Ascendance of a Bookworm - Chapter 272

“Bonifatius came”

The door to the lord’s office was slowly opened with the voices of the soldiers protecting the front of the door. With Cornelius in the lead, I dragged Viscount Joisotak, and Angelica pulls in a subordinate man.

Ehrenfest leaders line up in the lord’s office.

The Lord and his wife, Ferdinand, the guardian of Rosemine, and the Knights of the Knights, the parents of Rosemine, are lined up against the front wall.

And, on the right side, there are five knights and one representative from the lord clan escort knights. On the left side was Norbert, who commanded the side of the castle, and the top side of the lords of Richarda and Ozwald.

I looked at the people who lined up and admitted that I was heading for Viscount of Joisotark, where everyone’s line of sight was dragged.

“I went there as I called you”

“Bonifatius was a hard time”

And in order to hear the most important things now, I look to Ferdinand.

“I have something I want to ask before interrogating this … Ferdinand, Rosemine?”



“There is no farewell to life. However, it is not necessary to give the criminals extra information about whether the detailed story should be paid by humans.”

Talking about Viscount Joisotark, Ferdinand shows that there is a possibility that some of the side-serving and escort knights may be familiar with the incident.

I want to hear Rosemine’s condition rather than listening to a story about an accessory that seems to be crushed soon.

“Now Bonifatius. Let’s hear the story after he jumped out of the hall.”

Interrogation begins with the words of Aub Ehrenfest. I talked about what happened after I left the saloon. Arriving at the scene where I was fighting with the first ride by strengthening my body, exploding when I hit it, rescued Rose Mine, caught a subordinate man, Angelica captured Viscount Joisotark at the point where I discovered Roth I will state.

“It seems that the subordinate man was only ordered by a black nobleman. Carry your luggage and put it on an unembedded carriage near the subordinate’s workplace. It was just told. “

“Aub Ehrenfest, as Bonifatius said, there was certainly a carriage in that position”

According to information from the Knights who were watching to bring the nobles home, there was a carriage without an emblem at the position where the subordinate man was directed.

A wagon without an emblem is a wagon for carrying side work or subordinates. Even though it doesn’t have an emblem, it is marked among subordinates so that they can see their carriage. However, the mark is not visible even for nobles who are not the Lord.

“After all the aristocrats in the saloon returned, there were three carriages with and without the coat of arms of Viscount Joyothark. Probably they brought the black bear along with their followers and sidemen. I think it’s true that this is a chariot of Viscount Joyothark. ”

“… But there was only one carriage far from the carriage with the emblem of Viscount Jositauk. Even if we succeeded in exposing Rosemine, It seems that it was reflected strangely. ”

Knights with titles begin to express their opinions. However, all opinions are testimony based on the premise that Viscount Joisotark is a criminal. Since it was Viscount Joisotark who was absent from the aristocrat in the hall, it is not unreasonable.

However, Viscount Joisotark, who had been bitten by the gagged, desperately shook his head and denied their opinion. Even tears are floating and shaking his head. It must be a kidnapper, but I was a little worried about its desperation.

When I glanced at Gilvester, it seemed that the same mystery was felt, and Gillester whispered small.

“I want to hear Opinion of Viscount Joyce Turk”

As soon as the gagged was taken, Viscount Joisotark screamed.

“Aub Ehrenfest, my carriage has one with a coat of arms and two without a coat of arms. I don’t know that one was in a remote location. Isn’t it kidnapping, isn’t Charlotte sir, I know the knight who caught me? “

Viscount Joisotark said that he was not involved in any kidnapping of Rosemine. For that reason, it seems like they are talking about what they did.

“How about Angelica?”

“Yes, surely Jositaque was swallowed by Charlotte, and the place where he fled after fling Charlotte was east. There was a distance from the south where Rosemine was helped It seems a bit unreasonable to think of both criminals. “

Angelica’s words shattered, and Gilvester squinted.

“Then, are there other criminals in the nobility?”

“… I don’t know. While we helped the fall of Charlotte, we jumped into the eastern forest and then swooped to the south to make Rosemine a magical net. I could have managed it if I could catch it, give it medicine, give it to a subordinate man, and immediately escape again to a remote hut in the east. “

Angelica says with a serious face, but everyone knows that it is impossible for ordinary humans.

I recalled the capture site of Viscount Joisotark. Certainly, it was away from where Cornelius had descended on the beast. Since it is difficult to use a beast that spreads its wings in the forest, it is impossible for Viscount Joisotark to succeed in kidnapping both.

… I can do it.

