Chapter 70

Chapter 70

Chapter 70. From the day I collapsed Lus made all sorts of fuss and raided the Menisd ducal house's herb warehouse.

If pharmacy the family number one in the Empire so many precious things.

This morning found an herb that takes 30 years to raise and handed to me.

Said good for supplementing the depleted energy.

Heard the warehouse keeper hid in the wall gap somehow to avoid Lus's eyes, but Lus somehow found and brought to me.

“This said good for blood circulation. Older sister's hands are cold.”

Lus pressed my right hand firmly, and massaged and said.

“This time will feed older sister a lot of good things for the body. Have to live long long healthily together with me.”

“Do I look that unhealthy?”

Thought still not an age to worry about health that much.

“Older sister is too weak. This time collapsing is Blackie's fault so unavoidable but still saying cold in spring, and can't even run ten laps of the training ground.”

The north where the Valfruga ducal territory is located was cold to the extent snow often falls even in spring.

Moreover our castle's training ground was much larger than a soccer field.

I wasn't weak.

But knowing in front of Lus in the midst of growth and who has monster-like stamina even saying wouldn't work at all, I quietly received and ate the medicine Lus gave.* * *A few days later, I who completely recovered the body headed to his office to meet the Menisd Duke.

Such my back Lus followed.

I now seemed could run about one lap of the training ground, but in Lus's eyes seemed looked as if would collapse right away.

Walking along the corridor a noisy sound was heard through the open door gap.

“...

No...! Sorry...!”

The woman's voice heard sparsely was trembling thinly.

With an uncomfortable feeling I took out Blackie and wrapped on the wrist, and carefully peeked inside the room.

“Don't make noise and be quiet. If just staying still will let you enjoy too?”

Some man held the maid's wrist, and forcibly pulled into his arms.

The maid tried to escape, but the man didn't let go of the maid.

Trash no need to see more.

Bang!

Pushing the door with all strength, the door hit the wall making a noisy sound.

“What!”

In the gap the surprised man's hand strength left, the maid hurriedly exited the man's arms.

“Wondered who it was you?”

Seeing the face memory came.

Adol Weinzer.

The young master who cursed me from behind on the first day coming to the castle and got severely scolded by Lus.

Said the only son of the Menisd ducal house senate chairman.

Anyway such a guy was unnecessarily healthy even with a plague circulating in the castle.

Seeing my face, he also whether the memory of that time came up the blood disappeared from the face for a moment.

I stood the maid behind me, and tidied the messy attire.

“Are you okay?”

“Y-yes...”

Said that, but whether very surprised the hand was trembling.

“D-Duchess. That... that woman first seduced me! We two are in a loving relationship! Hey! You also say something!”

Adol watched my and Lus's moods and shouted.

The maid avoided Adol's gaze and couldn't say any answer.

To my ears seemed what nonsense, but the maid's position would be different.

Seemed hard to just ignore the son of the chairman holding power in the ducal house.

“Then what is this kid's name? If in a dating relationship with you would know the name level.”

At my words a troubled air passed on Adol's face.

“M-Mary...? Mary!”

“Is this kid's name Mary? Really? If not, would be lying to the Duchess daringly.”

“Th-that what force...”

“Shut that mouth.”

Lus fiercely pressed, and approached one step toward Adol.

“Now older sister is in a state that must take absolute rest. Yet daringly a mere guy like you making a matter older sister has to care?”

“Right. I'm currently in a very tired state.”

I looked at the maid and said.

“So speaking will you punish instead of me a bit?”

“Wh-what, how shall I do?”

The maid asked in a trembling voice.

“My wrist hurts a bit.”

When I lifted the wrist, Lus as if trying to support the arm quickly placed my hand on his hand.

“Will you hit that guy's cheek who lied to me instead?”

I smiled looking at Adol.

“Now what nonsense this...”

“If dislike that kid hitting will Lus hit instead?”

“Shall I, older sister?”

“Ha! Hitting my cheek for only this mere matter? Seeing seeing so absurd.”

When Adol moved steps trying to exit the room, Lus blocked in front of that.

“Older sister is talking.”

Adol then seemed to grasp the situation.

Inside the room in a closed room state with the door closed.

And Lus's sword already experienced once.

No way, but even if Lus goes crazy and kills no one to stop.

“Uh, anyway not a matter related to the Duke Valfruga. Please send now.”

Adol said in a very stiffened voice.

“No. Lied to me.”

At my words Adol looked at me.

“How to do the crime of deceiving the Duchess with a lie.”

“Not that big a crime...”

