665 – 8. Will (39)
“Lee, Sir Ian! Calm down!”
The sound of dissuading me was pitiful. If it wasn’t for the princess who held me with the weight of her entire body, my fist would have shattered Dalton’s face right away.
No, if only my body was normal.
Because of overexertion not too long ago, the strength of the body was noticeably reduced. He could quickly resist the girl’s disapproval if he summoned magic, but after making an appointment with the saintess a while ago.
I couldn’t break that oath now.
Nevertheless, I couldn’t contain my anger and cried out.
“What can I do? Hey… What a dog! That’s what you did! If it weren’t for you, the Hastur family would…… !”
“I must have been captured by the relics of the Seven Sins. Yeongji must have become a living hell that descended to the ground… Do you really think Miss Hastur and the villagers could have been safe?”
The way Dalton sipped his tea while saying that was very noble. As if the tragedy were a spectacle in a faraway place.
Eukdeuk, the teeth meshed and made a fierce friction sound.
“At least the Hastur family must have had a more merciful way…… !”
“How is Ian?”
His forehead furrowed at the unexpected questioning, nevertheless, Dalton continued to speak calmly.
“When you kill your opponent, do you tend to leave his children alive? Or do you prefer to get rid of it for later?”
“…… What?”
“Most human beings hesitate between two options. I just did.”
Talk, putting down the teacup, Dalton concluded with a flat tone.
“You didn’t kill him.”
Once again, the memory is deleted.
When I came back to my senses, not only the princess, but also Siene-senpai were clinging to me and holding me back. My body was already half-prostrate on the table.
It must be a trace of an attempt to swing a fist.
While I was struggling, Siene-senpai couldn’t stand it and shouted.
“Uncle! What a rude thing to say now…… !”
“Siene, I never gave you the right to speak.”
End of that low warning.
I could feel Shiene-senpai biting her lips right away, turning her complexion pale. Dalton was slowly getting up, wearing a bowler hat.
“Anyway, it seems impossible to talk today. I have achieved the desired results, so I will step back.”
“Dalton Alpenhauser!”
Just before he lowered his head and left, Shien’s roar erupted.
Intense hatred spread like heat in her gaze as she gritted her teeth. I almost used my magic for the last time, but in the end, my stomach twisted and I had to swallow blood.
As if representing my anger, the princess gnashed her teeth and shouted.
“Today’s rudeness… I will never forget.”
“Rude? Ah, you showed an ugly face in front of Her Highness the Princess. I apologize.”
Dalton then took off his fedora again and expressed his apology. Now, though, it didn’t feel sincere at all.
“But, Her Highness, if I dare to say something… Is Her Highness the Princess free from that responsibility?”
“What?”
“It is the imperial family that has decided to take away the Hastur family’s gold mine. Alpenhauser was just faithfully serving the teachings. Me too.”
Naturally, I felt the princess’s heart become uncomfortable. She can’t see very well, but she’s probably narrowing her eyebrows slightly.
“Alpenhauser is the hound of the Imperial family. Forever and ever.”
Down like that, Dalton didn’t hesitate any longer.
He turned his back and walked out of the room. Behind my back, I shouted out of words, but he didn’t even pay attention.
All that was left was a fist that could not be swung.
The regurgitated blood leaves a fishy smell in the mouth. I gasped, and soon lost all strength in my body.
Only then did the princess and Siene-senpai’s dissuades end. The princess stomped her feet and let out her unresolved anger.
“What kind of people are there!”
It was the vocabulary of a girl of her age.
At least hearing the princess’s cute voice made her feel a little better. There was still a slight pain from trying to activate her magic, but I was able to sit down again, gasping for breath.
I was just trying to use a little bit of strength.
I already had cold sweat on my forehead. It was a part where I could see how messed up my body was.
Actually, it wasn’t just the body that was messed up. My mind must have been broken a long time ago.
That’s why I fell for such low-level provocations.
I should have put up with it, or just chop off the shoulder with an axe.
I vomited my unresolved emotions with a heated breath. As I washed my face with my hands dry, I could feel Siene-senpai’s hesitation.
Then a natural question follows.
“What is it, that human?”
At my weary tone, Siene-senpai slightly turned his gaze to the side, then lowered his gaze, then finally let out a deep sigh.
The haggard complexion seemed to reveal the hardships she had been through.
“Dalton Alpenhauser… One of the real powers of the Alpenhauser family. In fact, it’s safe to say that no one can control Uncle Dalton except his father.”
“Why?”
“I have a deep relationship with the imperial family. I heard that you worked as an attendant for the imperial family since childhood.”
The next place my gaze will be is Xien.
The girl with dark blue hair still looked unrepentant, but when I looked at her, she let out a cute sigh and recited the necessary information.
