This time, things had truly blown up.
At the very least, in less than an hour, not only the nobles but even ordinary commoners throughout the entire royal capital had learned of it.
"I heard the eldest young master of Duke Ryusica's Family offended Viscount Poztut."
"The eldest young master of Duke Ryusica's Family harassed a woman beside Viscount Poztut."
"Duke Ryusica has already taken his guards and the Knights to House Poztut."
"A mere viscount is actually taking on a duke. That's impressive."
"Only this Viscount Poztut would dare do something like that."
Though it was the dead of night, the streets and alleys of the royal capital were filled with all sorts of discussions like these. It was easy to imagine just how huge this incident had become.
That was also because Shien was one of the central figures in it.
Shien had become famous, and countless people were watching him. The moment he did anything, word naturally spread at once for everyone to hear.
Thus, not only nobles but even some bold commoners headed for the noble district, making their way to House Poztut in hopes of catching a glimpse of how this incident would unfold.
But when they arrived at House Poztut, they realized in astonishment that this matter had become even bigger than they had imagined.
Because the entrance to House Poztut had been surrounded by a dense mass of knights.
And at their head stood a middle-aged nobleman dressed extravagantly, seemingly around fifty years old.
This man was Edel's father, a duke of the Kingdom of Mithra—Jeroman Ryusica.
At that moment, Jeroman's face was incomparably gloomy. Aiji and Red stood beside him, cowering nervously. One look was enough to tell that he was on the verge of exploding.
In truth, Jeroman was indeed in