#When I returned, my family was ruined (111)
Isera was embarrassed.
Now he was doing his best to maintain his territory.
Losing control of such an area meant that the duke’s affinity for fire was beyond imagination.
‘…Nonsense!’
He was a superhuman.
How could the Duke, who looks like a seven-star knight at best, have greater control over fire than himself?
Even if the Duke of Ardan was a family that controlled flames, this made no sense.
The mana inside my heart flowed out explosively.
She was using her mana with all her might to regain control of the area once again.
nevertheless.
The land of fire she created was motionless, as if it had forgotten its owner.
It couldn’t be like this.
[What the hell…!]
That was right then.
A pure white flame bloomed between the divine sword held in the Duke’s hand. Ysera, seeing the white flame, widened her eyes.
If someone who doesn’t know about fire sees it, they might just pass it off as an impression that it’s pure white and hot.
It wasn’t Ysera.
The highest fire spirit.
She has dealt with countless fires through direct contracts with Ignis.
That’s why I knew it as soon as I saw it.
A crystal of purity that has been purified to such an extent that it is unbelievable that it is a flame handled by humans.
The fire burning in the Duke’s hand had reached a level that even he could not reach.
A person who has been lying down for ten years can handle fire purer than someone who has trained all his life?
I couldn’t believe it.
‘…That can’t be possible!’
Ysera chewed the inside of her mouth and then glared at the duke.
It’s definitely a trick.
Otherwise, it was something that couldn’t be explained.
Phew!
She blew quickly.
A huge wave of fire flowed from her mouth and began racing towards the Duke.
Attack with all your might.
The duke’s response to the attack was very simple. At most, I could only raise one hand.
They didn’t even use a sword.
Ysera sneered coldly.
His fire was so strong that even superhumans had to do their best to block it.
I will admit the control that took over his territory in an instant.
‘…arrogant.’
It was an extremely arrogant response.
You will find out how hot the flames are….
“…!”
The thoughts could no longer continue.
As the waves of fire began to be completely absorbed into the seemingly small grasp.
[Nonsense… this is ridiculous!]
“Is this all you have to show me?”
Ysera chewed the inside of her mouth and gave a command to the spirit that had descended on her body.
‘Attack Ignis!’
It was then.
[Contractor. You picked the wrong person.]
‘…What?’
[To you, you are someone with extreme compatibility. It means you can’t win no matter what you do. Therefore, I refuse.]
The spirit that had been through hardships and hardships for countless years showed its intention to refuse.
‘…what?’
Immediately afterwards, Ysera was taken aback.
Even without giving a command, the spirit was starting to leave his body.
‘what are you doing!’
Without answering, all the out-of-control spirits came out of the body, and soon the blazing flames lowered their heads towards Ethan.
[Meet the person who has received the monarch’s blessing.]
“…!”
A blessing from the monarch?
There was only one spirit worthy of being named like that by the highest spirit.
Lord of Fire.
It was a known being that no spiritist had been able to summon for hundreds of years.
But that duke.
‘You received the Fire Lord’s blessing?’
To a very high-ranking spirit that even I, a spirit person, have never been able to summon?
“How is Lorotia?”
[yes. He is always watching over Ethan.]
“I hope to see you again someday. “Please tell me to take care of myself.”
[I will tell you that.]
Ysera was dumbfounded.
They were sparring now.
But what does that leisure mean?
If he didn’t treat himself like an ant on the side of the road, he wouldn’t have been making small talk like that.
I felt a terrible sense of humiliation. Ysera chewed her lips and turned the mana in her body.
It didn’t matter if Ignis didn’t follow his orders.
For her who had reached the level of a superhuman, simply because she did not have spirits did not mean that her combat power disappeared completely. Ethan said while looking at Ysera.
“I think the sparring is over.”
“I can’t admit it!”
He coldly sneered at the sight of Ysera blooming with mana.
The energy of fire was embedded in every part of the mana she handled.
And in this world.
There was no human who was better at handling fire than Ethan.
Not a single one.
This means that from the beginning, the probability of her winning was 0%.
The moment the four pills in his body were released, a huge amount of mana bloomed from Ethan’s body.
The explosively increased mana had already reached the amount that an eight-star knight could possess.