If I run with all my strength, it may be just in time. But it’s impossible for Viscount Joisotark. Moreover, if you can strengthen your body and have a lot of magic, Angelica cannot be caught.

Gilvester, who hit the desk lightly with his fingertips, moved his eyes from Angelica to Viscount Joisotark.

“The Viscount Joisotark, who is the accomplice?”

“There are no accomplices. If you consider that such a plan leaks out of someone else’s mouth, you are sure to do it by yourself.”

No matter how you think, it seems that you are only guided and danced that way. Viscount Joisotark is too weak to think and execute a big plan.

“The Viscount of Joisotark. Give details of what they do.”

Complaint of Viscount Joisotark that started there was a severe headache. I’m too stupid and I’m not good at using my head. When you do something, you can’t move while holding down your temples, such as Ferdinand, who makes a careful plan.

To put it simply, Viscount Joisotark was supposed to kidnap someone in the lord’s kid and hide it in a management hut that was discovered during a hunting tournament.

When I exposed Villefried or Charlotte, I seemed to think of trying to improve Rosemine’s proof by giving Rosemine information about the place or rescue it together. And if he took Rosemine, he said he was going to help the most and sell his favors.

…… How did you intend to circulate information even though you are still vigilant and not approaching Rosemine? In addition, it is up to me to go to help Rosemine the best. Thinking.

Hidden black crab is hidden in the carriage as a servant, and stops the escort knight. After he escaped, he thought that if he exploded and tried to destroy the evidence, the carriage he brought in would not have an emblem, so he couldn’t be bald. It was a plan full of holes.

And this fool didn’t know that Rosemine’s beast could fly in the sky, and was unexpectedly chased by the beast.

Since I could never get caught, I fled Charlotte and fled, but it seemed more unexpected that Angelica was caught where I thought I had escaped.

However, the root of the plan was overturned by Rosemine. Apparently, Rosemine wasn’t thinking of having enough love to jump out of a beast to help a sister-in-law who just met at the baptismal ceremony.

If all these fools moved flashyly, those who tried to get in touch with Rosemine must have moved quite easily.

Elvisa sighed as if he was amazed at the remarks of Viscount Joisotark.

“Lose Mine is the maiden of Ehrenfest, who is even shattered by orphans. Did you know that you call yourself a relative?”

“Rose Mine is my sister’s daughter, Rosemary’s daughter.”

“Don’t be mistaken, Viscount Joisotak”

Elvira smiled with a frosty smile and blocked his words. And quietly stare at Viscount Joisotark with jet-black eyes.

“You are not a relative of Rosemine. Rosemaine is my daughter. I was officially a mother at the baptismal ceremony, and Rosemine was also scolding me and my mother.

As Elvira says, it is the baptismal ceremony that is recognized as a noble child. The person who responds at that time, the father and mother are clearly determined. It is not uncommon to receive a baptismal ceremony as the child of the first wife because the child of the mistress is excellent. In that case, it is a rare relationship, so it is rare to have a good relationship.

“It was really good that you did not have any relationship with Rosemine and you were swallowed and even poisoned, but if you were bothered by your self-proclaimed relative, Rosemine was sorry. I don’t need a self-proclaimed relative who doesn’t have a positive impact, can I understand my loyalty to the Viscount Joisotak? “

Elvira, screaming and laughing, declared that he would dismiss the relatives of Viscount Joisotark from the vicinity of Rosemine. It can be seen that the expression that seems to be sunny and sunny had a lot of cramped emotions.

… Originally, Elvira seems to have been troubled about the third wife, so she would be removed without mercy.

I had been consulted several times while Karsted was absent, and exhaled lightly.

Of course, I have no intention of pardoning those who put Rosemine at risk. I had to put up with crushing. I want to get rid of it quickly.

“Is the punishment decided because you have poisoned Rosemine, the lord’s adopter?”

“Elvira-sama, I’m not poisonous! Why do you think you would do harm to Rosemine?”

“It’s not a samurai, and it doesn’t matter what you think. Even if you don’t do any harm to Rosemine, you will attack the lord’s mansion and harm you to Charlotte. What I have added “

In Elvira’s words, Viscount Joisotark drooped.

Clearly guilty of crime, so it is no problem to dispose of Viscount Joisotark. But I don’t know the aristocrat who harmed Rosemine in the shade that made him dance.

“… Carsted, did you see all the nobility of the closed salon?”

Elvira was her husband and looked up at Karstedt, the chief of the Knights, and tilted her head. Karsted, who would have led the Knights of the Salon, screamed heavily.

