Chapter 259 – 9. Hormia’s Dictator, Countess’s Insidious Task

Hold on, hold on!

In the midst of bursting into anger, his collar was pulled. I turned her head to look and saw Perisha looking up at me with a timid expression, licking her lips.

Only then did I realize again that I had been eaten up by my emotions and neglected Perisha, so I calmed her anger and gently stroked Perisha’s head.

“Sorry. I was scared.”

Kuwu, the strength of the hand holding the collar weakened. As she lowered her hand from the top of her head to caress her soft cheek, Pook and Perisha stuck out her cheek and played her childishly. I rubbed my sides with the crown of my head.

“Haha.”

I burst into laughter at the cute act and left the bloody banquet hall with the two young girls.

The hallway on the second floor where the banquet hall was located was empty. The smell of the blood of soldiers who had fallen in the nearby alley tickled my nose, so I pushed the backs of Perisha and Undine and moved with the possibility that the Countess was hiding in the mansion.

“It’s not here either.”

Kung, I went all the way through the corridors of the second floor to the third floor, but there was no sign of the Countess. At most, the servants’ luggage or accommodations. As I headed towards the end of the third floor to go to the Countess’s room, I heard a faint sound of pain coming from across the wall.

“Cassano-sama, here… “

Kiki, Perisha, who led the way, opened the old wooden door and got out of the way. Entering the room with her nod, I widen my eyes to find a stench stinging my nose and someone neglected.

“Turn off, turn off… “

Knock Knock Knock – The small eyes stared at me several times before closing them tightly. A transparent stream of water flowing between closed eyelids. The haggard man sobbed with tears and a distorted face.

“Kuheugh… “

“Count Haengmil?!”

Kuuk, Perishia, who was holding on to my collar, stepped forward with a startled voice. The eyes of the man who had been neglected lying down at the title of Count trembled, and his dry lips trembled.

“Who, who… An attendant sent by that wicked bitch… ?”

The man who asked the question in an angry voice opened his eyes and glared at us, but resignation immediately settled in his hateful eyes.

“Yes, kill… Kill… !”

To rekindle the resigned Count’s embers, I gazed into his eyes and obediently told him the information he wanted to hear.

“The Countess has run away. I found the Count while searching the rooms to see if anyone was left in the mansion.”

“Do not lie! Couldn’t that vicious bitch have easily escaped… !”

I was about to step forward and say something, but Perisha, who took a step forward, looked at me with determined eyes. Deciding to trust her and entrust her to her, I took a step back and watched the two of them. Perisha let out a sigh and started talking while looking at the lying countess.

“I am Perisha of Baron Whistle. She had an unsavory incident with a male writer, so she entrusted herself to the count’s family, but she didn’t know that the count was in such an unfortunate situation.”

“Baron Whistle, Perisha, ah… I see, yes I remember… “

Suddenly, the Count’s voice calmed down a bit after confirming Perishia’s identity. Count Haengmil, who closed her bloodshot eyes and repeated something for a while, looked at her Perisha and asked her again.

“Yeah, I know who you guys are. But she said that the woman ran away… ?”

“Her knights and soldiers attempted to capture and kidnap me, but Cassano, a mercenary I had brought with me, rescued me and fought back against her knights. After she had processed the last article, she left an incomprehensible message and ran away.”

In the story of the calm Perisha, um, um… Count Haengmil, who was shaking his head, shed tears.

“I see, really… Let’s see. The mansion is quiet, the mansion is always quiet today with the voice of that vicious bitch.”

Farr, the corner of his wrinkled eyes trembled slightly, and the Count’s breathing became rough. Seeing that they didn’t look good at first glance, I stroked Undine’s head, and Undine lightly floated to the surface and stood next to the Count.

“Huh… ? Government ordinance?”

When Undine with a blue body appeared, the count was taken aback for a moment, but he stared at me with calm eyes as he saw the transparent water filling her palm.

“It’s called the Healer. I asked because I thought I could heal my devastated body for a while.”

“I see, thank you… “

Jjororororolock-

A transparent stream of water poured into the Count’s mouth along with the light. Like someone who had starved for several days, the Count stuck out his tongue, received the healing water, and ate it.

“Oh oh… “

The Count, who had laid down on the bed with trembling hands, rose from the bed shaking his messy hair. The count, who had an ugly face and coughed, looked at me with trembling eyes and asked me for a favor.

“Hey, do you know of the temple near the central plaza?”

I had seen it in passing several times, so I nodded and the count continued his story with a calm voice.

“It’s a temple I’ve consistently supported, call the priest of Lameter, the god of life, and bring it to the mansion. It’s not about the condition of the body… When all the cleanup is over, I’ll reward you and Perisha. Please.”

With a rattle, the seated count’s head suddenly tilted forward. Perisha was taken aback and tried to approach the count, but I stopped her, and she put her finger on his nose. I patted Perisha on the shoulder and reassured her as her breath gently tickled her fingers.

“First… The situation is shit.”

