episode_0088

Kyle, who was patrolling around the village on Raoul’s orders, let out a bitter curse. He could understand why he was ordered to patrol because he didn’t know what would happen next, but the girl who was stuck next to him was unexpected.

“So did you really kill that giant demon back then?”

Kyle couldn’t hold back his rising anger at Lizel’s annoying question and shouted.

“Yes. Yes. Yes!!!! I killed that big demon’s head with a stick in the size of a small city!!! I said it 50 times, damn it!!!”

For the first time, Kyle encountered a disaster comparable to that terrible battlefield. He was so annoyed by the constant questioning of his brother’s story that his hair fell out.

To be honest, I could have said, “If that’s the case, why didn’t you do it right from the beginning? Why did you come later and act like a good sister?” But if Liesel cried, Raoul would definitely kill himself.

“I’d rather die than suffer, damn it. If only the person who really took me in hadn’t been there.”

“But what did you do before you were taken in by my brother?”

“What’s the big deal? It’s all the same old work that a poor tenant farmer’s son did. Then dragons attacked our village and we all died, so he became a thief…”

The story of Raoul and his friends being beaten to death for stealing their wallets was no longer a secret.

Then Raul recognized his talent and took him in. He learned all kinds of chores and martial arts from him, and was able to land in his current position.

“The age difference isn’t that big, but… he’s like a real father to me.”

“So you are my nephew?”

“… I almost seriously hit you just now.”

“If that was the case, I would have told my brother.”

“You are like a dirty bloodline. I should curse that blood even if I have to fall into my hell. Seriously, there is no pretty part about the Berger family…”

Then Kyle saw a carriage coming down the hill and made a face of genuine disgust.

The carriage that was speeding towards the village had the emblem of the Bergé family engraved on it.

“Ah, damn, this is so annoying.”

“That’s the carriage my mother rides in…”

“Miss, please wait here for a moment.”

“Hey, wait a minute!”

Kyle stopped the carriage by throwing the staff loaded with the sound he was holding.

Then he jumped down from a hill that was at least 10 meters high and met the eyes of Ratri’s groom.

Kyle knew the groom well. It was strange that he didn’t know Raoul, since most of the servants who served Ratri directly ignored him.

“Wow, wow, wow. This isn’t even your front yard. Why are you trying to barge in without permission?”

“Get out of the way! Do you know whose carriage this is? ”

“I stopped you because I knew. I wouldn’t do this if I had to. But I can’t stand seeing a cart full of shit going into my boss’s residence.”

Then the coachman immediately tried to draw his sword.

“This reckless thief…!”

“I’m warning you one thing. If you pull that out, you’ll die by my hand. I have the skills to make you bleed and shit under the pretense of self-defense. Don’t say anything, I’ll just kill you.”

As Kyle swung the baton back and forth, not only the coachman but also the horses became scared.

As the situation was becoming increasingly serious, a cold voice like dawn was heard.

“Okay. I’ll handle it, so don’t waste your precious life.”

The woman who emerged from the carriage was very beautiful.

Her appearance was so youthful that it was hard to believe that she had a grown son or daughter, and she looked like a girl in her mid to late teens.

Although he was small in stature, his dignity was so deadly that even Kyle felt oppressed.

Latri Bergé, Raoul and Liesel’s biological mother, was once considered the most powerful knight in the empire.

“But Madam…”

“Oh my. If someone saw you, they’d think you were the coachman’s mother… no, the mother. The coachman’s life is precious, but the son’s life is a piece of shit, right?”

Lisel, who had come down the hill in a hurry at the sound of Kyle’s nagging, ended up covering her mouth.

“You crazy bastard! Now tell my mother…!”

“If I get beaten to death by Raul for this, I’ll get beaten to death. Even if I get beaten to death, I have to say what I really want to say. Hey, ma’am. Why are we being so dirty? Don’t you think it’s dirty to do this to a relationship that’s already broken off? Oh, you don’t know because you have no conscience? I talked to a deaf person about music! ”

“……”

Ratri showed signs of discomfort, but Kyle was not one to care about such things. Raoul had taught him how to speak politely, but unfortunately the other four had taught him how to swear and provoke.

“They say language is a mirror that reflects the essence of a person. But what a vulgar expression. I didn’t know it would show a lack of education and culture so well.”

