I Abandoned the Male Lead Who Cheated with the Villainess - Chapter 97
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“…It appears that she went berserk and massacred several people, including her father, German Busse Cyand, along with some of the prisoners and temple guards during the transport.”
Arnold grimaced at the report.
“Went berserk? Out of the blue? Were there any signs leading up to this?”
“A witness, an elderly woman among the surviving prisoners, claimed that Celestia interacted with a man by the river.”
“Interacted? How?”
“That is still under investigation, but multiple witnesses confirm seeing the encounter. It’s not mere hearsay. It’s confirmed that the man gave Celestia ‘something,’ which she swallowed. She then screamed and went berserk, running towards the carriage shouting for Marquis Cyand.”
“Chilling. Did you recover the ‘something’ she was given?”
“No, it wasn’t found even during the autopsy of Celestia’s body. But no one seems to know the coroner who performed the examination…”
“So, the culprit retrieved it. And what were you all doing in the meantime?”
“…I apologize.”
The aide bowed his head, acknowledging his grave error. Arnold contemplated executing him but instead waved his hand dismissively. There were more pressing matters to consider.
‘Who could have incited Celestia to go berserk?’
What was the ‘something’ given to her that made her, despite having her magic sealed, go on a rampage? Once the aide left, Arnold delved deeper into his thoughts.
‘Who benefits the most from the complete downfall of Marquisate Cyand?’
Knowing that would reveal the culprit. He began crossing off potential enemies of the Cyand family from his mental list.
‘But Marquisate Cyand is already ruined.’
They would spend their lives rotting away in a monastery, their magic sealed. Dealing with them would have been much simpler.
‘There was no need to drive her to madness.’
To give such a cruel death. It would be someone exceptionally ruthless. Despite orchestrating Marquisate Cyand’s downfall, Arnold still felt a twinge of regret for his old friend, German.
As he opened his eyes, a sudden thought struck him.
‘What if the target wasn’t the Cyand family…but me, who was behind them?’
Despite being discarded, the fact remained that Marquisate Cyand was among the Emperor’s closest allies. The abrupt and brutal extermination of such a family was a direct warning or even a declaration of war against Arnold.
If there was someone so antagonistic towards Arnold, it could only be…
“Herix…!”
His only remaining son, Herix Glacian Questiago, there was no other possibility.
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It was odd that there had been no news of Celestia and German’s arrival at the temple. The unbelievable news finally appeared in the newspaper.
“An unexpected accident….”
It was an obituary announcing the sudden deaths of German and Celestia.
‘Are they really dead? Or did they fake their deaths and escape?’
Suspicion arose momentarily, but testimonies from the prisoners who were in the transport carriage with them were also published, which quelled those doubts.
‘Magic rampage…’
It was peculiar. How could the magic of those who had renounced their titles and sealed their powers go berserk naturally?
‘Did someone interfere?’
It was a reasonable thought, yet there was no such information in the news. Although something felt off, the obituary for the Cyand family seemed certain.
‘How unfortunate….’
While it was true that Celestia had attempted to kill Ivonne several times, German was a different matter. Even if he had known about Celestia’s plans, he probably wouldn’t have stopped her, but he had never directly harmed Ivonne.
‘He never caused trouble or hindered me when I became the Master of the Magic Tower….’
Thus, Ivonne took a moment to silently pay her respects to German.
After a brief pause,
“Ivonne? Dinner’s ready.”
Rix, still in his work clothes but with a pink apron tied around him, peeked out from the kitchen.
“Were you reading the newspaper?”
“Yes. Thank you, as always.”
Ivonne rose from her seat and folded the newspaper. Her movements carried the languidness of someone who had been lounging around all day.
The Azolt Transparent Crystal Mine, once known as the Azolt Copper Mine, was successfully expanding its tunnels.
With financial stability ensured, Ivonne’s daily routine was simple: enjoying a leisurely day as a wealthy idle person and reading the newspaper Rix brought home after work.
“You’re probably tired from working all day, unlike me.”
“There you go again.”
Rix shrugged his shoulders, mimicking a small animal. Despite wearing glasses and trying to appear smaller, his presence beside Ivonne was still imposing, like a towering mountain.
“But Ivonne didn’t charge me rent instead.”
Rix pulled out a chair for her at the dining table.
“That’s only fair. You take care of all my meals from morning till night. I don’t know how you manage to make lunch in the busy mornings before going to work.”
“I just don’t want you skipping lunch and eating cookies with the kids again…”
Rix grumbled slightly as he poured water for Ivonne. Ever since he caught her doing that once, he’d been nagging her whenever he got the chance.
