My Villains Episode 1 42.
Dionea, covered in dust from training for the
bridle (3), retreated for a while to re-groom herself.
Thanks to that, it was training leader Chester, Moon Minister Tolamy, and me who welcomed Sir Langbolt and Sir Ariad.
Sitting at a table in the center of the hall, Langbolt took a few sips of beer and nodded.
“Umm, honey beer is always a delicacy.”
“Have you been to Longville?”
“I stopped by when I was serving as a servant. It has already been about 15 years.”
Leaning back on the back of his chair, Sir Langboldt brushed the beer off his mustache before continuing.
“The taste hasn’t changed at all. Honey from my hometown is good enough to eat, but it’s not as good as Graduil’s.”
He put the beer mug down on the table and continued.
“I’ve already heard that you’re staying here as a diner.”
“Where are you talking?”
“I did some ear-buckling on the way through Multingham.”
“Are you kidding me?”
He glanced at Sir Ariad, who was sitting next to him, and spoke in a whisper.
“Sir Ariad is the kind of person who can’t stand going anywhere without poking around every nook and cranny. It was the same at Multingham.”
“Ah...
Contrary to his pretending to be careful, Sir Langboldt’s voice was not so quiet. It was actually quite large. It was because everyone in the hall kept their mouths shut.
Sir Ariad laughed and scratched the parrani’s chiseled chin.
“I was just gathering information. It was very basic, according to the principles.”
“If you follow his principles just two more times, your pockets will be empty before you get home.”
“But you didn’t get quite a lot out of a little effort.”
“I haven’t gotten anything yet. Didn’t you just take a good chance?”
“Then it counts as a chance, Sir Langboldt.”
At the old knight’s relaxed words, the blue cloak knight groaned and shut his mouth.
What are you talking about?
When I put on a puzzled expression, Sir Langboldt shook his head slightly.
“Let’s talk about that when the baroness comes. By the way, I heard you had a fight with Sir Eselda?”
“...Did you hear that?”
“of course. Rumors had spread around the time we left, so there must be no one in Multingham who doesn’t know the story by now.”
Multingham is the capital of the Marva region and is where Count Tristan’s main residence is located.
Rumors have already spread there. It hasn’t even been a week since I fought a duel with Sir Eselda and kicked out Doyle
. The old maid knight is talking about finally being retired, but tsk.”
“O”
Sir Langboldt’s eyes twinkled as I narrowed my brows.
“Yeah, what was it like to see Kyungsoo? Has ‘lily’ become dull?”
“This is the first time I’ve come to know Sir Esselda, so I can’t compare it to the past... but
I can’t?”
“From what I’ve been through, it’s never been to the point of being treated like trash.”
“is it.”
Lord Langboldt smiled softly and straightened the tip of his mustache.
“Time may have stolen her beauty, but it seems it hasn’t stolen her skills either.”
“...You mean beauty?”
“hmm? Haven’t you ever heard of kyung? Sir Ethel Da’s nickname was ‘Flower on a Horse’.”
Sir Langboldt
told the story as if recalling memories.
It is said that in her youth, Sir Eselda was more famous for her beauty than for her swordsmanship. Countless men have courted her, but she has always arrogantly rejected them.
-You won’t have me until you pluck the lilies.
A female knight with peak skills made a habit of saying this, so people took it as a de facto declaration of celibacy.
A man appeared in front of her. It was the young royal knight ‘Sir Calliola’.
As befits a man who will be called the best knight in the kingdom in the future, Sir Calliora defeated Sir Eselda in five matches.
“The proposal I brought is just that part.”
Sir Ariad’s eyes twinkled under his wrinkled eyelids.
“Someone wants his wife to become the lord of Longville.”
“yes? Who”
“This is Miss Clarissa.”
“...What about Miss Clarissa?”
“yes. I am the eldest daughter and heir of Count Tristan.”
...What is this nonsense?
I wasn’t the only one with a grotesque expression. Not only Dionea, but also the vassals of the Anig family, such as the herald, Tolamee steward, Editta, all had faces asking what kind of nonsense that was.
” ah.”
The one who exclaimed was Veldin, the scribe. He seemed to have realized something and then opened his mouth with a puzzled face.
“Miss Clarissa is famous for her sincerity and good character. Such a person did such a thing...
Sir Ariad laughed at his stupid voice.
“If he had been faithful and good, would Count Tristan have made him his successor? A young woman who is only twenty-four this year?”
“That’s why the second son, Confucius Doil, has such an arrogant and greedy personality-”
“Confidence and greed are the main qualities a lord should have, so how can that be a flaw? And in the first place” Lord Ariad’s smile twisted a little.
“The Mullins are originally such people.”
When the young scribe was silent, Dionea asked a question.
“Would Miss Clarissa help me?”
“yes.”
“Will he help me? oh before that Does he have the strength to do that?”
“of course.”
Ariad pulled out a roll of parchment from his bosom.
“Strictly speaking, what he wants is not for his wife to become the lord. Confucius to Japan does not become a feudal lord.”
“...why?”
“Put yourself in the shoes of Miss Clarissa. What if one day you became the owner of the county, and your father’s other heirs, even older brothers, took the vassal positions?”
...Isn’t that strong?
no Doyle isn’t that bastard.
“Obviously, it would be terrifying. If Lady Clarissa, who has become a count, makes even the slightest mistake, Baron Doyle, the son of Count Tristan, will stir up a fuss to shake the authority as if he had been waiting for it.”
Lord Ariad handed Veldin a roll of parchment. For a moment, the young scribe, with a dazed face, teased him and put the scroll on Dionea.
“Swear allegiance to Lady Clarissa. It’s an oath to be made someday anyway, so you can think of it as a little earlier than others.”
“...can he help me?”
At Dionea’s doubtful question, Sir Ariad laughed for a moment, then quickly erased his expression.
“I don’t know if my old eyes are correct, but Miss Clarissa has enough power.”
“Even if he’s an heir, he’s only a young woman.” “He is the one who virtually controls Multingham.”
“...How could that be?”
“You can believe it.”
Swallowing dry saliva, Dionea opened the parchment and read it while groaning briefly.
“You already made an offer.”
“I beg your pardon, ma’am. I was in a bit of a hurry because I was fighting over time.”
“...You also know the existence of a gold mine.”
“Miss Clarissa probably has all the information about Marva. No surprise.” She put the parchment down on her lap and sighed quietly. Then he slowly raised his head and met Sir Ariad’s eyes.
“Is this the help of the 3 princes?”
“...It wasn’t my lord’s order, but I would appreciate it if you would consider it that way. The reason Lady Clarissa listened to me in the first place was because of the halo cast by her lord.”
“I am surprised. I thought the Mullin family was enemies with the 3 princes.”
“Originally, no matter what the father says, the daughter is free to choose the object of her love. And, as is well known, our lord is someone you can’t help but love.”
Dionea, who was making a strange expression, glanced out and met her eyes, then turned her head again.
“What do I have to give to the 3 princes?”
“I haven’t heard it directly from the lord, but what he wants is always the same.”
Sir Ariad, who was facing him, said in a very determined tone.
“Peace and happiness. Just protect them.”
After a brief silence, Dionea nodded with a heavy sigh.