“Then did you say that you were a bad mother?”

“Don’t move your tongue too carelessly. One mistake can cost you your life.”

“Considering the amount of mistakes your son makes, it doesn’t seem like much.”

“A person so shallow as this holds a high position in the military. The prestige of the empire has fallen significantly. It is truly regrettable.”

“And you don’t have a partner.”

It was a crude accusation that would surprise even the devil, but Ratri’s expression did not change at all.

Neither Raoul nor even Liesel had ever seen their mother’s expression change.

He returned those words with a face still as cold as the waters of the North Pole.

“Even the ruthless dragons have their good sides. They ate your family, who must have been a good match. This empire must be a little cleaner.”

“…”

Kyle swung his club in anger, and Ratri also swung his sword, trying to cut Kyle’s head off.

The two men’s weapons clashed, creating an ear-splitting crack.

“You’re the first to touch someone else’s family and then get angry. Don’t you think that’s funny?”

“I cursed at you. I never cursed at your family. And you were after my neck from the start?”

“You brought about my husband’s death, so it is my duty as a wife to cut off your neck.”

“You’ve got a really great wife. And you’re also the worst mother. Well, that’s okay… Considering what you did to my boss and other things…”

Kyle, who had opened the distance, glared at Ratri while holding the pole.

“I can’t come back healthy today.”

“There is nothing more ugly than talking about something you cannot do.”

Kyle lunged at Ratri to break his arm, and Ratri positioned himself to drop Kyle’s neck.

The moment their weapons were swung, the blue spear deflected Kyle’s staff and the black shoes trampled Ratri’s sword, sending it crashing to the ground.

“Haa, this town is in chaos every day. I have to make the two patients come out, right?”

“… Long time no see, Countess.”

The two people who flew in as soon as they sensed the commotion looked quite uncomfortable.

“I wish I could spend a quiet day, but at this rate, even that wish seems distant.”

“… That’s the only thing I agree with, Camilla. I hate commotion. No matter who starts it. ”

Then Kyle immediately dropped his weapon and bowed his head.

“I apologize for unintentionally causing a commotion. Also, what I said just now…”

“I don’t mean to blame you, but his honor wasn’t touched and you weren’t the main cause of the commotion. Rather, the main cause was…”

Raoul looked at Ratri with dry eyes.

When Ratri’s eyes, as cold as the waters of the North Pole, and Raoul’s eyes, as dry as the desert, met each other, it seemed as if a dry storm was brewing.

Who would think that these people are related by blood? Probably not even they themselves. Now, that is.

“Are you blaming me now?”

“… You’re still wise.”

“Your cheap subordinate used my husband’s death as a weapon in a fight. And yet you turn the blame on me?”

“I have never turned it. The arrow’s trajectory is a straight line.”

“… You’ve changed a lot since I last saw you.”

“Have you ever seen the temple? Wouldn’t it be foolish to talk about changes in something you haven’t even observed?”

Given Raoul’s usual tone, this was a sharp rebuke.

“You dare to teach me?”

“That’s strange. The word ‘dare’ can be used when a certain relationship or condition is established between the two parties. Is there something like that between us?”

“…… That tone of speech never changes.”

“The countess’s eyes never changed. Even when I was down with a fever, when I was injured in a carriage accident, when I was almost killed by an assassin. They were always the same.”

“I also gave you medicine that is effective against fever. I was the one who held you when the accident happened. I was also the one who killed the assassin who tried to kill you. Isn’t it thanks to me that you are alive now?”

“… I don’t think you understand what I mean.”

Raoul sighed, looking quite bored.

“If only I hadn’t gotten out of bed, if only I had been hurt more, if only the assassin had stabbed me in the neck that day.”

Raoul said, biting his lower lip hard.

“It’s a shame that I didn’t get to meet you today.”

“What…?”

“I feel really miserable. Just having to face you like this.”

Ratri’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if she was slightly shocked.

And then he tried to regain his composure and spoke in a calm voice.

“I have something to tell you.”

“… I have nothing to talk to you about.”

But Ratri did not back down, and Raoul sighed, realizing that the situation would only continue on a parallel track.

“Please follow me. I will respond to your last conversation with the affection that has been pent up at the bottom.”