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

she knew would never say something like

“But he proved it.”

had changed

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

and his friends had

wishes to give his life not for Cale, but for

that with her, had told Hilsman that he

territory and the people who live here… Everybody was important. He said that he finally understood his mission and to please come look for him if

Click.

Violan lowered her teacup.

to be the one by my side as we headed

rid of it no matter how

not calm her anger at

the sword and shield of our

were many people in the world who

the Henituse family to protect such

“Where is Sir Hilsman?”

do you mean? I am

Baaaaang!

table shook at that

Captain Hilsman’s hand stretched forward. His body was

as an eagle’s claw was

Baaaaang!

another

bat an eye. She leisurely raised her hand. She

that should be cold oddly

“Thank you very much.”

mommy! This much is easy for

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

a relaxed voice at

“How disappointing.”

gaze turned sharp

care of

Ooooo–

with the magic circle before it flailed around, as

an innocent smile on his

will catch him! Hey, who are

“Haaaaa.”

echoed inside the

down on his

“Sir Hilsman is alive.”

“What?”

side with a dejected smile on

him asleep in the basement of his house if you head there. He seemed quiet devoted to the Henituse household, so I knocked him unconscious with as little damage as possible.

“…Who are you?”

“Duchess Violan.”

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

from the way this

Deruth seems to have a lot of luck

“What are you saying…”

feel like someone must be

disguised as Hilsman turned

video

Raon felt that the smirk on this Hilsman’s face was

planning on quietly observing before leaving. I thought I should see

He shrugged his shoulders.

revealed. I guess it is time for me

said you can go?! The human told

seem to care that

out of

the

“My, my.”

his head side

cannot speak to me that

the other side of the video

is

on her

She couldn’t believe it.

Escape?

was impossible for this

“But you see…”

as Hilsman opened

a damn

gaze turned

was curled up in a smile but his gaze

the hell is that

and Violan both jumped out of their seats as

moment

knew something was

following to Alberu when Alberu told him about how he was going to pretend to

not like

like meaningful sacrifices

will take what I just

today… Duke Deruth had

sacrifice is worth doing for the sake of the future, but…

had told Choi Han

‘Why is he lying?’

talking about Hilsman. But he was also

short period of

Cale started to frown.

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