You forget everything that quickly, so you're trying to exude a rotten smell and insist on proof, right?”

The words from that beautiful face were so poignant.

Crushed by Felix's spell, Count In huffed unacceptably even in that condition.

"Your majesty, if only an aristocrat with a title had come on his behalf!"

It was totally unacceptable that he was treated like this by such a child. It was indeed Julia's crazy lamb.

Felix arrived at the Earl's and soon left his office in this state. But the count still felt no sense of crisis. It would be simple to gather the opinions of the nobles if they were humiliated by a man of no rank or status."You're a good speaker. No matter how ordered I am by His Majesty. Even so!"

As soon as the count opened his mouth, the invisible wall pressing him became stronger. But with all his might and none, the count pushed and cried.

"Something as low as you can treat me like this!"

"You mean mean mean?”

Felix looked at him as if he had no idea.

"Yes, it is! What do you think you are when you rise to the throne?"

Felix watched him as if to go on with the words. The count went on, thinking he was speechless.

"If you were a man of good taste and ability, you would outnumber a man of noble standing or unknown identity like you! What a fool the Emperor is…" Argh!!"

Felix's smile, which remained still despite criticism of himself, disappeared. The knights who had worked with Felix a few times looked rather nervous.

"Will you shut up if I tear your mouth off?”

"What, what……?"

"How dare you put someone in that filthy mouth?”

Felix glared at him, ready to burn him to death. Not no, but a little spark broke out at the end of the fountain pen.

"Gee, Gee, kill me now!"

"I insulted you, did you intend to save your life?”

Felix's soft hair also looked as if it were burning.

'I, I, I, I, I, I...…!’

The count thought he could not kill himself, but somehow tried to back down.

It was then.

"Your Majesty's command, Mr. Felix."

Among the guards, a knight who coordinated hands and feet with Felix for a long time opened his mouth as if he were dissuading him.

"That's right...

In a moment, the flames around him disappeared. Felix turned irritably and ordered the knights.

"Put that idiot in the dungeon, I'll dispose of him tomorrow morning."

"All right."

The knight nodded faithfully and ching-chinged around the rap to lead the count away. Felix quietly clenched his fist and calmed down.

I don't care if you curse at me.’

Neither the word "golden" nor the word "no status" hurt him. But the story is different if those things insult Julia.

'What can I do to make it more... Can you be of service to your Majesty?’

Cyril and Eusto seemed to mean more to Yulia than to themselves. Felix struggled to carry out Julia's order perfectly, soothing his reason and contemplating his position.

It was a quiet night with no sound of footsteps. Deep down in the mansion, the count concentrated, wiping his sleeve the sweat running over his forehead. It's now or I'll miss my chance.

Squeak - Squeak.

He moved his hand focusing on the metal sound that only I could hear.

Boom!

The small sound of additional drops sounded unusually loud. Surprised, the count looked around.

Yeah, how am I supposed to find this place? I'm the only one who knows this place."

In the secret passage along the wall of the mansion was a safe with the most valuable wealth the family had long collected. To get here, my wife had to sneak out like she was exercising early in the morning when she was asleep.

The narrow passage was complicated by stairs and labyrinths, which required a 20-minute walk to reach the safe. Of course, it was hard for him, who was used to bossing people around. The count would come here whenever something precious came in because he could not disobey his late parents' words even though he cursed at them.Now I understand why your parents said that.’

Thanks to this, I was able to reach such a complicated path at once at this time. The count picked out some of the most expensive things in the safe. The rest could have been promised later. I had to lighten up my body now.

He locked the safe and moved his foot again. I think it's a relief that the passage leads to the north gate of the estate. He was amazed by the sound of his footsteps several times, but came out safely to the end of the aisle.

"Struggling."

The count crawled out of the narrow passage pushing through a hard stone door.

That's enough!

At the thought of it, as he was about to cheer, the count dropped what he was holding in front of him.

"Uh, how...….”

"Isn't it natural to pursue the escape of a sinner?"

The scarlet-haired boy smiled brightly in the dusky early morning sun. He was pure and clear enough to mistake that he might be an angel if he saw someone else, not an earl. But it seemed a cruel envoy to the count, who tried to escape him.

