Chapter 550 – 550. Maehwa Swordsman Reincarnated in the Count Family
550. Maehwa Swordsman Reincarnated in the Count Family
“His Excellency the Duke has ordered you to be disposed of.”
A butler who is blindly loyal to the Piltania family approaches me.
“… Do you assassinate with a bundle of keys these days?”
Copan inserted the key into my handcuffs. The handcuffs on my wrists fell off. It just felt cool.
“I am not stupid either. If I kill you, the princess will torture me and kill me. I’m sure His Excellency the Duke knows. I gave the order knowingly. Take responsibility for raising you.”
Copan then inserted a key into my shackles as well.
“You are saying that you will die because of me in the end. I’m sorry. But can I go against the family’s orders like this? Didn’t you always tell me Family orders should take precedence over life.”
“That applies to you, not to me. I don’t want to die. The reason I’m loyal to the Filtania family is because of money and status.”
“You are snobbish.”
“All people are like that.”
The shackles fell off. I got up and shook my wrists and ankles. I felt fine after being locked up for a month. Because it is not a normal body of a normal person.
“What do you plan to do now?”
“You have to run away. I’ve been preparing since you were taken to the dungeon a month ago. The Duke is a cold-hearted person. I thought you would hold me accountable for raising you.”
“I don’t know why you came to rescue me. It wouldn’t have mattered if you left me alone and ran away.”
“You are the best butler I have ever raised. Better than any butler. If you die here, all my time invested in you is gone. It’s a waste.”
Copan then proposed.
“Let’s run away with me. If you’re not a butler, you’ll be good at anything else.”
“Thank you for saving me, but I have a master to serve.”
Copan smiled as if he knew that.
“As expected, you are the best butler. I’ll have to leave here. I saved you at best, so don’t die.”
“Yes. Eat well, Copan-nim, and live well.”
“…… It’s definitely a blessing. Why does that sound unlucky?”
Copan is gone. He’s unlucky, but since he’s talented, he’ll live well wherever he goes. Well, if he hadn’t had the ability in the first place, he wouldn’t have even become the butler of the Piltania family.
After leaving the dungeon, I headed for Yuria’s room. Because he was perfectly familiar with the Piltania Castle, avoiding the knights standing guard was not a problem.
I went to the balcony and knocked on the window.
Putting on her nightgown, she opened her curtains slightly. Seeing me, she gave a slightly surprised expression and opened the window.
“Eugene. How did you escape?”
“I got help from Copan.”
Briefly explained what happened in the dungeon.
She frowned and nodded her head.
“My mother was determined to dispose of her Eugene….”
And from now on, the Duchess will openly try to kill me.
“Eugene. Why did you come to me? If she had just run away with Copan, she would have been able to live without danger.”
“Princess. Didn’t you say I love you.”
I reflexively tried to hug YuRia, but hesitated. My physical condition right now was not tidy. He was not tortured, but he was kept in a dungeon for a month. Even after washing several times with the help of the advisor, there was a limit.
But Yuria hugged me first and kissed her.
“Princess. Let’s run away.”
The purpose of this world is not war. It’s not even politics. It is love.
The title in this world is ‘Princess Philtania and Butler’. It’s a title full of romance. In other words, what I have to do is to achieve love according to romance.
“I will definitely make you happy. Let’s leave with me.”
“…….”
YuRia stared at me. Her eyes twitched.
Know.
That her position and mine are completely different. All I have is this life. On the other hand, Yuria had everything.
The position of princess.
Love is too big to see and throw away.
“…… Okay. Let’s go together With Eugene, I will be happy wherever I go.”
She started preparing to leave. She wears clothes that are easy to move in, and packs money and things. I quickly helped her and made her plan in her head.
The Duchy of Tiltania was as vast as her prestige. Even if she moved non-stop in a carriage, she had to run for at least 5 days to be able to leave the duchy.
‘I will go west. It’s hard to track because the road is rough, and it’s close to the border. Once we cross the border, we will be able to breathe.’
It was at the time when she was regretting that she could not use the space movement scroll.
Smart smart
A knock was heard at the door. YuRia grabbed my shoulder and pointed under her bed. She crawled right under the bed.
Yuria opened the door. I couldn’t see who came because of the bed.
“Princess. Are you sleeping?”
It was a woman’s voice.
“… I was well prepared. Even if I had been sleeping, you would have come inside.”
“I couldn’t help it because His Excellency the Duke ordered it. Please forgive me.”
She just left
I got up from under the bed.
“Are you a maid?”
“Yes. Eugene is imprisoned and attached to me as an exclusive handmaid. She is originally her mother’s maid. She was assigned to watch over me rather than wait on me. He’ll probably come back around 3:00 a.M. To make sure I’m all right.”
“The princess seems to be living an uncomfortable life as well.”
“Not to the extent of Eugene.”
Having packed all her belongings, she hugged me. I hugged her carefully and went out of her balcony.
“Eugene. You will suffer for a while.”
“This is not even hard work.”
Yuria and I ran away from the castle.
The pursuers caught up in a few hours. The pursuers were more tenacious and capable than expected. It was hard to pull off completely.
「Advice: Move to the left.」
「Advice: Erase the traces」
“Advice: Dress up as someone else, steal a horse and run away.”
Advice, which didn’t pop up any messages when I was in the dungeon, helped me. Thanks to that, I was able to safely escape.
The third day.
