The Antagonist: The World Ends Theory
Chapter 30 - Rumors Coming

Duke Wayne arrived and sat down at the dinner table. Without excuse or greeting anyone he rushed to finish his breakfast. Even he ignored the annoyed look of his own son.

"Dad just got home? Where's Dad all night?" Ask Hellen to melt the atmosphere.

"Well, I have business at the border. At first I thought it was just a minute, it was a long time ago." Then his eyes were on Hendrick. "You don't have to do all those paperwork anymore, Dad's back."

"Why not from yesterday." Gerrick Hendrick.

Rovers had only witnessed how the Duke family interacted with each other. He remembered that his father had said something about the Duke's past with his grandfather.

Although this is a good opportunity to ask. But he really appreciated this family's quiet time.

I heard the Duke called Father to the palace. Maybe I'll ask Dad directly.

"Hey young man, are you going home today?"

Rovers replied, "Yes. I'll be back in the palace today."

After breakfast, the Wayne family drove Rovers to the main gate.

"Goodbye, Duke Wayne, Duchess Wayne, Mr. Hendrick and Miss Hellen." Rovers saluted them before returning home. "Thank you for letting me spend the night here."

"That's no big deal." Duchess Wayne.

Then Rovers rode his horse, and spurred it at moderate speed. After a long time, Duke Wayne followed Hendrick back into the residence.

BRACKET

"Huh. huh... The duke..."

Someone arrived - suddenly came, he looked exhausted as if running to come here. The Duchess and Hellen who were still at the main gate then approached her.

Duke Wayne, whose name was called, approached the man. While Hendrick just looked from where he stood now.

"What's wrong?" Ask Duke Wayne.

The one who came was one of the bodyguards guarding the outer border of Wayne County. He then gave a letter to the Duke.

"There's a rumor that says that the young girl Mr. Duke adopted was the one who killed the late King."

"What?!" Screeched Hellen.

"Eh?" The Duchess was similarly shocked by Hellen.

The guards had asked to resign. Then the Duchess looked at her husband who had finished reading the letter.

"What's it say?" Ask Duchess Wayne.

"Count Cheltics asked me for information about the rumors. I really don't want to do this."

The Duchess looked doubtfully at her husband, "Is it true that Clara Scoleths is the killer?"

"Of course not. If that were true, I would never have brought that child back to our residence."

Hendrick listened and approached. "Can Dad's words be held? Why is it that when Clara Scoleths first came here I could smell the fishy stench of blood on her?"

"Eh? Smell of blood fishy?" Hellen was looking at his brother's words. "Is that true, brother? Why didn't you ever say anything?"

"If that happens you'll lose your friend." Hendrick said without lying again.

Hellen.

"Dad, who is Clara Scoleths? I want to know the answer. I want to know the story, how you brought him here."

Duke Wayne exhaled violently. "Why don't you just ask the guy directly?"

...****...

"There's a rumor about you. Rumor has it that the daughter that Dad adopted was someone who had taken the King's life before."

A rumor? Who created this kind of lousy rumor? Tch! The one who spread this rumor must have been a gabbroken human.

"And Miss Hellen trusted her just like that? I was indeed capable of wielding a sword even though it was incompatible with my gender. But here I stand to say that what the rumors say is wrong!"

Clara said out loud, staring boldly behind her black veil.

"Can you prove it?"

"Sigh..."

Feeling that it would be a long time to talk about it, Duke Wayne decided that his entire family including Clara would sit in the living room. With Clara and Duke Wayne at the center.

"So, I'm actually a weapon that Freesia has."

"Eh?" Hellen. "You what?" Hellen asked, his hands starting to tremble in fear.

"I am a weapon that Freesia has."

Hellen.

Next to him Hendrick just watched, he was shocked. But for now he would not be too concerned with his curiosity.

Better to keep up with the flow. Where this conversation will stop.

Hellen turned to look at his father.

"Did you mean a mission at the border was a mission to kidnap Freesia's weapons?" Hendrick asked still with a calm face.

Duke Wayne snorted, a sign that the answer was correct.

Meanwhile, next to Duke Wayne. The Duchess only looked closely at Clara Scoleths.

"Are you..."

"Hm?"

"...Are you the reason why the previous King was killed? If not, who killed him?" Duchess Wayne looked at Clara.

Clara replied, "It is true, I am the reason for her death. And about the real killer..." Clara said as she glanced at Duke Wayne.

"That's the present King of Freesia." Without any cue Duke Wayne ambushed Clara who was talking. He knew Clara wouldn't be so bold as to call it.

Because Clara had a bad impression of him anyway.

Duchess Wayne looked at her husband in disbelief, "Really?"

"Didn't you trust me?"

"It is not so. But this I do not know."

"I didn't want to tell you at first either. But this lousy rumor came suddenly to all corners of the Ranunculus. I had to tell you not to arouse suspicion."

"Dad." Hendrick, who had been silent since, opened his voice.

"What?"

"So this is why King Freesia hates Dad so much?"

"There's actually another problem anyway. Because the gun abduction incident was one of the reasons they hated Dad."

"Lantas, what's the reason you kidnapped Clara Scoleths?"

Hendrick asked again, thinking it was time to scrape the secrets of his father. But unfortunately it was a useless attempt. Because even though Duke Wayne's tongue is very sharp, it's no reason to expose his own secrets.

It's a little bit like the old thing. Where at that time Hendrick also did the same thing and then ended up in vain.

"There's a time for Dad to unpack everything." Hendrick stared hard.

"certain. But not now."

TB

Author Time first!!!

Some may be conscious and some not. The reason why in the rumors is not 'Clara Scoleths' but rather 'the adopted son of Duke Wayne' you should have some conscious.

That's because people in Ranunculus know that Duke Wayne adopted a daughter. But they don't know who that kid is because Clara Scoleths never once walked out of Wayne's residence except for a reason.

Even if she came out, Clara would still use a big robe plus a veil to cover herself. So yeah, well, they wouldn't know Clara was Duke Wayne's adopted daughter.

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