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.

Vice Captain Hilsman who likes status so

Hilsman she knew would never

“But he proved it.”

changed after

his part as a valiant knight of the Henituse territory, doing more than any other

Henituse territory… Cale and his friends

then said that he wishes to give his life not for Cale, but

who had heard that with her, had told Hilsman

he finally understood his mission and to please come look for him if we need a sword or a shield

Click.

Violan lowered her teacup.

selected Sir Hilsman to be the one by my side as we headed

not get rid of it no matter how much tea she

calm her anger

the person who is the sword and

people

the responsibility of the Henituse family to protect such knights of the

“Where is Sir Hilsman?”

mean? I am right

Baaaaang!

table shook at

stretched forward. His body was quickly

seemed as vicious as an eagle’s claw

Baaaaang!

was another loud

bat an eye. She leisurely raised her

that should be cold oddly felt

“Thank you very much.”

all, our human’s mommy! This much

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

relaxed voice

“How disappointing.”

turned

Please take care

Ooooo–

around, as if to

with an innocent smile on his

catch him!

“Haaaaa.”

echoed inside

down on his

“Sir Hilsman is alive.”

“What?”

shook his head side to side with a dejected

there. He seemed quiet devoted to the Henituse household, so I knocked him unconscious with as little damage as possible. Why would I harm someone

“…Who are you?”

“Duchess Violan.”

and had a faint smile on his face, he

coming from the way this guy was acting. He also showed

Deruth seems to have

“What are you saying…”

I feel like someone must be

as Hilsman turned

video communication device dangling

Raon felt that the smirk on this Hilsman’s face was oddly not

was really just planning on quietly observing before leaving. I thought I

He shrugged his shoulders.

be revealed. I guess it is time

go?! The human told me to

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

voice flowed out of the black video communication

What the hell are

“My, my.”

his head side to side

that way. Well,

side of the video communication device, had the following

the hell is this crazy

had the same expression on her face right now.

She couldn’t believe it.

Escape?

like that was

“But you see…”

as Hilsman

a

turned toward

a smile

hell is that

their seats as soon as he

a moment

something was

Deruth had said the following to Alberu when Alberu told him about how he was going to pretend to

not

not like meaningful sacrifices that

what I just said to

during the meeting today… Duke Deruth

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

had told Choi Han and Raon

‘Why is he lying?’

was talking about Hilsman. But he was also talking about his father, Duke

short period

Cale started to frown.

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