Chapter 189 – 9. Hormia’s Dictator, Countess’s Insidious Task

Rattle-

The knob turned and the door moved. The door that opened without a sound was wide open and fixed, and only me and Perisha stood in front of the open door.

Tuck-tuck-tuck-

“The countess is waiting inside the banquet hall.”

An elderly butler whom I had met in the carriage took the lead, pointed with his arm and went inside with the sound of his shoes clattering. He wondered why he was waiting in the banquet hall rather than the drawing room, but the moment he followed the butler into the banquet hall, he realized why.

The numerous chandeliers hanging from the high ceiling blended into one, making it feel like looking at a glass painting. The attendants and knights stood on the wall watching us, and the banquet hall was filled with luxurious tables and chairs, and Perishia and I were the only guests.

Then, a strange voice that seemed to caress her chest knocked on her eardrum.

“Welcome, Miss Perisha Whistle has been waiting for you.”

The protagonist of the voice was sitting at the far end of the banquet hall, on a chair decorated quite high.

A black dress wrapped in a black cotton cloth and clinging tightly to the body, and the chest and sides were covered with mesh, but it was more bizarre than vulgar. While admiring the figure of a king, not a countess, the countess gestured.

Perisha, who had been approaching the countess’ hand movements, paused – stopped, grabbed the hem of her dress, and she greeted her gracefully. As she finished her greetings with a sinking dress, the Countess tapped the armrest with a languid voice and asked Perisha.

“In hospitality-“

“Enough with the greetings, why did the clever Miss Perisha Whistle come to see me? I don’t think it’s a story about a tribute that hasn’t come in properly since last time- maybe something happened?”

Perisha strongly bit her lips at the countess’ bone-chilling question, but did not answer. She knock-tock-tock-the sound of tapping the armrest stopped, and the moment the countess crossed her legs, Perisha answered calmly.

“My father had an unfortunate accident, so I decided to take over as the temporary head of household. I wanted to somehow heal my father, so I came here to receive the Count’s grace.”

“… Huhu, can anyone help in the yard where her husband is also lying down because of poor health? Isn’t that right, Miss Perisha Whistle?”

“Please.”

Perisha knelt down without speaking at length. Seeing that figure, I was about to prostrate myself, but Perisha, who lifted her hand to restrain her, put her head on the floor and maintained her posture like a priest praying earnestly toward her countess, and did not move. Did not do it.

“You’re so bold… Well, even Baron Whistle can be healed enough with one prayer from the saintess or the superlative gift from the Holy Land.”

Trembling- Perisha’s body trembled at the word saint. The countess smirkingly shook her hand and tuk-tuk-tuk-tapped her armrest, perhaps to see her Perishia’s reaction.

“Of course it’s a joke, if I could have invited such a person, whoa- would my husband lie there pitifully? Raise your head Miss Perisha Whistle.”

Back- Perisha’s head didn’t fall. By the time the Countess and Perisha were continuing their invisible fight, and assuming the situation, the Countess stopped her hand with a sigh and answered in a slightly calmer voice.

“But what can I count on to help Miss Perisha Whistle? The tribute was late, and according to rumors- moonstones intended for the countess were scattered in the underground aqueduct. He said, but it might be quicker to find a skilled necromancer in the underground canal instead of me.”

Are you talking about nobles like that? Or is the countess like that? At that time, when she was trembling at the weight of the words she spat lightly, Perishia, who clenched her hands tightly, answered.

“Anything I can, I will help by her wife’s side. Please grace me once… “

In the end, she wondered if her blood was her blood, she felt a lot from the look of Perisha who couldn’t take her affection for Baron Whistle and asked her to the end. But she let out a yawn as if mockingly mocking the countess, and answered in a hushed voice.

“Then, I’ve been having a lot of trouble lately. Will Miss Perisha solve all of them? Dealing with blacksmiths who break contracts with the excuse of not having enough moonlight ore, and rescuing infested beasts and forts covered in monsters, and if I save them, they often run errands to places on the other side of the continent.”

Seeing the countess wiggling her legs while being sarcastic to the end, I hurriedly took a step forward. Trembling- Perisha’s small back trembled, but I took one more step forward.

“Huh?”

Turbuck-

“Do not do that… “

As he took a step forward, the Countess, who had only moved her hand and head from a distance, seemed to be getting closer. How much burden do you want to put on that small back, is it a man if you ignore what I can do? If she was tied to my arms in the name of my woman, at least I had to do this.

