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 so

she knew would never say something

“But he proved it.”

changed after

knight of the Henituse territory, doing

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

life not for Cale, but for the entire

heard that with her, had told Hilsman that he had become a true

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

Click.

Violan lowered her teacup.

was why I selected Sir Hilsman to be the one by my side as we

not get rid of it no matter how

could not calm

person who is the sword and shield

people in

of the Henituse family

“Where is Sir Hilsman?”

you mean? I am right

Baaaaang!

table shook at

hand stretched forward. His

an eagle’s claw was

Baaaaang!

another

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

should be cold oddly felt soft and

“Thank you very much.”

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

brightly, as if he was

a relaxed voice at

“How disappointing.”

turned

care of

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around, as if to pressure Hilsman. Violan felt

spoke with an innocent smile on

him! Hey,

“Haaaaa.”

echoed inside

plopped down

“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 with as little damage as possible. Why would I harm someone like

“…Who are you?”

“Duchess Violan.”

Hilsman and had a faint smile on his

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

That punk Deruth seems to have a lot

“What are you saying…”

someone must be watching all of this. Is Cale Henituse watching

disguised as

the video communication

Raon felt that the smirk on this Hilsman’s face was

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

He shrugged his shoulders.

be revealed. I guess it

go?! The human

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

flowed out of the black video

the

“My, my.”

his head side

that

who was on the other side of

is this

the same expression on

She couldn’t believe it.

Escape?

like that was impossible for

“But you see…”

disguised as Hilsman opened his mouth

is a damn rat

gaze turned

curled up in a smile but

the hell is

and Violan both jumped out of their seats as soon as

a moment with

knew something

to Alberu when Alberu told him

not like meaningless

meaningful sacrifices that

I just said

during the meeting today… Duke Deruth had

worth doing for the sake of the future, but… We

told Choi Han

‘Why is he lying?’

talking about Hilsman. But he was also talking

short period of

Cale started to frown.

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