IRMY Chapter 2

Melione Carlton Spioren—that was the Duke’s name. Ceylon, the territory of the Spioren Duchy, was located at the southernmost tip of the empire, a city of summer all year round.

The northern kingdom of Norden, perpetually gripped by the harsh cold, was not prosperous due to its high altitude, barren land, and limited farmland. In contrast, Ceylon, with its vast plains and harbor, was called the “Pearl of Paltrieon.”

Perhaps that was why Erhan, the Emperor of Paltrieon, always considered the Spioren Duchy a thorn in his side.

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A duchy with a city more prosperous than the capital. From the perspective of the Paltrieon imperial family, which had absorbed and ruled surrounding kingdoms for centuries, Ceylon felt like a territory that was theirs, yet not quite.

However, they couldn’t unreasonably mistreat the Spioren Duchy, which not only made remarkable contributions in every war but also served as an excellent supply route.

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The Spioren Duchy was one of the founding contributors to the Paltrieon Empire and its most prestigious noble family. Therefore, the imperial family had always been wary of the duchy, fearing they might attempt to establish a principality or instigate a war of independence.

However, there was no justification for suppressing the Spioren Duchy, which had never shown any signs of rebellion, simply because they were bothersome.

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Although not directly related to the imperial family by blood, the Spioren Duchy held such historical significance that they were first in line for the throne should the imperial bloodline end.

That’s why the biggest question raised by readers during the serialization of the novel ‘Lechis’ was, “Why did the Emperor of Paltrieon push for a marriage between the Princess of Norden and the Duke of Spioren?”

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The marriage of a princess from a vassal state to the crown prince of the empire wasn’t a bad option. After wars of conquest, it was common to forcibly promote marriage alliances with conquered nations.

If the blood of Norden and Paltrieon were mixed in this way, it would be easier to fully absorb and annex Norden later. On the contrary, the union of the Spioren family and the Princess of Norden posed a greater threat to the imperial family.

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Yet, strangely, the Emperor of Paltrieon vehemently opposed the marriage of the Crown Prince and the Princess of Norden. Not only that, but he even sent her to marry into the bothersome Spioren Duchy.

Despite the fact that the marriage between Norden and the Spioren Duchy wasn’t particularly advantageous for the emperor.

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‘That truth is only revealed after Melione’s death…’

Yuro, looking at the notebook containing all the information he remembered, suddenly shouted for the carriage to stop. He couldn’t bear the motion sickness any longer while looking at the densely packed letters.

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As the carriage stopped, Yuro hurriedly opened the door and jumped out, leaning his hand against a roadside tree and vomiting repeatedly.

He hadn’t eaten anything, and this wasn’t the first time, so nothing actually came out. The coachman, watching him with a disgusted expression, shouted irritably,

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“Hey, we’re almost there! What am I supposed to do if you keep asking me to stop the carriage?”

“…”

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“Get a hold of yourself! We’re practically at the ducal estate, for goodness’ sake.”

The coachman was furious because Yuro made a fuss about stopping every time he felt even slightly queasy.

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Yuro staggered, staring blankly at the dilapidated carriage. It certainly hadn’t looked this shabby when they departed from the royal palace.

Of course, it wasn’t a grand procession of multiple carriages, as he had no dowry or even a single common gift, but even the few knights and servants who accompanied him had all returned as soon as they reached the border.

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The only specialties of Norden, a land where it’s winter all year round, were leather and wool, and the king hadn’t given Yuro anything, claiming they wouldn’t be of any use in the southern Ceylon anyway.

And so, despite the fact that this was a marriage between a royal of Norden and an imperial duke, there were no guards, no entourage, and no servant left to accompany Yuro, leaving him as the only one heading toward this marriage.

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Since even the carriage had been taken back, Yuro had no choice but to find a hired carriage along the way. For the coachman, whose time was money, it was only important to get there and back quickly, regardless of Yuro’s nausea.

“My apologies. I’ll get back in soon.”

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Yuro rinsed his mouth lightly with water and climbed back into the carriage. Because he was in terrible shape due to motion sickness and the consequent delay of two weeks beyond the original month-long journey he had anticipated, his travel funds had long since run out.

‘I’m really going to die on the way.’

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He couldn’t get used to this damned carriage. He had cursed the royal carriage for its rough ride, and this rented, rickety carriage was certainly no better.

“If I show up like this and claim to be a prince from Norden, they’ll really believe me.”

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Yuro scoffed at his dirty appearance. Of course, he had the imperial edict sent by the emperor and the marriage proposal sent to Norden by Duke Melione in response. But if he presented those documents in this beggarly state, it wouldn’t be surprising if anyone suspected they were forged.

