Episode 153
Clark Valantier.
My father, the lord of the Marquisate of Valanti, looks dumbfounded.
What is true and what is false.
Figuring that out, honestly, at this point it’s normal to have noticed it on your own.
however.
I guess I was a little complacent.
“What the hell are you talking about!! That can’t be true! That can’t be true!!”
The Marquis’s bare face, which I had never seen before, was revealed.
The sight of the desires that I had tried to hide completely coming to the surface was uglier than I had expected.
very.
Disgustingly.
“I remember it as a child, being stuck in the rose garden and not being able to take a single step out.”
I slowly bent my waist and brought only my face forward.
A distance close enough to touch our Marquis’ noses.
He spoke slowly, keeping that distance.
“Just give it a try.”
The Marquis’s eyes opened wide and shook as if an earthquake had occurred.
I didn’t mean to laugh.
Strangely enough, the me reflected in those eyes was smiling.
“Take your time and think about it. I’m sure you’ll have a lot to think about even without me saying this. As you know, the Marquis and I have a lot to talk about.”
I raised my hand and lightly straightened the Marquis’ disheveled clothes.
“You probably have no idea how far I can go, Your Majesty, but just think of the worst possible scenario. It will be a hundred times worse.”
He patted the Marquis’ shoulders with both hands.
Knock knock, I don’t know why that sound sounds so chilling.
“Then, good luck.”
He straightened his bent back and spoke to the Death Knights.
“If you look over there, you’ll see a reception room. Bring him a pen and some paper, and make sure he doesn’t go outside.”
(insect!)
“And if it looks like you’re going out.”
I looked down at the Marquis for a moment.
hmm.
“Just do whatever you want. It doesn’t matter if you break off their limbs or destroy their circle. Just don’t kill them.”
Leaving those words behind, I moved into the yard.
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I went out into the yard.
This is absolutely spectacular.
About 120 people were kneeling in a line, five Death Knights were watching them, about 20 mana users I had never seen before, and about 20 people, some dressed in chef’s attire and others dressed in clothes that servants would wear.
And the 300 or so knights of the Iron Blood Knights who were with them.
I walked slowly.
Aveiro follows me like that.
therefore.
“Are these guys?”
“Yes, all of these are those who turned their backs on the Marquis of Valanti. To be exact.”
“Exactly?”
“These are the people who wrote a ‘blood oath’ to follow Confucius and Lady Elizabeth.”
Blood oath… … .
Our Aveiro, you’ve done everything.
That was when.
“Didn’t you ask? What the hell are you guys doing? What you guys are doing right now is treason! It’s treason!”
Our Marchioness.
You must have some tolerance for fainting. You woke up quickly.
However, it seems that our Histain Valantie still doesn’t understand the situation.
You’re saying the same thing as before.
I walked towards him slowly.
At that moment, the Marchioness, who had been shouting nonsense, also turned her head and looked at me.
“Treason is the destruction of the entire clan… … You! You!!”
The voice is still loud.
Come to think of it.
Did I say hello to our Histain?
I don’t think I did it.
It’s late, but I have to do it now.
“It’s been a while, second mother.”
“You… … Yes, it’s you. You’re the mastermind!”
Are you quicker at grasping situations than others?
I thought so, just for a moment.
“Are you after the position of Marquis? Haha, how ridiculous. You idiot! I don’t know when you prepared for this, but do you think it will work out?”
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I tried to just ignore it, but strangely enough I couldn’t.
Our second mother.
It seems like you have a lot of confidence.
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What on earth do you believe in?
“Do you think Count Mantis would stay still?! There’s no way Count Mantis wouldn’t know about what happened here! You really are so stupid!”
Strangely, I feel a sense of deja vu.
“So? One rich count, that’s it?”
“… … You idiot, what on earth do you believe in to do this? Do you think that you can become a marquis just because you do that?”
He shrugged.
I have no intention of doing it.
“So, Count Mantis is going to take revenge right now… … and bring his troops here… … That’s what you’re saying? Do you believe that?”
“… … We will hire all kinds of mercenaries. Count Mantis has a lot of money.”
This, to put it simply, is that it.
“It’s going to be a fight to the death… … I think that’s what you’re saying, but what do you mean by that among people who know each other? Is that the end? You have nothing more to say?”
I wonder if he found my laid-back attitude strange.
Our second mother tilted her head for a moment and then seemed to come to a conclusion in a strange direction.
The expression.
It got really bright.
And then he said this.
“So, let me go.”
ah.
This is just asking to be spared.
This lady has many talents.
He’s really good at making people laugh.
Ugh.
“Poohaha-!”
A quiet yard.
There, in front of hundreds of people, I burst out laughing. Ah.
I don’t know how it is that all these idiots say the same thing, whether now or in their past lives.
In this situation, there is only one thing to say.
“Are you done with the will? Then that’s it.”
“A will? A will!! You bastard! I’ll kill you!! I’ll kill you!!”
He shook his head and stood up from his seat.
