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

would never say something

“But he proved it.”

changed

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

and his friends had played the major roles, but many others had

to give his life not for Cale,

her, had told Hilsman that he had become a

people who live here… Everybody was important. He said that he finally understood his mission and to

Click.

Violan lowered her teacup.

to be the one by my

it no

could not calm her anger at

the person who is the sword

but there were many people in

the Henituse family to protect such

“Where is Sir Hilsman?”

do you mean? I am right

Baaaaang!

shook at that

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

as an eagle’s

Baaaaang!

was another

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

scales that should be cold oddly felt

“Thank you very much.”

all, our human’s mommy! This

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

a relaxed voice

“How disappointing.”

turned

take care of

Ooooo–

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

an innocent smile

I will catch him!

“Haaaaa.”

sigh echoed

down

“Sir Hilsman is alive.”

“What?”

side with

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 I harm someone

“…Who are you?”

“Duchess Violan.”

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

from the way

seems to have a lot of luck with

“What are you saying…”

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

as Hilsman turned

video communication

on

observing before

He shrugged his shoulders.

cannot be revealed. I guess it is

The human told me to capture

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

flowed out of

the hell

“My, my.”

shook his head side to side

me that way. Well, I guess it can’t

on the other side of the video

is this

expression on her face right now. She couldn’t help

She couldn’t believe it.

Escape?

like that was impossible

“But you see…”

man disguised as Hilsman opened his

a damn

turned toward

in a smile

hell is that

of their seats as soon

recalled a moment

something

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

not like meaningless

not like meaningful sacrifices that much

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

meeting today… Duke Deruth

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

Choi Han and

‘Why is he lying?’

was also talking about his father, Duke

short period

Cale started to frown.

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