Count Scribe's Tutor

Right after returning from the castle.

Kalman reports everything he hears.

After a while, the atmosphere of the mansion was cold as cold water. When everyone's face hardens, Isha opens her mouth first.

“Hah, I'm so frustrated. ”

Isha bites her lips tightly.

Then he shouted with a face full of minutes.

“You said there was no one you could trust. How could you do this?! ”

“Yeah, I'll understand as much as I can, but · · · · · · · ·. ”

I can't believe you're trying to use us.

His eyes sank low.

Among them, the one that was poisoned was using Ferda as bait. And he was trying to get the Northern soldiers to raid the mansion and kill the brushes.

“It's a good thing you ambushed the Holy Nation's advance troops, as the homeroom teacher said. If you had just let go and watched, you would have been stunned. ”

Isha lets out a sigh of relief.

Then, he turned around and asked.

“So what are you going to do now? ”

Bernia's choice has undermined all his plans.

That's why they all stare at Ferda. Meanwhile, Ferda, who was guarding the silence, slowly opened her eyes and asked.

“· · · · · · What should I say? ”

The moment I met Ferda's eyes.

Creepy!

Isha gives me goosebumps all over.

It was because of the eyes that did not contain a single piece of emotion. It's like two bundles of twinkling glare on either side of the box.

“The answer is simple. ”

After a while, Ferda slowly got up from her seat.

Then I looked at the castle and twisted my mouth.

“Now that you've treated us like tools, you can return us the same. ”

* * *

King Jerome's clash.

A dull knock echoes through the large hall.

Knock, knock!

“Your Grace, Earl Sernerk has arrived. ”

“Let's get him inside. ”

Bernia rises from her seat as if she had waited.

After a while, the door opened and I saw two men with familiar faces. When Bernia saw this, she twitched her eyebrows, and her head was slightly tapered.

“I hear you've found it, Your Grace. ”

“Welcome, Earl. And Ser Ferda. ”

She replies with a slightly shaky face.

Of course, because Bernia never invited Ferda.

But for a moment, he said with a smile on her face.

“First, I called the Earl because. ”

“If there's a battle going on in the capital, I know it already. ”

But then, suddenly, she stopped talking.

Vernia's eyes widen in response. It was not for rude attitudes, but for other reasons.

“How does the Earl know that? ”

Reports have not yet arrived for less than an hour.

On the other hand, he had never left the mansion. How do you know the situation in the capital? Seeing Vernia's hesitant expression, the realm pulls her mouth slightly.

“As I said before, there are many eyes left in the capital. ”

“Then maybe · · · · · · · · ·. ”

“Yes, perhaps you guessed correctly. I knew the movements of the Western forces, the movements of the Northern troops to the Eastern Gate. ”

“ · · · · · ·!? ”

With a shocking answer, Duke Vernia and Darcas open their eyes.

It was worth it. What I just heard from the realm was that I was expecting betrayal from the Western forces in advance.

“Then why talk in advance? ”

“Because they weren't sure they were traitors. Just because you walk the streets dressed like a citizen, you can't say you're planning treason. ”

In fact, he shrugged his shoulders with a bloody smile.

Bernia frowned on her face because of her unorthodox reaction.

“Shouldn't you have at least warned me? ”

“We wanted to, but we were told not to interfere in matters within the kingdom of Jerome. ”

Is it because the answer sounded sarcastic?

Bernia unleashes the fury she has endured.

“Earl! Are you kidding me right now? ”

“I have one more question for you. ”

Then, reality once again stops speaking to Bernia. Immediately, he asked with a solemn voice.

“Is Ser Nec Jerome's fierce enemy? ”

“What a sudden sound. ”

“Please answer first. ”

Is she annoyed by her persistent questioning attitude?

Bernia yells nervously.

“Of course it's raining! Sernerk is the same ally as Laderon. ”

You know, his mouth was twisted for a second.

If she hadn't told you not to interfere in the kingdom's affairs, you would have left by now if it hadn't been for Kalman's report. But I already know too much to walk away from.

So, in reality, he struck the crystal.

“Then, when the future Senek goes to war with the Holy Land, will you be willing to join us in the battle?" ”

“ · · · · · ·! ”

There was a rift in Vernia's expression.

The reality that did not miss this reaction pushed her even further into the corner.

“Show me evidence that Jerome is Serknek's fierce enemy. If you cannot show evidence, Serek will withdraw from Jerome's civil war. ”

The statement was enough to shake the war.

