After I Sent the Divorce Letter, My Husband Went Mad - Chapter 107

RP: Haebaragi_syk

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Chapter 54.1

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Once the meal was over, tea was served. After sorting through the documents in front of Natale and Cassel, Leilia handed them to Lucis, who quickly stepped aside.

As soon as he was gone, Leilia leaned back in her chair.

“I’m tired.”

“That’s because you’re working.”

“Is that so?”

After speaking, Leilia paused as if something had come to mind and turned to Cassel, who was absentmindedly playing with her hair.

“Cassel, are you really planning to compete in the swordsmanship tournament?”

“I’ll participate with my subordinates.”

“It’s a masked competition. Are you sure it’ll be fine?”

After the autumn harvest, the empire hosted a masked swordsmanship tournament as part of the celebrations. Competitors used aliases and wore masks, making it a contest purely of skill, with no one knowing their opponents’ true identities. Losers were required to remove their masks and reveal themselves, while the winner remained anonymous until the very end, heightening the suspense.

It was one of the most highly anticipated events of the year.

“I plan to use this tournament to showcase the skills of our knights.”

For the time being, war was unlikely to break out. In that case, winning a large-scale tournament with valuable prizes was the better option.

“You’ll win anyway, Cassel.”

After all, few could stand against a sword master.

“Even so, be careful.”

Cassel nodded in response to Leilia’s warm words.

“By the way, how far have you progressed?”

In response to Natale’s question, Cassel quietly conjured his aura. It shimmered with an exceptionally pure hue.

“I’m currently at the intermediate stage. Reaching the final, advanced level could take years.”

“Until then, you’ll need to be careful.”

He had surpassed the beginner stage, so his aura should shield him from poison, but there was always a chance something could go wrong.

There was no harm in staying cautious.

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Lisseltz pushed the door open slowly. Inside, two men sat waiting. One had golden hair and piercing red eyes, while the other had deep green hair and dark brown eyes. The blond-haired man closely resembled Lisseltz. His name was Horen, the second prince. Beside him sat Eirn, the third prince, with his distinctive green hair.

Although they had long seen each other as rivals and often quarreled, they set aside their differences and gathered here in silence upon receiving Lisseltz’s letter.

“Welcome, brother.”

Horen rose from his seat and inclined his head slightly.

“I know the reason for this meeting, but your face is as irritating as ever.”

Hearing Eirn’s remark, Lisseltz rubbed his chin before responding.

“So, you’re admitting that I’m handsome?”

“Let’s say that’s the case.”

Lisseltz merely shrugged at Eirn’s cocky remark before settling into his seat.

Despite always being at odds, the unexpected arrival of their fourth sibling forced them to unite. In the process, they became somewhat closer. Of course, they were well aware that this fragile alliance wouldn’t hold for long.

“It seems our younger brother’s power is growing. Or is it just my imagination?”

He was, of course, referring to Cassel.

Lisseltz pulled out a newspaper he had picked up not long ago. It reported the discovery of magic stones in Balkan territory and their impending refinement.

“He’s formed a knight order and secured financial backing as well.”

Now, he had both military power and the funds to support it, signaling that he had real power. It suggested that he could rise beyond the status of a mere war hero.

“I suspected as much ever since he turned down Carania’s marriage proposal.”

“Do you think His Majesty really knew and gave him the territory?”

“Not at all.”

If that were the case, his mother’s family would have intervened.

As he thought this, Lisseltz recalled Cassel.

“The head of the Hyllan Merchants Guild is becoming a real headache.”

“There’s not much we can do when we don’t even know who they really are.”

Lisseltz nodded in response to Horen’s words.

There had been attempts to assassinate Cassel, even on the battlefield. Because he could wield magic and kept winning battle after battle, they tried to block his access to magic stones to put him at a disadvantage. But the head of the Hyllan Guild caught on and started funding his magic stone supply instead. On top of that, they provided overwhelming support to Cassel’s troops, making him stand out even more.

It was the same even now. The territory was underdeveloped, so they used their own funds to set up a warp gate and gifted the knights armor and swords.

“It’s possible that the head of the Hyllan Merchants Guild was the one who leaked the information about the magic stones.”

At Lisseltz’s guess, Horen and Ailren nodded.

“Honestly, I think so too.”

“What on earth did that bastard do to seduce the head of the Hyllan Guild?”

Lisseltz simply shrugged in response to Horen and Eirn’s remarks.

“They say they’re acting as benefactors.”

“There’s no way to know if that’s really true.”

He took a sip of his tea before continuing.