"Rain, how did you find out about the secret passage?”

"You mean that?"

Felix smiled briefly and showed a beautifully drawn map in front of him. He was startled by the magic screen itself that opened right in front of him. But the next moment, he looked at the content and doubted his eyes.

"You can't do this...…. This is something my wife doesn't even know...….”

"I know. You left her alone and ran away."

Felix told him with a face that he was such a scum.

"He, she...….”

"Are you going to pretend to be worried now?"

"Of course, she is!"

"Yes, Countess."

Felix smiled and signaled to the other driver. Then the angry countess walked out, guided by the knight.

"You didn't make me look like this, did you try to escape alone?"

"Run away! I was going to save you later, honey...….”

"Later? Better?"

The countess told him, "Even the seeds don't work."

"When did you do anything right that you put off later?”

"No, ma'am... If you say so, my position is...….”

"You said you'd burn the documents later and put them off, you burn!"

"Where did you learn such harsh language?”

"Where do you learn that? I learned from your chivalry!"

It was followed by the countess's denunciation. She seemed to have endured a lot of things, but she even talked about corruption documents that she could not find if she wanted to escape. The count's face, of course, became increasingly pale.

"Well, can you stop your friendly conversation?”

"You've made a scene, my servant."

The countess looked at Felix with a face she believed she would cut him some slack. Then the count snorted and said, dumbfounded. Because he already had no way out.

"What do you mean, ma'am, you're not the only one who wants to live."

"You know who made this, don't you? "Since I got married two years ago, I just need to stay still."

Felix realized why the wife found out about her husband's secret spaces. Before coming here, I heard that the relationship between the Earl and his wife was good. Two years, I thought it was because I was newly married. But the reality was that it was just the Showwindos. Even the right of the countess to give was in his own hands.'Then it's hard to say you're guilty.’

Even Yulia would have judged so. Felix concluded thinking about the owner of Jeju, who had already fallen nine times. It was his job to do everything as Julia wished.

"You don't think I don't know you've been seeing someone for over five years?”

"Oh, no, how could you...….”

"I knew everything down town."

The countess seemed to be pouring out as if she had been waiting for the day. Felix looked even more dumbfounded at the count. It was not illegal in itself to have a government. In particular, the southern and western continents tended to do so.

Each royal family also had a different system from country to country, but there were quite a few governments or concubines. In fact, Yulia had several half brothers. So more than having a government, the count himself was so sloppy that he thought he wouldn't find a secret passage.

Felix settled the situation by stopping the two from arguing again.

Countess, your marriage will be annulled, so return to your original estate.

"Oh, thank you, sir!"

The countess resigned excitedly at the behest of the knight. It was a face that achieved everything it wanted.

"I will deprive you of your title and order you to serve ten years."

"Ha, an order.”

The count looked at Felix as if he was dumbfounded.

"You've been talking nonsense since yesterday, even though you're not an aristocrat!"

He still lost his mind and talked down Felix. Yesterday, I was angry to the top of my head, but I got a little cold from half a day. Felix spoke to him in an unexcited tone.

"I'll add five more years to my labor sentence."

"What?"

"How dare you ignore the position you have given me. I don't want to hear you talk nonsense about a sinner.”

"Such a private…….”

"You have insulted the Emperor again.”

Felix beckons to the driver as if he didn't want to hear any more. Then the count realized that he had lost his footing, and unlike before, he changed his attitude and made excuses.

"Oh, my God, my servant! I didn't mean to."

Felix pulled out a black fountain pen and waved.

"Thanks, Your Majesty, for enduring what you want to burn right now."

The beautifully painted magical trajectory sealed the count's mouth. Soon the knight searched the count's body, took out the hidden treasure, and dragged it away.

Felix identified the treasure without looking back. Among them, I saw a pendant with familiar patterns. Felix drew the trajectory straight away. The reaction I saw when I faced Leoncia over and over again came to mind. He looked at the pendant with a look of incredulity.

It's... an ancient magic tool!’

The door opened carefully, and a scarlet-haired boy came into his tearful eyes.

"Your Majesty, I wanted to see you!”

"Well done, Felix."

