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

she knew would

“But he proved it.”

had changed

knight of the Henituse territory, doing more than

taken place in the Henituse territory… Cale and his friends

said that he wishes to give his life not for Cale,

Deruth, who had heard that with her, had told Hilsman that he had become a

this territory and the people who live here… Everybody was important. He said that he finally understood his mission and to please come look for

Click.

Violan lowered her teacup.

selected Sir Hilsman to be the one by my

not get rid of it no matter

calm

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

people in the world

responsibility of the Henituse family to protect

“Where is Sir Hilsman?”

I am right here. I

Baaaaang!

table shook at

Hilsman’s hand stretched forward. His body was

that seemed as vicious as an eagle’s

Baaaaang!

was another loud

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

cold oddly felt soft

“Thank you very much.”

at all, our human’s mommy! This much is easy for

Raon was smiling brightly, as if he was enjoying Violan caressing

heard a relaxed voice at that

“How disappointing.”

gaze turned

Please take care of this

Ooooo–

before it flailed around, as if to pressure Hilsman. Violan felt suffocated, despite

an

catch him! Hey, who are

“Haaaaa.”

sigh echoed inside

down on

“Sir Hilsman is alive.”

“What?”

shook his head side to side with a dejected

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

“…Who are you?”

“Duchess Violan.”

smile on his face, he gave

experience coming from the

to have a lot of luck with his

“What are you saying…”

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

man disguised as Hilsman turned toward

looked at the video communication

smirk on this Hilsman’s

on quietly observing before leaving. I thought I

He shrugged his shoulders.

I guess it is time for

The human told me

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

voice flowed out of the black video

What the hell are

“My, my.”

head side

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

the other side of the video communication device,

hell is this crazy

expression on

She couldn’t believe it.

Escape?

that was

“But you see…”

as Hilsman opened his mouth

a

turned

a smile but his gaze

is that bastard,

both jumped out of their seats as soon as he said

moment with Duke

knew something

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

do not like meaningless

meaningful sacrifices that much

will take what I

Duke Deruth had said

the future, but… We don’t really

had told Choi Han and Raon after

‘Why is he lying?’

he was also

that short period of

Cale started to frown.

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