902 Episode 0902



Even though it was winter on the night of the duel, banquets were being held all over Gilm.
 Those who watched the winter festival and, above all, the duel were excited and excited.
 ...most people were happy to drink and eat, but of course not all the people in Gilm were making merry noises.
 The aristocrats gathered in the royal residences in the aristocratic quarter, drinking with a wistful expression on their faces.
 They served expensive sake and dishes made from rare ingredients, but the nobles around them could not taste it.

"d*mn it, what is the Earl of Eriel thinking!? To send such fools!"

 A nobleman shouts a glass against the table as if it were his father's enemy.
 The reaction of those who have heard it is divided into two.
 One looks at the aristocrat who cries bitterly, and the other screams to agree with the aristocrat who cries bitterly.
 The aristocrats, who are part of the royal faction, are separated into several factions in the royal faction, as they are the largest of the three major factions in the kingdom of Milliana.
 Those with bitter expressions belong to the same faction as those who sent the keepers.
 Those who agree with the aristocrats who cried out are members of the other factions.
 They were beautifully divided into two, but one of the latter spoke.

"If things go on like this, the face of the King's faction will fall to earth." Even though it was bad news to take away the maids of poor aristocrats such as Baron Cisne's family, he brought them into a duel and was severely defeated. I bet half the fortune of the Earl of Eriel, and it is being dealt with by law."
"Well, what did he think of doing this?"
"It's probably because I don't think about it at all. In any case, what that stupid thing called keep has done is the folly in folly. And the most problematic thing is that he's on the royal side. What did your factions think of sending such men to Guillum?"

 Those who worked to send the keep to Guillum were the ones who belonged to the faction.
 One of them opens his mouth with a bitter look on his face.

"To be honest, we never thought we would do such a foolish thing. It was originally intended to cause some disturbance and drive a wedge between the neutral and aristocratic factions."
"I never imagined that it would turn out like this... that it would cause such a stupid problem."
"Yes, yes. Those in the royal capital who sent such men should be blamed, and all the others in this guillem must join hands and cooperate as royalists."

 Others look displeased at the convenient words of the factions who sent the keepers.
 But the reason why we never complain is because we have to work together.
 Indeed, they are nobles belonging to the royal faction, the largest faction in the kingdom of Milliana.
 But if I were to say that, this guillem is also the home of the neutralists.
 If we were to break ranks here, we could have some strange interference with neutral aristocrats, including Dusker, or with aristocratic aristocrats.
 It was true that it was still necessary to unite as a royal faction to prevent it.
 That's because today's duel has inflicted considerable hurt on the royalists.

"... certainly it is necessary for us to work together."

 With that word, the theory of responsibility will be shelved for the moment.
 Then the next thing that comes into question is the keep.

"And what are you going to do about that leaky house?"

 The words muttered by one of the nobles burst into laughter.
 This is because nobody here imagined that the next head of the Count's family would pretend to divulge in public.

"It's about Orokiden. I'm sure you'll be short-sighted."
"For example, would you like to attack and kill Baron Cisne, and then assume that everything was gone?"
"But have you tried it already, and then you have been repelled by an adventurer employed to guard the house... how many times will you use your failed hand?"
"I think I'd bet on a come-from-behind shot if I had no other hand,"
"Well, what shall we do? Let the Count Larcks know about this matter, and at least we shall show that the King's faction is not aware of it?"
"... well, that's a good idea,"

 All the nobles of the royal faction nodded and tried to run to the lord's residence.
 The sound of wildly opening the door echoes around, and the eyes of those present turn to the entrance of the room.
 It's only natural that the eyes of the people in this room should have become reproachful, considering that they're aristocrats.
 The owner of the house screams impatiently at such a rude intruder.

"What are you doing?"

 However, the man who was yelled at quickly approaches his master with a look of relief.
 The owner of the building must have questioned the way it looked. wait for a man to approach with a slight frown
 Then the man utters the information he has just heard.

"Stupid! Anything is too soon!"

 scream disbelievingly
 The other nobles, who naturally watched the situation, were interested in what had happened.
 But the lord of the house spoke without a trace of concern for the curious gaze of his companions.
 I just wanted to share the information I've been told me.

"I just got a report from my subordinates. ...he seems to have gone to Baron Cisne's, with all his strength to keep him. More than fifty of them."
"What!?"

 The report astonishes everyone present.
 It was certainly expected that the keep might attack the Baron Cisne family.
 But it never occurred to me that I would suddenly do such a thing this evening.

"How soon will it be to take action!?"
"He must have acted without thinking deeply about it said.
"Fifty or more? How did you get that number together?"
"What are you going to do!? That leaky palace has caused so much damage that I can't even look at!"

 The unexpected move made it difficult for the royal aristocrats to come to an agreement on what to do.





