The Granduke Evil
Chapter 9

The emperor and his family descended down to greet the guests, while the crown prince broke away from the Emperor and the empress to greet the other guests. Then his steps came to a halt between the Crowd of Counts and the Duchess.

" Greetings to the Crown Prince." The Count saluted first, then followed the others. " Greetings to the Crown Prince."

" Thank you, and thank you for attending my sister's birthday." The reply.

" It is only right, your majesty. " Said the Count.

" Aunty also came here apparently." Said the crown prince.

" Of course I have to come if it's an invitation from a noble empire." Reply Duchess.

" Don't be like that auntie, this is how I'm still your niece." Said the crown prince with a smile.

" How could I be so presumptuous to call you that."

" It's up to the aunt." The reply.

" Well right this one crown prince, just look at his face I want to puke." Ethan said in his heart.

Then the party gets more festive, when the first dance song is played. The crown prince walked towards Grace who was standing beside him.

" Because the first dance song is already in play, is the beautiful lady Xavier tonight willing to be my dance partner." The crown prince said to Alice standing next to Grace.

" It is with great pleasure." Then they walked into the hall and danced together.

" Well, Grace, let's dance with your sister. " Take Felix to his sister.

" No way." Clutching Ethan's hand. " I want to dance with Ethan.

" Come on Ethan." Grace said as she pulled Ethan into the middle of the hall.

The Duchess immediately gasped when she heard Grace calling Ethan's name.

" Eryk, what was that? Why did Grace call Ethan?" Ask the confused Duchess.

" Hah" Sighs, "Mother's instincts are never wrong Rethah." Said count. " Then Retha I'll explain everything, before that let's dance one song first."

" Huh you, just be careful if I don't hear any explanation from you! " Requivocal Duchess. The Count and Duchess went to go to the middle of the hall to dance.

" Huh, so I'm the only one who doesn't have a dance partner." Felix was upset. " I'd rather drink a lot." His grunt.

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In the midst of the guests dancing.

" You can't blame me if your feet are stepped on, I'm not very good at dancing."

Grace.

" True, you should be the one who dances Grace better because you invited me." Ethan replied. " If that's how I'm going to adjust my movements to yours, so don't hesitate and trust yourself." Connect her while smiling.

" All right, thank you." Grace ended with a smile.

At the same time the Count and Duchess, while dancing she explained everything to the duchess.

" so where are you going to explain Eryk.?" Ask Duchess.

" Let's relax I'll explain from the beginning Retha." Reply Count. " It all started with Grace taking her wound to the castle, and then I could tell from the mask that Grace showed. And I'm looking for more details but it's your son Retha, I decided to hide his identity while living in my castle." Explain everything to the duchess.

" Huh you really pissed me off, but thank God he's been fine all along." Said the Duchess while breathing a sigh of relief.

" Well you can ask him yourself later, but there's one thing that's a problem."

" What problem ?" Ask Duchess.

" She seems to have lost her memory? So when you're back don't rush to ask her a lot of questions, just listen to the story."

Hearing the words of the count Duchess who was dancing came to a halt and staggered.

" Retha, are you okay ? " Tanya count was worried.

"Ba. how could Ethan lose his memory." His words do not believe.

" huh yeah that's what happened."

not long after that the song stopped and all the guests finished dancing.

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" Grace, you go to your sister, invite her to talk like she misses you." Ethan.

" Where are you going?"

" I'm gonna get some fresh air first, and I'm gonna drip. " taught.

" Well, you heart, don't get far."

" Okay Grace." The reply.

Finally he could breathe a sigh of relief, The gust of wind that night really made him calmer.

" Oh yes, I never fit in with the crowd, whether it's here or in my world before it." He said while alone. Not long before the sound came closer to Ethan, " Apparently you're here." Turns out it was the Count, while carrying two glasses of wine.

" Oh sir, how do you know I'm here?"

" It's easy, 'cause you didn't like the crowd." Say it while giving a glass of wine in his hand to Ethan.

" it's drink."

"Ah thank you sir, as if you are very familiar with my habits. " He said, looking ahead, enjoying the night breeze.

" Of course, 'cause I used to pay attention to you first." Said the Count as he sipped the wine glass. " I've told your mother everything, I'm not surprised that she can recognize you so quickly.But you take it easy, you can still decide later." He told Ethan.

