episode_0435

Up until now, the Countess had tried to escape with skillful lies, but she knew she couldn’t escape this time.

“What I want is simple. It’s to live as if we didn’t know each other, like strangers.”

“If that’s what you wanted, shouldn’t you have just stayed hidden? Why did you have to cause a commotion by showing up?”

“I wanted to meet my biological father.”

“Just for a simple conversation, you caused all this chaos?”

It was to let go of the lingering attachment to the father she had never met or spoken to in her life.

It was a significant matter, but the Countess was angered by the unnecessary trouble she had caused.

“It was worth it on our end. It would have been better if we had cleanly resolved it with the Count, but even if we couldn’t, it wouldn’t have mattered. We were prepared to handle such situations.”

“….”

“I thought you would deny it again and pretend not to know, but you seem quite flustered. You don’t even deny it.”

“!!”

The Countess bit her lip tightly after my words.

She realized it only after I spoke.

She must have been so sensitive to the point that she forgot she had to deny it, making it a very vulnerable spot for the Countess.

I decided not to mention the fact that I knew about her secret lover, as it might make her faint.

After a long silence, the Countess finally spoke.

“What happens if I promise not to interfere?”

“You can continue to live peacefully as we have been. The secret will be buried forever.”

“….”

The Countess’s eyes flickered.

“How can I trust that?”

“If the secret is revealed, we will be in trouble as well. Besides, the Count can be quite troublesome.”

“Are you not interested in the family legacy? Revealing it could lead to gaining a noble family.”

It was understandable that it was hard to believe, as it seemed advantageous to everyone.

“Why should I desire that? It’s not that great. Oh! I didn’t mean to disregard your efforts, but if it offended you, I apologize.”

It was a well-known fact in social circles that she was trying to elevate her family status.

If she had worked so hard to elevate her family, it would be hurtful to her pride to hear that it was nothing special.

However, knowing the details of why the Countess was trying so hard to elevate her family, I found it amusing.

“Still, the value of an item varies from person to person. The Count’s family is not an attractive item to us.”

“She just entered the military, does she have that much wealth to look down on our family?”

She struggled to contain her anger knowing that I knew her weakness.

“Yes, she does.”

“….”

She took a deep breath to calm her emotions.

“Before making a decision, we should meet once.”

Who would she meet?

Franc?

I didn’t know what they would talk about, but I didn’t want to stress Franc out for no reason.

“As I mentioned, finding time after enlisting is not easy.”

“If that child is not suitable, what about that woman? Isn’t it too much to force trust unilaterally without showing her face?”

“It’s not possible.”

“How will you handle it if I don’t agree? Will your life spiral into ruin? More like two lives. Including your son.”

The betrayal would be immense, considering how much the Count cherished his son.

Fortunately, the Countess quickly made her decision after calculating her options.

※ ※ ※

The Countess had to do her best to protect Nesi in the future.

Or keep your distance altogether.

It would be troublesome to be falsely accused as the culprit just by lingering around for no reason, wouldn’t it?

“The die has already been cast.”

Dealing with the revenge against Viscount Hutton without laying a hand on it could be resolved by simply wrinkling your nose.

Realizing that the secret she thought only she knew had been revealed to me, didn’t the Viscountess feel a sense of crisis?

It was obvious what the Viscountess had to do.

And Damon, as always, saw it and informed me.

– The Viscountess seems to be very busy these days.

Damon, who was asked to keep an eye on how the Viscountess behaves for a while, carefully observed and told me.

– It seems like she’s trying to drive Viscount Hutton out.

“I knew it would come to this.”

I thought that if the Viscountess, who knew how to use her head, would not leave Viscount Hutton alone.

If Viscount Hutton were to be driven out of his title, and his title passed on to his son?

Her weakness would no longer be a weakness if it were no longer a secret, as the power of Viscount Hutton to retaliate in anger for being exposed would be gone.

Due to the fact that her son was still young, she could even act as a proxy for the head of the family.

