That Man’s 101st Bad Ending

There are bad dogs in the world-3

The attitude of the nobles was quite submissive. Quite a few nobles who were contemplating whether to join YuRia played a big role.

Well, at this point, there were some people who contacted me,

Those who do not clearly grasp that it is a trend will have a lot of trouble.

“I want Prince Robert to become the head of the household.”

“It wasn’t common for people to say that.”

The nobleman who approached me quietly whispered as if he was talking about something secret.

“In fact, many other nobles, including me, think so. If Princess Yuria becomes the head of the family, it’s probably going to be obvious after that.”

“In what way?”

“We love peace. In fact, that is the reason why I opposed the subjugation in the south. A lot of wars bring blood, and I want this scramble for the family tree to end as peacefully as possible… It’s probably going to be difficult, right?”

“That’s something you don’t know. It may end unexpectedly easily.”

To love peace is bullshit.

It’s just that I don’t want to send my enlisted men to war.

It is already widely known that I have a connection with the imperial family, so I would like to delay the subjugation in the south as much as possible.

Well, that’s why I wouldn’t do it, so there’s no need to answer.

Grabbing the aristocrat’s hand, he waved it with force.

“Let’s go in the direction you want. Of course, if I become the head of household.”

“I will help as much as I can. For Taylor’s prosperity.”

I don’t know if it’s really for prosperity, but these words definitely gave me strength.

Not everyone approached me so obediently.

Most of the time, they oppose cooperation with me until the end. There were times when I had to pull out the sword at my waist.

“Are you threatening me with a sword?”

“No, I hate threats. The Archduke is well aware of it.”

“Then why did you grab the sword? Soga Lord didn’t even go that far!”

“Is it YuRia? I hope.”

If YuRia was better than me, she was not a very easy woman.

The aristocrat’s complexion turned blue as he swung his sword.

As the distance narrowed, he laughed at his complexion turning white, and eventually the aristocrat lowered his tail and answered as if shouting.

“Ah, I see! We should cooperate. No!”

“I wish I had said that earlier. You don’t even have to bother moving here.”

He tore the contract he had written with Yuria in front of my eyes and gasped for breath only after the sword disappeared.

It was not necessary to be gentle with everyone.

Among the nobles, there were malicious ones, but most of them did not obey obediently.

These are the people who will see their hands later anyway.

If you are kind to such people, there will be people who will see you rather badly.

“Didn’t you say you hate threats?”

When Arwen, who was looking at me blankly, asked, I smiled and shook my head.

You hate intimidation? Well, I think it’s better to do it if necessary.

The reason I said that was just to scare you, so I didn’t put much meaning into it.

“I like it.”

“…Haha, it was similar when I first met you.”

“I don’t think he did anything particularly threatening at the time.”

“I would like you to consider a little how I felt in that situation. Do you know how surprised I was?”

The first time I met Arwen, I probably remember killing assassins and painting all over my body with blood.

I wouldn’t have thought of it because Adele was down there, but if I were in Arwen’s shoes… I’d probably be quite surprised.

Come to think of it, did you faint once? If you look at it, it was a situation similar to blackmail.

He said he would kill the crown prince, but wouldn’t it be natural to think that if he refused, he would kill himself.

After laughing awkwardly, Arwen sighed and turned his head away. Now he was on his way to the last nobleman.

A lot of things would be solved if I embraced this side, but it’s a place I’m reluctant to go to.

I looked at the paper with the name Yugris on it, then quietly sighed.

“Are you okay?”

I heard Ronald’s voice. Ronald probably knew why I was doing this.

I’ve been a butler since I was a kid, so I’m sure you understand why I react to this name.

Arwen didn’t know why, but he seemed to know that there was something because he wasn’t blind.

“Because this is the most important thing anyway. I will have to bear it.”

At that, Arwen’s expression shook slightly.

He seemed to be thinking about the name Yugris, but he seemed to remember what it meant.

Isn’t the place where my mother was born in the family of Yugris?

Perhaps it was a family that had to be subsumed, and at the same time, it could be said to be the most important place.

Yugris is not a very powerful family.

If you look at the distance from the center, it was far away, and it could not be said that it had great power in politics.

However, that is just a story now, since it was quite prosperous during the time when my father became the head of the household.

In the end, it was the story after the death of his mother that Gassé became more inclined.

“I consider it. Countess Yugris.”

When I raised my head at Renald’s words, a building that was a bit shabby compared to the duke’s residence caught my eye.

In the past, it was prosperous and splendid, but now it is a place with a slightly muddy light.

As I entered the entrance, I sighed for some reason. It was a place that I deliberately did not hear even after returning.