We infiltrated a city. I ran without stopping, so I needed a break. I don’t have any problems, but Yuria needed a break because her original strength didn’t seem to be working.
The place we headed to was the Temple of Love. If you enter another temple or inn, there is a high possibility that you will be pushed. However, the Temple of Love is famous for fully helping men and women in love.
Even if they can’t help us, they’ll let us rest for half a day.
And the priest of the Temple of Love smiled at us.
“I won’t ask who you are. Rest for as long as you like. May the blessing of love be upon you.”
They noticed us and allowed us to stay.
YuRia dozed off in her assigned room and she soon fell asleep. Even if she doesn’t say it, it seems that she was having a hard time.
‘Should I take a nap too.’
“Advice: Get out of the temple.”
‘Should I leave now?’
“Advice: Get out of the temple.”
‘… After. I get it.’
I moved as advised. All in all, it led me to a place with a lot of people. You’re not trying to send me to the pursuers, are you? Maybe I should be caught here to move on to the next chapter.
‘This story could have a happy ending. Maybe it will end with my death. Realistically, this is the most likely.’
“Advice: Enter the alley on the right.”
Entered the alley.
I found an old woman wearing a dull black robe like me. He was sitting on his mat in a deserted alleyway. To be called a beggar, the atmosphere was not at all begging.
“Kill Kill…. An interesting guest has come.”
“I am not a guest. Isn’t her grandmother selling anything?”
“Is there a law that requires you to sell something? I have the ability to help you.”
“You have such a great ability.”
I squatted down in front of the old woman. I’m an old man with little faith, but advice led me to this place. There is a high probability that you have some special ability.
“Grandmother. Please help me I feel like borrowing even a real cat’s hand.”
Hehe. I’m a bit expensive.”
“I have quite a lot of money. I can’t give you everything… I’ll give you half if you help me properly.”
I held out the money bag. The reward from the academy and the money I’ve collected so far. It was all my property. Even if he gave half of it, it was enough money to settle in a suitable city with the remaining money.
“Kill. I have big hands. I definitely need help with this one. I paid in advance, so give me half first.”
As if the old woman had been waiting, she took out a bowl from her bosom and held it out. An old bowl with cracks on the surface. An empty bowl just perfect for begging.
“Ah. It really feels like being scammed.”
He poured half of his wealth into an old bowl. The glittering gold coins filled the bowl.
“Kill-kil-kil. The owner of this has finally appeared. Now, you don’t have to tell me how to use it, you know?”
“… Well, weren’t you helping me with magic or something?”
“Even though I’m a wizard, what you need isn’t magic.”
“…… Is there any omnipotent power here? Or turn your imagination into reality.”
“If I had that ability, I would give it to you. It is an ordinary thing.”
“It’s embarrassing. Was it used by an old woman?”
“Yeki! It’s a hot new product that has just been made! You don’t know what a great thing this is. With this I could skip three steps!”
“It’s pretty disappointing for half of my entire fortune…. Well, thank you.”
“Kill. I wouldn’t have given you this if you hadn’t given me half of all your possessions. Your not greedy for money brought good luck.”
“What if I gave away all my possessions?”
“I would have given it to you as well.”
“As expected, I feel like I’ve been scammed…. Tsk. It’s gone.”
I also got up.
“…… If you were going to give this thing to me, you wouldn’t have to be that old woman.”
Looking at the object in the palm of my hand, I grumbled a little.
“Advice: Go back to the Temple of Love and do what you have to do.”
•••
I forcibly woke Yuria from her sleep. It is not good to postpone this. You should do it when you can. I can’t even sleep because I feel unfair if I do things slowly.
I led Yuria to the chapel of the temple.
The chapel of the Temple of Love was not only a place for prayers for the goddess of love. It was a place often used as a wedding hall for commoners.
“Eugene. What is important? Is it something with the tracker?”
“No. Yuria, I really want to tell you.”
I took her left hand, gave the old woman half of all her possessions, and took out her bought things.
It was a ring.
“That….”
Surprised, YuRia’s eyes widened. I tried to put her ring on her ring finger myself, but she grabbed her left hand. She felt her body tremble.
“I-I can’t take it.”
Tears welled up in YuRia’s eyes. She looked anxious, like she was afraid of something. It was her face and reaction she had never seen before.
“Why? Was it a lie when you said you loved me?”
“There is no lie in that! I… I cheated on my master. In fact, I recognized the owner the moment I first saw him. He had all the memories of his master. He knew that if the master failed, if the master died, he would go back to the beginning! More than anything…. It’s because of me that Master got caught up in this world! Because I want love with my master… !”
“I know. I noticed it along the way and experimented for a while. I had a hard time eating the food and tea I made.”
It was during her academy that she noticed that she hadn’t lost her memory, that she was acting.
She did not inform YuRia of the cookie she received as a gift and served it to her during tea time. According to the setting, if I made it, it had to be a cookie with the best taste. However, it wasn’t the best taste because I didn’t make it, and Yuria praised it as very delicious as usual. If she had been swallowed up by her setting like everyone else, she wouldn’t have felt strange.
From then on, I was suspicious of Yuria, and after secretly taking her several tests, I realized that she was just acting.
“It wasn’t bad to be teased by you. In the meantime, I used to pamper you too much.”
“Master….”
I stretched out all of her left fingers, one by one. Then, on her ring finger, she put a stylish little ring with a small blue gem set in a silver ring.
“Love. YuRia.”
“Oh….”
Clear, clear tears flowed down her cheeks.
