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.

for someone like Vice Captain Hilsman who likes status

knew would never say something

“But he proved it.”

had changed

played his part 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

then said that he wishes to give his life not for

had

finally understood

Click.

Violan lowered her teacup.

Hilsman to be the one

not get rid of it no matter how much tea she

could not calm

is the sword and shield of our Henituse

Master Silver Shield, but there were many people in

of the Henituse family to

“Where is Sir Hilsman?”

I am right

Baaaaang!

table shook

forward. His body

hand that seemed as vicious as an eagle’s

Baaaaang!

another

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

should be cold oddly

“Thank you very much.”

our human’s mommy! This much is

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

heard a relaxed voice at

“How disappointing.”

gaze turned

care of this

Ooooo–

with the magic circle before it flailed around, as if to pressure Hilsman. Violan felt

an innocent

him! Hey, who are

“Haaaaa.”

sigh echoed inside the

down

“Sir Hilsman is alive.”

“What?”

side to side with a

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

“…Who are you?”

“Duchess Violan.”

was disguised as Hilsman and had a faint smile on his

the way this guy was

seems to have

“What are you saying…”

be watching all of this. Is Cale Henituse

disguised as

quietly looked at the video communication device dangling

felt that the smirk on this Hilsman’s face

I was really just planning on quietly observing before leaving.

He shrugged his shoulders.

a person who cannot be revealed. I guess it is

can go?! The human told me to

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

flowed out of the

What the

“My, my.”

head side to side

speak to me that way. Well, I guess it can’t be

on the other side of

the hell is

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

She couldn’t believe it.

Escape?

that was impossible for

“But you see…”

Hilsman opened his

a damn rat

gaze turned

was curled up in a smile but his gaze

is

of their seats as soon as

recalled a moment with Duke

knew something

had said the following to Alberu when Alberu told

not like meaningless

do not like meaningful sacrifices that much

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

today… Duke Deruth had

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

told Choi Han and

‘Why is he lying?’

was talking about Hilsman. But he was

that short period of

Cale started to frown.

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