Amber Sword

However, the real thing that puzzled Mr. Brand was another matter. He couldn’t help but glance inside the room again. "What are you looking at?" Noticing his gaze, the Princess sharply asked.

But Mr. Brand shook his head. He had some vague suspicions, but he was not yet certain. He pointed to the bloody person on the bed and asked, "It’s nothing, but what about this guy?"

"Please leave it to me, Count, Princess."

A cold voice chimed in. Both Mr. Brand and the Princess turned around in surprise to find Nia had already stepped forward, the Female Knight looking at them both with a pleading gaze. Mr. Brand saw the eyes full of hatred and anger, and could not help but be slightly startled. He hesitated for a moment but eventually nodded.

About five minutes later, a final wail echoed from Miss Delphire’s room, and then the voice abruptly stopped.

The movements of the Harbor Guard were clearly much slower than the Princess had anticipated, at least before their appearance, the Countess had finally changed her clothes. Mr. Brand saw Miss Delphire appear in a wheelchair with Princess Griffine. The Countess evidently hadn’t freed herself from the previous nightmare, her hands tightly gripping the shawl as if trying to derive some comfort from it.

But at least she could talk normally. The pallid-faced Countess looked up at Mr. Brand, gratefully saying in a soft voice, "Thank you, Mr. Brand."

"It’s nothing, so what exactly is happening here?" Mr. Brand asked. He didn’t believe that bastard came all the way from Yan Castle just to assault his sister. Moreover, he heard Acker ask Delphire for something at the end, which he had some suspicions about, but wasn’t sure yet.

"You heard it too," the Countess blushed slightly, never imagining Mr. Brand would see such a humiliating scene, practically a disgrace to the family: "My brother... he came to ask for the Sword Guardian’s Ring."

"That’s no brother of yours, just a beast." Princess Griffine was still angry: "The Sword Guardian’s Ring is an honor bestowed by the Royal Family to the Guardian Sword Family, and that guy actually tried to acquire it through such shameless means, truly outrageous."

Mr. Brand nodded, unsurprising, no less than what he expected of the nobles of Erune—only these messed-up affairs remained. It was just that Delphire’s brother’s methods were too contemptible, to employ such tactics against a woman, especially his own sister, a person like this living in this world is only wasting food.

"How did Yan Castle become so chaotic?" he asked.

Princess Griffine answered in her place this time: "It’s quite normal, with the Sword Seat shattered, some hidden monsters and devils will naturally seize the opportunity to stir trouble. If they didn’t do so, it would be suspicious instead."

The Half-Elf Girl coldly answered, as if used to such occurrences. She indeed was accustomed to them, not only that, she had experienced it firsthand once. Before supreme power, familial ties were nothing but a veil that tore easily.

"No," Mr. Brand shook his head again: "I mean, has the Earl of Yan Castle—Miss Delphire’s father—lost control of the situation? If I remember correctly, Delphire, you took away the three strongest Swordsmen from Yan Castle, but your father should have a private army at his disposal still?"

"If the Earl of Yan Castle had any control over his territory and subordinates, that guy wouldn’t be so rampant." Mr. Brand didn’t finish his sentence, but both the Princess and Delphire understood the implications. If the Earl of Yan Castle still had influence, Acker wouldn’t dare openly come to Ambeser and act against Delphire.

Although Delphire and Princess Griffine were merely girls, both were born in noble families, deeply understanding the struggles of the nobility. They immediately caught on, but the Countess comprehended it first, her face changing as she urgently asked, "Mr. Brand, are you implying that something may have happened to my father...?"

"There’s no need to be so worried, Delphire, those guys might simply be taking advantage of the situation." The Princess shook her head for comfort: "The Holy Temple is making a fuss over your involvement with evil magic, which I know about. I originally thought they wouldn’t stir up trouble, but I somehow overlooked... "

"Is the Holy Temple trying to hold Delphire accountable for her use of evil magic?" Mr. Brand heard this for the first time, nearly furious. The Demon was summoned by the Holy Temple itself, the Demon Bracelet was given to Delphire by themselves, and a Countess with dignity is now unable to walk on her own because of her knowledge of evil magic, sacrificing herself to save the entire harbor.

Now, these bald monks are still causing her trouble?

𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Mr. Brand deeply inhaled, frowning hard to resist immediately confronting the Holy Temple. He believed Princess Griffine wasn’t one to sacrifice others for the sake of the greater good.

He looked at the Princess.

The Half-Elf Princess sighed: "This isn’t the intention of the Wood Chief Priest, it’s just those clowns below colluding with the Northern Nobles. Besides, the origin of the issue was the Cruz people’s mistakes; I initially thought it was just a dirty trick they pulled to disgust us, but didn’t expect it to be misunderstood by some."

Obviously, those "some people" referred to Acker and Baron Daler. Yet Mr. Brand frowned.

Really?

"Delphire," he suddenly asked: "Are you familiar with your uncle?"

"Well, familiar enough. He... doesn’t have a great reputation outside, but it’s said he’s quite capable. He has always had a discordant relationship with my father, but according to Yan Castle’s family rules, apart from the Earl himself, the branches underneath aren’t allowed to have private armies, so his discord with my father merely stayed at the level of not wanting to see each other." Delphire replied with a frown. She was clearly contemplating something as well.

"Do you know what kind of house servants he has?"

Mr. Brand asked.

"I don’t know," Delphire shook her head: "I haven’t seen the person Acker brought. Perhaps Nia knows something; she’s more informed about the movements within the territory than I am."

"I have asked her."

Mr. Brand answered. But this time, he wore a serious expression: "I’ll ask you one last question, Delphire."

"What?"

"Has anything unusual happened in the Yan Castle area recently, or has anything like the Crystal Forest appeared?"

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(PS: Something came up today, I need to go out for a bit, two more updates tomorrow~) (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)