Ysera’s eyes widened at that sight.
‘…mana has doubled?’
Immediately afterwards she trembled.
That meant that the duke could easily neutralize himself with only half his strength.
“Let’s just get this over with.”
The moment he stretched out his hand.
Ysera collapsed to the floor due to the sudden feeling of immense helplessness.
“What…?”
I couldn’t feel any mana in my whole body. It was a feeling I only felt when I had not learned the mana training method.
She rolled her eyes at her extremely weak body.
‘All of my mana…’
was taken over.
Perfectly too.
Soon, the sound of footsteps rang out.
Step by step.
Step by step.
The Duke was coming towards him. Perhaps because my entire body had lost all strength, I didn’t even have the strength to stand up.
Even Mileton, known as the strongest in the kingdom, was just a trivial opponent to her.
Of course, I thought the result of this sparring would be the same.
But the result is like this.
She looked up.
The Duke was staring at himself.
A feeling of extreme helplessness.
I felt like a butterfly caught in a spider’s web.
‘I can’t… do anything.’
strong?
At best, it wasn’t that much.
Because the Duke was now in complete control of his mana.
So thoroughly that no resistance can even be achieved.
Ysera trembled as she felt the blood in her entire body becoming cold and hardening.
Her complexion instantly turned pale.
The fear of my helpless body began to creep in.
“Do you admit defeat?”
“I…I admit it. “So…”
Only after admitting defeat with trembling lips did mana begin to flow as it should.
“Go back.”
Only after he finished speaking did Ignis burrow into Ysera’s body. The spirit looked at the blank-faced contractor and whispered.
[Didn’t you say that? The other person was extremely bad.]
‘….’
I felt helpless for a moment.
As the mana circulated throughout her body, life began to return to Ysera’s body. Ignis added as if comforting him.
[Contractor. Don’t despair. It’s just that that human’s affinity for fire is too special…]
Immediately, the spirit’s eyes narrowed.
It was a spirit that had full knowledge of the contractor’s physical condition.
Judging from that, my current contractor is not in despair…
‘…but rather he seems to be happy?’
My heart started beating faster.
In addition, his face was slowly starting to turn red.
That was clearly a positive emotion. Did humans originally accept this situation happily?
Ignis’s sample of contractors was small.
So I wasn’t sure. But one thing is certain.
Isera’s eyes began to blur as she looked at the Duke, who was leaving the training ground as if he was leaving.
“…It’s my first time.”
[…Huh?]
“I found it. “My husband.”
The feeling of being completely bound and dominated.
The helplessness she felt for the first time in her life was a huge shock to her.
A man on a completely different level from Mileton, who was like a gisaeng brother.
That was the duke.
“If you like it, hold on to it somehow.”
Ysera recalled the Marquis’ words.
Duke of Ethan.
He was truly a man I liked.
So now the solution was simple.
To hold on somehow.
Soon she hurriedly chased after the duke.
“Duke! let’s go together!”
[….]
Ignis was silent.
In any case, if the contractor is happy, that’s okay.
* * *
Strange rumors began to spread throughout the kingdom.
There was a rumor that Ysera, the eldest daughter of Marquis Fractal, had begun to work under Duke Ethan.
That story alone was surprising, but there was one more surprising piece of news.
There was a rumor going around that Ysera was courting the Duke.
courtship.
What does this mean?
It means longing for the love of the opposite sex. The nobles who heard the rumor laughed.
Sera Lee.
Who was she?
A woman called the most beautiful woman in the kingdom, from her family name to her beauty and skills.
His arrogance was so high that it was widely rumored that he even blatantly ignored the advances of Prince Mileton, one of the young men considered to be the best grooms in the kingdom.
A noble lady who did not blink an eye despite the courtship of numerous young men.
That Ysera is courting the Duke?
“no way.”
“It doesn’t make sense. “That Ysera?”
“The rumor has spread very well.”
Kingdom 7 families and dukes.
Everyone knew about the relationship between the two.
At least they were never on good terms. In such a situation, how could one of the seven families’ children work under the duke?
But this.
“…It was really true?”
“…yes. “It is definitely true.”
Mileton’s face slowly turned red as he heard the report from the servant.
