Chapter 378
My Villains Episode 378
62. deception tactics(5)
“You get along well..”
This is what Lord Eordan said when he saw me returning to Heyla's room after taking a bath..
“……“Who?” “Master and princess. look
great.”
The middle-aged blood knight had an inanimate atmosphere with his unique cold and grotesque face..
……By the way, saying something similar to a well-wishes as if it were a death sentence is a talent..
Hayla didn't react at all. He was expressionless like Lord Eordan, but perhaps because of his pursed lips or long, deep eyes, he felt a liveliness that was not like Baluin's..
For some reason, she was sitting without tea, alcohol, or even a meal. Well, it's been a while since I went to sleep, so I guess I don't have an appetite..
“……Don't talk nonsense. Because it doesn't suit me at all. Also, Heyla is a princess, but why am I a master??”
“Then what should I call it??”
“If you are going to treat me at the same level as Heila, you can just call me Confucius. What is a master, a master?.”
““I thought you would dislike the title because it reminded you of Prince Ganix.” Ganix. My half-brother and legitimate child of Count Akele, he was originally destined to become a concubine by combining with Hayla's older sister, Ayla..
However, Ayla, who was my, or rather Poynix's, first love, committed suicide by hanging herself. And a while later, Nyx also caught a fever and died in vain. I don't know how the Blood Knight died from that kind of fever, but anyway, I ended up taking over the pregnant woman's place..
Come to think of it, Ganix regarded Poinix as an enemy. After getting beaten up while sparring with his younger brother, who was three years younger than him, he was a bully who bullied him with all sorts of things..
Maybe it was because the memories came back, but I snorted with a lot of emotion..
“I'm a leftover person anyway, so there's nothing else to do but hate it. And is Ganixman the Confucius? Let’s go to the south. Even dogs and cows are called Confucius.”
Lord Eordan stared at me and nodded..
“Okay, Confucius… … . I'll say it again, you've really changed a lot. I think it's the first time I've seen someone as talkative as me among my family members..”
“……Are you talkative? Who? Me and Gyeong?”
“Yes, Confucius. The reason I, a blood knight, came as an envoy was because I was recognized for my talkativeness and speaking skills..”
There is no change in facial expression at all, so it is hard to tell whether he is serious or joking..
Well, I guess this kind of poker face can be helpful in negotiations..
“It's late. Let’s finish the business first..”
Hayla opened her mouth with a stern look on her face and looked back at me..
““I heard what you said to Lord Eordan.” “… … what did i say?”
“He said he didn't like being Zahakar's son..”
“Oh, I did..”
As I shrugged and leaned back against the backrest, a fine crack appeared between Hayla's eyebrows..
“I didn't forget my promise?”
“ promise2”
“I mean oath. The oath I made to you at Longville.”
“Of course I remember that.”
To put it aside, it was a promise to build trust and get what we both wanted..
I took Hayla's oath and made her an ally, and in return I would one day... … I agreed to help you carry out your duties as a pregnant woman..
“I remember saying that.?”
Hayla's eyes were incredibly cold, so I quickly opened my mouth..
“No, that's a promise you and I made alone. Things like family and conception have nothing to do with that promise.,”
“trunnion.”
She calmly interrupted me..
“Don't play with words.”
“What a pun.……
“The reason I took the oath was because of the ritual of conception. And the ritual of conception must take place only among the pregnant women, in the 'Red Room' of Tawz Den. That's the family law.”
Hayla clearly looked angry, but her tone was as normal as usual..
“If the family deprives you of your status as a concubine, you will die. Likewise, because it is additive. If you die, of course I won't be able to keep my promise..”
“I can understand that you don't want to go back to Eyland. But your father is Count Akele. If Lord Eordan tells you what you have to say, will your uncle remain silent??”
The first reason why Phoenix's father, Akelle, was called the Good Blood Knight was because his skills as a blood knight were the best in Eyland. However, there are few people who do not know that his fierce and cruel nature also played a role..
If Count Akelle finds out that I was saying, ‘I hate Zahakar and I won’t conceive him,’… … . He might really come running with an army..
W...Ugh W
......〒『•
I fell silent at her frosty reprimand..
…… Somehow, today, I feel something about Hayla that I can't resist. I have an ominous feeling that if I stretch myself carelessly in this situation, I will really get hurt somewhere..
Perhaps it was for my sake, for keeping quiet like that, the middle-aged blood knight opened his mouth..
“Rest assured, princess. Your Excellency will never hear such a thing..”
“If so, you're in luck..”