"It wasn't hard at all, but it was hard being away from you."

Julia grinned at the words. For about 10 days, Felix returned from three checks of land. Of course he did better than expected. Especially the ancient magic tools he found were really unexpected harvests.

"It's all because I'm not good enough."

"No, Felix."

Felix shook his head, even though Julia said so, sifting through the report. He looked at Eusto, who stood by Yulia."…I should have done it sooner.”

'You seem to mind that it ended later than Eusto.’

In fact, it wasn't just Felix. It wasn't too obvious, but Eusto arrived late last night and was relieved to know that Felix was not there. Although he ordered four places for Eusto and three for Felix, he seemed to compete internally.

"I guess they're competing to see who handles it faster and more clearly.’

A total of 12 regions have been identified in the past two weeks. Four of them ordered the deprivation of title and labor, five were not seriously ill, and three were fined.

Since all of them were classified as yellow, Julia started to audit them completely. Overall, he was cooperative with the audit, but the four places where he committed crimes to the extent that his title was deprived were in trouble one way or another. Two of them were handled by Julia, and the rest by Eusto and Felix, respectively.

I was informed in advance about the solution, both of which were very personal. Felix must have magically tied the lord up and searched the room in front of his eyes.

Eusto was as simple as that. The lord said he confessed under pressure from Eusto.

'Everyone seems to have gone berserk.’

Julia smiled pleased, thinking so. The lords who suffered were astonished, but they were their own people to Yulia. She thought it was a good thing both of them worked out in a way that suited their personalities.

Rather, I feel like I've handled it so tenderly.

Of course, Yulia didn't take too long either. I couldn't use too much energy to check four places in 10 days.

Still, he handled it relatively moderately because he had the characteristics of his old life. Of course, when the opponent tried to stretch out, just holding the sword handle solved it.

It's been ten days doing things separately like that. It's the first time I've been separated from these two people in this world for so long.

I felt a little empty.’

I missed looking for someone to fight at night without realizing it or smiling brightly in the morning. Flena, who stayed by my side looking for me like a habit, laughed. Of course, it was better to spend time with Jenna and Camelia. I felt like I got to know both of them better.

Felix asked in a cute voice, drawing attention to her thoughtful face.

"Now all I have to do is stop by Count Rubai, right?"

"That's right."

Unlike other regions, I decided to wait for Eusto and Felix to return and visit. It was also the last area, and it bothered me that I tried to hide myself at the banquet.

And what Brick took care of...….’

I couldn't tell if this was really a good thing or a bad thing. There's still doubts about Brick himself.

According to regular contact with Cyril, he is still largely confined to his room. He/she said he/she takes about once a week to visit to make sure there are no inconveniences, but there is nothing special yet.

But Cyril seemed to think something was fishy.’

That's why I had to take time out of my busy schedule.

A lot of doubts about Jenna have been lifted.

Julia smiled as she looked at Jenna, thinking so. In the absence of Felix and Eusto, Jenna and Camellia replaced the two. I kept them close to each other to get to know each other, and they were effective in many ways. This was the case with the Count of Sepia, who has now been stripped of his count."You're not going to admit it to the end, Earl."

"I don't know. What do you mean, magical emotions? I'm a person who doesn't know the original magic and doesn't believe it...….”

"Even a three-year-old child knows that!"

"I wasn't an Imperial when I was three, Your Majesty."

He smiled slyly and kept a straight face. Julia did not want to admit the documents, which had been even magical, and wondered if they should be enforced. Even if I didn't get an additional confession, I had no problem depriving him of his title.

Then Jenna and Camelia stepped up. Camelia seduced him gently, appealing to the count.

"You know, I lost my country to you. All my subjects."

"I know, I know. But Count, no, Your Highness did it of his own accord...….”

Of course, Count Sepia was initially suspicious. But it shook as Camelia spoke tearfully with those pretty eyes.

"It happens in history, doesn't it? After conquering it, spilling false rumors to take care of the people."

"Such..."

Glittering eyes and a young face never let her appear to be lying.

"Will you help me, Count Sepiah?"

"Jae, how can I...….”

"This time most of my subjects in the Usdan area were given their titles back."

