Revenge of the Son of the Nobles

Chapter 2: The Intruder

"Ferdinand, you have to be careful when it comes to information about 'the creature'". The Grand Duke spoke in a serious tone to his son, the Duke.

"I understand Father, if the information about it gets leaked, the Grand Duchy can be troubled". Answer Duke Ferdinand.

"Good". Timpal the Grand Duke. "But until now I was still curious about the existence of 'the creature', isn't there a possibility that the butler who used to deliver food helped 'the creature' out?" Ferdinand wondered.

Grand Duke nodded. "His morality is strong, after all he hates 'that creature' more than anyone".

"What is more worrying is that the news about the fake funeral has reached the King's ears, even though the fake funeral is only attended by nuclear family members. As expected, the King's information network cannot be underestimated at all". The Grand Duke snorted in annoyance.

"It does not rule out the possibility that in the future there will be information leaked to the King's ears, if it happens, then the Grand Duchy will bear hereditary disgrace".

The Duke was no less upset, he thought the King knew about the news of the death of the 'beings' because the Grand Duke sent word, but apparently did not.

"For now, we should be prepared to face the rumors that appear later ...."

They stopped the conversation as the waiter approached them and offered them a drink. The Grand Duke took a glass of champagne, while the Duke took the wine.

"It's been about a few months since 'the creature' disappeared, maybe now he's been killed or starved". The Duke said in a cold tone while staring at his wine glass.

"God! Isn't this the Grand Duke and Duke Chevallaire? Why is your face so dark on this happy night, eh?"

A slightly drunken nobleman approached them, from his style of speech towards the Grand Duke who looked very relaxed, indicating that he was a high class noble.

"It looks like you are drunk Marquis Leinard, maybe you should breathe fresh air on the balcony, the flowers in the royal garden give off a refreshing aroma at a time like this".

"Hmmm ... Do I look that drunk? Maybe I should follow your advice, Grand Duke, eh? So ... I'm going to the balcony now". Marquis Leonard patted the Grand Duke on the shoulder and passed while continuing to greet the other audience.

"It seems he's not listening". Complain Duke. "He was like that from a young age, very careless and at will. Even so, he is by no means a corrupt noble, it leaves me a little surprised". Said the Grand Duke with a small smile on his face.

There was the sound of loud laughter of Marquis Leonard, the sons of the nobles present were feeling uneasy and were staring at the Marquis cynically. But the senior nobles didn't care much, they just stared at a glance then shrugged unconcernedly. It was understandable, besides, the Marquis had a strange charisma that made people feel attracted to him.

"That guy hasn't changed at all, don't you agree Grand Duke?" Someone approached the Grand Duke, he was together with a young man who was his son.

"Count Griffin, nice to meet you, isn't this Young Master Griffin? Martinas?" The Grand Duke shakes hands with the Count and his son, followed by the Duke.

"It's nice to meet you Young Master, I've often heard that Count Griffin's successor is a brilliant man, it turns out that it's clearly illustrated by your appearance". The Duke praised Young Master Griffin.

Young Master Griffin smiled. "You're too exaggerated Duke Ferdinand, whatever people say about me, surely you're way beyond that".

"Including the bad words?" Duke raised one eyebrow, Young Master Griffin slightly stunned.

"I doubt there's a bad word about you Duke". But he can answer well.

Count Griffin smiled looking at his son, then he circulated his gaze around, then said to the Duke.

"Do you feel there's something strange about Count Bellezza?" Count Griffin asked the Grand Duke, gesturing for the Grand Duke to see a point in the hall.

"Vilarya ... A ruler in one of the southeastern regions of the kingdom? I don't know him very well ... It's a little strange, why is he just standing there like that?" The Grand Duke wondered, the two young nobles had come to notice the strange Count Bellezza.

"Maybe he's just a slightly eccentric person like Marquis Leinard?" Count Griffin shook his head. "To be honest we knew each other, but when I greeted him before entering the hall, he responded stiffly and a little confused, his style of speech was nothing like the usual Count".

The Grand Duke followed the man called Count Bellezza, and from that moment he stood staring out the window with a blank look. The Grand Duke felt an uneasy premonition, yet he was unsure of the premonition he felt.

"Let it be, maybe something happened to him before arriving to debutante". The Grand Duke tried to shake off his premonition, Count Griffin smilingly agreed to the Grand Duke's words. But still, the two of them could not shake the uncomfortable feeling they were feeling.

Count Griffin had already questioned the nobles one by one with the same question. 'Did they feel any strangeness towards Count Bellezza?'

As a result, many nobles are now paying attention to Count Bellezza.

