Provincial Cleanup (3)

The day Aquitania fell, he was caught playing with a woman and had his head chopped off.

So, I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

But even though he was addicted to women, was he doing this at night?

With a woman on either side of him?

Did he usually invite women into the room like this?

I'm not sure what to make of this.

The mask of the evil lord is about to be thrown off, and it's outrageous that I would do the same thing as Julius.

If I was going to be a rogue lord in the future, I might as well.

Of course, it was convenient that Baron Bord had sent them.

It was proof that Baron Bord was not a decent person after all.

"Chamberlain, you can step back for now." <Julius >

"Yes, sir...?" <Landers >

"What's up? You look like you want to say something." <Julius >

The chamberlain unexpectedly started asking me a question.

It was the first time that the chamberlain, who had always just nodded, had questioned my words like this.

In addition, he looked a little disappointed for a moment, and then quickly regained his poker face.

"No, no, nothing!" <Landers >

Then he scurried out of the room.

What was that?

Well, that's not the point right now.

I returned my gaze to the two women.

I calmed down my excitement at their unexpected nakedness looking at them calmly, and saw that their bodies, hidden by the futon, were trembling.

It was probably because they had been forced to take their clothes off halfway through the day, just like the ridiculous practice of sacrificing the virgins of the village to the gods.

"First of all, calm down. Who are you people?" <Julius >

"Well, that's...." <Woman 2>

The two women looked at each other and opened their mouths almost simultaneously.

"I am Nella from the Meran village." <Nella >

"I am Nala from the Yulta village." <Nala >

Then they each said their name and began to cry.

Perhaps the original Julius would have been even more delighted to see them cry.

"It was Baron Bord who sent you, wasn't it?" <Julius >

"Yes..." <Nella >

"I can't believe you're just going along with this. Do you have any idea what this place is like?" <Julius >

"Yes, I do. Yes, I do..." <Nala >

Why are you crying?

The answer I got was not the one I was looking for.

I guess I'll have to change my approach.

I moved closer to the bed.

"You guys haven't heard the rumours, have you?" <Julius >

I walked up to them and they started to shake even more.

"Ugh, rumors...?" <Nella >

"Rumor has it that Lord Julius likes to torment women who cry. The more they cry, the fiercer he gets." <Julius >

I sat down on the bed where the two women were sitting and gently grabbed the head of the woman in front of me.

"It's pretty brutal, too. he's going to rape you in front of your parents, inflict mental anguish on you, and then kill you all. How's that for bad taste?" <Julius >

"Oh, no!" <Nala >

"Oh, no....! Oh, my God, please help me! Please, please, please!" <Nella >

The women begin to cry.

"I want you to tell me the truth about what Baron Bold said to you and why you gave yourself up like this. If you don't, I'll call your parents right away. I hope they understand that I am a more horrible person than Baron Bord?" <Julius >

The lord's bad reputation must have spread throughout the land.

The two women, gripped by fear, looked at each other and began to cry and mutter.

"So, but....But...." <Nala >

"I don't know what kind of threats you've received, but I can protect your lives, if you tell me the truth. Or how about we have a frenzied show of crying and blood spilling? Kuhk." <Julius >

"No, no, no, no!" <Nala >

"If I tell you…..you'll really, really help me, won't you?" <Nella >

"I will keep my promise. But you can choose me or you can choose Baron Bord. This is your only chance. Even a child can tell you who has more power." <Julius >

They were both looking at each other with wide eyes, but eventually one of them started to confess the truth.

"Oh, okay. I'll tell you....Baron Bold told me not to tell you, he said he would kill my parents if I didn't do what he said....That's what he told me. He also told me to give this to my lord when he fell asleep....He told me to make him drink this!" <Nella >

What?

The woman took out a small tampon looking thing from somewhere on her body and prostrated herself on the spot.

I'm not sure what this is....No way, is it poison?

"I need your help. Please....I don't want to go through that hell. Please just kill me. No, please help me....I don't want to die!" <Nella >

I was disgusted. I didn't expect the Baron Bord would try to kill me using these two women.

"No way. Is that poison?" <Julius >

"...please help me. He said it wasn't poison. He said it was just a nutritional supplement that would help the Lord sleep for a few days...And he said he would help us when he became the Lord...." <Nella >

Perhaps after I die, these two women will be considered assassins and executed so that no one will find out who's behind this.

"Chamberlain!" <Julius >

In the end, I had to call the chamberlain again.

"Master! What can I do for you?" <Landers >

"Take them into custody. It seems that Viscount Bord has plotted to assassinate me." <Julius >

"Oh, no!" <Nala >

The chamberlain blinked his eyes with a look of astonishment.

"In the meantime, I want you to take their parents into custody as well and keep them out of Baron Bord's clutches. Oh, and from now on, no women in my bedroom, so much for the womanizing Julius. If I do that, my dream of restoring the domain will never come true." <Julius >

"...Yes?" <Landers >

At these words, the chamberlain asked again.

"A womanizer is not what a lord should be. Do you know what that means?" <Julius >

"It's...No, um, I'll arrange it right away!" <Landers >

"And one more thing. Send someone right away to tell Haddin to lead the Provincial Army and assemble all those not still drunk from the celebration in front of the castle!" <Julius >

I was glad that I switched the commander of the barracks and ensured that I was in control of the troops because Haddin's history was a stark contrast to Burke and Baron Bord.

In a way, the reason why Baron Bord did such a despicable deed was because the military power was suddenly in my hands, wasn't it?

Well, even if they had the military rights, no one can match my power with the perks here in Aquitania.

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