 Time goes back.
 By the time the duel was over and the winter sun was setting, the keep was raging in his room.

"But oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!

 He wields a nearby spear and takes it out on the furniture in the room.
 As a keeper who has never trained his body, he wields a spear slowly and has no sharpness.  
 Even so, I could destroy the furniture in the room.
 But sturdy furniture, like an office desk, was supposed to cause severe paralysis in the arms of the keeper.
 and when he was so frustrated, he continued to break the furniture with spears. . . .

"Yes... I'm not to blame." It's not bad for me, no matter how you look at it. That's not bad. The fault is that poor aristocrat who defied me. The peerage also defied me when I was on the brink of the poor below me... in the first place, without them, all my blunders would have been gone. Yes, I mean, if we could get rid of that nuisance..."The reason for this duel had already been altered conveniently in the keep, with Baron Cisne's family at fault.

"If it were not for the root of all those evils, I would still... still be able to start over." Yes, whoever I am dealing with is to blame for interfering with me. It's not my fault. It's their fault that they attacked me. Yes, that's what I'm sure enough."

 The keep was muttering while looking at the wall that had been damaged by the spear, but the muttering disappears with the knock on the door.

"Who is it?"
"It's me, Mr. Keep," As I said before the duel, we are already ready to attack Baron Cisne. After that, Mr. Keep orders, and take the lead in attacking Baron Cisne's house, and everything will come to an end."

 When Furtos says he opens the door and shows up, his eyes sparkle for a moment... but when he is told he will take the lead, he shrinks.

"Oh, am I the leader? Why do I have to do such a dangerous thing?"

 He is usually arrogant, but he shrugs off as soon as he is in danger.
 Although he knew his character, Furtos, it doesn't stop him from smacking his tongue inside.

(To get away from this place, someone needs to make a big noise elsewhere to attract attention. The best way to do this is for this man, who is getting a lot of attention in today's affairs, to go wild. I'm afraid I'm not going to make this man feel like it...)

 If you lose the duel, you cannot avoid disinheritance.
 And it's obvious that Furtos, who came to Gilm with him as a keeper, is not free.
 It's OK if I'm fired, but if I'm not good at it, I could be fired in a physical way, and I would never have liked to have that kind of experience with a guy like a keeper.
 That being the case, we have no choice but to draw attention to the keep and dazzle them with as much treasure as possible.
 For Furtos, it was imperative that the keep be conspicuously attacked the Baron Cisne family.

"Don't worry, Mr. Keep," We have gathered more than fifty people. No matter how strong that ray is, this difference won't help. Besides, if Mr. Keep now leads them in attacking Baron Cisne's house, he will get the maid he wanted. But without Mr. Keep -- those who have lost control of the maid may have their own way."
"...what?"

 The movement of Keeper, who had been frightened up until now, is stopped by a word from Furtos.
 This left Furtos with a slightly surprised expression on his face, who he thought would probably be OK.

(Why are you so particular about that maid? She wasn't so beautiful as to want to get it. No, I'm going through this because I tried to get that maid, so do you at least want to get that maid alone? Anyway, it's convenient for me.)

 For Furtos, it was enough that the keepers were motivated, even though he didn't understand why he was so attached to the Asier.

"So I think it would be the best option for Mr. Keep to take the lead in attacking the Cisne family, and forgetting all this." and that maid will not refuse to come under Mr. Keep when Baron Cisne, whom she serves, dies."

 an overly obvious remark
 Normally, even a keeper would have felt strange about Furtos' behavior.
 But I couldn't say that I was insane in my current keeping.
 All the negative feelings of anger, shame, and desire exist and run wild in the keep.
 When told that all of that would be resolved, the keep couldn't go against it.

"Okay, I'll go, I'll go! I'll remind you of the people who have done me this way! The others will be useful!? I'll never have them all as useless as today's duel!"

 Still, it's probably an expression of the cowardice of the keep.

"Yes, we have a lot of good men. I wonder if Mr. Keep can do as he wishes. Please show your frustration to the fullest. for Mr. Keep is the next head of the Earl of Eriel's family, and such a poor baron's family is of little consequence."
"Well, that's what it is. Oh, that's the case. I'm right about everything. It's wrong of them to be bothered by them. Yes, you will take this indignation out of me!"

 Keeping the spear in his hand, Keep leaves the room.
 Furtos also smiles as the guardsmen waiting in the hallway make sure to follow him.
 The smile, however, should have been called ridicule.

"Now, the boar stands out and attracts the attention of the others. I must get out of the house as soon as possible. I'll be glad to receive anything of value, so do your best to stand out, Mr. Keep."

 muttered without regard for his presence, Furtos leaving the room to make himself ready to run away from the house.