Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Chapter 16. Treon looked at the progress marked by the previous teacher and admired.

“Amazing, Duke. In the time I was away, you've already progressed the Empire's history this far.”

If it was an ordinary 10-year-old child, they would have been overjoyed and not known what to do when praised, but Lus still had a indifferent face.

If others saw it, the unchildlike attitude might have felt uneasy, but in Treon's eyes it was the true posture of an emperor.

A true emperor does not rejoice or grieve over every single praise, and must control emotions and maintain weight.

Until now, busy assisting the previous Duke, Treon had only watched Lus's learning in earnest for about two months.

The Lus he had seen had an extremely fast and excellent learning speed.

“Then today let's learn about the achievements of Emperor Kuser. Emperor Kuser as the 13th Emperor of the Empire...”

Treon's class was on the harsh side, but Lus followed Treon's class without complaint.

Finally when the class ended, Treon carefully opened his mouth.

“Duke. There is something I want to say regarding Madam.”

“What is it?”

When Felia's story came out, a strange light turned in Lus's eyes for the first time.

“Do you know that Madam is currently managing the ducal house's household?”

“Yeah.”

“And the Duke entrusted that to her?”

“So?”

“Please take that authority back.”

“What?”

Lus's brows furrowed.

Noticing Lus's anger, Treon quickly said.

“The current situation of the family is precarious. If someone tries to swallow it, it's a state where we can only be hit without even lifting a hand. I confirmed it, but Madam's recent movements are suspicious. Not long after coming to the family, finding out Frug's embezzlement, and finding out the Leholas Marquess house's scam at once. It's clear there's a family backing her. If left like this, it's obvious that another family connected to Madam will swallow the ducal house.”

It was a situation that could be sufficiently suspected.

Treon believed Lus would follow his words.

But Lus's answer was the exact opposite of Treon's expectation.

“Why is that?”

“Yes?”

Did he make the story difficult.

Treon flustered and said again.

“So if it goes like this, the family backing Madam will the Valfruga ducal house...”

“I know. You're saying the family behind older sister might take the entire ducal house.”

It's not that he doesn't understand.

“Yes, that's right! The true master of the ducal family is the Duke. So...”

“I don't care.”

“...

Yes?”

Unlike a butler who always coolly grasps the situation, I don't know how many times I've made foolish sounds already today.

Lus said clearly.

“I said it's okay even if older sister takes the Valfruga ducal house. Not older sister, whatever family backing older sister. If older sister decided to do so, I'm okay.”

“What... No, wait a minute. Duke. Please reconsider. If it goes over like this, the Valfruga family is over. It means it completely disappears in the Duke's generation.”

This doesn't make sense.

A master of the family sitting with hands off when his own family might go over.

Lus looked at Treon with cool eyes.

Although a child much smaller than himself, Treon felt that Lus was looking down on him.

“Do you think I can't grasp the situation because I'm young?”

“...”

“I also know well what meaning the family has, what weight the title of Duke I shoulder has. If I, the master of the family, decided so, that you must obey my decision.”

Treon realized.

Lus accurately understood his own situation.

Despite that, Lus had made such a choice.

“Older sister is not a person who will take the family. No, right. As you say, even if she really takes it and shatters this family into pieces and sells it somewhere, I will support older sister's decision.”

“Duke! Have you really gone crazy!”

Treon screamed.

“Gone crazy?”

Lus snorted.

In the midst of despair, Treon felt a thrill.

It is the appearance of the arrogant and overwhelming ruler he always wanted to see from the previous generation.

But it wasn't something he wanted to see in this situation now.

“Then I must be crazy for her. If older sister wants, I want to package even a family like this with my own hands and hand it over. Anyway the current me, and this family, were all saved by older sister.”

Treon completely despaired.

Lus's words were not over yet.

“More than that, butler.”

A pen whirled in Lus's hand.

“I find a butler who drives a wedge between the Duke couple more suspicious. Don't you think so?”

“...”

Lus's pen tip pointed at Treon.

It was just an ordinary pen held in a child's hand, but strangely Treon couldn't move as if aimed with a sword at that moment.

“If the butler tries to touch the wife, I will stop it even by killing the butler.”

It looked like a threat at a glance, but Lus was desperate.

Under indifferent parents, Lus was gradually dying trapped in the cold castle.

His wife was a strong, beautiful, wonderful person.

But he was young, weak, and no different from a burden.

But if a mere butler offended her mood, and she left?

If Felia said she wanted to break up with him, Lus had not a single means to hold Felia.

“From now on, no need to come to class. And if you will continue thinking like that, leave the castle.”

Lus judged that there was no need to converse more with those words as the end.