The Grand Duke circulated his gaze to the entire hall, and as the Grand Duke's gaze met the King, the King glanced at Count Bellezza as a gesture to the Grand Duke that something was wrong with the Count.

"Beware, the King has confirmed something is wrong with the Count ... no, that person". The Grand Duke's words had the Duke, Count Griffin and Young Master Griffin on standby, it turned out that there was an uninvited guest this time around.

Somehow he managed to infiltrate the party. Moreover, this was a hall that was right in the heart of the kingdom, the royal palace.

Even some of the servants who were now pacing around were not the same servants as before, they were replaced by members of a special unit in disguise.

This precarious situation could only be realized by a few nobles, even though they did not know what was the cause.

The drunken Marquis Leinard could feel the changes happening in the party hall, and his gaze was immediately fixed on Count Bellezza. He approached the Count's position by pretending to rest on the sofa not far from the Count to watch him closely.

The few nobles who were aware of the direction of Grand Duke and Count Griffin's gaze immediately took care of Count Bellezza, and gestured to the other nobles.

Now the party hall is only sparkling from the outside, if you are in the hall, you can feel the tense atmosphere that does not fit the music of the party.

"Hey! Count Bellezza! I saw that you just stayed there. Why don't you take this wine and just talk to me? Uh?" Marquis Leonard walked up to Count Bellezza and offered him a glass of wine.

"b-h ... Alright .. ahaha .. let's drink". Count Bellezza took the wine glass and embraced Marquis Leonard familiarly.

"INVESTIGATOR!" Marquis Leonard's shout made the whole hall frenzied, nobles who had not realized the oddity in the hall could only step aside in panic as the special unit of the king and nobles who were responsive to the situation surrounded Count Bellezza.

The royal family was immediately escorted out of the hall by the King's special unit, and the door of the hall was broken down by the unit of troops guarding outside the hall, they immediately surrounded the intruders who were being held by the marquis.

The count who was perched by the Marquis only fell silent without resisting or making any headwinds, his empty gaze pointing towards the ceiling, making people shudder in horror at seeing him.

"The cup is right, eh? Which bastard sent you? How did you get this far?" Marquis Leonard interrogated the intruder while continuing to curl it.

"...." - ".The intruder was silent, the hall was silent for a while, everyone who circled the intruder was getting more and more alert. Something's wrong with this guy.

Then suddenly the body of the intruder shook violently like convulsions, his skin turning blue and white foam coming out of his mouth that let out a sound like a strangled person. Not long after that the intruder's eyeballs turned black and his body stopped shaking.

People felt nauseous as they looked at the scene before them, the hall went back into silence

-BAM!-

Suddenly the Marquis' body bounced back and crashed into the wall of the hall, instantly making him lose consciousness.

"YOU CAN LISTEN TO ME?"

Everyone gasped, that horrifying voice echoed into the entire hall, and its origin was from an intruder disguised as Count Bellezza.

"LOOKING AT THE REACTION JUST NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS CAN LISTEN TO ME".

"Who are you? What's your purpose?" The Grand Duke took one step forward and came face to face with the strange creature.

"HMH ... I'M A COMMUNICATION TOOL, MY GOAL IS TO GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS".

The voice of the creature sounded like the voices of men, women, and children speaking together. "What message do you want to give?" The Grand Duke undauntedly returned his question.

"LITTLE SHORT. THE QUEEN SAID 'WAIT FOR US' ".

Everyone looked confused, trying to digest the words of the strange creature that was infiltrating it. Then the creature let out a terrible laughing sound, making some people collapse and vomit.

" KHEHEHEHE~ 'HE' ALSO HAS A MESSAGE 'I WILL BE BACK' KHEHEHEHEHEHE~"

After his last sentence, the Count's body collapsed and a pitch-black mist evaporated from his body. The Grand Duke immediately ordered the bodyguards to carry the unconscious bodies of the Count and Marquis.

"What the fuck was that?" Count Griffin asked with a trembling voice all the attendants came out of the hall on the direction of the Grand Duke. "Could it be a message from the demon army that appeared in the past story?" Further.

"One thing's for sure, the creature gave a message of threat, we can think of it as a declaration of war". The Grand Duke.

"Does that mean Count Bellezza was a part of them?" Duke Chevallaire asked with a pale face, he was among the people who vomited due to the terrible sound of laughter earlier.

"No, the creature was just using the Count as a medium, rather the Count was possessed". The Grand Duke.

"The situation is really more serious than I thought". Complaining Count Griffin, he imagined what kind of creatures were referred to as 'Queens' and 'She' until he was able to infiltrate his men so far in the castle.

"One thing is certain". The Grand Duke stared intently at the night sky. "There will be bloodshed soon".