When The Count’s Illegitimate Daughter Gets Married

Chapter 2

1. Laritte and the new house

620 years ago, the Iyasa continent unified and the Empire was born.

The Brumayer family supported the Imperial family in their rise to power and accumulated enough accomplishments to be considered a founding contributor to the Empire.

However, the current generation of Brumayers lacked power, as seen in their current status of Count.

But now, with a daughter married to Duke Reinhardt, a man second in power only to the Imperial family, the Brumayers hoped to see the light once more.

‘…That’s what I thought.’

Count Brumayer felt regret when he thought of the current situation over dinner.

On the table was the family chef’s ‘Beef Steak’, magnificent enough to be called one of a kind. It shone brightly yet he couldn’t bring himself to lay his hands on it.

Rose, too, felt depressed about their situation.

Everytime she closed her eyes, she could see Duke Reinhardt’s shimmering form, just like how he had appeared to her three years ago.

When the continent of Iyasa had unified for the first time in history, the Empire prided itself so highly that it kept the name.

In the heart of the palace laid the first banquet hall.

The ceiling in the corridor leading to the banquet hall towered above the banquet goers. The intricate carvings on the ceiling was, in royal fashion, decorated brilliantly with gold.

Below that ceiling, Rose encountered the Duke for the first time.

‘…Ah!’

His hair was so black it seemed to absorb all the light, standing out in that bright corridor. Beneath his hair were the world’s purest gold eyes, appearing aloof and detached. Though his eyes were narrow, their masculine beauty matched well with the finely tanned muscles outlined by his shirt.

“I can’t believe such a Duke passed away…”

Rose lamented and tormented the steak with her fork.

Although there were some women who had never seen the Duke, it was said that all women who’d met him would fall in love with him.

The few swordmasters in the Empire were nicknamed ‘the murderers’, but the Duke did not care for such things as others did.

could have melted his heart.”

speaking of the Duke! We should not even be using that

been quietly eating, put down

mooooom…none of this makes sense? He was killed by a barbarian in the western

go. Your father was able to circumvent the marriage contract thanks to that illegitimate

“Ahem!”

throat. The Countess wiped

from head to

reason other than to allow the

She must be rotting in a ditch

mountain. Laritte had been sent there with no support. All she had to do now was die a

was extremely

stain on the otherwise happy

disliked her father who sired an illegitimate child,

end that Laritte lacked the typical Brumayer characteristics. Rather than red hair and freckles, Laritte resembled her dancer of a mother with her pale skin and silver hair. And those were traits that any

to that, her

eyes. It was that cold look, as if she were looking down on you! That expression had been the reason why Rose tormented Laritte more in the

to get

no one scolded

relaxing. She already knew what the first thing this abandoned house needed was: firewood to fight off the chill of the night. So, with all the money she had left from

complete

Rose was aware that she was heading to the mountains where trees were

the one who didn’t know what the

often drizzled. If Laritte were to pick a branch off the ground, even the

that happened, Laritte would be fighting the cold on her

as she entered the house and lit the fireplace using

fact when

Laritte had to pick herbs from the mountains in order to make money.

been useless weeds, but she couldn’t help it. The alternative was to be home,

Laritte had gotten lost in the mountains.

cold. But one day, a violent storm wet the branches. They could no longer catch

and

“Phew…”

a spooky feeling. The furniture was old, so it

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