Mount and Blade: Summon five outlaws at the start

The main hall of Kanerba Castle is solemn and dignified, with thick walls and sunlight shining through the grille windows.

The elk flag that originally hung on the wall of the hall, symbolizing the glory of the Damon family, has now been replaced by a majestic double-headed eagle flag.

The double-headed eagle flag fluttered gently in the breeze blowing from the window, as if announcing the arrival of the new owner.

Under the double-headed eagle flag, a chair inlaid with various gems was particularly eye-catching.

At this time, Hood was sitting leisurely on the seat that should have belonged to Vito, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, looking up and down at Vito who was kneeling below with interest.

"Take the gag out of his mouth."

Hood waved his hand lightly and nonchalantly, indicating Nott beside him to execute the order.

Nott, who was standing aside, immediately walked forward quickly after hearing the order, stretched out his arm mercilessly, and pulled out the log gag in Vito's mouth with force.

Because Nott's movements were too fast, the strong force caused Vito's body to fall forward involuntarily.

However, no one around came forward to help the new Marquis.

"Damn lowly people, get off my seat!!!"

Although he fell to the ground and looked embarrassed, Vito still cursed at Hood in anger, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was so angry that he almost spit fire.

At this moment, there was a muffled "bang" sound, and an iron fist hit Vito's face hard.

The huge impact force made Vito feel a sharp pain in an instant, and his head was buzzing.

Before he could make a painful cry, Nott made another move, grabbed Vito's collar like a chicken, and lifted him up.

"If you dare to curse again, I will cut off your tongue!"

Nott stared at Vito, his eyes as big as copper bells burning with anger and murderous intent.

Feeling Nott's fierce gaze, Vito's heart trembled, and his original arrogant arrogance suddenly dissipated.

"Hmph..."

With this disdainful snort, Nott let go of his hand with disgust, and threw Vito hard on the cold and hard ground like throwing away a piece of garbage.

"Long time no see, my lord."

At this time, Hood, who was sitting on a high seat, raised his mouth slightly, revealing a contemptuous sneer, and his eyes fell directly on the embarrassed Vito.

However, in the face of Hood's soft questioning, Vito just bit his lips tightly, his eyes full of anger, but he never said a word.

"Pa!"

Suddenly, another loud and clear slap sounded, hitting Vito's already slightly swollen cheek.

Vito turned his head abruptly, staring at the man who did it - Nott - with his eyes that could almost spit fire.

He was extremely angry. He had obviously shut his mouth and stopped cursing, but this lowly pariah dared to slap him so wantonly in front of everyone!

"Your Majesty is talking to you, why don't you answer?"

Nott was not frightened by Vito's fierce eyes. Instead, he raised his strong and powerful right hand again, pretending to hit Vito again, and threatened viciously.

Seeing this, Vito couldn't help but tremble all over. He looked up at Nott's raised palm, and quickly turned his eyes to Hood who was sitting upright.

At this moment, he finally realized clearly that he was no longer the high and mighty Marquis.

So, he took a deep breath, suppressed the resentment and humiliation in his heart, and slowly said: "Hode, no matter what, I was once your feudal lord. Even if I am now your captive, please don't let your subordinates humiliate me wantonly."

After hearing Vito's words, Hode was stunned for a moment, and then laughed as if he had heard a very funny joke.

After laughing, he waved his hand gently, signaling Nott to retreat for the time being.

Seeing Hode's gesture, Nott glared at Vito lying on the ground again, his eyes full of anger and disdain, and then he quickly returned to Hode's side.

"Has Rhine Town been taken over by you?"

When Nott stood beside Hode again, Vito, who had been silent, suddenly raised his head, breaking the brief silence.

"Well, I got it." Hod answered directly.

"What about Conrad? Is he dead?"

Vito's voice trembled slightly, and he seemed not to have fully recovered, but his eyes revealed a subtle expectation.

However, Hod did not answer his question immediately. Instead, he looked at him with a smile.He looked at Vito, and his smile was unpredictable.

Finally, while Vito was anxiously waiting, Hood nodded slowly and said softly, "Well, he's dead. I killed him myself."

Hearing this answer, Vito's body trembled violently, and his face instantly lost color.

He stared at Hood blankly, his lips moved slightly, wanting to say something, but in the end he didn't make any sound.

After a long while, he seemed to remember all the past, his expression became extremely gloomy, and the whole person sat on the ground like a deflated ball.

After a long time, Vito sighed deeply and murmured in a tone of near despair: "At the beginning, Conrad kept persuading me that I should kill you, and my father also advised me that you are an ambitious person and I can't control you..."

At this point, his voice gradually lowered, and tears began to roll in his eyes.

Hood listened to Vito's story quietly, with a faint smile on his face.

After Vito finished speaking, he gently touched his chin, nodded thoughtfully, and responded in agreement: "...your father and Conrad are right..., you should listen to them."

Hearing this, Vito couldn't help but laugh bitterly, his laughter was full of self-mockery and regret.

"I was too arrogant. I always felt that I was the eldest son of the Marquis, and everyone should obey my orders and obey my arrangements... I didn't expect that I would end up like this in the end..." He said, shaking his head weakly, full of regret.

Perhaps knowing his fate, Vito slowly raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears that slipped from the corners of his eyes.

As the tears were wiped away, Vito used his bound hands to straighten his clothes and stood up with difficulty.

His body shook slightly, but he still tried to straighten his spine to make himself look as straight as possible.

Finally, he managed to stand up straight, straightened his back, looked straight ahead, and said solemnly: "Okay, now that things have come to this, you can also hang me."

Seeing Vito facing death so calmly, Hood couldn't help but flash a trace of surprise in his heart.

However, he soon regained his composure, because he had long lost the interest in teasing and humiliating the defeated young marquis in front of him.

Hood waved his hand lightly and ordered Monkron beside him: "Monkron, take him to change into a clean and tidy set of clothes first, and then hang him on the castle."

Hearing Hood's order, Monkron nodded respectfully, indicating that he understood.

Then, he walked towards Vito and motioned him to follow him out of the hall.

Just as Vito was about to take the last step out of the hall, he suddenly seemed to remember something important and stopped abruptly.

Then, he slowly turned around and his eyes fell on Hood again.

At this moment, Vito's eyes no longer had the previous resentment and unwillingness, only the calmness before death: "Hode, listen carefully, the nobles of any country in the world will not tolerate a person of low status to ascend the throne, you will face the siege of nobles from all countries."

As soon as the voice fell, Vito turned around resolutely and followed Monklon out of the hall without looking back.

Only Hode, with a solemn face, was left, staring quietly at his receding back...