CH 217

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 217

41. People of the Dukes (5)

Eirich and Althar got up from their seats.

Hans tried to see them out of the mansion to fulfill his duty as a butler, but Eirich refused to do so, as if he were displeased.

As a result, even after they left, Hans remained there like a fixture.

butler.

"Yes, Master Sir."

Come closer. I'll treat you.

It's okay, it's okay. This is nothing.

To the voice of the Serpence who made up the kindness, Hans answered with a smirk, not knowing where to put himself.

Behind his words, compared to what Serpens had suffered in the past, was hidden.

It doesn't look good.

It literally meant

If the butler appears with a swollen and bruised face in the drawing room where guests have visited, misunderstandings arise and there is no choice but to speak out.

Realizing that, Hans hesitated and stood close to Serpens-.

Serpens reached out towards his face, but didn't reach it. In that state, the divine power was released.

Now it is.

Thank you. And , I'm sorry.

You can leave now.

Hans, whose face has become pale, is slightly huh.

After bowing down and showing manners, he adjusted his clothes and left the drawing room.

Now that everyone is out, I'll have to ask Serpence something.

He was picking up a walnut chocolate muffin that he had never touched before in front of the guests, and was peeling off one end of the parchment paper that had been wrapped around it.

Serpens.

At my call, Serpens took a small bite of a muffin and looked at me with his eyes wide open.

why are you calling

I don't eat walnuts..., no, this is not important 1. Why did you do that?

This time he tilted his head slightly to the side.

The baptismal name! Serpense's christening name was given to him by Serpens himself!

"Is that so?"

At my words, Euges looked at Serpens with eyes as if asking if it was true.

He averted his gaze and showed a ignorant attitude.

W], are you like that! The other person's three

It's true that I got to know the name of the child through such a process, but I heard the child's baptismal name directly from his mouth! Ugh, it's a shame because I knew the christening names of those three... .

You've said that before. So I thought I'd be able to pass it on.

Wow, really! Even if you can't even talk, you're not mean!

When I rolled my eyes and stared at it, the guy snorted loudly as if he had heard a saree.

Now I see that his cup is empty.

I must have drank little by little because my stomach was burning while the story of the past was coming and going.

"I hate being mean, I hate it, I don't like it, so don't panic."

I said as I filled his empty cup with the tea from the now-cooled teapot.

The guy drank it right away.

Even so...why did you lie to me like that? Isn't it enough to explain what you told me?

That's what I'm saying! Besides, if you tell me in detail, the denomination will actively help out.

But he cut it off and threatened not to get involved in my business.

"Why are you like that?"

In order to do that, you have to say that you foretell the future.

Serpens put down the teacup without a sound and answered bluntly.

"You've been speaking well so far , ah!"

Come to think of it, things have changed now. The future I know depends on the situation

It is fixed, not variable.

A lot has already changed since Serpens were not on their side.

Above all, as it is suspected that the Demon King has memories corresponding to the contents of [Master of the Holy Sword], it is difficult to say for sure how things will go in the future.

Perhaps Serpens was concerned about it.

Yes. If the church finds out about it, they will try to hide you deep in the Great Hall for protection.

Cut off, you will be asked to prophesy. If it fits as well as before, you'll be locked up there for the rest of your life, and if things don't work out... .

As if he didn't want to even imagine, he blurted out the end of his words.

It was pretty close to what I expected.

...only the ending part.

Somehow, in the way he looked at him with his face straightened up earlier, he felt a sense of unfamiliar hostility.

Are you afraid that the denomination will take me away?

"Oh, if that's the case, didn't you say, 'As a messenger of the gods, Zion's mission is to take care of me.'"

The guy pretended he didn't hear anything, straightened his back and took a proud posture.

If only the sitting posture is adult, what do you do, the contents are completely childish.

'Maybe that's why he strangely emphasized that he couldn't be without me.'

On the one hand, I wanted to talk to him if it was too much. On the one hand, I wanted to hug him as he was older because it was salty, but I also worried that I was living with him too much.

"Doesn't Zion also hate being confined somewhere? He likes to run around, and he likes meeting people .

I was staring at Serpence and thinking over and over what to do, so the guy who noticed it added an explanation as if he was making an excuse.

Well, it is, but...

Didn't you say you wanted to go on a trip with me?

an elusive holiday.

A young child said, 'I haven't forgotten the promise we made to go to the amusement park together on our day off Ji? Isn't that right?' A voice of half resignation and half expectation

Asking Lee, she brightens her eyes.

How can I refuse because I am bothered and tired?

Okay, okay! Let's play around together, eat something delicious, and do it all!

In response to my answer, the wither fence evolved into a blue fence, and my face bloomed brightly.

Seeing the innocent smile of a child warmed the depths of my heart, and a heartwarming smile came to my mind.

'okay! If someone tries to take the rattle that the baby was playing with, it will cry.

It's a natural reaction to go up and down!'

The one who stole it was a bad bastard.

There is nothing wrong with a child who cries after losing a toy.

Hmm, hmm! Hmmm!''

Trying to understand that in his heart, Eugez purposefully coughed and revealed his presence to the fullest.

Serpens looked at me, and I blinked to signify that I should do as I please.

'You can't tell him not to play with him for ever and today, can he?'

A timid Aira makes a new friend

It still seems difficult, but it is time to take control of the relationship with the friend you already have.

