This Time, To The Believed Path
The Confronting The Past

Duke Leon Gwertivare's. One of the two dukes in the Solfilyan Empire.

Duke Gwertivare was a relative of the previous Emperor and was a family respected by many.

Although his political power was not as high as it used to be, Gwertivare still held many beliefs from the nobles.

Based on the book Riana read, Leon Gwertivare was the first child in the Gwertivare family but his father, Duke Geoff Gwertivare, had more hope in his second son, Yelan Gwertivare.

The teaching of Gwertivare is known to be very hard but also very fair. Only those who were strong and had high qualifications alone would obtain the position of Duke in the future.

As Yelan is referred to as a genius, Leon's position as heir is threatened. Because of his father's high expectations of his brother, Leon unknowingly grows a sense of insecurity in his heart. Although he was a hard worker, he could not feel safe no matter what he did.

Leon gained his position as Duke after the death of his father. The public only knows that the Duke died of illness but there is a dark reality known only to Leon.

In order to gain his own power in absolute terms, he brought down his father from the inside using poison.

Because of his dislike for Yelan, Leon also did the same to her. Before the Duke can make a definitive decision on the heir, Leon has declared himself the new Duke after his father's death.

Since becoming a Duke, Leon has always felt superior to others. He does not like to be demeaned and he has the ambition to get anything even in a dirty way.

With his sweet words and ruse, he made Leana his wife and used her for his personal gain. After his goal was achieved, he threw his wife away coldly.

Given that he fell in love with such a vile and manipulative jerk like Duke Leon, he felt like he wanted to slap himself in his first life

Leana kept her expression but she was actually unable to calm down.

Now the person who was the target of his revenge was in front of him. Just looking at him had made his hands itch to hit his face.

“My greetings to Duke Gwertivare.” Leana.

“I came here just to calm down. The crowd at the party is enough to make me tired.”

Without waiting for Leana to answer, Duke Leon walked to her side.

What's he supposed to do?

If it tries to be weak then Duke Leon will try to take advantage of it and dig up information about it.

But if he tries to make enemies with her then his plan could be threatened.

After living for 7 years beside her, Leana already knew enough of the characteristics of Duke Leon. He could not lower his guard with the man.

The only way is to be the one who doesn't attract her attention. But what he had to do.

Basically Duke Leon would not have come to a woman if not for a specific purpose, then what made Duke Leon interested in Leana.

Still finding no answer, Leana tries to answer Duke Leon. Just in case he changed a little intonation to his voice.

“Please, sir. As you can see, this place is still big. I am here also looking for fresh air.”

Actually Leana wanted to leave immediately, but at the same time something was holding her back.

“Then I will excuse.”

Both of them enjoyed their drinks. Leana tried as hard as possible to be calm and did not look tense or rushed.

“At the first dance I saw very beautiful under the light.”

Leana almost choked on hearing the words of Duke Leon who came out of nowhere. Hearing him made his whole body shiver.

Is Duke Leon trying to seduce a married woman? Seriously?

Leana felt increasingly uncomfortable, but she did not want to show an attitude that attracted the attention of Duke Leon in any way.

“Thank you, Sir. My husband also said that I am very beautiful with this dress.” Leana said proudly.

“Oh, that's. When I first saw I did think that you are very close but your relationship seems very good, yes.”

Seeing the reaction of Duke Leon who pulled away, it seems he managed to lower expectations of him.

“Absolutely. I'm very happy with the compliment.” (translate: I don't care about compliments from you.)

Leana begins her plan to make Duke Leon's view of her into a ‘wife who loves her husband very much’.

Whether Duke Leon felt illfeel or disliked by him, he did not care. He wanted to eliminate all expectations Duke Leon had of him no matter how small. He wanted to make Duke Leon stay away from him.

“My husband is very handsome and I cannot take my eyes off of him. To be honest when he peeked at my cheek in the middle of the dance hall, I was so happy that I almost fainted.” Obviously Leana with slightly exaggerated gestures.

“It seems you love your husband very much yes.”.

“Of course! For me he is the most handsome man and I feel that our relationship is the destiny that the world has decided. Ah, of course you are also handsome in the eyes of the women but my type is my current husband!” leana said quickly.

“Oh, regarding that, it is because I am trying to be the perfect woman in front of my husband! So I try to cover up my attitude like this.”

“So yes..” Duke Leon sip his drink and go back to try to enjoy the view on the balcony.

Yosh!

Leana should now be labeled as a talkative woman who is usually not very liked by the average man in this empire including Duke Leon.

He was sure Duke Leon would not want to deal with a chatty woman blinded by love like himself.

“Ah, it looks like I've been here too long. I'm worried about worrying about my husband so I'll excuse myself to go back to the party.”

Leana bowed and immediately left the balcony quietly.

As Leana disappeared behind the door, Duke Leon sighed. Her smile disappeared somewhere.

“Haah... it is exhausting to deal with such a woman. Hows it? Is that the woman you found in organization five?”

Osca immediately appeared kneeling behind Duke Leon.

“No master. Her voice is different and her characteristics are also not like the woman earlier.”

“Of course. There is no way such a woman is a shadow.”

Curious about the shadow of the woman Osca meets, Duke Leon accidentally talks to almost all the women at the party but his efforts are fruitless. He put on an annoyed look knowing his time was wasted.

“All must go according to plan. Make sure you don't fail.” Duke Leon said without looking.

“With oath and promise, I will ensure the success of this mission.” Answer Osca and disappear immediately.

When it was satisfied to calm his mood unrest, Duke Leon returned to the party hall and mingled with the other guests.

***

“Haaahh.. Why do I have to meet that jerk guy anyway?” leana's Sumpat.

Leana breathed a tired sigh. He leaned against the wall in the corner of the room, looking at the crowd of guests at the party.

His eyes swam through the room looking for Count Vivaldi and at the same time he could see Forde still conversing with Margrave Santica and Baron Zinesia.

Paying attention to the surroundings, he contacted Dean.

“Dean, how is the condition there?”

“Currently the target is in discussion with the Emperor. Eson was watching him.”

“Did you find any weirdness?”

“Ilya previously monitored you on the balcony and it looks like the Duke is talking to someone. Seeing how the person appeared suddenly it seemed like he was a shadow.”

Leana remembers the Osca she found while saving Adde. Is Osca a shadow working for Duke Leon?

If true, perhaps the reason why Duke Leon approached him was because Osca reported the mysterious figure he met in the slavery organization.

Recalling her clothes upon entering the organization, Leana smacked her forehead. He was already quite careful, but of course he did not completely cover up his identity.

It is possible that Duke Leon is looking for his enemy who is known to be a woman with dangerous abilities who can fight despite wearing a dress.

Leana took a breath again. This time he prayed that everything would be fine.

“What are they talking about?”

“I'm sorry, madam. To avoid any threats to the plan, I asked Ilya not to approach more than the distance already specified.”

Leana's eyes catch the figure of Count Vivaldi and his wife near the dining table. Both were seen talking to other guests. He began to move closer to them.

“I understand. Continue your duties.”

The connection was also cut.

Leana calmly walked towards Count Vivaldi who was across the room. At that moment, he heard a familiar and annoying voice calling out to him.

“Oh, look who's here. Isn't that Miss Leana?”

Leana turned her head and found the group of women who were looking at her and smiling as if mocking her. In the middle of it was a person who was as annoying as Duke Leon whom he had met.

Diana Wordlock's. His step-sister.