Tyrant Code

The Duke is visiting.

These four words brought more than just a momentary commotion... Several nobles around looked at each other in blank dismay, their faces could not help showing surprise and a hint of fanaticism.

With the status of the vast majority of them, perhaps they will not be eligible to meet the Duke in this life.The only chance to get acquainted with the Duke, to please the Duke, and even to be appreciated by the Duke, may be tonight——

Tonight the Duke himself had come across it.

When the duke stepped into the banquet hall, a large group of people would immediately surround him.

But Gordon noticed that the faces of several people who were closer to him showed worried expressions.

"How did the Duke of Wellington appear here?..."

"This is Casal Moran's birthday party... The Duke is in control of the Royal Guards anyway, so it's only natural that he will appear here."

"According to common sense, there is only this reason... But this one cannot be explained by common sense."

They were whispering, looking at the Duke's car with a bit of fear.

"The Duke of Wellington...seems to be very dignified." Burrien excitedly tugged at Goldo's arm, "But when everyone discusses him, they always call him 'crazy' behind his back. .”

Why call a duke a madman?There are still some reasons for it.

During this period of time, Gordo has been trying to make up for the current customs and customs of the Celanca Empire, which also includes various latest rumors.The "Mad Duke" has always been a topic of discussion among the people.

The Duke of Wellington, full name Dermot Pound.His mother is the aunt of the current king, and his father is Prince Seychelle of the Kingdom of Archid in the Northland country.It stands to reason that the most noble blood flows in his veins, but his early life was not smooth.

His mother, Princess Anna, and his father, Prince Seychelles, were married through a political marriage.Since Princess Anna is the third heir to the Celanca Empire, and Prince Seychelle is the fifth heir to the Achide Empire, it seems that the couple is destined to miss the throne in this life, and they should be able to live in peace and tranquility. It's right to live this life.

But that all changed in the summer when Princess Anna became pregnant for the first time.Her elder brother died of a fall from a horse in an accident. In the same year, her elder sister who married to another country died of dystocia. The position of the first heir to the throne just fell from the sky on her head.

After discussing, Anna and Seychelle decided to return to the Celanca Empire to inherit the throne.

Anna grew up as a beautiful and intelligent princess.But her talent is obviously not enough for governing the country. Coupled with the change of kingship and the turbulent situation...the Celanca Empire at that time was simply a hot potato.The pressure of being king, coupled with the severe pregnancy reaction, made Queen Anna a little mentally weak.Fortunately, she has a husband who is proficient in government affairs to assist her and share her pressure.

But the situation gradually improved, and when Queen Anna found out that her husband cheated on her maid during pregnancy, it took a sharp turn for the worse again.

Queen Anna ordered the maid to be hanged.But the maid was found to be pregnant.Seychelle begged Anna to spare the maid and let her give birth to a child, but Anna ignored it and poisoned the maid in prison that night.

This conflict made the already mentally weak Anna even more difficult to bear, and finally gave birth to a dead baby during labor.At the same time, Seychelle began to be promiscuous and undisguised since then, often making Queen Anna furious or desperate.She ordered the heads of the maids beheaded one after another, and the blood flowed in the palace until no woman dared to approach Secil.At the same time, Anna began to drink heavily. After she was drunk, she became even more irrational. She often ran around the lawn of the bedroom in disheveled clothes, and occasionally knelt down in front of Seychelle's knees and cried bitterly, hoping to save her husband, but she only got him. Cold rejection.

And then, at some point, Anna was acting crazy even when she wasn't drunk.She often has hallucinations, refuses to be approached by others, screams or laughs all day long.The queen lost the ability to govern, and Seychelle took the opportunity to take the throne, but was blocked by Anna's mother, the Queen Mother Christina.The queen mother took the regent for five days on the grounds that Anna lost her mind, and ordered the expulsion of Seychelles with the Royal Guards.The desperate Seychel took Anna as a hostage in an attempt to force the queen mother to bow her head, but the queen mother did not agree.

So Seychel could only take Anna and fled back to Wellington, the territory where they had just married.

The Queen Mother established a new king with the support of the ministers.

Because of this turmoil, the relationship between Achide and Selanka continued to deteriorate, and finally a war broke out three years later.Archid was defeated, and Anna was returned to Celanca.

...At this moment, Anna was actually carrying a baby by her side.The name is "Demont" - which means "madman" in Archidic.

Because Anna has lived in the Kingdom of Arched for many years, she uses Arched German when she mutters to herself.This crazy and decadent woman, whose facial features can still vaguely glimpse a little of her youthful and beautiful appearance, shakes her most cherished child and calls him "Little Dement"...that is, "little lunatic".

Anna's return was not well received by all.At that time, the queen mother had passed away, and the new king in power was Anna's nephew, but he was older than Anna, and he didn't like Anna very much.Because Anna went crazy, she had the purest blood of the Celanka royal family flowing in her body. Because of this, the new king imprisoned her in a high tower of the royal family.

Demont also grew up in that tower, of course.There is only one crazy woman by her side.

Later, because the king could not bear children, in order to reject the pope's proposal for the next king, Dement was taken out of the tower and entered the palace, where he began to receive formal aristocratic education at the queen's knee.It's just that at that time he showed something different from ordinary children. He didn't like to talk. Occasionally, when he stared at someone coldly, his eyes seemed to be as crazy as when Queen Anna ordered the bloodbath of the palace. ——

Of course these are just rumors.

