The Survival Strategy of the Contract Duchess - Chapter 120 (END OF MAIN STORY)

Kyler’s pronouncement threw the hall into an uproar.

“That’s absurd!”

And amidst the clamor, Elina’s voice was the first to erupt.

Her urgent tone trembled even in that brief exclamation. Though all eyes were on her, her gaze remained fixed on the platform. Her eyes swept over the Emperor and Empress seated on the throne, then Kyler and Sasha, before finally settling on Sasha.

Her blazing blue eyes seemed to pierce right through her. The way she clenched her teeth suggested her tightly clenched fists were trembling as well.

“Ah, so it’s the Lady of Iberne. Do you have something to say?”

Lidian, noticing that no one was supporting her objection and that she was merely glaring in their direction, casually tossed out a question to the young lady.

Startled by his seemingly gentle voice, Elina turned her gaze to Lidian, who was looking directly at her. She was about to offer a rebuttal to defend her father, but then she looked at him again.

He was definitely smiling but she suddenly felt a chill. She had always thought of him as a lenient Emperor, easily swayed by the beautiful Empress and harboring other emotions, but the look in his eyes now was so chilling that it made her body stiffen.

“Well as everyone knows, my father is a kind and gentle Marquis. He doesn’t participate in noble assemblies and is simply devoted to caring for his territory.”

Some people nodded slightly at her words, but no one stepped forward to support her opinion.

The moment Kyler spoke up, it was over.

For years, he had silently eliminated monsters and suppressed rebels as if he were the Empire’s personal asset. It was no exaggeration to say that the Emperor’s authority stemmed from this man.

He could have easily monopolized the Emperor’s favor, even surpassed him, but he had silently carried out his duty as if it were his calling.

That was why Kyler had maintained his reputation even without engaging in external activities, even on his own.

The fact that he was stepping forward meant it was already over. Whether it was true or not, there was no room for refutation, and he was not the kind of person to lie in front of others, especially when he could have handled it himself.

“If it’s about the evidence, I have it well-collected and will submit it now. Anyone can see what the evidence is at any time. If there are doubts, please verify it.”

“I’ve already checked. Ugh, it’s quite frightening. Sasha, it’s fortunate that she was neglected and not influenced by that man.”

Lidian added a word with a smirk, chilling the atmosphere. His casual remark contained too much.

“I am ready to show it, so I will leave the judgment to His Imperial Majesty. And I will step away from him. Whatever the disposition, it is now under His Majesty’s jurisdiction.”

“So you’re just going to bother me. I will make a separate decision on this matter.”

Kyler turned around and stood next to Sasha as if he had said everything he needed to say. Lidian, shaking his head and muttering, rose from his seat and finally stepped forward to the center of the platform.

“The introduction was long. In that sense, a banquet has been generously prepared to celebrate the disappearance of monsters from the Empire and to commend the merits. Let us all enjoy it together.”

As soon as the Emperor finished speaking, the music of the splendid court orchestra began.

Perhaps knowing in advance that the atmosphere would be somewhat awkward, everyone began to converse smoothly and naturally to the lively and lovely melody of the strings.

Even though the content was not lovely, the atmosphere gradually heightened, and in the end, it became a banquet filled with cheers for Kyler and Sasha, who had eliminated the Empire’s greatest threat.

In the meantime, Elina was completely forgotten.

The young ladies who had praised her beauty and approached her with giggles, saying they wanted to be friends, and the young masters who had exchanged glances and approached her to make a good impression were gone. Of course, Sasha didn’t even look her way.

Her parents were not present, so the adults were out of the question.

Elina, completely ignored, could do nothing but stand there motionless for a while.

*

The sound of water flowing between the rocks echoed. In the darkness of the Ignote Duchy’s garden, Kyler and Sasha sat in a gazebo similar to the one they had seen in the Uhalin Forest, gazing at the water flowing beneath it.

Kyler and Sasha were still wearing the dresses and formal attire they had worn at the banquet. In the darkness, where the only light came from the lamps placed along the waterway, the jewels on Sasha’s dress occasionally reflected the light.