He hesitated at my reaction to take care of it, and then opened his mouth with an expression of great determination.

"If it's Eugene, it's okay to do it together."

A bright smile bloomed on Eugene's face at Serpence's positive answer.

* * *

Oops! Asking about walnuts

I forgot!

For a while, I put off things about the demons and the Luxmea Church, and after work, we all played through travel-related books in the library on the 5th floor, and only remembered it after returning to our room.

Well, I'll be in your room soon anyway, so can I ask then?

That night I returned to the mansion.

Serpens did not come to my room.

Now that the matter has been resolved, I thought it might be because the anxiety was resolved.

I thought it would never come again

After two nights only two nights passed, he hid in my room again.

The original taste was more frightening, and I couldn't forget the taste of guljam I experienced these days.

Or maybe he was a little frightened when he opened his eyes and there was no one around.

As the saying goes, "I don't know where I am, but I know where I am.

'If you add one more bed to the room... . Oh, is that too conspicuous?'

With that in mind, I opened the bathroom handle to take a shower before going to bed.

It was time to turn around.

Is the walnut the aide's work?

Aww!!

Suddenly the door opened and Hans' face popped out, and I was startled and threw the shower robe in my hand at his face.

Oh! It's a surprise.

I retrieved the gown that covered Hans' face and calmed my startled heart.

Shion! What the hell is going on?!

A heart that beats wildly may calm down

Before, the window burst open and Eugese appeared.

She, too, was about to wash and ran in a double sense, so she had a towel in her hand instead of a bow.

I was just surprised that the butler suddenly appeared. It's nothing special, you can go back to your room.

"Are you really okay?"

"Are you overprotecting me, even Eugenes?"

Okay. Instead, if something happens, do you always scream like you just did?

sure!

Eugenes jumped out the window with an unwilling expression, the two who stared at Hans threateningly.

Then, with a bang, the door opened in an impossible way by design.

That is, it is broken.

Senior! What the hell...!

Nothing like that! I'm just surprised, it's okay.

It was Winston, who was supposed to be returning from training just in time.

Break the door with a giant sword

His appearance was very dignified, but in the future, there was a wish that he would use the windows like Serpens and Eugenes in the future.

'Oh yeah , It's safe, but where's my privacy?'

I clicked inwardly as I watched Winston pick up the knocked-out door and put it on the doorframe at an angle, having determined that there was no threat in the room.

"Master, what about that?"

Fortunately, only the hinge seems to have come off, so I will call the attendant and instruct him to fix it right away.

Hans, who had lost his senses, replied tremblingly.

"First of all, I want to talk to you, would you mind?"

Oh, yes. It is.

Then go to my room first.

Me first?

Yes, I will give the order to the servant to fix the door and go. If it's because I'm not sure and you're anxious, then in Xeon's room...

No! It's fine, yes.

I quickly came down to Hans's room through the secret passage in the bathroom.

Up there I heard Hans telling Winston to leave the door and just go back.

And not long after, Hans opened his door and came in.

"It would have been nice to have visited in such a formal way."

From now on, ah...

Is it because I now realize that there is no future?

Hans sighed and gave a bitter look.

"I wish I had realized sooner.

I would have... .

It was a word full of regret.

Deep regret for each fan wrinkled deep on his face.

"So what are you going to say?"

After watching it for a long time, it was complicated, and I wanted to finish my business quickly and go back to my room, so I immediately brought up the main topic.

"Are you really an apostle of God?"

"To check that now, this riot at night , ah. It was the butler who caused the riot

Wasn't it?

Feeling a bit frustrated, I scratched the back of my head.

"So what is it, the former Duke of Prasidus challenged the authority of the god Luxmea and he was concerned about it, right? I love him so much, so his parents wouldn't make an issue of my past with me, otherwise I wouldn't have come here, would I?

As I started pouring out words, Hans's face was as if what he wanted to hear was correct.

A light of relief flashed across

By the way, I have a question for you.

Yes. Take it easy.

Hans, who is not very polite, is unfamiliar and uncomfortable as if he is wearing the wrong clothes.

You know what you said earlier. He, who died...

That would be a lie.

Maybe it's because I've been told that I'm an apostle of God.

Hans responded promptly, without even trying to hide it.

"Then the real culprit is".

I don't know-. Does your aide not know?

Even the apostles of God do not know what they do not know.

Just in case I asked a question like a hint, the same question flew to me.

I don't know if I really don't know, if I know that the real culprit is a serpent, or if I'm just guessing.

Rather than stab more, let's pretend we don't know and move on.

"But the deacon, who values the honor of the duke, the former duke committed suicide".

Isn't it the aide who said that the current duke is more important than the honor of the deceased former duke or the duke's family?

Before I could finish my question, Hans answered straight away.

No, well... that's what I said.

Then there's no problem, isn't it?

There is none, but to say that there is none at all is a subtly vague feeling.

It also changes the very essence of a person.

It doesn't seem easy

It is especially difficult to change the ideas engraved on the bones over a long period of time, especially with age.

This is pretty good enough.

I'm done talking], do you have any more butlers?

I'm done, too.

Then I'll just go back... ?

Yeah, look carefully.

As if escaping, I climbed up through the secret passage to the bathroom of my room.

'I thought I was going to die awkwardly!'