CH 129

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 129

30. Conflict between the Dukes (1)

As soon as I returned to the duke's house, I went into the bathroom of my room and washed myself.

'Isn't it enough that the hair doesn't dry out roughly?'

There was no time to dry wet hair and even tidy it up. I'm sorry to keep Serpence waiting until then, and above all, there's not much left until dinner time.

'I was very surprised, so I should eat a lot!'

I took it off and threw it away before washing.

He picked up the clothes with his thumb and forefinger.

I didn't know it before because my nose got used to it, but the smell of alcohol and honey mixes and comes up sweetly. The smell itself is okay, but the stickiness is unpleasant.

I roughly opened it, picked it up, and headed to the reception room of the main building.

- Smart!

There was someone in the hallway, so as a courtesy, I just knocked and opened the door right away.

"I'm here , huh?"

Whoops!

I thought Serpens was waiting alone, but there were three other people in the drawing room.

Among them, Hans frowns and coughs and looks at me.

Sir Zion, please come in first and sit down.

Yep !

I closed the door and entered the living room.

Serpence's seat was the same as usual. There is a table in front of it,

There were two multi-seater sofas on either side of the table.

On one side of them sat Hans and a woman with short red hair that he had never seen before, and on the other side was Zeon.

'Somehow, he said that he would wait in the drawing room instead of in the study room.'

It must have been to invite other people besides me. You can't sit in a seat where two people have already been seated.

I put the clothes I brought with me on the table and sat down next to Zeon.

"I heard a loud noise when I got out of the carriage. Are you okay?"

Yeah, it's fine. It's just bruising for a day or two...

I was taken aback while answering Serpens who asked me with a nuance of whether to write even a divine power.

'Can I ask you that?'

It is a question no different than revealing that he was riding with him in the carriage returning from the Duke of Argento.

And it's like admitting that you threw a dagger.

On the way, I stopped talking and looked at him.

Serpen recognized the meaning of my gaze

Suga opened his mouth and explained.

It's okay. They know that the Dukes of Argento are keeping each other under water. They will also investigate this matter together.

Hans and Xeon are sitting there. Judging from the name of the investigation, it seems that the woman with red hair is an informant under the Prasidus family.

I heard that today's meeting was a trap from the beginning. If it was this kind of work, I should have taken the initiative.... My skills were still low and I made trouble for my master.

It's about hiding in the mansion of the only two dukes of the Empire. usually don't

Still, she said with a look of genuine resentment.

If you look at them like that, they seem to be from the field, unlike the two butlers.

'Being in this position means that it is a particularly important job, right?'

For that kind of thing, he looked quite young, so he looked young. He looked like Zeon, who sat next to me, or looked down about a year or two.

great at a young age

No, don't say that.

Five. Roberto is always there for help.

As always, Serpens smiled warmly and spoke warmly.

Seeing that, a woman called Roberto with a determined expression .

Yes? Ro, what?!

" You are my grandchild, do you have any complaints?"

Disappointment erupted out of nowhere.

I rolled my eyes and looked at the two Robertos alternately, one of them was the old Roberto. Hans asked as if he was sick.

" ah, no, nothing."

What is the gender, let's say that.

The butlers were well aware of both the structure of the mansion and the information about its users, and were often deeply involved in family affairs.

'As for Hans, besides information management... . You know a lot, don't you?'

For this reason, in most cases, the entire family is subordinated to one family and serves the master from generation to generation.

As a result, if there was no son, there were times when the daughter took over the work.

However

'Too , don't they look alike?!'

Although the eyes of Hans, who had narrow eyes, and her big, cool eyes were different, they were very different.

Now I see that both eyes are the same color.

If you don't look closely, you can't see Hans' eyes well, so he keeps forgetting the color. Naturally, there is no reason for me to look closely at his face.

It's the first time we've met face-to-face like this. Nice to meet you, Iollen Robert.

It's Saturday.

I flinched slightly at her greeting.

It's my first time meeting face to face.

Did he hear something from Hans about me, or was he hiding somewhere and watching?

If it's one of the two, I'd rather be the former.

Yes, nice to meet you. This is Zion Rivelon.

Xeon's body, who was sitting next to me, shook slightly at my introduction. Then, naturally, pretending to sit back and

was muted

By the way, I heard that the family's intelligence group is checking each other with the Argento side.1, are you okay now?

Anyway, because of that, I'm the only one participating as an individual this time.

It seems that they are still wasting each other's power without productivity.

'In [Master of the Holy Sword], this kind of situation happened all over the continent... .'

What if the god Luxmea rips off the soul at the best and lowers the holy sword?

We're busy swearing at each other. no empire

It is possible that you will lose your faith, your faith will be split, and the continent will be endangered.

perhaps. The god Luxmea in [Master of the Holy Sword].

