The Count Family's Young Master
Chapter 44 - He came for you (2)

"Please take us to where the kids you just talked about are."

"A- What?" One of them spoke out stammeringly.

"Did our master not say it clearly? Take us to the kids' place."

"Or something will happen to you."

Srett

The two people saw the old servant making a sound with a fake smile and a piercing voice. Another cloaked figure who was apparently a woman. And finally, the sound of a sword blade being pulled out of its sheath by the owner.

The two men shuddered.

They were just sitting there relaxing as usual. It was a tavern that was right next to the border gate between Hayden and Solossa. In contrast to the border areas between other kingdoms that would be made attractive by the palace in order to be a source of royal income, Solossa who had a bad relationship with Hayden deliberately made their border areas look ugly. Making the Hayden people who went through that border gate would feel uncomfortable. And vice versa.

They just sit back. When they were suddenly approached by four figures of people that made them almost quiver in fear.

"K-We, no. What are you talking about? What kids?"

"They're acting ignorant, young master. Do you want this waitress to do her job?"

"No."

"I just learned forbidden magic, young master. I can try it on them."

"No need, miss."

They saw how the long-haired figure in black spoke to calm the two who looked impatient to do something to the two of them.

Valias breathed. How does he have to do it?

Srett

"""Hiii!!""

A sword blade that did not need to be doubted its sharpness was brandished with a swift movement towards them. Make them reflex shudder and bring themselves closer to each other. Sharing each other's fears.

"What's that?"

"What's going on?"

"Debt-borrowing?"

"Will there be a fight?"

"I hope there's no blood. I don't like red patches bothering that."

"Why do people love to look for trouble?"

Kei glanced towards the group of people who were quite far away from them. Watching himself from a distance. His eyes darkened with rage.

Valias realized that and looked over. "Yes,"

The man distracts her. Shut up for a while before putting the sword back into its sheath.

"I hope you're willing to tell us."

The two looked at the four people in front of them with timid faces. Sweat flooded their faces and bodies. Slowly they nodded several times.

...***...

"Move faster! Are you old grandparents and grandparents? Don't move like them! Move those things here. Oi. You are! You think I don't recognize you? You're the one who moved so slowly yesterday. Now you're moving slower again? You want me to beat you up? Huh huh? Come here, you fucking kid!"

A young woman dressed in luxurious clothes spoke angrily to the children in front of her. He clasped the whip and was ready to whip it at the child who upset him.

He stands. His hands began to swing. The whip whip was about to hit one of the dull-clothed children who seemed to be on the verge of his consciousness. But a gloved hand first caught the surface of the whip rope. Grasping it in his hand. Surprised the woman with the coward. The pupils of his eyes narrowed at the presence of two people in robes, a servant, and a tall man wielding a sword. Their presence is very easy to attract the attention of anyone who sees.

The woman wondered what the purpose of the presence of the four people was in her warehouse. Warehouse cloth raw materials for making clothes. They are low quality fabrics which are then sold at high prices. Deceiving its buyers. The border town between Hayden and Solossa is where the con men gather. As well as where the slaves from Hayden were gathered. Be a worker for these fraudsters.

The woman who owned the whip did not expect someone would catch the rope. That made him aghast.

He was just about to utter words of protest but then he realized the existence of the figure of the sword user. He had a dull appearance but it was precisely accentuating the charm of his face. He has sharp eyes. Humiliatingly. Maybe resentment and hatred. But his bent brows and lips that formed a flat expression full of darkness seemed dazzling to him.

He lost his power in grasping the whip. Even his legs were squeezing from the charm that the young man had. Kei.

The woman, Durah, fell on her charms.

He wanted Kei to be his.

"T- These gentlemen, what is your purpose here?" He took both hands towards his chest. Put on a beautiful friendly smile. The handle of the whip was still clasped in his hand which formed a pleading hand.

"You, cheap lady." A voice came from Kei's mouth. Valias's surprise. He looked towards the man. Which had a dark face, nosediving eyebrows, and furrowed forehead. Dislike was clearly drawn on his face.

I. .. didn't expect him to say that out loud.

But then he recalled that Kei who had just spoken was Kei who was on the novel site he was reading. The frontal character. No matter to anyone. And dare to hurt others both with weapons and with words.

