The Young Supporter of Darkness

Suddenly a sound came from behind. Madeline, frightened, turned his head.

“What—what the!!”

He didn’t know when he came. Kael stood in the dark without a single light.

However, the sword in his hand and the sparkling silver eyes were horrifyingly clear.

“What you have in your hand right now.”

Thud! Kael threw something at Madeline.

The bitter-smelling pouch was filled with poisonous weeds.

It was the very pouch that Madeline hid in Zegman’s room to kill him.

“You will have to explain this too, Uncle.”

So that I can understand.

His voice was as low as usual.

But Madeline instinctively realized that Kael would kill kim.

“Agh!! Get out of my way!”

He ran towards the door while holding his pouch.

“Ugh!”

A knight blocked Madeline, but the knight stumbled when he threw his heavy body.

He was barely able to get out by squeezing himself through the gap.

“Hak, ha.”

After leaving the office with such difficulty, there were knights and servants out in the hallway.

Plus Madam Davent and Rose.

“Brother…”

Even Zegman was watching Madeline.

Madeline, drenched in sweat and holding a pouch full of bribes, was an offender caught red-handed.

“How can everyone be here…”

“I summoned them.”

Daphne, who popped out of the crowd, said.

“For reference, I was the one who found the pouch.”

She knew it. Daphne laughed openly.

She guessed during the day that Madeline had done something to Zegman.

‘That’s why the remedy didn’t work properly.’

At first, she suspected that he had worked on the remedy itself.

But Selma always managed the medication, so that was probably not the case.

‘If Mister Zegman suddenly dies, he’ll also be suspected.’

He chose for him to die of illness.

That was the poisonous weed pouch.

He was a healthy man, and he had no problem sniffing and breathing, but Zegman was sick.

So it was dangerous enough.

‘Since he’s Zegman’s older brother, it wouldn’t have been difficult to enter and exit the room.’

“That’s not what I did!”

Madeline screamed loudly. Then Daphne opened her eyes wide as if surprised.

“Really? Well, what to do.”

Kael motioned. Leon and Wessler dragged a man in.

Madeline recognized the man who had already been battered at a glance.

It was the merchant that he paid a lot of money to get poisonous weeds and then sent them far away.

“I had a pleasant tea time with your wife.”

She didn’t ask many questions.

It’s just that Madeline cared the most about attire when merchants came.

And when he returned, he was only asked how drunk he was.

‘They wouldn’t have just met a person like Madeline, who bluffs and has a business disease, when he meets a merchant who gives bribes.’

It was really a place where he became a merchant for the first time in a while.

Therefore, he would have paid attention to himself because he was excited, and he would have drunk since it was a place where bribes were exchanged.

Wasn’t her dad like that too?

Daphne raised one corner of her mouth thinking of her father in Korea.

‘And there was a lot I told his wife.’

This was a satisfactory enough deal. But of course not for Madeline.

“You, you!!”

Madeline glowered at his wife and began to froth.

“How dare you sell your heavenly husband? This, this useless woman—”

“Why!!”

Madam Davent shrieked even louder when Madeline lost his temper and yelled.

“You sold me and Rose too!”

Madeline faltered.

He couldn’t believe that his wife yelled at him.

“Even though there was no love, I sincerely trusted you and followed you. No matter what you said, I put up with it because you were my husband. But.”

Tears began to flow from her eyes.

“Did you sacrifice me and Rose to keep yourself safe?”

“How did you know that?!”

Madeline turned his head toward Daphne.

Daphne smiled bashfully.

“That’s right, I told her about this too.”

It was too simple.

Due to Madeline’s personality, he was unlikely to take his family, and in the original work, it only said traitor, not ‘traitors.’

‘You shouldn’t have frothed at this.’

Daphne clicked her tongue inwardly.

There’s still a lot left to tell your wife?

“Your Grace.”

‘Mom, are you okay? Don’t cry.’ Madam Davent held Rose—who comforted her and said—and looked at Kael with a grim face.

“The grand duchess told me yesterday. Your Grace can grant my divorce.”

“That’s right.”

Kael nodded.

This was the power of Kael that the emperor so longed to suppress.

Noble marriages and divorces were possible only with the permission of the emperor.

But the only alternative was Grand Duke Bertrand.

‘Although there are a few conditions to adhere to.’

They must be an aristocrat residing in Bertrand, or a vassal of the Bertrand family.

That was the condition.

‘Madeline has long since been kicked out of the Davent family and entrusted himself to the Bertrand family.’

In fact, it was right to take off the last name of Davent now.

But it was just that the count did not because he saw Madam Davent and Rose.

So naturally, Kael could allow the divorce of Madeline and his wife.

“No!!”

Madeline, who had only just finished grasping the situation, rushed in like a seizure.

“Brother, this vulgar behavior ends here.”

