"Gilbert. Chris and Meg as well. Meg, being born a commoner, entered school because of her high magical power. She is not a holder of holy magic. Therefore, the child is not of Gilbert"
"It, it's a lie! Gilbert, the King is telling a lie because he hates me!"
The people around were scared seeing Meg calling the King a liar.
"Meg, what is this about!? Didn't you say I was the only one you loved!? Who is your partner!? Chris or Thomas? Or maybe Zack? No, they have holy magic… Then, is the partner a man whom I don't know?"
"Ha, who slept with a bitch"
The big voice of Zack was echoing.
"Zack. You are the eldest son of the Knights leader"
"Yes. Your Majesty. I ask forgiveness for the impudent claim at this place, but I have a request.
Please don't make an engagement against Julisama's will. Julisama completely fulfilled her obligation for this country as the fiancee of the Crown Prince. She deserves to find happiness.
I came to understand. I was the one who injured her in the first place.
From now on, I will become a knight who will protect properly important persons starting with Majesty"
Zack made a knight salute.
"Hmm. Maybe the young people of our country have to be thrown away too.
He has the holy magic"
"The partner of this woman is Chris"
Father said.
"Wh, what are you talking about!"
Zack stopped Chris who was about to beat father with his face turning bright red.
"Chris is not my real son. Chris doesn't have the holy magic"
"Th, that's a lie! My magical power is the strongest even at school!"
It is certain that Chris's magical power was tremendous, it was the reason he was admitted at school.
"Magical power and holy magic are different. I always believed you were my son, but I learnt incidentally after the marriage that your mother didn't have the holy magic.
But Baron houses occasionally have the holy magic. Because she had a lot of magical power at school, I believed she must have had the holy magic.
Only a family member or a partner can know about the holders of holy magic. Even at the coming of age ceremony, some people don't know about this fact because they don't have the holy magic.
I incidentally learnt about the reason why I didn't have the permission of the previous King to marry her during my remarriage. The country seems to know everything, yet…
Since Julia was born, the royal family didn't have a thing to say about a remarriage"
I and Chris are not brother and sister connected by blood?
Zack released Chris from his restraints. Chris didn't want to admit it himself, but he was the most aware of the bad conduct of his mother.
"Th, Then, who is my father?"
"I don't know. You should ask your mother. But talking about that woman Meg… I was informed from the report of our butler that she had intercourse in our home.
I can submit the report with the date and time written down if you like?
Since I have raised you abundantly until you became an adult, you can become independent and leave the house. I will also divorce your mother. You understand the reason.
It was a good thing for her husband to work in a foreign country, the young men were lucky to served her indiscriminately.
I certainly had a second marriage with this promiscuous woman who I didn't sleep with even once.
When she brought the topic of remarriage, I told her I would not sleep with her because I didn't love her or feel attracted to her.
Then "You don't have to see me as a woman. But the young Julichan needs a diligent mother. And what about Chris? The heir of the Duke house should be Chris who inherited your blood", because she said she would be a good mother for Julia, I married her"
My father was rarely at home due to diplomacy. The person who was attending the house being the previous generation's butler, at that time he used to come and wake me up, refusing to make me travel on a carriage.
"She received the fortune she wanted as consolation money. If she wasn't living in luxury, she could have made arrangements to split her fortune to live a lifetime, but I discovered this one year that Chris financed this commoner girl with jewels owned by Julia.
Also the jewels possessed by Julia were Sith national treasures"
The jewels kept as a memento of mother are gone? No way… At least, one is remaining.
"Meg, return the jewels!"
"No! I don't have them anymore! I made money with them and paid off my debts!
Before I met Gil, I contracted a lot of debts for my expensive clothes.
Before I met Gil, I only had cheap clothes. Therefore, I bought a lot of beautiful clothes in order to be loved by everyone at school.
Even Chris, you said I was pretty and cute, and that my sense of clothing was very good.
Since Julisama had a lot of gems, you said it was fine to give only a few to me. How stingy.
Because I am beautiful and my fashion sense is good, people are jealous, so as expected you want me to return the gems you gave me! What a thing to say!
Everyone is strange! So cruel!"
"It is different. Meg. Meg is beautiful. But I just want you to return Sith national treasures. The Sith national treasures' robbery…"
Chris looked desperate. I think it is unfortunate that Meg, coming from an orphanage, had contracted debt to show off. But I wonder if her debt was amounting more than national treasures money?
I wonder if I was deceived when I converted money?
"Even if temporary, I raised a son, therefore I don't plan to let Chris go to Sith country. However, the fortune prepared for you should be returned as a compensation for the gems.
The remaining fortune shall be used by your mother to financially support her men. Since it represents a large sum, I won't have to pay back after the divorce.
Do you understand? From now on, if you were to speak about your relation with the Lediz Duke family, you will have to pay all the debt"
"Wait! What does this mean! Chris is not a Duke!? Then, what about my child?"
"M, Meg! Are you confessing that you had a relationship with Chris!?"
Gilbert descended from the throne, grabbed and shook Meg's shoulders.
"Wa,it. Gil. Because Gil knows about it, right? It is because I feel lonely. I become uneasy if I am not loved by everyone and tears come out.
Even Gil, because of that you told me it was okay!
I was abandoned by my parents and grew up in an orphanage, so I told you it is good if I received love that my parents didn't give me from lots of people!"
"No, I said that, but until intercourse…"
"No. the baby of this woman may be the child of Thomas-dono. Prime Minister, it is good to have a grandchild, right? According to reports from spies, Thomas-dono too had frequent intercourses with this woman"
My father was smiling at the Prime Minister next to him.
"With Thomas too!?"
Gilbert was shocked.