But mere rumors are disturbing enough.

The fear was that Demont would be the next mad king.

Fortunately, the queen's belly was upbeat and finally gave birth to a healthy prince three years ago.As a result, Demont also retired from the position of crown prince, was named Duke of Wellington, and even commanded the Royal Guards.

But as long as the name "Demonte" stuck with him, he was always viewed as a potential madman.

Gordon didn't think so.

The inheritance of mental illness is never simply determined by maternal genes.If only one of the parents is sick, then the probability of the child being sick should be around 15.00%.And although genetic factors have an important influence, they often work under certain environmental conditions...

If Anna did not inherit the throne and lived a comfortable life, she might not go crazy.No, the timing would be farther back—if she hadn't married Seychelle.

So as long as the duke doesn't go through a series of shocks like his mother, such as losing his relatives, ascending to the throne, partner's derailment, child's death, mother's betrayal, confinement in a high tower, etc... he still has a high chance of staying awake .

Just as Goldo was sighing, suddenly a gleam of golden color entered his sight.

It's Atrium.The golden one is Atrium's hair.

"Teacher." Gordon greeted, "Why are you here?"

Atrice glanced at him lightly and said, "It's not because of that Harris."

When Atrichia heard that Harris was about to enter the seminary, he couldn't sit still.At Harris' level, being a teacher is definitely misleading students and humiliating the seminary.Yatricia knew with her toes that Harris would definitely use the place of admission to the seminary to tempt Gordo to be his student, and with Gordo Moran's character, once he found out that the other party was an idiot, he would definitely Will taunt mode fully open, trying to hit Harris in the face.

But this is the lord's birthday party, and there are many little nobles watching.Could Atrichia expect these petty nobles to understand Gordo's theological debates and understand that Roderick Harris is a swindler?No, these petty nobles only identify with power and authority.Roderick Harris is a priest from the imperial capital and the cardinal's nephew. If he refutes Gordo, the people around him will never stand on Gordo's side.Taking a step back, even if the lord came out to support Gordo, the people around would only think that the lord was protecting his son, and turn a deaf ear to the facts...

This is the influence of the Holy See.

The only one who can really confront Harris head-on without losing the wind is Atrichia Horn himself.

So Atricia changed her clothes and ran straight to the castle.On the way, he was stopped by the guards because there was no invitation letter... Fortunately, Atricia's face is eye-catching enough. Even though he doesn't get in touch with people often, the other guests know him, so he managed to sneak in .

But when he came to the banquet hall, he found that Gordo had almost cleaned up Roderick Harris.

Actually endorsing with Goldo Morambi... Atricia doesn't know where Harris, an idiot, gets his confidence.

As Atricia thought so, the arc of her lips rose slightly.But soon, as if he had noticed something, he frowned and sighed.

He looked at Goldo Moran.I don't know when he started, but he really regarded this boy under the age of 12 as a precious student.His student is fledgling, as delicate and fragile as a chick, in need of guidance and protection.

Atricia Horne: "..."

Gordon froze for a moment, a little puzzled: "What are you looking at me for?"

Yatricia Horn sighed: "I suddenly find you very troublesome."

This feeling of worrying about others was the first time for Yatrixia.

Gordon who doesn't know why: "..."

I think it is not the Duke who is crazy, but you, Mr. Atrichia.Goldo complained in his heart.

Goldo and Atricia stood on the terrace and waited for a while, and sure enough, they saw the gold-leafed van stop in front of the castle gate.

After the carriage came to a complete stop, a tall attendant in a white dress emerged from the carriage. He stood by the door, bowed and sent his arms out respectfully.

A young man supported his arm, got out of the carriage, and landed safely.

The moment he set foot on this land, the nobles watching on the terrace fell silent, while the noisy guard of honor and ceremonial band stood aside with their heads bowed, making no sound.

"Your Excellency the Duke."

It wasn't just who started it. After one person took off his hat and saluted, all the people on the balcony who could see the Duke bowed their bodies and saluted the Duke.

Gordo and Atricia were also in the mix.But one of them had no awe of the duke, just pure curiosity, and the other didn't take the duke seriously at all.

After saluting, Goldo puffed up his chest, looked up to the balcony, and finally saw the whole picture of the Duke of Demont clearly.

He was as young as the rumors said, at most seventeen or eighteen.The luxurious costumes all over his body fully reflected the arrogance of the royal family, but his short pale golden hair and calm blue eyes settled down this flamboyant luxury, making him seem to be drawn from a colorful and detailed painting. It's just like the oil painting depicted.

He raised his head, frowned, and subconsciously looked at the terrace, circling anxiously as if looking for something.

After a few seconds, his eyes met with Gordon's.

Goldo: "..."

He gave the other party a reserved and elegant smile.

This is the most common way of greeting among nobles.Used in this kind of occasion, even if the identities of the two of them are very different, they will not be rude.

Unexpectedly, the Duke of Demento's pupils trembled instantly after receiving Goldo's smile, and then Goldo saw the other party's expression distorted for a while, and finally squeezed an expression that he didn't know whether it was crying or laughing in response.I don't know if it was an illusion, but Gordo actually saw a trace of... ecstatic from that weird expression?

Goldo: "..."

What kind of strange reaction is this?

What kind of Duke De Monte is this, don't be really crazy, right?