They had left the Imperial Palace as soon as the banquet began and the atmosphere was ripe. It wasn’t because they were avoiding Midienna’s gaze, but because they were uncomfortable with the glances they occasionally received.

“Really, why do they do that when they’re just going to run away if I even make eye contact? They should just enjoy the banquet.”

Sasha, distracted by something jumping out of the waves in front of her, looked down and spoke to him. Kyler made a small sound, “Hmm.”

There were so many people around who wanted to talk to him. But when someone mustered the courage to speak to Kyler and he turned to look at them, they would freeze the moment they made eye contact with him and couldn’t continue.

“It’s not just one person, it’s several people, so it’s like putting a baby in the middle and saying, ‘Look here, look here.'”

Sasha suddenly pouted and grumbled.

Kyler was watching the beautifully braided hair with small jewels attached in between, making it sparkle.

“I remember how surprised you were when you first saw me.”

Sasha flinched as if she had been caught. She smiled awkwardly and turned to him, smiling brightly.

“I was so surprised back then. I had never seen such a handsome person in the world.”

Only after answering did she realize that the first meeting she had in mind was different from the first meeting he was talking about, but well, Sasha would have been the same. She would have only seen the Marquis and the employees from afar, so she couldn’t have helped but be surprised to see such a handsome man up close.

Kyler was looking at her with a deep smile. It was as if he was stroking her hair and caressing her cheeks with his eyes.

His eyes, darkened by the night, sparkled, and it seemed as if the me reflected in his eyes was sparkling as well.

“I think all the bad things that happened in the meantime were all for the sake of meeting Kyler. I would be happy with just Kyler, but I’m receiving such a big heart, and I can feel that everyone in this mansion likes me. I’m also enjoying this leisurely life that the family has worked so hard to maintain.”

She was sometimes surprised by this scenery, even though she was just looking at it beautifully. The fact that they had created a waterway in the garden, which had only had a small fountain, was amazing.

It wasn’t that she was measuring her feelings with such material things, but it was clear that Kyler’s feelings for her were directly revealed.

“That’s why I wanted to do anything for you. That’s why I readily followed you to the forest, and I readily followed you to the monsters.”

“It was reckless.”

“It was reckless.”

Kyler lowered his face to her, who was smiling brightly. A smile naturally formed on her lips as his lips gently touched and parted.

I feel sorry for the people who were afraid of him and avoided him at the banquet. If they only knew, he’s such a kind and sweet man.

Following her lips, Kyler’s lips also drew a smile.

“Can I stick with you as much as I want now?”

At Sasha’s words, Kyler lowered his eyebrows on his smiling lips.

“At that time, I wanted to blame myself, but I thought it might have sounded like I was blaming you, depending on how you thought about it.”

“Ah? Never! I never thought that way.”

She never thought that way at all. She was just heartbroken to see him suffering because he hadn’t caught the monster’s warning signs because he was with her.

“You’re the one who protects me so strongly. I’m so grateful. I’m the happiest person in the world that you’re my husband.”

I had been looking around and trying to survive alone in another world, but would I have been able to survive without this man?

When she felt that she could not overcome the depth of his gaze, which looked at her with deeper emotions as she said she was happy, she felt so happy that her heart was bursting.

“There’s still a lot to do. I’ll make everything you want to do come true.”

“Anything?”

Nod.

“Everything?”

Nod.

This man’s concise and intense emotions didn’t know how to turn around and went straight ahead. Sasha also responded to his heart with a bright smile.

“Okay. Then, let’s go in quickly. I want to be alone with you.”

Kyler’s eyes became serious as he immediately realized the meaning of her words, spoken in a slightly shy voice.

“Kyaa! What is it? Are you in such a hurry?”

Just as she was thinking of getting up and going back to the mansion, Kyler stood up and lifted her up in his arms.

Sasha’s laughter rang out clearly on the way back to the mansion. Inside the mansion, the maids scurried away and hid to avoid their path.

If I had a contract, I would find it and secretly fix it.

The contract period is until the moment of death, and the contract details are. I will love you with all my heart.

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