Hestine looked around in relief at the sudden departure of the gaze.
Then she saw a man open the door of the banquet hall and came in.
“That man is… Who is he?”
Hestine was puzzled by the man she had seen for the first time, and at the same time admired his presence.
Despite his gentle face, he had an air of sharpness.
People were slowly avoiding him, as if they were running away with a time bomb.
The man walked leisurely through the crowd and finally stopped in front of Hestine.
“Oh, hello……?”
“It is an honor to greet you first. Saint”
“You know me?”
“Of course. You’re probably the most famous person in the empire right now.”
Hestine’s cheeks blushed in the sweet man’s voice.
Hestine forgot the sharp atmosphere the man had and smiled shyly.
“Why did the owner of the ivory tower come all the way here?”
The Duke of Valkyr, who was looking at them quietly, blocked Hestine in front of him and asked.
The Duke’s eyes were full of vigilance.
“Oh, dear. You don’t have to be so nervous. I was just wondering who the saint was that made the whole empire tumultuous.”
The man said so, and looked at Hestine, who was hiding behind the Duke.
Hestine, who was holding her breath in the brutal atmosphere of the two men, shivered.
“I’m late to introduce myself. My name is Yohan, the owner of the ivory tower.”
“Good morning, Yohan-nim….”
Hestine tilted her head as if she didn’t know what to call him.
At this, Yohan smiled softly and said he didn’t mind calling me anything.
“If you’re done introducing yourself, would you excuse yourself?”
“Oh, Father…….”
Hestine called the duke carefully in a somewhat rude manner.
He was a duke who would have comforted Hestine, who was usually anxious.
But this time it was different. He stared at the owner of the ivory tower with a lot of thorns.
“Ha-ha. I didn’t know that the duke hated me so much.”
“Father, I’m fine. If you are the owner of the ivory tower, are you the sage?”
Hestine stepped forward and asked Yohan,
The Duke’s forehead wrinkled for a moment at Hestine’s action.
“Yes. That’s right. I’m ashamed to say but I am the sage.”
“Oh, my. It’s an honor to meet you!”
“It is my honor to meet the lady of the prophecy. Can you perhaps show me the symbol of God?”
The duke tried to reject the request, but Hestine acted faster.
Hestine held out her left hand without hesitation.
“…….”
Contrary to expectations, Hestine tilted her head at John’s behavior of staring at the pattern without saying anything.
“Is there anything wrong?”
“No. It’s very beautiful, isn’t it?”
John looked away from the pattern and shook his head with a gentle smile.
Hestine swept away her heart, which had been shriveled with tension.
“I would like to see the miracle of the saint with my own eyes one day.”
“Oh… “
“If you don’t mind, would you give me a chance to join your Expedition?”
At an unexpected request, Hestine opened her eyes wide and looked at the Duke.
The duke was also perplexed.
He who hates moving far away from the ivory tower wants to join the expedition. He’s up to something.
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“Thank you, but I refuse.”
The duke flatly refused John’s request. As a result, Yohan nodded, drooping his eyebrows as if he was disappointed.
“Oh, dear. I’m afraid I can’t help it. If you change your mind, please feel free to tell me, saint. I’m leaving now.”
Shortly after entering the banquet hall, Yohan leisurely left.
Berkian quietly asked the duke, watching the owner of the ivory tower leave.
“Wouldn’t it be better to bring him in too?”
The duke gave a brief click of his tongue at his stupid son’s question.
“Certainly, it would be easier to get him involved, but you never know when he’ll stab us in the back. I can’t let my guard down. We’ll have to wait and see.”
“…I didn’t think much about it.”
“Well, I’m going back now, so you stay here and help Hestine.”
“Leave it to me,”
The duke left Hestine with his son.
Hestine suddenly looked at Duke Valkyr leaving the banquet hall and asked Berkian,
“Father……?”
“He said he was tired, so he would go in first. Don’t worry about it.”
“…yes,”
She felt sorry for it, but she couldn’t hold on to a tired man.
Hestine decided to forget about the Duke for a moment and enjoy the celebration.
Thus, the night of celebrating the victory of the saint grew deeper.
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Adelia sighed, rubbing her stiff eyes.
“Ha… I can hardly see the end.”
Seeing the names of the families written in small letters, she really wanted to go to sleep right away.
But Adelia could not stop halfway.
This is because the Grand Duke wanted to decide what title to give her before he left for the capital.
‘I have to get this done at once.’
Adelia gently massaged her stiff shoulder muscles and looked back at the scroll.
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