The Royal Military Academy's Impostor Owns a Dungeon [BL] novel Chapter 324

Chapter 324: Rings

To be perfectly fair, it wasn’t just the duchess who was left dumbstruck by this news.

The people outside, who had honestly looked like fish after allegedly not listening to such an emotionally charged confrontation, were now staring at the abyss or each other in confusion.

Cece, for one, was concerned for her friends and these kids who might have bitten off more than they could chew as she thought about it from the perspective of someone who had just escaped a bad marriage.

Gisella, meanwhile, was no longer glaring at her brother.

She was now glowering at him with the weight of all their ancestors.

How on Solaris did he not mention such an important thing to them?!

Because surely. Surely someone knew about this, right?!

Nope.

But how could he tell them when he had no idea at all?

And it wasn’t just him. All of them in the duchy, including Duke Leander, just thought they were in a relationship like any other youngster.

However, more than the three of them, it was Ollie who turned out to be the most surprised.

Unlike the adjutant, who had an inkling that his Captain was in for one hell of a bumpy ride, Ollie had always thought that they were in such a harmonious relationship because of love.

Just like those in the books written with them in mind.

So what was this?! And how was his brother able to hide his marriage for this long from the people of the duchy?!

See, that would have to be because of a certain Duke who had a flair for the sentimental dramatics.

There was a ring.

Actually, several. And it was because of these that no one from the duchy would’ve thought that something was amiss.

While the people of the Empire now look at rings as the most common jewelry used for marriages, it hadn’t always been that way.

Ancient humans used to have this tradition and were big on the concept, but it died out when the wars started.

After all, what was the use of jewelry for people at war?

But then the space buttons were made, and more and more people had to find ways to wear them, so jewelry made a comeback.

However, that just introduced more ways for people to show their ties and affiliations.

And one particular heir to the Duchy of Kyros took that a bit too seriously.

He gave a ring for every successful major battle he was in. Apparently, a promise and a way to ward off flies when they weren’t together.

Why rings? Because his beloved fiancée only had one neck, two ears, ten fingers, and ten toes.

And if he didn’t want her hurting just to wear his gifts, then he better forget those ears. So, one prospective duchess could be found wearing rings on each finger to placate a giant dragon.

And if one were keen on preserving their lives, then they wouldn’t dare ask her about the toes.

But as absurd as it looked. His gesture was a hit. Practically reviving the industry as people started giving rings to their special someone before going off to war.

But even then, these were just rings, and the marriage bureau still existed to attach marriage contracts to different kinds of jewelry.

Save for specific families who had those rare life-binding contracts.

Allegedly originating from ancient elves, these contracts were governed by tighter rules but with greater benefits.

But as for what these benefits were, the commoners would have to ask the elite nobles.

Such as Luca Soren Kyros, who was apparently sporting one, much to the horror of a certain mother.

At first, the duchess didn’t lose all hope.

Obviously, she panicked, hyperventilated, died for a few seconds, and then revived herself metaphorically.

Psssh.

Even her husband’s energy did not welcome her like that.