I’m Not That Kind of Talent - Chapter 101

101. Hunting Competition (2)

News has arrived that Deon Hart has returned.

The Duke, who was suspiciously wary of Deonhardt, had been receiving detailed reports of Deonhardt’s movements ever since he heard the news.

They left about 3 hours and 30 minutes before the hunting competition began, stopped at the top of the den, took a man with them, and headed back to their destination.

‘But why… aren’t there any orders?’

Cruel’s nerves frayed.

At this point, a normal order should have been given. An order to send someone, either a revolutionary soldier or an assassin.

Nevertheless, he was so quiet that he was so nervous that he watched the duke’s every expression, but eventually he could not overcome the silence and slowly opened his mouth.

“Are you… not sending someone?”

The Duke took his eyes off the letter he was holding and looked at Cruel. After a short gap, a smile spread across his expressionless face.

“Yes, there is no need to send someone now. “Just a few more hours will lead to a situation where it will be much easier to kill and manipulate death, so why bother going to the trouble?”

Hunting competition.

Cruel’s eyes sank.

“It would be better to send them off a little more prepared by then.”

“….”

“In that sense, there is a place I would like you to visit.”

Even though the duke has finally moved, his tense nerves do not ease easily. As always, Cruel lowered his eyes and waited for further words.

***

In the end, we decided to go together.

I looked at Dan, who was sitting next to Remember across from the carriage, with wide eyes. Those black eyes are shining and looking at me.

‘…It’s burdensome….’

Should I have refused after all? But even Remember was urging him to take Dan with him. Even if that wasn’t the case, you said you were going to tell me about assistance as soon as you arrived.

Of course, I also did not go along with it and quietly expressed my intention to refuse.

[Dan’s swordsmanship…]

[I’ve learned it to the point where I can use one hand!]

[That’s right, Count. How about checking to what level you have risen to now?]

[….]

Damn.

I reflexively strengthened the hand holding the bag. Perhaps it was frustrating, but I heard a ‘Geek’ sound from inside.

Dan, who was looking at me, tilted his head.

“huh…? “Didn’t you hear something just now?”

“I don’t know.”

“Gyeeeeh….”

Boom!

I quickly opened the window. Surprised eyes turned to me.

“I think I’m hearing a strange noise outside.”

“Ah… is that so?”

Dan nodded, as if he still had doubts, but agreed.

It’s all good… Is it still too early to feel safe? You’re snooping outside to find the source of the sound!

If this strange plant makes any noise even once more, it will be caught right away without being able to escape. I quickly called him.

“Ugh… how did the upper part get so big? “What on earth did you do?”

“Ah, we distributed various goods, mainly medicinal herbs and war materials.”

“War materials cannot be distributed unless the empire allows it…”

“When I told them that I was serving Honorary Count Hart, the administration took care of it.”

Did you sell my name?

This is a problem, but the administration that handled the matter is also problematic.

“If you were lying, why did you get so angry…”

“Ah! Of course, it wasn’t handled right away. “They asked me to come back in a week because they needed time to investigate the authenticity.”

If so, I’m glad.

The carriage stopped. Remember, who was watching us with happy eyes, checked out the window, opened the door and said.

“Im here.”

Remember got off first and Dan followed him. I was the last one to get up, hold Dan’s hand, and look up at the strangely quiet surroundings. Everyone was looking at me with surprised eyes.

“…?”

What’s wrong?

Puzzled, I followed their gaze for a moment and let out a short sigh inwardly.

‘…ah.’

ruined.

This wasn’t the Demon World.

I quietly let go of Dan’s hand and straightened up, pretending nothing had happened.

“….”

“….”

There is silence. At the same time, cold sweat broke out on my back.

Was this… a trap for me? Some kind of guided interrogation?

In the demon world, as long as you hold the outstretched hand, they do everything from start to finish, so it has become a habit. On the contrary, if I didn’t confront him, something more troublesome would happen, so I couldn’t refuse.

But why did he hold out his hand? Don’t you know this is an insult? What is Remember doing if he doesn’t resolve this situation…

‘…No, Remember. What is that frustrated expression? ‘Is it true that you taught me everything and then forgot it?’

I wanted to point it out right away, but due to the situation, I tried to keep my expression as if nothing had happened.

“step.”

“Yes, Count.”

A blank face as if he knew nothing.

Yeah, there’s no way he did that on purpose. I couldn’t say anything about something that wasn’t intentional, so I looked for the softest words possible.

Say something to explain that what you just did was wrong.

“…Did I look that unwell?”

The people you grab when getting off the carriage are usually children and women wearing cumbersome skirts.

It is an insult to a person to catch a grown adult who is not wearing a skirt and is not uncomfortable in any part of her body.

‘You look so weak that you can’t even control your body.’ It means degree.

‘It’s true that I’m weak…’

Usually, you can’t do this to me openly. After all, I am the ‘hero’ of the empire.

“…yes?”

Dan, who does not understand what he is saying, puts a question mark above his head.

For a moment, I thought about whether I should explain it more directly, but I felt that the attention of those around me was still focused on me, so I chose to cover him.

“You’re quick-witted. “I didn’t feel well today, perhaps because I was tired.”

Remember can point out mistakes later.

The first thing I need to do now is to hold his hand and wrap it around him so that I don’t feel funny.

