The Charles Becomes a Wizard

If Charles knew what Vincent was thinking, he would definitely laugh.

Sacrifice part of the family property to save the family?

Do not make jokes!

Charles was far more greedy than Vincent had imagined.

Even if Eric could successfully inherit the title of the Phantomhive family, the huge inheritance tax would be no small matter. Not to mention giving up part of the family property, Charles was now thinking about where to get the compensation for this part of the inheritance tax.

The fundamental reason why Vincent had that idea was that he didn't know Charles well enough, or in other words, Vincent didn't understand what Charles had experienced in what he called his "previous life".

He didn't know how much effort Ciel had put in to gain control of the entire family, nor did he know how much he knew about Phantomhive's industries.

In fact, if there were not a certain degree of difference between the two worlds, it would not take Charles that long to sideline Vincent, since he had been secretly inserting his men into the family business since Sebastian returned to him and had real leverage over many people.

Well, Charles had to admit that he had always been on guard against Vincent doing this to him, and he had considered more than once whether to just pack up and send Vincent away.

But because of his unwillingness, he has endured it until now. He wants to see what decision his father will make if the situation happens again.

But Vincent still disappointed him...

Although we were well prepared, it still took some time to actually take over the industry.

The truth he revealed in front of Vincent some time ago was just a false illusion created to paralyze the other party. After all, no matter how smart Vincent is, he is just a human being.

If the devil really wants to do something silently, it will never be discovered by a human.

......

As night falls, the Phantomhive Manor, which was always brightly lit, falls into silence.

The towering and magnificent building was shrouded in a mysterious veil by the watery moonlight, and looked like a sleeping giant beast under the cover of the dark night. The tall trees surrounding the manor swayed gently in the breeze, and the leaves rustled.

Everything is so peaceful and serene.

The Phantomhive family, which has lost the protection of its head and is supported only by two underage children, is seen by many people as a huge piece of fat meat, and many people are eager to take a big bite of this piece of meat.

Under the leadership of the previous head of the family, the Phantomhive family had damaged the interests of many nobles. After the news of Vincent's death came out, some people blamed the two children. Thinking of their outstanding looks, naturally some people had some dirty thoughts.

Is there anything that can satisfy them physically and mentally more than humiliating the other party's outstanding heir?

With all these thoughts in mind, many uninvited "guests" appeared around the manor that night.

These "guests" with ill intentions were quickly swallowed up by the protective magic in the manor.

Charles stood by the window, watching coldly as a dark vine tightly wrapped around a man's body, dragging him into the dark forest, and then calmly looked away.

Just then, a cup of milk at just the right temperature was placed in front of Charles.

"Sebastian, go make some tea."

"Master, drinking black tea at night will affect your sleep," Sebastian whispered. "I added honey to the milk according to your preference, you will like it."

"Such a hassle." Charles tapped the table in front of him with his fingers. "Has Eric gone to bed yet?"

"Yes, Master Eric is very tired today and has fallen asleep."

"Really..." It seems that he is really exhausted.

Charles let out a slow breath.

"Master," Sebastian took two steps forward, "you should also rest."

"I can not sleep."

"Master, are you hesitating?"

"what?"

"Do you want to continue to be loyal to the Queen?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ciel frowned, "I have never been loyal to her. I just completed the work of the Phantomhive family before."

"So," Sebastian lowered his eyes and looked at the boy who was completely enveloped by his shadow, "Why didn't you give the order?"

"It's easy for you to order me to kill the queen, right?"

"Ah..." Charles responded in a low voice, and raised his head slightly to meet the demon's scarlet gaze without avoiding or dodging: "If it's just to kill one person, of course it's easy."

"But how can you guarantee that after getting rid of the queen, the next heir to the throne will not attack the Phantomhive family?"

Charles counted out several crown princes who had all fallen into Phantomhive's hands. Charles paused and continued, "At least the queen is very friendly to the Phantomhive family on the surface. If someone who doesn't know the seriousness of the matter takes the throne and wants to deal with Phantomhive openly, it will be troublesome."

Putting aside whether they can win or not, the Phantomhive family will be inferior in name alone. A vicious dog that bites its master will be feared and despised wherever it goes. The reputation accumulated by the Phantomhive family for generations will vanish in an instant.

What's more, even for the Phantomhive family, it is not easy to fight against the queen and the nobles behind the queen. Even if they succeed in winning, it can only be a miserable victory.

Countless lives may be involved and the entire country may even be plunged into chaos.

The reason why Charles dared to attack the queen directly in his previous life was because he was alone. After completing his revenge, his soul would be taken away by the devil. Naturally, he didn't care what would happen to the country after the queen's death.

But in this life, Charles has his own family and friends, so he certainly can't just do whatever he wants and only care about his own pleasure.

"So, what are you going to do?" Sebastian tilted his head. "You should know that even though Master Vincent is "dead", the Queen still hasn't given up the idea of ​​using the Phantomhive family to appease the anger of the nobles."

"Ah, of course I know about this. The connections of the underworld are based on fear and interests." Charles propped up his forehead with one hand, "The most important thing now is to deal with those who dare to take advantage of it."

"Besides, I think the little prince, who just turned six this year, would be a good heir."

"Ah, are you planning to..."

"Since the previous heirs are not suitable, then let's train a suitable one." Charles said lightly.

"Even if it's Her Majesty the Queen, after losing her loved ones one after another, she wouldn't have the energy to play any tricks, right?"

If the queen wants to abandon the Phantomhive family, then wouldn't it be better to create a situation where she has to rely on Phantomhive?