The Damn Family Is Back Again - Chapter 323



323. Loner (6)

The once noisy duke’s house quickly became quiet.

One of the sisters came to seek advice. Another tried to find a way while not letting go of the bond with her younger sibling. The other chose the path leading to ruin.

Perhaps it was something that could have been predicted, Heron thought as he opened the door with a heavy heart.

As he opened the door, the solemn atmosphere of the room came into view.

Shaiden, too, was looking at the sleeping Isabella with a sorrowful gaze.

“Shaiden.”

“Oh. Heron.”

Had he not even sensed the presence?

Shaiden flinched in surprise.

Although a doctor is supposed to focus on caring for the patient, he should at least know who has come.

Heron pulled up a chair and sat down, advising Shaiden.

“You’ve been taking care of the lady without rest for days. Go and get some sleep.”

“My mind is complicated, that’s all. I’m not tired. I’ve already had some sleep.”

“Already had some sleep?”

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“Yes. Thanks to someone helping me. Logically, could I stay here continuously at my age without a single rest?”

“Hmm. That’s true.”

As the conclusion that Shaiden no longer needed to rest was reached, the atmosphere in the room became solemn again.

“…The rumor has spread throughout the empire. You know it too, right?”

“Yes.”

How could he not know?

The rumor that Carsein was plotting treason.

“It’s a ridiculous rumor not even worth mentioning.”

“Yes. The young master revealing the fangs of treason towards the Pesellos Empire? That would never happen, even if the sky were to fall.”

The two knew Carsein’s character better than anyone else.

He had no interest in astronomical amounts of money, and he turned his back even more on rising in status through power or hegemony. Even when the opportunity to win the biggest tournament was right in front of him, he did not seize it.

Yet, he never once mistreated his subordinates.

Camilla would run in fright when she saw the master trying to work himself, and the head maid Tasha had seen it many times, gasping for breath.

He personally experienced, analyzed, and calculated what level of work was appropriate, how much rest to give, and what welfare to provide to avoid overburdening them.

Thanks to that, last year he received the worst reviews, but this year public opinion has completely turned around.

When the long-standing misunderstandings were cleared and the false accusations were shed, what the people of the territory heard were exemplary stories and the upright character of a lord that could serve as a model for the nobility.

The strength he built was also to protect himself.

He managed the territory to repay all the money owed to the duchy.

In the process, he was extremely reluctant to accept help from others and tried to solve everything on his own.

At this point, one might wonder if he ever had any desires in the first place.

The only thing Carsein wished for was to leave this duchy and sever ties with them.

He was a man infinitely far from the word ambition.

“But… the method is not quite right.”

“For such a person to be falsely accused so uncontrollably…”

They tried to quell the rumors, but the vested interests who feared Wederos would never let go of their power.

The power of a mere duchy’s physician and butler could not stop it.

The only person who could stop such a thing… at least, had to be a member of the duchy.

That’s why the situation was even more pitiful.

“If only Lady Arina had not issued a bounty on Young Master Carsein…”

This was the biggest problem.

If it had been a search order instead of a bounty, the exaggeration that the duchy had been backstabbed or the overinterpretation that it was intended from the beginning would not have even been spoken.

It was none other than Arina who suddenly cornered her own family member, Carsein.

“Is there no sign of improvement in the lady?”

“…No. Unless Young Master Carsein comes in person, it will be difficult.”

“Not good. Not good at all.”

Isabella, whose mental illness had relapsed.

If she just comes to her senses, this case will be resolved in no time.

However, the fact that the only person who can bring her back to her original state is none other than Karsein is a stumbling block.

Will the person who so desperately wanted to leave the duke’s house return here?

It’s impossible.

Considering that Karsein left this place without a moment’s hesitation, even more so.

This cycle becomes a parallel line that never continues.

Just like a loner.

Wandering and wandering, eventually getting caught.

In the midst of such a negative future.

Sheiden cautiously offered his honest opinion.

“…But the situation isn’t all that bad.”

“What?”

“Not all three of them share the same opinion.”

It is true that Arina put Karsein in a dangerous situation.

However, the other two sisters did not.

“…No way, the two of them?”

Sheiden nodded.

“Miss Flora instructed the maids to neutralize the effects of the Kelvia fruits scattered everywhere. Moreover, Miss Claire did not agree with Miss Arina’s opinion. She is constantly shaking the soldiers at the checkpoint to make a place for the young master to stay.”

In the midst of receiving only gloomy and ominous news, this was the best of the best news.

No. Perhaps it was something that had been foreseen.

“Yes. They have changed a lot. Miss Flora and Miss Claire.”