Uncontrollable anger was welling up in his head.
“…Don’t lie! “My Ysera can’t do that!”
Sera Lee.
She was a woman whom my father personally arranged to meet when I was ten years old.
“There will be no child more worthy of being your bride.”
This was what Duke Gerond always said to him.
That’s how I first saw her.
It was Mileton who I fell in love with immediately. Since then, my feelings of love have been building up, one by one, for over seven years.
It was definitely like that.
I can’t believe I heard you say you fell in love with some bastard!
‘Why on earth?’
Mileton recalled an incident from two years ago. When I was fifteen years old.
Isera, who looked tired of the endless courtship, suddenly requested a sparring match.
Mileton smiled hollowly and accepted the sparring very willingly.
“You are too weak.”
Mileton still vividly remembered the words she spoke coldly after casually suppressing his sword.
I knew then.
Isera’s skills are at a monster-like level, far exceeding rumors.
“Isera. I will do my best. So give me a chance.”
“I told you not to speak informally! I’m your older sister! who! me!”
“…eighteen. Until then, I will definitely become a man who can pass your standards! Just wait until then! “Please!”
“Ugh…”
Isera did not respond to my earnest request.
From then on, Mileton spent the whole day swinging his sword as if the person himself had changed.
Desperation and talent.
And with the combination of effort and help from his family, his skills rose quickly.
In recent years, he was the youngest to be given the title of the best swordsman in the kingdom.
I’ve been trying so hard.
‘You chose… another man over me?’
It couldn’t have been that way.
You have to see it with your own eyes.
After making his decision, Mileton stormed out of the room.
“Confucius? The destination is….”
“I’m going to my father’s office. “Don’t follow me.”
Exuding a ferocious energy.
Mileton arrived at the duke’s office and knocked on the door.
“Come in.”
The moment I entered the office.
Duke Gerond spoke coldly.
“You fool. I told you to maintain composure at any time….”
“Father. Ysera….”
“Save your energy!”
At the duke’s shout, Mileton hurriedly cleaned up the interior.
Then, the intense emotions slowly began to subside.
Soon, Mileton, who was watching carefully, opened his mouth.
“…father.”
“I heard a rumor.”
“…What should I do? There’s no way I’m giving Ysera to that bastard Ethan like this…”
“No. “That won’t happen.”
Duke Gerond’s eyes lit up.
Sera Lee.
From the moment I first met him, I recognized the enormous potential he had.
Great fruits come from good seeds.
From then on, I named Mileton and Sera Lee and worked hard to develop their relationship naturally.
Of course, I thought the Fractal Marquis would hand over his daughter to the Lacian Dukes.
‘A shameful thing.’
Gerond thought of the Turian and became quietly angry. He said that my daughter’s decision was important and withdrew every time we discussed marriage.
‘How dare you… give Ardan a daughter?’
Ethan Ardan.
It was already known that his talent reached the sky.
What if Ysera and the Duke have a child?
We may not know it now, but the next generation of the Lacian duchy could once again be weighed down by Ardan’s name.
Of course, I had no intention of just watching.
“father. You cannot practice comfortably like this. So, I have to go to Duke Ardan’s house.”
“Don’t act rashly.”
“father!”
“Uh-huh! How can you be so short-thinking! “Do you think everything will end if you go?”
If the rumors are true.
Will my son stay still after seeing the Duke?
Absolutely not.
There would definitely be a fight, and if we weren’t careful, it could have turned into an all-out war between the seven kingdoms and the dukedom.
Even if it was a milestone, minimal preparation was necessary.
“We still don’t know if the rumor is true or false. “Collect your mind and practice quietly.”
Mileton flinched at the cold voice. Mileton barely nodded and went out of the office.
Right then.
Light came through the crystal sphere.
“Turian Marquis?”
Without even having time to say anything, the Marquis continued speaking.
-I have news to deliver. Since this is very important news, I think all 7 families should gather together.
“I’ll try to set a date. Anyway, what happened to my daughter? No way, in Ardan….”
-There are complicated issues involved…I will tell you about that at the meeting.
“…I understand.”
The Duke gritted his teeth and looked at the darkened crystal sphere.
I felt like I needed to set a date for the 7th family’s meeting.