“Master, we’re almost there.”
“Good job, Lord Merriam.”
Lian Parslov turned his gaze to the duchy’s walls in the distance.
“It’s really big. “It’s just a different level from our territory?”
“Well, it’s the duke family.”
The best swordsman in the empire.
It’s not a noble family, but rather a duke’s family.
“That’s true, but… … .”
However, he did not feel fascinated by the duchy’s enormity.
What he was fascinated by was the other side.
He put his hand on the sword on his belt.
“Hehe, that’s right, there’s a knight of the 5th rank in the empire, right?”
“… … “I’m just telling you this just in case, so please don’t do anything to cause trouble with His Excellency the Duke.”
“Why don’t you do it? “Aren’t you looking at me as someone who has too little common sense?”
“So, you’re not doing it?”
At those words, Lian, who had been glaring at the knight, slowly turned his head.
“… … No, well, if I get a chance, I would recommend it at least once… … .”
“young master!”
“Ah Okay! Got it! “I was just saying it!”
This is by no means a small opportunity.
If this engagement goes through, the Parslov family will be able to advance into the central nobility.
Ryan himself had no interest in such things, but Count Paslov’s case was different.
“Anyway, why is my father so anxious to advance to the center?”
“Not only the Count, but all nobles have a desire to advance to the center.”
“Tsk.”
I clicked my tongue and shook my head.
“Anyway, I don’t like it.”
“I can’t help it. The Count was also desperate. “We can’t be satisfied with being a family in the frontier forever.”
“… … .”
It wasn’t wrong.
As an imperial noble, it was never a good thing to be neglected on the outskirts.
If interest decreases, the right to inherit the title will eventually be forfeited.
The emperor allowed only helpful families to inherit titles to their relatives, and those that did not were naturally eliminated and disappeared.
It is also necessary to seize the opportunity when given.
“Now that I think about it, that princess. “Did she say she broke off her engagement a few days ago?”
“Yes, I guess the other person was the heir to the Walpurgis family, which was famous for being half-assed.”
“Is there any other reason? “The princess has a dirty side or something like that.”
Lian’s eyes shone sharply.
Although he usually spoke and acted lightly, there was one thing he could never compromise on.
fiery.
To him, ‘injustice’ was a huge flaw that could not be negotiated with.
“Haha, is that the family that will create something like that? Of course not.”
“Are you sure? “Among the central nobles, there wasn’t one who didn’t mess around.”
“Oh, it’s not anywhere else, it’s Lindell! The center of imperial chivalry! How could a family like that talk about such an important engagement? Moreover, wasn’t the opponent a member of the Walpurgis family? “There’s no way Walpurgis would have stayed quiet if it was bad!”
“… … “That’s right.”
Even in my opinion, I felt like I had gone a bit too far.
“That means that Walpurgis’ successor is in such bad condition that it leads to a unilateral break-up of the engagement… … .”
“Well, you’re famous.”
“Hmm… … But actually, I’m more curious about it.”
“yes?”
“No, according to the rumors I’ve heard, it feels like he’s just an idiot who doesn’t have an answer, and it’s not from anywhere else, but from Walpurgis blood?”
“Because a good family does not necessarily produce a good successor.”
“well… … .”
Lian’s eyes shone strangely.
“Strange, my senses are telling me it doesn’t seem that simple?”
* * *
“… … “Now, what?”
“Didn’t you hear? Count Paslov is coming this way too, let’s ‘verify’ it in front of everyone.”
I tapped the table.
“Why are you scared?”
“You have no right to do that. In the first place, you didn’t come here as a representative of the Walpurgis family, right? What qualifications do you have… … .”
“there is?”
“… … yes?”
When I said those words and took out what I had hidden under my shirt, Eilen’s eyes opened wide.
“Well, that couldn’t be…” … !”
“Yes, it is the symbol of my family, Walpurgis. You know, right? “As long as I own this, I am considered a representative of Walpurgis.”