" I see, Dad, we'll see you later, sir." Reply Ethan because he does not want to take a headache and think about something else.

" Oh, the color of your eyes is back." Recognize Ethan's changing eye color.

" Yes, I want to drip her again."

When he was about to drip the Potion into his eyes, a knight suddenly shouted from the terrace where they were standing.

" Young master Ethan!" His shouting.

Ethan and Count turned to d

that voice, "Right that's the noble Granduke." His word.

" Wait for us there, sir, we'll be there." Shouted the knight.

" Whose master are they ? Why recognize me?" Ask him confused.

" You don't remember?" The count asked back.

" No." His reply while shaking his head.

" That's Alex and Abel, the Kstaria you trust the most and also your friend in Dawson castle" the count said.

Ethan was silent while recalling. Then the two Kstarians arrived in front of Ethan and the Count.

" Ethan you're from anywhere, why did you disappear that day. You don't know how worried we are." Say that knight.

" I'm lost." The reply.

One of the knights felt strange with Ethan's slightly confused response. " Ethan, do you know who I am?" Ask her.

" Are you Alex or Abel?" Back asking.

" What really happened to you, how could you forget us." Her speech.

Then the Count mediated them. " Sttt___ You don't have to worry, he's been fine all this time with me. He lost his memories after that day, and his memories were still equally vague. You guys don't make any noise 'cause I'm still hiding her identity." The Count explained to the two knights.

They were silent for a moment, "Alright, Thank you Count for saving my master." Said the Knight while bowing his head.

" Then go, Ethan is safe with me." He beckoned them to leave immediately.

" Okay Count, I'll take your majesty."

" Yaya, now go."

Then they both left their hadapa.

" Nah Ethan, let's go back all alone to go home." Count.

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From behind the walls of the second floor Count and Ethan watched the Crown Prince from above before descending to the bottom. They noticed the movements of the crown prince but found nothing strange. Until finally there was one of the servants in that place who approached the Crown Prince, then they whispered.

" Mister, do you see that ? " Ask Ethan.

" Yes." Yeah."

" You go down first and watch him, I'll watch from above."

" All right." Count down to the hall room of the party. While Ethan kept watch from above, from above he could also see his mother who was playing with the Crown Princess below. I don't know what feeling he had in mind back then, He felt relieved and also delighted as the middle-aged woman smiled. Not long after, he heard the strange sound "ngik___ ngik__"

" What sound is it, like a broken door hinge." His word. Ethan keeps looking around him, until he wakes up. The hinge part that refuted the party light in the Hall at that time began to loose. Then he realized again one thing, He saw people from far away from where he was standing as he tried to cut the rope that was holding the big lamp. His mind was instantly muddled, "Not until the lamp fell would there be many casualties, moreover the one right under the lamp was Mother and the crown princess. " Say Ethan while rushing downstairs.

" Crazy fool can be two want to kill people yeah g looks like an accident, moreover his own sister. You've had enough of Ethan in this world, because I won't be silent. " Germuya in the heart. Just before the Lamp fell down Etha shouted, " WATCH out!!! MOVE OVER!! " Shouted Ethan out loud.

The Duchess was also the crown princess who heard the voice quite surprised and did not have time to step aside. Ethan quickly pulls them both, and protects them. Then quickly the lamp fell Down "PRANG!!" Everyone in the room screamed in fear. His Majesty the Emperor also the empress went straight to the voice, Following the Crown Prince and others including Marques and Marchioness Xavier.

" Ach!" Ethan's Voice Pain, Because some of the Glass Fractions are also skeletons of lights that stick in his body. "Huh, Damn I became an antagonist, Masa has not entered the core of the story I've been like this." Ethan said in his heart while enduring the pain. The Duchess and Crown Princess in Ethan's arms are terrified, especially the crown princess. " Silent princess all is well, Don't worry you're okay, just close your eyes. " Whisper Ethan in the princess' ear to calm her down. Duches who heard the Voice, instantly tried to open his eyes. The drops of blood that hit the face because Ethan protected them from broken glass and the skeleton of the lamp really made him sick, who would have thought his son who had disappeared for almost a month had to be injured to protect him. " eth's...Ethan." His voice sounded like it was stuck.

" Stt. Mother don't be noisy, the princess will be frightened." Ethan said with a smile.

The Duchess simply closed her eyes and cried.