Episode 44 is just as I thought. (2)
Boohoo!
Gillian’s axe slammed into the kneeling knight’s neck.
Just before the knight’s neck was cut off by an axe.
“for a moment.”
Jiselle’s voice rang out and the axe stopped.
Knock, knock… … .
The axe stopped exactly in front of his neck, but blood was dripping from the slightly cut nape of his neck.
“Gasp, huh!”
The knight knelt down and took deep breaths repeatedly.
‘Hey, you crazy guys!’
If Giselle hadn’t stopped in the middle, my neck would have really been cut off.
The knight trembled as he watched his own blood run down his neck and soak the floor.
‘What the heck is this… … .’
I couldn’t understand what was happening at all.
Although the Archduke was an annoying troublemaker, he was not at all scary.
But now it was different.
‘scary.’
An intense sense of dominance that fills the surroundings.
I felt that the mercenaries here were loyal to him.
‘He wasn’t like this. What happened?’
The Grand Duke was so lacking in both character and ability that he couldn’t even properly command soldiers.
Wasn’t he the Archduke who was secretly ignored and despised even by the lowest-ranking soldiers?
I just couldn’t understand why those rough mercenaries would risk their lives to follow him.
Thud thud.
Meanwhile, Jiselle approached with a leisurely gait and looked around.
The frozen soldiers all threw down their weapons and knelt down when Giselle approached.
Even those who had previously looked down on the Grand Duke were now so overwhelmed by the atmosphere that they didn’t even think of it that way.
“This, if I hadn’t stopped it, it would have been a big problem. Are you really surprised?”
Jiselle smiled and lifted the knight up.
And then he tapped his shoulder and continued speaking.
“I’m a pacifist, but my kids have suffered a lot and are a bit rough. So I hope we can get along well in the future.”
“Yes… … . Yep.”
In short, it meant not to pick a fight carelessly.
‘I think you’ve understood it well enough.’
There will be many clashes with others in the future, but for now, this is enough.
“Anyway, since my father called me, I should go as a son. Should I tie you up? I don’t really like being tied up.”
When Giselle asked, holding out her arm, the knight shook his head.
Originally, I had planned to tie her up tightly and drag her away in a humiliating manner, but now I couldn’t bring myself to do that.
He just wanted to get away quickly, not knowing when the mercenaries who were glaring at him with menacing eyes would attack him.
“Good, that’s fortunate since our tastes match. As soon as they arrive, prepare a place for the mercenaries to rest. And prepare to treat Belinda, who is badly injured.”
The knight looked at the sleeping Belinda and the sullen mercenaries for a moment, then nodded.
“Okay, I’ll take care of it right away.”
As the knight gestured, several soldiers ran up and took the cart Belinda was riding in first.
Soon the knight took the lead and the soldiers surrounded Giselle.
The mercenaries followed behind, stumbling, but the sharp momentum they had initially shown had already disappeared.
As Giselle and the mercenaries came out of the forest, many people, including laborers, gathered around them.
This is because they also heard through the soldiers that the lord had ordered them to capture the archduke.
People were murmuring as they watched Giselle follow the article.
“What? What happened to the Archduke again?”
“The lord told me not to enter the forest of demons. But the archduke went in without permission?”
“The number of people has decreased significantly. There aren’t even half left?”
“They all seem to be dead. What on earth were they thinking, clearing the forest?”
“Is that a rock over there? It looks like there’s a monster corpse there too… … . Did you go in there just to get something like that?”
As time went by, the number of people coming to watch increased, and everyone was busy saying something to Jiselle and the mercenaries.
It was understandable. The mercenaries were much thinner than before they entered the forest, and those who survived were all covered in blood and looked wounded.
Most people said it was fortunate that he came back alive.
When he was arrested by the lord’s order, people thought that this time, Jiselle would be severely punished.
Hearing the people chattering, Giselle asked the knight next to her.
“Hmm, I don’t see Skoban among the guards. What’s going on? Did he go on vacation or something?”
“… … I am now in prison for giving false reports to the lord. I will soon be stripped of my knighthood.”
