Becoming a winner in life starts with becoming a shadow

While the palace was filled with cheers, the atmosphere in the castle of Kageno Territory was unusually depressing.

Why?

Because about ten minutes ago, Claire and Reed returned here with a coffin pulled by a carriage.

The person in the coffin was Maria, but not herself, but the body cloned by Shiho Miyano from her genes before her bloodline transformation.

This was Claire's intention, in order to end all the ties of Maria in the shadow world.

Of course, it didn't have to be like this.

After all, it's not uncommon for a few missing people to be found.

But Claire insisted on doing so.

The reason was very simple. Claire wanted to see how her cheap father Nix would react to this situation.

After all, the mother who really had family affection had been taken to another world to enjoy happiness, so Claire planned to test the father who had no family affection.

Claire still remembered that Nix did nothing after being captured by Viscount Olba.

That's why Claire had Shiho Miyano secretly clone a body without Maria's knowledge, just to test Nix's reaction.

If Nix is ​​really sad, then Claire will not break off the father-daughter relationship with him and give him some protection in the future.

But if Nix doesn't show any sadness, then Claire plans to break off the father-daughter relationship.

As for whether Reed would have any objections, Claire is not worried, after all, Reed expressed his support for Claire's decision at the beginning.

When Claire and Reed drove the carriage to drag Maria's clone back to the castle, they saw that Nix had invited some people to hold a banquet in the castle. Nix was like a butterfly, wandering in the banquet, happy.

On one side was the banquet being held in the front yard of the castle, and on the other side was the coffin brought back by the carriage, which made the atmosphere of the entire venue very awkward for a while.

But this was not the reason for the depressing atmosphere.

Because when seeing this scene, Claire was not angry, after all, the anger was calmed down by Reed before reaching the castle.

After all, with their strength, they can sense the situation in the castle from a distance.

You should know that Maria is currently missing in the real world, and it has been three days.

Although Maria, the Baroness, is certainly not as important as Alice in the palace, she has also received much attention because of Claire.

After three days of disappearance, Nix not only did not feel anxious, but was still holding a banquet. If you say that the relationship between the couple is very good, no one would believe it.

As for whether Nix sent someone to find Maria symbolically, Claire doesn't know yet, but just because Nix is ​​holding a banquet, Claire has the idea of ​​drawing a sword and chopping this bastard father.

Fortunately, Li De has been paying attention to Claire and persuaded her before she got angry.

After all, Maria, the cheap mother, is not really missing, and she deserves the word "indulging in sensuality" in the world of killing her sister, so there is no need to be so angry.

After all, the purpose of coming back this time is not to test, with such a good excuse to sever ties, why should you be angry?

It was because Li De persuaded her that Claire was able to hold back her anger, and then there was the awkward scene after the two sides met.

Claire had not intended to be angry at first, after all, she had already planned to treat Knicks as an outsider.

But who would have thought that Knicks would run to her and show off his poor acting skills, and it was Knicks' poor performance that really rekindled Claire's anger.

After seeing the coffin, Knicks immediately realized who was lying in the coffin.

So he threw away the red wine glass in his hand, ran to the side of the coffin with a dry howl, and then pushed open the coffin lid.

After seeing that the woman lying inside was indeed Maria, the woman who beat him up for no reason, Knicks howled even louder.

But no matter who was present, they could hear that this dry howl was not only not sad at all, but also a little excited.

Even those who were not close could hear the excitement in the dry howl that was suppressed as much as possible, and Claire, who was close at hand, knew it even more clearly, and she also saw the happiness in Knicks' eyes.

Because of this, Claire, who had rekindled her anger, made the atmosphere inside the entire castle depressing.

Not because of the sad mood, but because of the uncontrollable killing intent.

At this moment, the people in the entire venue were no different from the members of the Knights in the previous martial arts arena, and the situation was even worse. The main reason was that Claire did not simply release her breath, but also brought killing intent.

Therefore, these people not only felt that their hearts were pressed by a huge rock, but also felt that their bodies began to gradually become cold, and even their consciousness was about to be swallowed by darkness.

"Sister, don't do this!" Seeing that some people were about to give up, Li De spoke up.

As Li De's voice sounded, Claire restrained her breath.

For a moment, everyone in the venue felt that the dullness in their chests disappeared instantly, and the coldness that was about to freeze their bodies and souls also disappeared. The sun became warm again, and the numb perception regained consciousness.

Alive. Survived!

The people who fell to the ground in various miserable postures were now gasping for breath and looking with horror at the woman who was still riding on the horse, without making any movement but relying solely on murderous aura to almost take their lives.

This is definitely not a genius swordsman.

Because the word genius is not worthy of describing that woman.

Only a monster can describe it!

Yes, it is a monster!

This is a monster!

After all, I have never heard of anyone who can kill people with murderous intent.

In fact, if I hadn't felt the touch of death in person, who would dare to believe that I almost died.

"My dear Sid, can you tell me what happened and why my dear Maria left me." After catching his breath, Nix gritted his teeth and asked Li De with trembling.

After all, he felt Claire's murderous intent the most deeply. If he hadn't had nowhere to run, he would have run as far as he could at this moment.

"Sister?" Li De did not give an answer, but looked at Claire and asked, maintaining the role of a useless and useless brother.

But the people present would not think that Li De was a waste. Just because he could dissuade Claire, his value had already broken through the sky.

