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.

very odd for someone like Vice

knew would

“But he proved it.”

changed after

as a valiant knight of the Henituse territory, doing more

place in the Henituse territory… Cale and his friends had played the major roles, but

he wishes to give his life not for

her, had told Hilsman that he had

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

Click.

Violan lowered her teacup.

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

could not get rid of it no matter how much tea she

not calm her anger

pretending to be the person who is the sword

there were many people in the world who wished to be the

the Henituse family to protect such

“Where is Sir Hilsman?”

you mean? I am right

Baaaaang!

shook

forward. His body was quickly lunging toward Duchess

seemed as vicious as an eagle’s claw was headed for Violan’s

Baaaaang!

was another

Violan did not even bat an eye. She leisurely raised her hand. She then slowly caressed the thing

be cold oddly felt soft and

“Thank you very much.”

human’s mommy!

was smiling brightly, as if he

heard a relaxed voice at

“How disappointing.”

gaze turned sharp

take care of this

Ooooo–

around, as if to pressure Hilsman. Violan felt suffocated, despite being

an innocent smile on

him! Hey, who are

“Haaaaa.”

echoed

plopped down on

“Sir Hilsman is alive.”

“What?”

head side to 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

“…Who are you?”

“Duchess Violan.”

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

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

Deruth seems to have a lot of luck

“What are you saying…”

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

disguised as

the video communication device dangling

that the smirk on this Hilsman’s face was

quietly observing before leaving. I thought I should see

He shrugged his shoulders.

who cannot be revealed. I guess it is time for

you can go?! The human told me to

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

voice flowed out of the black video communication

What the

“My, my.”

shook his head

to me that way. Well,

side of the

is this crazy

the same expression on her face right now. She couldn’t help

She couldn’t believe it.

Escape?

was impossible for

“But you see…”

Hilsman opened his

is a damn rat

gaze turned toward

curled up in a smile but

hell is

both jumped out of their seats as soon as he said

moment with

something was

told him about how he was going to

not like

meaningful

you and Cale will take what I just said to heart… I will

meeting today… Duke Deruth had said

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

told Choi Han and Raon after

‘Why is he lying?’

But he was also talking

that short period

Cale started to frown.

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