Chapter 230.

Even the entrance to the estate was quite ancient and fancy. The gradual sunset with the sky turning red made it look like a famous painting. It appeared very spacious from the outside, but after entering, it truly was incredibly spacious. If the place was this large, it didnt seem difficult to avoid my uncle as long as I was careful about the dinner banquet with Duke Asteria.

"Welcome to the duchy. I'm Forte, the apprentice butler who will guide you." As we entered the castle, the apprentice butler bowed his head lightly and greeted us.

As it was the first time everyone was greeted this way in such a place, they all received the greeting awkwardly.

Guild Director Glont smiled at the scene and said, "I have something to tell the duke before the dinner banquet, so I'll go ahead first. You guys can just follow the butler's guidance.

The apprentice butler grew flustered, not expecting Glont to be moving separately.

"Is His Highness in the office?"

"Oh! Yes! Master-nim is in his office now! But, but I have to guide you...

"You don't need to guide me. I'll talk to the head butler, so you can just take care of these kids."

Guild Director Glont walked casually as if he were familiar with the castle, and after being unsure of what to do, the apprentice butler sighed slightly and said, "Then I will show you around."

Guided by the apprentice butler, I headed with the people from headquarters to a room where I could relax before dinner.

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Glont entered Duke Asterias office.

"Oh, you're here?" The duke took off his glasses and headed to the reception table.

Glont sat on the sofa along with the duke and said, "I would like to finish what we were talking about in the branch directors office that day."

"All right." The duke turned his head to the butler who was serving him, and the butler politely left the office after leaving tea and refreshments on the table.

Glont watched him leave and rubbed his face, his mind full of complicated thoughts, as he asked, "Is Your Highness sure Den is really your grandson? Just in case, I checked his ID card, and it was only for normal nobles. According to the records, it says he is the son of a nearly fallen knight family."

"Yes, I know that."

The duke was aware of this before he knew that Den was his grandson. But now, he had confirmed that the records were all fabricated by Talaria. Duke Asteria admired the power of the Big Mama Information Agency. Even the duke was deceived by the documents recorded in his own territory.

Glont's face became contorted by the duke's affirmation. "Did Anemone-nim marry into such a fallen knight family? And Your Highness allowed this? How can I believe something like this?"

"What are you going to do if you don't believe it? And I didn't allow it. I just pretended I didn't see her because she was throwing a tantrum."

The duke still didn't like the fact that a dam was broken because of nonsense from an old man with dementia or that he had an empty-headed man as his son-in-law. Although he knew that half of what Doomstone did was influenced by Anemone, did it make sense to do such ridiculous things? Of course, the main reason was to hide from political issues.

"But I thought, if it were Your Highness, you would have forced her to bring him to be a live-in son-in-law. I can't believe you disguised it with her death...

Duke Asteria smiled bitterly at Glont's words. "Because Anemone didn't want to. If it was known that she was alive, who knows what that lunatic, the Blood Emperor, would do to her family. Besides, she said it's better just to live simply, both her and my son-in-law.

But he didnt say the words, Although, I don't know if the Chief of the Crow Tribe can live simply."

Glont smiled at the duke's grumbling. "So, Your Highness cares not only for Anemone-nim but also your son-in-law.

"Hmmph, do you think I care about the jerk who never even came by to say hello after Anemone died? Besides, if he had grandchildren, he should have brought them to say hello immediately. The youngest grandson is already an adult, but he doesnt even bring them to say hello?

"Haha, I see.

Glont had an awkward smile but put on a serious face. "Then I'll have another person go to the Alps, not Den. It said in the report that Den volunteered, but I can't send your grandson to that danger zone."

"The Alps? Why would a civil servant go there?"

Glont bit his teeth and smiled when Duke Asteria looked at him dumbfounded. "The commander of the capital defense sent me a request for cooperation with a seal from His Majesty the Emperor.

Seeing the forced smile that Glont put on whenever he was angry, the duke burst into laughter. "Hes a soldier, and