Chapter 254

Dani reluctantly spoke with formal respect. For the legitimate son to defer to the illegitimate one—it was a feeling akin to his insides being torn apart. However, the fear of retribution was greater than his sense of humiliation. As Dani endured his quiet suffering, Ulrich sighed repeatedly in his room.

"It's all over! Everything is finished!"

Ulrich, who rarely drank to excess, had been indulging in wine excessively over the past few days, hoping that even temporary intoxication would help him forget reality. But no matter how much he drank, he couldn't escape the relentless clarity that returned him to a despairing reality.

"A time of chaos? Hope? That bastard's already taken it all!"

Ulrich, whose foresight was often called genius, understood the reaction people would have to Sylas's strength the moment he saw it. He knew how deeply those who were captivated by such power would commit themselves.