Chapter 1019 – What Is the Right Heart?

“Ulith disappeared?”

Gald’s voice was astounding, then he spoke in a tone that felt a bit urgent.

“Did you put a magic on Julis that could determine whether he was alive or dead? Was there any reaction?”
“Yes. It seems to be still alive.”
“Abduct Julis…?”

Previous. Ulysse was defeated by Dre, who had just come to Eleunar, but her opponent was bad, and she is very strong.

She is a woman standing on her shoulders with the head of the Knights of the Heart family.
She didn’t take on the title of escort for the successor, who was considered more important than the knight commander.
There are ‘other reasons’, but basically, the power is high.
She didn’t even kill Julis, she kidnapped her?

‘There are only a limited number of forces with that much power.’

Argyle spoke to Gald, who was in trouble as he stroked her chin.

“Again. We are blocking the ever-increasing number of unsavory rumors, but somehow we can’t stop them. I’m sorry.”
“He must have some ability to manipulate rumors.”

Gald replied as if it was not a big deal.
Even when she saw the ‘Chairman’ not too long ago, she showed a miraculous ability to read Gald’s mind.

“Anyway, it’s just a rumor without physical evidence. It’s still okay.”
“…Are they guys after all?”

Guys.
A group of strangers who dared to threaten the Hart family a while ago. ‘Head office’
The strangers all know the name, but the name of Elyunaren Headquarters is not known, and they are the ones who made other companies and secretly worked behind them.

Argyle thought that they were trying to push out the Hart family, who were the absolute rulers of the upper world, and take their place, revealing themselves to the world in earnest.

Unlike Argyle, Gald thought that their purpose was something other than business, but they believed that they were the ones who spread the rumor.

“Nine out of ten likely.”
“Umm… Even though we promised…”

Although Argyle talked about the oath, she knew that the oath was not perfect.

“It can’t be helped. Their oath was that they would never reveal our ‘secret’. Unless there is specifics about the secret, there’s nothing stopping them from implying that the Hart family has a secret.”

It was an oath that Gald also took into consideration and signed a contract with.

‘As expected, the purpose is to ruin the relationship between us and Dre-sama.’

He realized that he did not sit in the head of the household for nothing, and that the main purpose of the headquarters was to ruin the relationship between Dre and the Hart family.

But. He could not rebel even if he knew.
Because the Heart family couldn’t touch them unless the Headquarters divulged their secrets.

‘It’s annoying in many ways.’

Gald, frowned, looked at the report, hmm? He made a noise and made a questioning face.
It was because of the content about the traces of battle left in the hospital room where Julis stayed.

“A slash with an attribute that makes regeneration impossible…? And it’s assumed to be an act of a stranger?”
“Not Mr. Dre.”

Argyle said quickly.

“I’m sure. If he did, he wouldn’t have to go far and kill Ulis right away.”
“Yes. Because he doesn’t need his black mana in the first place.”

The report stated that some mana was detected in the room.

Causes great anomalies with little mana.
It was a typical stranger’s crime sign.

Accidentally handling the sword and not regenerating were similar to the Ruin attribute, but not absolute power like Dre.

It’s hard to see it as a different Dre from other strangers in many ways.

Of course. It’s possible that Dre deliberately left traces of mana and used a clumsy slash to confuse…

‘He is not him.’

Even though Dre seems unstoppably cruel and outspoken, he’s not a ruthless person who will pick a fight on his own when the other person hasn’t done anything wrong.
He forgave Ulysse in the past, and now he doesn’t try to kill him first.

‘Dre-sama has his own absolute standards.’

There is nothing that violates that standard.
If Ulysse had gone above his standards by committing her new misdeeds, Dre would have had the courage to kill her.
Gald smiled as if he knew what had happened.

“Hmm… This is this. It seems that they can’t manage it either…?”

Argyle made a puzzled face at the appearance of the master who seemed to have figured out something.

“It seems that the head office is not a perfectly united group. Yes, yes… But, it’s annoying.”

Gald stroked his chin and thought.
Before falling out with Dre further here. We need to block the ‘weakness’.

