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.

someone like Vice Captain

would never

“But he proved it.”

changed after

knight of the Henituse

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

his life not for Cale, but for

had told

that this territory and the people who live here… Everybody was important. He said that he finally understood his mission and to please

Click.

Violan lowered her teacup.

to be the one by my side as

could not get rid of it

could not calm her anger at

be the person who is the sword and shield of our Henituse family. I

Silver Shield, but there were many people in the world who wished to be the

was the responsibility of the Henituse family to

“Where is Sir Hilsman?”

mean? I am

Baaaaang!

table shook at

Captain Hilsman’s hand stretched forward. His body was quickly

an eagle’s claw was headed for

Baaaaang!

another loud

leisurely raised her hand. She then slowly caressed

be cold oddly felt

“Thank you very much.”

human’s mommy! This much is

Dragon revealed itself. Raon was smiling brightly, as if he was enjoying

relaxed voice at that

“How disappointing.”

gaze turned

take care

Ooooo–

before it flailed around, as

spoke with an innocent

catch him! Hey, who are

“Haaaaa.”

echoed inside the

plopped down on

“Sir Hilsman is alive.”

“What?”

head side to side

He seemed quiet devoted to the Henituse household, so I knocked him unconscious

“…Who are you?”

“Duchess Violan.”

faint smile on his face, he gave off a completely different

Violan could feel years of experience coming from the way this guy was acting. He also showed no

have a lot of luck with

“What are you saying…”

be

disguised as

looked at the video

Raon felt that the smirk on

as well. I was really just planning on quietly observing before leaving. I thought I should see the birth of a new

He shrugged his shoulders.

a person who cannot be revealed. I

can go?! The human told me

quietly observed the video communication device even after hearing Raon’s comment. He didn’t seem to

of

What the

“My, my.”

head side

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

on the other side of the video communication device, had the following

hell is this

on her face right now. She

She couldn’t believe it.

Escape?

that was

“But you see…”

as Hilsman opened

is a

turned toward

was curled up in a smile but

hell is that

and Violan both jumped out of their seats as soon as he said

moment with Duke

knew something

Alberu when Alberu told him about how he was

not like

do not like meaningful sacrifices

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

the meeting today… Duke Deruth had said

meaningful sacrifice is worth doing for the sake of the future, but… We don’t really have an answer for

Choi Han and Raon after

‘Why is he lying?’

he was also talking

that short

Cale started to frown.

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