CH 112

This man… Dario Lendiro was irritated.

“That woman’s not coming…!”

He was in a place a little far from the noble town. An empty warehouse located between the noble town and the citizen’s town.

Over twenty men were gathered here, all belonging to Dario’s private army. A group of mercenaries specifically hired to be Dario’s ruffians.

“You really think she’s coming?”

“Quiet! I’m sure she will!”

“But it’s ten minutes to noon you know?”

Said one of the mercenaries while looking at her watch and yawning.

They had been waiting for an hour, but there was no sign that anyone was coming.

Dario sat on an extravagant chair, while his mercenaries either sat or laid on the ground.

“You did deliver the letter, didn’t you Cress?”

“Of course mister Dario. I certainly did deliver your sloppily written letter.”

“Then why isn’t she coming!?”

“How should I know? I guess your plan was a failure.”

The woman named Cress stood next to Dario, with her back straight.

She casually answered his questions while not looking at him and adding a bit of her own feelings.

“Keira! Show me that kid again!”

“Yes yes you slave driver.”

Keira was also standing right beside Dario, before she picked up the girl that laid on the ground.

“…Hmm, it really is the kid that was with her yesterday. So why isn’t she coming!?”

Dario looked closely at Luna’s face.

He thought for sure Helvi would come if he took this girl hostage.

His primary target was her husband, but that did not work because they never left each other’s side.

They decided to take Luna instead, since she would be easy to kidnap, but…

Time was running out, and there was no sign of her.

“Maybe the map you drew was too dirty and she couldn’t read it?”

“Ah, yes. Mister Dario really is dirty. Ah, you mean his writing? Not his face?”

“Keira, stop talking about our boss like that. Leave that for after he leaves.”

“Quiet both of you!”

It was the type of back and forth that Dario was used to, but he was starting to get irritated. All because his plan was not going well.

The Lendiro family was very important in this country. It could be said that Dario was born into the winning team.

However, both of his parents died in an unfortunate accident… Or at least that was what most believed.

In reality, Dario killed his parents and made it look like an accident.

He knew very well how great the Lendiro family was, and he wanted that power all to himself.

Dario’s father was a marvelous head of the family, and an exemplary noble, and his mother loved and supported her husband. Dario’s parents were picture-perfect.

And yet, Dario only saw them as a nuisance.

His father intended to step down as head of the family when Dario’s abilities surpassed his own. He did this specifically for the sake of his son.

However, Dario had other plans. He wanted the power of the Lendiro family in the palm of his hand as soon as possible.

He would probably never surpass a man as great as his father, but it would be passed down to him eventually anyway.

And yet, Dario killed his parents because he could not wait.

The same Dario who killed his parents and became the head of his family was now finding that nothing went well for him.

It was only natural. How could an untalented man do well after suddenly being handed the position of head of the family?

Dario was too conceited, and always looked down on others during business dealings. This attitude only worsened his business.

The Lendiro family would surely decline in a few years time, but…

“Lord Dario! The woman is coming!

“What!? Really!?”

Dario’s irritation was replaced by a happy expression and tone.

The woman he was waiting for had finally arrived. A beautiful, elegant woman who he thought was the perfect woman to stand by his side.

But he thought the attitude she showed him the previous day would simply not do, and he would have to teach her a lesson in the warehouse.

The door opened.

“…This is it. What a filthy place. It is appropriate for pigs, but it certainly is no place for me.”

Helvi walked in.

As he looked at her, he was once again drawn by her beauty, while also feeling something was off.

The plan was for Helvi to be tied up and brought to the warehouse. He stationed mercenaries outside for this very purpose, and wondered what they were doing.

With Dario in charge, the Lendiro family would surely decline in a few years, but thanks to his foolish behavior… That future did not come to pass.