Vetra on the other hand agreed with Kei's remark. Alister was also amused. It had been a long time since he had last heard someone's frontal speech. He's been staying at Bardev's residence for too long. A residence that contains civilized people and uses good language in speaking. But in fact Alister came from an environment that contained people with foul language and Alister was already very familiar with it.

Durah. She is shocked at Kei's words to her but quickly turns excited.

Ah, very handsome guy.

A cruel and violent man. The ideal man Durah. Durah will make Kei fall on his charms.

"Oh these gentlemen. Is there anything I can help you with?" ask her with a shy smile. She covered her mouth gracefully using the loose, tufted sleeve fabric of her clothes.

Valias takes his eyes on the children around him. They were all wearing dull clothes, but not all of them were in bad shape. Some looked healthy and fit. Just circumstances put them in that miserable position.

"We want to bring our Hayden children back to where they live" Valias said.

"E- Eh?" The woman responds awkwardly.

Bringing them back, he meant that he would lose the children who took care of his business goods?

"I can't do that, sir. May I know your identity?" tanyanya.

Valias smiles. "I'm the messenger of King Hayden His Majesty Frey Nardeen. That he wanted to take back our children who had been taken from Hayden."

Durah clasped his whip nervously. "But it was not the Hayden people who sold their children? We've bought these kids so we're entitled to use them."

Valias smiled exhaling. Logic is true.

But still.

Valias took out the parchment from under his cloak.

"We will offer an exchange" Valias said. "You're returning these kids, and we're going to exchange them for Hayden's workers."

"Worker Hayden?" reloading Durah with a confused face.

Valias nodded.

It was a deal he made with Frey.

"You're going to ask them to return the Hayden children they've bought with their money. What will you offer them instead?"

Valias put on a smile.

Frey rolled his eyes. "Sooking?"

"We're going to send people to work as replacements for those kids. So you better use them to be spies." Valias answered. A thin grin adorned his face.

Frey was silent in his seat. "You, you're more cunning than I thought."

Valias. I didn't expect to receive that expression.

Frey pouting. "You're not aware of your own cunning?"

Valias. He did not feel himself a saint but he also did not feel himself a cunning person. He only had a few idea plans in his head.

Frey saw Valias' astonished face sigh. "Forget over. About the worker, who will be sent? Knight Hayden?"

Valias answered. "You need to train them first, your highness."

The royal knight could not necessarily play the role of a spy. For now the choice they have is

"Kei's friends."

Kei who was standing five meters away from Valias darkened his face.

Frey realized that and felt himself nauseous. He was still afraid of his mother's other brother. "Kei's friends? You think they want to?"

"We're going to make them have no other choice." Valias smiled. Frey who heard that thought Valias had gone crazy for saying that right in front of Kei.

"What are you talking about?" Kei's questioning voice sounded.

Valias realized that and turned his face towards him. "Key. I have to ask your friends for help with this. Hayden still lacked reliable individuals and only your friends could ask for help. His Majesty Frey will prepare the appropriate rewards. I hope you can get my message across to them because they're listening to you."

Frey on his seat cursed in his heart. Valias was completely willing to take responsibility on him.

Hayden was a wealthy kingdom. Its size was the largest among the other kingdoms making Hayden the richest kingdom in the continent of Reiss. Using royal money to reward Kei's friends would not be a problem. But Frey wanted to admire Valias for the ease with which the young man spoke.

There was an interval of time where Kei silently looked at Valias with his sharp eyes. Which Valias accepted without the slightest fear. It was as if he was already very confident that Kei would approve of his words.

Kei looked at Valias sharply. "You think they'd be willing to work under the people of Solossa?"

Valias smiled faintly. Boost.

"Of course not."

Frey heard that raising his eyebrows confused. And Kei too. Even Alister and Vetra who were in the room had the same face. Although Alister did not show it so much because his face was always flat.

Vetra was already shocked by Kei's appearance. He knew that man was no ordinary man. There was something he had that made Valias Bardev and His Excellency Frey Nardeen have a relationship with him. Vetra was curious but she wouldn't ask.

Frey, who was confused, opened his mouth. "Then?"

Valias put on his smile. "Working for them is just an outward appearance. Because actually all Kei's friends are gonna do is spy on Hayden and ruin the people's business. Stealing their inventory stuff and wealth."

People who use small children as slaves and let them work in bad conditions and appearances are definitely not good people. They're sneaky and rotten people. Then Valias will repay them. For the sake of those kids.

