Trash of the Count's Family

Click.

Violan put down her teacup as she spoke.

Oooooo– oooooo–

The area was still shaking slightly from the vibrations of the magic circle, but Violan seemed calm.

“Between 7pm to 9pm last night… Nobody saw Vice Captain Hilsman for two hours.”

Hilsman looked extremely anxious, as if he didn’t know what to do.

“What is going on right now?! I was just having a late dinner, madam! I was at my place! You know that I live alone, madam!”

She quietly observed the anxious looking Vice Captain Hilsman.

Violan started to smile.

“I really must seem like a fool to you.”

Inside this area that was surrounded by a circle…

Although the people inside couldn’t tell what kind of spell was in it, the roaring mana made it possible to tell that it was extremely strong.

“At seven in the evening yesterday… Sir Hilsman left, saying that he would go home for a bit. And… At exactly 9 pm… You walked into the Lord’s Castle.”

“I am that Hilsman!”

He sounded as if he truly felt wronged. He also sounded as if he had no idea as to what was going on. His expression seemed real.

“Madam, you are suspecting me because nobody saw me for two hours?! How can you be so sure? Seeing me going into the house or lighting a fire to cook… I’m sure that someone must have seen me. How can you be so sure that nobody saw me during that time? This is not like your usual rational self, Violan-nim.”

“Then let me ask you a question.”

Violan picked up her teacup as she asked.

“Sir Hilsman. What did I promise to do for you if you became Captain? Do you remember our deal?”

Her eyes were slowly starting to glow blue.

“You better remember it. Otherwise, you will be suppressed by mana until you explode to death.”

All emotion disappeared from Hilsman’s face.

“Haaaa.”

He let out a short sigh. He then shook his head side to side.

His body leaned back into the chair as if he was slumping over.

Finally, he looked toward Duchess Violan.

“There is nothing.”

“…What?”

The Duchess’s pupils started shaking.

On the other hand, Hilsman’s eyes were very still.

“There was no deal whatsoever.”

His voice was full of confidence, as if he was telling the truth.

“Madam, someone like you, who cares so much about the Henituse territory and the family, someone who values elegance so much, making a deal with me?”

He shook his head as if it made no sense.

“The Duchess, no, the Deputy Territory Lord would never make a deal with someone over something like the territory’s Knight Captain position. It’s not like you wish for young master Basen or young lady Lily to become the territory lord. You wish for the Henituse territory’s administration and troops to be maintained in a clean manner more than anybody else.”

Violan’s mouth opened.

“Yes…I do wish for that.”

Hilsman did not say anything else.

He just shook his head, as if he found all of this to be unbelievable.

“However, Sir Hilsman did make a deal with me.”

‘Mm!’

Hilsman eyes opened wide.

“Violan-nim! I am not greedy for power! Why do you keep testing me-”

“If I, Hilsman, rise up to the Captain position, if I become skilled enough to reach that level, please give me the opportunity to choose my own liege.”

Violan’s stoic voiced echoed through the room.

“I wish to follow young master Cale Henituse.”

She recalled the conversation she had with Vice Captain Hilsman about one and a half years ago.

He had spent a few months after coming back from Harris Village with Cale to swing his sword day and night. After that, he came to look for Deruth and Violan saying that the Knight Captain would not give him permission.

‘If young master Cale becomes the territory lord, I wish to wholeheartedly serve him as my liege as the Knight Captain. Of course, I will give my everything to serve the territory even if someone else became the territory lord, but I wish to serve a different liege in my heart in that case.’

She didn’t remember everything about it, but she remembered some parts very clearly as it had been quite a unique situation.

like Vice Captain Hilsman who likes

knew would never say something like

“But he proved it.”

had changed

valiant knight of the Henituse territory, doing more than any other knights

battles that had taken place in the Henituse territory… Cale and his friends

to give his life not

with her, had told Hilsman that he had become

He said that he finally understood his mission and to please

Click.

Violan lowered her teacup.

Hilsman to be the one by my side

it no matter how

could not calm

person who is the sword and shield of our Henituse family. I cannot forgive

were many people in the

of the Henituse family

“Where is Sir Hilsman?”

mean? I

Baaaaang!

table shook

His body was

vicious as an eagle’s claw was headed for

Baaaaang!

was another

leisurely raised her hand.

be cold oddly felt

“Thank you very much.”

our human’s mommy! This much

smiling brightly, as if

a relaxed voice at that

“How disappointing.”

turned sharp

care of this

Ooooo–

before it flailed around, as if to pressure Hilsman. Violan felt suffocated, despite being inside Raon’s

with an innocent smile

will catch him! Hey,

“Haaaaa.”

sigh echoed

down on

“Sir Hilsman is alive.”

“What?”

his head side to side with a

basement of his house if you head there. He seemed quiet devoted to the Henituse household, so I

“…Who are you?”

“Duchess Violan.”

guy was disguised as Hilsman and had a faint smile on his face, he gave off a

could feel years of experience coming from the way this guy was acting. He also

Deruth seems to have a lot of luck with

“What are you saying…”

knows? Hmm. I feel like someone must be watching all of this. Is Cale Henituse watching

disguised as Hilsman turned toward

quietly looked at the video communication device dangling on Raon’s

on this

Dragon-nim as well. I was really just planning on quietly observing before leaving. I thought I should see the birth of

He shrugged his shoulders.

revealed. I guess it is time

go?! The human

hearing Raon’s comment. He didn’t seem to care that he couldn’t see the person on the other side

voice flowed out of the black

the hell

“My, my.”

his head side to side

Henituse, you cannot speak to me that way. Well, I guess it can’t be

other side of the

is this

that Violan had the same expression on her face right

She couldn’t believe it.

Escape?

like that was impossible

“But you see…”

disguised as Hilsman opened his

is a damn rat

turned

curled up in a smile but his

hell is

of their

moment with

knew something

said the following to Alberu when Alberu told him about how

do not

not like meaningful sacrifices that

both you and Cale will take what I just said to heart… I will give this a

Duke Deruth had

doing for the sake of the future, but… We don’t really have

had told Choi Han and

‘Why is he lying?’

about Hilsman. But he was also talking about his

that short period of

Cale started to frown.

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