Egret

The Earl's Black Damp Fur Coat was expensive to pretend.

It was like seeing a live wall, and even the shine of the bundle was flowing.

It was an excessive fur coat in the spring, but as you can see, the Earl stepped outside with a button.

Sage quietly frowned at him.

Judas, who tapped his brother's head a little, moved along the Count.

His coat was also a maxi coat that covered his ankles, but was thin, fur-free.

This coat was made for lightweight use during the holiday season, so it was not excessive at all, but rather a dull design that seemed a little empty.

Apparently, because of the difference, Count Judas and I looked like people living in different seasons.

The Count also felt that fact and asked him if he wanted to.

“The winter is over, but it's not too late. Wouldn't that be cold? ”

“Well, I wish I had brought a nice outfit like the Count, but unfortunately I have never brought such precious fur into my luggage bag as well as my home closet….. That's a better coat than that. You're really sophisticated."

“That's right. You have a good eye for it. I heard it is a limited product that cannot be easily obtained. Maybe you can't touch it for the rest of your life. ”

“Excellent. My eyes are lifted thanks to you, Count. ”

Earl nods with pleasure at the words that float him.

“Yes, I'll tell you where to buy it later. You're the only one who knows. ”

“Are you sure? I'm already getting a second favor from the Count. ”

Judas smiles calmly at the grumpy Count, as if he had a big heart.

Just before he left the mansion, he sat on the second floor staircase and encountered a mopping collar and snow.

The collar nodded slightly, and Judas naturally turned his head and walked out the door.

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As they go out and the door closes, Carla stops mopping and approaches her companion Maid.

“Sister... ”

“Collar?”

Susan, who had entered the mansion maid about two years before Carla, looked down at her with sad eyes.

The maids here were all women with unfair stories in their hearts.

They didn't tell their story, but they guessed and took care of each other as much as they could.

In that context, Susan's youngest maid was the collar that she was taking with her.

When I first came into the mansion, Carla, a pretty girl, dried up like a sickly tree over time.

I tried not to put the food that the Count was pouring into my mouth, and I often got media because I didn't do what I was told to do.

In the midst of this, it was a culmination that the young collar was still able to keep one thing.

However, even now it seemed that the nobility who came as the Count's guest had been drunken, so Susan was proud that a collar like a petal of ivory would make an extreme choice about life.

Susan gently wraps her hands around the approaching collar, trembling like a young puppy.

“It's okay……. Um, no. If you're having a hard time, take a break. I'll give you your share today! ”

"Are you okay?" ’The question was more frightening than reading.

Susan was also well aware of the fact, so she quickly changed her mind.

Then Carla shakes her head small.

“No, sister. The truth is..... ”

“Huh?”

Carla looks at Susan with her wobbly brown eyes.

After waiting for her to calm down after crying last night, the story Judas asked came to mind again.

‘Tomorrow I will vacate this mansion with Count Raven. If there's evidence in the mansion to prove his crimes, I want you to find it and deliver it to me tomorrow night. Or you can gather some rumors to give us evidence. ’

‘This should not be shared with anyone until tonight. ’

‘But if it's dangerous, don't hesitate to give me my name. This isn't about putting you in danger right now. ’

‘Can you do it? ’

Carla looks as innocent as she was when she heard that.

She clenched her fist with a sweaty hand.

“…… I want to go to the mansion barn. ”

Suzanne became an idea in the word barn and held onto the collar's shoulders.

“Are you crazy? ―! ”

I shouted loudly and Susan kept her mouth shut and looked around.

Fortunately, no one was interested in them.

Susan takes a sigh of relief, drags her collar and takes her to a corner hallway.

“Sister.”

“Collar.”

Susan and Carla called each other at the same time.

Faced with a determined brown pupil on the collar, Susan shook her head.

“What the hell is he thinking? Even if you go near the barn, the guards will scold you. You want to be bullied again? ”

“That's why I asked my sister. Can't you let me sneak into the barn? ”

“Ha……. Carla, are you really trying to die? Why, did you want to die after what you did yesterday? Is that so?”

Carla quietly shakes her head.

I thought about it all night, but if there was anything suspicious in the mansion, there was also only a barn built in the backyard.

The rest of the place was free to come, with maids taking care of the backlog, including cleaning.

Having lived in a mansion for a year, the Earl did not build up his misconduct in a visible place due to his meticulous character.

Instead, I hid something in a secret barn hidden in a large mansion and set up a guard.

Even his wife and children did not allow him to enter the barn.

Truly gold.

It was a thoroughly private area where no one could walk except the Count himself.

Susan confirms Carla's strong will and looks angry.

“What did he say? You know, what do we do when we have such pride in something like that? You have to live first, Carla. It means you're born alive. ”

“ ……. ”

“You see? It's not pride we have to protect, it's life. ”

“I'm not going to die, sister. So you've never been in the barn, either? ”

“Don't talk about it now! ”

Susan struggles to answer Carla's persistent questions.