There was another funny thing. While the emperor might have overlooked it out of sheer presumptuousness, even the marriage proposal sent by Melione didn’t clearly specify the intended recipient.

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Fortunately, he had exploited this loophole and temporarily delayed Clope’s death, but Melione could still see Yuro and say, ‘Are you crazy? Marry a man? Get out!’

“Well, that probably won’t happen.”

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Yuro muttered to himself and nodded. He hadn’t volunteered for the marriage simply because the gender and the recipient weren’t specified.

Duke Melione Carlton Spioren truly didn’t care who it was. Because he was terminally ill due to the hereditary madness that plagued his family’s bloodline.

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What did it matter who he married if he was going to die soon anyway? Melione was too weak to even have children and continue the family line at the young age of twenty-nine.

This was also part of the reason why the Emperor pushed for the marriage between Clope and Melione.

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On the surface, the Emperor’s reason for marrying Clope to Melione was to naturally absorb Ceylon into the imperial territory after the Duke’s death and then make her a widow, preventing her from becoming the Crown Princess.

But hidden within this was the Emperor’s true intention. As the central theme of the novel ‘Lechis’ revealed, the Emperor didn’t just intend to make Clope a widow; he planned to kill her.

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Strangely, a peculiar pattern had persisted throughout generations where anyone who married into the Spioren family ended up dead.

The cause of death was always a mysterious illness. Even if they waited, Clope was already a dead woman walking, but the emperor wouldn’t wait that long.

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If she happened to bear an heir with Melione, it would be a disaster. Thus, the Emperor planned Clope’s assassination.

Then, he would blame the Spioren family’s hereditary madness for the deaths of their wives for generations, completely destroying the Duke’s reputation.

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Moreover, the Emperor thoroughly exploited his own son, Crown Prince Gale. He wanted to fix his son’s excessive friendliness toward the Norden Kingdom, apparently caused by Clope Lechis.

Knowing that Gale would be consumed by rage upon learning of Clope’s murder at Melione’s hands, the Emperor devised a scheme to use innocent Norden as a scapegoat for his son’s wrath.

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The King of Norden was powerless and had no choice but to obey the Emperor’s forced marriage decree. Gale was aware of this, but blinded by rage, he was easily manipulated by the Emperor.

Even if it was a vassal state, it wasn’t a simple matter to destroy Norden, which was merely being used, based solely on Gale’s personal revenge. This was because there was no plausible justification.

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However, there was someone who provided that justification. Yuro Lechis.

Consumed by the belief that his sister had been murdered by Melione, Yuro Lechis hired mercenaries and headed towards the Spioren Duchy on his own.

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Gale, who had always wanted to eliminate Yuro due to his obsession with Clope, considered this an act of aggression by Norden against Paltrieon and used it as a reason for conquest.

Unfortunately, this truth was only revealed at the very end of the novel. Until then, no one knew that Melione had been wrongly accused.

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Melione, with no will to even try to defend himself, lived as a complete villain without any regrets until he succumbed to madness, and Gale, upon learning the truth, killed his father, the Emperor, and became a tyrant.

In the end, the novel ‘Lechis’ concluded with a tragic ending where no one found happiness.

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Yuro undid the top button of his shirt, which was buttoned all the way up to his neck, inside the jolting carriage. Even though he was dressed as lightly as possible, he couldn’t stand the scorching heat as they got closer to Ceylon.

He had even discarded the thin jacket he was wearing to reduce his luggage. Even if Melione rejected him, he had no intention of returning to Norden.

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His primary goal for now was to prevent the tragedy from unfolding by stopping all the events from even beginning, but he also had to consider the possibility of failure.

After all, he was of Norden royal blood, so if his marriage to Melione failed, Clope would be sent to the Duke’s estate.

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If she died again, Gale’s vengeance would undoubtedly be directed at him, or he would be used as a tool to justify the destruction of Norden.

The only best-case scenario was for him to cure Melione’s madness and for Clope to marry the Crown Prince. And when peace was restored, he would leave the Duchy and live freely.

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“How is it that even after being reborn, my life is still a survival show?”

Yuro pressed his temples and looked out the window. Buildings and people dressed in light clothing, distinctly different from Norden, caught his eye.

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Yuro was momentarily captivated by the vibrant and seemingly prosperous scenery.

“It would be great if I could just avoid dying.”

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Not by Melione’s hand, nor by Gale’s… 

As he muttered this, the carriage suddenly lurched violently, throwing his body forward.

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