Side Story 18. Spider Trap (7)

At that moment, a person stood in front of Glont's blade. Glont momentarily injected mana into his arm and twisted the sword, changing its trajectory and causing it to hit the ground.

Bang!

The audience rooms huge marble floor was cleanly split into two. Glont couldn't see his surroundings well due to blood rushing to his head. Yet, when he saw who had intervened, even Arcanta was surprised, and he had been prepared to die.

"M, Mom!" shouted Arcanta.

"It's been a while, Son." It was Arscilla who suddenly stood in front of Glonts blade.

"You should be in the countryside. How did you get here? Arcanta asked in fluster.

"I brought her here, Duke Asteria answered as he ate peanuts behind the head of the imperial guard.

"Sir, you did?"

"Yeah. I guess the imperial palaces magic circle is certainly amazing. Even though blood was rushing to his head, that idiot still didnt feel her presence."

Arscilla smiled lightly as Duke Asteria spoke in his same old leisurely voice, and she said, "Thank you for inviting me here, Your Highness the Duke."

"No need to thank me, Duchess. Let's say that our previous debt has been paid with this."

Arscilla shook her head with a serious expression. "Your Highness has no debt to me. You had simply acted on my behalf at that time, so please don't let it burden your heart."

After saying that, she looked at Glont with gentle eyes. "It's an honor to see the great hero of the Empire who is held in such high esteem."

Glont's eyes trembled when he heard this, and Arscilla took a deep breath as she watched the silent Glont. "My son is lacking and has committed a great sin. It's also my crime for not raising my son right, so please punish me instead and reduce the punishment my son deserves."

"M, Mom!" When Arscilla asked to have her own life taken, Arcanta was genuinely shocked.

"Shut up! Dont interrupt when adults are talking, you bad child!"

Arcanta was more surprised when he heard his mother yelling at him than when hed faced Glont's killing intent.

"General. Of course, he committed a crime that cannot be reconciled with only my life, but please