“Aha, that’s too bad. I wish it had been a vacation. Looks like you got punished because of me.”
The knight just twitched his lips as he watched Giselle speak nonchalantly.
Skoban was imprisoned after falsely reporting the whereabouts of Giselle and the mercenaries.
From the beginning, it was not an incident that could be hidden until the end.
Thanks to that, Jiselle and her group bought some time, but they were probably beating the ground in prison and regretting it by now.
Jiselle nodded and headed straight for the castle with the knight.
Although he looked shabby and disheveled, he headed to Daejeon confidently.
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Giselle, who had given Gillian a few instructions, opened the door without hesitation and went in.
Kuung!
As we entered Daejeon, almost all the guests were gathered there.
They frowned and looked at Giselle.
Because at first glance, they looked like defeated soldiers who had barely managed to escape with their lives.
But that’s not what’s important now.
They had much bigger and more important things to do.
“I’m back, Father.”
Zwalter did not respond to Giselle’s greeting and just kept a fierce expression on his face.
Zwalter, who had been glaring at Giselle for a long time, spoke in a low, angry voice.
“I clearly said that I would not allow the development of the Demon Forest.”
“I’m sorry. I thought this was absolutely necessary.”
In response, several of the vassals came forward and shouted loudly.
“It is a grave sin to disregard the orders of your lord! How short-sighted you are!”
“I told you not to do that, but what if a monster pops out?”
“And you even persuaded the reporter to report falsely! Are you out of your mind?”
As the voices of the vassals criticizing Giselle grew louder, Zwalter raised his hand to stop them.
“Those who disobeyed my orders should be held accountable and given the appropriate punishment. It’s a little late, but I brought you here. However… … .”
Zwalter glared at Giselle, suppressing his anger.
“What on earth are you doing?”
Jiselle tilted her head for a moment, lost in thought.
It wasn’t the tone of asking about the work in the Demon Forest.
Since he said that he would just punish her, it was clear that he was asking about something else.
Jiselle hesitated for a moment, wondering if there had been an incident she couldn’t remember, before answering.
“I don’t know what you are talking about.”
At the peaceful answer, this time Homer stepped forward and shouted.
“A few days ago, a messenger came from the Leipold Estate! He said he would cut off all support for the Ferdium Estate! And it was all because of the Archduke!”
Jiselle tilted her head for a moment and then asked again.
“What is the reason?”
“I heard that the Archduke went to see Princess Amelia and took 20,000 gold under the pretext of providing support for the territory. When Count Leipold found out about this, he was furious and decided to break off the engagement and cut off the support. He said that the Archduke had already received it!”
Homer became excited. Giselle looked amazed.
It was still a secret that Amelia was secretly raising a top.
That’s why she also gave 20,000 gold to shut Giselle’s mouth.
The fact that she, who had been like that, suddenly made this public meant that she didn’t mind rumors anymore.
‘Amelia, you are truly a formidable woman.’
Jiselle was genuinely impressed.
In that short time, Amelia must have taken every measure possible to ignore the rumors.
And then he used that to screw over Giselle.
Now that there was a reason to cut off support from the Leipold estate, there was no way they could ignore the bait Amelia had thrown at them.
As Giselle remained silent and thoughtful, Homer became even more agitated and spoke.
“What on earth are you thinking! Speak up! Your Highness has just committed a terrible crime!”
This time it was Albert, the treasurer, who spoke coldly.
“Even if we reduce support, the Leipold estate is the one that provides the most support. If that support is cut off, the estate will not be able to function properly right away.”
But when Giselle remained silent, Randolph screamed as if he could no longer bear it any longer.
“Aaaah! This damn kid! Brother! Don’t stop him today! I’m going to bend his back against his chest! I don’t need prison! I’m just going to break his bad habits here today!”
Randolph, who was trying to run away, was barely stopped by other vassals and soldiers.
But in this tense atmosphere, those who went also added their own words.
“This is a serious crime! Anyone else would be severely punished!”
