The Viscount’s Worthless Second Son Attacks With a Confession at the Academy

Chapter 40

Episode 40. Duke Mayer. (4)

The duke’s house has been a mess since the morning.

Servants, Maya, and even Dukes.

Maybe one of the two.

Either Schlageter and the mercenaries have arrived, or the work has finally begun.

“Nico. Could you come over for a minute?”

While thinking about what to do, Maya calls.

“Of course.”

Following Maya to the drawing room, some refreshments are prepared.

“hehehe. You have guests coming today. Please evacuate here with me for a while.”

“Uh…. Do you think the guests are a bit awkward?”

“Yes…. It’s a little difficult because they’re my father’s friends.”

It must have started.

Not only inside the duke, but also outside helpers are involved….

There were a few places I could roughly guess.

Cultists or rebels.

Again, the demon revival group and the crown prince’s side.

Or….

“Nico?”

“Maya. Who is the guest coming today?”

“Well…. My father’s guest, so I don’t know.”

“Then would you rather go on a picnic?”

“That…. Father might find me….”

“Ah….”

As expected, you’re not going to be able to leave the mansion.

Well, what am I supposed to do?

You might consider it an honor.

None other than the Duke’s family.

This is a huge success for a guy who doesn’t even have a proper family name.

It’s a lie.

“Hmm. Maya? Then why don’t you play chess with me? It’s a bit boring to stay still.”

“Oops. Will it?”

I think while playing chess with Maya.

Yesterday and today, I had several opportunities to talk about it.

Well, I don’t know if he passed, but at least he had a chance.

But I didn’t really want to talk about it.

Why?

Do you just want to believe in Maya?

It’s not like there isn’t a chance to escape.

There is no one in this mansion who can catch me escaping with all my might, other than Emma.

No.

Even if it’s Emma, she won’t catch me easily.

Because there are pills.

But.

What is the reason you are here without running away?

I don’t know myself either.

What do you think of Maya?

She hasn’t answered that question yet.

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“The dead…. Are there two?”

“Yes. The vice-captain and one regular knight are dead.”

There are fewer victims than Schlageter leads the election.

Rather than the kids taking care of it, the knights were stronger than I thought, and the kids weren’t in a situation where they could put their full effort into it.

However, in this battle, Lucas also made his own contributions, but Paul could not fire a single shot.

“Hey. What are you so mortified about?”

“… Are you okay?”

“Okay. What?”

“You’re still a comfortable guy.”

Foul was still complicated.

How should I accept this?

As a person with not only himself but also his family on his shoulders, he couldn’t carelessly make judgments.

“Riccard. Where should I go now?”

Lena asked Ricard for directions.

Elias had ordered to follow Ricard from here on, so he didn’t know where to go.

“Just follow me. Ah, can you spare one of the children to watch over the Knights?”

“No. No matter how much I say, if I make you miss the chance to meet my master, I will fight.”

“Hmm…. I get it.”

Ricard ordered about 10 of his mercenaries to watch over the wounded knights and set off.

He was completely incapacitated, but since they are knights beyond humans, it was a bit uneasy with the mercenaries alone, but getting to Nico early was the first priority.

“What about the wounded?”

“Treat me until you die.”

If left alone, the death toll will increase to dozens instead of two.

If we treat it completely, they’ll kill all the mercenaries we’ve been guarding and they’ll come after us.

“Okay.”

If this is over, Nikko’s power will be revealed to some extent.

Rumors will start to spread that the mercenaries under Nico have overwhelmed the knights of the duchy.

The rulers may force Niko to side with them.

Or they might consider Nico a danger and try to deal with it.

Either way will be a barrier that will not be easy for Niko yet.

I’m not the kind of person who would get hurt easily.

“Let’s go. It should arrive within today.”

We still have a long way to go.

I had to move quickly because I didn’t know what would happen during the delay.

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While playing chess with Maya, Emma came into her drawing room.

“Lady Maya, the lord is looking for you.”

