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 status so

knew would never say

“But he proved it.”

had changed

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

place in the Henituse territory… Cale and his friends had played the major roles,

life not for Cale, but for the

that with her, had told Hilsman that he had become

territory and the people who live here… Everybody was important. He said that he finally understood his mission and to please come look for him if we need a sword or a shield

Click.

Violan lowered her teacup.

to be

get rid of it

calm her anger

pretending to be the person who is the sword and shield of our

Shield, but there were many people in the world who wished to

was the responsibility of the Henituse family to protect

“Where is Sir Hilsman?”

do you mean? I am right here. I

Baaaaang!

table shook

forward. His body was quickly

hand that seemed as vicious as an

Baaaaang!

was another

did not even bat an eye. She leisurely raised her

should be cold oddly

“Thank you very much.”

at all, our human’s mommy!

Dragon revealed itself. Raon was smiling brightly, as

a relaxed voice at that

“How disappointing.”

gaze turned sharp

care of

Ooooo–

as if to pressure Hilsman. Violan felt suffocated, despite being inside

spoke with an innocent

him! Hey, who

“Haaaaa.”

echoed

plopped down on his

“Sir Hilsman is alive.”

“What?”

to side with a dejected smile on

his house if you head there. He seemed quiet devoted to the Henituse household, so I knocked him unconscious

“…Who are you?”

“Duchess Violan.”

guy was disguised as Hilsman and had a faint smile on his face, he gave off a completely different demeanor

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

punk Deruth seems to have

“What are you saying…”

be watching all of this.

man disguised as Hilsman

the video communication device dangling

felt that the smirk on this Hilsman’s face was oddly not

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

He shrugged his shoulders.

who cannot be revealed. I

can go?! The human told me to

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

voice flowed out of the black

the hell

“My, my.”

shook his head side

that

who was on the other side 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…”

disguised as Hilsman

a

turned toward

mouth was curled up in a smile but his gaze was

the hell is that bastard,

their

a moment with Duke

something was

when Alberu told him about how he was going to pretend

not like meaningless

not like meaningful sacrifices that

Cale will take what I just said to heart… I will give this

the meeting today… Duke Deruth had

the sake of the

Han and

‘Why is he lying?’

was

that short period of

Cale started to frown.

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