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 Captain Hilsman who

Hilsman she knew would never say

“But he proved it.”

changed

as a valiant knight of the Henituse territory, doing more

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

his life not for Cale, but for the entire Henituse

had told Hilsman that he had

he finally understood his mission and to please

Click.

Violan lowered her teacup.

Hilsman to be

could not get rid of it no matter

could not calm her

are pretending to be the person who is the sword and shield of our Henituse family.

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

the Henituse family to protect such

“Where is Sir Hilsman?”

mean? I am

Baaaaang!

table shook

hand stretched forward. His body

as an eagle’s claw was

Baaaaang!

another

eye. She leisurely raised her hand.

should be cold oddly felt

“Thank you very much.”

all, our human’s mommy!

revealed itself. Raon was smiling brightly, as if

relaxed

“How disappointing.”

gaze turned

Please take care

Ooooo–

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

Dragon spoke with an innocent smile on

catch him! Hey, who

“Haaaaa.”

echoed

plopped down on his

“Sir Hilsman is alive.”

“What?”

shook his head side to side

you head there. He seemed quiet devoted to the Henituse household, so

“…Who are you?”

“Duchess Violan.”

smile on his face, he

experience coming from the way this guy was acting. He also showed no

to have a lot of

“What are you saying…”

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

as Hilsman turned

looked at the video communication device dangling on Raon’s

felt that the smirk on this

I was really just planning on quietly observing before leaving.

He shrugged his shoulders.

who cannot be revealed. I guess

you can go?! The human

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

voice flowed out of the black

What the hell are

“My, my.”

shook his head side to

to me that way. Well,

other side of the video communication device,

the hell is

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

She couldn’t believe it.

Escape?

was impossible for this

“But you see…”

man disguised as Hilsman opened

a damn

gaze turned

a smile but

is that

jumped out of their seats as soon as he

moment with

knew something was

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

not like meaningless

meaningful

you and Cale will take what I just

Duke Deruth had said

meaningful sacrifice is worth doing for the sake of the future,

told Choi Han

‘Why is he lying?’

But he was also talking about

that short

Cale started to frown.

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