Meanwhile, Altair seemed oddly amused as he patted Winter on the shoulder.

"Hey, this is the place you talked about before, right? Egott Village."

"Yeah."

"Oh, so this is that place?"

Altair and Yuri seemed to know something about Egott Village. Curious if there was something special about it, I turned to look around.

Aquila had mentioned that this city was home to many prestigious noble families, and sure enough, it looked grand but also old-fashioned.

There was a small but historic castle in the distance, along with statues, monuments, and libraries scattered throughout the village.

However, since I couldn’t find anything particularly interesting, my curiosity faded, and I lost interest—until Winter suddenly spoke up.

"That place over there is my home."

"…What?"

I blinked, my expression blank with confusion. But Winter looked completely serious. He wasn’t joking. So I could only stand there, dumbfounded, staring at the place he was pointing to.

"That’s really your home, Winter?"

"Yeah. It’s where I’ll return once I’m discharged."

The place Winter was pointing to was the castle I had just been looking at.

I didn’t even bother questioning how someone who wasn’t a noble or even an imperial citizen could possibly live in a place like that.

There was a far more important issue at hand.

‘Wow, his male lead power is off the charts right now.’

Winter’s "Duke Energy" was exploding.@@novelbin@@

I had always thought words like "duke" or "grand duke" suited him, but now that I knew he actually owned a castle, he seemed even more duke-like than before.

And the castle itself—it was undeniably grand and elegant, but the entire outer wall was pitch black, giving it a strangely ominous aura.

It was like something straight out of a romance fantasy novel, perfectly balancing "a beautiful castle" and "a terrifying castle" at the same time.

And on top of that, this place was in the north. His "Northern Grand Duke Energy" was skyrocketing.

As I stood there, slack-jawed with admiration, I noticed a hint of pride flicker across Winter’s face.

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