The Way To Protect The Female Lead’S Older Brother [EN]: Chapter 121

How to Protect the Heroine’s Older Brother – Episode 121

Originally, Roxana had planned to create internal strife within Vertium and then kill Nyx.

However, in the end, her initial goal failed. With Dante and Noel standing their ground, it was impossible to kill Nyx, who was under Vertium’s protection, right before their eyes.

Besides, she initially intended to simply kill him, but now her mind had changed slightly.

“In the first place, that is my brother’s body, so I am qualified enough to take it back.”

And now, Cassis, the heir to Fedelian, was by her side.

From Vertium’s perspective, they couldn’t help but be conscious of his presence, as he represented another powerful family.

The situation was different from when Roxana was alone in Vertium.

“Even if that weren’t the reason, Nyx is a doll who attacked me, a guest invited to Vertium, so I believe I have the right to demand his custody.”

Roxana’s red eyes sharply stared at Noel and Dante.

At that moment, Dante’s eyes twitched.

It was because Roxana had just pointed out the fact that he had been secretly careful to prevent any accidental remarks in front of Cassis.

From Vertium’s perspective, an even more serious issue than Nyx attacking Roxana was the fact that his body was human.

Dante brazenly denied even the fact that he had used Nyx to lure Roxana in the first place, as if it had never happened.

He thought that since there was no clear explanation or designation of Nyx in the invitation that could serve as evidence, he could simply play dumb.

“Lady Roxana, I understand your anger, but there seems to be a misunderstanding. Nyx is just a doll that was accidentally made to resemble you….”

“N-No, that can’t be! Lant gave Nyx to me. He may have been your brother before, but now he’s my doll. He belongs to me now. No matter who Luna is, Nyx is….”

However, Dante’s lie was blocked by Noel’s rambling.

Dante was speechless at the unexpected stupidity.

*Ah, is this guy for real…* he thought.

He wondered if anyone could be so clueless about the situation.

If he could at least distinguish when to butt in and when not to, Dante wouldn’t be so frustrated.

If he couldn’t help, he should have just kept his mouth shut!

“What do you mean by that?”

As expected, Cassis’s subdued voice struck his ear.

“I’ve never heard that Vertium’s puppetry uses human bodies as materials.”

Dante realized that things had escalated and felt another headache coming.

“It seems that Vertium needs to clarify this matter.”

Cassis took out a crumpled letter from Yggdrasil [a neutral meeting ground for powerful families] and handed it to Noel.

Noel frowned as he accepted it.

“It has been decided that all five families will gather at Yggdrasil on the first day of the new month.”

Only then did Dante realize why Cassis had visited Vertium.

Roxana was also hearing this for the first time.

“At that time, I will officially demand a detailed explanation from Vertium regarding this matter. If the body of that doll is truly human, the other families will not easily overlook it either.”

Dante groaned lowly.

But Cassis’s words didn’t end there.

“Until then, I will keep the doll in my custody.”

“That is not possible,” Dante retorted with a stiff face.

“There is no proof that Nyx’s body is human. There is no reason for Vertium to comply with such a unilateral demand.”

“Are you denying what has already been testified by the mouth of your leader?”

“That is… our leader is experiencing memory confusion.”

The excuse he spat out was pathetic, but he had nothing else to say.

“Memory confusion, you say. Did the leader of Vertium have such a condition?”

A smile mixed with cynicism and mockery flashed across Cassis’s face.

At that moment, Noel, once again failing to grasp the situation, flared up, but Dante stopped him.

“Besides, Nyx’s body is currently damaged and on the verge of collapse. It will never be able to be restored without Noel’s puppetry.”

“That’s right! If you take him now, Nyx will die!”

Noel, who seemed to have not fully grasped the situation, shouted with a change in his eyes at Dante’s words.

While Dante was desperate to prevent the body of Nyx, the evidence of human material, from being taken away, Noel was purely worried that Nyx would die if he couldn’t fix him.

“If that’s your concern, you don’t need to worry. Fedelian also has technicians of that caliber.”

“That’s absurd….”

Dante retorted, but Cassis ignored him and stepped away.

The next moment, Cassis picked up Nyx, who was lying on the floor bleeding. It happened before Noel and Dante could even stop him.

“Let’s go back.”

