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

would never say something

“But he proved it.”

changed

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

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

he wishes to give his life not for Cale, but

with her, had told Hilsman that he had become a

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 for

Click.

Violan lowered her teacup.

selected Sir Hilsman to be the one by my side

of it no matter how

not calm her anger at

be the person who is the sword and shield of our Henituse family. I cannot

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

responsibility of the Henituse family to protect such knights of the Henituse

“Where is Sir Hilsman?”

you mean? I am right here. I

Baaaaang!

shook at that

hand stretched forward. His

as vicious as an eagle’s claw was headed for

Baaaaang!

another

did not even bat an eye. She leisurely raised her hand. She then slowly caressed the thing her

should be cold

“Thank you very much.”

at all, our human’s mommy! This

revealed itself. Raon was smiling brightly,

heard a relaxed voice at that

“How disappointing.”

gaze turned sharp

care of

Ooooo–

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

spoke with an innocent smile on

will catch him! Hey, who

“Haaaaa.”

echoed inside

down

“Sir Hilsman is alive.”

“What?”

head side to side with a dejected smile on

him asleep in the basement of his house if you head there. He 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.”

a faint smile on his face,

the way

That punk Deruth seems to have a lot of luck

“What are you saying…”

I feel like someone must be watching all of this. Is

as Hilsman

the video

the smirk on this Hilsman’s face was

was really just planning on quietly observing before leaving. I thought I should

He shrugged his shoulders.

a person who cannot be revealed. I guess it is time for

said you can go?! The human told me to capture

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

voice flowed out of the black video communication

the

“My, my.”

shook his head

speak to me that way. Well, I guess it

who was on the other side of the video communication device, had

is

expression on her face right now. She

She couldn’t believe it.

Escape?

like that was

“But you see…”

disguised as Hilsman opened his mouth

is a

turned toward

in a smile but his gaze

hell is

and Violan both jumped out of their seats as soon as

recalled a moment with

knew something was

to Alberu when Alberu told him about how he was going to pretend to

not like

do not like meaningful sacrifices that

you and Cale will take what I just said to

meeting today… Duke

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

Choi Han and Raon after

‘Why is he lying?’

was talking about Hilsman. But he was also talking

short period

Cale started to frown.

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