Became a Medieval Fantasy Wizard-Chapter 350

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"I-I'm innocent!"

"I'd like to say that, but..."

Ian had a brief conversation with the wizard.

The woman who introduced herself as Wizard Stera was a skilled air mage.

Stera was the one who had taken Duke Roxlan down with a surprise attack.

"I just wanted to end everything!"

"I understand."

Right before Ian was about to clash with Duke Roxlan—

Stera unleashed a spell she had prepared in advance on the Duke.

She had made the decision to side with Ian after observing the situation.

After hearing her circumstances, it was understandable why she'd want to join Ian.

Stera was an unfortunate wizard who had been staying as a guest lodger and somehow ended up among the Duke's closest confidants...

Ian definitely had the moral high ground.

Already sick of the Duke, she simply blasted him with the magic she had prepared, ending the fight.

This was good for Ian in many ways.

Not so much for Stera, though.

"How was I supposed to know the Duke was that weak!"

"..."

As an air mage, Stera had mimicked the Mystery of Storm to create a small lightning bolt.

She had shot lightning at bandits several times during her travels and was confident in creating lightning strong enough to knock a person unconscious.

So she confidently fired lightning at the Duke...

The problem was that Duke Roxlan was much weaker than Stera had anticipated.

Strictly speaking, it was indeed Stera's fault.

Duke Roxlan was visibly a frail old man.

Just because he looked pale like a vampire didn't mean he had a vampire's durability.

But Stera had fired lightning without considering the Duke's condition—

And now, the Duke was unconscious and fighting for his life(...).

Naturally, the elderly have weaker bodies than the young.

Young people can get up after falling down, but the elderly might die on the spot.

In the worst case, Duke Roxlan could die right here.

If that happened?

Congratulations! You've become a duke-killer!

"I know that!!!"

Stera shouted, looking like she might faint herself.

Ian was about to explain the situation but stopped.

Stera seemed well aware of the seriousness.

"You can't abandon me?! If you do, I'll tell Eredith!"

"...Act your age. Let's stay calm."

Ian replied with a slight jolt.

...In truth, he had briefly considered cutting ties with her, but she was a fellow wizard who knew Eredith.

He intended to help her escape with her life, at least.

As for dealing with the aftermath? Not his problem?

"You've helped me greatly, so I'll help you avoid the worst outcome as well."

"Ah... that's enough for me."

Stera grumbled but accepted.

As an experienced wizard, she understood the ecology of nobility well enough.

If Duke Roxlan died... she'd have to flee.

Well, the dead person would be unfortunate, but what could she do?

If she escaped far away to Gazuus or Araz, the people of Roxlan would be left sucking their thumbs.

Moreover, the Imperial University was in Dranheim, Araz.

If Stera deliberately hid herself in the university, there would be nothing they could do.

The worst scenario for her would be imprisonment in Roxlan's dungeon...

But Ian would prevent that, so she was somewhat relieved.

"For now, stay confined to your room. Belenka will guard you."

"Thank you..."

Stera trudged away, completely drained.

***

The sun rose without fail the next day.

Roxlan Castle was eerily quiet the following day, as if the previous night's chaos had been a mere dream.

All the traffic control had already been completed.

Ian had sent his soldiers away, keeping only a few guards, and Roxlan's security returned to the hands of Roxlan soldiers.

The nobles hadn't left and remained in the banquet hall.

...Because Duke Roxlan had collapsed.

Even if he'd set a vile trap and told brazen lies, a duke was still a duke.

Nothing could be done until the Duke regained consciousness, but he was knocked out by lightning.

The doctor said he might die in the worst case.

The clergy prayed diligently for the Duke's recovery.

What a tremendously helpful action for the Duke.

Ian wrote a letter to Elia informing her about the castle's situation while receiving news from outside.

"I hear Duke Fargar's army has begun advancing."

Belenka, having gathered information from the knights, reported everything she'd learned to Ian.

"How coincidental."

"The timing is terrible."

Just as Duke Roxlan had fallen—

Duke Fargar had begun his advance.

After sweeping away the ragtag army of the Rashin Kingdom, he was moving toward his next target.

If they wanted to stop Duke Fargar without war, now was the only opportunity.

"But I don't think we need to worry."

Ian nodded.

Even though Duke Roxlan had fallen, there shouldn't be any problem stopping Duke Fargar.

That was because Maria was safe.

Currently, the Emperor was staying in Roxlan.

Duke Roxlan is down? Then the Emperor can step in!

Roxlan would be upset about being excluded from negotiations... but it couldn't be helped.

"Roxlan's in a desperate situation too. They'll have to deal with it somehow."

Belenka's prediction was correct.

That evening.

Duke Roxlan's son arrived at Roxlan Castle.

He had rushed all day after receiving an urgent message.

"Is that the Duke's son?"

"Seems like it."

Ian watched the Duke's son's arrival alongside Belenka.

He was unmistakably Duke Roxlan's son.

The bushy hair, pale face, and gloomy eyes...

"He really looks like him."