Reflecting on the past, they have developed a vision to somehow accept Karsein as a real family member.

“So, how is it going now?”

“Due to the neutralizers scattered everywhere, a path should be made. Of course, considering the young master’s allergy level, he would need to ride a horse and have protective equipment…”

“So, it’s not impossible to get out of the north.”

“That’s right.”

“Can you mark it on the map?”

“Well. From here, like this…”

Neutralizers scattered everywhere as if a path is opening.

If Karsein follows this path, it leads to the place with the highest chance of survival.

“Is it Rusmayer?”

It seemed like a ray of light was visible.

Because he is not alone.

It’s not that there are no elements of anxiety at all.

There might be someone in the territory who would report him for the bounty.

Moreover, there could be those who are eyeing a bigger reward and contacting the privileged nobles.

However, those elements of anxiety do not apply to Karsein.

The two old men smiled as they looked at Rusmayer.

They wouldn’t have to worry about what might happen there.

Those who have committed sins will receive their karma.

But on the contrary, those who have shown goodwill will be rewarded with goodwill.

For that reason, Karsein was never alone.

Of course, he himself might not realize it.

“If we reach Rusmayer, we might be able to buy some time. In that case…”

“Heron, what are you planning to do?”

“I intend to meet the vassals.”

“What? You don’t mean…!”

Sheiden looked at his friend with surprised eyes.

“I am the butler of the ducal house. I serve the master who leads this ducal house properly.”

“But, but that is…!”

“What’s wrong must be corrected.”

As the butler of the ducal house, Heron had thought for a long time.

The position of the duke is infinitely heavy.

Isabella has been acting as a proxy, but someday she would have to give up that position.

The real duke had to appear. And someone with outstanding abilities befitting that position had to ascend to the dukedom.

However, this incident proved that the next head of the family did not have the appropriate capabilities to take that position.

“To be coldly honest, Miss Arina is not the one to be the master of the ducal house.”

There was only one person who made the wrong judgment.

There was only one person who strangled the family with the wrong judgment made due to insufficient capabilities.

There was only one person who had to discard the old emotions revealed due to these insufficient capabilities.

Heron was planning to reveal this conviction, which he had harbored for a long time, to his retainers.

*

Due to the Kelvia fruits scattered here and there, one could easily get trapped right after coming out of the Illeor mine, but somehow, they managed to completely escape from the north.

Nevertheless, the pursuit continued.

The timer kept decreasing, and although the speed at which they were being caught had slowed, there wasn’t much leeway.

Therefore, a decision had to be made here.

“This ahead… is it Rusmire?”

“Yes.”

A path sprinkled with a neutralizer, which could be either a trap or a stroke of luck. Following this path led to the Rusmire territory, which I once ruled.

The territory I once ruled.

So, it might be a bit safer…

‘But I can’t be too sure.’

They might have set some traps.

Some of the pursuers might be hiding.

Some of the villagers might be aligned with the Duke’s family or the nobles who fear Wederos.

Even if that’s not the case, if someone is after the bounty on my head…

I can’t be relieved. No, it might be even more dangerous because it’s a territory where I might feel safe.

“Yawn.”

“Ha. Just get caught quickly.”

Just like that.

Not only because of the Kelvia allergy but also for other reasons, passage is restricted.

‘The only fortunate thing is that my appearance is somewhat concealed.’

The item I received when leaving the Duke’s family has a weak concealment effect, but it’s questionable whether I can briefly get past that guard.

At that moment.

As if thinking the same thing, Harnie asks to be let down from the horse.

“I’ll go inside the territory first and check. Karsein.”

“What?”

“They said they were looking for you, but they haven’t started chasing me yet. If I speak under the pretext of being your fiancée, it won’t be difficult to enter the territory.”

That’s true, but…

This kind of thing…

“You’re usually so quick to calculate, so why aren’t you asking for help now? Really.”

“Wait, Harnie…!”

“I’ll be back, okay?”

She left those words behind with a smile and entered the Rusmire estate.

“…”

She wasn’t wrong.

The wanted order was only for me, and no one was chasing Harnie.

She, who had not been caught since Eleor, did not seem out of place entering Rusmire.

I knew it too.

That it was the most efficient way.

But I couldn’t bring myself to say it.

I didn’t want to deceive her.

…I didn’t want to use her.

*

It had been quite some time since Harnie entered Rusmire.

Just as I was beginning to worry that she might have been caught.

A carriage came out from within the Rusmire estate.

There was no reason for such a peddler’s carriage to come out of nowhere.

And that carriage stopped at a place where I could see it well.

“Young Master Karsein!”

“Young Master. Please get in!”

From inside the carriage tent, a mother and daughter emerged.

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