Vernia's eyes were also shaken violently. It was because it was obvious to Sernerc that if he retreated, he would see an end.

It was then.

“Haha, the Earl must be so excited. ”

Duke Darcas bursts into laughter.

He comes as close as he can to venting a solidified atmosphere.

“Let's talk calmly and calmly. ”

“Be warned, do not come any closer. ”

Then Ferda, who was silent, hung up on the duc.

At the same time, a thin bloodline formed from the duc's neck. It was because the skin of the neck was sliced off at the thread of the angel that had been pre-installed.

“You'd better listen to Ferda's warning. The late Lord Rhett was decapitated for ignoring the warnings. ”

A grinning brow cut his throat with his fingers.

The duc's expression hardens terribly quickly. because he realized it was a threat. A moment later, whatever the duc was about to shout, Vernia opens her mouth one step ahead.

“· · · · · · Like. Let's work with Senek. ”

Let's put out the fire immediately.

This was Bernia's conclusion. So I decided to pretend to cooperate and worry about the Holy Nation later. But then, Ferda shakes her head.

“Sorry, it's too late. ”

“I beg your pardon?”

“We can't become savages. If you really thought you were going to swear on Sergek, you would have said you would cooperate without hesitation. ”

Ferda smiles as she finishes her answer.

Meanwhile, Bernia frowns at Ferda's sudden intrusion.

“Now it's not your turn to intervene. ”

“Robert was similar at first. ”

Is it the sudden change of speech?

Bernia closes her mouth and watches Ferda.

“My head went well and I noticed it quite quickly. I once plotted another scheme. But he didn't cross the line. ”

Robert knows his fountain.

He knew his place and accepted Ferda's warning.

As a result, he is now reigning as Lord of Laderon.

“However · · · · · · · ·. ”

With a slow voice, the black eyes turn to Bernia.

Then Ferda twisted her lips.

“· · · · · · · You crossed the line, Vernia. ”

Robert and Bernia have three things in common:

It's quick to see. And that your head is working. Finally, it has the so-called quality of the Royal Army, for the kingdom and for the people.

At the same time, there are two differences.

One was that the time we spent together was too little.

Robert and I spent a full year together, experiencing a variety of events. So I had enough time to customize it so that I could cooperate with the practice later.

It was only a week with Bernia. She was also much more authentic than Robert and controlled half of the military. Maybe that's why she made me think useless thoughts.

‘And the second difference is: ’

I was a little greedier than Robert.

Bernia chose the Holy Land and the Empire for her kingdom and its people, abandoning Ser Nec. As Lord Jerome, it was an excellent choice, but from Ferda's point of view, it was nothing more than treason.

Most of all, Bernia was no longer an ally at the time she thought about taking advantage of reality.

“You! What are you saying to His Majesty?! Can't you forgive me right now?! ”

Meanwhile, is it because of Ferda's rude attitude? Duke Darcas greeted him with a blushing face.

However, the Duke's stiffness was short-lived.

It was because the intrusive reality grabbed him by the head and slammed him straight into the table.

Bang, bang!

Blood burst from his forehead how hard he stabbed it.

Into the ears of the agonizing duc, a whisper of reality follows.

“You're the one who shouldn't tease the teacher. ”

Before you rip out those three teeth.

The rope growls ferociously. But the Duke's reign did not return. It was because he fainted as if he had hit his head incorrectly.

“I tried to show our generosity and take my foot off the argument with the Holy Land at will. Well, actually, this is good. I was expecting something. ”

So we raided the Sanctuary's advance troops.

“But you shouldn't have tried to use Sernerc. ”

This was Bernia's biggest mistake.

As Ferda's eyes cool, Vernia raises her head. Then I stared at Ferda with a mixture of anger and grudge.

“· · · · · · · Jerome was the first to try it. ”

“Yes, it is. But I did you a favor. ”

Ferda, who admitted it so quietly, immediately disagreed.

“You helped me escape the watchful eye and assassinated the adversary, Nersio. He helped us usurp the throne and stop the impending crisis. And what did you do? ”

I didn't do anything.

Ferda kept all her promises, but Bernia did not pay for any of them. Even the simple terms of making alliances.

“When we fought to defend Jerome's present, you saw Jerome's future alone. Without Ser Nec, the future would never have come. ”

Vernia bites her lip as if it were a sharp scar.