"Yes, yes……"

"It's all about saving energy for years to come."

Count Sepia's head was busy at that time. Camelia added a faintly word to it.

"However... moving the military requires money...If I could rebuild the kingdom again, I would be able to build a new duchy and make a contribution...….”

"How could a man like me...….”

"Don't look the other way, Earl. I am well aware that Count Sepiah has a long history."

Count Sepia's heart was half taken by Camelia's words. Still, I was careful to hear about the recent rumor, because I had ears.

"But your Highness, though...….”

"Yes... Count. I shouldn't have said that."

"Yes, yes..."

Camelia gave him one more decisive blow as he panicked.

"Please count, if you have any pity for me, do not tell your majesty about today's event."

"…it's……."

"Please. I was finally released from captivity...…. At this rate, all my subjects will be in for a rough ride.”

Camelia added that Count Sepia had been courageous for a long time. He was even enthralled by the comments of Camelia's credit. However, more than that, it was in the calculation that Yulia would be forgiven for her sin by hinting at it.

'But they say they trust me...….’

The small amount of pride as a nobleman has come back to haunt me. He nodded with a heavy heart.

I can just say that I refused until the end.’

In addition, no enforcement order was issued even though there were documents that received magic appraisal. Count Sepia was blaming it on insufficient evidence.

The night he was shaken by the Duke of Camelia, he also faced Jenna. Jenna was quietly shedding tears on the Earl's Garden bench. Her silvery hair, naturally flowing down her shoulders under the white moonlight, accentuated mystery and simplicity.

"Saint... ..? What are you doing?"

Even though it was unfair to Julia, it could not be done to Jenna, the famous saint. Jenna was a mystery to them that could cure any disease. To antagonize such a man was to chills at the thought of just in case.Jenna lifted her slightly lowered head very slowly. It was an act of acting, but Jenna looked natural.

"Sad memories come to mind at night like this."

"Huh? Who's the saint...….”

"As a princess of Irene, I worked hard for the people of Irene.”

"Yes, I am…….”

"It breaks my heart to know that you may bully the people of Irene...….”

"What?"

This was new to me, too. Jenna knew she came forward and surrendered. But looking at Jenna's fine, mysterious image, I couldn't think of it as a make-up.

If it was Jenna's own story, she wouldn't be old, so she'd pass it on as a useless thought.

'I'm sure King Usdan said that today.’

Then I thought Jenna's work might be a false rumor. Jenna slowly rose from her seat and struck him a final wedge.

"It breaks my heart to think that the territories of Count Sepiah will soon suffer the same thing."

"Huh? But… If I don't acknowledge the documents you brought."

Jenna sighed and talked, feeling remorse for the words.

"Do you think you're that soft? You remember that, right? What he was called until last year."

"That's because of the medicine...….”

"Count Sepiah."

Jenna looked around once, then whispered.

"Did your Majesty really take the medicine? Is there any chance that it was a deliberate rumor?”

"…so, rumors?”

"When called a tyrant, it's easy to deal with those who rise up in arms, just like you did to my father…….”

"But Grand Duke Irene apparently committed suicide...….”

"Who can tell the truth at the risk of their lives?"

Jenna then put her finger on her lips and smiled sadly, as if to be silent. Of course, Grand Duke Irene took his own life out of pessimism about his situation. But a properly kissed lie quickly turned true.

Both Jenna and Camellia used to say that they wanted to be by Yulia's side. But most people thought they were good at being pawns. It was the same with Count Sepia.

He was lost in thought that night. Night used to shake a man's reason and mistake him for a false hero. The Count was captivated by the magic of the night, and came to offer Camellia the next day.

"Can you speak to your majesty to resolve my predicament?"

"If I beg you, you might listen, because you think I'm cute."

It was an effective answer for him, who thought Julia's dissolute life over the past two years was not because of medicine but acting. He spoke with pride that he was the only one who could save these two poor people.

"Then save me just once. Then I'll be your one arm."

"One arm...…?”

"Yes, don't worry about the money. There's a way.”

"Really? How on earth...…?”

"I have not only this estate, but one more mine that has been paid."