Ignoring the tiny voice of Perishia, I trudged-tugged-walked right in front of the countess, and answered her tuck-her kneeling.

“I will do it. I will take care of everything you just said, so please help me.”

“… What kind of case is this?”

Again – Again – Again –

I was still staring at the floor at the sharp sound of shoes that pierced my ears. Again – the sound of the shoes stopped, black shoes appeared on the floor I was looking at, and a fan of white feathers on my chin raised my head.

“You, who you don’t even know who you are, say you’ll do everything I’ve ordered, without leaving anything behind? In return, do you want Miss Perisha Whistle to do a favor for you?”

“Yes.”

“I don’t know who you are, and I don’t want to know. I’m listening to the complaining of a child who is already having a headache, but he’s going to come find me, but there’s no way he’s interested.”

“I will try.”

Tuk-tuk-tuk- Do you still think you’re on a chair? The Countess seemed to be contemplating, tapping my chin in time with her fan. Thuk-the fan stopped and heh-huh-the Countess, who let out her snort with her sigh, answered in a low voice.

“Okay, Miss Perisha Whistle—get up. I will grant your request.”

“Only, huhu- if this bold man solves the three tasks I ask him to do.”

Ttttgak-ttttgak- The sound of loud shoes was getting farther and farther away. I woke up to the countess’s self-talk, “Wake up-” And followed the countess’s back as she left the banquet hall with my eyes.

I couldn’t see her face, but her figure was just overwhelming. Her lean body, which was clearly revealed because of her tight-fitting dress, her large hips that swayed in sync with her steps, and even her overwhelming breasts that even her arms swaying along with her gait could not be covered. I was curious about the face behind her cotton cloth, but in some ways it was a pity that such a trashy bitch had such a body.

Again-

Stopping her steps, the Countess began to spit out the task she used to stare at, with Perisha still prostrate at her door, and me staring still.

“First of all, these days, the work of the blacksmiths who signed a contract with me to cast moonlight is being delayed. I will select a list and pass it on to the butler, so please get them an oath not to break the contract.”

Again-

“Oh really, you? Come on.”

I trudged along following the orders of my thin fingers, fingers covered in black cotton gloves, that folded and unfolded.

“Give it to the blacksmith you marked separately on the list. The human will know what it is, so drink what you say. That’s all.”

With a swish-turn of her body, the countess swayed her big ass as if she were going to eat her, and she slipped out of the banquet hall. She then even gave her order to the two maids waiting by the door before she left.

“Serve the guests, I must go see the count’s progress.”

“Yes.”
“Yes-“

I followed the reverberation of the completely gone countess with her eyes, and I calmed her down by patting Perisha’s shoulder as she shook her arm.

“My lady, calm down. Aren’t there still many eyes to see?”

“I told you to stay still!”

“Then just watch.”

“Because I told you to watch! Ha- I’ll explain later- follow me to the room.”

With Perisha’s voice mixed with a sigh, the maids approached with a ttong-gak sound and greeted us and guided us into the room. When I asked the maid, who seemed to be in charge of me, that she would follow the lady, the maid, who said yes, walked away from us with light steps.

Rattle-

“Then I’ll step aside- if you have any other business, please ring the bell on the table.”

Pointing to her bell, which was tied with a black ribbon, the maid quietly withdrew and closed the door. Perisha’s room was twice as big as mine, and the bed was big and soft. Tung-Tung-Perisha’s earnest voice pierced my eardrums just as I was teasing, admiring the elasticity I felt every time I bounced her hips.

“Answer me – what were you thinking when you did that!”

“Oh, I was just pissed off. Why don’t you just look at it for a while and not listen properly and mock people?”

It wasn’t that there was no countermeasure at all, but it was also true. What’s good about mocking my woman and not fighting against the woman who weighs it? When she replied that she could do it over and over again, she blushed a little.

“The Countess is such a person, she says, now she has been married to the Countess Hamill for half a year, but she is full of tremendous rumors.”

“She seemed like that kind of woman just by looking at her—what kind of rumor was that?”

It was pure curiosity. When the vicious countess asked what she had done—she was curious, more diverse stories than she had thought poured out.

“One of the daughters of her own clique spilled tea on her dress and sent her back naked, or the reason why her count was sick she kills the countess slowly with her poison, she is in fact she was a criminal- There are a lot of rumors.”