Treon grabbed Lus's arm passing by him, but Lus coldly struck Treon away.

Only Treon was left in the room.* * *“This... Really doesn't make sense...”

Treon hugged the liquor bottle and rolled on the floor.

“Nooo... I this family... uh, saving... Cii... Hic!”

The smell of liquor wafting fully and even a red face.

It was a properly drunk appearance.

Butcher rolled Treon with his foot with an annoyed face.

This guy, if drunk, should go sleep in his own room, I don't know why he's doing this coming to someone else's room.

“Hey. It's annoying so go sleep in your room.”

“Nooo... It doesn't make sense... Why on earth...? The Duke said he'll sell the family... Does it make sense...?”

“What? Sell the family? To whom?”

When Butcher asked surprised, Treon said as if sobbing.

“To Madam! Heu, heuheu...”

“Ah, what. I was surprised for nothing. If to Madam, what... No, but anyway Madam is the Duchess, can she sell the family? Does Madam become the Duke?”

“What, are you also taking Madam's side! Hey!”

Treon pointed at Butcher.

“What. Anyway Madam is also our Madam. What's wrong with me taking Madam's side a bit.”

“Madam is... Madam ii...! Not the Duke oo...!”

“What are you saying.”

Butcher dug his ear with one hand.

This is why drunkards are annoying.

“Madam is... No... Madam... Hey! If she eats our entire ducal house... Then what will you do...! Hey?”

Butcher answered immediately.

“Seems okay? She's doing well even now.”

“Hey!”

“Ah, what!”

Butcher also shouted without losing.

“Youu... have to take my side, bad bastard aa...”

Butcher looked down at Treon with pathetic eyes.

Treon clung to Butcher's leg and sniffled.

When sober he works really well and is unlucky but a decent guy, but once liquor enters he becomes a difficult customer.

Still, whether liked or not, the years together with Treon were long.

Butcher said looking at the affection so far.

“Hey, Treon.”

“Whaaat...”

“Stop suspecting Madam. If Madam was a strange person, I would have noticed too.”

Butcher said quite seriously.

“You... you don't find it suspicious...? Finding out even the scammed things so easily like that...?”

“This guy really!”

Butcher strongly kicked Treon with his foot.

“Hey, who said Madam found out easily! Do you know how much Madam suffered?! What bastard! That guy is clearly a spy! Do you even know how much Madam with that tender body went around here and there, how many nights she stayed up?”

As he spoke, anger surged more.

Butcher this time kicked Treon with the opposite foot.

“Ugh...”

Treon couldn't even resist, and rolled hit by Butcher's foot.

“It's because you didn't see. The guys who were in the castle all know. How much Madam tries, how much she thinks of this castle! Do you think all the guys in the castle are fools!”

Butcher saw clearly.

At 3 in the morning when everyone was asleep, the appearance of Madam looking at documents while forcibly opening sleepy eyes.

Before meeting the Fox Merchant Union, the appearance of practicing with Naul several times until dawn whether she would make a mistake.

Before proceeding with the deal with the Leholas Marquess, the appearance of hugging the Duke for a long time because the trembling wouldn't subside.

Having seen those appearances, how can one suspect Madam.

“If you looked at Madam properly even once, you wouldn't be able to say such words even from shame.”

Treon looked at the ceiling without saying anything.

“I understand your circumstances, but don't hold prejudice and look properly even once.”

What kind of person Madam is. And if even after looking properly you still think Madam is an untrustworthy person, come to me.

Butcher raised his fist.

“That only means your head is wrong so thinking of old affection I'll fix it.”‘Properly’ look.

Isn't that the difficult thing.

But Treon loved this castle, and loved this family.

If everyone says in one voice like this, reconsidering once would be a butler's duty.* * *The next day, Treon opened his eyes on the cold floor.

Butcher ended up leaving Treon to sleep on the floor.

Unable to open his eyes properly and going to the dining hall as if driven out, whether the rumor had spread in the meantime, this time the maid brought breakfast without even meeting eyes with Treon.

“Hmph!”

How roughly the maid put down the bowl, the soup contained in the bowl splashed here and there.

Moreover, there wasn't even one ingredient in the soup.

Treon became a little sad.‘Is this also that Madam's influence...’Treon ate the meal and headed to the study.

He waited for a long time, but Lus really didn't come.‘...

This too, I have to apologize to the Duke.’I never thought he would really refuse education.

Starting from the Duke, the whole castle was enchanted by Madam.

Right, if the popularity is this thick, there must be something in that wife too.

It was then.

In the eyes of Treon who came out of the study alone, the Duke couple was visible.