
When Count Bellacian was questioned by the Emperor, Duke Cassil was terrified. He was afraid that Count Bellacian would tell him the truth.
“That pathetic guy! How will you be responsible for this! "
Richard stunned. It was Richard who proposed using Count Bellacian.
But as soon as he saw that Count Bellacian was being ignored by Ancia, he judged that he was not worth using, and insisted that they should keep their distance from him.
But Duke Cassil ignored Richard's words. Then things got to their worst, he blamed Richard.
"You have the blood of a slave, but you're still acting very arrogant."
Frank's eldest son, unaware of the seriousness of the situation, only laughed to see Richard scolded.
“You think you're smart, but I'm disappointed.”
Neon the youngest child also laughed.
“I think he's running out of ideas now. Arnold, isn't it time to throw it away? In terms of ideas, Neon is second to none.”
The Duchess, who did not even treat Richard as a human, tried to drive him away.
Richard clenched his teeth.
This was what he had heard from the moment he was born until he did not feel any anger now. Instead, it was more important to keep Count Bellacian's mouth shut.
Duke Cassil taunted Tenstheon because he was not even aware of the spies he had placed in the Imperial Palace. His temperament was no different from Frank's. He was nervous for a moment when Ancia expelled many people from the Palace, but when the Emperor did not investigate it any further, he felt relieved again.
But Richard knows. The emperor is not stupid. He just turned blind. She also supported her son while pretending not to care.
Even after Blake married Ancia, Tenstheon maintained the position of observer.
But things are growing bad.
Count Bellacian is reckless and he is angry at Duke because Frank has become engaged to someone other than his daughter. There was a risk that he would betray them.
Of course, it was nonsense and he could easily be suppressed with force, but this time it seemed like the Emperor would not side with Duke Cassil.
Richard tried to silence Count Bellacian before the investigation began in earnest. But the security is tight. He was nervous because he could not find a way to get into prison and failed to hire investigators.
In the end, Gilbert Bellacian was exiled to an island and he said nothing about Duke Cassil. There were rumors that he was completely insane.
Duke Cassil was relieved, and the tension around them disappeared. But Richard was a little anxious.
'Count Bellacian went crazy?why suddenly?'
Duke Cassil has no intention of marrying Frank to Diana, regardless of whether or not Count Bellacian carries out his orders. He planned to use Count Bellacian as much as he could.
But Count Bellacian was more incompetent than they had imagined.
She never did well, however, she urged the Duke to set an engagement date.
Duke Cassil's pride is second to none, and his tongue is tied to Gilbert's sass. So did Richard.
He had been observing the Count of Bellacian for three years, and it was safe to say, The Count was someone who could drive others crazy, but he was not a person who suddenly went crazy by himself.
Of course, he was an arrogant man, so he might be surprised to the point of losing his mind when he was exiled, but somehow, it felt like something was wrong.
Richard went to the island in the West where Count Bellacian was exiled.
The nameless island was famous as a place of exile for the nobles.
Richard looked to the old house left open on the remote island. In front of him, there were soldiers guarding with bored faces.
“Domiram.”
Richard called the man behind him. Domiram calmly lowered his head and used a spell to make them fall asleep.
The soldiers, who looked bored, fell asleep. Richard sneaks into the mansion with the Black Mage, Domiram.
The inside of the mansion was much more seedy than it looked from the outside, and it did not seem to be well managed. But it was so big that he was greeted by a row of doors when he entered the hall.
But he could still find the room where Count Bellacian was.
“Ahhhhhh! Save me!"
He heard Count Bellacian's voice coming from a room.
"The madman started again."
"My ears are sore."
The soldiers standing guard at the door shuddered.
"The rumor that he's crazy must be true."
When Richard glanced at Domiram, Domiram quickly chanted another sleeping spell. The soldiers immediately fell asleep, and Richard slowly entered the room.
"Hot! The heat! Save me! Please save me!"
