I Abandoned the Male Lead Who Cheated with the Villainess - Chapter 78
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“Due to her commoner background, she’s been facing numerous difficulties because of the atmosphere in the court.”
“……”
“It’s possible that these acts of insubordination are part of why she has been so busy lately.”
Indeed, having served by Herix’s side for the past eight years, the man knew his approach bordered on madness. He precisely knew how to provoke Herix to overcome these troublesome situations.
At that moment, Herix was headed to the teleportation gate.
After sentencing Isaac to death, he was off to see Ivonne, who had now taken over the responsibilities of the Western Tower in addition to her own duties at the Southern Tower.
The owner of the Eastern Tower was Marquis Cyand, and the Northern Tower belonged to the temple, so it was natural for the Western Tower’s business to shift to the younger colleague managing the Southern Tower during the vacancy.
This meant Ivonne was swamped, managing the affairs of two towers without a moment to spare. She had even been staying at the research lab in the Western Tower instead of Tens’ mansion.
This effectively meant she had hardly any time to see Rix.
‘Whenever asked if she needed help, she just said she was fine, and if there was any discomfort, she replied there was no problem.’
Herix was internally crumbling day by day, but this morning, he finally received a message.
[Rix’s roasted chicken sounds really good right now. Eating alone is getting lonely.]
Although it sounded whiny, to Herix, who had been plotting how to be by Ivonne’s side, it was almost like a divine revelation.
Thus, Herix was now on his way to make roasted chicken for Ivonne. In fact, Johann was carrying a load of ingredients for the roasted chicken.
But to encounter such chaos in the corridor leading to the coach station.
‘Such trivial nonsense…’
He was already heartbroken at Ivonne’s message about feeling lonely eating alone for the first time, knowing she had been staying alone at the Western Tower.
“Insubordination…”
Herix’s menacing aura had filled the corridor. The place could have turned into a scene of moans from injuries if not for the intervention of the department head, Larissa who had appeared at that time.
“I will… I, as the department head, will strictly manage this. Please, just this once, show us mercy.”
Despite the threatening atmosphere, Johann, also known as a bit of a madman, did not restrain Herix, so Larissa stepped forward. Surprisingly, Herix withdrew his hostility upon seeing her.
“…Alright. I suppose a chance should be given.”
While he looked around, warning others that they might not be so lucky next time to escape with their lives, the situation did not escalate further.
Thanks to this, the month-long strife, fueled by the social divide between nobles and commoners, and the insubordination due to lack of respect for social hierarchy, subsided.
That evening, the newspapers mostly reported on how the fear of Herix boosted his popularity among commoners.
Meanwhile, just before passing through the teleportation gate, Johann cautiously asked Herix.
“Why didn’t Your Highness punish those who defied you more severely?”
“She’s a friend of Ivonne.”
“What?”
The answer was perplexing. Herix added briefly as he stepped through the gate.
“The department head.”
Johann, still passing through the gate, couldn’t hide his baffled expression.
‘To think such insubordination is taken lightly…’
And understandably so, as Herix had been used as a weapon of war, a combat puppet, from a very young age on orders of the Emperor. On the battlefield, power was authority, and the very idea of deploying such a young child in war was horrific. Many saw it as a disregard for the prince’s life, with attempts on his life being common. They often disregarded the prince as a nuisance.
Johann, who had been sold into combat slavery, was beaten nearly to death simply for sharing his meal with Herix. He was saved only by Herix’s sudden, violent defense towards the adults.
Had Herix not fought back, neither might have survived to see this day.
‘He backed down just because Miss’ friend intervened…’
Ah, what exactly is love? Johann couldn’t help but marvel, even as he felt a new sense of deprivation.
‘When I tried to intervene, he never even pretended to listen…’
He felt a twinge of resentment.
Meanwhile, as Herix managed even the insubordination within the imperial palace, Emperor Arnold didn’t step outside his bedchamber, nor did he comment on the shocking revelation that a tower master was a spy from the Kingdom of Osbloom.
He only summoned a few close advisors and said:
– “I trust you understand without needing to be told.”
This put the Emperor’s loyalists in a tough spot.
“We’re expected to figure out how to handle this situation on our own.”
“There were many obstacles to Isaac becoming the Western Tower Master, weren’t there? We knew he was a commoner, but his origins were too obscure.”
“I understand he had amnesia, but the fact that nobody knew him was certainly suspicious. That’s why I was opposed.”
“I felt the same. But His Majesty pushed it through regardless…”
And now, leaving the clean-up to them. It was understandable that they were frustrated at such irresponsibility.