"We're going to make a fuss at the Solossa border. Kei's friends will run away and eventually become spies in Solossa. Those businessmen won't be able to protest."

"Because the agreement has been done." continued Frey.

"And the content of the agreement was simply to exchange Hayden's children for other workers."

Frey saw Valias put on a smile. A grin then appeared on Frey's face.

"I like this." she said. Cunning plan, he likes it. He was glad Valias could come up with such an idea.

Valias looked towards Kei. Look at the expression and reaction of the man. Kei's friends were already used to robbing treasures from the passing noble carriage. Being a thief where they work is not difficult and will actually be a source of pleasure for them.

They were sent not to work but to make a fuss. And the commotion was the thing Kei's friends liked the most.

"Didn't they not have the heart to see children as you saw yesterday being treated badly? Your friends will have a chance to avenge the children" Valias said. Opened the man's mind.

Valias intends to use them.

Vetra who listened to the interaction between Valias and Frey and Kei was flabbergasted by the words of the noble son. Vetra did not expect Valias to be such a person. All this time he looked at Valias as a noble person.

But he likes this. Valias's right. Those people should be punished for what they did to the minors. Vetra supported the plan, and even thought of registering himself as one of the men sent to Solossa. He will avenge the children with his own two hands.

Alister smiled in his place. This is the world where it came from. Full of cunning, unbalanced exchanges, and robbery under the guise of making deals.

He did not expect Valias would have such thoughts just now but Alister liked it.

My young master is indeed very interesting.

He waited for the time when he would be made to have similar thoughts again by his red-haired young master.

Kei looked at Valias. With a grim expression agreeing to the words of the red-haired noble's son. His friends will love it. They would be gladly sent to Solossa if that was the purpose for which they were sent. To destroy something. That's the thing they like the most.

So Valias asks Vetra to take Kei and himself to the place where Kei's friends live. Hill in Duke Adelard's territory. The Dylan residence.

Forgetting that they would still have to go through the long journey to get there because the Vetra couldn't possibly move them directly to the place where Kei's friends were because he didn't know what the exact coordinates were. Frey suddenly cleared his throat.

"You, when you ripped the parchment that day, you ripped it off when you and Dylan were at Kei's place, right?"

Valias did not understand why Frey asked that but he nodded.

"Well... You could use that parchment rip." Frey did something on his desk. Something that produces light is done by him. Then the sound of open drawers sounded. Frey's hand came out from under the table with two paper rips.

"You can use this, Vetra. But you have to keep this a secret and just use that destination point at Valias' request" Frey said. Stretching the parchment tear towards the Vetra which was directly received by the mage.

It was a moving parchment that marked the location where the parchment was last used. Whoever uses the parchment will be able to go back to the last place he tore the parchment. The parchment will take Valias and Kei to the last place Valias rips him off with Dylan.

Valias doesn't know that and still doesn't understand. But he kept saying Frey. Receiving another parchment from the silver-haired youth.

He stands with Kei above the magic circle before Alister advances himself. "I think I should accompany you, young master" he said. Invites Kei's memicing gaze but remains ignored by the old servant.

"No. This time I'll just go with Kei." Valias responded. "Miss, you can move us now."

"I understand." said Vetra. He activated the spell and made Valias too Kei would not be in the room for a while.

Frey breathed. "You can sit here. I'm guessing Valias won't be long" he said. Tell Vetra and Alister to sit on the sofa. Vetra was initially timid but later complied.

Thank you to Frey. Alister refused to sit down. He stood beside the sofa solemnly. His mind was full of Valias who left with Kei. Previously he had already seen his young master leave with the same person. The day Valias asked him to get the horse. Which until now no longer returns and he guessed it was given by Valias to belong to the young man named Kei.

What are they gonna talk about?

Alister wants to know. Alister wanted to know how Valias would make the so-called Kei friends work as he wished. Alister secretly felt arrogant because he could not see it.

While in the place of Kei's friends, Valias was sitting in the carcass of a dry tree at that time. With Kei by his side he said.

..."I'll ask you to go to Solossa and become Hayden's spy. You can steal their stuff and ruin their business any way you want."...

And so when Durah made an agreement, a light appeared in front of him. Bring ten workers who can work much better than twenty children at once. And instead, the children were brought to the front of Hayden's palace after hearing something from Vetra.

"That guy came for you."

That man, Valias. The middle one disguised himself as the king's messenger with black hair from Hayden.

26/04/2022