episode_0175

Earl William is one of the most common nobles in the kingdom.

A decent sized estate and some gold that you can just earn.

The extraordinary abilities of a lord.

The only thing special about Count William was that he was born a nobleman.

But on the other hand, this is also an ability. One day, a farmer’s son who farmed on my land opened his eyes to magic and was called to the magic tower.

There were various stories going around, and they tried to raise him as an apprentice wizard at the Green Tower.

What should he do about it? The farmer didn’t have enough money to send his son to Matap for education.

In the end, the farmer’s son was unable to walk the flowery path of becoming a magician and inherited the farmer’s business.

Even now, when I tour the territory, I meet that son. He seems to have given up on magic and is busy with farm work. In that case, isn’t William a very lucky man?

He had no special abilities, talents, or greed, but he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

Hororok-

Count William enjoyed a peaceful moment and sipped the tea brewed by his maid.

While others were busy with politics, socializing, and other things, Earl William liked to waste his time drinking tea.

Plus, I rubbed the maids’ butts a little too…

Knock- knock-

“…come in”

Tea time was the Count’s favorite time.

The fact that the butler, who knew that, came here so suddenly meant that something had happened.

The count’s brow furrowed slightly, but it was within the acceptable range.

At best, they ask for a tax cut because this year’s harvest is poor.

Or maybe something unpleasant happened and you want a judgment.

In the case of large cities, there are their own judicial institutions and bailiffs.

In estates of ambiguous size, such as Earl William’s, the lord often exercised judicial power.

That is why any incident, whether minor or major, was a nuisance to the Count.

“I’ll go in”

The old butler with a gray beard hurried his steps.

The count looked at him with a puzzled expression as he ran the short distance from the door to the chair.

As far as he knew, the old butler wasn’t the type to be in such a hurry.

“What’s going on that you’re making such a fuss about? You’re a guy with bad knees…”

Count William made a pointless joke to his old butler who had worked with him for a long time.

Normally, the old butler would pretend to be serious and ignore the situation.

“Oh, this is a big problem, Count…”

“…Huh?”

The old butler was quite different from usual.

Only then did the count notice that the old butler’s appearance was very disheveled.

The count sat up straight.

“What’s… going on?”

“That, that’s…”

The old butler’s gaze wavered and turned toward the door.

The count’s gaze followed it.

Again-

The sound of heels was heard, and a young woman suddenly appeared.

“Who, who are you!”

The count was startled and pulled out an ornamental sword hanging on the wall.

“Oh my, such a weapon…”

The young woman covered her mouth and smiled elegantly as she sat down in the count’s luxurious chair.

Her legs were crossed gracefully.

“I asked who it was!”

The count swung his sword at the woman, leaving the trembling old butler behind.

But the sword ended up being blocked so vainly.

Because there was a dark, pitch-black figure standing behind the woman.

“Uh, uh uh uh…”

The black figure gave off an extremely horrible smell, the same smell I had once smelled of a rotting corpse.

As the Death Knight clenched his hand, the ornamental scabbard snapped in two.

The count, whose legs had lost their strength, sat down.

“Who! Who is there! Knights! What are the knights doing!”

The count called out to the knights at the top of his lungs, but there was no answer.

A woman of mysterious age. Olivier yawned lazily and shook his head.

Blood began to spurt out from the neck of the count who had been shouting for a long time.

“Are you done screaming now?”

Olivier smiled and kindly opened the half-open door.

Only then did the count realize why the knights had not responded.

Outside the door, the decapitated corpses of knights lay on the floor.

“Who, who are you…?”

“Huh, that’s short?”

As Olivier moved his hand, the death knight thrust his greatsword, which was radiating cold air.

“Mi, I’m sorry. Who…who are you? Joe, please tell me your name…”

“Hehe, my name is Olivier. Does that explain it well?”

“…Oh, Olivier…gasp! Olivier! Why, why is the Most High Saintess in such a wretched place…”

“That’s right. What could be happening here? In such a shabby place?”

The count bowed his head to the floor and trembled.

“Ho, did I do something wrong? If so, I sincerely apologize”

“There’s nothing special about it. I just came here in secret because I have a personal favor to ask of you, Count”

“Uh, whatever you want, just ask”

“It’s good that we can communicate well. Haha. Some people are really hard to communicate with… It was difficult”

A small space before the word ‘difficult’.

Count William wasn’t so stupid as not to know what that meant.

The count crawled to the saint’s feet and stuck his tongue out.

“Your Majesty, what do you think of this country now?”

“…Yes…Yes…?”

The count raised his head slowly with a bewildered voice.

Olivier’s pink eyes were fixed on him. He felt like his whole body was frozen like stone.

“I think we need to work harder”

“Oh, what specifically…?”

“That, that is…that is…”

The count’s dull head spun around. He was struggling to survive. He had to give an answer to survive.

Still, the Count, who had lived as a nobleman, quickly decided what the best answer would be.

“Wow, the efforts of the subjects are important for the wealth and military power of the kingdom, but if the king is not equipped to fully accept the virtue…”

“Wow! That’s a really good answer”

Olivier clapped his hands with a bright smile.

