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

would never say something like

“But he proved it.”

changed

the Henituse

Cale and his friends had played the major roles, but many others had fought as

that he wishes to give his life

her, had told Hilsman that

finally understood his mission

Click.

Violan lowered her teacup.

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

of it no matter how much

calm

the sword

but there were many people in the

the Henituse family to protect

“Where is Sir Hilsman?”

do you mean? I

Baaaaang!

table shook at

stretched forward. His body was quickly

vicious as an eagle’s claw was headed for

Baaaaang!

another

not even bat an eye. She leisurely raised her hand. She

that should be cold oddly felt soft

“Thank you very much.”

mommy! This much

was smiling brightly, as if he was enjoying Violan

a relaxed voice at

“How disappointing.”

gaze turned

Please take care

Ooooo–

with the magic circle before it flailed around, as if to pressure Hilsman. Violan felt suffocated, despite being inside Raon’s

with an innocent smile

will catch him! Hey, who are

“Haaaaa.”

echoed inside

down on his

“Sir Hilsman is alive.”

“What?”

head side to side

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. Why would I harm

“…Who are you?”

“Duchess Violan.”

had a faint smile on his face,

Violan could feel years of experience coming from the way this

Deruth seems to have a lot

“What are you saying…”

knows? Hmm. I feel like someone must be

man disguised as Hilsman

quietly looked at the video communication device dangling

smirk on this Hilsman’s

and the baby Dragon-nim as well. I was really just planning on quietly observing before leaving. I thought I should see the birth of a

He shrugged his shoulders.

cannot be revealed. I guess it is time

said you can go?! The human told

didn’t seem to care that he couldn’t see the person on the other side

of the

What the hell are

“My, my.”

his head

speak to me that way. Well,

was on the other side of the video

is

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

She couldn’t believe it.

Escape?

like that was impossible for

“But you see…”

as Hilsman opened

a damn rat

turned toward

in a smile but his gaze was

the hell is that bastard,

both jumped out of their seats as

a moment with

knew something

said the following to Alberu when Alberu told him about how

not

do not like meaningful

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

today… Duke Deruth had said the

sake of the future, but… We don’t

Choi Han and

‘Why is he lying?’

But he was also talking about his

short period

Cale started to frown.

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