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.

odd for someone like Vice Captain Hilsman who likes

Hilsman she knew would never

“But he proved it.”

had changed after

knight of the Henituse territory, doing more than any

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

give his life not for Cale, but for the

Deruth, who had heard that with her, had told Hilsman that he had become a true

this territory and the people who live here… Everybody was important. He said that he finally

Click.

Violan lowered her teacup.

was why I selected Sir Hilsman to be the one by my side as

it no matter how much

not calm her anger at

who is the sword and

was called Young Master Silver Shield, but there were many people in the world who wished to

responsibility of the Henituse family to protect

“Where is Sir Hilsman?”

do you mean? I

Baaaaang!

table shook at that

His body was

as an eagle’s claw was headed for

Baaaaang!

was another loud

bat an eye. She leisurely raised her

that should be cold oddly felt

“Thank you very much.”

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

smiling brightly,

a relaxed voice

“How disappointing.”

turned

take care of

Ooooo–

flailed around, as if to pressure Hilsman. Violan felt

spoke with an innocent smile on

I will catch him!

“Haaaaa.”

sigh echoed

down on

“Sir Hilsman is alive.”

“What?”

side to side with a dejected smile

in the basement of his house if you head there. He seemed quiet devoted to the Henituse household, so

“…Who are you?”

“Duchess Violan.”

faint smile on his face, he

the

Deruth seems to have a lot of luck with

“What are you saying…”

be watching all of this. Is Cale Henituse watching

disguised as Hilsman turned toward

looked at the video communication device

Raon felt that the smirk on this Hilsman’s face

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

He shrugged his shoulders.

be revealed. I

can go?! The human told me to capture

after hearing Raon’s comment. He didn’t seem to care that he couldn’t see the person on

of the black video

What the hell are

“My, my.”

his head side

Henituse, you cannot speak to me that way.

the other side of

is

the same expression on her

She couldn’t believe it.

Escape?

was impossible for this

“But you see…”

as Hilsman opened

is a damn

gaze turned

mouth was curled up in a smile but his gaze was

is that bastard,

both jumped out of their seats as soon as he said

moment with Duke

knew something

said the following to Alberu when Alberu told him about how

not

not like meaningful sacrifices that much

Cale will take what I just said to heart…

during the meeting today… Duke Deruth

the future, but… We don’t really

told Choi Han and Raon after

‘Why is he lying?’

about Hilsman. But he was also talking about

that short period

Cale started to frown.

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