CH 105

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 105

25. Duke's Knight (3)

At Serpence's instructions, he pulled a few times on the rope made of blue cotton yarn that was stretched out of nowhere on the side of the drawing room.

This is a kind of call bell. It is a device prepared to protect their face so that the nobles do not raise their voices to summon the servants.

Since the inside of the drawing room is soundproof, if you pull the string for Octopus 1, the bell in the hallway connected to it will ring.

Less than five minutes after pulling the cord, a knock sounded from the door leading to the hallway. And after about a breath, Hans opened the door and came in.

He seems to have already figured out what Serpens had called him for.

Instead of asking why he called, he slightly bowed his head and stepped aside.

Then excuse me first.

After bowing his head politely, Winston crossed the threshold of the drawing room. Hans closed the door.

The outside and inside were cut off.

"So, Hans, what the hell is that gentleman?"

I immediately asked Serpens what I was curious about.

Are you a butler?

No, when a butler walks, he walks without making a single footstep sound?!

Let's say that the flashing east and west is thanks to the secret passage.

But the lack of footsteps sounds too suspicious. When it comes to winning the award, it seems that Hans himself is no less than that, but what did he say only to me?

It's terribly embarrassing

It's not a big deal. The Roberto family has been serving the Prasidus family as deacons from generation to generation, while at the same time managing the intelligence group under it.

Yes?

that's super awesome

Looking at Serpens with cold eyes, he continued to explain.

If it's a great aristocrat, there's a certain size difference, but everyone has at least one secret intelligence group.

What is that. scary.

Could it be that the butlers of all the great noble families in the world are the heads of the intelligence community?

Usually, it is managed by a separate person.

Ah, yes...

What are you doing terribly?!

No matter how much you know my thoughts, I wish you would refrain from replying before speaking out.

"Then what about the butler's child, and my On is the deputy butler?"

When I came back one day, Xeon had become the deputy butler, so I had forgotten about it.

Didn't Hans say in a voice full of pride before, saying that his family has had the dukes from generation to generation?

'But the reaction of the people of the duke's house was also the same, it seems that everyone recognized Xeon as Hans' successor... .'

Are you planning to take this opportunity to completely cut out the Roberto family and replace it with Rivelon?

"If it were a son, would you have seen Seonwoo as well?"

Yes? When?

The general butler of the lord's castle.

When we arrived at Yeongjuseong late at night, the butler waiting for us must have been Hans' child. He is the head of the four deacons working for Yeongjuseong.

The reason I haven't been able to relate Hans to him even though I've seen them every time is because they don't look very alike.

Unlike Hans, whose hair was completely white, and his eyes were barely visible, his hair was red and his eyes were wide open.

Only after hearing that it was a father-son relationship, I was able to recall what they had in common: their eyes were the same indigo blue.

"If the butler retires now, will he come up?"

As if that wasn't the case, Serpens shook his head. According to his explanation, he takes turns in charge of the duke's residence and the lord's castle in each generation.

In time for retirement, he seems to be handing over the seat to his grandchildren.

However, Hans's grandchildren are not in my nature, and the butler education is put aside and other work for the Roberto family. i.e. information

Are you focusing on collecting and playing in the field?

'Somehow, Hans said that even though that gentleman would be annoyed, why did he keep him still... .'

In particular, it is said that the butler of the capital is responsible for collecting, organizing, and reporting information.

The reason is that they keep the duke close by, and much more information is coming and going quickly in the capital than in the duke's territory.

Since the intelligence community also had to play a key role, it was necessary to check not only the ability but also whether the person was truly reliable.

As a result, I have no choice but to be more careful in choosing a successor.

"Is Xeon taking over as well?"

If all your doubts are answered, let's go to work.

To avoid answering is to do what I say. Xeon's parachute was a parachute, but it was a parachute for a reason.

It was already quite late, so I concentrated on my work in the office for the remaining hours of work.

And after work, while having dinner, I woke up.

' Didn't you decide not to work today?'

I was caught up in the sudden talk about the information organization and forgot about it.

* * *

On the train going down to the Duchy. Serpens asked Winston.

"How is life at the duke's house?"

Thanks for your attention, I'm doing well.

It had only been a few days, but Winston's expression was full of satisfaction, as if it was not empty words.

It was the perfect environment to focus on swordsmanship training without thinking about anything else.

Moreover, Serpens, who had finally finished replying to the proposal, began to look at his sword from time to time.

Count Pgnuto suddenly came to mind, probably because he was over 2m tall, and in the absence of Winston, I asked Serpens who is the stronger of the two.

'It's still the Count.'

'Someday I'll get over it.'

From what I've heard, it's said that he's still at the top of the ranks among the duke's knights. That alone is significant, but considering the future, it is still a long way off.

I'm glad you're growing at such a fast pace.

As the power of the Holy Sword Party is expected to decrease in this and that way, it would be safer to raise allies who can develop their skills as much as possible.

Of course, the hard work will be done by Serpens.

