ushernet Chapter 49 : Chapter 49
Chapter 49 : Chapter 49
Chapter 49. It Seems This Won’t End Quietly (2)The intervention of a black mage.
This fact spread quickly.
“Heo… a black mage.”
“Those tiresome things, they really never disappear, do they.”
“To target the Count’s daughter at this point in time, it seems…”
“Hmm, it must not be unrelated to the bandits on Pilseu Mountain.”
“Umm, so that’s why the previous punitive force was annihilated. A black mage…”
The nobles of the East, gathered for a meeting before the expedition, were in a great stir.
They had responded to this subjugation call without any tension at all.
In fact, almost all the nobles of the East had gathered due to Count Parmas' order.
With this much military power, there was no way they could fail to subjugate a mere group of bandits.
So, the subjugation was just an incidental matter; the real purpose was to achieve greater merit than others, catch the eye of Count Parmas, and make their family’s name famous.
These people, who would normally be fighting to be at the forefront, were now thinking of slipping to the back.
The name ‘black mage’ was that threatening a word.
Count Parmas was inwardly displeased as he looked at the intimidated nobles.
‘The duty of a noble is to fight and protect. If you are too scared to fulfill that duty, you might as well die.’
To Count Parmas, those who only enjoyed their rights without fulfilling their duties could not be called nobles, no matter how noble their blood.
They were no different from disgusting pigs.
But not everyone was scared and backing down.
There were also those who saw the crisis as an opportunity and actively stepped forward.
A robust man stepped forward and said.
“My Lord Count. Please allow our Haspir family to stand at the vanguard.”
“Hoh, you?”
“Yes. That’s right. Our family will be the very first to climb Pilseu Mountain.”
The Count smiled at the words of Baron Haspir.
Then, another person from the side came forward and said.
“No. Please entrust it to our Preis family. I will personally take the lead.”
“Ooh, Viscount Preis. Yes. I knew you would step forward.”
He was now a bit older, but he was once Viscount Preis, who had made a name for himself with his bravery in the East.
Count Parmas, who remembered his younger days, smiled with pleasure.
And one more family stepped forward.
“Our Baison family has a 4-star knight. If you entrust it to us, you will not regret it.”
“Hahahaha. Excellent. Excellent.”
When others were backing away, they volunteered for the vanguard and stepped forward.
Count Parmas gave them a benevolent smile and said.
“There will surely be a black mage behind the bandits of Pilseu Mountain. Do you still wish to take the lead?”hought Patrick was completely smitten with her. And to deliver the final blow, she brought her hand to Patrick’s arm, caressed it, and said.
“If you wish, we could…”
“I apologize, Lady Parmas.”
“……”
Patrick thought.
I have to cut it off here. If I don't want a clingy situation to arise, I have to nip it in the bud right here.
But the problem was….
‘These young ladies, raised like precious jewels, tend to hold a grudge when they’re rejected.’
[You’re so cruel. You played with my pure heart.]
When did I ever?
[If it was going to be like this, why did you save me?]
Because you looked like you were going to die.
[I will have my revenge. I will never forget this humiliation and shame.]
What did I even do?
It was difficult in many ways.
He had simply saved a woman who was kidnapped by bandits, saved a woman who was about to be killed by the Unorthodox Alliance, and appeared at the right time to save a woman who was about to be violated by a lustful demon.
But to be resented every time, wasn't that too much?
So later, he developed his own knack for rejecting women.
First, Patrick bowed politely and said in a business-like voice.
“I apologize. But if I stay with you any longer, I am afraid I will be misunderstood by Count Parmas.”
“Uh… yes? That is…”
“Knowing how much the Count cherishes you, I am concerned about continuing to meet with you any further. Please understand.”
“……”
“I have received your kind gratitude. Then I will take my leave now.”
Bowing politely, Patrick inwardly smiled triumphantly.
‘How about that? This is my secret weapon, the ‘your dad is scary so it won’t work’ tactic.’
[I love you. But your father, the high official of Kaifeng, will never approve of our relationship.]
[I love you. But the master will never allow me, a mere commoner, to become the son-in-law of the Geumcheon Merchant Guild.]
[I love you. But…]
Wow, what a piece of trash.
In any case, it worked quite well.
Later, he heard that the women of those families had thrown tantrums and cried at their fathers, but….
‘That’s none of my business.’
Patrick raised his head, maintained a business-like attitude, and said.
“Then I will be on my way now.”
And without giving her a chance to stop him, Patrick left Marianne’s room.