11 – Scene 011# Ordeal(3)

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I saw a carriage parked in front of the mansion.

Fortunately, the time seems to have been just right.

However, there were people who headed towards the carriage ahead of me.

One person ahead is walking with a mechanical stride.

It was Count Milliam.

And another person hurriedly chasing after him.

“count! Stand there!”

It was Duke Fred Isaachell, a man in elegant banquet clothes.

He grabbed Milliam and set him up.

“Didn’t I tell you that I’m not done yet!”

“I’m done talking. Duke Fred.”

“Milliam!”

He was so emotional that I wondered if he was the Duke Fred I knew.

“Are you really like this? I’ll turn a blind eye to your rudeness! What am I supposed to do when it comes out like that!”

“Peacock… .”

“Tell me. Is there a territory you want? For the next few years, I’ll let the count do it all.”

“… … .”

“So lend me another 1 billion Kael.”

Fred begged.

No, rather than a request, it was more like a threat using one’s position.

“Isn’t that amount of money for the Count? yes?”

That’s why young Fred’s appearance was infinitely weak and ugly.

Something stirred in my heart as I watched.

wriggling

[Encroachment by personality begins.]

[Currently, your erosion rate is 10%.]

What did you do to get up like this?

Milliam was looking at Fred’s face like that.

With an expression like a calm lake.

Although Millium usually doesn’t express his emotions well, I somehow understood.

that he is angry now.

Before long, Milliam’s mouth opened.

“22.5 billion kaels.”

“yes?”

“This is the amount the duke borrowed from me until today. How are you going to repay this?”

“that’s… .”

“Are you thinking of paying back by winning at my family’s casino?”

“Hmm. Millium… . I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Among the Luelberta family’s businesses, the casino was the representative business targeting the rich of the empire.

The playground of the rich, where tens of billions of dollars come and go every day.

There, someone became a rich man and had a life reversal, but there were also many aristocrats who fell overnight.

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Duke Fred was the latter.

“Are you pretending not to know? I don’t think I know the aristocrats who use my own casino. The 2 billion Kael I lent earlier this year was also spent at the casino last month.”

“… … .”

“I am not stupid. Peacock.”

Fred lowered his head.

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Do you know what to be ashamed of?

Or are you looking back on your life and repenting?

But Duke Fred didn’t seem to be the character I was thinking of.

“I couldn’t help it. Because I definitely needed money… . Count, you will understand when you put yourself in my shoes. What a responsible position the duke is. you won’t understand me Do you know how many nobles are visiting this duchy right now? If I borrow money from them, I can pay off your debt in no time.”

pounding.

My heart raced again.

[Encroachment by personality begins.]

[Currently, your erosion rate is 20%.]

I couldn’t help but watch as the degree of erosion increased.

Milliam’s expression changed for the first time as he listened to Duke Fred’s pitiful excuse.

he will laugh

“It seems that the duke only knows one thing and doesn’t know the other two.”

“what?”

“Do you think they will lend money to the duke?”

“Count, what do you mean by that?”

“Viscount Halvis.”

“…?”

Milliam continued.

“Baron Auveen, Count Snevigle, Viscount Blisho… .”

The names of numerous nobles were listed in his mouth.

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Duke Fred’s expression darkened as he realized their similarity.

“You can’t… .”

“All of them borrowed more than 1 billion kaels from me.”

This is why no one can openly ignore the Ruelberta family, no matter how infamous they are.

“And coincidentally, everyone is close to the duke. You decide whether they will listen better to the duke or to the master who holds their leash.”

“count!”

“I am a businessman. So I only lend money to those who can afford to pay it back. It’s a philanthropist’s job to lend money to beggars.”

“That, that?! This, Jasik!”

Unbearable, Duke Fred swung his fist at Milliam.

But even faster than that, Milliam walked on Duke Fred’s legs.

“Heuk!”

Fred ungainly on the grass.

Milliam brushed the grass off his pants.

“5 million kaels in debt from what I just bought. i will cut With the settlement money for defeating the duke.”

Click.

Milliam took the watch from his bosom.

His expression contorted slightly.

“However… . The duke made me waste five minutes, so I owe another 5,000,000 kaels.”

Having said that, Millium looked down at Fred right before getting into the carriage.

Just like looking at a pebble on the side of the road.

No, in Millium’s eyes, it would probably look less than a stone.

Truly worthless.

Because Fred was such an insignificant existence that he couldn’t even make a ripple in the lake called Millium.

Feeling pity, I tried to reach out my hand to the fallen Duke Fred.

But it was a bad idea.

