When The Count’s Illegitimate Daughter Gets Married

Chapter 77

Stella—being the daughter of a Marquis—had learned a variety of disciplines.

Even now, her demeanor was extraordinary. Every march of her shoes crushing the ground was filled with confidence.

“You said there were small castles on both sides of a narrow path, right, Madam? It’s definitely the Twin Memorial Hall. The two castles built as memorial halls were erected symmetrically.”

She clenched her fist.

“I have a good idea!”

Stella was not an idiot. She didn’t mean to lead Laritte directly to the place where Redra was fighting. Instead, she went to the castle in the alley where Redra and Bartolt were fighting.

“Since the first imperial era, each castle has had three side doors. During fires that often occur in winters due to the fireplaces, it’s a big problem if you can’t find an escape path.”

She went around the Twin Memorial Hall and found a side door. Then she turned to go to a small castle. It’d been a while since the people abandoned the rooms because of the dragon. A strange air was flowing inside the deserted castle.

A large window was open on one of the walls. Stella and Laritte crouched down and passed under it. Then, both of them peered their heads out a little through the window.

“There’s Lady Redra.”

The scene of the battle was as small as the palm of a hand.

“The Empress is not there as Madam mentioned. Perhaps she left.”

Redra was enduring an injury and a disastrous look on her face. On the other hand, Bartolt had a wound, but he was quite fine.

Without turning away from reconnaissance over the window, Stella said. Her plan was simple.

“Madam, shall we gather some hard and small items?”

She was planning to throw them out at Bartolt. Even though he’d trained for decades, his skill couldn’t be strong enough to hold multiple blows.

If we aim properly, we’ll be able to hit Bartolt!

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“……What’s that?”

Bartolt saw something hurled at him. He easily avoided it with the tilt of his head.

He laughed as his eyes spotted Laritte above the building.

“There’s no need to rush after the Duchess now. Since she decided to wash her neck and wait upstairs.”

“Madam?”

Redra, who was worn out, supported herself with a sword.

“No way!”

eyes, see it

that, she looked up at the place

it’s their time to die. But, she

blurred and her lungs had been hurting

was overwhelmed with emotions and shed

have you come

both sad and

find a master like

to a place where she

of triggering her

desperation, you become a Swordmaster for a while when you desperately wish to protect your

a few times in battles

he was

Laritte and you don’t trigger your sword, you both

that Redra would be able to do it for Laritte as

put Laritte

I got it now.

master she should

up her

heart pounding against her chest, the mana in the

the items falling from above. Stella and Laritte were almost out of candlesticks and what they collected to

Are we all out?

that moment, Laritte threw off one of her

a thud, the shoe hit Bartolt’s careless head and blood flowed out

her

“Great shot, Madam!”

he tried to regain his senses,

I won’t kill

should hurry up

that, he planned to laugh while fully appropriating her image begging for help before

was not any woman who would face her end

the only

“What?”

eyes turned to

in flames spreading to all directions in the

when she

turned black everywhere, filled with the dark energy summoned from her

instant, the predator and the prey had

“Y-You…. You!”

was completely

was all high-and-mighty—would serve an illegitimate girl as her

unable to summon her sword

“Bartolt, you dolt traitor.”

Wait a minute. Listen to

forced himself to laugh, slowly raising his

going to be a lot

sword he was holding. Dust rose as he knelt in front

be killed. Then you can depose the Empress by the power of Cap–