Chapter 93

Sheria was in a small room in the villa where the engagement ceremony was held. She was on her way to the room after being called by the Duke of Babyloa.

"Sheria."

The Duke of Babyloa looked at Sheria and cried out with a restless face. "Have you heard that your sister has been awarded the title of Marquis?"

"Why are you talking about that on the day of my engagement with Lennox?" Sheria sat comfortably across from him and spoke in her characteristic happy-sounding tone. "My sister is someone else now, just forget about it."

The Duke of Babyloa replied hesitantly. "No… it's still your sister. Besides, it seems that she is quite talented…"

"Father. Now is the time to focus on reviving the family, not on my sister. The Pope chose our family himself."

"That's right…" The Duke of Babyloa narrowed his eyebrows.

Instead of answering, Sheria took out the bottle of holy water that she had cherished in her arms. The holy water bottle was as small as two index fingers. When her white face went over it, the same smile was revealed.

"Father. Try this for now. It's holy water."

My daughter's tone was close to coercion, and the self-conscious Duke of Babyloa frowned. "Are you forcing me now?"

Then Sheria's eyes widened and she shook her head, as if she didn't know what he was talking about. "That's not right. If you drink this holy water, you will be healthy and blessed for a long time, so I recommend it to my father."

"…Is that so?" The Duke of Babyloa's suspicious gaze turned toward Sheria. "Is this water that the Pope himself blessed?"

"The Pope himself?" At the word Pope, the Duke of Babyloa's eyes were filled with greed. He looked at the crystal glass with a sinister face. "Hmm, yes. There's nothing wrong with that, right?"

"Sure. Today is a holy wedding day, so please drink of holy water and bless me."

The Duke of Babyloa, who nodded with a greedy expression, immediately took a sip of holy water. He shook his head and began to doze off. A beautiful smile spread across Sheria's mouth. She leaned forward and brought her face close to the Duke of Babyloa's face. And she whispered something low.

"Father, please rest in peace."

Sheria's eyes shone greedily for a moment.

"Well, I'm the only one."

Sheria stood up. It takes a certain amount of time for the 'blessing' of holy water to be properly received by humans. She would only have to keep her father in this closed room during the engagement ceremony.

Sheria slipped outside. But suddenly, a man appeared from nowhere and grabbed her wrist roughly.

"Did you hear that?"

Sheria stiffened for a moment as she saw the man who spoke abruptly and grabbed her wrist roughly.

"It is said that the ceremony to confer the title of Marquis of Kinnoa began ten minutes ago." It was a rough and fast-breathing voice.

"…Lennox?" Sheria looked at her lover in a flashy, black uniform with tassels on his shoulders. Her eyes blurred for a moment, then regained their sharp light.

"It looks like you're up to something, right?" Sheria's disdain for Meldenik disappeared. No matter how outstanding Meldenik had been in recent years, people's preconceived notions were not easily broken. In addition, Sheria had a secret weapon that Meldenik did not have.

"We have His Holiness the Pope and the Holy Sword, what are we going to do, Lennox?"

"…No, she is cunning. You should never be relieved." Lennox chewed his lips and paused as he looked between his legs.

Sheria's expression, which had always been loose, hardened. "Don't worry. No matter what happens, His Holiness the Pope will protect us." Sheria smiled faintly, thinking of the wedding road that would be gorgeous and beautifully decorated.

"Lennox."

"…?"

"I have something in store for me."

"…Ready?"

Sheria thought of her father's face as she drank the holy water. The Duke of Babyloa had already fallen into Sheria's hands. Now he would be used by his daughter.

"I don't know yet." Lennox's expression was puzzled by Sheria's words, but soon brightened.

"Is that so?"

"Yes, His Holiness the Pope has also made all the plans in detail. So don't worry. In the end, we have to win all these games." He gently wiped her lover's cheek and had a smile on his handsome face.

"Then let's go."

Sheria asked in a low voice. "Oh, Lennox. Have you found the hero sword Dominicus?"

"No. But I have another Ego Sword, so I think it's okay."

