The Only Ending for the Evil Count Pig Is Destruction

378 – Scene 378# Poisoning

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“Are you still not even touching food?”

“…”

Lina lowered her head and closed her mouth. Her food remained in her bowl in front of her. Since coming to her castle, she has been completely obsessed with eating and drinking.

Cornwell clicked her tongue.

“I don’t like women who are too thin.”

“…”

“There is no need to be so cautious. Even if it looks like this, I’m a gentleman.”

“… What about Isaac?”

Lina weakly opened her mouth.

“Are you okay, Isaac?”

“Haha… Is that what you mean as soon as you open your mouth? Are you that worried about that criminal?”

A few days ago, Cornwell visited the village of Tees with his soldiers. Their goal is to apprehend Isaac, the likely culprit who murdered Lord Thryx.

Shortly after Isaac left for the village of Tees, the lord, Viscount Thryx, was found dead in his bedroom. His cause of death was poisoning. The wine the lord liked to drink contained poison. The wine was brought by Isaac, the butler.

Cornwall, who had become de facto lord upon the death of his father, Viscount Thryx, was convinced that Isaac was the culprit and had him arrested. He also brought Lina, the hero who was there, to the castle. After arresting her Isaac, the next most important thing was marrying her.

“He’s safe. “He won’t be killed until the interrogation is over.”

“That means… Are you saying that once the interrogation is over, will you kill Isaac? ?”

“What? Did you fall in love with that guy at first sight?”

“… “I’m not sure.”

Lina couldn’t tell even if she asked her own chest. Isaac was the man Lina first met a few days ago. The moment she met him, she felt an uncontrollable emotion. Nostalgia, longing, earnestness… Can this feeling, like reuniting with someone I knew a long time ago, be called love?

Lina didn’t know. But this much she was sure of.

“But I hope Isaac doesn’t get hurt. I hope he doesn’t die… Please don’t hurt Isaac…”

“If you say that, I want to listen. But that’s not something I can decide on my own. This guy is the likely culprit who murdered the lord. He hasn’t confessed yet, but if he’s really the culprit, I have no choice but to execute him.”

“Isaac…”

He tried to tell her that he wasn’t the type of person to do that, but she silenced him. Even if he thought about it himself, this was absurd. She’d only known Isaac for a few days, and she couldn’t convince herself to say something like that. Still, why do we want to assert that Isaac is not the culprit? Do you really want to defend that he didn’t commit it?

“Do you really want to save Isaac?”

Cornwell looked closely at Lina from her face to her toes. Lina was started without even realizing it by her sinister gaze, as if she was criticizing even a pretty gem.

“Women as beautiful as you are rare. “If you marry me, I will think about what to do with Isaac.”

“Huh?!”

“Didn’t Isaac tell you? “Our family has decided to ‘specially’ adopt you as our daughter-in-law.”

“I heard. But…”

“What. Consider yourself honored. “Because I am taking a country bumpkin like you, not as a concubine, but as my lord, my lord.”

The deceased Viscount Thryx tried to trick the Hero family into marrying his sons his Cornwell and Lina. Cornwell was also looking forward to marrying a woman from the Hero family, a woman chosen as a warrior of the time. Moreover, they even say that she is an outstanding beauty.

Immediately after meeting Lina in person, Cornwell thought. Even if she wasn’t her hero, she would definitely make it her own. To that extent, Lina was more beautiful than any woman Cornwell had ever seen. She has white skin, a slender body, and golden eyes with a mysterious glow that are not typical of those from the countryside. The rumor that she was the reincarnation of a fairy was not exaggerated.

“Of course it’s good for you, right? Marrying a nobleman who is not even in my family…”

“I hate poetry!”

“…What?”

“I am… He’s a hero! You have the right to decide who you marry… !”

Lina also had the awareness that she was a hero. A warrior is a great being who will save the world. She knew that she would be treated accordingly. Because it was now her only means of opposing Cornwell.

“If His Majesty the Emperor finds out about this, he won’t remain quiet…” ” .”

“Okay? Then, where have you tried?”

“Yes?”

“Tell your Majesty or tell the other nobles. Unless you value the lives of your father and your friends.”

“… !”

“Under…” . Is it because I lived in the countryside and couldn’t learn?”

Cornwell snorted.

“Are you sure you are mistaken about something? One word from me will decide the fate of not only Isaac, but your father and your friends. Do you know what that means?”

Cornwell roughly grabbed Lina’s hair and threatened her.

“You are mine. I can do whatever I want. So, behave yourself properly. If you want to continue to be treated like a hero, just quietly marry me. Don’t make me angry.”

