Tome of Blood

Chapter 41 -41- The Duke of Bold

"Your Excellency, my servant seems to have encountered some problems. Please allow me to go and see what happened."

Charlotte saluted Bruno gracefully, and then walked towards the gate of the Duke's Mansion.

Many nobles had already gathered in front of the Duke's Mansion.

Most of the people looked at Quasimodo and Nice, who was mentioned by the starry knight, with curious, contemptuous, or schadenfreude eyes.

A few young nobles who wanted to show off wanted to step forward to help, but they were quickly stopped by the elders of their own families, who shook their heads to signal them to be quiet.

The Duchy of Boulder is ultimately surnamed Boulder.

When you come to a birthday party, you naturally have to give your master enough respect, even if the other party is just a knight guarding the gate.

It is quite rude to try to bring pets inside quietly.

"What happened?"

Seeing Charlotte approaching, the gathered nobles made way.

Quasimodo, as if he had found the backbone, hurried over, and said in a low voice helplessly:

"Master, pets are not allowed in the Duke's Mansion. I want to persuade Lord Nice to endure it in the pet area outside, but Lord Nice is unwilling to go, and wants to follow quietly..."

"As a result... he was caught by the knight at the door."

pet area?

Charlotte froze.

Thinking about Nisi, although he is cheap, he always reveals a bit of arrogance in his bones. This guy doesn't want to go to the pet area to stay with those real cats and dogs, and she can understand to a certain extent.

but……

Charlotte frowned slightly, and glanced lightly at Nice, who was caught by the nape of the neck:

Can't you speak? Can't explain it yourself?

Nice looked pitiful and innocent, and there was a bit of grievance in his eyes:

explain what? Explain that I am affiliated with the Church? Mrs. Nice of the church has become someone's pet, should I hang out in the church circle in the future?

Charlotte glanced around, and her eyes turned cold:

Then go to the pet area honestly and don't cause trouble for me. After a while, I will naturally talk to the people in the Duke's mansion about the situation and bring you in.

The black cat's eyes instantly became anxious:

don't! Let Master Cat stay with those stupid cats and dogs, not even a minute! Don't even kill Master Cat!

One person and one cat communicate with each other with their eyes, without hindrance.

It can also be regarded as an additional ability of the servant's oath.

Looking at Niss's pitiful expression, Charlotte sighed in her heart, after all, she decided to help it and settle accounts with it later.

However, just as she was about to explain to the gatekeeper knight, Bruno's shrill voice came over:

"Huh? Isn't this Lord Nice? Osama, are you crazy? Put Lord Nice down!"

After hearing Bruno's words, Starry Knight looked at the black cat in his hand, with a hesitant expression:

"But... pets can't..."

"Idiot! Your Excellency Nice is a big figure in the church. These days, he is ordered by the church to protect Miss Charlotte all the time! Hurry up and put it down!"

Bruno glared.

"An important figure in the church?"

"a cat?"

"But doesn't it have a pet collar around its neck?"

"Wait, the name Nice seems to have been heard in the church..."

The nobles around talked a lot, looking at the black cat with surprise and curiosity.

Nice: ...

Mao Mao's face collapsed all of a sudden.

It's over, it's over, the matter of belonging to the church is still not hidden...

It can almost predict the expressions of those bastards in the church laughing wildly after knowing that it is regarded as the pet of the heir of Castel!

It can be seen from the sky, these days in the manor, it deliberately avoids those priests every morning!

All in vain!

Although, it did become a pet of an ancient evil god...

But the evil god's pet, and a little girl's pet, can that be the same!

However...it cannot reveal secrets.

Nice cat face is full of complexity.

After hearing Bruno's words, Starry Knight still hesitated, but looked at the black cat in his hand, and finally put it down.

"Lord Nice! Are you not surprised?"

The fat butler had a fawning expression on his face, bent down and said to the black cat.

Seeing that the matter of revealing his identity was a done deal, Niss stopped pretending, but sighed helplessly, then packed up his mood and raised his head proudly:

"Well...it's okay, this starry knight is indeed a real knight."

"Meow! Master Cat just wanted to test whether he is doing his duty."

It proudly held its head high, like a leader visiting a local area.

"A Talking Cat!"

"Extraordinary creature!"

The eyes of the surrounding nobles suddenly brightened.

Seeing more and more nobles gathered, Niss coughed lightly quickly, shrunk his almost invisible fat neck, and tried to put on it as much as possible that Charlotte had specially put on to punish the maid who peeked at the maid's bath a few days ago. The collar hides:

"Okay, the misunderstanding is resolved, let's go in quickly, don't block the door here."

As he said that, he quickly slipped into the Duke's mansion and hid behind Charlotte, as if he was afraid of being seen by acquaintances again.