Because when I come here, I think of my mother, and my heart is weak.

I had to get over it now.

As we walked forward with that mindset, someone older than Ronald approached and bowed his head.

“Nice to meet you, but would it be all right if I ask what happened to you here?”

“this person is-“

“No, that’s it.”

Reynolds, who was about to speak first, stepped back. At least I wanted to go in alone from here on out.

Even if I don’t want to give it meaning, if it’s polite, it’s polite.

The butler staring at me seemed to have already understood my identity to some extent, but he smiled quietly and pursed his lips.

“Please tell the count.”

With a little pounding heart, what will the person who becomes my maternal grandfather think of me?

Suddenly, such curiosity arose.

“My grandson came to visit.”

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It was the first time I had met my maternal grandfather since I was born.

In the first place, an arranged marriage meant that.

Although I had to have no major contact with my family since I was a foreigner and married.

I was feeling a little sorry that I had finally come.

What if it had come a little faster?

As I was frowning at the guilt I had in my heart, I felt a faint presence nearby.

“…You finally came all the way here.”

“Are you disappointed that it is not your granddaughter?”

“It’s not like that. I didn’t want to see it if possible. The purpose of your visit today is probably not about Serena.”

The old man, who showed a rather blatant dislike, sat down slowly.

Although he was neatly dressed, he clearly wanted to get out of bed.

After looking at it for a moment, he cautiously opened his mouth.

“I have nothing to say. In many ways.”

“If so, can I get up?”

“…don’t you hate it? As long as you avoid even exchanging a few words.”

“The problem is that you look too much alike. I haven’t seen my daughter in over 20 years. But if a person named grandson suddenly visits, do you think that would be a considerate act?”

Saying that I was impatient, I smiled bitterly and shook my head.

The word resemblance didn’t sound too bad. Rather, because I wanted to be like him. that

I don’t know what it reflects on me, but it’s true that the words I just said made me feel better.

“I came today because I wanted to ask a doctor. I heard that you are cooperating with Yuria, but I don’t think that’s the case.”

“It’s just that Soga-ju thought on his own. I don’t even want to be part of that family fight, so if you’re trying to get anything from me, you’ve wasted your time. furthermore.”

There was a twinkle in his green eyes.

Aged eyes dug into my heart, and for a moment, it seemed as if they were trying to read through my emotions.

The old man who swallowed his saliva opened his mouth. To be precise, Count Yugris pursed his lips.

“I don’t even know if the preparations to become the head of the family have been made. Do you think that a person who did not even have any power just a few months ago will become that even if he challenges now?”

“I think it works.”

“On what grounds?”

“Because I haven’t spent months playing around.”

The paper that was put out on the table had the seal of the North stamped on it.

It was a personal letter he received from Adele, and when he drew out his magic power, the divine power that dwelled between them radiated pure white light.

And when he saw the artifact taken out of his chest, the artifact with Miragen’s seal engraved on it, the count let out a laugh.

“…I see. However, you must have considered the possibility that Taylor’s prestige would be damaged if these forces intervened.”

“The reason for subsuming these forces is to prepare for the time after I become the head of the household. After I become the family head, to make sure that Taylor doesn’t waver.”

“Then what about now?”

Instead of answering, I handed out papers with the seals of nobles, and the Count, who had been looking closely at them, looked at me again.

His eyes, which had been staring blankly into space, grew a little darker.

As if interested, the count opened his mouth with a small smile.

“You are a better person than I know. Heck, if you learned from the duke, it would be natural.”

“I didn’t learn from my father.”

My father would not have considered embracing him like this.

Since he reigned from the top in the first place, he must have chosen to suppress rather than capture.

Yuria also moved in that way, so I was deliberately moving in the opposite direction to what Yuria was doing.

Occasionally, even if he mixed threats, he used dialogue as a means of communication as much as possible, and instead of intimidation, he moved toward coercion.

If you ask who learned it, wouldn’t it be possible to think of only one person.

“It must have been learned from your mother.”

It was thanks to the teachings I learned from you that I believed in people enough to be called fools by others.

The fact that he didn’t give up until the end, and the fact that he hesitated about evil even though he made up his mind to change his thoughts.

It was all something I learned from my mother.

I don’t think everything is right, but I know that the root is close to the right answer.

I could have chosen to be a fool willingly.

They were moving for hugs rather than strength, cooperation rather than division.

Does this old man know that he is walking the opposite path to the one Yuria is walking?

After looking at the silent old man for a moment, the Count smiled quietly.

Unlike the first, it was a gentle smile. Just like watching a child’s joke.

“I think it would be okay if I listened a little more.”

“You will find it quite interesting.”

When I laughed, the count also laughed.