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 status so

knew would never

“But he proved it.”

had changed after

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

Henituse territory… Cale and his friends had played the major roles, but many others had fought

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

who had heard that with her, had told Hilsman that he had become

he finally understood his mission and to

Click.

Violan lowered her teacup.

selected Sir Hilsman to be the one by my side

could not get rid of it no

not calm her anger

is the sword and

many people in the world

responsibility of the Henituse family to protect such knights

“Where is Sir Hilsman?”

do you mean? I am right here. I

Baaaaang!

table shook at that

forward. His body was quickly lunging toward Duchess

an eagle’s claw

Baaaaang!

another

Violan did not even bat an eye. She leisurely raised

scales that should be cold oddly felt

“Thank you very much.”

all, our human’s mommy! This much is easy

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

relaxed

“How disappointing.”

turned sharp

care of this

Ooooo–

magic circle before it flailed around, as if to pressure Hilsman.

Dragon spoke with an innocent smile on

catch him!

“Haaaaa.”

echoed inside the

plopped down on his

“Sir Hilsman is alive.”

“What?”

side to side

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. Why would I harm someone like

“…Who are you?”

“Duchess Violan.”

faint smile on his face, he

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

That punk Deruth seems to have a lot of luck with his

“What are you saying…”

Hmm. I feel like someone must be watching all of this. Is

as Hilsman

at the video communication device dangling on

Raon felt that the smirk on this

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

He shrugged his shoulders.

revealed. I guess

said you can go?! The human told me to capture

hearing Raon’s comment. He didn’t seem to care

voice flowed out of the

What the hell are

“My, my.”

his head side to

you cannot speak to me that way. Well,

the other side of the video communication device, had the

the hell is

expression on

She couldn’t believe it.

Escape?

that was

“But you see…”

Hilsman opened his

a damn rat

turned

mouth was curled up in a smile but his gaze was

hell is that

jumped out of their seats

recalled a moment with

knew something was

Alberu when Alberu told him about how he

not like meaningless

do not like meaningful sacrifices that much

will take what I just said to heart… I

during the meeting today… Duke Deruth

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

Choi Han and Raon

‘Why is he lying?’

But he was also talking about his

short period

Cale started to frown.

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