Chapter 205 – Stealing the Bride

Episode 205 – Stealing the Bride

When the distance from Alyssa was only 5 meters, Count Geto, who was looking at me blankly, shouted.

“What are you all doing? “Surround this guy right now!”

At his command, the soldiers and knights guarding the wedding hall flocked at once and surrounded me.

The road to Alyssa is closed.

Only then did Count Geto seem relieved and ask a question in a solemn manner.

“Who are you!”

“You mean me? Don’t you know? Count Ghetto.”

“I do not know! Reveal your identity!”

I slowly looked around.

Among those who participated as guests, there were many nobles active in the North. I’m not in the polar region like the Friuli family, but since I’m from the same north, there’s probably at least one person who recognizes me.

I calmly revealed my identity, confident that they would serve as witnesses.

“I’m Luan Friuli. He is the eldest son of the Marquis of Friuli.”

“What!? Friuli? Are you saying you are the Margrave’s child? But if you’re the eldest son, you’re definitely screwed… Greatness! I said something wrong. “I apologize.”

Count Geto, who was started for a moment, seemed to be trying to make things up quickly and cleared his throat and apologized.

I didn’t miss it.

“You’re such a fool. That’s just an old rumor. “My image has improved quite a bit these days.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. Basically, people change.”

As I slyly shrugged my shoulders, Count Geto, who had been staring at me, turned his expression cold.

“Then it’s even weirder. Why did you do this when you say things have changed from before?”

“What does this mean?”

“Why are you interrupting the wedding? This is a decision between the two families. “Do you have the right to interfere?”

Although he was a lecherous person, he showed quite a sharp spirit, probably due to his many years of experience.

It looks like he really wants to get married to Alyssa.

‘Like an ugly old man.’

Even though I was criticizing him on the inside, I pretended like nothing happened on the outside.

“Haha! It’s a hindrance. Not at all. Rather, I want to save the elderly.”

“Save me? What does it mean?”

“I guess I don’t know.”

I stopped talking and turned my attention to Alyssa. Everyone, including Count Ghetto, also turns their heads towards that place.

Alyssa was embarrassed by the sudden focus and shrugged her shoulders.

‘I’m sorry, but it’s too early to be scared.’

Because what I’m going to say from now on will be even more shocking.

I pointed to Alyssa’s stomach.

“My baby is growing in Alyssa’s belly!”

“What!?”

“W-what nonsense is that!”

As soon as I finished speaking, Count Gheto in front and Count Gardin behind me burst into shock.

Alyssa, the person involved, is just dazed.

Count Gheto was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly defeated his soldiers and approached me.

“Is that true? “That woman is pregnant with your child?”

“That’s right. It’s been less than a month now. “I don’t know if it’s a daughter or a son yet.”

For your information, it may be obvious, but this is a lie.

The last time I interacted with Alyssa was in the early days of possession, a distant memory. There is no possibility that I am pregnant now.

But authenticity is not important.

The important thing is to prevent Alyssa’s marriage at all costs.

Even if the lie is revealed later, there is no possibility of the wedding with Count Ghetto being resumed since it has already been broken up once.

Above all, I won’t let that happen.

Count Gheto was completely fooled by my casual lies.

“Oh, this can’t be happening. What is this…”

He looked at Alyssa’s stomach her gloomily, as if the sky had fallen.

It seems like there is still more frustration than anger.

As if to replace him, Count Gardin appeared through the soldiers.

“Lu, Prince Luan! Is that true? “You really got Alyssa pregnant?”

“Yes. Didn’t you hear? “I thought you knew and hid it on purpose.”

“Of course I didn’t know! Alyssa. Why on earth did you hide it!”

Count Gardin couldn’t even imagine that I was spouting lies, so he only bothered Alyssa.

But Alyssa didn’t seem to hear those words, so she just stared at me with complicated eyes.

I comforted Count Gardin.

“Haha! Alyssa also had a situation.”

“Circumstances?”

“Yes. Actually, it’s embarrassing, but when I first found out about my pregnancy, I said I wouldn’t take responsibility. But the situation got worse as mana reflux occurred. Alyssa must have felt like whatever happened was going to happen.”

“That…”

Count Gardin could not easily continue speaking.

In the end, it was largely my fault that things ended up like this.

“So what are you going to do now?”

“What does that mean? “How do you do it?”

“Are you going to continue with the wedding? Wouldn’t it be better to just invalidate it?”

“That’s not the case again…” ” .”

Count Gardin cautiously came out and glanced sideways at Count Ghetto.

I am weighing things in my mind.

Although I am old, I am the eldest son of Count Geto, the head of the count family, and the marquis, but the succession to the position is actually uncertain.

Even though her image has improved a bit recently, it is worse than the blood of a bird’s foot compared to Isis, who had a reputation throughout the empire.

Besides, Count Gardin would only know the old rumors to begin with, so he wouldn’t feel much of an advantage.

She might have preferred to marry Count Gheto, rather than take such a risk.

‘I knew it would be like this.’

But I expected all of this.

To put an end to his worries once and for all, I quietly took out a memorandum of marriage waiver from my pocket and threw it away.

The paper fluttered through the air and landed at Count Gardin’s feet.

“What? This…”

“Oh my! I accidentally dropped an important document. “Could you please pick it up?”

“…”

Count Gardin, who picked up the document at the request, stared at it in silence for a moment.

His face twitched strangely.

‘I love it so much.’

The illegitimate son, who was thought to be useless, ended up becoming the heir to the marquess, so it’s understandable.

