Became the Son-in-Law of the Traitorous Family

9. Don’t Live Downward – 03

A few days after that, a secret meeting between the Grand Duchess and Ouroboros was held again in some kind of secret place.

Anyway, since they had fought together in a big battle, the awkward atmosphere had disappeared more than before, and at the same time, the gaze of those on the side of the Grand Duchess looking at the members of Ouroboros had also changed a lot.

To be honest, it’s safe to say that I looked down on them a lot in the past.

To say that the secret organization led by the legitimate princess of the empire, Yurika del Cartesia, is not to say that it is a group of wild dogs that have attracted savages who have no roots in the end.

On the other hand, they are the elite of the elite who have been training their swords ever since they were children in the prestigious Grand Duke of YoRHa. As much as that, it was the moment I was firmly determined to make them realize that if they were to engage in actual combat, such lowly mercenaries would be nothing more than their sidekicks.

But… The skills they faced in the real battle were beyond what the knights could have imagined. No, it was none other than themselves who stood as a sidekick in the previous battle.

The sky was split in two by the single sword that the mercenary wielded, and the entire ruins were split in two by the magic cast by the sorceress and disappeared without a trace.

They still can’t forget. The appearance of that mercenary who shared his sword without hesitation against Illivatus, a demon who spewed out absolute demonic energy that seemed to be threatening the world.

Although he may be from a lowly background, in their judgment, that mercenary must have been a powerful person on an equal footing with the empire’s proud master.

If that’s the case, then it must be clear that the woman who uses magic who had to redraw the map of the whole area while working together with such a mercenary is also a great wizard with a position equal to that of the seven tower lords of the empire.

If that arrogant princess of the empire, Yurika del Cartesia, is her closest aide and always accompanies them, it would be natural for them to have that level of skill.

“So what did you call her for, Grand Duchess? Even if you look at it like this, the opening is very busy. It would be nice if I hadn’t summoned her for some useless business.”

That’s why, at this moment, they realized that they couldn’t show any reaction towards her princess, who kept her arrogant attitude while clicking her tongue softly at her grand duchess.

As long as it is possible to kill all of them with the single sword of that mercenary escorting her from behind the princess, their actions will only degenerate into meaningless echoes.

Meanwhile, Reiner felt somewhat awkward seeing the knights on the other side of him looking at him with awe-filled eyes.

‘Actually, I don’t count as much as you think… ‘

If the opponent is limited to demons, he can demonstrate his full power, even with a super salary, for a while, but unfortunately, if the opponent is a human, the power of the liner will also sharply decrease.

Of course, as long as you have the basics, if you fight one-on-one, you can easily beat those idiots, but if it’s 2:1, the odds aren’t that high, and if more than three people attack… It is certain that the spirit of non-retirement cannot be demonstrated at all.

‘Currently, my skill set is focused on Ilki-to, not Western studies… ‘

However, there is no need to reveal the truth when people over there misunderstand that he is an absolute strongman.

No, rather, the thought that I can take advantage of this situation passes through my head.

In that case, isn’t there a need to meet the demand of the audience who are looking at you with awe from the other side?

And on this occasion, you have to properly set up the [Superior/lower relationship] Between this side and the other side so that you can prepare for an unexpected collision…

After completing such calculations in an instant, Reiner puts a fishy smile on his lips and begins to blatantly kick his tongue at the knights behind the Grand Duchess.

“Tsk, looking at the tails, there are no dogs with tails. They claim to be knights, but to show themselves like that in front of their masters.”

“…..”

“The last time we met, I seemed to like it a little bit… I’m sorry It’s pathetic.”

The knights behind the Grand Duchess seemed to flinch at Reiner’s line, but they didn’t seem to feel dissatisfied or insulted.

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No, on the contrary, there were even people who accepted it as if it was natural for Reiner to say those lines toward them.

Because just such an arrogant attitude is a classic look that absolutes in a field often see!

At the time Reiner was getting a strange sense of satisfaction from seeing the knights who were so scared, the sorceress Sistina stood silently next to him… So Cirilla sighs and wraps her right arm around him.

“Why are you harassing the poor knights again? Could it be that I didn’t go on a date with you yesterday and got angry with them and took my anger out on them?”

“… What?”

Cirilla suddenly clings to a person and makes outrageous settings. And Reiner had to taste the déjà vu as if the incident that had happened with Yurika a few days ago was replayed while watching Cirilla.

‘Why do they keep adding strange settings during the performance?’

At least, if you’re going to add a setting like a lover or something, you should mention it in advance.

“Huh, if it was something like that, I should have said it earlier. Anyway, there is still a childlike part to me. You always bluntly reply that you don’t like it, but in fact, you really liked me, right?”

Saying that, Cirilla began to raise her hand towards Reiner’s face with her right hand, while holding Reiner’s right hand tightly with her left hand.

No matter how you look at it, Cirilla’s hand movements seem to be filled with some insidious desire.

And even though Reiner was clearly watching Cirilla’s hand movements, there was no way to block them.

Just when I thought I was in such a desperate crisis, Yurika also suddenly turned around and looked at Reiner and Cirilla, who were making excessive contact with each other.

“Sistina.”

“Yes, poor princess.”

Her Sistina, who immediately bowed her back in response when her princess called her.

Fortunately, she doesn’t seem to have forgotten that he’s still acting, Reiner let out a sigh of relief.

“It is quite noisy. And not even polite. We are not alone in this place, and there are guests openly, so what use is it to have a chat like that?”

“… Sorry, low.”

At the point of her princess, Sistina bowed her head towards her once again, but her princess’ dissatisfaction did not seem to subside. No, rather, it seemed that her business had just begun.

