“Could he be doing this on purpose?”
Lia couldn’t understand Shien’s thoughts.
Actually, Lia was overthinking it this time.
Shien didn’t even know who Edel was.
However, Shien was truly enraged. He hadn’t expected such a cliché plot of a noble abusing his power to bully others to actually happen around him.
Although the plot was cliché, actually encountering it, besides anger, there was only more anger.
Shien couldn’t imagine what would have happened to Melika if he hadn’t received Nadue’s revelation and didn’t know what she was going through.
The more he thought about it, the angrier Shien became.
Therefore, Shien definitely wouldn’t let this matter be resolved peacefully.
Although Shien hated trouble and clichéd face-slapping, he was now a noble, the future husband of a princess, with a Dragon Demon behind him and an evil god by his side, and he was also the Hero. If he didn’t show off his power, then this transmigration would be a waste.
Therefore, this time, Shien was determined to be ruthless and let everyone know that he wasn’t to be trifled with, lest any other fools target the people around him in the future.
“A Duke?”
“The last Duke who acted so arrogantly doesn’t even have a grave, let alone grass growing on it.”
This was Shien’s thought.
Lia, unaware of all this, thought there must be some reason behind it. After some thought, she decided,
“Let’s go and see.”
Without informing Charl or anyone else, Lia took a few knight guards and also left the palace.
All of this couldn’t be hidden from the nobles’ spies.
Knowing the cause and effect, the nobles knew that tonight, the capital wouldn’t be peaceful.
…
Buztout Mansion, Main Hall.
“Bang!”
With a sudden thud, Edel was sent flying, crashing into the wall and collapsing with a scream.
Diere glared at the screaming Edel, her footsteps filled with rage, a blade in her hand, as if she was about to finish him off.
“Diere…!?”
“Don’t… don’t hit him anymore…!”
Seeing this, Melika and Lumia seemed to be frightened and quickly stepped forward, hugging Diere.
Vivian also held Diere’s shoulder, stopping her.
“Alright, calm down.” Vivian’s face was dark. “If you continue, he’ll really die.”
“Then let him die.” Diere said coldly. “Scum like him, it’s best if they’re dead.”
“Don’t… don’t kill me…!” Edel was terrified, ignoring the intense pain all over his body, crying and begging for mercy.
Shien sat there, not stopping Diere at all, as if he wouldn’t even frown if Edel was beaten to death.
Melika, on the other hand, tried to persuade Diere.
“I’m fine now, Diere.”
Melika said weakly.
Diere glared at Melika and said with displeasure, “What? Do you want something to happen to you?”
Melika quickly shook her head.
Of course, she didn’t want anything to happen.
In fact, even now, Melika still felt lingering fear.
However, this wasn’t the first time Melika had encountered such a thing.
Therefore, Melika just whispered, “I know everyone is trying to protect me, but I feel bad for causing so much trouble and making everyone so angry…”
These were Melika’s true feelings.
She didn’t really care about Edel’s life or death.
Elves were naturally kind, but they valued their purity more than anything else. If someone tried to violate them, even if they wouldn’t kill them, they definitely wouldn’t plead for them.
The reason she stopped Diere was purely because she felt bad for causing so much trouble and making everyone so angry.
Vivian patted Melika’s shoulder and sighed.
“I wasn’t considerate enough this time.” Vivian said guiltily, “I should have known that at a time like this, the capital is full of nobles who usually abuse their power. I shouldn’t have let you and Lumia go out to buy recovery items alone.”
As she spoke, Vivian herself felt a bit scared.
“Fortunately, Shien was there this time. Otherwise, I really don’t know how to apologize to you.”
Vivian’s words made everyone look at Shien.
Who would have thought?
The novice male adventurer who was forced into their squad by Relia, whom they were wary of and worried about having improper thoughts, had now not only been living under the same roof as them, but also saved Melika and Lumia from a noble who had tried to take advantage of them.
Fate was truly a wonderful thing.
However…
“Is this really okay?” Vivian asked seriously. “If I’m not mistaken, this person should be the son of the Lucica family, Duke Lucica’s own son. Bringing him back like this and openly asking his family to come and get him, if this isn’t handled properly, even the royal family might not be able to support you.”
After all, a Duke was a high-ranking noble, a true member of the royal family. If things escalated too much, even the royal family might not be able to protect Shien.
However…
“Don’t worry.”
Shien wasn’t worried at all and even smiled.
“This time, I’ll let everyone who doubts me know that the power behind me isn’t just the Mitra royal family.”
No matter what, one thing was certain.
“I want to make a big fuss.”