The Tyrant Mistook Me For A Companion

I couldn’t open the door right in front of Edgar’s room, which I had been running to like crazy.

I tried to calm my trembling hands, collected my breath, and looked at the doorknob.

“……My Lady, heugh.”

Hessen reached out to me with his hands on his knees holding his breath.

I opened the door and went in before his hand could even reach me.

My mind was dizzy because I felt like my heart was going to bounce out of it.

“Edgar!”

I never thought I would die like this. That shouldn’t have happened. 

No matter how much I hated him and he was the one who would drive me to death, but I didn’t want to lose him because I found out he had no choice but to plot rebellion against the royal family.

My mother’s case, the unjust death of my aunt.

How can I hate Edgar even if I know that.

It was also to save him that I brought Leon.

“……Huh?”

Tears welled up in my eyes.

My lips trembled and felt numb.

Slowly approaching the bed, I collapsed to the floor with a short sigh.

It was thanks to the release of tension in the body along with the trembling legs.

“Edgar to your own father. You’re still a cheeky daughter.”

“…Dad?”

I stared at Edgar with a blank face. He rose from his bed and soon lifted me up to bed.

“No fuss.”

His big hand snapped down on my head.

His voice cracked and the instructions came out, but Edgar was smiling.

“Really… I thought you were going to die!”

“Who will challenge me, the head of the Velois family?”

Other people wouldn’t have believed that he was a person who almost died when they saw him.

I grabbed Edgar’s face and sobbed and looked around.

“That’s why you should have listened to me until the end.”

“……I thought You’re not breathing anymore.”

“You must have hoped so.”

Edgar still looked at me with a smile on his face.

After that, Leon’s face was distorted when he entered the room.

“When did it become a place where someone who is not a member of the Velois family can come in at will?”

“Be quiet. You don’t even know.”

Who do you think brought you from the brink of death!

Leon approached Edgar and soon grabbed his wrist.

“What is this–“

” It is said that the benefactor who even saved the beast will be rewarded.”

Edgar hardened his face at Leon’s words.

It seems that he has finally noticed it. Unbelievably, he turned to Lord Hessen.

Looking at the eyebrow pulling up, it seemed to check if it was true.

Lord Hessen nodded softly.

His reply filled Edgar’s face with sorrow, as if he had hoped not.

‘It must feel strange to have been helped by the person who he has kicked out.’

Yeah, it would be nice if you were nice to him because you don’t know people.

He stared at Leon as if he didn’t know.

Leon was looking at Edgar’s condition with a rather serious face.

“Now let’s stop this.”

Edgar spoke to Leon in a much more subdued voice.

There was also a slight sign of apology.

“You’re not fully recovered, so you’ll need my strength for the time being.”

“What does that mean?”

“Exactly what you understand.”

“Why do you think I’m going to believe in you and let you stay at this house?”

What the heck, seeing you get so angry, seems like you’re fine.

I put my hand on my waist, blocking the gap between the two, and looked alternately.

“You shouldn’t say that. And Leon has to go to the tower.”

“…… The tower can be delayed.”

“No, don’t do that. I didn’t want to be the reason for you not to go.”

At my firm words, Leon showed his feelings without hesitation.

“Then, why don’t you set a date?”

“……I’d like you to do that.”

In fact, I really wish Leon could be here.

However, it is not possible to put Leon here with a pattern that will be fully manifested soon.

Knock, knock, knock.

“My Lady, we have a guest.”

“Oh…!”

Only then did I remember Duke Sen that I had forgotten.

I seem to have forgotten that he decided to come because I was busy with Edgar.

“……What do you mean, a guest?”

“Oh, there was a request from a big client.”

“Did you take care of everything while I was gone?”

“Then, who will do it?”

Why do you ask that?

I got ready to rush out. It was quite a delay, so I thought I’d better hurry up.

“I’ll follow you.”

“Yes, because in the end, you solved it.”