Now that I have shown this symbol, all conversations from now on will be in the name of Walpurgis.
If I lied, Walpurgis will bear the full price.
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On the other hand, if Eilen lied, she would become Walpurgis’ enemy.
“That’s strange. “If you are truly innocent, there is no need to hesitate like this, right?”
“but… … !”
Only then did Eilen realize that the situation was unusual and shouted.
“Do you realize how heavy the words you just said are?! If you make a mistake, the entire Walpurgis family will be irreparable… … !”
“That’s something you just have to check.”
I glared at her.
For a moment, she trembled and averted her eyes from me.
“So, what are you going to do?”
I quietly waited for Eilen’s answer.
There are only two reactions she can give anyway.
Deny it or affirm it.
Either way, it can be said that the risk is very high for her.
“I-I…” … .”
Her mouth slowly tried to open.
“stop.”
At that time, the air in the room changed completely.
Along with the voice, a force that could not be ignored pressed down on my shoulders.
I know this feeling.
An intimidating feeling weighing down on your shoulders.
“Say nothing more, Eileen.”
A middle-aged man slowly approached me from behind.
“Ah, father… … !”
“Are you here now?”
I stood up as if I had been waiting. A feeling of intimidation weighed down on my shoulders, but I was able to withstand that much with ‘autonomous circulation’.
“I’ve waited a long time, Your Excellency.”
Duke Lindell.
The fifth-ranking knight in the empire and one of only twelve sword masters in the empire.
And later, a victim who will lose everything to the demon god.
“Now let’s begin the story.”
As a bonus, he was also the talent I needed to prevent future disasters.
“Are you really Michael?”
Duke Lindell looked at me in disbelief.
“Yes, it’s Mikhail.”
“Huh… … .”
He approached me, drooling. He stopped about a hand distance away and slowly scanned my body once again.
“Yes, that’s right. Mikhail Walpurgis. From basic body shape to temperament, they are all the same. one… … .”
“What is it?”
“The status has changed. what? Did Marquis Walpurgis save the Dragon Heart in that short period of time?”
“Dragon Heart? “I’ve never even seen it.”
“huh? You must have seen it, right? “Isn’t your family one of the few forces that possesses it?”
“Because my father is a bit mean.”
“I see.”
Clicking his tongue as if he was disappointed, the Duke walked past me and sat across from me.
“Anyway, Aidan, that friend has been like that for a long time. “I’m not even showing my collection to my son!”
“That’s right. “Well, people at the level of a marquis should be a bit more lenient.”
“Huh, I haven’t seen this guy like that, but he seems to be able to communicate well!”
The duke chuckled as he received my words.
Eilen looked back and forth between me and the Duke as if she couldn’t understand.
“… … Well, anyway.”
If it gets to this point, it can be seen as having some level of excitement.
“So, what do you think, Your Excellency?”
“What do you mean?”
“Don’t act like a fool. “The betrothal between us and the Lindell family.”
“Hmm, we’re engaged… … .”
Duke Lindell chuckled.
“Your level wasn’t up to par, and that’s why we broke off the engagement. “Nothing more, nothing less.”
“Is that really the reason?”
“Huh, did you need anything else as a reason to break off the engagement?”
“That’s not true.”
Yeah, that’s not it.
If that was really the only reason, I wouldn’t have come here.
“… … “Of course, if that was really the reason.”
“… … .”
“I’ll just say it bluntly.”
I glared at Eilen.
“Eilen was training as an Auror while she was engaged to me. “Of course she didn’t reveal that to me.”
“Haha, is that possible?”
The duke laughed as if my words were absurd.
“If my daughter trained as an Auror, do you think I wouldn’t know about it? “I am the knight who is considered the fifth strongest in the empire, Mikhail.”
“Yes, there is no way you wouldn’t know.”
“… … .”
At those words, the duke’s expression changed completely. As if the atmosphere just before had been false, a sharp force struck his body.