The countess disappeared and the original owner, the count, passed out. Knights and soldiers I killed were scattered all over the mansion, and the servants were nowhere to be seen. Judging that once the Count wakes up, he will be taken care of, so I looked at Perisha and Undine and said.

“I am protecting the count for now. Because I have to go to the temple as you asked.”

“Yes… “

[Huh!]

“But just in case you don’t know, wait a minute?”

Grabbing the necklace hung around my neck, I turned on the necklace with the remaining mana. As I blew my breath toward the red shining jewel, I heard a languid voice.

[Yes-?]

“Minerva? I have a favor to ask you, but where are you now?”

[Well, I was just about to go back to the cabin. Did something big happen?]

Minerva’s voice was worried because she hadn’t told her exactly what the countess was. Tuk, tuk – knocking on her jewelry, I explained briefly, reassuring her.

“It’s been sorted out to some extent, but I had to go somewhere, leaving only one lady and Undine alone in the mansion. I’m anxious, so I need someone to protect them… “

[Haruna-sama says she will go. Are there any other requests?]

I replied that it was okay because it was enough for a day or so, and after guiding me to the biggest mansion in Hormia, I collected mana. I immediately put the necklace on, stroked the heads of the two girls, and immediately left the mansion.

“Hmm?”

The moment I opened the door, I was taken aback by the crowds that filled the garden in front of the mansion. I tried to lower my stance, thinking it was a trap, but it was only when I saw the butler and maid standing at the front, and the knights standing at the end of the procession, that I realized from their eyes that they had no will to fight.

“Baron Cassano.”

Not the elderly butler I had met a few times, but a middle-aged butler I had never seen before. Because dozens of knights at the end of the procession were staring at me, I couldn’t escape, so I answered meekly.

“You’re right.”

“May I ask what happened to the countess?”

“The Countess has run away. What about you?”

Looking at the empty mansion and the servants standing in the garden, I asked a question, and the middle-aged butler shook his head and answered in a calm voice.

“Thank you, she listened to her orders, still holding her breath under the Countess’s prestige and violence. But today, I was suddenly told to leave the mansion, so I escaped and hid, but I didn’t expect this to happen… “

Only then did I discover the body of the soldier who had been collected at the front gate of the mansion, so I nodded at the butler’s words, but again raised my guard. That’s what I mean, but it could be the countess’s servant, or there might be at least one servant who rushes at me to get revenge.

“Thank you very much.”

As the butler bowed and began to thank me, other servants, soldiers, and even knights bowed and greeted me. I wondered if I would have won even if I attacked the countess sleeping like that, but when I read the fear in their eyes, I put my thoughts together.

“Oh, maybe the Count?”

The butler straightened his back, grabbed his hand and asked me a question, and I immediately spoke to the butler.

“I found it neglected with a haggard look. After a brief treatment, I was on my way to the temple at the request of the Count.”

“Is that so! I’m really, really glad. We will send someone to the temple, so please rest. Thank you very much again.”

The butler, who thanked him once more, turned around and began to skillfully give instructions to the attendants and maids. Immediately, the servants, the knights entering the mansion, the remaining soldiers and knights left again, and the butler, who was left alone, slowly approached me.

“I don’t understand why there are so many people who are oppressed under the Countess.”

I asked the butler what I didn’t understand and hit the ball, but the butler with an understanding look nodded and told me.

“Have you seen the Countess’ magic? Seeing the servants and knights who turned into flower petals and exploded, all of Baek’s servants surrendered to the Countess. Soon, the maids she brought took their places one by one, and we couldn’t even dream of her rebelling against her… “

“You seem trustworthy, but are other servants like that too?”

At my question, the butler nodded and asked me to trust him. Tired of the continuous battle, and confused by the thoughts of the last “Him” The countess had spoken of, I nodded obediently and stepped away from him, and the butler also went into the mansion, saying that he would go.

“Whoa… “

Letting out a sigh at her exhausted mind and body, I contacted Minerva and told her that Haruna didn’t have to come. She answered and said okay and she cut off contact.

It was embarrassing because there was no clear end to anything, but as soon as the case was over, I went back to the mansion and looked for Perisha and Undine. Pushed aside by the servants attached to the Count, they were standing in the main hall and found me and jumped in.

“Sir Cassano!”

[Casano!]

“Why are you doing this here?”

“Suddenly, the servants came in, and I was wary, but they treated me politely, and I withdrew because I explained that I was the Count’s attendant.”

[And she said she was worried about Cassano, and her older sister told her to wait for her, so I came down because I didn’t like being in crowded places!]

After stroking the two cute ladies, I followed the backs of the busy servants with my eyes and quietly returned to the room with them. I’ll come to you if I need you, so it’s better than standing there awkwardly.

Perisha, who was sitting on the bed, quickly lay flat behind her and fell asleep. Undine, who had been watching her, also sighed, and her Perisha stuck next to her, closed her eyes tightly, and started hugging her like a doll.

Shall we sigh and smile at his cute appearance? I succumbed to the temptation to do so, and I lay down next to them and looked at the ceiling. When I woke up again with a white light, unorganized head, and troubled mind, someone knocked on the door.