“T-T-Temple! I was going to take her to the temple!”
Still with the lies, his willpower is unexpectedly strong…
He had expected the man to break under the pain and the fear of death. However, despite being frightened, he showed no signs of spilling the truth. The danger of leaking information rivaled the danger that Sebas posed.
Sebas considered changing his approach. In some sense, this place was enemy territory.
The reason the man did not call for help from beyond the door was because he did not expect any of his allies to respond immediately. Regardless, staying any longer will cause the situation to become more bothersome.
He did not receive any orders to cause trouble for his master, only to keep himself hidden and quietly collect information.
“If that is what you were planning then there will not be a problem even if I am the one to take her. I will make sure that she recovers.”
The man’s surprised eyes shook side-to-side. He then desperately squeezed out his next words.
“… There’s no guarantee that you’ll take her there.”
“Then how about if you accompany me?”
“I’m busy right now so I can’t. I’m going to take her later.”
Sensing something in Sebas’ expression, the man quickly continued on.
“That’s legally ours. If you’re going to put your hands on other people’s property, then you’re breaking the law! If you take her with you then it’s kidnapping!”
Sebas froze abruptly and furrowed his brows for the first time.
The man attacked where it hurt the most.
Although his master had said that it was okay to stand out to a certain extent, that only applied when it was necessary for their disguises as a rich family’s daughter and her butler.
If he broke the law and invited the hand of the judiciaries, there was a possibility that their cover could be blown. In other words, it could lead to a huge uproar and become exactly the type of conspicuous incident that his master did not want.
Although it was hard to imagine that this rugged, crude looking man was educated, his tone was still confident. He must have heard it from someone who was knowledgeable about the law. Then there was a high possibility that his claim held true.
With no witnesses in sight, the answer was simple. He could simply end it through force. All that would leave behind was a corpse with a broken neck.
But that was only when it was absolutely necessary. It was a final, last-ditch method to be used only when it coincided with his master’s objective. It could not be used for the sake of this unknown girl whom he had just met.
Then was abandoning the girl the right choice?
Sebas felt his irritation rise at the man’s crude smile.
“Can a great, gentlemanly butler like you cause trouble for your master behind their back?”
The man was grinning now, seeing how Sebas’ frown became more obvious, he must have realized that he had a hold on the butler’s weakness.
“I don’t know which noble you serve, but won’t you be harming your master if you cause trouble? Ahn? And who knows, that noble might have a good relationship with us. Won’t you get scolded?”
“…Did you think that my master was someone who could not handle the law? Rules were made to be broken by the strong.”
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