“Are you saying I’m lying?”
“That’s right.”
There is enough reason for that.
Maybe there was no intention to fake the ‘engagement’ itself from the beginning.
It’s possible that Eilen just had to learn Auror skills and discovered it too late.
It would have been weighed.
Which one is more valuable, me, my fiancé, or his swordsmanship?
And you chose it.
Talent is better than ‘idiot’.
That would be even more helpful to the future of the Lindel Duke family, the sword family.
“I know that you are greatly heartbroken over the one-sided breakup of your engagement. “Of course.”
“… … .”
“But even so, you can’t do something ridiculous.”
The duke is confident.
A magic tool that even fooled my father.
Of course, Banpoon, who barely reached the 3rd circle, would not be able to notice the magic tool.
Moreover, the force that is weighing me down.
In the face of this momentum, it would be impossible to think or make proper judgments.
but.
“Not long ago, when I was clinging to Eilen. “She made one mistake.”
“… … hmm?”
The Duke looked at Eilen, but she shook her head.
“What I heard was that you made quite a few mistakes. is not it?”
“Oh, that’s true too.”
It looked a bit disgraceful.
“But here.”
I tapped my neck.
“For just a moment, I saw something.”
That moment.
I flinch.
For just a moment, Duke Lindell’s fingertips trembled. He reacted so ‘trivially’ that it would not be noticed unless he had been with him for a long time.
But it was familiar to me.
“I think you know what that is.”
“… … .”
For a moment, he didn’t answer.
He just looks at me with quiet eyes, as if trying to guess what I’m thinking.
After a while, he opened his mouth.
“What if it’s your imagination?”
Even as he said that, he was no longer smiling.
Unlike Eileen, he is not easy.
Of course, you must have realized that what I just said was not a bluff.
“If you really want to deny it, I’ll stop here.”
I got up.
“From what I heard, Rian Parsloff is on his way here. I might run into him on the way back.”
“… … !”
Duke Lindell’s eyes deepened at the sudden action I took.
I turned my back without hesitation.
But then.
“Stop.”
Reaction as expected.
I naturally turned around and asked.
“Would you like to admit it?”
“… … .”
Duke Lindell just looked at me without answering my question.
It’s like he doesn’t understand.
A sharp force continued to prick my skin, but I was able to hold on somehow.
How long was it like that?
“… … Phew, okay. Mikhail. “Let me make a suggestion.”
“Please tell me.”
Duke Lindell puffed out his chest and spoke confidently.
“Why don’t we call it a draw?”
“… … .”
Ah, I remembered.
this person.
He was a person who said bullshit like this very naturally.
* * *
“We welcome the visit of the Count Paslov family.”
Leaving behind the hospitality of the duke’s knight, Lian crossed the huge castle gate.
“We finally arrived.”
“Master, I’ll say it again.”
“Oh, stop it. Because I understand.”
Lian skipped over the article’s words and looked around.
It’s definitely different.
But still, it wasn’t a very inspiring sight.
“It’s so big.”
“Please refrain from saying things like that.”
“No, being a prosecutor means you just need a space to swing your sword. In the first place… … .”
“Oh, kinda!”
The driver looked at Lian and scratched his head.
“Master, let’s just go! How can I just get engaged! It’ll be over soon, so please… … !”
“But anyway, the engagement isn’t really confirmed. “It might not work.”
“If we don’t, the Count will kill us.”
Looking at his henchman saying that in a very gloomy voice, Lian scratched his head.
“Well, okay. “Let’s finish it quickly.”
With those words, Lian took a confident step forward.
But some time after that.
“Oh, welcome back.”
Rian was treating a black man alone.
“… … “Dak, who are you?”
“Mikhail Walpurgis.”
After hearing that, Lian tilted his head and asked again.
“What, who?”
“Mikhail Walpurgis.”
“hmm.”
Ryan said.
“It’s going to spin, really.”