“It is getting poorer by the day.”

“Well, that’s what the rumor is! Ah, she is, after all, her past before becoming a countess is also opaque, and it is true that her actions are suspicious.”

Was the source of the rumor Perisha? Perisha, who blushed at her one point without thinking, began to give out her information about her countess one by one.

“I don’t even know her real name, and her title is only Countess. After the Count fell sick with a woman he cared about so much that he said he would die if the Countess died, I don’t know how, but she is expanding her clique with various connections.”

“So she originally had no faction with her 6th prince?”

“I don’t know. After all, if the Countess goes against her will, or once she likes something, she never misses it. So she just told me to stay still-“

“Still, he said he would help me if I solved all three, so isn’t it a good thing?”

No to my answer-! After screaming, Perisha came into my arms and began scolding me in a whining tone.

“If you think it will be that easy, you are wrong. Even if it’s just the first task right now, how will the owner, Mr. Cassano, solve it?”

“Can’t we just send the moonlight stone directly to Hormia and tell them well?”

In response to my answer, Perisha, who was pressing her stomach with the tip of her chin, just stared at my eyes and didn’t argue. However, her unspoken look in my eyes was read as ‘Are you serious?’.

“Well, contact Sierra and tell him to send the moonlight stone that Baron Whistle needs to send to Hormia right away, and talk to the blacksmiths. Don’t worry too much.”

“You don’t look like that right now – how are you going to contact your sister?”

In response to Perisha’s question, she showed a jingle – her necklace hanging around her neck. The red jewel that shimmered in the light of the lamp seemed to shine even more today.

“Well, in that case, I don’t have much more to say… “

“Don’t worry too much, the lady is playing with Undine.”

Kuk-closing her eyes and raising her mana. When I put my thoughts into the mana that seemed to be clumped together, Huoong – the water droplets that formed in the air continued to draw a circle.

[I think it’s been too long since I called-]

Has it been that long? He was an Undine who played well without me, but his chubby cheeks were swollen, probably because he hadn’t called in a long time. When I poked it with the tip of my index finger, a stream of water shot out of my dense lips like a water pistol.

“Haha, is that so? She called me to hang out with none other than Perisha.”

“Undine- long time no see!”

[Unni? Sister-?]

Wow – Perisha, who opened her eyes wide and hugged Undine after a long time, and Undine, who had forgotten her name, watched the reunion of her cute sisters and smiled happily when someone knocked on the door.

[Excuse me. The Countess has sent a list and has come to deliver it to you.]

“Yes, come in.”

Kiki- With Perishia’s answer, beyond the open door, an elderly butler took a step back holding a well-tied parchment. I calmly took the parchment that was placed on top of my hand and read the list in front of the butler, Perisha, and Undine.

[Get a pledge from the people listed below that you will resolve the amount you promised by one week later-]

The names and addresses of the seven blacksmiths were written in detail along with commonly written phrases. While reading and checking lightly, I found a name circled separately and touched the bottle in my arms.

After reading the whole thing, I rolled it up again and put it in my bosom. As if waiting, the butler handed me the written pledge. Filling my arms with parchment, I asked a question to the withdrawn butler.

“Do you have any support?”

“… The Countess told Cassano to solve it ‘alone’ without any support. Enough-“

The butler, who guided us with an expressionless face, closed the door and left. Scratching my head in a rather bloody atmosphere, I looked back at Perishia and Undine, and my eyes met with the two looking at me with narrow eyes.

“To come out cool and ask if there is any support-“

[I’m just following my sister-]

Laughing at their cute appearance, I wrapped my arms around the two of them and threw my whole body on the bed. Being dragged by me, Perisha and Undine, who collapsed on the bed, let out screams and giggles and quietly hugged me.

“First of all, have a good rest today, I will be busy from tomorrow… ”

[Casano What are you doing again? What kind of days off do you have?]

“Okay, let’s go play together after this time. How about the circus you saw last time?”

To my suggestion, Undine, snorting, replied with a serious face, shaking her finger.

[It’s more fun that board games are more popular in Krafton than circuses. I heard it from the kids too.]

She thought that even Undine took good care of her, but the story she told of her spirit world friends was even more amazing. How could the spirit know such a thing? I buried her face in the talking Undine’s belly, thinking about what to do with the task starting tomorrow. She quietly closed her eyes.