"I have avenged my mother. Let's prepare for the funeral. My only hope is that my mother can rest in peace." Claire said coldly with a straight face.

Because she was afraid that she would show a strange expression if she didn't keep a straight face.

After all, when Reed heard these words and thought of the person who might be having fun at the moment, his mouth was almost twitching uncontrollably.     "Oh! Someone, hurry up and call the Knights to escort Maria to the church!" Nix shouted to the servants in the castle.

It was not until the Knights arrived and Claire and Reed led the whole team of knights to slowly leave the castle that Nix sat on the ground and breathed heavily.

Logically, Nix should go with them at this moment.

But including Nix, no one present could leave the castle at this moment.

Who told Claire's murderous intent to be so terrifying? Under such murderous intent, incontinence is inevitable. At this moment, no one's lower body is not a mess.

In fact, if they were not in an open space, the stench would have filled the entire venue.

After Claire and Li De led their people away, the nobles present hurriedly asked their followers to prepare formal clothes.

As for going home, it was impossible to go home.

After all, no one could afford the anger of the newly promoted champion of the God of War Festival.

Especially after feeling that death was so close to them.

So they could only stay in the Kageno territory, and then wait to change into formal clothes for the funeral, and then go to the church in the town to keep vigil.

It was too dangerous to leave the Kageno Barony before the Kageno Baroness was buried peacefully.

In addition, these people also mobilized their own connections to notify other nobles.

After all, only by giving enough face to that monster can their own safety be guaranteed.

So one day later, when the news of Baroness Maria's assassination reached the capital, there was also a rumor.

That is, when Marquis Claire and his brother Sid brought back their mother's body, they happened to meet the unreliable Baron's father holding a banquet.

Marquis Claire was angry and had murderous intentions at the time, and the people in the entire venue almost died under the terrifying murderous intentions.

If they had heard this rumor a day ago, the nobles of the capital would have only sneered with disdain.

They thought that those who believed in this rumor were definitely mentally ill, and they were seriously ill.

But when they personally felt that Alexia's breath could really oppress people and make them breathless, these people really believed this rumor that sounded a bit unreliable.

After all, Claire had previously stunned thousands of people with one glance, and now it seemed nothing strange that he almost killed a group of weak chickens with a murderous intention.

Therefore, the nobles of the capital who received the news almost came out in full force and all rushed to the territory of Baron Kageno.

Even if you haven't received an invitation, you have to go!

After all, don't forget that Marquis Claire is the main force of the royal faction, and her brother Sid Kageno will become the fiancé of Princess Alexia after graduation.

Just for this relationship, you have to go.

After all, no one wants to be targeted by these two monsters.

Although Claire said clearly that she would not participate in the pioneering war when she accepted the title of Marquis, no one would not intervene in internal cleanup affairs.

Giving the other party an excuse in this matter, are you really afraid of not dying fast enough?

So in the next few days, Baron Kageno's territory was unprecedentedly lively.

Because almost all the nobles of the Kingdom of Midgar gathered here, and even some foreign nobles came to attend the funeral and mourned Baroness Maria.

Among them, King Klaus and the two princesses put aside the affairs of the capital and came here to attend the mourning meeting. They did not set off to return to the capital until after the burial.

After the funeral, Claire did not leave with Reed immediately, after all, there were some things that needed to be explained to Nix.

After the funeral was over and all the guests were sent away, Claire and Reed came to Nix's study.

Nix had been waiting for a long time, after all, Reed had informed Nix of today's conversation several days ago.

After seeing Claire and Reed come in, Nix quickly stood up from behind the desk. He had no dignity as a father at all, but was a little cautious, with a flattering smile on his face.

"You are here, please sit down first!" Nix hurriedly greeted Li De and Claire.

"No, this conversation will not take up much of your time. I am here to tell you what my mother said." Claire said coldly.

"Tell me, what did Maria say at the end of her life?" Nix saw Claire's expression and knew that things were irreversible.

Then he sat back on the chair and asked indifferently.

As for why Nix's expression changed so suddenly, it was mainly because he was worried that his daughter might take his life.

After all, with Claire's current influence in the Kingdom of Midgar, if she said that her father died of grief because of her mother's accidental death, no one would question it, but would give her a loving evaluation.

So Nix was always worried during the funeral, fearing that his daughter would find an excuse to deal with him after the funeral.

But when he understood the intention of Claire and Li De at this moment, Nix was relieved.

As long as he is not executed in private, everything else is fine.

As for trying to restore family affection, Nix is ​​very self-aware.

After all, the marriage with Maria was a political marriage, and there was no emotional connection.

For a son-in-law with no status, it is enough to do a good job as a husband and a father.

If there is a family with affection, would Claire call Nix, her biological father, a bald man?

You know, Claire called Nix a bald man as early as when she was captured by Viscount Olba.

And in front of an outsider, she didn't hold back at all, which shows what Nix's status is in Claire's mind.

"My mother told me to tell you that the baronial title and territory will be left to you, as compensation for the lives you gave me and Sid. But you are not allowed to use the surname of Kageno, because you are not worthy.

I will take Sid away, and he will inherit my title of marquis in the future. From now on, there will be no connection between us, and you should not do anything in the name of me and Sid. This is the last warning, remember it! Let's go, Sid!" Claire said, and turned around very decisively.

"Okay, sister!" Li De followed immediately.

As soon as the two left the study, there was a muffled sound of heavy objects hitting the floor in the study.