They had no doubt that the reputation of Dominicus, a sword widely known as a hero, would make their engagement ceremony gorgeous.

The bell rang. It was time for the lovers who would be engaged to enter the ceremony.

Duke Lennox Hesmann was thinking that today's engagement ceremony was going well. First of all, the fact that the number of guests was quite large proved his guess. The powerful nobles were sitting at more than thirty tables, watching this beautiful feast.

Everything was perfect until he held Sheria's hand and passed the wedding arch decorated with chaste white lilies.

Countless applause. A sincere admiration for them pouring out into the engagement ceremony. There were even countless videos that broadcast all of this. If the engagement ceremony and the launch party of the holy relic were successfully completed at this moment today, the stigma of infidelity would be completely broken.

He grabbed Sheria's hand in white gloves and said affectionately. "Go in."

"Yes."

It was a road that stood side by side through the wedding arch and walked to the officiant's seat. There was some commotion at the table where the guests were seated.

Duke Hesmann looked around and frowned slightly. "What's going on?" He wrapped his arms around Sheria's fragile hands, which was anxious, and comforted her moderately. "It's not a big deal, so it's going to be fine."

They passed through the wedding arch and reached the front of the officiant. However, even though the two beautiful engaged men and women arrived right in front of the officiating table, the commotion showed no signs of calming down.

The officiant, who had half his head peeled, opened his mouth and shouted solemnly. "Chaste! Be modest."

A huge cake was placed in the center of the engagement hall. They now only had to cut the cake. However, it was difficult to proceed due to excessive noise from the guest seats.

"No…"

"No, this is nothing, what?"

"Count Morelli, is that true?"

Lennox frowned and turned around. At the center of the uproar was the Count of Morelli and his vassals, who had recently invested heavily in the Hesmann family's business. He liked it because he was in the communication business and was particularly quick on news and had a good personality to line up.

I can't believe there was such a fuss at my important engagement ceremony.

The Duke of Hesmann frowned and asked Count Morelli. "What's going on?"

"…Rumors are circulating that the Holy Sword is fake." The Earl of Morelli did not dare to speak to the Duke, but his voice was very angry.

"Fake? What do you mean by that?"

"It's not fake. Please be quiet everyone." When Sheria's gentle face finally subsided.

Thump!

With a roar, someone began to trudge in.

"No, what is this…"

Meldenik Babyloa was walking alone past the wedding arch.

"…Sister?" Sheria curled up in surprise at the unexpected situation.

"I don't know if you're doing well." Standing in front of the guests, Meldenik opened his mouth with a grin.

"…It's rude. What is this?" Until then, Lennox had no idea what was happening.

You must marry me, Lennox. I'm the only one with you.

Since she was the woman who said that, she may have come back to me because it was an engagement ceremony. It was when his arrogant face was distorted by a sneer.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency." Meldenik chuckled and reached into the air. And a huge greatsword was summoned over her hand. All the nobles and envoys from other empires gathered at the table looked at me with astonished faces. Of course, the video sphere installed in the engagement hall will also broadcast this situation throughout the empire.

"What's going on, sister? You're so rude!" At Sheria's words, he finally came to his senses and began to cry.

"Yes, what's going on?"

"I'm not being rude." Meldenik walked down the wedding road and began to walk towards the officiant's seat where the couple was standing. "Actually, I'm here to fix the relationship."

Lennox frowned and looked at Meldenik and the sword in her hand. It must be a sword that is not clean in places, the hilt is old, and the blade is rusty. However, Lennox, who has been trying to collect countless Ego Swords, easily noticed the discomfort in the sword.

That's a real Ego Sword. And maybe…

Lennox gritted his teeth and shouted at the deepening anxiety. "What the hell are you trying to do!" He looked at Meldenik with bloody eyes. Obviously, something was wrong with this situation.

"In the name of Dominicus, the hero who saved the empire." Meldenik smiled freshly. "I have come to punish the fake who dares to pretend to be Dominicus's blood relative, and those who have fakes."

The moment he heard that, Lennox and Sheria's clasped hands fell down.

It's fake. What is Dominicus?