Chapter 62

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Chapter 62

Chaeng—

The sword came and went.

Siege and Barry, covered in sweat, were still fighting each other.

“Are you watching me right now?”

Barry, who knew Siege’s skills, shouted, “No way. It’s just that I can only show this level of skill because of the murderous energy I can feel from behind.”

At those words, he looked behind Siege. There, Ellie and Brielle were staring at him.

In the end, Siege cried out for surrender.

“I can’t because I’m scared. I’m scared.”

Barry laughed softly. They didn’t like the two of them doing that for themselves.

“Barry!”

And, as soon as the match was over, Brielle gave him the water he was holding.

“Uh, the Young Master is bringing it?”

“Yes. I saw the maid take it, so I said I’d take it.”

“Thank you.”

Ellie gave Barry the towel she had.

“What are you doing! You can’t defeat a single person like that right now.”

Barry looked at Siege, who suddenly became such a person. To Ellie, who had no knowledge of swordsmanship, it seemed that he felt stronger because of Siege’s impression.

“Yes, I can’t take down a single one.”

Siege received those words without feeling bad. At that moment, Ellie, who felt sorry for him, handed the other towel she had to him.

“Thank you.”

Even though he was saying that to Ellie, his gaze was cold as he still thrust his sword towards her brother.

‘After sweating, all my thoughts went away.’

Siege, who had been staying here for three months, thought. The investigation, which seemed to be ending soon, continued for a long time, and he was finally cleared of the frame. However, he still could not return to the family and remained in the County.

It was because of Jaz, who ran away while he was being arrested by the guards.

‘Brother is a coward until the end.’

At times like this, it would be better for him to return to the estate as soon as possible and protect the Keylor family, though he decided to stay here a little longer in order to get the title conferment certificate from the King.

It could be uncomfortable as the number of guests increases, but the people here were all kind to him.

So, even though it was the most difficult time of his life, it was also a time of peace as well.

“Master.”

“Did you give it?”

“Yes.”

Taylor returned from meeting the Caveran’s family maid. He was on the way, handing over the amount she had asked for.

“What did you find out?”

“This.”

Saying so, he had documented in writing and submitted the report of what he had heard.

“…Threatened?”

“Yes.”

The report stated that Kentrail’s uncle had been threatened a long time ago. It was new, so he doubted whether it was true.

“I’ll have to check it out.”

Having said that, Kentrail continued to peer through the report. A little further down, the period when Caveran frequently vacated the mansion was written. It happened not long after being threatened.

“He must’ve met someone.”

“I thought so, too.”

“Who is it?”

“It is said that he always disappeared with only one knight.”

“Knight…”

It seemed to be referring to the knight that his uncle often carried.

“Can we make contact?”

“If we know him, it’s possible, but there’s a good chance he’ll find out we’re investigating.”

“I’m sure… Has uncle been acting strange lately?”

“Yes. The maid chief said that at some point, he regained composure.”

“Yes…”

It was not clear, although it was a statement with many vague corners for information that he bought with the price of a mansion.

‘…But, with this document, we got a clue to the case again.’

Having decided to put off contact with his uncle’s knight, he gave Taylor another task.

Just because her heart was touched, it didn’t mean that a significant change had taken place. Only a few minor things tacitly arose between Marie and Kentrail.

The first was that the two only exchanged their own signals on the terrace.

They sat on the terraces opposite each other, one reading a newspaper and the other reading a book. However, the pages of newspapers with large advertisements did not turn over for a long time, and thin poetry books continued to open the same pages.

It was only natural that their nerves were focused elsewhere.

Feeling close even when they are far away. They didn’t know that time passed by with the same feelings.

Only the butler looked at this scene and shook his head while standing in the hallway.

‘Soon, everyone in the mansion will know. Even the Young Master will know, wouldn’t it be better for the Master to tell us in advance…?’

The story of Brielle’s insistence on marrying Marie was famous in the mansion, so the butler knew it, of course.

‘It’s difficult to fight a hunger strike.’

He sighed as he remembered the hunger strike of his now grown nephew.

The second thing that happened was that Kentrail would visit the child’s room, even for a moment, as Marie put Brielle to sleep.

“Uncle is here. Did you come to see me sleep?”

“Yes.”

He walked over to Brielle’s side and sat down next to her and rearranged Brielle’s duvet, which was neatly organized. Marie, shy of the warmth she felt every time he moved, stroked Brielle’s hair for no reason.

“Hehe, it’s good that you two are here.”

Meanwhile, Brielle, unaware of the feelings between the two, was just happy.

“Are you going to put me to sleep in the future?”

“Yes. Brielle, I’ll come back until you tell me to stop.”

“Though uncle, why are you avoiding my eyes?”

He then asked Kentrail, who was talking to Marie without looking at him.