“you you… . Do not blame this baby. Who do you think would give our daughter to a guy who looks like a parasitic brother like you? Not until I get dirt in my eyes!”

No matter how pretty I am, a girl like that is a specification.

*

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Dinner time again.

I matched the quality and price of the fish served as a meal this time as well.

It was all thanks to personality, ‘conglomerate’ and ‘calculation’.

Although his personality was the same, his eyes for seeing Tristan’s value were accurate.

Milliam’s hand, which was cutting the fish gracefully, stopped.

“Tristan.”

“Yes.”

“listen carefully. Time is money.”

I listened to him.

“And money is magic.”

Milliam wiped his mouth with a napkin.

“Money can bring any powerful person to his knees. Nobles, dukes, even emperors. So money is the greatest magic.”

I thought I knew now.

A curse placed on the Ruelberta family.

Has no magical powers since birth.

From the Emperor of the Empire to even the bottom slaves, the magical powers of the Ruelberta family did not exist.

In the early days, the Ruelbert family spent a lot of money studying magic.

I randomly collected books about magic from all over the world.

He also established a magic school and had top-notch wizards conduct research.

He also tried his hand at forbidden magic in the underworld.

However, there was no way to solve the curse of Ruelbertaga.

Ironically, the Ruelberta family’s thirst for magic turned into a hatred of magic.

And Milliam was a human who grew up in such madness.

A man who stood at the top of the wizards’ heads with overwhelming wealth and power.

Millium ruled and reigned over them.

Thus, Milliam turned numerous nobles into enemies.

Milliam quietly rose from the table.

“Today’s meal is over.”

I checked my watch.

A little past 5:55 p.m.

I was puzzled because it was earlier than usual.

For Milliam, mealtime started exactly like a knife and ended on time.

I soon found out why.

Milliam clicked his tongue and said.

“Something has arrived.”

At that moment, all the candles went out.

The table covered in darkness in an instant.

I heard a strange voice in the dark.

“Are those the last words?”

The voice gave goosebumps, as if a knife had been thrust into his throat.

Only then did I understand what was going on.

We are besieged by killers.

“Count, I think you will know why we came to you without telling you.”

“Heh… . If you came so blatantly as soon as you came back from the ducal family, it would be like begging to be recognized.”

oh shit

I never could have imagined that Duke Fred would do this.

It was shocking that Fred, who looked like a hunk, sent assassins to the Ruelberta family.

It was a law that people couldn’t see when they were desperate.

All those who besieged us seemed to be pretty good shooters.

I couldn’t blink an eye because of the suffocating life.

However, even in this hopeless situation, Milliam was calm.

Was there anything else that could embarrass this man?

“The fact that they attacked it openly like this must mean that they have the confidence to kill us.”

“… Yes.”

The darkness around them boiled.

The darkness laughed at us.

“I’m not reluctant to kill a weakling who can’t even use magic… . It can’t be helped beyond that.”

The number of unknown killers prepared to bite us at any moment.

“I tell you in advance, don’t try to bribe us with money.”

“buying?”

“Yes. Our loyalty to the duchy cannot be bought with your dirty money-.”

“after… . I’m really dumbfounded.”

Interrupting the killer’s words, he laughed.

Standing alone in the dark, his smiling face gave me goosebumps.

“Who is buying whom? Speak straight. I’m not buying you lest my money get dirty. Disgusting junk.”

“… … Indeed, that is your will.”

The shadows of the killers drew their swords in the dark.

Their sharp blades were soon directed at the nape of Millium’s neck.

Even as the end approached, Milliam was sitting on a chair at the table.

And he said it as if he was determined.

“… Bite it.”

“OK.”

At that moment, the darkness opened its mouth.

Then, he rushed towards the neck of Millium, who was defenselessly exposed.

Kwajik-!

Warm liquid splashed down his cheeks.

I saw that the white tablecloth in front of me was stained with something.

“… ?!”

The candle was lit again and I could see the horrors in the darkness.

“… … What the hell is this!”

What surprised me was the salsu side.

It was by no means a long time.

But it was full of people who had been horribly impaled on walls and literally torn to pieces.

That wasn’t the only surprise.

“You guys… . Where did you appear… ?”

The maids were standing beside me and Milliam at the place where the water was pointed.

The strange thing is that all the maids were dressed in black, with blindfolds covering their eyes.

It was one of the killers who recognized their identity.

“I’ve heard… There are monsters that Ruelberta raises in the underworld.”

The man who looked like the leader of a killer who had already lost more than half of his comrades murmured like a groan.

“Was that you? The dogs of Ruelberta… … !”

Milium Ruelberta did not answer.

He just sat down and gave the same order as before.

“Bite it.”

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