Srrung

- Tak!

The sound of Lus pulling up as if drawing the sword and placing was heard.

At that sound Adol's face turned pure white.

“Older sister, know I can do whatever if older sister wants?”

Words Lus always says, but in this situation to Adol seemed would have sounded a bit new.

Adol opened his mouth with a dark face.

“Wh-which side...”

“What?”

“Which side cheek shall I offer...”* * *At first the maid showing a hesitating air when exceeding ten hits, became able to hit putting strength in the hand with all might.

In the middle Adol also showed an appearance of flaring up, but when Lus drew the sword and checked the sword blade conspicuously quieted in an instant.

In the end, Adol could return only when both cheeks swelled like a frog.

I headed to his office to meet the Menisd Duke as originally targeted.

Entering the office, the Menisd Duke lying on the sofa welcomed me.

“Came?”

He didn't even get up and slightly lifted only one hand.

I also sat on the sofa opposite him comfortably instead of keeping etiquette.

“Right, on the way coming there was trouble with Adol Weinzer.”

“Why with that guy again?”

The Menisd Duke made a face of sick of just hearing the name.

I said the matter that happened with Adol, and finally added.

“So speaking, hope no disadvantage goes to that maid even by chance. If really anything okay to send to our castle too.”

I was in a twisted relationship with Adol from the first meeting anyway, but the maid who has to continue working here would be different.

“Fine. Since the Duchess's request I'll handle that level. Purified the river what big deal is that.”

He stretched and stood up from the sofa.

“Until now seemed would die buried in work but thanks to that side resolving the work these days life tastes. The village also became a big fuss. A whirlpool hit then the water became clean.”

I smiled without saying anything.

“Hearing that story investigated the river. Really became clean.”

“Fortunate.”

“The Duchess is really an amazing person. The same as a miracle. No, the miracle itself. Otherwise couldn't accomplish such a matter.”

“Said the secret method of the Valfruga ducal house.”

“Let's say that. A magic possible because the Duchess is in the Valfruga ducal house.”

“More than that was the culprit who did the matter in the river caught?”

“Currently looking. Don't know when did the matter so hard to find.”

“Hope can find quickly.”

Until then we all thought ended.

Now if the mage who knows soundproof magic recovers Lus handles the demonic beasts, and returns home would do.

Until seeing the river turning red again a few days later.* * *“Father! Please listen to my story a bit! Look at what that arrogant commoner bitch did to me!”

Adol entered the house hanging bright red hand marks on the face.

“Young master, calm down. Now the master said don't let anyone in...”

The servant stopped, but Adol rather got angry to the top of the head and shouted.

“What to do! Now even you ignoring me!”

Adol roughly rushed into the chairman father's office.

The chairman looking at documents on the desk lifted his head with an unpleasant expression, then seeing Adol's face made a fuss.

“No. Why is the face like that!”

The chairman hurriedly approached Adol and checked his cheek.

“Doctor! Call a doctor right away! Daringly who put a hand on our precious son's face!”

“That bitch acting arrogant called the Duchess Valfruga made the maid hit me! Commoner topic only married well once! Last time also almost died because of that bitch! But the Menisd Duke only says my fault...! Helping the Menisd family is us so naturally should take our side, isn't it?”

“Calm down, son. The wound will heat up.”

The chairman carefully patted Adol's back.

“The day the Menisd Duke comes down from that position also not many left.”

“But father's plan of contaminating the river...!”

“Shh.”

The chairman covered Adol's mouth with his hand.

“Said not to bring out that story carelessly. Didn't put such words in the mouth outside by chance?”

“...”

Adol quietly shook his head.

“Then fortunate. Anyway contact came today.”

The chairman looked at the letter placed on the desk.

A letter that came from the Lockwood Marquess house close to the Menisd ducal house.

A few months ago, the chairman noticed the Menisd Duke was planning to cut his own neck.

If that plan is executed his position would obviously decrease.

At that time, contact came secretly from the Lockwood Marquess house.

Content of if helping collapse the Menisd ducal house will repay.

The chairman thought since the Menisd Duke tried to hit him first, betraying the Duke preemptively from his side is natural.

So made a few knights with heavy mouths contaminate the river.

The plan was if most people in the castle catch the disease the Lockwood Marquess invades the ducal territory.

But whatever method used the river was purified.

Then the Lockwood Marquess sent a letter again.

The dark red blood contained in the bottle enclosed wriggled as if alive.

Clearly stronger demonic beast's blood than before.

Once could purify using herbs stuck somewhere in the corner, but can really do so this time too?