Chapter 307
My Villains Episode 307
55. Marquis of Eavon(6)
Phoenix and Hayla returned to their room late at night..
Poynix, who returned with a stern expression on his face as if he was lost in thought, burst out laughing when he saw the woman rubbing her eyes on her bed..
“It's a bunch‘?”
“••••••trunnion.”
He sat down on the bed with a smile on his face and playfully hit the ball..
“Dude, what are you doing in someone else's bed??”
As I said that and tickled his side, Mungchi smiled ‘ehehe’ with a sleepy face. She shrank away from his tickling touch and then hugged Phoenix's waist..
“I thought this was cute and sweet.”
Poynix gently stroked the bundle digging into my waist. As his long fingers dug through his hair, Mongchi smiled and closed his eyes..
“rain.”
Mungchi thought that there seemed to be a butterfly in his solar plexus..
Usually the butterfly just sat quietly, so it was hard to feel its presence. But when I made eye contact with Phoenix, when I smelled his body scent, or when I touched his touch, the butterfly flapped its wings noisily..
Mungchi slowly opened his eyes and looked up at Phoenix. He was still looking down at her with warm eyes..
“I'm sleepy? I want to sleep a little more?”
Fearing that he would be caught flapping his wings indiscriminately, Mungchi quickly nodded. And then he buried his face in Phoenix's thigh..
Poynix quietly stroked the bundle and then turned to Heyla, who was sitting at the table. Her transparent skin, which was clearly visible from the alcohol, was full of red energy..
“So, what on earth was going on?” “What are you curious about?” “The Marquis. After talking about the pregnant woman and making threats for a while, he suddenly said that he would send reinforcements and that we should accompany him to Lianwell..”
Hayla, who lit the candles on the table, crossed her legs and leaned against the back of her chair. And slowly blinked his candle-lit eyes and answered..
“It's just as you heard.”
“Is it as you heard? I don't even know what I heard?”
“The Marquis suspected that Jahakar and Baluin were in cahoots with Prince Ulkar, and I gave him an explanation..”
“……Was that the explanation? not a threat?”
As Hayla nodded with a calm expression, Phoenix scratched his eyebrows and asked another question..
“You said it with your own mouth. The thing the Marquis embraces… … The suspicion that Prince Ulkar and our family might turn the continent into a sea of fire, he said he would ignore it..”
« O ” ugh.
“But that's the explanation?”
“huh.”
Hayla added an explanation to Phoenix's puzzled expression..
“The Marquis of Eavon is old..”
“uh?”
“Although he is the absolute ruler of the Antrum region and the Aria family, he is also a magnate who projects influence over the royal capital, but his succession is unstable..”
“……What's the story again this time? And, the Marquis has a grandson. It was even worn on the top of the earl..”
“Count Ost is too young. It was only the year before last that he was recognized as a successor..”
“Hmm, looks like there's something wrong with that family too.?”
“All three of the marquis' children died young..”
“So, I had no choice but to make my young grandson the successor.?”
“huh. Moreover, there is no proper support base within the family. Because the Arriaga family has precious hands,.”
“Aren’t our hands also precious? That's such a big problem.?”
“It's different from us. Zaharkar and Baluin have few direct descendants, but many collateral descendants. Although it does not affect the succession structure, there are plenty of blood relatives who can serve as a support base..”
Poinix thought about his family tree for a moment..
His only siblings were his dead half-brother Ganix, and his only cousins were Kaisis, the current Duke of Eyland, and Heyla in front of him..
However, there were about ten sixth or eighth cousins, and most of them were blood knights..
In other words, if Phoenix and Hayla have a child who will become the next Duke, that child will have ten vassals who are as old as uncles..
“Moreover, the Marquis of Eabon even saw the aftereffects.” “… … I saw the aftertaste?”
“It means you got a new wife. Marchioness Fana Belle..”
“ah. That's a problem too?”
“There's a chance it could be a problem. If Lady Panabel gives birth to a child, the succession structure will be disrupted..”
“That's right. Then you shouldn't have heard the bird song in the first place.?”
“that's right. However, even though he is an old noble, he always makes decisions for the sake of his family and succession.
I don't just do it.”
“O ugh”
“Moreover, contrary to his name, Count Os is famous for his soft personality..”
‘'Os' is the name used by the founder of the Ariaga family..
“Although he is inferior compared to the Conqueror, his younger brother, the Margrave Os, is also a man who has made a name for himself in his own way. However, the Count of Ost of the time bore no resemblance to him..”
“Well, that could be possible. “He’s still a kid.” “The Margrave of Oth killed the legendary orc warrior ‘Mkawe’ at the age of fourteen..”
“Oh my.”
Phoenix clicked his tongue, clearly guessing what kind of humiliation the Count of Ost must have suffered at the time..
“Even in the eyes of the Marquis of Eavon, a weak grandson would not have been very desirable. Seeing the aftertaste must have played a part in the desire to find a new successor..”
“……Ah, it's complicated..”
Phoenix rubbed his forehead and suddenly raised his head..
