CH 198

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 198

40. The Duke and the Disappearance Case (3)

Not long after pulling the cord, Hans arrived at the office.

"Why is the assistant standing there?"

This line, I pulled it.

It was the word that meant I was calling that place, but for some reason Hans looked at me with the eyes of a bunch of children.

I think I wanted to pull the string, so I guess I even choked Serpens.

You must have heard of Jack crying in the hallway earlier.

Lightly ignoring his eyes and waking up his luck], unsurprisingly, Hans nodded his head.

I don't know what kind of system is in place so that if something happens, it can go straight into Hans' ears.

The Duke of Prasidus is the greatest Mr. Lee.

"Then it would be easier to talk.

Jack's father, Wayne Perdante, is missing. Not only that one, but also other employees who have retired from working in the duke's residence. In fact, it should be seen as a kidnapping rather than a disappearance. so .

All right.

Yes? I haven't finished talking yet?

"Aren't you going to tell them to find and monitor those who have not been kidnapped among retired workers and then pursue them?"

That's right... .

Damn, you make me speechless to be human.

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"Of course But why is the aide giving orders from earlier?"

Aside from the fact that I don't like the idea of telling me to shut up and let go of the work under my jurisdiction, this is what Serpence should normally have ordered.

However, Serpense kept her mouth shut, and on the contrary, I was quiet at times like this, and I was talking about it, so it's strange to think.

The Duke is resting for the time being.

Yes?

"What ?"

Hans as well as Serpense, who was quietly in thought, looked at me in amazement.

It goes without saying that Hans's gaze turned to him for a moment in response to Serpence's reaction, and then looked at me with a more contorted expression.

Anyone who sees it would know that I was arbitrarily controlling and wielding a serpent.

Look at this, the duke's hand is still. He's just fine on the surface, now.

A lie is not a word. I'm not in the mood to work.

Sir Zion?

The Duke seems to be still.

Serpens told me to keep thinking, so I was thinking, why are you talking like that?' He looked up at me with a questioning expression.

Let's pretend we didn't see

'Where did I say something wrong?'

I was only stating the truth.

His hand was still. It is all true that he looks fine on the outside, is a mess on the inside, and is not in the mood to work.

He needs a rest. really.

Hey, butler. Since you've been serving the Duke for over 20 years, don't you understand a single thing? And do you still live in the house? Yes?!

I was patient enough.

As of today, I don't know how old I am.

You have to grow old to be a grown-up person, and when a child becomes like this, a person who does nothing and is left alone is not called an adult.

He's just a fucking badass bastard.

excuse me?

Naturally, Hans knows what to say and is piling up the words he wants to say back to himself, but somehow no words come back.

He stared blankly at Serpens with his mouth wide open and shocked.

'Is it shocking that Serpence isn't working?'

It's me, I've gotten used to seeing Serpens not working often, but I think Hans isn't like that.

What's more, Serpens wasn't even participating in the conversation right now.

It can't be helped even if it's misunderstood that it's just sitting blankly without doing anything and just reacting to the voice you hear.

If you can't respond, it's even better.

Uh, um... Anyway! Not my job as a butler who manages the users and the mansion. As a person who serves the duke closely, have you ever watched the duke properly and offered a helping hand? Ever since the Duke was little, right?"

Do your best...

It's a bummer to do everything. Why do you think the guy who caught the people who worked in the past took them away? If it turns out that this is the education policy of the damned former duke he served with so much loyalty, it will harm the current duke. Isn't that what you are doing?

Fortunately for him, he might be missing a brain, Hans squeaked and rolled his eyes.

I'm talking out loud, but that education... No, the abuse really helped me... the Duke's emotions.

do you think Haven't you given up on thinking?

By not asking, 'Sir, are you a psycho?' I kept my best manners.

There's no way a child can handle such a thing. It's just that she endures it because of coercion. No, what is a child? It's not something you should do to an adult! You don't even have such a basic concept?

"Si, Sir Zion !"

Serpens hastily grabbed my hem.

'That's why I'm going to the drawing room.

Ji .'

I didn't want to say this in front of him, but since things have gotten this far, I'll definitely have to correct the mistake.

Hans should realize what he's done.

He continued to speak with a light pat on the back of Serpens's hand that was holding the hem.

"It is not a virtue as a subordinate to simply follow the advice of a superior. If something seems wrong, you should know how to give advice.

Where did you buy the new moral spirit, yes?

Duke... you...

Isn't it supposed to be the luck of the master of the Holy Sword by coming now? Do you believe that it isn't? Do you know what the Holy Sword looks like now?

Hans barely opened his mouth in a hoarse voice, but in the end he couldn't say anything and closed his mouth again.

What do you do with a mouth? I wouldn't have anything to say.

Come to think of it, the devil... Among the rumors spread by those demon worshipers, the Duke

There was even a rumor that you were the true master of the Holy Sword, right? There was also talk that the god Luxmea abandoned the continent. Now they are being treated as heretics talking bullshit... . What if those things were made known to the public? I think things will be different.