Carla grabbed Susan's sleeve and begged for answers.

“Do you have any rumors? Please."

“ ……. ”

Haah, a deep sigh came out of Susan's mouth.

She shakes her head with her back.

“I don't know. On the rainy day, I heard the sound of a virgin crying there..... Some say they raise scary monsters. But what really scares me is you, Earl, more than ghosts and monsters. If you get caught somewhere near there..... you will die. ”

Just a year into Maid, Carla couldn't help but feel what Susan was talking about.

In the meantime, the Earl had no interest in what kind of person he was.

Susan, who confirmed that naive expression, lowered her voice and whispered.

“You don't know how scared you are yet, Carla. ”

“Yes...? ”

“Of course, you've been dragged in under harsh circumstances, but that's common enough. Honestly, the maids who work here are all sinners. You know, sinners are worse than ordinary people. ”

Carla has been overwhelmed with the misfortune she has endured so far.

His parents died with unfair accusations, and the sinner's stigma was stamped with a hot lump in his heart.

I thought there would be no worse in the world.

So desperate, he refused the food the Count gave, and worked like a man who only waited to be persecuted and die.

At least without Susan and the other maids who take care of her like a brother, she might not have survived a year and died a month.

“I know you're not a sinner, either. It's all right here. My house was also a store for collecting and selling antiques. But one day, I was ruined with a ridiculous bluff of betraying the Dong Noble for selling fake. My brother who protested because he was angry died there, and my parents who saw my brother die died of sickness.. ”

“…… so did my house. I'm telling you, I'm serious about poisoned wine. ”

“I know, I was there. I was the one who cleaned the bottle of wine when it was poisoned. So I know your parents are innocent better than anyone. ”

In Susan's words, Carla opens her eyes in surprise.

It was Susan who watched her own misfortune, so she was more concerned about the collar.

Suzanne hugs her back as tears drop on the brown eyelids of the collar.

“You know, I found out when I came in here, and even a few years ago, a noble girl visited our territory. He didn't come as a nobleman, he hid his identity as a traveler. But she was as beautiful as a morning dew and as beautiful as a goddess. Earl who saw that love wanted to enter the spy room at a glance, but even though the family tilted a little, the nobles are nobles. I left angry with Earl's rudeness..... ”

“…… I see? ”

“No one has seen me since..... ”

I searched the family to find the missing love, but I was unable to find its whereabouts after all.

Susan thought the Count killed her.

“We don't need to talk about hurting nobles, do we? If it bothers me, the rats could die without even knowing the birds. ”

“ ……. ”

“...... we don't have anyone to look for. ”

Susan spoke bitterly.

* * *

Meanwhile, the Earl, who had taken Judas with him to see Raven territory, slowly drove his horse out of the city.

As they passed by, the common people trembled in fear, or bowed their heads.

It was an exaggerated response.

Everything was quiet, just as the king walked.

Judas speaks alongside the Count, confirming the attitude of those unusually frightened.

“How's it going?”

“ ……. ”

At the sudden bite of the Count, Judas opens his mouth silently for a moment.

“Everyone seems to be afraid of you. ”

“Yes, you did. The land is all mine, so no wonder you salute me. ”

Earl Raven was a strong show-off.

He was enjoying the fear of people themselves.

When I came out of the city, I saw an endless field of farmland.

Only fruit trees were blackened in the depleted land, clear creeks, and beautiful natural scenery.

“Shh.”

The Earl complained and filled his tongue.

“These days, thousands of things are born. The trees are sinful because they don't do what they're told to do. ”

It was the farmers who starved right away when the dried trees did not produce.

But the Count rather denounced them.

“What can I do to punish them? ”

“ ……. ”

Even asking Judas how to punish the peasants, Count Raven behaved, Sage bowed his head to endure the lust.

Judas replied with a slack face.

“If they were born and caused all the fruit trees to die, they should be punished. ”

“Cancer, of course. ”

“But one in a year. ”

Earl, who nodded, paused at Judas' words, which continued.

“If they don't have a cause, they'll have to find a real cause and root out the rot. ”

Reviews

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The protagonist who evolved into an Abuking for five years (...)?)

Q. It won't make much difference, but if you keep 14k or more...

A. I was breaking up on a five-thousand-character scale, and I think you're feeling a little low on capacity. Sorry, OTL

The dose adjustment is not possible because the calibration has already been done by 99 degrees Celsius, so we will try to increase it as much as possible after 100 degrees Celsius! ◗ ◗

Q. What does Ygrette mean by regret, and what does Judas mean?

A. Judas is the correct word for Judas in the Bible. Heh, I'll tell you again about why we took Judah for a motive in the second half of the review.... Kuluk... (...)

Thank you for enjoying reading today and for your support, including referrals, comments, and sponsorship coupons!.. He asked me to compliment you, but I can't dare to compliment you readers.. I just love you!! ◗ ◗

So I'll see you tomorrow at this time. Heh.