“…”

Lina could not say anything at her unfair treatment. She was so helpless in the face of the tyranny of the nobility.

‘What would the first Hero have done in this situation?’

She was braver than anyone else… Couldn’t this situation have been avoided? But no matter how much she thought, she couldn’t figure it out. She didn’t even know what was best for her.

Lina felt helpless. At the same time, she had her doubts about this unjust world. The world she has to save is so… She was ugly, messy and harsh. She was so miserable that she wanted to turn away even though the Demon King had not yet appeared.

‘Is it really worth saving a world like this? ?’

[?’S ? Feels? In ?’S heart.]

Huh… ?

Suddenly, letters flashed before my eyes. I tried to check again, but it had already disappeared.

“Did you understand what I said?”

“Ah, I get it… I am… I’ll follow what Cornwell says…”

“kk. Okay. I really like that attitude.”

“But before that, please let me meet Isaac…” ” ” .”

“What? I told you I was safe. Are you saying you don’t trust me?”

“I want to see it with my own eyes…”

“Under…” .”

While being brought to the castle, Isaac spoke to Lina. Cornwell may be a fool, but he is a cunning and cruel man. He said that you shouldn’t believe anything he says. That’s why he wanted to see with his own eyes whether Isaac was alive or dead.

Even in the face of Cornwell’s terrifying gaze, Lina looked at him steadfastly.

“You seem like a bold girl.”

“Please. Cornwall…”

“… Well, okay. I will grant you that kind of request. Because I am generous.”

“Thank you…”

“Just eat quietly until I call you. “Don’t think about doing something stupid.”

Cornwell snorted and left, leaving Lina behind.

There was silence in the room.

Only then did Lina hug her knees and her body her trembled.

“I was scared…”

It took tremendous courage for her, a commoner, to say that in front of Cornwall, her nobleman. She didn’t know with what courage she glared at him, especially at the end.

Knock knock.

The sound of her tapping something made her look towards the window. Then she made eye contact with the cuckoo sitting on the window sill.

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“I’m disappointed. Isaac. “Your father trusted you completely…” “

Sigh!

A dark interrogation room.

Cornwell swung his whip with all his might.

The skin his was torn with a sharp sound.

“Is this how we repay the favor we received from our family? “You ungrateful b*stard.”

The place where his whip was aimed was in the middle of the interrogation room, with Isaac hanging like a piece of meat… It was me.

“Favorite? “I don’t know what kind of favor you guys are saying.”

“On a subject where everyone is dying, bravado… !”

Sigh-!

The interrogation that lasted for several days was more like torture than an interrogation. The merciless beatings continued day and night. My skin was torn to pieces by the whipping. Nevertheless, I persevered.

I didn’t use ‘patience’. This was just pure patience on my part. ‘Patience’ is patience trained while enduring and enduring terrible pain. Now, even without using ‘patience’, my patience has become comparable to ‘patience’. Even when subjected to harsh torture, it did not break down.

Cornwell, who was swinging her whip repeatedly, was sweating profusely. He was exhausted before me.

Hehe… This poisonous guy…”

“Young master. Just leave it at that.”

“Why quit?”

“Then what if they killed me before I get a confession?”

Wizard Serhan, who was watching from the side, stopped Cornwell. I guess I must have looked miserable to him. He was enduring it with patience, but my body was in complete disrepair.

It was difficult to find a place on his bare torso that wasn’t torn and bruised. The floor of the interrogation room was covered in fallen flesh and blood.

Only then did Cornwell, seeing the signs of terrible torture, put down his whip.

“Write… Serhan. “I’ll clean it up later.”

“Yes.”

“Isaac. You too, please stop confessing. It’s hard to swing the whip every time.”

“… What happened to Lina?”

I was more worried about her than my well-being. Although she may not realize it, it is Wendy who takes on the role of Lina. She was more worried that something might happen to her little girl.

“Lina decided to marry me. But what are you going to do with that?”

“Did she threaten her?”

“Threat? Under… There’s nothing this kid can’t say. This is a kind of charity. I, a noble person, will marry a woman of lowly status. It’s not enough to consider it an honor…”＜ Br＞

“My ears are rotting from hearing this.”

“What… ?”

I dealt with ‘pride’ until I was freed from the curse. Like ‘patience,’ this too may be pure arrogance on my part.

I put proud smile on my blood-covered lips.

“Listening to your disgusting sophistry is more painful than a thousand lashes. “You shouldn’t have tortured me like this a long time ago.”

“Hey, you b*stard!”

“Do, master!”

