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Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World – the Apostle of the Gods Who Know No Self-Restraint (Web Novel) - Volume 2 Chapter 55: The Malbeek Territory 2/4
Volume 2 Chapter 55: The Malbeek Territory 2/4
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A little bit earlier.
At the knights’ station, Deleeta and Cain were sitting at a table.
Although it was a simplistic reception room, they hadn’t treated Cain badly.
There were two guards standing at the room’s entrance, however, to make sure he didn’t escape.
“So, what’s your name?”
“– – I’m Cain.”
“This is just for confirmation, but could you please open your status?”
“– – that would be impossible.”
“Even if I ask you not as a knight, but as a member of the family of the duke who governs this town?”
“– – that would be impossible.”
No matter how many times he was told to do so, Cain didn’t show Deleeta his status. If he went around showing it irresponsibly to all and sundry, the king might even end up punishing him.
Sighing and taking a sip of his tea, Deleeta asked once again.
“You won’t show me your status no matter what? What if I said I would hit you?”
“I won’t show you my status no matter what. If you really want to see that bad, go ask Eric-sama, please. Then, if you’ve gotten his permission, I’ll show you.”
Deleeta’s eyes widened at the sudden use of Eric’s name.
There was no way he wouldn’t be surprised, when Cain, dressed as an adventurer, and without any company, had uttered his father’s name.
“Why do you know father? Or, as you’re around Silk’s age, perhaps you know her too?”
“Of course. Silk is in the same class as me in the academy.”
“Then, there’s no reason for you to have to show it unnecessarily. Just tomorrow, my father will probably have returned here to his mansion. I’ll ask him about your secret when he’s arrived. But if it turns out that you were lying about my father knowing you, it’ll turn into quite the big problem, and you might even be punished with lese-majesty. So, sorry, but you’ll have to wait in a special room until he gets here.”
Cain had no choice but to nod along obediently.
As it turned out, the room he was shown to was a prison cell. No, rather, it only resembled a prison cell.
It was half underground, with only a little bit of sunlight being able to make its way inside near the ceiling.
The prison cell was a private room, and it was actually way cleaner than Cain had expected. And inside, although not partitioned, there was even a toilet and bed.
There was even a sofa and table, and while there had been some other prison cells that did look the part, it must have been out of Deleeta’s consideration that he had been given such a luxurious, private room.
The only reason he had actually come to Malbeek was to get a point to [Transfer] to, so he could have used [Transfer] to return to the royal capital there and then, but now that he’d told them that he was called Cain, and found out that Duke Eric was coming back to the town, he had to say hello to the duke.
While trying to suppress his feelings of disappointment at not being able to enter the hot springs, Cain laid down on the bed.
He passed the time relaxing, lying in the bed. As he hadn’t been given lunch, he stealthily took out some bread and a cup, which he filled up using water magic, from his [Item Box], and ate until he was full.
Outside the cell, there was only a single guard assigned to keep watch on Cain.
Cain decided to talk to him to pass the time.
“Hey, hey, guard-san. How long can I stay here?”
At first, the guard was a little miffed at Cain’s question, but as he too had the time to spare, he joined the conversation soon enough.
“Until Deleeta-sama gives his permission for your release. Deleeta-sama is the Duke’s second son, so he joined the knights, and now protects the peace of this town as our commander.”
“Whaaat, really? Earlier, Deleeta-sama said that Eric-sama would be coming tomorrow. So I doubt I’ll be able to leave until then…”
“If Deleeta-sama says so, then that’s how it is.”
Cain laid back down on the bed, and, taking some sweet out from his [Item Box], he continued talking.
The sweets had been made sometime earlier by Silvia, and were mostly cookies with dried fruits on top.
“Is that so… I wanted to go to the hot springs though…”
“Yeah, the hot springs in this town are the best – – wait, what, what are you eating?”
“Eh? Sweets. Want some?”
Cain held out some remaining sweets to the guard through an opening in the jail cell.
“Ah thanks… wait no! You have an [Item Box]!?”
Cain nodded, his mouth still full of sweets.
The guard timidly took some sweets from Cain’s outstretched hand and put them in his mouth.
“Mmm, this is tasty.”
Cain also handed over a cup he had taken from his [Item Box] and then filled with juice to the satisfied guard.
“Here, take this too, do go on. I’m still a minor so I don’t have any alcohol on me, but here’s some juice I bought in the royal capital.”