“Really? Nico? I’ll be back for a while.”

“Yes. I’ll wait.”

Maya follows her Emma out.

I am the only one left in the drawing room.

There is no one monitoring me.

Perhaps you think I don’t know anything.

Now is the time to really make a choice.

I love Maya….

Yes, I like Maya.

I have to admit.

No matter how much I shout, the fact that I am here right now, until this moment, proves my heart.

If you think about it, I have lived here for nearly 20 years.

It has always been a difficult day.

Especially over the past three years, it’s been really, really close to hell.

It’s not that there weren’t people who liked me.

If you look closely, the Schlageter children, the mercenaries, the merchants, and Elias.

All of them must be people who like me.

But, Maya was the first person to say that she loved me.

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Throughout her past and present lives, she told me things that even her family hadn’t heard.

That’s enough reason to fall in love.

I like Maya.

“Then, I need to make Maya really like me.”

That’s all..

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As soon as Maya left the drawing room, her expression immediately hardened.

Fully armed Emma and her father.

Ominous energy felt from downstairs.

Things that were hard to believe were happening in this mansion were unfolding before my eyes.

“The Baron?”

“I am still in the drawing room.”

Maya answered her father’s question.

“…Get down.”

“No. Me too….”

“Go down.”

“… I see.”

The Duke sent down the frozen Maya.

There is no need for Maya to step out.

Maya’s role is over just by bringing Baron Nico Schheiser to this point and prolonging the time so far.

“Emma.”

“Okay.”

The conversation with Emma has already ended.

She herself lures Nico and Emma binds him as a shadow.

At least there will be no pain.

“I just, lock it up.”

“I know.”

“This is the end. Duke.”

“… Yes, I had a lot of trouble during that time.”

Emma was going to leave the duchy for the last time.

She thought that with this she had repaid her kindness to the duchy, and she did not want to do such a thing again.

The Duke stood at the door of the parlor.

If you call out Nico here, Emma will lock her in the shadows as soon as she comes out.

And if you take it out after a few days or weeks, that’s it.

Then her wife will come back.

As Emma hides in the shadow of the Duke, the Duke gently knocks on the parlor door.

Knock-knock.

“Nico? Are you inside?”

“Ah. Your duke.”

Nico opens the door.

The sight of him smiling broadly aroused a bit of guilt, but he didn’t stop.

“Can I talk to you for a minute?”

“Of course.”

Nico starts to come out of the drawing room.

The Duke laughs and turns slightly to point his shadow at Niko.

And.

“Light.”

“Kuh?!”

The bright light erased all the shadows.

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I could feel Emma’s presence outside, but if you can’t see it, you can tell that she must be hiding in the duke’s shadow.

As soon as she erased the shadow by creating light using the artifact she had, Emma appeared out of thin air.

The only weakness in the ability to manipulate shadows.

The Artifact, which was prepared before coming here assuming that she would deal with Emma, did an excellent job.

Erasing the shadow is enough.

Well, this is meaningless when Emma properly shows her skills.

It’s a good way to use it in a hurry.

“It’s too obvious. Emma? Did you forget that I know your abilities too?”

“…”

“You!?”

“Did you think I wasn’t stupid and didn’t really know anything?”

“…Emma!!”

The Duke’s judgment of the situation was correct.

The strongest person here right now is Emma.

Although it was said that the artifact removed almost all of the shadows, she was already a fully-developed person, so it was the limit to surprise her.

“Take a break. Mr. Nico.”

A black shadow begins to emerge from Emma’s body.

Certainly, it is difficult to erase the shadow that Emma made up her mind with the light of the artifact.

“hahahaha. I’ll see you in a minute. Duke. Emma.”

Avoiding the shadow, I ran back into the drawing room.

Aim the window.

Clang!

I broke the window and ran outside.

“Nico!!!”

I heard the duke calling from behind, but I ignored it for now.

“Just wait a minute!!”

I can feel Lena’s energy.