The count sighed deeply in secret.

“Do you think so too, Count? In order for this country to become more prosperous and powerful, it needs a leader worthy of it, right?”

“That…that…is…right…”

Shit. This is it. So this is why other people told me to be careful.

Count William recalled something a fellow nobleman had said at a regular social gathering a few days ago.

The kingdom is not normal. In particular, the actions of the second son, Hagen, are suspicious.

We’ll have to prepare for that. There might be someone behind Hagen controlling him.

But I never thought that the person behind him would be Seongguk…

“I believe you will understand by now. Count William”

“…Yes, I understand”

“Your job is simple. Just live peacefully like you are now. We will let you live like that. But if you just say one word when we call you…”

Olivier left those words behind and got up.

Now she will leave.

“This sly and mean girl! How dare you mock the kingdom and the count! You must not listen to the lord. The lord is one of the great pillars of Asrian… stern…”

“Hey…Butler!”

The old butler, who had been quietly listening in one corner, suddenly shouted.

The count was startled and tried to stop him, but the death knight swung his sword faster than he could.

Slurp-

The old butler’s neck rolled over.

The count lost the old butler who had helped him for a long time right before his eyes.

“Ji…Butler…”

The old butler’s body fell down, spewing blood. He died with a solemn expression on his face.

The count could not hold back the vomit that was welling up inside him and threw it on the floor.

Guweeek- Gueeeek-

The count, who had grown up well, had no immunity to corpses and blood.

Moreover, the old butler he had grown attached to died in an instant.

I couldn’t see properly because of the mental shock.

“Oh, that’s annoying. Anyway, Count, remember what I said, okay? ”

“Butler, butler…butler…where are you, butler…”

The distraught count was groping on the floor, searching for the old butler’s severed head.

Olivier’s face crumpled.

“Hey, you son of a bitch”

“Hee, heeek”

She grabbed the Count by the collar and lifted him up.

A strength that was hard to believe for a woman. The count was held by the neck by a woman who was twice as small as him.

“Hey, did you understand? Did you not understand?”

“Yes, yes…I will do as you say”

Bam-

The count answers with tears in his eyes.

Only then did Olivier release his neck, and the Count, who had fallen to the floor, gasped for breath.

“You have to hit me to understand. Tsk. My hands are dirty. It’s annoying”

Olivier tore the Count’s clothes and wiped his hands on them.

“If you have any sense, keep quiet about this. It won’t take long anyway. Then I’ll go. Bye”

Olivier left, leaving a faint kiss on the hand.

The count sat down on the floor, holding the dead butler’s head tightly.

I could taste the tea the maid had made in my mouth.

It was so peaceful outside.

The mansion was like that too.

# # #

“Can this guy really convince me?”

Prince Hagen was fidgeting in the carriage.

Louise yawned loudly, lying down in the plush leather chair opposite him.

“What are you worried about? You’ve been listening to me so far”

“That, that was all just a bunch of idiots. This, this time it’s really different…this guy…”

If a kid like this is the prince, it will be a bad omen for the country.

Louise clicked her tongue without the prince knowing.

“Is the lord here that great?”

“Of course. The lord here is the head of a family of counts who have guarded the eastern border of the kingdom for over five hundred years. His personal appearance, power, and dignity are all extraordinary… ”

“That’s perfect. Wouldn’t it be perfect if I could seduce this guy?”

“Oh, it’s fortunate that you don’t die”

The prince shuddered and then buried his face in the leather seat and sobbed.

That idiot is really…

Louise looked out the window with a furrowed brow.

The outside, which had been green, began to gradually become mixed with brown and gray.

We are slowly getting closer to our destination.

As I was thinking that, the carriage suddenly stopped.

dripping-

Someone knocked on the carriage door.

Louise opened the carriage door for Hagen.

chuck-

Three men in attractive blue-striped armor saluted politely.

“We will be checking for a moment. Please cooperate”

“Yes, I understand”

Oh, this is pretty useful, isn’t it?

Louise’s eyes sparkled.

In terms of appearance and body, they were more stocky and sturdy than any male I had seen in the capital.

All three of them, too.

Louise quickly got out of the carriage with a charming voice and behavior.

Oh, what is that idiot doing…

Hagen was still shivering.

Among the knights, the one who had spoken to them quickly entered the carriage.

“Please give it to me…Huh? Wow, Prince?”

“Ah…”

“Loyalty! What brings the prince here?”

But Hagen, terrified, muttered things like, ‘I’m going to get in trouble… I’m going to die…’ no matter what the knight said.

Finally, Louise stepped forward.

“We came to see the lord”

“…Are you talking about the lord?”

“Yes, that’s right”

“Excuse me, may I ask for your identification?”

“Louise, the captain of the Knights of Justia”

Ssaaaah-

The air has changed.

At the same time, the knights’ gaze also changed.

Louise could notice the change.

In that split second, everyone here was swallowing their life-force towards themselves…

‘Oh, I think I’m screwed…’

The place she visited was the estate of the Estia Margrave.

That was the territory of Selene’s father, Kairan Estia.