I Became the illegitimate son of a duke

6 – The First Death

When did it start?

When I stopped calling you brother

“hahahaha, that’s not okay. Chloe and Claude are brother and sister.”

Yes, it was at this time.

My mother said, “I want to marry my brother when I grow up!” To my words, she answered like that, as if seeing a child’s cute stroke.

From then on, I stopped calling the young master my brother.

To make the young boy look at me as a man and not as a younger sister. So you can get married.

But it seems all was useless.

“Haaa…”

On the roof of the castle, Chloe let out a deep sigh.

The world is too dark even at night, probably because the night sky is covered with deep clouds.

Boss has always been by my side since I was little and told me everything I was curious about.

Lettering, mathematics, music, science, etc. I can confidently say that I am more knowledgeable than most of my peers.

Young master was always in a position to teach me, but he was not in a position to be taught by someone.

So, when he first learned magic, he was greatly surprised by the act of being taught by someone. He was afraid of getting in the way.

But that was a mistake, and the young master quickly mastered magic. After all, Young master is a genius.

Young master literally knew nothing.

But I don’t know my heart.

“It’s an engagement…”

Engagement is the first stage of marriage.

The other party is said to be the granddaughter of the Duchy of Laurel… If so, it must be the girl I saw at the banquet hall before.

“You… Tricked me…”

That note… I immediately disposed of it when I received it nine years ago, fearing that the boy would find out, but I still remember the contents of the note clearly.

There were insignificant things like giving countless support to a boy who is sure to succeed or giving me a lot of money, but the most important thing was [I will let you live with Claude.].

I believed that word and tried to convince the young master to be enrolled… But the duke, no, the duke lied to me.

You said you would let me live with you? But… It’s not.

You’re leaving.

The young master is leaving due to an engagement…!

hahahaha… Yes, even if the young master gets married, I can still follow him.

But I can’t stand it.

The more I think about the other woman beside the young master… Her heart hurts so much. I mean it hurts so much

“What the hell, what should I do—”

Ttogak-

“—-!?”

Who are you?

I just heard footsteps from behind—

“Hmm… She’s the girl Claude takes with him.”

“…Meet Pierre.”

The youngest anchovy appeared from the doorway on the roof.

That bastard, who has two older brothers and two older sisters, is no different from a kid even though he is 7 years older than me, probably because he has been pampered everywhere since he was little.

“I came out to get some fresh air… I saw something good.”

“…”

The sky is too dark because of the clouds, but it’s not so much that I can’t see it.

His pupils are slightly dilated, his face is slightly red, and he is breathing with his mouth as well as his nose as if it is difficult to breathe.

You’re drunk.

“Yeah… Yeah… What the hell were you doing all alone in a place like this?”

“That… I was getting wind as well.”

“So…?”

The youngest anchovy, who looks like he can’t even control his body properly, approaches me slowly with an eerie smile.

“Claude… Doesn’t seem to exist—- suck…!”

At that time, the moon hidden by the clouds appeared and emitted moonlight in all directions, and the youngest anchovy, slowly approaching, stopped breathing and stopped in place.

…………

“…? Why is that?”

“Oh, oh oh oh…”

It’s so beautiful.

You are too beautiful to be called a commoner.

The corners of her eyes are slightly red and hot, as if she had been crying until recently… Even that is not ugly and exudes a strange charm.

I thought I got used to it because I’ve seen it often, but now it looks especially prettier.

Especially, the haggard atmosphere caused by the slight loss of energy in the whole body and the moonlight create a fantastic harmony.

This… I can’t stand it.

…………

“Come here.”

“Yes?”

“Don’t make me say it twice, it’s a railing, isn’t it dangerous?”

“That…But…”

What is he talking about?

They say it’s dangerous because it’s a railing, so they’re striding toward the railing.

Above all, it’s not at all a worried expression–

“Wow…”

My wrist hurts.

No matter how much an anchovies are, it seems that the difference in male and strength is unavoidable.

After a moment of leaning forward, I found myself in the arms of an anchovy.

I feel bad.

“I, go away—”

“Don’t scream, it’s on the roof, so you can’t hear it far. Stop it because the others won’t be able to stop me anyway.”

“ㅡNo, uh…!”

You can know it both instinctively and rationally.

I mean, what is this bastard who always looked at me with dark eyes trying to do?

