Survival Strategies of a Corrupt Aristocrat: Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 7] by Wanta

Author:Wanta
Language: eng
Format: epub

Interlude: Ser Yon’s Dilemma

I straddled my trusty horse, who had accompanied me through all the battlefields I had been on ever since I had become a knight, and was sent off by the butler, Kevin, as I headed back for the Dulac territory. I had left our luggage for Julianne at Baron Girard’s mansion and only took my usual equipment with me: a short spear, a shield, and my armor.

It had been a while since I had traveled alone, and I enjoyed the sense of freedom.

“With this, I have done my last job as her father.”

Julianne was similar to me and liked to fight. So when she got her scar, I had thought she would never manage to get married and never expected her to become a baron’s wife. I felt like a weight had been lifted from my shoulders. Now, Julianne wouldn’t stay a commoner and would become an aristocrat, which should please my wife, Hilde. The next step was for them to love and support each other, but Julianne didn’t know that kind of love, so it might be difficult for her. Though considering how Baron Girard was resourceful enough to restore his tattered domain, he might be able to do something about it. After all, even from my point of view I found him to be an attractive and fascinating man, so I couldn’t help but hold such expectations.

“Hm? Those cavalrymen are...”

I was still in the Girard territory, and yet I’d found three people in some familiar outfits. They were wearing silver helmets so polished that they reflected the sunlight, so I couldn’t see their faces, but I was certain that they were Baron Dulac’s soldiers. They were coming my way on their horses, and seeing as they were looking at me, it probably wasn’t a coincidence.

My instinct as a knight told me that a plot was brewing and that my daughter was in danger.

“Hey there, Ser Yon.”

“That voice... Is that you, Young Master Matteo?”

“Indeed.” The man before me removed his helmet, revealing the face of Baron Dulac’s son.

Baron Dulac wasn’t blessed with children, and Young Master Matteo was his only son. He had been raised with great care, but once he had awakened to the joy of fighting he had started to participate in conflicts more and more, gaining experience and becoming stronger. He was very talented, and I knew he would surpass me in a few years—that made me look forward to the future.

I descended from my horse, stabbed my short spear in the ground, and put a hand on my chest in a salute. “Did you have some business in the Girard domain? You should have told me; I would have come to welcome you,” I said. The bad feeling I had worsened.

Since Baron Dulac became the head of his house, he had been trying to expand his territory using various means. He was very ambitious, and there was no way he would send his precious son here without a reason. I didn’t know what he wanted me to do, but I was certain that I would not like it.

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