Royal Palace, King’s Bedroom.
Ancil was just about to go to bed.
However, before he could even lie down, a message was relayed to him through the palace guards.
“What did you say?”
Ancil, already in his pajamas, was jolted awake by the guard’s words.
“The Lucica family’s son was taken away by Viscount Buztout, who even declared that Duke Lucica should come and retrieve him personally?”
Upon hearing this, Ancil only had one thought.
That was…
“That boy, why does he always do such shocking things?”
Ancil changed out of his pajamas and into his outdoor clothes.
It couldn’t be helped.
The guard had told him that the head of the Lucica family was furious and was heading towards the Buztout mansion with his guards.
“What a fool. Knowing that there’s a Demon Lord backing that boy, he still dares to act like this. It seems the Lucica family has been too comfortable in the south these past few years, to the point that they’ve forgotten that some people are absolutely not to be trifled with.”
To prevent bloodshed in the capital, Ancil could only hurriedly take his guards and rush to the Buztout mansion, without even having time to inform Aldia.
At the same time, the two princesses also received the news.
“Lucica…”
Lucy raised an eyebrow, and as if thinking of something, she didn’t look displeased, but instead smiled.
“This is a good opportunity.”
After all, Lucy had long disliked the Lucica family.
Or rather, she had long disliked the arranged marriage between them and her family.
Now, she finally had a chance to use this incident to her advantage.
“Let’s go and see.”
Lucy changed her clothes and, with the female knights of the Holy Sword Knights, left the palace.
And naturally, Lia, who had just gone to bed, was also awakened by this news.
“Edel attempted to abduct a woman associated with Viscount Buztout in broad daylight, so he was severely injured and taken to the Buztout mansion?”
Lia’s face was full of disbelief.
But after the initial shock, Lia felt anger and disgust.
“That young master finally caused a big problem.”
Lia didn’t doubt the authenticity of this news at all.
Because this was indeed something Edel, as she knew him, would do.
How could she not know her fiancé’s character?
“I thought he would restrain himself at a time like this, but he actually still dared to do such a thing.”
At this moment, because of Lucy’s husband selection, all sorts of influential figures had come to the capital and could appear at any time.
Under such circumstances, even the most spoiled noble sons would be warned by their families to restrain themselves and not offend anyone they shouldn’t.
Edel, however, still dared to do such a thing. He was truly courting death, and no one could blame him but himself.
However, this couldn’t be entirely blamed on Edel.
Firstly, Melika was an elf, clearly not a noble from any country, so Edel didn’t think about this aspect.
Secondly, both Melika and Lumia were dressed as adventurers, making Edel think that they weren’t important figures.
Moreover, Melika seemed naive and inexperienced, and Edel was irritated and impulsive after being turned away by Lia and the royal family. In the end, Edel still made his move.
If Melika had been dressed more elegantly, and if she hadn’t been alone with Lumia, but had guards, then Edel wouldn’t have acted rashly, no matter how bold he was.
Even if he wanted to, Eichi and Reid, his guards, would have stopped him to prevent him from causing trouble for the Lucica family.
As mentioned before, Edel was just incompetent and a wastrel, not stupid.
This time, he really just happened to kick the wrong iron plate.
“This time, the Lucica family is truly going to be infamous.”
Lia didn’t feel ashamed, but rather, a sense of satisfaction.
She even hoped that Edel would be punished and the Lucica family would be humiliated, so they wouldn’t dare to come knocking on their door so self-righteously, demanding the fulfillment of the engagement arranged by the previous king.
Of course, in terms of her position, Lia couldn’t ignore this matter.
“I wonder what Shien is thinking. Teaching that young master a lesson is understandable, and the Lucica family wouldn’t dare to retaliate because of this, but directly taking him away? The old man of the Lucica family definitely won’t let this go.”
It wasn’t just a matter of face, but also because Edel was the only remaining heir of the Lucica family. That old man doted on him and wouldn’t let anything happen to him.
Therefore, this conflict would definitely be a big one.