As she looks at the crumpled face, she brings her luck back to life.

“I'll give you two options. ”

He opens his grip and stops.

“First of all, loyalty to Sergek. ”

“Let's start with something else. ”

Bernia hung up on him immediately.

Soon to be dead, he didn't want to surrender. Things have changed so much, and you're still trying to build your pride? Ferda smiles coldly and puts the next option in her mouth.

“To give up everything and die here. ”

Bernia's eyes narrow.

Ferda finds in it a conflict of words. My last pride as a royal. But I was expecting something like this. That's why, to lead her to her first choice, she said what she was prepared to say.

“If you choose death, we will make this place a battlefield. ”

“ · · · · · ·!? ”

“I will continue the war with the Holy Land in Jerome, not anywhere else. The whole country will be turned to ruins and the battlefield into a land of death. People who are lost will become refugees and wander around. ”

Vernia frowns in horror.

“You! ”

“But if you live to pledge your allegiance to Serek, I will grant you freedom at the end of your war with the Holy Land. The battlefield is also willing to move further north. ”

There's only one reason why Ferda did this.

To keep Jerome's troops alive.

‘It's convenient to make them all dead. ’

Instead, when fighting the Holy Nation, there are many erosions.

I don't care about the tramps, but if there's an Eloden or an unnamed cardinal, the undead will turn to ash in an instant.

‘That's why we need a live soldier. ’

At the same time, we need a total number of troops.

Ferda has decided to seat Vernia in that role.

Of course, I didn't intend to just leave it. I was going to put all kinds of curses through practice, all the constraints I could.

Meanwhile, Bernia sighs as if she were unconscious.

I then stared at Ferda with a gruesome look in his eyes.

“You're so mean. The Devil will cry. ”

“That's what everyone's been saying lately. ”

Ferda's mouth is filled with cynicism.

After a while, the answer I wanted to hear from Bernia came out.

“Very well. I pledge allegiance to Senek. So how do we prove our loyalty? Do you want me to write a vow to God? ”

Sounds sarcastic.

Then Ferda turns away without a word. Then he lightly patted the shoulders of the practice waiting behind him.

“Then I beg of you, Silvan. ”

“Yes, leave it. ”

As he smiles, he approaches Vernia.

Immediately after touching Ferda, his expression is cold. When Bernia sees this, she flinches for a moment, but her lips open without hesitation.

“Vernia La Jerome. ”

It's just a name.

However, I felt the twisting pain of the pork belly.

“Phew! ”

For the first time in his life, Bernia settles down.

My whole body trembled like a thorn tree as my head was white. Then, reality once again called her name.

“Vernia La Jerome. ”

“Chug! Chug! ”

This time, I felt the blood flowing backwards.

As my heart fluttered, red blood bled from my eyes, nose, mouth and ears. At the same time, her accident stopped. When I thought I was going to lose my mind, reality spoke to me again.

“· · · · · · · Bernia. ”

This time I was only called by a name, not a full name.

Surprisingly, all the pain that had plagued her disappeared in the blink of an eye.

“Ha, ha! ”

But it didn't erase the painful memories.

Is that so? All I have left of my grim gaze is a dreadful fear of death. He tugs at Vernia's chin and spreads his lips.

“At least you shouldn't have touched Ferda. ”

“ · · · · · ·! ”

The moment my eyes met reality, I couldn't breathe.

The ability and issue to drive the target to their deaths was triggered. After returning from the brink of death, Bernia once again begins to fall to her death.

“I mean, Basically, I don't trust anyone except Ferda. ”

“W-well, stop. Please, please stop. ”

“So I will engrave the terror of death on you and fill that wound with a curse. ”

With a dry voice, Vernia's body glows brightly.

A moment later, a purple magic gin appeared on her forehead.

“If you ever threaten me or Ferda or give out any information about us, you will, of course, be the walking corpse of all Jerome's people. ”

In fact, he explained the afterstorm that would happen if Bernia failed to keep her promise of loyalty.

Shortly after the curse was completed, reality stood up with a satisfactory smile. Then he reaches out his hand and smiles at Vernia, who is shriveled.

“Well, take care of yourself, Bernia. ”

Smile as if nothing had happened.

Seeing him like that, Bernia trembles.

At first I thought of Ferda as the Devil himself. But not anymore. Bernia realizes later.

The real Devil is right in front of us.

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