Trash of the Count's Family

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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

Hilsman she knew would never say something like

“But he proved it.”

changed after

as a valiant knight of the Henituse territory, doing

his friends had

life not for Cale, but for the entire Henituse

that with her, had told Hilsman that he had become

was important. He said that he finally understood his mission and to please come look for him if

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Violan lowered her teacup.

why I selected Sir Hilsman to be the one by my

it no matter how much

not calm her

the sword

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

the Henituse family to

“Where is Sir Hilsman?”

mean? I am right here.

Baaaaang!

shook at

Captain Hilsman’s hand stretched forward. His body was quickly lunging toward Duchess

an

Baaaaang!

another

bat an eye. She leisurely raised

should be cold oddly

“Thank you very much.”

our human’s mommy!

revealed itself. Raon was smiling brightly, as if he was enjoying

a relaxed voice

“How disappointing.”

turned sharp

take care

Ooooo–

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

with an

him! Hey,

“Haaaaa.”

echoed inside the

plopped down on

“Sir Hilsman is alive.”

“What?”

side to side with a dejected smile on

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

“…Who are you?”

“Duchess Violan.”

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

of experience coming from the way this guy was

seems to have a lot of

“What are you saying…”

Hmm. I feel like someone must be watching all of

disguised as

looked at the video communication device dangling

on this Hilsman’s

really just planning on quietly observing before leaving. I thought I should see the birth of a new legend.

He shrugged his shoulders.

who cannot be revealed. I

go?! The human told me to capture

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

flowed out of the black video communication

What the

“My, my.”

his head side

me that way. Well, I guess it

of the video communication device, had the

the hell is this crazy

Violan had the same expression on

She couldn’t believe it.

Escape?

that was impossible

“But you see…”

Hilsman

a damn

gaze turned

curled up in a smile but his gaze was

hell is

of their seats

recalled a moment

something was

said the following to Alberu when Alberu told him about how

not like

like meaningful sacrifices

I just said to

during the meeting today… Duke Deruth had said

for the sake of the future, but… We don’t really have an

Han

‘Why is he lying?’

Hilsman. But he was also talking about

short period

Cale started to frown.

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