“Thanks, I’ll still take some though.”
And before Cain knew it, the guard had opened up a bit and their conversation had become livelier than ever.
“Deleeta-sama’s not a bad person, his personality is just a straight line. And only Duke Eric really listens to what he has to say. He even has a rivalry of sorts with Noel-sama, the eldest son, who is currently the deputy lord here.”
“Is that so. That can’t be all that good.”
Cain listened to the guard, nodding along and giving the appropriate reactions to his grumblings.
“But still, he’s a good person who doesn’t treat commoners any differently from nobles. It’s just, he judges everything and everyone as either good or bad, with no space in between, so he can be a bit troubling sometimes… It would be nice if he had even just a little more flexibility to deal with situations, like Eric-sama, for example…”
Cain chuckled, thinking about Eric’s face.
As they were talking, there was a knock on the door, which then opened.
“I guess it was getting close to dinnertime. Wait…Deleeta-sama!?”
The guard had thought it was dinner being brought over, but the one who entered the room turned out to be Deleeta.
Hastily putting the cup in his hand on the table, the guard stood to attention and saluted.
“My father arrived earlier than planned. And then he came here to confirm everything as fast as he could.”
In front of the prison cell, Deleeta pulled out his sword from its scabbard and waited for his father to come in.
Then, accompanied by two knights who seemed to be his bodyguards, Eric entered the room.
Stopping in front of the prison cell, Eric and Cain looked at each other.
“Whaddup.”
Was all Cain said. Eric’s face became redder by the second. Then, unable to endure any longer, he burst out laughing.
“Ahahahaha… My stomach hurts. Cain-kun, how did you end up in a place like this? Ahahaha, I really can’t even any more…”
While Eric alone was roaring with laughter, Deleeta, Eric’s knights, and the guard all stood there stunned.
“Father, this Cain, is he an acquaintance of yours?”
Deleeta asked timidly.
“Yeah, of course he is. I mean, he’s Silk’s fiance, yeah? Viscount Cain von Silford Drintor. Margrave Garm’s child, y’know?”
Hearing that, everyone except Eric turned pale.
Because, even if he seemed to be only a child, if he had a territory’s name as a part of his own, that meant he was the head of a noble family. Even if Deleeta was the second son of a duke, he still needed to treat the head of a family with respect and sincerity.
“Eh… a viscount!? A margrave’s son!? Silk’s fiance!?”
Deleeta couldn’t keep up with Eric’s words.
“But still, Cain-kun, why didn’t you show him your certificate saying you’re a viscount? If you had shown him that, it would’ve been proof enough that you were a noble.”
Eric asked while laughing. As Cain had been asked so many times to show his status, he had completely forgotten about it.
He usually had it stored away in his [Item Box], so it wouldn’t be found even if they searched his whole body.
“Yeah, now that I think about it. Well, I was constantly being told ‘Show me your status!’, so I completely forgot.”
Scratching his head, Cain took out the certificate that proved he was a viscount from his [Item Box].
Upon hearing Cain’s words, Eric instantly sobered up from all his laughing and directed a cold gaze towards Deleeta. The mood inside the room also changed in an instant.
“– – Deleeta… did you see Viscount Cain’s status?”
Deleeta shook his head, surprised at his father’s now completely different expression.
“No, I was resolutely rejected, so I had him taken to this prison cell. But, as I suspected he might be the child of some noble, I gave him this room.”
“Then all’s well. If you had seen… Deleeta, depending on the situation – – you might even have been given a death sentence.”
Hearing what Eric had just said, Deleeta’s eyes widened to an extent they had never done so to before.
“This Viscount Cain is just that valuable as a human resource. Which is why he was given a noble title and became the head of a noble family at that age. You got that? But still Cain-kun in prison… Let him out already. I’ll have to report this to the king when I return to the royal capital… phew”
His cold expression disappeared in an instant, and returning back to usual, Eric began smiling again.
Learning that Cain was a noble, the guard hurriedly unlocked the door to the prison cell and threw it open.
“That was fun, guard-san. Thanks for keeping me company.”
Cain smiled at the guard, who bowed with an apologetic expression on his face.
“Cain-kun, let’s go back to the mansion. I’ll introduce you to the family.”
Taken along by Eric, Cain went to the mansion.
Deleeta was so shocked, he stayed standing there for another few minutes.
