Chapter 27
EP 27 – Hero & Lucius vs EVIL(8)
I had never witnessed a death so unmourned in my life. Even when Hitler killed himself, there were more people who sympathized with him than this guy. No matter what the reason, it’s undeniable that this was a heinous situation where I beat the lord to death in someone else’s territory.
The knights of the territory stared at the flattened corpse of their lord with expressions of deep disgust. Their faces betrayed how relieved they were at his demise. The same went for the staff and even the knight captain investigating the incident.
“Well, given his behavior, it’s understandable.”
The knight captain didn’t even seem interested in the details of the event. Despite the lack of solid evidence or even the hero’s testimony, the knight captain nodded as though my account was more than enough. What had this guy been up to before all this? I had a sneaking suspicion that even if I’d killed him just because I’m annoyed by his face, they would have still shrugged it off with, “That’s understandable.”
Reflecting on how casually the matter was being handled, I regretted not killing him sooner. The hero looked visibly nervous, receiving an investigation from a knight for the first time. The knight captain finished the final report and said.
“We’ll need to send news of this to the royal palace, so we won’t be able to send you off.”
When a lord dies without a successor, the palace selects a landless noble to take over the territory. Hoping the next lord would be somewhat decent, I left the neighboring territory.
As we neared Peta Territory, the hero seemed increasingly on edge. I, too, grew curious about how Erina would react. Would she be shocked? Indifferent? Upon crossing into the territory, a patrolling guard quickly sprinted off to inform Princess Erina Ahildern, the acting proxy of the territory.