His mouth easily opened in Camelia's desperate eyes. Mining, that was another charge that Julia wanted to be confessed to for lack of physical evidence. One of his retainers, the Baron, had accused him.

The baron did not give up on the mine given by the count because only useless things came out. Then, it was five years ago that an unknown type of mana stone began to appear.It was not sold at a high price, but it was worth it. Then Count Sepia forced the baron to dedicate the mine.

The problem was that there was no evidence. Just in case, I searched all over the land, but it didn't come out. The documents said that the baron had not been given ownership from the beginning. Both Cyril and Leoncia found evidence, but all that came out was documents from a very long time ago. Camelia continued to induce him, excited to bite the bait.

"Mine... ..You're amazing! Usdan's territory is not very fertile."

Of course it was a lie. The kingdom of Usdan has been maintained for a long time and the aristocracy is sincere, making it one of the most economical regions. Of course, Count Sepia, who couldn't even see in front of him, was unaware of that.

He stretched his shoulders confidently, thinking that she, who was originally a king, held him high.

"You're welcome. I gave it to God for a while, and he raised it well and paid it to me."

"You have such a loyal servant.”

"The Countess of Sepiah is so loyal."

"I see, but you can give me the money from the mine with one……?”

Camelia set the trap one more time. He looked more worried about him than anyone else.

"I don't want you to push yourself too hard to help me."

Camelia spoke sadly and affectionately. As if I care about him more than anyone else.

"Of course, as much as you help me, I intend to pay you back.”

The face was effective. Because he looked sad and pathetic. As Camelia said, Count Sepia was old, but it was always far from the word honor.

The magic of him overnight pushed him into a delusion. At this moment he felt as if honor was in his hands. I thought I could become an important aristocrat to the king, the girl of the ruin. He was elated by the fact that none of the Counts had achieved that much.

"Your Highness is truly a warm-hearted man. I can't believe you care so much about me.”

"Of course. I'm not asking you to do anything easy, am I?”

The Count said himself intoxicated by Camelia's words.

"That's all right, it's not rocket science for me."

"But it's going to take a lot of money…….”

"I have other things besides mines."

"If it's anything else...…?”

Camelia pressed as hard as she could on a curious look. As I discussed with Julia, I never had to make it seem like I was looking into the money lines.

"That's……."

"If it's hard to say, you don't have to say it. There's nothing I can guarantee."

I took a step back, holding back what I wanted to ask. A man like him would rather fret if he said he didn't have to speak. You have to say that you're amazing so that you can feel more recognized.

"It's like we're already on the same boat, so what's the point of hesitation?"

"The Count..."

"I'm not a petty person who measures around."

The count coughed in vain, and opened his mouth.

"The count's household gods, the people of the land, are all there for me, the master of the count."

Instead of answering the question, Camelia just looked quietly at it with a vague face whether it was a yes or not. He mistook the expression for listening.

"Not only the households but also the people of the land are loyal."

Since then, I have heard a well-packaged story about how the Earl exploits Young Jimin and the retainers. Having laid out his means of making money, which wasn't so short, the count was proud of his count."How do you like it? Do you see now that I can help you?"

"Yes, really. You'll help me well."

Camelia smiled the next moment, wiping away her miserable face. Count Sepia felt a chill in his neck on the look.

"Your Highness……?"

"Of course."

Then, Camelia approached the door from her seat.

"I will pay the earl a reasonable price.”

"Yes, you are!”

Count Sepia thought something was strange while playing along. Her face, which looked so miserable a little while ago, was full of mischief.

"So I'm here just in time."

"What do you mean you're here?"

Camelia opened the door wide instead of answering. Of course, Julia was standing at the door.

"Well, what's going on, Your Highness!"

"You said you'd save the Earl from trouble."

"What?"

Camelia replied with a bright smile at the Count, who had woken up from a sweet dream.

"If you want to sin and solve the problem, it's best to pay for it!"

"Well, what's that? If it comes out like this, I have an idea."

"What are you thinking?"

Camelia clung casually to Yulia's arm.

"Do you think everything I say is mine, Count Sepiah?”

"…no way."

Count Sepia looked at Julia with a look of deception. Only then did Camelia realize, and Jenna conspired with Julia and cheated on herself.