“If the Viscountess wins, she will surely attack Negishi.”

There would be no need to be cautious of Viscount Hutton’s reactions, as he would become more agitated.

“I should inform Viscount Hutton of the Viscountess’s scheme at the right time.”

In any case, for the time being, the two of them would have no chance to touch us.

They would be too busy fighting each other to pay attention to us.

“Viscount Hutton will be betrayed without even knowing that he is not of his own blood. Compared to the suffering Negishi has endured, it may not be as severe, but it is not a bad result for revenge without laying a hand on it.”

Being betrayed in the current state would be more painful than hearing that he is not his own child.

Wouldn’t it be strengthening himself by supporting his mother’s side for unknown reasons and sending himself to ruin?

Knowing how painful it would be to be betrayed by a child raised with love, I had no intention of taking separate action to seek revenge against Viscount Hutton.

“Fran said she has no intention of revenge.”

I couldn’t just sit back and listen to Fran’s words without my heart breaking.

Shouldn’t Viscount Hutton pay the price for the suffering Negishi has experienced?

If left alone, Viscount Hutton would continue to live his life as he pleased, enjoying life to the fullest.

So I was more than willing to make him unhappy without using my hands in the current situation.

“I’ll leave it to the information to return to that house.”

If I completely let go, Viscount Hutton would be defenseless against the Viscountess.

So I needed to add some fuel to the fire to keep the two of them clashing.

My goal was to fight each other to the death and self-destruct.

“Even if the Viscountess wins, it doesn’t matter. As long as I prevent Damon from threatening Negishi with the information he brought.”

The power of the Viscountess comes from her family.

She raised the Viscount’s family by taking advantage of the wealth of that family.

But what if the Viscountess finds out that she has a blood relationship with the head of that house?

“If the head of that house is watching with both eyes wide open, there’s no way the Viscountess can be left alone.”

There was no way for the Viscountess to escape from my grasp no matter what she did.

That’s why I had no worries about Viscount Hutton’s affairs.

I just needed to rely on the information on how things were progressing.

– Finally back!

“You said the maximum time you were asleep was ten days, right?”

– Yeah.

“You can do it right away.”

“I’m not trying to do anything fun while leaving you behind, am I?”

“Something fun?”

I immediately understood what Damon was talking about.

“Even when I was with you, there wasn’t anything particularly fun, so what could be fun now?”

– Don’t you remember when we hunted in the contaminated area?

“Oh, that. What nonsense.”

I didn’t expect to hear that I was going to the contaminated area to hunt monsters without myself.

Listening to Daemon’s words, I felt like I had become too lax.

“Let’s see…”

Princess Mona had become Princess Hwangtae, and the students who had participated in the subjugation force had already returned to the academy to start the semester.

Time had flown by as I focused on dealing with the unexpected encounter with Negishi, so it was time to start preparing for the main scenario again.

“What was the next scenario again?”

I don’t think that the future I know will happen exactly the same, considering how much I have changed the past.

It was all about being prepared for change.

“I wonder how much more I can use the information I know.”

How much have I done so far?

The empire’s situation has changed a lot, and by eliminating the hatching grounds, there have been significant changes in the ecosystem of the contaminated area.

I even went as far as bringing the elixir to prevent the appearance of the boss in the main scenario, so it’s strange that nothing has changed.

“But there are still things I can use. I know what will happen soon.”

I know what will happen in the empire soon.

“There will be strange occurrences everywhere.”

The empire in the game was unable to handle the events caused by these strange occurrences.

Players who go around solving various problems become heroes and gain fame.

By solving these strange occurrences all over the place, you can gain fame, farm items, and progress the story quite a bit.

“I’ve thought a lot about how to solve this.”

The answer was easier than I thought.

It’s impossible for me to go around solving everything one by one.

No, it’s not difficult, it’s impossible.

With only one body, I can’t go around like in the game.

So, I came up with a solution…

“I won’t do anything for a while. I won’t go far anywhere.”

I decided to completely shut down.