“Oh, I have confirmed everything, including those who have returned from hand water. There are no aristocrats outside.”

Since the nobility of the aristocrats in the hall was proof of the Knights, several of the knights in line agreed with Karstedt’s words.

gilvester stares at Viscount Joisotark with a strong eye not to miss a lie.

“Is there no such thing as Viscount Joisotark, accomplice and collaborators?”

“… Yes”

Ferdinand, who was listening to the story while holding the temple, slowly opened his mouth.

“I’m interested in a private soldier who attacked near the North Hall. Is that really a private soldier?”

“Sir Ferdinand, that private soldier was a private soldier of Count Vindewald. I confirmed the ring during the battle. I have seen the same ring in the temple. It may not be, but there is no doubt. “

Rosemine’s escort knight, who raised his face as determined, remarked. A low-ranking knight who was on the side as an escort knight before the baptism ceremony of Rosemine.

Entry into the city without permission of the lord, and the surroundings of the aristocrat of Ahrensbach, who was charged with crimes by attacking Rosemain, the lord’s adoptive mother, and Ferdinand, the lord’s half-brother It was.

“If you are Count Bindewald?”

“Someone, who else have you noticed?”

Some of the escort knights who were fighting noticed that the black bear was wearing a ring, but did not recognize the coat of arms, but according to the knights who were asked to collect evidence, It seems that there was no proof like a ring in the blackened black.

It is weak as testimony and evidence that one of the lower knights has confirmed the ring emblem during the battle, but Ferdinand asked.

“The Viscount of Joyo Turk, where did you get it? Why do you own it?” As long as you wear a subordinate ring, that private soldier should be the property of Count Bindewald. “

“Wow, I don’t know. Previously, I had been handed over to Viscount Gerlach as a private soldier who wouldn’t be guilty … I … “

The Viscount Joisotark, who swings his head open with a stunning face, must have been a puppet. If you want more useful information, there seems to be no way but to look into your memory.

“… That’s already good. As long as you put your hand over the clan of lords, you can’t escape the punishment.”

Zilvester shook his hand lightly and instructed him to take Viscount Joisotark. Immediately, two members of the Knights move and take out.

“Call Viscount Gerlach tomorrow”

“Ha!”

Viscount Gerlach has heard that there is a territory next to my wife’s home, the Count of Reisegang, and that the fox is terrible for a long time. I searched my memory for any other useful information.

…… Speaking of that, Viscount Gerlach’s wife said that he had a tea party and invited Georgine.

The next day, Viscount Gerlach was called and asked. However, unlike last night, few people are here. The lords and his wife, Ferdinand, and me, Karsted, and the Knights are the only five.

“Now, Viscount Gerlach, I have something I want to hear”

“What is it?”

Speaking of being rich, it sounds good, but I can’t train it. I found that the belly of Viscount Gerlach was slightly shaken.

…… Since the upper back is decent, you should train a little. I’m still young, but I’m not sure. Follow my abs.

When I was thinking about the necessity of training the civilian while holding my belly, Viscount Gerlach, who was questioned by Jilvester, tilted his head so that he never knew why he was called.

“Why did you own a private soldier of Count Bindewald?”

“Hello, are you a private soldier of Count Vindewald? I never owned such a thing?”

“Did you know that there was an attack near the north last night? The private soldiers used at that time belonged to Count Bindewald.”

Viscount Gerlach puts his eyebrows, saying that he does not understand at all. It seems that he intends to go through a completely unknown.

“What does that mean to me?”

Talked with a gentle and gentle smile, Jilvester smiles gently.

“I said that I had caught the assaulter but had my private soldiers handed over from Viscount Gerlach. I thought I had to talk to you for reference. It seemed that the exchange was deep with you? ”

“… Hhoha, did you have something like that last night?”

Viscount Gerlach narrowed his gray eyes. And while saying, “I was also in trouble,” I looked around and asked for sympathy.

“It was true that we had an exchange with Count Bindewald, and it was also true that we had been entrusted with private soldiers, but I never owned it.”

“Fum, keep going”

When Gilvester waved lightly, Viscount Gerlach answered “Will” and spoke about private soldiers.

“Regarding private soldiers, it was said that they could not take a lot of private soldiers to go to the town of Ehrenfest, and they were entrusted by the Earl. The person is not guilty of taking over and the Earl’s officials have been dealt with on the Arensbach side, but have lost contact. “

“So that?”

