Chapter 1174
‘Should I just kill him?’
For a split second, Siegfried nearly drew his +16 Vanquisher’s Grasp to decapitate Duke Neighdelberg right then and there.
That was how much the duke—no, the Marchioni Empire had infuriated him. Verdandi was the apple of Siegfried’s eye, and he would never trade her for anything, even for the world.
Of course, Siegfried never really considered himself to be a good father, as he was rarely home and hadn't been spending much time with her. He simply did not have the luxury to do that, as life never allowed him to be a good father to her.
Even so, he loved Verdandi with all his heart and would give his life for her.
Yet the Marchioni Empire was trying to take his precious daughter away from him, no, they were not merely trying to take her away. They wanted to marry her off to Emperor Stuttgart, who was more than forty years older than her.
‘You sons of whoring bitches. This is a goddamn crime, you fucking lunatics,’ Siegfried seethed with anger and rage clouded his eyes.
The NPCs of this world had a medieval mindset where royal and noble bloodlines were used for political marriages, regardless of the age gap. Even outside the royal line, it was normal for nobles to be betrothed to an adult as soon as they were born.
However, Siegfried was not going to accept that garbage of a tradition. He refused to accept that filthy tradition.
Verdandi was barely two years old. Yes, she appeared to be six or seven thanks to her lineage as a High Elf, which was one of the most perfect and intelligent races, but no matter how one looked at it, she was still just a child.
Despite that, they wanted her to become Emperor Stuttgart’s wife? To bear his heirs someday?
‘Fucking bullshit. They came up with fucking offer that’s impossible to refuse. If I refuse it, they will twist it into an insult and pressure me for it. I used Brunhilde as an excuse to get out of getting linked with Irene, but this is different... this is a union between imperial households.