Cassis, with Nyx slung over his shoulder, turned to Roxana and said.

Noel gaped at the two of them.

“Wait! Who said you could take Luna and Nyx?”

Soon, a blue light flickered in Noel’s eyes.

His eyes, full of hostility, were directed at Cassis.

The combat dolls waiting behind him began to assume an attack posture.

*Kwaang! Kwang…!* [Sound of explosions]

At that moment, an explosion that was clearly distinct from the previous noises engulfed the entire Vertium.

It was a huge roar that shook the skull.

Thick dust rose from the back of the main building.

At the same time, the sound of something collapsing and breaking filled his eardrums.

“What’s going on?”

“What is this!”

Noel and Dante were very surprised.

At first, they thought that the people in the subdued annex had rioted again and were trying to destroy Vertium altogether.

But soon, a lightning-like realization flashed through Dante’s mind.

His sharp eyes flew to Cassis’s face and pierced him.

“Do you perhaps have companions with you?”

Cassis calmly asked in return.

“I have one, why do you ask?”

“If you don’t mind me asking, where is that person now?”

“I’m here.”

But as soon as Dante finished speaking, a thick voice rang in his ear as if he had been waiting for it.

“Judging by the situation, it doesn’t seem like an atmosphere to stay long, so I was preparing to return.”

At Isidore’s words, Cassis nodded as if he had done well.

Dante frowned at those words.

*Kwaang kwang!* [Sound of explosions]

Once again, a thunderous sound tore through the air and echoed.

The explosions were quite simultaneous.

Roxana thought that this was probably Griselda’s work.

“It’s over there!”

At that time, the feared thing happened.

Perhaps because a gap had been created by the earlier explosion, the people in the backyard, whose feet had been tied by the dolls, had already broken through the defense line and were running towards them.

*Kwaang…!* [Sound of an explosion]

“Noel! I won’t let you get away with this!”

*Kwang!* [Sound of an impact]

“To treat us like this!”

“Nyx is over there too!”

Perhaps because they had been mercilessly suppressed by the combat dolls, the people, who were even more frenzied than before, rushed in, cursing Noel.

Even the people who had been quietly in the annex of the backyard heard the commotion and joined in, and the number of people had grown enormously.

Dante felt like he was going crazy.

Noel also felt the seriousness of the situation and his face stiffened.

Noel looked back and forth between the people running like a herd of mad bulls and Nyx on Cassis’s shoulder with trembling eyes.

In this situation, even if he didn’t lose Nyx, he wouldn’t be able to protect him from the people in the backyard.

It would be fortunate enough if he didn’t have to see Nyx being dismantled before his eyes.

“Since the situation is like this, it seems difficult to see you off. Let’s meet at Yggdrasil.”

“Wait!”

Cassis said that and turned around.

There was no reason to stay here any longer, nor did he have the time to do so. Dante desperately tried to stop him.

Roxana also had no more business in Vertium, so she turned around without hesitation.

Soon, a low groan flowed from Noel’s mouth. Finally, he gritted his teeth and ordered the combat dolls to attack.

“…Stop them!”

But what they blocked was the people in the backyard, who were already close at hand.

“Noel! Are you really going to let them go like this?”

Dante also blocked the people attacking him and shouted at Noel next to him as if he couldn’t believe it.

“Then what do you want me to do! I can’t even protect Nyx in this situation! Besides, the walls are collapsing now!”

“But still!”

Dante was surprised that Noel had made a sensible decision for once. But that was that, and this was this.

Letting Nyx out of Vertium like this was….

*Kwaaaang!* [Sound of a large explosion]

But soon, there was no time to waste in this way.

The roar of the building collapsing after the walls and the screams of people rushed in as if to burst his eardrums.

In the end, Dante couldn’t afford to pay attention to anything else.

The explosions continued until the guests who had visited Vertium crossed the gates.

The paradise-like Vertium was a mess because of this incident.

Although they barely managed to suppress the angry rioters, their anger was already too deep to be dealt with.

Even in the chaotic situation, he sent dolls to search the area where the explosion occurred, but he could not find a single person there.

He only found faint traces of magic with an unknown origin.

Of course, since he couldn’t find any evidence that it was Fedelian’s doing, Dante had no choice but to silently suppress his anger.