'If I can draw more of the enemy's power,

Good but... .'

Unfortunately, the predictable whereabouts are either after they have already passed over to the demon worshipers, or they don't know where or what they are doing.

It was one of the two.

"Come to think of it, the evaluation of the senior in the duke's residence is quite bizarre."

"Why me?"

As if it had suddenly come to mind, said Winston.

It's light and pleasant, pathetic and incompetent, thoughtless but energetic and kind.

I've heard reviews.

These people?!

I expected to some extent what happened when Xeon visited as a guest, but I didn't expect my image to be this far.

There's no way the users would have been the first to speak up, even when they saw Winston's size and fierce eyes. That 's not to say he 's the kind of person to ask questions like this .

Literally what I heard, he called me senior, so people around me started talking about me, and he must have heard it.

Or was it that the knights had a modest reception a while ago, and they picked it up there?

'Ignore the pathetic and incompetent thing because it's Hans' weekday anyway.'

It's a bit embarrassing to say that you don't have an idea. After I came to this world, how hard I have been with my hair that I don't use because it's annoying!

This is because he responded to Serpense's praise to get to know them, and talked freely without going through his brain in the process.

'Perhaps ?'

But now that Winston has come, who regards me as an unparalleled supremacist and wants to serve as my senior, he must have corrected it.

Oh, don't worry. I never corrected it.

Yes?

If the master hadn't told me beforehand, I would have made a mistake.

I wondered what this was, and looking at Serpens, a smile crept onto his lips.

I've heard that it's a tactic to hide yourself and get other people's attention...

W, I was in denial about it, but I was afraid that it would harm the intention of the senior, so I just affirmed it.

I felt a little bit bitter at the thought that there was nothing to affirm. Because of that proud expression on his face, he even denied it.

What did Serpence say without my knowledge?

Sir Zion is a person who values truth rather than honor...

There was nothing to say, so I stayed silent, and Serpence, who was quietly drinking tea, suddenly helped me with a word.

How the hell does he set my settings?

I don't know if I'm going to cry

Whether or not he knows how I feel about losing my foolishness, Winston shakes his head with a look of admiration.

Anyway, it's just... The fact that the rumors and the rumors are so different are so different, I was surprised to tell you.

I was also at a loss for words.

After that, the time in the train that followed made me even more speechless.

Winston, who had been sitting still, seemed to have a sore throat, so after getting permission from Serpens, he started training in the corner, such as push-ups and sit-ups.

Serpens before. I prayed like the day I got on the train with Solertia, but unlike the time when I just took a pose, a soft light was shed.

Not a metaphorical expression, but really, a weak divine power flowed out.

'What are you doing?

After seeing them, I went into bed and tried to sleep during the day with a feeling that I didn't know everything... .

"Are you just having a snack and sleeping?"

Winston looked at me in disbelief.

"I felt it when I saw you again, but I thought I had gained a bit more weight than before .

Yes?

All of a sudden, I even got to exercise next to Winston and follow him.

'I'd rather pray next to Serpens! Luxmea has a lot to say!'

I wonder if he was aware of all the sounds and signs even during prayer, and Serpens, who woke up after a while, saw me in action.

He looked at him with a look of regret.

There seemed to be no intention of drying it.

Instead of relaxing in the train, the train was filled with the heat from breathing and sweat.

Now, I can't tell if this is on a train or a 50-hour diet camp in hell.

Where did the juniors who promised to treat me like a senior go, and the PT trainer appeared and pushed me hard.

'If I had known this would be the case, I would refrain from snacking sooner and take it out little by little!'

All the snacks I brought in advance

It went into Serpence's mouth.

Winston hated sweets, and that was the reason I had no choice but to eat anything other than meals.

Sweet Food Hani, Serpens eating candy was also seen. Late in the evening, as soon as Winston went into the bathroom to wash up, he quickly took out a candy and put it in his mouth.

The candy in the bottle was significantly reduced.

So, sweet food entered Serpens's mouth and sweet smell came out of my mouth, and the train journey proceeded.

When it's time to get off the train, muscle aches

His limbs trembled, and he had no choice but to receive divine power from Serpens.

'I have to do this again when I go back... ?!'

It's terrifying just thinking about it. But the terrible thing didn't just happen on the train.

'How many months has it been since you came down to the Duchy?'

It sounds like a lot of stuff has piled up.

Among the itinerary to visit the estate, the second day is the only one I enjoy. After going to the nursery school, I went to the duchy

The whole schedule was blown away and I had to concentrate on processing the paperwork.

After all, eternality. It was also locked in the office, so while we were tormented by paperwork, Winston went to check the family's new home with Serpens' consideration.

At first, the master refused, asking how could he go to rest alone when he was buried in a pile of work, but he went to see his family only after he was ordered to come after checking the life of Young Ji-min, who had just moved in.

"Are all knights really that bad?"

It's usually like that.

They live really tired.

I'm really glad that I'm in the body of an aide instead of a knight. I can never live like that.