I didn’t say no this time. Leon helped me with my work, so it would be right to finish it together.

“Wait, if it’s a big client……!”

Edgar hurriedly rose from his seat from behind and shouted, but now the matter came first.

* * *

“Hey, you came. Did something happen?”

“No. I’m late because I have something to check.”

The Duke of Sen welcomed me with a gentle smile. Even though I was a little late, there was no sign of anger.

“Then, shall we go?”

I stepped into the space where Leon had locked up the criminal.

It was like a warehouse run by an information dealer, but it seems to have been placed here.

‘But how did Leon know this place?’

Did Lord Hessen tell him? Well, identifying the culprit is important.

“Open the door.”

The man who guarded the warehouse opened the door at my words. It took me a long time to see how tight the security was.

Rattle-

As the door opened with a loud noise, a fishy smell of blood grazed the tip of my nose.

“……Uh?”

I slowly stopped walking inside and looked at Leon 

“Leon.”

“They were so rebellious that I couldn’t help it.”

Leon rolled up his shirt and showed his upper body. The stab wounds on the stomach and sides were clearly visible.

Judging from the hardened blood, it was not that long ago he was injured.

I closed my lips tightly. Because I immediately realized what Leon was trying to tell me.

“Good job.”

I couldn’t reproach. Leon was also injured because of the request.

Duke Sen looked at them sprawling on the floor and leaned over and examined their wrists one by one.

“As expected, they have no patterns.”

“Isn’t that what you expected?”

“Well, that’s true.”

“This is the end of the request. But why were you curious about the hunter?”

I shook my head right away. I didn’t need to know.

“Here’s the payment. You took care of it faster than I thought.”

At the words of Duke Sen, my men approached him and received the money.

I didn’t expect 20 million francs to be ready right away.

“Well, I’ll get going now. Once again, I admire the Velois family’s ability.”

Duke Sen smiled with satisfaction. And he ordered the servants who came with him to take those scattered on the floor.

I grinned and held up my hand.

“Oh, I didn’t say you could take them with you.”

He wanted to know who the criminal was, so he asked me to catch them, but he didn’t say he was taking them.

“I definitely want you to find the criminal, ah…….”

The Duke of Sen touched his chin as if he had realized something at what he was saying.

“So, I need you to give me an additional fee. It was hard to catch several people.”

“Ha, a merchant is a merchant.”

Annoyance flashed across his face, but it didn’t matter.

Honestly, if I give them away, I don’t know what he’s going to do.

“Then how much should I pay? I’ll give you enough.”

“Well, you asked me to find them, but I caught them and showed you their face, so the request was fulfilled.”

Well, I may look like a bully, but I’m not wrong.

I asked him to check it out, and I even showed them to him.

Actually, it didn’t matter if I didn’t show them.

All I had to do was provide information about them.

“It looks like we’ve done enough.”

“How much do I have to pay to take them?”

“Oh, that’s difficult. They have separate business for that.”

“That’s…!”

Duke Sen was furious. I blinked at him.

“As you can see, they didn’t have a pattern. It wasn’t done by the nobles. However, I think my family will be in trouble if the duke takes them.”

It’s nice to see your eyes, but I don’t think I’ll use it.

Then, if everyone finds out that we caught those with criminals and handed them over to others, we will suffer the most.

Above all, it was an opportunity to give the royal family a blow through this incident.

“So go back now. Oh, by the way. You know the secret clause well, don’t you?”

“Well, I’m sorry, but let’s do it. If the Velois family rises, it will be nice for us as well.”

Seriously, is there a family that maintains good relations with the Velois family other than illegal activities?

No, it was safe to say that there were hardly any.

I smiled broadly and nodded.

Duke Sen came up to me before I could even take a step, he took my hand and kissed it.

“The time we spent together was quite enjoyable. I hope we can continue to be good friends.”

“It’s an honour.”

I pulled my hand out of his and shrugged my shoulders.

Somehow, I felt my wrists tingle.