“And Sistina, why are you so attached to Ran? Isn’t it a composition that someone might mistake for Ran as your lover?”

“… Yes?”

“Haa, Sistina. Hasn’t leisure always been emphasized? Ran is Yeo’s man and her lover’s concubine, and on the day she becomes the owner of the Leisure Empire, Ran is Yeo’s one and only companion and the man named Ino, who is scheduled to become a government official. It is a well-known fact that you are hungry for men, but it is not polite to flirt with others like that.”

Sistina’s cheeks trembled at the princess’ solemn words. In the eyes of others, Sistina’s appearance seemed to somehow stab her in the face.

“… Lowering. Me too… No, Ran is actually very, very close. Before Ran and I came under the lower house, we knew each other for a long time. Therefore… Well, you could call it a kind of childhood friend. Mmm, a close childhood friend. Which led to her childhood promise. That’s it.”

“Me? Promise? With you? Since when was I like that with you… “

On the other hand, Ran tried to say something ridiculous, but at that moment, Sistina trampled his foot with all her might, so he ended up groaning and not saying anything.

“Sure! Ran means a closer relationship with me than a low level. Since Ran has such a flawless personality, he and Ha Hao are like family, but that’s just a figurative expression. Would you say I’m more suitable for someone who can be called a real family?”

“Lee must have warned you? It is said that she has a personality that never sits by and watches someone else covet her possessions.”

“That’s why Ran didn’t originally belong to me!”

‘Are those things really crazy?’

Thanks to the method acting, they didn’t throw away their current concept, but the way they growled at each other was reminiscent of the second round of the argument the other day.

‘Why are the two of them on so bad terms?’

I didn’t want them to laugh and joke like her real sisters, hahahaha, but watching them growl at each other again and again makes my head hurt.

At this point, I even wondered if these guys were sorting out the ranks among themselves.

‘It’s not some kind of animal kingdom, but what is a sequence arrangement… ‘

If they only chatted in the corner of the house, they could be regarded as just cute, but seeing them biting each other like that using their position as a weapon even in this situation makes me feel the need to have a serious conversation sooner rather than later.

But that’s a story for later. Right now, as this side is in the middle of performing method acting, there is no way we can interfere with them carelessly.

However, in a situation where the Grand Duchess is looking at us from the other side with an amused look, we can’t just let the two of them swear at each other.

In the end, it means that there is only one person who has to take poison to resolve this situation amicably.

“Uh… decline of the princess. And Sistine. As I said just now, it’s not just us, but the guests are also here, so why don’t you exercise a little restraint… “

Rainer said that in the most solemn manner in order to maintain the concept of an absolute strongman he had just shown in front of them, but of course the two women didn’t even bother.

“You should be quiet. I am talking to that viper woman who is opening the door.”

“You are a bit salty. If you intervene, I’ll just go crazy.”

“…..”

As Reiner closed his mouth at the force he felt from the two women, the Grand Duchess, who had been watching the scene until now, smiled lightly.

“That sounds interesting. As you just said, it seems that you and the people below you get along well with each other.”

“Didn’t I tell you? We are like family to each other.”

Of course, seeing Cirilla growling with her eyes closed behind Yurika’s back, though she didn’t take much credit for it.

“Well, it wouldn’t be bad to watch the chatter between the low court and the sorceress as it is, but since we and you are both quite busy, let’s quickly move on to the main topic.”

“The body?”

“Of course, the story is related to Ilibatus.”

At those words that she was so familiar with, Yurika put on a disgusted expression and slightly frowned at her own eyes.

“Ilibatus? And why does that name pop up? Didn’t everything come to an end after her only concubine, Ran, who had only one thing to do with him killed him?”

Everything is good, but I ended up thinking that it would be nice to do something with that bastard’s lover setting.

“I thought so too… In fact, nothing related to Ilibatus was finished. No, in a sense, it would not be an exaggeration to say that it has just begun.”

“What are you talking about again? Karin von Charlotte Johrha? Don’t spin her words around, give her a straight explanation. That way, even if she is open, she will be able to decide whether or not she can help you guys.”

“So, it means that we only focused on subjugating the ‘Evil’ Ilibatus, but we didn’t consider the other aspects at all. In fact, in a sense, it is more important.”

The Grand Duchess sighed softly and slowly opened her own mouth.

“No matter what the truth was, Ilibatus was nominally the one who was dispatched here as an envoy from the Empire. And such a person, we must have killed no matter what the circumstances were. If you want to summarize the events that only appear on the surface, you can list them like that.”

“So?”

“The Empire also found out that Ilibatus had been murdered. Everything, even the fact that he died at our hands.”

“What the hell is that? Regardless of whether he’s a Shinigami or not, wasn’t his true identity a demon? Even an empire wouldn’t be able to fight a fight by killing a single insect, right?”

“Unfortunately, however, the Empire side… For the death of Ilibatus, it seems that the focus was not on the aspect that he was a demon, but on the fact that he was an envoy of the Empire and an agent of the emperor’s authority. In other words, the Empire They seem to think that we have violated their decency.”

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Illivatus was the representative of the empire itself, possessing even the sword sword Karshdel, which symbolized the authority of the imperial family, regardless of all the circumstances surrounding it. It was done And that’s in a situation where the Empire is keeping an eye on us with interest!

It goes without saying how such an action on our side will be reflected on the empire and the emperor!

“…Then.”

“Yes, it is.”

The Grand Duchess softly bit her own lips and spat out the words quietly.

“The Empire has declared war on us.”

“It looks like the war will begin soon…”