44. Honorary Count Deon Hardt (9)
Count Hardt, famous for having been bestowed directly by the Emperor.
Even there, an attendant stepped into the forest behind the mansion, which was deserted.
Anxious gestures, trembling pupils. He looked around several times, as if his intentions were not pure, and soon raised his head and whistled lightly.
Food is great.
A bird that you would normally see anywhere landed on my hand.
He lightly petted the bird, tied a white piece of paper around its ankle, and sent it flying into the air without delay.
I was in a hurry because I thought if I took my time and got noticed by others, I would only end up in trouble.
“Is it all over?”
“!”
I was startled and turned around.
An old man dressed in a neat tailcoat, who had been around for some time, was standing next to a tree and looking at me.
It is a face that anyone who uses this mansion can never recognize.
Remember, the butler of this mansion, is characterized by silver-blue eyes and silver-blue hair that is fading to white.
He looked at the bird flying in the distance with an expression that did not tell me what he was thinking, and then lowered his gaze to face the servant.
“I expected it to some extent, but I never thought you would really be Sejak.”
“Deacon Ji.”
The embarrassment was short-lived. The attendant closed his mouth as he was about to make an excuse.
What he saw was too clear to make excuses. So the only way left is to kill him.
Fortunately, this is a deserted forest and there are no other witnesses.
Even if he was a strong man, the opponent was an old man, so even if he was just an ordinary person, it would be no problem to kill him.
Of course, I know that the old butler in front of me is an unusual person who overturned and overpowered the revolutionary army, but since he plans to use weapons, there won’t be a big problem.
The attendant, making a quick decision, gently grabbed the handle of the dagger in his pocket.
The two eyes that looked at Remember as if they were watching him were suddenly filled with life.
“Behind the scenes…”
“Aaaah!”
“…I should know.”
Suddenly!
The attendant’s head was cut off.
The head falls to the ground first, and the body that was running behind falls over.
Remember stood in the same place as before and looked at the collapsing body.
Even though his attendant suddenly died, he did not back down. There wasn’t even a scream. There was no sign of surprise or embarrassment.
I just looked at it with calm eyes and slowly moved my gaze behind it.
I don’t know when or where he appeared, but a man dressed in black is standing behind where the attendant was.
Remember slowly spoke as his eyes focused on the blood-stained sword in his hand.
“It’s obvious even if you don’t look at the person behind it.”
At most, it would be an aristocratic faction, a hostile kingdom, or a revolutionary army.
Among them, the most likely one would be Duke Stave Illuster, the leader of the noble faction.
It is difficult to instill a secret influence even inside the count’s residence unless you have considerable influence.
In that sense, the hostile kingdom was too far away to have a strong influence, and it was difficult for the revolutionary army, which had to go into hiding because it did not even have a proper foundation, to plant a treasure in the hero’s mansion.
Of course, I can’t be sure based on that alone, but since the bird that just flew away gave me another person to dig up information from, there was no need to obsess over this servant.
‘It might be a little dangerous, but…’
You might be alone, but since you’ll be with the knights, it’s a luxury to worry. Rather, we should hope that the blood-drunk people don’t kill all the attackers.
He waved his hand towards the man who was standing still as if waiting for orders.
Without paying the slightest attention to the man who disappeared in an instant, Remember looked down at the red corpse that was soaking the forest floor and said as if throwing it away.
As if it was natural for this to happen, there was not a single emotion in his silver-blue eyes.
“I will use my authority as a butler to fire you.”
***
“They say Deon Hart went to the border area to subdue monsters. And that’s with only one group of knights.”
Duke Stave slowly curled the corners of his mouth as he burned the note in the candlelight. Eyes full of leisure move slowly to capture Cruel.
Cruel responded as he once did, with eyes urging him to answer.
“I will place a murder request.”
“That’s the answer again.”
“….”
“It was like that last time too. At the time, I thought they had simply forgotten the option of being a revolutionary army…”
—Now it seems like that wasn’t the case.
A sharp look passes through the purple eyes. Cruel silently accepted the gaze with his eyes slightly lowered.
The Duke, who was carefully examining Cruel’s expression in the suffocating silence, opened his mouth as if he wanted to think a little more.
“Why? “It would be much more efficient to use the revolutionary army than to submit a request.”
It is natural that those who try to kill with a clear sense of purpose will be more eager than those who try to kill just because it is a request.
You can save money and kill more reliably.
Nevertheless, Cruel was secretly pushing towards submitting the request.
“…It looks like you have no intention of explaining.”
“I was short-thinking.”
“No way.”
“….”
The duke sighed as if he was proud of the lack of response.
He spoke in a casual tone, casually brushing away the crumbled ashes that had fallen on the desk.
“Well, that’s good. Please feel free to do whatever you want. “What matters is the result.”
“…thank you.”
“But you’d better not be clumsy. “It just looks funny.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
The conversation is over.
The Duke glanced at Cruel’s expression while holding up a new document and thumbing through it.
As always, a man is standing there without showing any emotion.
Knowing that he couldn’t get anything out of that face, he fixed his eyes on the document again and muttered softly to himself.
‘I like a dog that listens well.’
Let’s watch.
Whether or not you are using a useless trick.
***
“Are you serious?”
A man who had silently assisted Cruel during his battle at the border of the Demon World opened his mouth without realizing it.
Even though I knew it was rude to ask again, I couldn’t help it.
“okay.”
“Are you sure you don’t mind? “Your Excellency is definitely….”
There is no way the Duke wouldn’t know this.
