CH 150

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 150

31. Duke's Dream (13)

"What do you think, Sir Zion?"

Serpens asked with his voice, not his eyes.

Honestly, I can't believe it. It felt like an over-the-top conversation...

To be more specific, I'm pretty pissed off right now.

A person who has been in politics for a long time and has always been at the center of power.

Even taking that into account, this is not the case.

'Is it that hard to sincerely apologize and ask for help?'

No matter how you try to understand it, it becomes more and more difficult.

It is a great burden to help those who have been involved in the work of demon worshipers.

In the subject of asking for such a thing, I tried to take advantage of Mr. Serpence's weakness and generosity.

'It's a shame because it's just a setting, what if he really was that kind of person?'

There, cleverly, it dragged me in

I took the introductory part to bring out a sense of unity.

After all, it's family.

It would be an overstatement to say that the Duke of Argento truly thought of Sir Falsum as a family member and considered him like a son.

'Knowing that Serpens has no family... .'

As the Duke of Argento once said in his own words, it is known that Serpens still harbors a grudge against the demon worshipers who killed his parents.

Even if it's not publicly known.

In fact, Serpens has never been able to feel the true sense of family and has grown up.

'Are you trying to take advantage of such a child by making calculations about the family?'

The sense of unity that had been felt until the beginning of the conversation disappeared rather than artificially inducing it.

Serpens even got angry at the thought that he might have been taken advantage of by Lord Falsum.1 How could this be?

whether

I even felt betrayed.

It's good that the Duke of Argento takes care of his family. I respect the magnanimity of forgiving even though he knows he's been taken advantage of for a long time. But that's not it.

"Did that sound like that?"

Yes. How worried about the Duke of Argento and rarely even got angry... How can you do this?

When I opened the lid, I expected

tongue was different.

The Duke of Argento is trying to use Serpence, but Sir Falsum is halfway to giving up.

I was talking about that in the wagon earlier.

"Ah, um. Well it's an extension of the advisory meeting, isn't it?"

I wondered if it was a mistake, so I looked at Serpens next to me, and he made eye contact and closed his eyes in a blink and then opened it.

That means it's fine.

Looking back, I saw the Duke of Argento's finest red with steak.

In front of the wine, I dared to drink fresh water.

I'm sorry, Duke of Prasidus. I knew you were that kind of person, but I thought of using it first, rather than being honest with you.

Fine.

With a face that looked like he wasn't okay with Serpence, he made up a smile that looked like it was going to break and was sad.

It's as if he's saying that he's dull now because he's seen people who try to take advantage of him.

Somehow it makes me reflect on the past

There was something that stimulated and elicited a sense of guilt that was not there.

Of course, that something must be a face.

Kerham, heh heh! It's true that I was deceived by this naughty guy in the past, but this time it's purely my will. He reveals the truth first, blames everything on himself, and apologizes in advance to prepare for his escape... I have to forgive you, what should I do?

There were many punctures, the Duke of Argento humbly said, coughing in succession.

The Duke of Argento had expected it to a certain extent, but he did not know that Sir Falsum's thoughts were so.

If even that was based on high-level calculations, there would be nothing to say, but .

yeah i don't see it

He bowed his head as if he was stingy. The tail of the tightly closed mouth drooped down.

"May I ask why? The Duke of Argento is the author . Even if he's not an aide, he has a real family. But why ."

As long as there is no blood, in the meantime

How much time and sincerity have you taken care of me? How difficult would it be to give one of those things to a lonely guy? It doesn't seem like the past was in vain if you look at the things that normally would have been rushed to hide, and that you brought them up first. Yes, I forgive you.

Among the children, he is the only one who has not been able to take care of me yet. This is the first and last accident I have ever had, so I have to help as far as I can.

Even though the accident must have been accumulated over a long period of time, is it considered as one?

Yes, the distribution is also large.

"I would like to ask the Duke of Prasidus to help persuade His Majesty, but when disposing of the Ferrarius family, if there is any information related to Sir Falsum, I would like to ask him to dispose of it as well."

Why are you doing that to Serpens?

It's so absurd that before my will was reflected, I was like, 'Huh... .' There was a sound of the wind falling.

In this case, 'filial piety isn't self, but what should I say right? Self love too?

Well, since the Duke of Prasidus usually handles these things... Hmmm! He has a ruthless aide.

Sir Sion is very loyal...

Serpens said 'Ahaha... ' and let out an awkward laugh.

It's kind of subtle to hear of loyalty, but there is no other assistant in the world who is as devoted to a boss as I am.

That is loyalty, is there any other loyalty?

It's not that it's bad. Rather

For a finite person like Prince Prasidus, it seems more balanced to have such a person next to him.

Yeah, he's been very helpful in many ways.

Look, the two dukes of the Empire admitted it.

Anyway, what I said earlier is just the first plan. What I ask for is silence and concession.

"Is it okay if I tell you that I am not opposed to persuading Your Majesty, and that I want you to get rid of this case?"

That's right.

Serpens sighed with an expression of concern at the Duke of Argento's words.

It is up to your Majesty to make judgments.

I will never forget this grace. Thank you so much, Duke of Prasidus.