“Don’t worry too much, I’ll treat you well.”

“No… Hurry up”

“That… Like Claude’s mother, you’ll get a lot of money.”

…What?

What are you saying right now-

“Oh, that’s right. Did you say you grew up on that money too? I owe you this, so I have to pay it back!”

“…”

I couldn’t hear any more.

Something is moving in my mouth, but I can’t hear it properly.

“heheheh, yes… You’ve become calmer. Well then, that’s good.”

When I got still, the youngest anchovy crumpled his face and laughed and stopped exerting force on me.

I see red handprints on my wrist. The anchovies were scars from holding my wrist as hard as I could until just now.

On my body… Such filthy marks…

“It’s pretty good to use the moonlight as lighting. Come here for now—”

f*ck!

“—-What, haaa!!!”

I hit the back of the head of the youngest anchovy, who was taking off his pants, with a cleaning tool, and he crashed out of the building.

I finally came to my senses when I heard the sound of something exploding.

Looking under the railing, I saw a torso that was empty where the head should be. You fell off your head

“…Ah.”

Killed a person.

Surprisingly, there was no guilt. Rather, only the exhilaration that he had died well filled his heart.

The only thing I’m worried about is if this is found out and the boy is harmed.

[Illegitimate children cannot inherit.]

[Why?]

[Um… Because there is a deficit?]

“…”

At that time, the common sense that the old master had taught me passed through my head like a kaleidoscope.

[Then do you inherit if there is no deficit?]

[Hmm… Normally, that would be the case.]

Yes… The reason the young master is engaged is to receive an order.

If the Young master takes the duke’s place… No one can give orders to the Young master.

“Then…”

Among the brothers and sisters who were half the size of the boy… There was not a single one who looked at him favorably. All they did was insult, frowning, saying that they were all dirty blood.

I’m glad… I don’t have to feel guilty.

There are four left.

No, there are more, as some of them have had babies. It doesn’t matter though.

…………

“…These are the autopsy results.”

“Crazy bastard.”

The duke’s palace, which had been in an uproar, gradually regained its original appearance as time passed.

Except for the duke who received the report looking haggard.

“Did you go up to the rooftop after drinking alcohol in the middle of the night to urinate in the open?”

All the evidence points to this.

There are too many witnesses, including me, to count how much alcohol I drank yesterday, and there are statements that several servants, including Chloe, witnessed that I went to the rooftop while hiccupping. The pants are also down a bit.

What makes that conclusion all the more credible is that this bastard has been caught urinating openly from a rooftop a few times before.

“That… What would you like to do?”

“…I should simply announce that it was a fall.”

It is not necessary to disclose the cause of death in detail.

“Isn’t the lockdown already over?”

“Is it possible?”

If the fact that we died for a reason like this spreads everywhere, other guys will look at us funny.

As a father, you have no time to mourn the death of your child, and you have to think about the family’s honor… The role of the head of the family is so disgusting that I can’t do it.

“Did you see the guards patrolling the garden?”

“Yes, because the clouds were so thick last night, I don’t know if it’s the outer wall of the castle full of torches, but the rooftop was so dark that I couldn’t see it well.”

Hmm… It could be.

I woke up last night, but I couldn’t see anything outside the window because it was full of clouds.

…Waking up at the point where it was judged that his son was dead, could he have saved Pierre if he had gone to the rooftop at that time?

“There’s no one other than Pierre who would do such an idiot, but it must never happen again. Seal the door to the rooftop at midnight.”

“Yes. I will do it right now.”

After that, the duke carefully put the report in his hand down on the desk and walked toward the window with his hands behind his back in silence.

Tears are welling up in his eyes, but the duke is trying hard to keep his head slightly up.

The Duke is standing with his back turned and looking out the window so that the retainers won’t see even if tears flow down.

“…They’re cleaning hard.”

In the place where Pierre was found, numerous servants and maids rush to erase Pierre’s traces.

The Duke finds that the group of servants also includes Chloe, who is dressed as a maid.

“…”

‘You’ve grown a lot.’

Nine years have passed since I was accepted into a castle so that I could live with Claude. Certainly, you can’t even find the youthful look you had when you first came.

By the way… You must have clearly told the maid to excuse you from such chores… Why are you over there?

…No, never mind. I became very sensitive because my son died.

It won’t be a problem even if you find out later.