Senzer was very worried about how the Duke would react to Cruel’s actions.
The duke is a smart man but also a very suspicious person. It was obvious that Cruel’s life would come and go depending on how he accepted this.
Therefore, Senzer hoped that he would only do what the duke told him to do, but
“I’m not saying I won’t ask for a murder, so it’ll be okay.”
Cruel was adamant.
“Put in a request, but add conditions. “I’ll give you half of the promised amount even if I only injure you.”
“Costs arising from additional conditions….”
“I will cover them with my own funds.”
I don’t know what you’re thinking.
What does he want to do with Deon Hardt?
Senzer, who was observing Cruel’s expression because he could not even infer the true nature of his feelings for Deonhardt, soon gave up his thoughts and quietly lowered his head.
***
Silence led to misunderstanding. However, even if I explained it too late, they wouldn’t believe it, and it would be difficult if the monsters disappeared like this, so I quickly changed the topic under the pretext of putting monster subjugation first, and I was watching the subjugation side by side with Lord Rien on horseback.
Lord Lien has his own reasons for not fighting.
First of all, the skills of the Murderous Knights were as good as crazy, and more than anything, I, who was weak, really needed at least one bodyguard.
It’s sad to be brought to a place like this, but it would be truly unfair to end up dead. You may not be able to understand it and end up becoming a vengeful spirit.
And another reason would be that it would not be appropriate for Lord Lien to intervene in that scene?
“Ryaaa!!”
“Hey you bastard! What’re you doing! “Monsters are coming this way!!”
“Is it my fault that you’re easy on me?!”
“That bastard is going after me!!”
“Shut up and kill me!”
Sigh! Sigh!
Blood splatters everywhere and the monster is torn apart.
They were chopping up the monster so finely that I thought it would look something like that if you crushed the red pudding with a spoon.
Lord Lien goes into those guys and fights with them?
It doesn’t suit me at all.
Sir Lien is the kind of person who can be said to be the epitome of a knight.
She is the type of person who cleanly kills enemies by blowing their heads off. If she gets caught in that gap, she will quickly become covered in blood without having to do anything special.
That must be quite an unpleasant experience. As long as it was likely to lead to a resignation letter, I had every reason to stop her.
It was a time when I was lost in thought for a long time.
“You guys! “What are you doing!?”
“…hmm?”
I suddenly raised my head when I heard a voice full of anger.
I tried to ask why he was angry, but my gaze was blocked by a huge barrier and could not reach Sir Lien.
Instead, my gaze met a pair of eyes located in front of my nose.
“….”
“….”
I stopped thinking for a moment.
Black face, huge body, eyes glaring at me with resentment and anger. In addition, it was grinning and its fangs were exposed as if they were going to bite me at any moment.
So this is….
‘What the fuck is this?!’
I was so surprised that I didn’t even scream.
I froze, turning white, staring into the monster’s eyes.
In my heart, I just wanted to faint, but this body, which has never moved as I wanted, betrayed my expectations once again.
Usually, he falls down easily, but why is he holding up so well this time? Is it fortunate that I didn’t scream in an unsightly way?
I tried to relax my frozen body and licked my stiff lips.
“What is this?”
“It seems like we were the only ones having fun.”
“When I came to my senses, this was the only thing left. “Most of them ran away.”
“Almost all means of attack will be cut off, so it won’t be fun, but it’s better than nothing. “The Count should enjoy it too.”
“Are you just watching out of consideration for us? “You didn’t have to give in, but I’m touched.”
What kind of bullshit is this? What do you enjoy, you crazy people? Do you think I am the same as you?
I would understand if it was a joke, but it’s even more confusing because I can clearly feel that it’s all serious.
Even Sir Lien’s reaction was even worse.
“Oh, is that so?”
Why are you agreeing?!
If you combine the members’ conversations, you can quickly get an answer to what they want from me.
So I’m not telling you to kill this monster.
They said that the Count should also enjoy it, so that probably means killing him as cruelly as possible, just like they did.
It’s not difficult to follow.
Since I didn’t come here to have fun, I was fully armed. All you have to do is take out one of the daggers tied to various parts of your body and tear into the monster that cannot resist in front of you.
‘But I don’t really feel like it.’
I feel like if I do that, something inside me will collapse. No, should I say it is broken?
That’s why I was hesitating for a moment.
‘…?!’
I turned my body reflexively, feeling goosebumps rising on the back of my neck.
I just instinctively turned to find the source of the chills, but luckily it saved my life.
Sigh!
“Ugh!?”
“Count!”
I thought I felt a shock to my shoulder, but then a burning sensation spread through me.
Following my instinct, I wrapped my arms around my shoulders and turned my head to see what was causing the pain.
“arrow?”
Looking at its location, it seems like it was originally aiming for my neck.
The monster won’t be shooting arrows, so is this a surprise attack?
So who? Unless they wanted war, the other kingdom wouldn’t have targeted us since we hadn’t even crossed the border.
‘…calm down.’
It is not for nothing that we survived eight years on the battlefield.
My senses from the battlefield returned and my head began to spin.
You can figure out the front and back later. First of all, what is important is the number and location of the attackers.
I quickly rolled my eyes and glanced at the location where the arrow had come from.
‘You’ve come a long way.’
I chased after him on horseback, but I didn’t know he was within reach of the arrow.
Ah, I had to cover my ears and eyes while subduing monsters. These guys should be a little bigger and louder.
‘Then…’
What should I do…
That’s where my thoughts ended.
The world turned white and the accident stopped.
And when things returned to normal, everything was over.