However, when Zegman blocked his way, he lowered his head sullenly without even thinking of attacking him.

Although Zegman was sick, he seemed to have decided that he could not win because he was once a famous knight.

But even so, he only moved his mouth.

“If you divorce me, you’ll be cursed at as a divorcee and won’t be able to even lift your head—”

“Yes, maybe.”

Wiping away tears, Madam Davent glared at Madeline.

“And I’ve been scared of it all this time, and thought it would be better for Rose to have a father. So I tolerated it.”

But today, her faith was shattered.

Still, Madeline, whom she respected as her husband, was always trampling on her.

In addition, he was a person who was ready to abandon his daughter for his own safety.

The madam smiled straight at Madeline.

“I’m not going to bear with it anymore.”

Her face was a mess, but it was a smile that looked somewhat relieved.

“Your Grace, Grand Duke Kael Bertrand.”

The madam spoke with courtesy.

“Would you please allow me and that beast to divorce?”

“I will allow it.”

Kael nodded. Zegman continued with a somewhat bitter but heartfelt congratulatory look.

“Congratulations on getting your name back, Diane Theobald. The lady of Count Theobald.”

Madam Davent—no—Diane, smiled brightly at the remark.

‘It’s over.’

Surrounded by Kael at the back and Zegman in the front and knights, Madeline soon lost his fighting spirit.

Plus, he got divorced in front of everyone.

‘He must be so embarrassed that he can’t even lift his head.’

Ah, of course, if there is a head to carry in the future.

Daphne laughed at Madeline, who was dragged along between the knights.

“Mom, are you okay?”

“Yes, Mom is okay. Weren’t you surprised, Rose?”

Diane patted Rose.

“I’m sorry, what do I do, Rose? Now you have to live with Mom.”

“Rose is great!! Because Dad always comes and yells and only Mom cries…”

Rose continued, wriggling her little fingers.

“Rose likes everything Mom likes.”

At Rose’s words, the madam bit her lip hard and nodded with difficulty. Tears dripped down.

“Let’s go. Let’s go and sleep tonight—”

It was then. Madeline, who they thought had given up, howled a horrible shriek and flung himself again.

Madeline’s target was his daughter, Rose.

‘No!!’

Daphne’s body moved first.

Now Madeline was cornered. He was not going to let go, whether it was his daughter or not.

“Kahak!”

Madeline’s strong hand grabbed Daphne’s arm instead of Rose’s and twisted it.

“Stop!! If you come any closer, the life of the princess is gone!!”

Madeline thrust a dagger into Daphne’s neck, saying a very typical villainous line.

Judging by the jewels attached to it, it seemed to be one of the bribes he received.

“Yes, don’t come so close. Do you want to kill the princess? Huh?!”

Madeline’s dagger tip pointed towards Kael.

“E-Especially you, monster. If you move even a little, your wife’s life will be gone, you know!?”

In the midst of everyone’s tight tension.

“Haam.“

The captured Daphne was at ease alone.

When Daphne yawned while in captivity, Madeline was taken aback and blinked.

“What, you, you, why.”

“Why? You can’t hurt me.”

Daphne laughed as if she could not see the dagger pushed into her neck.

“I’m a member of the royal family, no matter how you look at me.”

If you kill me, you’ll turn the Grand Duchy of Bertrand and the Blake family into enemies at the same time.

“Can you stand that?”

“Uh, uh.”

“I ask you if you can escape from the eyes of the angry grand duke and the emperor.”

I’m sure you can’t stand it.

It won’t be easy even if you go to another country or even if you cross the continent.

I’m sure you’ll get caught. Tortured after being caught, tortured.

“You will die a terrible death.”

“Uh, uhh…”

Madeline’s face turned blue, as if his reason had returned. At the same time, the hand holding the dagger weakened.

Daphne didn’t miss the moment.

And so did Kael.

“Argh!”

Daphne whacked the arm holding the dagger, and at the same time, Kael rushed in and punched Madeline in the abdomen.

Madeline, who couldn’t even scream, collapsed to the floor.

“Rope! Tie him!!”

The knights rushed over and tied up the fainted Madeline.

‘Done.’

Daphne freed herself from his strong arms and sighed heavily. It was scary.

But now, well, it’s over.

“Where is Rose?”

To be honest, it was an unseemly sight. That’s why Kael also used a fist, not a sword.

“Madam Davent, no, the lady of Count Theobald took her.”

A knight replied. Diane and Rose seemed to have fled quickly.

Thank God. Daphne tried to sweep her chest.

But it was not over yet.

“Miss Daphne.”

When she turned around at the fierce voice, Kael was standing there. It was obvious anger that stood on his face, which had always been cold.

“Why were you captured by Madeline instead of Rose earlier?”

“Right.”

Daphne replied with a nonchalant face.

“Because I was much more likely to survive than Rose.”