Tome of Blood

"Crazy? No...it's a strategy."

Duke Bold shook his head lightly.

As he spoke, he looked at Leno lightly, and said calmly:

"If you want to be a qualified Duke of Bold, you must have certain skills."

Leno laughed angrily:

"What a strategy! What a wrist! What a poulder!"

After all, he tore off the lion badge on his chest and threw it on the ground:

"If this is what you call Boulder who is admired by the world, then...you should keep this badge for yourself!"

"Such a dirty surname, such an aristocrat, I feel disgusted!"

After finishing speaking, Leno took off the gorgeous noble robe, threw it on the ground as well, then turned and left.

"Stop! You bastard! Pick up the family crest again!"

The Duke of Bold looked gloomy and said sharply.

The coercion of the third level of Chiyang erupted instantly, and Leinuo's face turned pale.

However, he still straightened his waist and said coldly:

"No...that's your family crest."

"From today, I have nothing to do with Polder."

"I swear to God Lord Harald, I, Leno, have nothing to do with the Bold family..."

After finishing speaking, he slammed the door and left without looking back.

Duke Bold looked at the direction where Leno disappeared with an ugly expression, and angrily crushed the armrest of the recliner.

But soon, he collapsed on the chair again, looking much older all of a sudden.

...

Boulder City North Gate.

Carla led her own horse, silently looking at the beautiful girl who came to see her off.

Under the black parasol, the girl with blond hair and blue pupils smiled charmingly and asked sincerely:

"Miss Kara, are you really determined to leave Boulder and go to East Unet Blackland to restart your mercenary career?"

"Stop considering my proposal?"

Kara was silent for a moment, then shook her head gently:

"No, I'm already tired."

After hearing Carla's words, the girl looked a little regretful.

She sighed slightly and said:

"I see."

"Thank you for taking care of me in Boulder, and I wish you the best of luck as you start a new life in East Unett."

"Eastern Unet Blackland is not too far from Castel Territory, and the gate of Castel will always be open for you. I hope that in the future... we can meet again one day."

Kara nodded slightly, then got on her horse.

"Thanks."

She dropped the last sentence and drove away.

Seeing the figure of the female knight gradually disappearing on the horizon, Sebas, holding an umbrella for Charlotte, sighed slightly, and said:

"Obviously wanting to find out the truth, but has been doing things for the enemy...Miss Kara is really miserable."

Charlotte nodded in agreement.

Even resigning from the position of Demon Hunter Knight, Kara may have been very disappointed with the church.

She still hopes to win such an extraordinary knight with unlimited future into her territory.

But it's a pity... After experiencing all kinds of blows, the other party is no longer in the mood to do things for Castel.

"I hope she can get out of the shadow of the past as soon as possible after she leaves Boulder."

said the girl.

"But it's a pity...the Duke of Bold was not dealt a blow. As far as I know, the content of the report Kara provided to the church did not involve the Bold family."

Sebastian said with some regret.

Charlotte smiled noncommittally:

"That's not necessarily true."

While the two were talking, the sound of horseshoes came from behind.

Accompanied by the sound of horseshoes, there is also the familiar sound of driving a horse.

Charlotte's heart moved, and she turned around.

After seeing the person coming, she smiled slightly and said:

"Your Excellency Leno, why did you leave the city?"

It was Leno who came on horseback.

On his body, he had changed back to the clothes and equipment he had when he was a free mercenary, and he could no longer see the crest and sword of the Bold family.

He looked quite anxious, looking around, as if he was looking for something.

Even after hearing Charlotte's voice, he didn't focus on the conversation with the girl at all, but said in a daze:

"Oh... it's Miss Charlotte..."

After speaking, he hurriedly asked again:

"By the way! Miss Charlotte, have you seen Carla! I heard that she left the city gate from this direction!"

"Miss Kara? She's already heading north."

Charlotte said.

"North?!"

Leno cheered up.

"Yes, she's leaving Boulder, she said she's going to the East Union Blacklands, to start a new life..."

Charlotte continued.

"Leaving Boulder...East Unett..."

Leno muttered to himself, and his gaze towards the distance gradually became firm:

"Miss Charlotte, thank you for your notification!"

After finishing speaking, his expression brought a trace of apology:

"And... I'm sorry."

He made a mercenary courtesy towards Charlotte, then continued to drive his horse and chased towards the north.

Seeing Leno who was gradually disappearing, Sebas could not help but say:

"It seems that the old Duke is going to have a headache about his inheritance again."

Charlotte nodded slightly.

The old prince was as cunning as a fox.

Except for those memories in Lottie's dream, he didn't leave any evidence pointing to him.

The Duke is a great nobleman in the kingdom, without sufficient evidence, even the Holy Royal Court cannot attack him.

But sometimes, you don't need enough criminal evidence to strike an enemy.

His life was not long, but he broke with the only heir...

For the Duke of Bold, who attached great importance to family inheritance, this was almost watching his family become extinct, which was a more painful punishment than death!

Looking away from a distance, Charlotte gently stretched out her hand again.

Bits of light gathered in her hands, and the remnant souls of the girls awakened by her also appeared.

"Everything is over, you... can leave with peace of mind."

she sighed.

A blurry phantom floated up like the wind, and bowed slightly to Charlotte.

A gust of wind blows, and the little photons are scattered with the wind.

Charlotte watched the last ray of remnants dissipate.

Then, turn around and leave.

...

In July 1444 of the sacred calendar, Linus, the great priest of the Principality of Boulder, was arrested by the Holy Royal Court for colluding with the Gorefiend Cult and harming civilians, which caused a great commotion throughout Boulder and even the New Moon Kingdom.

In September of the same year, Linus, the sinner, was subjected to a religious trial in the capital of the Crescent King. Because of his bad influence, he was sentenced to be burned by the presiding judge of the Crescent Diocese and executed immediately.

At the same time, Leno de Bold, the heir of the Bold family, announced his break with the family, and went to the mercenary adventure paradise, East Unite Blackland, to become a free mercenary again...

In November, after a detailed investigation, the Holy Royal Court determined that there was indeed an evil god suspected of being a blood prince in the Principality of Boulder.

According to the confession of the sinner Linus before his death, the holy royal court called him the God of the Night and listed him as a key target of investigation...

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(Volume 1, end)

Tonight's first update, I'm going to go through the plot of the second volume, and I'm going back to the territory to start farming.