"Well, he is his son."

He resembled Duke Roxlan so closely that you might believe the Duke had somehow rejuvenated.

'Nothing resolves easily.'

Ian's head was already throbbing at the thought of dealing with Duke Roxlan's son.

Ian was just a wizard.

Now he had to wrestle with nobles in another WWE match.

This was exactly why wizards rarely accepted titles.

Always arguing with nobles while missing out on important magic training!

"Wizard, Count Francis is calling for you."

He'd already been informed.

Count Francis = Duke Roxlan's son.

"I'll go now."

Ian headed to the room where the Duke's son waited.

Count Francis was praying with his hands clasped before a holy painting.

Whether it was for show or genuine wasn't clear, but he passed as a Heaven's Faith believer.

"Pleased to meet you, Wizard Ian."

Count Francis spoke in a chilling voice.

With his vampire-like appearance and spine-tingling voice, it was hard to tell if he was Count Francis or Count Dracula.

'The young Duke Roxlan... must have been quite frightening.'

Ian was grateful he'd met the Duke in his old age...

"You dealt with my father quite impressively."

Ian was slightly amazed by Count Francis's first words.

Savage...!

This man, a savage son...!

What an unfilial son!

"I regret how things turned out. But please understand it wasn't entirely my fault."

When Ian spoke respectfully, Count Francis smiled slightly.

"I'm not blaming you."

"...?"

"I knew such a day would come. My father... Duke Roxlan, is not a righteous man. He's always harbored suspicious spirits and set traps like a spider."

Ian nearly blurted out, "Wow! You know him so well!"

This guy, is he really Duke Roxlan's son?

He knows the Duke too accurately!

"Though it's inappropriate for a son to say, my father's situation is his own doing."

Ian gained a fresh understanding of just how fractured Duke Roxlan's character really was.

What on earth had he done to make even his son so disgusted?

"If my father doesn't recover, I'll have to stop Duke Fargar."

"Probably."

No joke, Count Francis might be promoted(?) to Duke Roxlan if things continued this way.

That would happen if Duke Roxlan died!

"I heard you're planning to marry the Silverwind heir."

"..."

Ian simply nodded.

Something, something felt off, but...

It wasn't exactly a situation where he could deny it, was it?

"That's right."

"My father would have tried to take your fiancée."

"...That's what happened."

Count Francis nodded and said:

"My father once lost his concubine to the Margrave of Silverwind."

"I've heard rumors."

"She was as pure as a lily. Too pitiful to be captured by a man like my father."

They say people covet what they cannot possess.

The gloomy Duke wanted to possess Maria's beautiful, pure mother.

But the woman the Duke loved fell for a handsome middle-aged man...

"At a banquet where vassals gathered. She became Silverwind's woman."

Count Francis spoke with an eerie laugh.

As if enjoying some delicious gossip.

"My father, having lost his concubine, couldn't honorably challenge him to a duel. Instead, he smiled kindly and congratulated the couple."

"And schemed behind their backs."

"It's his innate nature."

The rest was as Ian knew.

Duke Roxlan joined hands with the Rashin Kingdom and destroyed the Margrave of Silverwind.

And then before the Duke... appeared the daughter of the woman he had loved.

Who didn't call him father.

Duke Roxlan immediately plotted to eliminate Ian and take Maria.

Though he was thwarted by Ian's magic.

"A twisted possessiveness."

Count Francis spoke in a deflated voice.

"Father shouldn't have abandoned Silverwind like that. That's not what someone in a duke's position should do."

"..."

"So I sincerely bless you."

"?"

Suddenly?

Ian was slightly taken aback, but Count Francis approached without hesitation and offered his hand.

Ian grabbed the Count's hand in confusion.

"I have very important information for you."

"...Please tell me."

"Get married as soon as possible. Have children quickly too."

"???"

No, that's for me to decide—

Ian was about to say, but stopped.

The engagement with Maria was fake from the start, so what more could he say!

"I sincerely want to right my father's wrongs."

Count Francis spoke to Ian with gloomy yet forthright(?) eyes.

He already looked at Ian as Maria's husband!

"For that, we need to establish House Silverwind as soon as possible."

"..."

"We need children from you and Maria."

Ian felt like he might die from the pressure of Count Francis's gaze.

"There's no need to rush like that..."

"No. We must hurry."

Count Francis said.

"Do you know that your wife is a bastard?"

"Was that true?"

"It is. Maria's mother never married the Count of Silverwind."

Ian faltered at the Count's next words.

"Don't be surprised. The Margrave of Silverwind had a daughter born from his legal wife."

"That's..."

"There's a high possibility that Duke Fargar has secured that woman."

"!"

Ian couldn't continue. freewebnoveℓ.com

If that was true...

Then Duke Fargar wasn't holding a fake heir...

But a true heir with even greater legitimacy than Maria!

"So marry quickly and start a family."

"But..."

Count Francis spoke in a low voice, almost whispering:

"I'll take care of the woman Duke Fargar found."

"..."

His voice remained spine-chilling.

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