“Since taking care of private soldiers costs money, you can’t cancel the contract as long as the person isn’t dead. I gave it to Viscount Joisotark a long time ago, and I wasn’t even thinking about it, as it was used to make a fuss in the castle. “

… Oh, this man is the criminal.

I thought so without any context. What can’t be said. However, my intuition clearly says so. It is very unpleasant to understand that the eyes in the smile that looks calm have a cloudy smile.

Better yet, if you smash it here, you’ll be refreshed, but it has long been said that you shouldn’t do it. Apparently, it needs to be built enough to be a noble society. It is a troublesome thing.

“I handed over the private soldier of Earl Bindewald to Viscount Joisotark, but I have nothing to do with this case. As the Knights confirmed, I was in the hall, I didn’t know that there was such a big plan, or that it would be implemented. “

As the person himself confidently said, Viscount Gerlach was confirmed to have been in the hall.

譲 There was no doubt that he gave up the black and caused confusion, but he would not have been able to directly harm the son of the lord. So repeat the words.

Looking at this, Viscount Gerlach, whose gray eyes were narrowed, said, “What is it still?” Perhaps everyone feels bad about Viscount Gerlach, but because the proof of the absence is made by the knights, no further mention can be made here.

…… How can I get into the crime?

I decided that Viscount Gerlach was the culprit, and then desperately thought that there would be a way to capture Rosemeine, take medicine, and prove the absence in the hall. Originally, this is not my job. But there must have been some way.

…… What should I do if I cannot use physical enhancement?

I recalled the words that the Knights blocked the saloon and proved the absence of the site, the place where Rosemine was rescued, and the place where Cornelius had descended on the beast, and then looked back.

“The Viscount Gerlach, only the Viscount Joisotak, who gave up the private soldier of Count Bindewald?”

“Yes, yes, Ferdinand-sama”

Viscount Gerlach immediately asked the question of Ferdinand. Ferdinand deepens the eyebrows and adds more words.

“Is he no longer holding a private soldier?”

“… Of course, the private soldiers of Count Vindewald are no longer at hand”

The gray eyes that appear cloudy are narrowed and the smile on the mouth deepens. In contrast, Ferdinand’s eyebrows became deeper.

“It’s good. Countdown Gerlach, go down”

When Gilvester suddenly lifted his chin and prompted to leave the room, Viscount Gerlach thanked him and left the room.

Waiting for the door to close, I called on Gilvester.

“Jilvester”

I looked up and looked at the tapestry behind Gilvester. Behind this is a magic supply. It means that there is a story that cannot be spoken by anyone other than the lord family.

Jillvester, who realized the meaning of my line of sight, crawled up and stood up.

“Kalstead, protect this place”

“Hah!”

“Jilvester and I enter the magic supply. The others are waiting”

Dispatched the place to Karsted and headed for magic supply with me and Jilvester.

The face of the lord who was showing in the office room was peeled off from Jilvester, and a tired face appeared. I also stopped the face that had been repaired in the same way, and once drained my shoulders.

“What is my uncle?”

“Jillvester, did you say that you sealed the saloon?”

Jilvester whispered with a very brutal expression, recalling the previous attitude of Viscount Gerlach.

“Oh, it was completely blocked by the Knights”

“Is it really all?”

Gilvester carved deeply into the eyebrows. 194 ( N ) Intercourse The dark green eyes are directed at me.

“… What do you mean?”

“Is it all, including the passage of subordinate work and the loopholes taught to the next lord?”

gilvester was astonished and surprised at my mention. Then ask slightly to remember the exchange at the salon.

“The subordinate’s passage should have been blocked, but until the escape …”

Basically, it is an escape route that the lord is informed of, and is an emergency escape route that is not even informed by the Knights. Even though the knights will completely block the saloon, they should not be informed of the existence of a loophole, so I don’t think there is a knight who was watching the doorway.

“I found Rosemine in the forest of the subordinates, but the place where Cornelius took down the beast and found Rosemaine’s magic stone was farther away. Given that he received Rosemine from Viscount Gerlach and moved on a horse, Viscount Gerlach would have been around the corner of Cornelius. “

gilvester became a stunned face in my words. I added more to the face that I couldn’t think of.

“I’m not sure because it’s a long time ago memory, but as far as I heard from my father, there should have been a loophole near the salon. Is it different?”

“Yes. Certainly there is a loophole, but isn’t it only known to the lord?”

Jilvester affirmed the existence of a loophole with a bitter face. I gave up my shoulder when asked to know why.

“Is my father a little different from my age? I also received a complete lord education.”

