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A piece of unbelievable news shake up the whole Arkansas Empire and the surrounding nations of the Human World in the following day.
Due to one big reason— it's an attack to assassinate the second son of the Marquis, Keizen Al Nevestria or known as the Biggest Douchebag of the Arkansan Empire.
That attack resulted in that man, being heavily wounded and he's currently seeking extreme medical attention. The wounds he received in that attack were treated by the finest doctors of the Empire and other nations.
According to the news— the second son of the Marquis, Keizen Al Nevestria, was still recuperating from his wounds and had not yet woken up in the following days of his rescue at the site of the battle, and the hands of the assailants.
Also, it's reported that there are two dead bodies of assassins found in the location of the fight. The woman was cut vertically and the man— was taken up through the spear directly stabbing his brain, splattering his blood and brain juices in the destroyed hallway of the mansion.
It's also reported that a huge part of the Mansion was destroyed in that attack, and currently undergoing fast reconstruction, and high maintenance of the defense systems and there's a rumor that the Marquis, was hiring the best enchanters of the Empire to heighten its defense even more.
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Montague's Mansion, Charlotte de Montague's Room
"That man was attacked?"
"Yes, ma'am. This is the report that I've gathered from my informants that I had all across Nevestria's Margraviate."
The maid gives me a folder full of documentation about the thing that happened to that man, and the assassination findings.
I said, "Well, it's expected to be honest— that man was known as the Biggest Douchebag of the Empire. Attacks are imminent, but even I, can't foresee this attack to this certain gravity."
I sighed at the extent of this situation, if it's not solved within days— there might be some protest or unrest in the side of the nobles.
"Yes ma'am. It's the first time in decades since the attempted assassination of the Crowned Prince in his younger days. It caused a significant amount of damage in the Imperial Capital too."
"True, but wait— What's the stance of the Marquis Seiren in this haunting news about his son? He's known as the Kind Marquis nevertheless so he might do something about this case. And I'm pretty sure that he will use a lot of resources to find the one who planned it."
"He's currently trying to do damage control on the news of the Empire so that it wouldn't spread. And he's extremely avoidant of many of the reporters' questions about this event."
I thought for a moment then added.
"Well, it's understandable to a certain extent. It might even start a civic unrest after all."
I continued to look at the informer as she gave me the information that she had gathered from that event.
"That's all that I've gathered ma'am."
I replied, "Okay, thank you for this information."
I sighed at the folder in my hand as my eyes slowly traced the departure of my informant in my room.
"Silence."
Then I cast a mana spell on my room to prevent other people from eavesdropping.
"Well, it's quite a shocker, isn't it?"
I find it pretty ironic when that man suffered two attacks this month— contrary to the things that he does for his unknown intentions like attacking commoner people and selling them
If you're rational, you will pray for those attackers to kill that bastard, and pluck one of the problems of the Empire.
Well, he extremely deserved it due to the things that he has done before.
"Hmmm."
But suddenly, memories immediately imploded my brain, and I just stared at the window of my room thinking about the past.
A forgotten past that he seems to have not remembered.
And it's the reason why we were engaged afterall.
The reason I continue to believe that there's something.
Something was going on with him...
Well, he saved my dear life...
Before...
In that event...
He saved me... like a prince in a white horse.
So even though he's like this right now... He's still the man that saved me my life before, the man that I love dearly.
I just want to bring him back, that man who's eager to help others, the man who has the kindest smile in the world, the man who seeks for the people's happiness, and the man that I love.
It's just that, that part of him made me love him.
Although in the front, I look as cold as I could possibly be to deter him— I still truly love him, regardless of the wrongdoings that he has, and from the bottom of my heart.
I even paired with the Marquis to help him solve his crimes or even, lower down his punishments.
"Huaaahhhh."
I just sighed again in an extremely exaggerated manner this time, remembering the nostalgia of those days, that kid who was once who he was...
A man, who will save you at his expense and regardless of circumstances.
Well, something happened... that changed him into this right now, the person known as the Biggest Douchebag of the Empire.
"Well, I guess I have to talk to my father..."
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Marquis Seiren's Room
"Is that all you've got?"
He asked the Guard Commander about the crucial findings that he had as he investigated the site of the attack against his son.
According to the different findings— there are traces of unrecognizable mana that even this man, the man he trusted his Mansion with, has difficulties in understanding even the slight clue on it— it's kind of a deep shock, even for me.
Although we know that the woman was a katana assassin who used a draws-like technique, a typical attack of a katana user is due to the katana that we saw in the site of the hallway. The man with the scythe had this horrifying mana that even we, who experienced a lot of things, felt immense fear against this unknown mana.
It's murky and aimed to suffocate you— like a hunter waiting for its prey to catch the bait.
Like an otherworldly mana that aims to conquer you.
Lastly, there's the biggest question that I had in this attack.
How did he survive that?
That's the biggest question that I have in this assassination.
How the hell did my son, who's a mana-deficit person, survive that attack?
I just can't think of a way how's that possible in any sense...
Maybe he had a protector for him? Or something like that?
But even though it's like that, fighting those assassins while protecting someone will be a difficult task, especially with someone who has mana like that.
"I just can't think of a way that my son was able to survive that attack."
Looking through the various files, wanting to find some clue on the things that happened.
That's when I remembered something...
A tattered steel spear was seen on the scene beside my son, wrecked as if it faced the most difficult fight of its life.
Well, It's kind of illuminating in a green color, and a strong sense of something that I can't even understand surrounding that spear.
"Is that...."
I immediately remembered something that came up in my mind.
Something from the ancient texts...
I have to go to the Imperial Library right now...
To know whether my assumptions were true or not.
Or if there are some kind of similarities between him and that person.
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World of the Elves, Elvenheim
In a room full of darkness, someone slowly woke up their enchanting yellow eyes— after passing the trials given by the Elven God, Scelaine.
"Is that your prophecy? Scelaine?"
She asked dumbfoundedly to the statue erected in her room— an image of a beautiful woman in her white dress accentuating her body, beautiful face with no imperfections, elf ears, and someone that defined the word, Perfection.
However, there's no answer whatsoever that talks to her.
Nothing, as if she's telling her that she should go to that place...
Well, she now knows what her role was...
For this universe, and for all of the races...
And lastly, for him...
"I have to go to the Human World..."