“To be precise, I heard you have a close relationship with Iris unnie. She deserves to be called a pawn. Dalton is also the one who cured Iris sister’s illness.”
“His Highness Iris’ illness?”
“I mean exhaustion. That incurable disease.”
‘Exhaustion’.
It was the name of the disease that I could not know. It was one of the catastrophes that once hit the entire continent, and it was a terrible disease with unknown causes and no cure.
One of those patients was Lia.
When Mitram tried to entice his parents, didn’t they suggest, ‘I’ll cure your thirst.’ Although the results were horrifying.
Now I’m starting to understand Dalton’s behavior. Even though he was a member of the 5th aristocratic family, he didn’t hesitate to do something that would leave a bad impression on me and the princess at the same time.
Because there was a back ship called the imperial family.
He saved the life of the princess. Even as the princess became one of her next heirs to the throne, it was obvious how much she would be favored by the imperial family.
Wouldn’t she have treated her as a benefactor of her nephew and granddaughter right away, starting with a swordsman?
Nevertheless, a strange sense of incongruity remains.
Why?
Even while I was immersed in my thoughts, Siene-senpai kept an eye on me and cautiously added a story.
“My uncle is famous for only following orders from the imperial family. Seriously, his nickname is ‘The Hound of the Imperial Family’. Maybe that’s why he’s more confident…….”
“If you are dissatisfied, you are saying to go to the imperial family.”
At the one word she uttered in irritation, Siene-senpai, uncharacteristically for her, shrank her neck and showed her nervous expression.
Why is this woman like this again?
I tried to calm my sensitive nerves by washing my face several more times. Looking back, there is nothing I can do anyway.
The body is a mess. I definitely felt it while watching the mana just before. Now, if the princess or Siene-senpai grabbed me, I was in such a weak state that I couldn’t resist unless I pushed myself too hard.
Though the spirit and durability were quite good.
Without critical strength, combat was impossible. Of course, if you find it, there will be a way, but then you will have to see the saintess’ tears again.
It was an outlier.
It was the first time I’d experienced this since I received a love letter from the future. Helpless, unable to do anything, having to give up something.
In retrospect, Dalton was right. Am I hating the Alpenhauser family because I can’t be hostile to the imperial family, and I’m just following their orders?
That’s how I was immersed in various worries.
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“Senior Alpenhauser.”
Hmmm, my eyes were focused on Siene-senpai and me at the name of the princess who spat out after clearing her throat. The princess winked eagerly, and she was in the middle of trying to send a signal.
“Do you still have any business left? Well, Sir Ian and I were having a little more intimate time… ….”
“That, that.”
It was right after that that Siene-senpai’s complexion turned pale again.
It was clearly strange to see Siene-senpai, who rarely hesitated and couldn’t answer. He didn’t even follow Dalton’s footsteps, so I’d have my doubts about that, and let’s turn our eyes to Siene-senpai.
Siene-senpai closed her eyes tightly as if to reaffirm her resolve. And the next second, she thumped and fell to her knees.
I had no time to react to such a sudden situation. While I was stunned, Siene-senpai immediately grabbed her by my legs and started begging.
“Help me too! Hatchet Sir Stupid Fool!”
“No, what is this…… !”
I couldn’t overcome my embarrassment and even slightly kicked Shiene-senpai off. Even so, Shiene-senpai just clung to her leg again.
“Because I will do anything, I will follow you every day from now on…… !”
Which man wouldn’t be taken aback by the tears in his only eye?
The same was true for women. In particular, the princess’s astonishment increased.
“Kyaaagh! Gee, what are you doing! Aren’t you leaving right now?! This, you b*tch! Sir Ian already has a b*tch he keeps!”
“No, I’ll do anything! I’m Siene Alpenhauser? How about it, what a great opportunity?!”
“Get off now!”
It was a mess.
Siene-senpai was holding her by the crotch of my pants, and Shiene was whining at her, trying to get her away from me. It was a situation that I couldn’t figure out why.
There was a thought that ran through my head.
“…… Anything?”
“No, Sir Ian! Don’t fall for this b*tch’s tricks! Because he and I can do anything!”
I heard Shien talking, but she couldn’t stop my thinking, which had already started spinning.
A messy body, unable to fight, Alpenhauser’s Dalton.
I couldn’t stand it and exclaimed.
“Okay, let’s go!”
As I jumped up, the eyes of the two women went blank. It must have felt strange to see a guy who had been looking like he was about to die just now suddenly reacted with disapproval.
Siene-senpai put an appropriate question into her mouth.
“Uh, where are you…… ?”
Yeah, there was nothing to say.
“To the boys’ dormitory!”
The complexions of the two girls turned pale at the same time.