The sun's light over the window shone on her hair. Julia sentenced him with a satisfied face.

"I've heard all your confessions, Count Sepiah. Do you have something to say?"

“…….”

He glared at Julia and Camelia without saying a word.

"If I knew this, I wouldn't have found that f*cking kid, I'd have run away!’

There was groundless confidence that he could have fled because he had a channel only he knew. Of course, even that aisle was already secured by Julia.

"to deprive Count Sepiah of all his titles and possessions, and to sentence him to 20 years of labor."

"…you're caught in a nasty piece of shit."

Count Sepia said it thinking it would hurt Camellia in his own way. I thought he would be weak because he was young, even though he changed his expression completely. But Camelia spoke to him with a casual face.

"Is it as good as Count Sepiah's usurper, who has been stripped of his title for years of exploitation and corruption?”

The count was badly hurt by his words. But his brain couldn't find the right words to retort, and he was furious.

After the count was dragged away, Camelia smiled at Julia and said.

"Did I do as you wanted me to?”

"More than I thought."

At Julia's words, Camelia wrapped her cheeks in delight.

"It was so much fun! Wouldn't it be possible to use it a few more times?”

Julia nodded at the words. It was a method that cannot be used by Eustona Felix, already known as the Julian people. Of course the two find evidence in different ways.

"In fact, I had a hard time because my mouth was itchy. I'm sure you would have made it obvious if you hadn't told me how the author would move.”

"Jim just let me know what to expect. You're the one who did the right thing."

Camelia laughed and was embarrassed by the words. As soon as they saw Jenna following, they held hands and spoke to Yulia, feeling proud of what had happened.

"It's amazing, though! I wouldn't fall for this kind of comment."

"That's right, I didn't think it would be so thoughtless."

Even Jenna nodded in agreement. Julia grinned at the words. People in their old lives, in their current lives, used to doubt and squeeze sweets in front of them."Greedy people don't want to know that there might be people who don't. Because they've only lived in a world full of greed.”

"That's why you're suspicious, but by your standards, you're taking the wrong direction.”

"That's right."

Jenna and Camelia smiled happily as she nodded. The two chatted to each other, talking about Count Sepia's unsightly behavior. Julia looked at it and cleared the two of the remaining suspicions.

Both of them did a better job than I thought.’

Julia thought things would be easier if the two of them would cooperate in the future. This allowed Count Sepia to finish faster and cleaner than expected and wait for Eusto and Felix.

The two seemed to have done well as expected. According to the report, the aristocrat who had contracted Yulia seemed to have been humanely disposed of. Both were implacable to a man who committed this kind of crime. Sin was also a sin, but the great reason was the reputation that Julia was increasing.

Your Majesty, will you be leaving today for Count Luvai?

"Yes, I will. It takes about a day from here to the Earl.”

I asked the Duke of Usdan to clean up, so there was nothing to worry about. Eusto stood up with a nod at the words.

"Then I'll get ready to go."

"Thank you, Eusto."

"It's my job to do."

He left the room with a faint smile. Felix glanced at it, and clung a little closer to Julia.

"Let me help you prepare yourself."

I was just about to tell Felix, who is tired, to take a break. Looking at Flena for a moment, she smiled as if to do as she wished.

"Fleena also adores Felix like a real sister.’

Not only did she, but most of the emperor's maidens did. Julia smiled and asked Felix.

"Aren't you tired?”

"No, I'm not tired. I'm more depressed when I'm away from you!"

"When I looked at the report, I thought it was lively."

Felix shook his head as Julia jokingly pointed to his report.

"It wasn't lively, it was desperate."

"Desperate?"

"Sure, we had to solve it quickly so we could return to you. Of course, it was later than Duke Marcus.….”

When Felix spoke sullenly, Julia tapped him on the shoulder.

"I was relieved that Felix took care of my luggage very well.”

"…really?"

"Of course. I thought I could trust you again."

Felix lit up with the compliment, then darkened again.

"Why?"

"I'm so happy that you believe me, but I wonder how you're going to endure it, thinking that you might fall like this again.”

Yulia burst into laughter at his troubled face. It was a rude reaction to Felix. But he was happy just to make Julia laugh.