……Lord Eordan, you were a good man. After all, you shouldn't judge people just by looking at the outside..
“If possible, come with me to Auduenne to see His Excellency the Count for the first time in a long time.,”
“I really appreciate your consideration, but I can't go back now..”
His gaze, still radiating coldness, turned to Lord Eordan. A normal person would have quickly turned his head away, but this considerate Blood Knight met Heyla's gaze like a statue..
“Foy plays a key role under Ulkar..”
“There is no point in being tied to a position obtained under a false identity..”
“Poi is sincere. It will take an army to take Poi now that the enemy is ahead..”
Even with the person in question right in front of them, Hayla and Lord Eordan continued their conversation alone..
“Ulkar is a descendant of Zeoth. Jahakhar and Baluin do not serve the Sons of Zeoth.”
“Serving Ulkar is not serving Zeoth's descendants, it is driving them into self-destruction..”
Lord Eordan remained silent for a moment. He just blinked his eyes without moving anything and then nodded..
“All right.”
……What do you know??
The conversation between Heyla and Lord Eordan was a bit strange. Would you say it is clutter-free or concise? All the incidental things that usually come into conversation seemed to have been excluded..
“Then it would be better for the princess to at least go back..”
“no. I'd rather stay. Because that would increase the probability of Poi coming back alive..”
“Adults would rather keep one intact than lose both..”
“It's impossible. Either there are two intact, or there are neither. There is no perfect one.”
“His Majesty the Duke-”
“Kaisis, he already knows everything.”
The Blood Knight closed his mouth again, and this time the silence lasted a little longer..
“This is something that has never happened in the family's history..”
It was an inarticulate word, but if it felt like a burn, was it because of my mood?.
“that's right.”
Heila added, brushing up her slightly tangled hair..
“The next duke will also be someone who is unique in the family's history..”
Lord Eordan quietly shook his head and stood up..
“I have to go back now. It's dangerous to be away for too long.”
“yes. Just like when you came, I will attach someone to you.
I guess.”
“Thank you, princess. Confucius, that’s enough..”
Are you saying you leave as soon as you finish your business? That's harsh.
But Hayla and I are keeping our identities a secret. It's late, so there's no time to talk nonsense about going to bed or having a cup of tea..
“I didn't know before,”
Standing in the doorway, the Blood Knight looked at us both in turns..
“Now I see that you two get along very well..”
It's amazing. I can't believe there's someone in Eyland who knows how to say something like that. It seems that the pride of being the best eloquent speaker among the Blood Knights is not completely groundless..
“However, keep in mind.”
Lord Eordan left his last words as he left for his visit..
“Whether it's Baluin or Zahakhar, there are few who are patient..”
Click, the door closed.
I wanted to have a few more words with Hayla, but…….
“……Heyla. Heyla?”
She was already on the verge of fainting, no, she had already fainted..
He usually falls asleep around 10 o'clock at the latest, so it was natural that he fell asleep like he was passed out well after midnight..
Could it be that the reason I didn't drink tea or alcohol was because I was planning to fall asleep right away without brushing my teeth??
With such trivial thoughts in mind, I lifted Hayla to bed and carried her to bed..
“••••••Uhmmm.”
Where had the frosty look that scolded me gone? She looked limp, like a doll whose strings had been cut..
Cheeks that are almost pale and soft, eyes that are a little weak from sleep, and lips that are as red and plump as rubies... … . The sight was so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes off it..
So I watched Hayla sleeping for a while and then left the room..
next day.
Atalanta accepted the prince's suggestion and my persuasion and left with her soldiers to the south as soon as the sun rose..
Now she and the Nudein army will stay in Port Oduenne and prepare to cross the Gulf of Blades. I don't know right now whether Atalanta and her eight hundred soldiers will be the only ones trampling on the lands of the Elector Counts, or whether there will be others, but I just hope that the plan will succeed in the near future..
On the other hand, I felt a bit strange thinking about Atalanta meeting my father, or rather, Count Achele, Phoenix's father..
Of course, I didn't do anything like write a letter or say hello through Atalanta. Count Achelé does not know my relationship with Atalanta, and although Atalanta knows that I am Zahakar, she does not know that I am Count Achelé's son, so there was no need to make a fuss..
Above all, I have not yet decided how to treat Count Akelle. Because he absorbed Phoenix's personality, he definitely feels like his father, but I'm a little reluctant to do so. I'll have to think about it a little more..
And, it was heaven's luck that Atalanta left early that morning..
This is because when the sun rose in the sky, the large army of the Mitergeland Empire surrounded High Castle..
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