'The child you loved the most must have fallen, didn't you just let it go and let it go?

No matter what they do, they're cute and convenient, and they're running wild on their own.

For example, let's say that the parents are still wide-eyed, and they fight while distributing the inheritance as they please.

Then it doesn't hurt even if I put it in my eyes

second. The cutie maknae, whom he loved the most, got involved and was seriously injured.

Even if he was so naive that he couldn't even get into the fight and was beaten while trembling.

I wonder where the brain was damaged as a result of that incident, and if the child started playing and turned around... .

'After destroying the family register, leaving only the youngest child, it is worthwhile to write a new will and find a trustworthy guardian!'

I'd be like that too

And this time, to try to do well, I also shoot an awakening beam at Serpens.

did you do it? It would be nice if you put a little more effort into the seaweed.

That's what's buried here on the retail side... Can I find out what it is, find out the distribution structure and the recent purchasers?

Yes. And, in case you don't know, please check the other liquids as well.

While I was washing, Serpens seems to have finished explaining the outline. Iollen rummaged through my clothes and asked, Serpence affirmed.

Huh... that the duke's aide would do such a frivolous thing. It's better to be weird.

In a complicated voice, Hans muttered to himself, clicking his tongue. I can't tell if I should be happy or angry about this.

But that's why he seemed complacent, so he must have been exposed to this kind of situation.

A cynical voice was heard. The source of the sound is right next door. It was Xeon.

It could be seen that Hans smiled satisfactorily, whether even the family thought that he was analyzing soberly.

' In the absence of me, the two of you became friends by using my swear words as a mainstay, didn't you?'

It got weirdly awkward.

"The master is a very strong person, so I think it is a plan to break down the surroundings little by little. And there would have been no more suitable target for that than your aide. It deserves to be considered a good target for slashing.

For some reason, I seem to be saying that it wasn't because I was Serpence's closest confidant, but because he wanted to find fault with me.

correct it Not the same, Hans said.

Zeon did not deny his words,

He looked at me and took a deep breath that was close to a sigh.

'Anyway, on the outside, it's a family, shouldn't we have to pretend to wrap it up?'

If my younger brother reacts like that, what would the person I met for the first time today think of me?

I looked at Eollen with concern.

Just as the sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening. It sounds like you're hearing a very normal sound.

Hearing their conversation lightly, I wrapped my clothes in fine silk,

was put in the bag of

Come to think of it, it was the first time I had seen her, but she was an informant for the Duke of Prasidus. There's no way you don't know me

' Serpens?'

There was no one else on my side in this place. I threw my eyes at him, wondering if he would refute something.

Serpense secretly avoided my gaze with a very sorry expression.

'Brutus... . No, Sertus, you are me!!'

The instep was cut by the ax of faith. I thought you were on my side!

Feeling a deep sense of betrayal, he stared at Sertus, and he coughed up his attention.

'It's late, ma'am!'

It's a train that has already left, and it's your heart that can't be turned back.

I will call him Sertus all day today. Only inside, of course.

Sir Shion. If it's okay with you, can you tell me about the situation after I left... So, after the dagger flew?

If he traced back the direction the dagger flew, no matter how much he hid his presence, the place where he was hiding was bound to be revealed.

I guess I didn't even look at what's going to happen after that because I was taking out my body right away.

I tried to briefly summarize what the anxious aides had uttered.

This, it's been fun.

Hans, who said that with a twisted smile, with his small eyes wide open and one corner of his mouth raised, was very frightening.

The face of a villain who plots bad things

itself.

Although the faces do not resemble each other, the blood may not be deceived, and Eollen also has an interesting expression on her face.

Xeon's expression didn't change much.

Sertus is... .

"At that time, do you remember who said what?"

Yes? How do you remember them all? I wasn't even in the mood for that...

Uhm. I understand.

He salivated as if something was uncomfortable.

"Why?"

I thought there might be a reaction like that, but it's too much. Even if there was a talk, it had to be after they each returned to their families.

That's not to say it's not something to say face-to-face. Serpen... After listening to Sertus's words, it seems to be the case.

"I heard that there were many people who ignored him behind the scenes because of the family he came from]. Is it because of that? Or ."

We were all silent.

Everyone was thinking the same thing, Gootae

There was no need to open my mouth to speak.

'Someone wants two dukes to fight.'

Although it went against the plan that Sir Palsum had originally prepared, a more plausible opportunity was created for the two dukes to collide.

The situation has changed, but since the embers were ignited, they fanned it hard.

Those who deserve such a thing... .

"What kind of spirit do you all have in choosing your aide?!

The possibility that it was bought after hiring cannot be ignored.

After hiring an assistant, Sertus, whose contents were replaced by someone else, answered without hesitation.