"Hey, Miss Charlotte, let's go in, the Duke may be waiting in a hurry."

Bruno said cheerfully.

After speaking, he took the lead in walking towards the inner palace.

Looking at the flannel-like back of the other party, Charlotte stared slightly, lost in thought:

Niss said that only Dean Raoul of the mission hospital and Captain Kara of the Boulder Demon Hunting House knew about its actions. It even explained that it happened to meet her on the night of the hijacking.

How did Bruno, the housekeeper of the duke's mansion, know that Nice had been staying with him all this time, and that he was here under the arrangement of the church?

Looking at the fat butler's fat face that seemed to be always cheerful, Charlotte temporarily suppressed her thoughts, and followed with a smile.

As for Quasimodo, who was not a nobleman, and Nice, the "guest from the church", they were escorted by the waiter, one was placed in the area where the servants were, and the other was taken directly to the reception area.

The scale of the Duke's Mansion is much larger than that of the Castel family's manor.

In terms of style, it is less luxurious than the Castel family, but more solid, which stems from the former fortress status of the Duke's mansion.

After passing through countless corridors, Bruno finally stopped in front of a fan-shaped gate with knights standing guard.

He took a step forward and knocked on the door respectfully:

"My lord, Miss Charlotte is here."

"Let her in."

An old voice came from the door.

After finishing speaking, the knights stretched out their hands to open the door, and Bruno made a gesture respectfully:

"Miss Charlotte, please."

Charlotte took a deep breath and stepped inside.

Behind the door is a rather spacious study room. There are countless books on the tall bookshelves, densely packed like stars.

In front of the bookshelf, there is a carved oak desk.

An old man wearing a black aristocratic robe and a wig is sitting at a desk, writing.

Sensing Charlotte's entry, he put down the quill in his hand and slowly raised his head.

It was a very old face, and it looked like it might be sixty or seventy years old.

Wrinkles are deep, and age spots are covered on the face, but a pair of blue-gray eyes are piercing, and the old face is full of majesty.

Andre de Bold.

The current Duke of the Principality of Boulder, one of the nine Dukes of the New Moon Kingdom, a knight of the third rank of Blazing Sun, and one of the cabinet members of the New Moon Kingdom, concurrently holds the title of Military Chief.

Although he looks sixty or seventy years old, he is actually only fifty years old.

It's just that he was seriously injured many times in the Star-Moon War between the New Moon Kingdom and the Fallen Star Kingdom that lasted for more than 80 years, and his body was overwhelmed by excessive magical treatment, so he was so old.

Of course, his numerous military exploits also allowed him to accumulate a high enough reputation within the kingdom.

But it is a pity that a serious injury in his youth also made him lose his fertility forever.

Except for the only daughter Eleanor who was born in the early years and had entered into a marriage contract with the third prince of the New Moon Kingdom, his heirs are only the illegitimate son Leinor.

Looking at the old man in front of him, Charlotte's mind soon emerged with relevant information about his supplementary work.

She took a deep breath, pinched the corner of her skirt, performed a vassal etiquette in an elegant and standard manner, and then said respectfully:

"Lion of Boulder, wise lord, Charlotte of Castle pays homage to you..."

"May your glory, in divine radiance, forever illuminate the land of Castel."

The Duke of Bold looked calmly at the girl who was saluting respectfully, and a flash of appreciation flashed in his blue-gray eyes.

He nodded slightly, smiled lightly and said:

"Get up."

Charlotte stood up, and the Duke pointed to the chair in front of the desk:

"sit."

Charlotte picked up the corner of her skirt and sat down at the desk, and soon a waiter brought a crystal glass full of milk and offered it to her respectfully.

Seeing the girl's slightly surprised expression, the old Duke smiled and said:

"I heard that you especially like to drink these when you are hospitalized in the church, so I prepared them in advance."

After finishing speaking, he looked at the girl carefully, and couldn't help feeling:

"I haven't seen you for many years, and you have grown up too. You are so beautiful, and you are already the brightest pearl in the New Moon Kingdom."

"Looking at your eyes, I can feel that the experience during this period has made you grow a lot."

Charlotte was silent for a moment, and sighed softly:

"People always have to grow."

This time, she didn't try to be cute.

Because she knew that in front of someone like the Duke of Bold, being cute without foreplay was meaningless.

"Yeah... People always have to grow up."

The old prince nodded in agreement.

And then, he looked serious again:

"Charlotte, do you know why I specially summoned you this time?"

Charlotte's heart moved slightly, and she bowed her head slightly:

"Please indicate."

The Duke of Bold did not explain directly, but stood up suddenly, looked at the map of the Principality of Bold behind him, and said meaningfully:

"As Castel's heir, what do you think of Castel's current situation?"

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