Enraged, Cornwell pulled out his rapier. He aimed it straight at my neck.

“Don’t drag it on and confess.” Isaac. “If you tell me why you killed my father, I won’t kill you in pain.”

“Why did you kill him? Haha… “Are you sincerely asking this?”

I was so shocked that I couldn’t help but laugh.

“Don’t you know that better than me? Cornwall?”

“… What does that mean?”

“It’s a simple story. Do you think I have a reason to kill the lord? Not at all. Because it’s not beneficial to me at all. So if you think about who benefits if the lord dies… “The culprit is bound to come out soon.”

Having said that, I looked at Cornwell.

“If you’re going to frame someone, do it right. “Such a fool.”

“… Under. Do you have any proof? “Do you have any proof that I did that?”

“Aren’t you also accusing me of being a criminal just out of curiosity? “There is no evidence anywhere that I was poisoned by alcohol.”

“That’s right. It’s normal for everyone. But…”

The next moment, Cornwell changed his mood. He showed his true colors without any sign of hiding it anymore.

“If you’re so quick-witted, why don’t you confess? Huh? We’re both tired.”

As expected, Cornwell did it.

“Was the permanent position so coveted?”

“… My father has lived too long. He should have stepped down from his position as a lord long ago …”You ruined everything.”

“… “I ruined it?”

“It’s because you work so well. Isaac.”

It was Serhan who said that.

“At the master’s order, I have been poisoning the lord’s drink ever so slightly. But since you came as a butler, I can no longer manage everything the lord eats and drinks.”

“Okay! Ever since you became your father’s butler, everything has gone awry. “Didn’t our plan go awry because you did the work in vain?”

I was on the verge of laughing. Serhan was the lord’s henchman, so I thought he was on the lord’s side, but in fact, he was on Cornwell’s side. The fact that the two were part of the same gang was absurd, but it was also absurd that they tried to blame me.

“If you’re so smart, shouldn’t you have been careful? Huh? If you live according to your theme and don’t mess around unnecessarily, it’s good for both of you. Actually, if you weren’t smart, you wouldn’t have been able to become our family’s butler.”

“It’s not that I’m smart, it’s that you’re stupid.”

“Oh, is that so?”

Phew!

I felt a sharp pain. Cornwell suddenly stabbed me in the thigh with a rapier. But he didn’t stop there.

“So who is stupid?”

Smoke rose from the rapier. Was it a sword enchanted with the fire attribute? There was a terrible pain and the smell of burning flesh. It was such a pain that an ordinary person would have foamed at the mouth and fainted.

But I was holding on. My pride wouldn’t allow me to give in to a guy like this. Tristan did not allow it.

“Didn’t you hear? “I said you were stupid.”

“This b*stard just lives with his mouth his!”

“Young master. Please stop. Then you really die.”

In the end, it was only after Serhan stopped him that Cornwell withdrew his sword. Cornwell, who seemed to be angry, warned me.

“You… Let’s see how long I can behave like that. Serhan. “You clean up after yourself and come out.”

“Yes.”

Serhan followed Cornwell’s orders and used magic to clean up the contaminated blood and flesh. And he left the interrogation room as if running away, without giving me a single glance. Could it be that he was stabbed by me, a fellow colleague? But there was no way to know.

I had no idea that the two people would be framed like this. No, I didn’t think they would frame me in such an ignorant way.

I didn’t know Isaac’s future. All I know is that the devil will soon arrive. I couldn’t tell the extent of Isaac’s role.

For all the roles I have played so far, I was able to know what role to play. Because I could see their future. Thanks to this, I was able to fulfill the role of helpers who help the Hero family from behind.

However, the future of Isaac, who was in charge this time, was not visible. I didn’t know how to help Wendy and the warrior’s descendants. That was precisely why I tried to run away with the hero Lina.

The second Demon King falls at the hands of the hero Alonso Isaachel, not the warrior. Since I knew that future, I thought it wouldn’t matter if I let Lina run away.

When Cornwell showed up, I thought my plan was revealed… That wasn’t it. Rather, a ridiculous accusation was placed on me.

‘What now…’

I thought about it for a moment. Should we just bide our time until the devil appears in a few days? If you take advantage of the chaos to save Lina and run away… It’s not a bad plan.

However, my body might break down first. No matter how much patience you have overcoming pain, your body has its limits. Her body is completely devastated after enduring beatings and whippings for several days. There was too much blood. If things continue like this, even me…

“Ah, Isaac… ?”

I raised my head at the sudden voice.

Wendy there… No, Lina, a woman who looked just like Wendy, was standing there with her mouth covered.