But unfortunately, the count will not be able to achieve his ambition.

Because I won’t let that happen.

‘I need to make some preparations in advance.’

It is known that the upper division led by the Count of Bretes secretly distributes banned goods from the empire.

If you collect that information and reveal it when Alyssa becomes strong enough to become independent, the family will be devastated in an instant.

While I was thinking about the future, Count Gardin handed me a memorandum.

“Haha! Son-in-law. “I’ll get it here.”

“Yes? “A son-in-law?”

“Okay! If Alyssa was pregnant, wouldn’t it be inevitable? It’s unfortunate, but we’ll have to cancel this marriage. I would also like to apologize to Count Gheto.”

Attitude change faster than light.

Count Geto, who was unable to recover from the shock, expressed his displeasure at his blatant behavior.

“No, what do you mean by that now? How can something be done arbitrarily like this?”

“But don’t you say you have a child? Or do you really think Count Gheto will raise the child?”

“That’s not true…”

“Haha! Then there is no other way. Aren’t we adults? “Let’s give it to the young people.”

Count Gardin laughed heartily and acted like he was the only good person.

As Count Ghetto, he couldn’t bear a marriage in such an atmosphere, so he looked at Alyssa with eyes dripping with lingering regret and nodded.

“Ugh… Don’t do that. Instead, we will have to pay thorough compensation for this. Do you understand?”

“Of course. Let’s go over there and talk. Hehe! “The son-in-law should go see her daughter.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

Just like that, Count Gardin and Count Geto left, and I finally stood in front of Alyssa.

The other group was watching the two of us from a distance.

“Alyssa.”

When I called her name her, her face distorted.

Alyssa’s eyes were so complex that it was difficult to read her intentions.

“… “Are you really self-indulgent?”

“Sorry.”

“I’m pregnant with your child? Do you think such lies will last long? “You’ll get caught soon.”

“It doesn’t matter if I get caught. “I just need to buy time.”

Currently, Count Gardin is probably in delusions of controlling the future marquis.

It was too sweet a fruit to give up just because the pregnancy was false.

Count Gardin is worried that Alyssa might be abandoned, but in the end, he will wait for my marriage with a glimmer of hope.

All you have to do is put it off little by little and help Alyssa escape her family on her own.

She bit her lip hard to see if she understood what she meant.

“How can I be sure I can become that strong? To completely escape the Count’s influence, you have to overcome your limitations two more times. That’s a level equivalent to that of second-in-commands on the front lines! How do I get there?”

Alyssa let out her resentment.

Currently, she is suffering from mana reflux. She doesn’t know how long it will take her to just heal from this.

However, here we have to overcome the limit twice.

She cannot give up without despairing.

But I wasn’t anxious at all.

Having watched her for a long time, I know her limitations well.

“I can do it.”

“What?”

“You can do it. You can do it. I can do it no matter what. Even if you don’t believe in yourself, I believe in you. So don’t worry unnecessarily.”

Emotions are contagious.

My unwavering confidence cracks her anxiety and instills hope.

“… “What do you know?”

“I know a lot. “More than you think.”

“…”

Despair disappeared from Alyssa’s eyes her.

The red eyes, which had regained their usual bright color, became moist little by little. Soon, a single tear flows down my cheek.

I slowly stretched out my hand.

I wiped away my tears, caressed his warm cheek, and smiled.

“It’s pretty.”

“… “What?”

“You look really pretty today. “Alyssa.”

Alyssa, decked out in her wedding dress, looked even more beautiful than usual.

It was an honest impression with no lies.

“Tsk… ! Cow, get your hands off me!”

Alyssa blushed and hurriedly stepped behind her, probably because she was embarrassed.

She glared at me and scolded me.

“Don’t be mistaken. I didn’t forgive you. So, don’t pretend to be friendly!”

“Okay. I’ll be careful next time.”

“Try that again. “I will kill you then.”

A clear warning of death.

Normally, I should have found it creepy, but to me now, it just seemed like the jaws of a kitten with a lot of fur.

A happy smile naturally appears on my lips.

“Huh. “I’m sorry.”

“Tch!”

Alyssa clicked her tongue and looked away, as if she was disgusted with me seeing me like that.

The atmosphere was in full swing.

“Lu, Luan. “I don’t have time.”

Before I knew it, Deborah had come within a stone’s throw of her and quietly called me.

Then I remembered one fact.

‘Now that I think about it, I haven’t been raped yet.’

Because she was only focusing on Alyssa, she completely forgot about it. She almost became a waste in vain.

I immediately asked Alyssa for her understanding.

“Alyssa. “I’m sorry, but can I leave your seat for a moment?”

“What? Suddenly?”

“Huh. And if there is a suitable room, I would like you to tell me the location.”

“Room? “Why the room?”

Alyssa looked back and forth between me and Deborah with sharp eyes, as if she didn’t understand the sudden request.

Suspicion slowly appears on his face.

“There is a situation. “I’ll tell you later, so can you tell me first?”

“Circumstances? What. “Tell me now.”

“That’s a bit… ” .”

“Why the kind that can’t be said? “What are you two doing in the room?”

Doubt gradually turns into certainty.

And contempt for me began to fill her eyes.

At that time, Deborah stepped forward.

“Are you jealous?”

As soon as the word jealousy rang out, sparks seemed to fly out of Alyssa’s eyes.

She asked back fiercely.

“What did you just say?”

“Are you jealous? What should I not do with Luan? “We’re not in a relationship anyway.”

“Are you crazy?”

Their eyes clashed in the air.