The Hard Work Will Never Betray Me

CH 48S

I approached Felix, exhausted and dizzy, as my magic seemed to be nearing its limit. I approached him carefully, it could be that he was fainting, but this time he was completely lying helpless.

“I can't believe you fainted, ...”.

Felix was seriously injured. Even in a daze after being shot in the head, he still had many scars on his right arm where he tried to slash my shock bullet.

However, the hand was broken and the arm from the right shoulder to the bottom was crushed and broken. Meanwhile, when I checked it with “Diagnosis”, one of the recovery magic, I found a broken left leg, ribs, ribs, and some other injuries such as concussion and serious damage to internal organs.

...... "slash of wind" - he was very strong, but with this arm, he would never be able to use the sword again. Felix himself is alive, but he's dead as a wind killer.

Normally, I would think that Felix would die if he was seriously injured, but the fact that he was still alive after all this was probably because his vitality was so incredible. Even a direct blow to the brain by Mei's weapon only caused minor injuries to her temple and concussion. To be honest, I don't understand. That magic shock weapon, even though it was less powerful than my shock bullet, was still strong enough to pierce through the wooden board.

I'll tie him up.

It is not impossible for Felix to escape, so while he is unconscious, let's tie it with “tali binder”.

"Roof."

A rope of magical power protruded from my hand and twisted intricately to bind the unconscious Felix. Felix flinched, as if he could feel pain despite being unconscious, but showed no signs of waking up. The damage seems too big.

“…… . Mr Eberhard!”

Just as I finished holding Felix, the captain of the duke's bodyguard arrived with some of his men and a patrol in the city of Canard. Apparently, they were able to hold the small fish without incident.

"Are you hurt, Mr Eberhard?"

“I'm fine, but I want you to take Lily to a safe place.

"Good sir. So, where is the young lady?

I silently pointed to the moonlit bell tower.

“Make sure the woman is safe! Come fast!"

"Okay sir!"

The movement of the escort unit trying to protect Lily was quite agile and solid. Even though they were caught off guard by an unexpected powerful enemy, they were still excellent guards for the duke's family.

“..... Hal-!”

"Lilly!"

Lily, who came down from the bell tower with Mei, immediately ran towards me.

“I'm afraid Hal will lose. ……"

“There's no way I'll lose."

“But I'm scared."

I'm scared of Lily, too, but she's fine.

"Thank you, …………."

"What's the point of being a bride if you can't be my fiancee in times of need?"

"God."

"What?"

"I love you."

"What?"

“Aaah! This guy dodged a bullet! I won't let you get away with it, even though this time you're a heroine!

"Oh! we can't do this in public!"

“Oh, so this is a noble knight story. I will have one of my singers sing it for you.”

“That's a good thing.I'm looking forward to listening to it over a drink."

Hey, patrolman, don't be happy with people's love stories. And don't try to spread it!

“Well, I'm glad Lily's okay."

“I'm also glad you're okay, Hal."

Lily's abduction ended without anyone getting hurt.

✳︎

“Eberhard. Thank you so much for saving Lily, how can I thank you?"

“Master, please lift your head. I only saved Lily's life as her fiance. I did what I had to do, so don't worry about it."

A few days after the incident, Lily's father, Duke of Bernstein, received the news and came to the border manor's house in Heitburg with more guards than usual and a large reward. He was asking me about the reward for saving Lily's life.

“However, this time it was my fault for limiting the number of guards. As a father, I feel ashamed.”

"Whatchu mean? This happened in my area. The whole responsibility is on me. I'll take full responsibility.”

“North General. Your son took care of it, didn't he? If you look at the entire family border count, there is no one to blame. Besides, it's my fault."

“Sorry to disturb you. This incident is entirely due to the fact that we, the guards, are not strong enough.I apologize with all my heart and soul for this, and I hope you are not offended by it."

“How dare you! Are you really risking your life to protect her. I'm not a martial arts expert, but I've heard the nickname "wind killer". Nothing makes you and your convoy feel ashamed.”