‘There’s no Julis. This chaotic time when they shake is an opportunity.’

After thinking for a while, Gald spoke up.

“I must hurry up with the ‘succession’ of gold.”

***

Lenea-san contacted me, and I only moved after Frostia-sama fell asleep.
I had a desire to see more of the sleeping Frostia-sama, but I put my desire aside and returned home with only Rope-chan to the Heart family.

And after leaving Rope-chan in the Heart family. Immediately, I headed to the ward run by the Tahart family in a carriage.

It’s none of my business, Julis, whether I go through the search or not, but it was because I heard that Gold, who was said to be very depressed, was heading to the ward.

Even if it wasn’t so, he said he couldn’t sleep well yesterday due to business problems, but he was worried about his mentality since he had to work with Ulysse too.

“Here it is.”

Unlike usual, I followed Lefeld, who guided me with a serious face.
It is hard to believe that the hospital room where Julis was hospitalized was a very large and luxurious hotel-like hospital room.

There were numerous traces of slashing in the interior.

“Mana…”

Very weak mana.
Normally, it takes a surprisingly large amount of mana to activate a skill.
It is a natural price to pay because it quickly skips the intermediate process for the result and activates it at once.
All the Elyunar people call their skills are of that type.

But strangers are different.
I didn’t know it at first, but the stranger’s skill calls for high efficiency even with very little mana.

Even if it’s not a special privilege, it’s the reason why strangers are strong.
The traces of the slash left in this room reminded me of strangers in many ways.
Seeing the scene, I nodded my head in agreement.

“If it’s a stranger, whether innocent or not, it’s a bitch who looks at it from the back, so there’s nothing strange about having a grudge against a stranger.”

At my words, the knights around me looked at me in unison, then quickly turned their heads.
I feel angry that I insulted Ulysse, but I don’t dare to meet her eyes.
I was kind of a dog drip too… I was surprised because the atmosphere became heavy.
Normally, I would have just flirted with it openly.
Even if you consider that these people are not usually acquainted with me. The rumor that I had a fling with the Hart family must have spread quite seriously.

By the way, Julis that bitch. Surprisingly, the popularity is high…

That moment. A man gasped into the hospital room.
He was gold

“Gold.”

I awkwardly called his name.
We must reconcile now.
If you find Ulis, Gold will feel better too.
However, Gold looked at the room and hardened his face.

“…Traces of strangers.”
“Yeah. I guess so.”

At my words, Gold stared at me.

“Brother. No way…”
“…”

I pondered on that for a moment.
Lehfeldt stepped in between us, flustered, and Gold soon realized he had made a mistake.

It was a realization too late.

“Hey.”

My voice became ferocious with resentment.

“If I would have killed Ulysse, I did yesterday.”
“…I’m sorry. I. I… I guess my judgment is clouded.”
“…:

My stomach is bubbling over.
It annoyed me that Gold doubted me, but it annoyed me even more to see Gold staring at me like a ticking time bomb about to explode at any moment.

That you don’t believe me
In the end, an immature reaction came out.

“It’s okay. You do it yourself.”

I swoosh Gold’s side. The cold wind passed.
I tried my best to help. Like a bad guy
[You don’t even know this brother’s heart! Is it the same sword?]
[Later again ah. Why did I do that then? Don’t be depressed by yourself and wait nearby until your anger subsides.]
Noisy these!!
Block!!
[Woo!]
[This…]

It’s quieted down a bit.
In the past, I cried when I blocked Malachia, but now I feel confident even if I block it, so I can block it as much as I want.

Come and go

I heard someone gasping after me.
He knew it wasn’t gold, but he slightly averted his eyes in anticipation.
It was Lehfeld.

“That… Mr. Dre.”
“Rafelt.”

We looked at each other and walked side by side without saying who came first.
While walking around the ward outside the ward, Repelt spoke out.

“There have been many situations that the master has been experiencing for the first time lately, but this is the first time I’ve seen it.”
“What do you mean?”
“You look so flustered. No matter how difficult the crisis may be, you acted rationally and calmly.”

I was silent for a moment, then answered.