“Wait, but what does that have to do with the Marquis' suspicions??”
Hayla answered calmly..
“What Marquis Eavon is worried about is the future..”
“future?”
“huh. If, as he feared, Prince Ulkar and we had joined forces and started a revolt, right after the Marquis's death,?”
“……It must be the worst, for the Marquis.”
“Just strengthening the internal structure would be a daunting task for a young successor, but if chaos breaks out outside... … The family could be in danger..”
“aha.”
“Of course, the best thing for the Marquis is for nothing to happen..”
The lump that cut its head on Poynix's thigh stirred around. As the tossing and turning subsided under the gentle touch, Hayla continued speaking..
“As he said, Marquis Eavon is highly suspicious as the head of the Ariaga family. It would be impossible not to feel uneasy watching Prince Ulkar gain fame and amass an army..”
“I understand now. The Marquis was worried about the succession, so he betrayed us, and since you clearly knew the situation, you showed your courage..”
“In the Marquis' suspicions and resulting imagination, the people who decide the fate of the Arya family are Jahakar, Baluin, and Prince Ulkar. Since he has such thoughts, the Marquis cannot threaten us carelessly..”
“Something like that. So, is sending reinforcements an intention to build friendship for the future? In addition to keeping an eye on Prince Ulkar,?”
“that's right. and……
Unlike her red cheeks, Hayla's eyes sparkled with a discreet light..
“Maybe you're trying to choose the lesser evil.”
“lesser evil?”
“I told the Marquis that the worst would be for a revolt to occur in the future, and the best would be for the revolt not to occur. Then what is the lesser evil??”
“••••••well?”
“The crisis will occur immediately or within 2 to 3 years..”
Phoenix opened his mouth slightly and moaned..
“I see. Now that the Marquis has corrected it, he will be able to handle it himself even if a rebellion breaks out. You might think that it would be better for something to happen to your generation rather than something to happen to your untrustworthy successor..”
“that's right. Perhaps the Marquis will act first when he becomes convinced that Prince Ulkar will rebel in the future..”
“For example, by colluding with King Lionel III or Crown Prince Zacharis to attack Ulkar..”
«Ugh » huh*
Poynix muttered, ‘It’s a pain in the ass!’ and sighed deeply..
When her breath hit his ear and he shrugged his shoulders with a sound of deflation, he was startled and quickly patted her head..
“Also, on the other hand, he could collude with Prince Ulkar..”
“......uh?”
Poynix, who was stroking the bundle, looked up with a dumb look on his face..
“The Marquis of Eavon may join Ulkar.?”
“huh.”
“no… … . The Arriaga family is a collateral family of the royal family, right? But you betray the royal family?”
“Prince Ulkar is also Zeo..”
“Anyway,”
“Zeot and Os weren't really good brothers. And in 160 years, the king changed six times and the marquess changed eight times. During those years, did the Ariaga family remain loyal to the royal family like a gentle dog??”
w O ugh”
—“S3
“Among the great nobles who raised an army during the Thousand Day War that took place a few years ago, there was also 'Count Alder'..”
“……Who is Count Alder??”
“A vassal of the Marquis of Eavon. He was captured by Prince Ulkar and eventually executed by order of the king..”
Phoenix asked back with a puzzled look on his face..
“for a moment. Thousand Days War? The seven great nobles rebelled and were robbed by Ulkar and the king's bannermen.?”
“To be exact, it wasn't a rebellion. What the seven great nobles were aiming for was not the throne, but the excessively wide territory under the direct control of the king..”
“No, anyway, there was a vassal of the Marquis of Eavon there.?”
« O ” ugh.
“But why is the Marquis fine??”
“Known for the dogmatism of Count Alder ”
“Known? What is the reality??”
“I don't know that. However, the king who heard the excuse did not hold the marquis responsible..”
Phoenix held his forehead and groaned..
“……Oh, my head hurts. I have no idea what's going on.”
“You don't have to think too hard. Because you and Prince Ulkar hold all the answers anyway..”
“Me and Prince Ulkar?”
« O ” ugh.
Phoenix still looked at Hayla with puzzled eyes, but she just leaned back and blinked slowly..
“……Heyla?”
“I'm sleepy.”
“I need to sleep now.”
“Ah, yes. I kept holding on to a kid who drank a lot..”
As Poynix carefully moved the bundle's head to the pillow and stood up, Hayla glanced at the bed and then looked up at him..
Phoenix looked puzzled as she sat quietly on the chair..
“……what's the matter? I'm not going?”
“I can't walk.”
“You can't walk? why?”
“I'm dizzy.”
“••••♦•Ugh.”
Phoenix let out a sigh mixed with laughter and lifted Heila up. Without noticing her eyes blinking rapidly, Poynix walked towards Hayla's room with light steps..
“No, wait.”
“Yeah, why‘?”
Hayla, who tried to dissuade Poynix, only blinked her eyes and ultimately said nothing..
Foy Nix, thinking she was just drunk, laid Hayla down gently on the bed in her room..
As Poynix returned to his room, Hayla looked at the ceiling and sighed softly..
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