The Harem Is an Unforgivable Master

78 – Finding the Truth (2)

In an instant, our party was scattered.

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Me, my family, and Raminasis headed to the dungeon to visit my father. Aisha went to meet the former empress, and Tinyashif went to help Herilda with her work.

And the principal and Professor Ruktae ordered Rakade to remain in the office. When I saw Professor Luctae, for some reason, I felt like my voice had gotten a little sharper, but it must be because of my mood.

You don’t have to react raw to that timid guy. He’s a sensitive herbivore.

“What are you thinking so hard about?”

Yes, this is a real sharp voice. I just listened, but it seems like my ears are going to be cut.

When I turned my gaze away from my thoughts, ‘Hilde Sernai’, who was walking in the lead to guide me to the prison, was looking directly at me.

A member of the Royal Magicians and the second daughter of the Sernai family, one of the 4 dukes. No, she’s in fact too vague to even call her a wizard.

‘Assassin.’

That is the true identity of Hilde Sernai.

The 4 ducal families of Jedo protect Jedo in their own way.

First, Gara Troso uses his connections and power to look inside the system. At the same time, he is responsible for defending against external threats. So the symbol is also a double shield.

Next, Shamilton, our cat family, takes control of the economy and stabilizes the economy by using currency, which is like the blood of a nation. The symbol of the Shamilton family is, of course, the cat that bit the gold coin.

The symbols of Marhassen, the family of Herilda, the principal’s teacher, are crossed swords, spears, and bows.

If you have the power to defend against an outcry, then there must be a force to repel it. So, the Marhassen family mercilessly slaughter those who expose their teeth to the system.

The last is the Sernai family.

They claim to be the shadow of the system. It oversees events that happen under the surface, such as assassinations, behind-the-scenes work, and information gathering.

The symbol of the family is a crow that came out of the shadows, and their identities are unknown, as well as where the ducal family is located. Only those related to the imperial family knew about it.

‘And I know.’

It was one of the routes. The job of an assassin always stimulates a man’s heart.

For some reason, there are no dukes related to magic, so only rumors abound.

In fact, they say that there is an invisible fifth duke family, and that the owner of the tower is the fifth duke family. But it’s just a rumor anyway.

Because there is no law that requires a duke family related to magic to exist.

“I was just thinking about meeting my father.”

“Ah, are you talking about that ‘rebel’?”

He raised his head in anger at the rather provocative tone, but soon calmed down. Didn’t Lacard guarantee it? Father is innocent

“I don’t believe the words of the prince. Not yet.”

Hilde came out and looked at the two of them with murderous eyes. When she met that gaze, Maman and Louisa, who had never received hostility before, trembled in fear and grabbed both of my arms.

The situation was very… very unpleasant.

“I wasn’t there when His Majesty was hurt, but I have more confidence in the words of my former colleague. Even the person who was by His Majesty’s side was my father.”

“So?”

“My father himself said that a traitor attempted to assassinate His Majesty, so the charges against the traitor are still unsolved.”

Lacard, who knew the truth, said that his father was not guilty, but the situation where the head of Sernai and the emperor, who actually witnessed the incident, directly admitted the charges against his father.

I think there must be a lot of hidden content. Since the emperor said he would explain it to me, he must wait.

“The prince told me to escort you, but…”

In the blink of an eye, a shhh, cut through the air, and two very thin blades crossed and landed on my neck. It’s too thin and small to cut a person’s neck, but not enough to cut an artery.

Hilde pointed her weapon at her and spoke her words dryly.

“You can’t use mana yet?”

“Yes, it is.”

“Anyway… Please don’t do anything that will raise suspicion.”

Threatening to take my wages at any time if I showed such an appearance.

“How dare you tell the owner…!”

Laminasis bared his teeth and growled as he glared at Hilde terribly. Even after receiving the Dragon King’s wrath that seemed to rip her skin apart, Hilde didn’t take her gaze or sword away from me.

She stopped Ramina Sis from taking a step forward and met her eyes with Hilde’s pure conviction.

There is no way that those who are good at gathering information do not know the relationship between me and Aisha. Besides, I wouldn’t be so stupid that I wouldn’t know what Aisha would do if something happened to me.

But that doesn’t mean we can’t just leave a person who could pose a threat to the lord’s identity.

A society cannot exist only by following the law of the law of the jungle. Sometimes you have to face the strong even at the risk of it.

‘Like I did against the dragons.’

She humbly accepted the advice, as it was understandable enough.