“You made excuses that you would save the territory by developing the Demon Forest, but didn’t you end up destroying the territory instead?”
The guests were so excited that they couldn’t stop talking.
Now, it was no longer important to them that Jiselle had entered the Forest of Demons without permission and that the territory had been in danger.
The monster didn’t appear, and Giselle came back alive, so all that was needed was to punish her and lock her up in prison.
But the loss of Leipold’s support isn’t resolved by punishing Giselle.
They were already struggling to manage their impoverished and difficult territory, so they must be at a loss right now.
‘Anyway, Amelia, that girl is really good at getting people to do something with money. Oh my, she’s poisonous. Oh my, she’s scary.’
Jiselle looked around at the attendants, clicking her tongue inwardly.
Their expressions were a mixture of anger and anxiety.
It was natural that he would be worried about how to manage his territory in the future.
On the other hand, Homer became so angry that his head started to spin as he looked at Giselle’s indifferent expression.
‘You don’t even seem to understand how big of a mess you’ve gotten yourself into! You idiot!’
Entering the Demon Forest without permission could be considered as just another accident as usual.
But this was by far the first time that a major accident had occurred that caused Yeongji to stagger.
Even as his subjects grew angry, Albert, the treasurer, tried to remain calm and continued his calculations.
I had to somehow recover what was left of the 20,000 gold.
I needed that money to survive while I figured out what to do next.
“Your Highness, how much of the 20,000 gold do you have left?”
Giselle answered Albert’s icy question with a slight smile.
“Almost all of it was used for hiring mercenaries and laborers, ashes for the garrison, and food.”
“Are you saying that you’ve already spent all that money?”
“Yes, my hands are a bit big. Hahaha.”
“Eww! That kid… … Lock him up right now!”
Even Albert, who usually did not express his emotions well, stumbled with anger.
Now this territory is finished.
Since we cannot afford to maintain troops, we will not be able to stop the barbarians’ advances.
If you were worried about your life, you had to leave your territory and run away.
Homer looked at Zwalter hastily and said.
“My lord! We must immediately send that bastard… … no, the Archduke to Leipold’s estate and apologize. If we continue like this, we will all die. That bastard, that bastard is not a human! He is a dog! Oh, I am sorry, my lord. I am absolutely not saying that you are a dog.”
The people who went were at a loss as to how to resolve this matter.
He extorted money from his fiancée, and he said it was advance money he had received as support for the estate.
I spent all that money on things I wanted to do.
In the eyes of the believers, there was no one as crazy as this crazy guy.
Jiselle’s antics have now crossed the line.
Zwalter listened to the words of the servants in silence, then glared at Giselle fiercely.
“Is this all true?”
“It’s true. I received the money… … There was another reason, but I don’t think that excuse will work.”
At his son’s answer, Zwalter closed his eyes tightly and leaned back in his chair.
If it had been anyone else, it would have been a serious crime that would have resulted in immediate beheading.
‘I should have raised him a little more strictly and corrected him early. I’m a real dog. A dog.’
Since I was always away from home and focused on outside affairs, I didn’t pay much attention to my children.
The result was a major accident that was difficult to recover from.
While Zwalter remained silent in disappointment and regret for his son, Homer stepped forward and shouted.
“You are no longer the Archduke, but a sinner! Kneel down now!”
Jiselle answered calmly.
“My knees are bad, so that would be difficult. And besides, it wasn’t that big of a mistake to begin with, was it?”
“Eww! You damn bastard! Do you really not know what you’ve done?”
“I did it, so how could I not know?”
“You know that, but you’re still holding your head up stiffly! Oh my, it’s your neck!”
Just before Homer collapsed from high blood pressure, Giselle snapped her fingers and shouted out the door.
“Bring it!”
At the same time, Gillian came from outside the door carrying a large chest.
thud!
A chest larger than a person’s body was placed on the floor with a heavy sound.
Jiselle placed her hand on the chest and smiled mischievously.
“Now, look. This is how you invest.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he flung open the lid of the box.
A brilliant blue light radiated in all directions.