Then, I glance at Aveiro next to me, and the quick-witted guy quickly adds.
“I don’t think you’re planning on doing it secretly, so I intentionally let one or two of you run away.”
“so?”
“We will go to Count Mantis’ house, and they will probably bring as many troops as they can. There will be a territorial war that has not been requested by the kingdom, and has not been officially ‘permitted’… … .”
“leave?”
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Aveiro paused for a moment.
You know it too.
That what I do in this world doesn’t require anyone’s ‘permission’.
Who.
How dare you tell me what to do?
I guarantee it.
It doesn’t exist in this world.
Of course, if the teacher comes forward, it would be a little different, but as far as I know, our teacher.
He never gave me a single ‘order’.
That’s the kind of person you are.
Aveiro then spoke quickly.
“I apologize. I think I chose the wrong word. The entire force of the Mantis Counts will invade the Marquisate. It will be a small war, I would say. The time it will take to arrive is estimated to be at least five days, or at most a week.”
“What are the countermeasures?”
“In terms of sheer force, we have the upper hand. We have the Death Knights. There may be some casualties, but they will be far less than the damage suffered by Count Mantis. To further minimize the damage, I have instructed them to dig traps outside the territory in advance.”
Is there any need to say more?
Our Aveiro.
You’re doing a great job.
however.
“Okay. Don’t do traps or anything like that. Just do something else.”
“What do you mean…?”
I just turned my head slightly.
Our second mother.
He is glaring at me with eagle eyes.
He said, looking into those eyes.
“Don’t worry, I’ll kill them all.”
I don’t know how much it will cost.
But that doesn’t mean anything.
Whether hundreds or thousands come.
Even if tens of thousands come.
It really makes no sense.
The Marchioness reacted to my words.
“Ha! Nonsense!! You’ve finally gone mad! You’re crazy! You’re really crazy!”
Scary enough to make you burst out laughing.
“Yes. Then I will call back all the people who were sent outside the territory and first determine public opinion.”
The Marchioness looks dumbfounded at Aveiro’s words.
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“… … ?”
It seems like you don’t understand the situation.
It’s something that doesn’t make sense according to common sense, but some people react as if it were true, and go beyond that and think it’s natural, so should we say that their thinking is twisted?
Of course, I ignored it.
I slowly turned my head.
It feels like the air has stopped.
A vast garden.
A fountain built for aesthetic purposes.
There was a time when I was a kid, naked, splashing around in that fountain.
And then there is the procession of countless people that stretches out behind it.
Main building entrance.
Although it is called a mansion, it is actually a building that is more like a castle.
Behind that is the rose garden.
A place full of memories.
And behind me, our little ones, Ron, and my sister were looking at me.
After that, it just happened naturally.
The energy flowed out even though it wasn’t intentional.
There was power in the voice.
The waist was automatically straightened.
The gaze of someone who looks down on the world.
He spoke slowly.
“Sword.”
It spread quietly like a word, and everyone who heard me drew the sword at their waist without exception.
Those without swords drew their staffs, and those without staffs knelt down on the spot.
Mantis’ pups were kneeling on the floor, looking around with fearful eyes.
And even the Marchioness.
They were speechless.
That was the kind of atmosphere it was.
“execution.”
It was so natural.
Crunch-!
Crunch-!!
Creak-!!
More than a hundred people, excluding the Marchioness, died like that.
Blood is spraying from the neck, and the ground is dyed with blood.
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That kind of situation.
Even though those who believed in her and her family and followed her died in an instant, and even though she watched it all happen, the Marchioness remained silent.
It was such an unrealistic scene, and from the Marchioness’s perspective, it must have been a reality she absolutely did not want to believe.
I walked slowly.
After approaching the Marchioness’s nose, he squatted down.
“How are you?”
“… … Uh… … Uh?”
“Come to your senses. I asked how you looked.”
“… …Who are you?”
You just blurted this out.
It’s a little bit of a pity.
I’m sure you’re not asking because you really don’t know.
Still, you should answer out of courtesy.
“Who are you? I’m the youngest. Can’t you recognize me just by looking at my face? You kept talking to me.”
“… … That can’t be true. That kid, that idiot, can’t be the same person as you!”
He laughed silently.
“Who the hell are you! Are you… Polymorph? Yes! Polymorph!! Are you trying to get revenge for the dragon experiments conducted by the Tulcan Empire? I don’t know! I had nothing to do with it!!”
This is unexpected.
Our second mother.
It seems that you have more talent as a novelist than I thought.
“Do you remember?”
“I don’t care… what?”
“When was it, when I was seven? Paelon locked me in a warehouse outside the main building. Don’t you remember that?”
“… … .”
“I was trapped in there for about 14 days. Oh, I really thought I was going to die.”
This is not a made-up story.
This is a true story.
“I shit and piss all over the warehouse, and I got malnutrition because I couldn’t eat or drink. I was barely able to get out of there thanks to my older sister who kept looking for me. I can’t forget your face back then.”
