Chapter 24 (1/2)
Crime
Lilia was briefly speechless at the guard’s words.
It was absurd and she was wondering how to answer, but Tession, who was next to her, jumped apprehensively.
“No! What do you mean by this? You knew who this was!!”
“…As long as the report has been received, we should check it out.”
When Tession fought back, the captain of the guard replied and yet, he didn’t let it go of his looks mixed with suspicion.
He looked up and down at Karhan and asked.
“If there is nothing suspicious, you don’t have to be this angry, right?”
Except for the captain, the guards were already putting their hands on the sheath.
In any case, they were to draw their swords. As if he were a hero dealing with a villain, the captain raised his chin and proudly said.
“Show me your identification card.”
Lilia bit her lip, the attitude of the guards made sense to some extent. It was their job to check if a false report was received.
And as there was once a massive gang sweep to clean up the violent groups, the Empire hoped to completely eradicate the organization of the dark world altogether.
Understandably, since they talked as if Karhan had already been branded as a criminal, it caused their attitude to flare up.
This was the same with the reporter.
Without any particular reason, he seemed to have misunderstood just by looking at Karhan’s appearance.
Lilia glanced at Karhan.
Everyone was angry and couldn’t manage their facial expressions, but Karhan was calm.
It was heartbreaking to see him seem more familiar with this situation than asking for a refund.
“This is my boss, and this is my identification card!!”
Tession took out his identification card from his arms and laid it out roughly.
The captain glanced at it.
Herben, Tession’s family, was a well-known county in the capital.
The captain had an unexpected look on his face, but soon returned to his firm appearance.
“This won’t work. Show me your identification card.”
The captain remained firm in his position.
And he added useless words.
“I must check those with ugly eyes for the safety of the Empire.”
(Q/C: “those with ugly eyes” ok this might be difficult to explain but usually it’s normalised for criminals to have dark appearance and cold eyes(some cases eye bags), so he is saying people with cold eyes/eye bags are ugly eyes, well it’s an empire where beauty has very high standards)
Lilia, who remained silent, came forward.
“I understand your position, but I don’t feel good being treated as a criminal.”
Then the captain glanced over to Lilia with a pressuring gaze. The captain of the guard then said as he judged her to be a lady from a well-off noble family.
“I’m on duty, so please don’t step up. Do you want me to find fault with the noble lady?”
He said, while clicking his tongue.
It was a warning pretending as if he was worried.
Lilia, offended, smiled crookedly.
“The captain of the guard should be careful, too. You might get a pay cut overnight.”
Those words hardened the captain’s face.
The guards were basically given the green light, but that alone was not able to make a living by itself, so they received donations from the aristocrats.
The imperial family also allowed donations because it cost a lot of money just to manage the Royal Knights.
And the Blodden family had the largest contribution in the Empire.
“I don’t know which lady you are, but I’m sure there would be nothing wrong with my salary without your support.”
The captain made an unpleasant appearance, then said, “I know how many noble families there are behind the guard.”
The tense atmosphere began to unfurl violently.
Franchse, who was upset, clicked the sheath.
At the intrusive sound, the guards’ eyes turned toward it. The guard’s eyes widened when he saw the sentence engraved on the sheath.
Then he hurriedly approached the captain and whispered something.
“Bloden…?”
The name from the captain’s mouth shook the guards’ eyes. There was no one in the Empire who didn’t know the name Blodden.
The captain of the guard looked at Lilia again. His complexion turned white after confirming her bright blond hair, a symbol of the Blodden family.
“Well… Are you a lady from the Blodden family?”
When the captain asked carefully, Lilia looked at him instead of answering.
The captain shut his mouth with a glare.
The captain and the guards, who had been stiff, began to feel nervous. Salary cuts aside, if the Blodden family formally protested, the commoners could be fired from their jobs.
Lilia said, holding onto the arm of Karhan, who was standing there.
“Karhan, you’re very upset, aren’t you?”
There would be only one person with the name Karhan that was this chaotic.
Karhan Evantheon.
He was the most famous figure in the capital city these days. He was a little duke with all kinds of rumors.
The guards’ faces have been bleached completely.
The Evantheon was a ducal family, the second most powerful after the imperial family.
Their work now was not the problem, it was time to worry about life.
(Q/C: LMAOOOOO)
Lilia glanced at the guards and looked up at Karhan. Unlike before, she was upset when she saw blue eyes that sank with resignation.
At the best, he has raised his confidence only a little bit….
He might have looked calm, but it must have been heartbreaking.
Lilia asked the guards who were still silent.
“Can’t you all see the little duke was hurt?”
“…..?”
When Lilia shouted with all her heart, the guards gave Karhan a look of confusion.
However, rather than hurtful impressions, he had the impression that they would be the ones that would get hurt .
Lilia looked at Karhan’s face one more time and shouted.