As if he sensed that the situation was settled, he raised his head and gave a wink to Remember, who was preparing to return to the mansion, telling him to teach him well later.

The glances that had been passing by, pretending not to happen, quickly dispersed.

***

Rien Reiner, the leader of the Murderous Knights, who was waiting at the hunting ground here according to the crown prince’s orders, was astonished.

Dan made a big mistake. It probably wasn’t intentional.

Considering that he has a Southern appearance and is from a village far away in the mountain valley, the assumption that he made a mistake due to ignorance about this area is supported.

Even when receiving training, commoners would never escort someone, so they would have only scratched the surface and learned about this.

A person wearing a child’s skirt reaches out to someone who is unwell. Well, just like that?

‘I think the master probably knew that the curse had weakened his body and extended his hand…’

The consideration was good, but the other person was a ‘hero’.

Even if he were an ordinary man, he would reach out to a hero when some people would consider it an insult and be offended.

This is an act that not only insults Deon Hardt but also tarnishes his reputation as a ‘hero’.

‘Usually ignorance is not a sin, but… it depends on the situation.’

In her judgment, this was a sin.

Even if the lord’s face is tarnished, isn’t it because he was insulted not by someone else but by a subordinate who brought him in personally?

However, the moment Deon obediently held Dan’s hand and got off, Lien was impressed. To be precise, what he said afterward.

“You’re quick-witted. “I didn’t feel well today, perhaps because I was tired.”

Dan tried to calm the situation by pretending like nothing was wrong, holding hands and getting off, and directly mentioning that he wasn’t feeling well.

The tense atmosphere, knowingly or unknowingly, is relaxed.

How could you react so kindly in a situation where everyone would understand that you just slapped away the outstretched hand and got angry?

Lien gave a triumphant expression to the quietly admiring imperial knights.

‘He is our lord.’

Well, now that the owner has arrived, I have to greet him.

I turned my head and checked the wild dogs. Where did they get from telling them to be quiet? They were slowly approaching the Imperial Knights standing nearby with mischievous looks on their faces.

Blood appeared on Lien’s neck.

“Why don’t you come here right now?!”

And in a place where Lien’s eyes can’t reach.

There was Dan quietly looking at Deon with an unknown expression.

***

‘Why are you here…?’

These were the words that filled my throat as soon as I first encountered the murderous knights.

Somehow, I felt that it was a simple start that did not fit with Remember’s tendency to always make minimal preparations whenever he went to the imperial palace.

Aside from the fact that the coachman and Dan joined in the middle, it was a humble start with only a few escorts. That can’t be possible.

‘It was all because I was here.’

I see the murderous knights. Riendo is scolding them for another accident.

Lien, who was angry with a blood clot in his neck, raises his head as if he belatedly realizes the situation. Her face brightened as she found me without difficulty.

“Master, are you here?”

“yes. “It’s been a while, Lord Lien.”

“You must be tired from the long journey, but are you feeling okay? “Please give me your luggage.”

“This bag is fine. I will take it. “I feel fine… a little tired, but not too bad.”

My physical condition is the same as usual, but let’s just pretend I’m tired today.

“But…”

I trailed off and looked around. I’ve been thinking about this for a while… but there’s something strange about it.

Why does it seem like we are the only ones? Isn’t there a hunting competition today? Seeing that the Imperial Knights are there, I don’t think it’s an illusion… Could it be that it’s already over?

“Are there no other people?”

“yes? “Didn’t you know?”

“yes?”

what. I think I’ve been in this situation before.

When was it… Ah, yes, it must have been when I had just returned from the demon world and headed to the imperial palace where the banquet was being held without knowing anything.

‘Everyone else knows, but I don’t…’

Just as my expression became subtle, I heard a familiar voice from behind.

“I called early because I was embarrassed. “It must have been written on the invitation, but I didn’t know about it?”

“His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hua.”

“It’s been a while, Count.”

The crown prince smiles and waves. I hastily bowed down.

“Glory to the Empire. God Deonhardt beholds the Empire of the Future.”

If I had known it would be like this because it was written on the invitation, I should have read it.

I thought what the emperor said would be enough. I didn’t think there was a need to bother reading things like invitations and times since Remember would take care of it without me having to worry about it.

Even so, I was so fed up with type after doing paperwork over the past few days that I didn’t want to read type again.

“okay. I called you early because I had something to ask, but I apologize if I was offended. “I’m sorry.”

“Oh no. I’m just a little embarrassed, so there’s nothing to apologize for. What would you like to ask more than that?”

The crown prince adjusted his expression as if he had been waiting.

The golden eye glances towards the murderous knights and then looks at me again. His eyes narrowed as if he was assessing something, and his cautious voice continued.

“Do you know what we mainly hunt for in the hunting competition that will be held soon?”

“I heard it’s a demon monster.”

I almost said it was a monster.

“that’s right. But you never know what might happen if you just hold a hunting competition. So, for safety’s sake, we plan to first wipe out the monsters and hold a hunting competition with the remaining remnants…”

“That’s a great idea.”

“I appreciate compliments. Anyway, what I want to ask is this. “I’m planning to bring in the Imperial Knights and the Murderous Knights here. Is that okay?”

“…Do you mean the Murderous Knights…?”

I wouldn’t be able to handle it.