What are you trying to say... .

"Ah, what are you asking with a familiar face? Originally, the god Luxmea sent down a noble soul to save the continent, but it was ruined by the ugly desires of humans, and he lost his status as the master of the holy sword. As a result, the angry god It's like abandoning the continent

I might make up a flag.

It's rather fortunate if you only spread rumors like that.

That's all I can think of. The demons would invent much more venomous and evil words.

Talks about the death of the former duke's wife.

Last year, they complained that they didn't do anything wrong, so there must have been evidence to back it up.

However, there is also a Serpence in the seat, so I have no choice but to omit the words appropriately.

And the butler knows a lot more details than the others, don't you?

It was done secretly in the basement, so normal users would not even know that Serpens had been tortured.

However, there was no way the Duke or Duchess would have done the post-processing by hand.

'Of course, Hans, this gentleman must have done it.'

Aside from the fact that his attitude has changed little by little from the beginning, I will not be able to see this yangban in a good way on the basis of that fact alone.

Even if I regret and apologize, well?

Those who feel their sins deeply and are in pain, is that just what Serpens experienced?

A normal person would have suffered from the aftereffects to such an extent that he could not even live a normal life. Nevertheless, the Duke has endured it alone until now.

It's not about everyday life, and I've been dealing with schedules that are difficult for ordinary people to follow by themselves.

so much. too much. I grew up wonderfully.

It would be difficult just to think of it...

I'm all anxious and worried at the thought of going up and down in people's cubicles. Did the butler never really feel sorry for the duke? Are you still human?"

Perhaps it was a human cub, Hans bowed his head with a sad expression on his face.

What if he held his head stiffly like last year and insisted that he wasn't wrong, but maybe it wasn't that much, or maybe he's come to his senses after that.

"Duke, you you even talked to your aide like that."

"What if I did, or what if I didn't? The problem is that I have been relying on me for counseling more than the person who has been by my side for 25 years."

I looked down at Serpens still clutching the hem of my robe.

At first glance, the complexion did not look very good.

'Did you think of going anywhere alone while doing this?'

I don't think it's worth the long conversation.

I think I've understood enough

I'll have to kick him out roughly, and feed Serpense some chocolate and make him go crazy.

The Duke needs to rest for a while, so he'll post it to me after seeing it...

Me, Sir Zion?

Serpens pulled my hem slightly and called me in a quiet voice.

"Why are you calling me?"

I've been curious about it for a while... What is it that I'm taking a break?

Let's put our heads down, talk like this in the dictionary

I saw Serpens's face looking up at me with an expression that seemed to say that he didn't hear me.

Did you mean to force me out of the parlor?

It literally means doing nothing.''

"I can't. It's something I have to deal with ."

Honestly, you don't have to work for a few days, right? Last time, there was a time when I had to fill the holy water in a hurry, so I gave up my work for a few days and just prayed. There was no problem back then.

If you don't know what will happen when

He said that he had to fill up the holy water quickly, so at least he seemed to be holding on to it after work.

Not only that, but it was obvious that I would reduce my sleep as much as possible until I had the desired amount.

In front of me, I had to take a break for more than three hours a day, and the holy city threatened to accept only what was made in front of my eyes.

'Then, I'm going to throw away my working hours... .'

It was only then that I realized that making holy water was more time consuming than I thought.

They gave me 5L before, so I thought I could make enough if I only invested an hour or two a day.

No one would know how embarrassed I was at the sudden sher strike.

Because it really went by without anyone knowing!

I thought the Duke was working every day, so I thought that if I missed a job even for a day, something big would happen, right?"

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The subjugation of the Volta Mountains had a set schedule, so even if you prepared ahead of time, when you went on a long-term business trip last year, the duchess and the duchess did not work well.

What kind of bastard do you live with that kind of paperwork every day..., huh? It's enough for next month. Why are you doing this already?

You never know when something will happen, in advance...

There's even a small amount in advance! This is next year's budget, right? Now..., it's early November, so there's still a lot left!

Oh, no. That's enough...

I ignored Serpense's words and put away the budget for next year along with the documents I saw earlier.

Even if it's anyone else, it's true that there's still a long way to go when it comes to Serpense's work ability standards.

Let's see... Can't we just leave this to the administrators? There's no way the administrators could have just passed on this... Did you steal it?!

Well, I have to check it anyway if I upload a report, so I'd rather handle it from the beginning...

No, what's the difference between reading this and looking for related materials and writing it down one by one and reading it straight through? Yes?!

It was kind of weird.

After hiring a large number of administrators, I ran out of time and secretly coveted my job .

Wait a minute. Isn't this the paperwork I have to deal with? Why is it here?!

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Serpens hesitated and rolled his gaze to the side.

That's why I can't take it out or put it on. It really was the guy who was stealing the documents!

I got you, you paper thief!'