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.

someone like Vice Captain Hilsman who likes

knew would never say

“But he proved it.”

had changed after

valiant knight of the Henituse territory, doing more than any other knights

his friends had

wishes to give his life not for Cale, but for

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

he finally understood his mission and to please come look for him if we need a

Click.

Violan lowered her teacup.

Hilsman to be the

get rid of it no matter

calm

be the person who is the sword and shield of

many people in the world who wished to be the sword

family to protect

“Where is Sir Hilsman?”

I am right

Baaaaang!

table shook

stretched forward. His body was quickly lunging

as vicious as an eagle’s claw was headed

Baaaaang!

another

bat an eye. She leisurely raised her hand. She then slowly caressed

should be cold oddly

“Thank you very much.”

human’s mommy! This much is easy for

itself. Raon was smiling brightly, as if he

a relaxed

“How disappointing.”

turned sharp

Please take care of this

Ooooo–

around, as if

Dragon spoke with an

him! Hey, who

“Haaaaa.”

echoed

plopped down

“Sir Hilsman is alive.”

“What?”

shook his head side to side with a

seemed quiet devoted to the Henituse household, so I knocked him unconscious with as little damage as possible. Why would

“…Who are you?”

“Duchess Violan.”

smile on his face,

coming from the way this guy was acting. He also showed

seems to have a lot of luck with his

“What are you saying…”

must be watching all of this.

disguised as Hilsman turned toward

quietly looked at the video

Raon felt that the smirk on this

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

He shrugged his shoulders.

cannot be revealed. I guess

you can go?! The human told me to capture

comment. He didn’t seem to care that

out of

the hell

“My, my.”

shook his head side to

you cannot speak to me that way. Well,

on the other side of the video communication device, had

the hell is this

expression on her face right

She couldn’t believe it.

Escape?

that was impossible for

“But you see…”

man disguised as Hilsman opened

is a damn rat

gaze turned

up in a smile but

is that

both jumped out of their

recalled a moment with

knew something was

Alberu told him about how he was going to pretend

not like

do not like meaningful sacrifices that

highness, if both you and Cale will take what I just said to heart… I will give this

today… Duke

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

had told Choi Han and Raon

‘Why is he lying?’

But he was also talking about his father, Duke

that short period

Cale started to frown.

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