“Um? Oh… I was going to ask the nanny to take a look at what got in my eye. It stings.”

“Really? Then, I’ll take a look. Come here.”

The condition of his not-dry eyes was better than usual, so he suddenly had to give his eyes to Brielle.

The third change was Ellie’s training time. Kentrail was still teaching Ellie, though now she was with Marie as well. She said she wanted to know more about this place, and it was she who started the studies.

“Come on, Ellie. Try it again.”

“Yes.”

After the Count pointed out the wrong way of writing, Ellie started writing again.

In the meantime, Marie lifted her head and gazed at him. Kentrail was also watching her. He stared at her and smiled. She smiled after him, too.

“Hmm.”

The two turned their faces at the sudden sound of a scratching something from the neck.

“Count, can I show you what I have fixed now?”

Ellie, who counted five seconds inside her, raised her head.

“Count, here.”

“Good job. Then… Translate this this time.”

Ellie secretly frowned on the longer article than before.

“Yes.”

In the end, Ellie, caught in the middle, had to keep her head down on her desk, unable to raise or turn her head.

After the class, the child who rubbed her neck sighed with the butler that was not her age.

“It’s better to go by yourself, though.”

Kentrail was discussing something with Derek.

“However, you will have to leave the mansion for a long time.”

“Yeah, that’s what bothers me the most. It would be nice if we all went together, but that would be impossible.”

Hearing his words, the Count sighed as he contemplated the troops he could move.

“Did you say that Brielle’s maternal grandfather was seriously ill?”

“Yes, he wakes up for an hour a day, but they can’t guarantee how long he’ll be able to do that.”

Derek bought a drink from a light-mouthed doctor there and told Kentrail the story he had heard.

‘I have a question.’

Kentrail had something to look out for from Brielle’s maternal grandfather. If it wasn’t for now, he wouldn’t have known the answer. Nevertheless, when he thought of leaving everyone behind and moving by himself, his heart was pounding.

“If I leave, Derek, you stay here in the mansion.”

“Are you determined to leave?”

“It’s not like we can’t keep our children locked up because of an enemy we can’t see forever.”

“Then, wouldn’t it be better if I was with you? The safety of the Master is also important to me.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll take the other knights.”

“…Even Sir Taylor should go with you.”

At his words, Kentrail shook his head and replied, “He’s one of the few people I can trust in the mansion, so I’d rather leave him.”

“But—”

“I was also in the Knights Order. Did you forget that?”

“I can’t forget it. Still, I feel like you’re going into a tiger’s den, and my heart doesn’t stop.”

“It’ll be fine. If I die there, the king will investigate it separately.”

Derek, who had discouraged him, eventually decided to obey the Master’s will.

“When are you leaving?”

“I have to empty the mansion for a long time, so I’ll have to deal with the documents I need to deal with urgently.”

He already had his head pounding at the fact that he wouldn’t be seeing Marie and his nephew.

“What? Are you leaving the mansion?”

After dinner, Marie, who was having tea time with him, asked Kentrail.

“I think I should go to Brielle’s mother’s house.”

“What’s going on?”

“His maternal grandfather is in critical condition.”

“Ah… Are you going with the Young Master, too?”

“It would be nice, but I don’t think I can.”

In fact, it was dangerous to move with Brielle as well.

“Actually, it seems that Brielle’s maternal family is connected to the unfortunate thing that happened in our family.”

Hearing those words, Marie was shocked by it. She was so surprised that she hiccuped.

“…Hic…cup—”

“Take a deep breath and then exhale.”

Kentrail walked over to her side and patted her on the back, passing the water. However, Marie couldn’t calm down easily. Of course, It was as shocking as when she fell into this world.

“Hic—What do you mean by that?”

She asked, not even thinking about how she could control her trembling voice.

“What was written in that letter at that time was that my sister-in-law was identical twins.”

“Twins…?”

It was something she knew for the first time, too.

“Yes, they look exactly the same. No one can tell them apart.”

He continued the conversation with a confused expression on his face.

“I don’t know if Brielle’s maternal grandfather knows this, but I think the two of them swapped each other before marriage with Older Brother.”

“How did that happen… What’s the reason?”

“I’m going to ask about it. My mother wrote in a letter about asking my sister-in-law if it was true or for what reason.”

“Haaa… that’s an unbelievable story.”

“Yes, that’s why I needed a fact check.”

It was the reason why he kept the secret from her for a long time because he couldn’t give such nonsensical rumors.

“I think I should go and ask Brielle’s maternal grandfather before he gets any worse.”

“Then, the one who was supposed to marry the Count’s brother…? So, where is that person now?”

“I don’t know about that. After that, they said that no one had seen her in the estate.”

“Before getting married, families should know each other. Did they not know that they were twins back then?”

“That’s right. It’s probably because of the customs of the area where Sister-in-law lived.”

“Custom…”

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