As soon as he opened the door, a scream sounded. He said it was hot, yet he had a blanket wrapped him from head to toe.
Did the Emperor seriously torture him while investigating him? But no matter how guilty he was, he was still the father of the Crown Princess. There was no way Emperor Tenstheon would do such a thing, either,…'
Richard pulled down Gilbert's blanket, and Gilbert cowered in fear.
"No! Nah!Swear it! Curse sentence!You have to remove it! Unless you get rid of the curse! Nah! Argh!”
He scratched his body while shouting.
“The curse is spreading!I have to remove it! I have to get rid of it! The heat! Release this curse! Comeing! Gross! I'm going to be a monster! Nah! No!"
Count Bellacian bit his nails as he tried to remove the curse sentence that gradually eroded his body. But Richard's expression hardened as he looked at his figure.
Count Bellacian said he had a curse sentence on his body, but his body was clean.
On the contrary, the phrase 'clean' is not true. His body was a mess due to scratching wounds all over his body. However, even though there were many wounds and blood covering his body, there were no signs of curse sentences.
Instead, there were ointments and clean bandages on the side table, while bloody bandages were strewn across the floor.
Even if the wound was treated, he would reopen the bandage and scratch the wound again before it could heal.
In addition to the injuries, his appearance also changed a lot.
Count Bellacian was incompetent and brash, but he had quite a good appearance. But now his face was full of scratches and blood. His hair was so white that he looked like a gray-haired old man who was an inch away from the door of death.
'Seems very serious. Does he believe he's cursed? He's gone mad.'
Count Bellacian would never be under a curse because he did not have the blood of the Imperial family
He's very arrogant. Does he think he's from the royal family?
At that moment, the events of three years ago flashed through Richard's mind.
When Richard went to the Crown Prince's Palace to seduce Ancia, he met the Crown Prince.
And as he held his hand, a faint sensation had pierced through Richard's body.
Richard thought Blake might have used his powers, but he immediately dismissed those thoughts. The curse cannot be transmitted. He was just a weak and worthless creature.
Richard thought so. But when he saw Count Bellacian scratching his body like a madman, it reminded him of that time again.
He heard that Count Bellacian had stormed the Crown Prince's Palace before being questioned by the Emperor. If anything happens to the Crown Prince there.Maybe the Crown Prince did that to Count Bellacian?
“Argh! Nah! No!"
As he pondered deeply, Gilbert wriggled and grabbed the blanket. He did not want to see his body. Richard threw the blanket in his hand.
At that moment, Gilbert suddenly shouted at Richard and grabbed his hand
"Take me off! Let go of me now!”
Richard is upset and tries to shake his hand, but Gilbert turns out to be strong. Gilbert looked at Richard as if he was an enemy that made him like this.
"Take me off! Unhand me!"
Then, Gilbert leaned over and took Richard to the floor with her.
"Sir, are you okay?"
Domiram defeats Gilbert with black magic and examines Richard's condition.
"I'm fine."
Richard rudely opened his disheveled sleeves and looked at Gilbert, who was lying on the floor.
"Did he die?"
“He just fainted. Should I kill him?”
"No need."
He won't live long anyway. There was no chance he would come back to his senses and make useless explanations. There was no need to kill him and make a scene.
"Let's go back."
He found no reason why Count Bellacian had gone mad. Whether he went mad naturally, whether there was a special cause, or whether he was aware of the Crown Prince's strength, Richard knew nothing for sure.
But there was a 1% chance of the Crown Prince using his power, so he decided that he should be careful.
As he turned around and left, a sudden cold sensation enveloped his entire body.
[Don't go!]
The sudden voice of a woman shocked Richard and he looked back. He asked Domiram, "Have you just heard a woman's voice?"
"Huh?"
Domiram's confused.
'What is his hallucination?I've been dealing with a madman just now, so I must have been affected by him.'
Richard hurried over, ignoring the strange sensation.