I have no intention of messing around with this world as I please just because I’ve gotten a little stronger. You can’t let people say, ‘The native ecosystem is destroyed because of an alien species!’

But there is one thing that is unacceptable.

“Then let me just say one word.”

“What is it?”

Her blade lightly pushed her fingertips against the blade she held out. It was so sharp that the anticipatory blade ripped through my skin so easily that blood began to ooze out.

Nevertheless, as I continued to push it away casually, Hilde panicked and put her sword behind her.

Her I laughed at her embarrassed her.

“If that belief is directed towards my family, I will not stand still.”

Don’t mess with the family. If you mess with my family, I will completely wipe the Sernai family from this world with all my might.

Hilde glared at me for a moment, then returned her weapon and answered in a small mutter.

“…Let’s remember.”

—–

“Cow, hand!!”

“Brother!?”

Leaving behind the images of the two women examining the wounds of the traitor making a fuss, I started walking again.

It is indeed a pointless worry. A wound like that would be no different from everyday life to him.

Those who have experienced crossing the boundary between life and death, even once, stop caring about minor scars. Even if it’s something that will cause permanent damage.

But he, who experienced the frozen bloody war, is at a loss like that? It’s time for the dragon to snort.

I even went to the ‘reinforcement’ and saw him taking the lead on the battlefield.

‘You must not relax even for a second.’

The incident of praying for the assassination of the emperor that happened this morning. The family of the traitor Peirosis, the suspect in the case. In my eyes, it was just acting to catch me off guard.

What is behind me now is the hero who ended the war against the dragons, and the lover of her great witch, a wizard with skills comparable to hers.

Only a few people know about it, but it was luck that he couldn’t use mana.

‘The next two days.’

Can the traitor be cleared of his crimes as they claim in the two days that I can kill him? That’s important.

I have to finish everything in two days. Otherwise, the author becomes unstoppable.

And now, seeing the way he put his finger on his neck, regardless of the knife thrust into his throat, he became even more convinced.

‘He is a person of interest.’

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Moreover, that smile he had towards me. It was like the smile I had seen the other day, and it made my spine feel even colder.

The moment his golden gaze swept over my body, indescribable fear and exhilarating pleasure heated up my body at the same time.

‘Pleasure…’

I can’t admit it, but the pleasure was right. He was truly a man with a strange demonic spirit. He made eye contact for a moment, and even though he only had a conversation, hot blood ran through his body.

I didn’t promise to completely abandon femininity like Herilda, but I still feel this way when I see men.

I didn’t want to admit it. But I had to admit it.

Because this was the second time I felt this kind of emotion.

‘Why do you…’

Even if the crime of the traitor is decided, will I be able to deal with him? When I reached that thought, I gently bit my lip invisibly.

I didn’t want to see you again like this.

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My father was imprisoned in the dungeon of the imperial castle. Stone walls and stairs filled with a cool breeze and dull achromatic colors continued.

Imprisoning my father, a loyalist of the empire, in a place like this. Emperor… You’ll have to come up with a really good excuse.

“This is it.”

When Hilde opened the innermost wooden door, she saw her father sitting behind the bars.

Fortunately, as if they were being treated in their own way, all the furniture inside was new and there were plenty of blankets. It was not strange even if it was a room of a tolerable nobleman.

Although the ‘mana blocking handcuffs’ were put on, I felt a little relieved because my father didn’t seem to be being treated as a criminal.

However, unlike me, Mamang and Louisa, who were not accustomed to this kind of sight, immediately ran in front of the bars and collapsed on the spot.

“Honey! It’s okay, it’s okay!”

“Wow! Daddy!”

Hilde, who was watching the tearful family reunion, glanced at me. It feels like ‘You don’t do it?’

You can’t hit my seizure button just because you’re in prison. I don’t know if I really put on a prison uniform and put a knife around my neck.

I sat down on the bed and talked to my father, who was silently lowering his head.

“Father.”

Then, the father, who hadn’t reacted in the slightest to Mamang and Louisa’s cries, lifted his head and met eyes with me.

Just a little bit of bewilderment passed from that gaze.

“Tir… Why did you come?”

“Father?”

It shouldn’t be strange for a son to visit his father out of concern, but the bewilderment in his father’s eyes did not disappear.

“You… Shouldn’t be here right now.”

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My father said his words in a slightly trembling voice and then lowered his head again.

“Go back.”

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My family and I were dumbfounded by that cold reaction.