私の弟であり、領主となったジルヴェスターの父親が幼い時分、先々代領主である父上が危篤の状態になったことがある。父上は何とか持ち直した。だが、いくら私が領主になりたくないとはいえ、弟が成人するまで中継ぎくらいはできなくてどうする、と言われて領主教育を一通り受けたのだ。

「あの抜け道を使われた可能性が高い気がする。その存在がゲオルギーネからゲルラッハ子爵に漏れている可能性はないか？……ただの勘だが」

「っ！？……姉上は抜け道の在処を知っているのか？　私のせいで領主になれぬ、とあれほど騒いでいたのだぞ？」

予想外と言いたげなジルヴェスターの顔から、私はジルヴェスターの認識と周囲の認識に少しずれがあることを知った。

ジルヴェスターにとっては、領主になれずに他領に嫁がされた姉なのだろうが、ゲオルギーネが生まれたころから知っている私にとっては、領主となるべく教育された娘だ。

ゲオルギーネが領主の地位に固執したため、ジルヴェスターとどう考えてもうまくやっていけぬ、と弟夫妻から判断された。そのためにゲオルギーネは祖母の出身地であるアーレンスバッハへと出されたが、本来は私と同じように、ジルヴェスターの補佐をして、共にエーレンフェストを支えていくことを希望されていたのだ。

ゲオルギーネがジルヴェスターの補佐をしてくれるだろう、と弟夫妻が甘い期待を抱いたのは、領主教育を受けた私が、領主の地位に固執せずに弟の治世を支えたせいではないか、と思っている。

「ジルヴェスター、其方は北の離れに移ってからほんの数年間しかゲオルギーネを知らぬであろう。だが、ゲオルギーネは其方が洗礼式を迎え、北の離れに移る時期まで領主教育を受けていた。其方が知っていることは知っていると思っておいた方が良いぞ」

きつく目を瞑ったジルヴェスターがゆっくりと頷いた。

「姉上が関わっているという証拠はあるのか？　ゲルラッハ子爵が犯人だという証拠は？　何かあるのならば、それで……」

「だから、全部勘だ。勘だが、あれが犯人に違いない。フェルディナンドにそれとなく相談して、証拠を上げるなり、罠にかけるなりするがいい。証拠集めは私の役目ではない。そういう細かい仕事は向かぬ。私が得意なのは敵を見定めて、叩き潰すだけだ。許可が出るならば、すぐにでもゲルラッハ子爵を潰してやろう」

私の言葉を聞いていたジルヴェスターが難しい顔で顎を撫でて、思案し始める。

「ちょっと待て。さすがにそれは困る。だが、伯父上の野生の勘は、無視できない鋭さがあるからな。ゲルラッハ子爵を犯人だと仮定してフェルディナンドに調べさせよう。仕事を増やすな、と怒られるだろうが……」

「うむ。頭を使う作業はフェルディナンドに任せた方が良かろう。私はもちろん、其方向きの案件でもないからな」

ジルヴェスターが動くと相手に丸わかりになってしまう。こういう仕事はフェルディナンドとその子飼いの文官に任せておくのが一番だ。

「だが、これでゲオルギーネの来訪は問題なく断れるであろう？　招待したヴィルフリートの失態と処分、それに加えて、アーレンスバッハの貴族が所有する私兵が城内で暴れたのだ。警戒のためにも来訪は拒否できよう。数年は時間が稼げるのではないか？」

「伯父上の言う通り、姉上の来訪を拒否して時間を稼ぎつつ、エーレンフェストを立て直さねばならぬな」

ビンデバルト伯爵関係で領主一族の周囲に何度も危険が及んでいることを理由に、アーレンスバッハの貴族の往来を禁止して先代派の権力を削りつつ、自分の側近や派閥を育てていかねばならない。

「領主の役目だ。しっかりやれ。私はエーレンフェストのためにも領主一族の護衛騎士を叩き直し、騎士団の強化をしてやろう」

「よろしくお願いします、伯父上」

先を見据えたジルヴェスターの目がきらりと光った。

ちなみに、やる気満々で魔力供給の間を出た直後、フェルディナンドから毒薬のせいでローゼマインが一年以上目覚めぬだろうと言われて、ゲルラッハ子爵を追いかけて叩き潰してやろうかと思った。

「孫娘との触れ合いを延期させられた恨みを込めて、一撃くらいは許されるだろう？」

「許して欲しかったら、勘ではなく、証拠を持って来るんだ！　それまでは駄目だ！」

……私の勘では絶対にあれが犯人なのだが、現実は儘ならぬものだ。