The discussion became chaotic. The only reward is that in the end, no real loss has occurred and everyone feels responsible and wants to apologize. If this turns into a blame game, we'll go to hell with a hand basket. I'm glad it all ended well.

Besides, we can't go on like this.

"Then let's do this."

I was the only one in the group who was not responsible for the situation, but I was the only one who made the difference, so I had to find a solution.

“We all have to take responsibility. Prince Farenheit failed to realize that serious crimes were taking place in his territory, and that could be a serious problem. The Duke of Bernstein also restricted the escort of his daughter, which almost led to a diplomatic incident with other regions. The guards also failed to protect him entrusted by their master. Everything has a point, and it cannot be the responsibility of just one person. Then we all have to take responsibility and use it as a lesson for the future so that situations like this will never happen again.”

“..... Yes, this incident will not happen if everyone takes the right action.”

“I can assure you that something like this will never happen again in my territory."

"More times, I'll protect the Lady at all costs."

Everyone said their determination with a mysterious expression on their faces.

"Well, we have to think about the details of how we're going to carry out that resolution, but for now, let's get this done. Fortunately, Lily was not injured.”

“..... That's the kid you used to bring to our house to play, right? I'll come to your house later to thank you.”

“It would be surprising if masters and dukes from other regions all came to the workshop to thank me.”

“Please be generous with a gift for you May. If you're not with me, this rescue won't be possible."

I told you about the "M-1" magic plane that Mey created and the last shot with the magic shock weapon.

"What's? …… It was a military revolution being made."

“You have terrible talent, ……. Eberhard, how dare you spit on a genius like that?”

"Well, I happened to find it."

Mei's talent seemed frightening even to those in charge of state affairs. As a king, this was a talent they wanted to capture. They may regret not realizing that such a talent is asleep.

“There may be geniuses lying in places we don't usually notice."

This is not the world I used to live in, but there are men who come from ordinary backgrounds and rise to power. It is not surprising that anything can happen.

“You're absolutely right."

“I'll do my best to keep up with them."

The three of them, who had once tasted the bitterness of Lily's kidnapping, revealed their respective thoughts.

“By the way, what happened to the merchant and Felix?

I asked my father, curious about the people who made this happen the most complicated. I'm sure the nobles who rule the estate have a gag order, because they don't want the bad news about the nobles being held captive to be spread everywhere, but it doesn't need to be kept secret when I ask.

“The merchant will be confiscated and executed. Felix was left alive because he might be useful to us, but he was hurt. She's still not awake.”

“Execution, that's fair enough. But I don't think Felix will listen if he wakes up."

“That's why we always look for him, just in case he wakes up.

That's Felix. I'm sure Felix will be able to get out of jail even if he's seriously injured.

“For now, you should stay by Lily's side longer. She wants to be with you."

“Please me too. Go play with him."

“I'll leave you for it."

I finished what I needed. I went back to Lily. It's not like I offered to talk to them. That's because I need to be as a party and as the next head of the family. Of course I want to talk to women.

I wonder what she's doing right now, maybe drinking tea in the garden with Mei and sister Noel.

I headed to the park, excited about the girl's upcoming leisure time.

✳︎

"Well, it's time to grow from here."

“How about Arendelle gifts or workshops?”

“I've heard that the craftsmen are quite skilled. Isn't it a good idea to embrace them as your personal craftsman?”

“That's a good idea, but if we do that, they'll probably react if there's a problem.”

“If that's the case, I should make him my first business partner. As master, whenever you have to deal with them, I have to book a job from that workshop."

"Or maybe you could give them preferential treatment in terms of taxes and patents."

“Well, since I'm a duke, I think the prize is money and goods."

“That's great, My lord. You are very generous.”

"How can you say that when you have so many men in your own land?""

"Ha ha ha."

"Ha ha ha."

In the living room where Eberhard left off, a dirty laugh…