At the words of the Duke of Argento, Serpens sighed with a complicated expression on whether he had made the right choice.

"I it is a shame, but if your Majesty does not tolerate it, can you help me to make sure that my disposition is done in secret ? Really?

I know it's a reckless request, but... .

Those were the words of Lord Palsum. Next to him, the Duke of Argento was seen holding his forehead.

You don't have to worry about that. Your Majesty will want it to be the same. If that happens, we will have to negotiate with the denomination, but since the Duke of Argento has shown sincerity to the denomination, I will listen to that.

thank you !

You don't have to. I'm just looking at the Duke of Argento's side.

I'm just going to give it a go, and I'm very sorry for that. Isn't there anything I should do before making this request or thanking me?

Serpence was polite, but answered in a slightly cold voice.

Perhaps he didn't understand what he said, 'what should be done first', and his arms trembled.

'Hey, are you mad again?'

It wasn't that he sighed openly, but just like that, Serpens's breathing became deep and long.

When inhaling, your chest

He swelled up greatly and his shoulders were lifted slightly.

I guess I didn't really like the arm breath.

Isn't there something to apologize to Sir Zion?

It's a tone of voice that makes it questionable whether he really reflected on himself.

I'm sorry, I'm preoccupied with the work in front of me...

Sir Ribelon, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble. I'm sorry for the malicious rumors about you or trying to get you on drugs... Seriously.

I apologize.

Sir Falsum reflexively spat out excuses, then flinched at Serpens' eyes and swallowed the words he was saying.

Then he turned to me and bowed his head apologizing.

'By the way, that setting is very convenient... .'

If you're a demon-worshipper, you're like the friend of the enemy who killed your parents, so there's also a suspense mode... , I think it's okay to pour two or three tablespoons on it.

I'm really sorry, I don't know how I'm going to repay this...

No, that's fine. It's fine!

If that's the case. If it happens later, please tell me.

I kept my mouth shut while contemplating on the acceptable point of the suspense mode, and I realized that the apology was not accepted, so I apologized again by offering a reward for the wonder of Palsom.

If you leave it alone, the reward will materialize and one day, the gift will suddenly arrive at the duke's house.

Instead, can I ask you a question?

do it.

Suddenly, in a certain way, Argento

Did you tell the Duke that he had deceived you? It's not certain that it'll be revealed, but you don't take it off until the end.

Yes?

Was the question too blatant?

Sir Palsum looked greatly perplexed.

I knew that Lord Falsum would do his best to attract demon worshipers, and as a reward, he would apply for protection to the cult, or something like that.

. It doesn't matter to me that I pay for the sins I have committed, but our

There's nothing wrong with the little guy. I learned a lot from him, and I also received things I didn't get from my real father]. After making full use of it and having already caused a lot of damage, I couldn't put a great stigma on it, such as worshiping the devil.

Unlike his usual expression of arrogance and dignified appearance, when he said that, he looked old and weak.

" can I ask you a question too?"

Serpense, who had been watching me and Sir Palsum talking, opened his mouth abruptly.

"Anyway, how are you going to convince your Majesty?"

When I asked if there was something to be felt in Sir Palsum's answer, it was just a different sound.

If the Duke comes forward and confirms the author, even if it's because of the Duke of Argento, I'll skip it for now, but he'll be very angry.

Dare to use the duke's family as a hostage to threaten the emperor.

The demon worship related to Lord Eightsum may be forced to ignore, but in the long run, it will lead to great wrath.

Duke of Prasidus. I know that the dark district has not yet been found.

" Yes. It's embarrassing, but yes."

I just asked a question, and suddenly fact violence flew in.

'uh? is not it? Because I pretended I didn't find what I found in the dark... .'

Surely, Serpens didn't notice that he was chasing behind the scenes while pretending that he didn't find the dark side on purpose, did he?

There is nothing to be ashamed of. It deserves it.

Fortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case, but I don't know what else this means.

Did you say that our kid is incompetent now?

...It means that such information is not easy to reach to a clean person like the Duke of Prasidus, so relax your eyes.

Sin, I'm sorry. I didn't know...

It's a shame because we were the first to be at this place today, but normally, it wouldn't have ended up like this.

I quickly closed my eyes.

I heard from Lord Falsum that the demon worshipers plan to summon demons into the dark.

"You mean demons are going to be summoned from within the Empire and nowhere else?"

Serpens knew everything, but pretended not to know, and was startled.

Yes. Sir Falsum also knows how to enter the Dark Side, so if you share this information, your Majesty may be able to take good care of you.

Let's talk easily.

An evil that might do great damage to the Empire

Since you have asked about the conspiracies of the demon worshipers, it is safe to say that they have followed their instructions so far to extract such important information.

Wouldn't that kind of talk come and go?

'If that's the kind of exchange condition... .'

Now, rather than needing Serpense's help to convince the emperor, it must have been the idea that Serpense had to oppose it from the beginning.

It seems that the duke of the empire is not something anyone can do.

"Does the demon worshipers know that this information has been leaked?"

It's just that I accidentally overheard their conversation, I guess.

At Duke Argento's words, Serpens nodded as if he understood.

It was obvious that he was thinking about how to fit this situation with the plan he had originally made.