“Is that so.”
“Yes. The way he tackled a crisis with his own power made me think that he was indeed a hero’s lineage.”

I can imagine what it looks like.
Among the descendants of the ten heroes I met, Gold and Euclid were the ones with the most heroic lineage.

“Ah. He laughed.”
“…”
“I’m glad you didn’t hate Gold.”
“Did you hate it?”
“Lies. Dre-sama treats people he doesn’t like kindly and sarcastically.”

I didn’t have anything to say, so I kept my mouth shut.

“Yuli has been in the master’s family for a long time. She’s like an older sister. She’s the master’s most cherished subordinate.”
“Is that so.”
“Yes. Ah. Were you surprised by Yuli’s popularity among the subordinates?”
“…Little bit.”

The Ulysse of my memory was just a bitch.
Like his usual high-handed attitude, the reason why he hit the back of the head was very absurd.

“I think I’ve said it before. Yuli is very popular among us. She takes good care of me. Like Dre-sama.”
“Do I take good care of you?”
“Just the other day, you distributed specialties from neighboring countries to the Heart family, didn’t you?”

Lesfeld showed the bracelet on his wrist.
There were times like that.
It was something I didn’t even need to remember.

“Like Dre-sama took care of us without being conscious of it, so did Yuli. When her head of the family was strict, she was the only one who could express her opinion to her head of the family, so our knight commanders also respected her. I was very dependent.”
“…”
“I wouldn’t dare ask her to forgive her, but please don’t hate her too much…”

Lefelt looking at me.
The look of fear of being hated is like an abandoned puppy.
What can I say for breaking the promise I made with Refeld before and arguing with Ulysse?
I nodded slowly, and Repelt’s face brightened.

“Then I’ll go back to my lord! Should we reconcile soon?”
“Yes.”

Lefelt laughed at my blunt answer and quickly returned to his pace.

I understood a little bit of Gold’s feelings.
To me, Ulysse is just a bitch, but to Gold, she’s like my Rope-chan or Mei-Chi…
…
…
No. This is not
Even so, I can’t compare such a fucking bitch to my precious one!

I clicked my tongue and closed my eyes.
And… Start sensing.

Everything I sensed in that room earlier.
Each of the strangers has a unique characteristic of Mana.
Its unique mana. Characteristics of the ki.
With it, track them down somewhere in this world.
I can do it.

Among the tens of thousands of energies that roam this world, I select their energies.
And. The aura that hadn’t even passed a day hadn’t gone away yet.
No. In the first place. It’s because you left a deep trace as if you were looking for it.
To the extent that users with tracking-related skills or privileges could find it without difficulty.

“Caught.”

It’s very weak, but I found the same aura.
I immediately followed the spirit.

I don’t know who they are, but you picked the wrong person.

“…”

I couldn’t help but be embarrassed.
The place where the owner of the energy reached was the home of the Heart family.

What do you think?
The strangers I detected were fairly skilled, but they weren’t strong outside the standard like the rankers.
If caught by the knights of the Heart family, they would be slaughtered in an instant.
But what did you come here to do?
Are you trying to assassinate the family head?

However. Auras were felt in my room.
It also seemed to have no intention of moving while hiding in secret.
It is that the people of the Hart family are not the purpose.
I quickly made my way to my room.
The interior of the room was dark.
I wondered if there might be Ulis, but she wasn’t there.

“Come out.”

My words shook the air, and then a man walked out.
He has a frivolous impression, but judging from his body, he was a well-trained man.

“Hello?”

I ignored his greeting and said.

“One more.”

At my words, one more person appeared from behind.
The reason why I called it a person was because I was wearing clothes that were similar to the original ninja suit, and only the eyes were barely visible.

It’s hard to tell whether it’s a woman or a man, and seeing that I can’t even feel the energy properly, I think that outfit is probably an item.

“So?”

When I asked what he was doing, the well-trained man took a step forward.
The moment I thought that if I attacked, I would kill him right away… The man bent his waist at a 90 degree angle.

“We are the executives of the ‘head office’.”
“…?”

Head office manager?
He said to me, bewildered.

“We want to go under Dre-nim’s command.”