Chapter Twenty-Eight: Greeting and Night Talking
Usually, when Charon and Illya come home from school, there are at least a dozen maids to greet them, but compared to Ente's pomp, it is simply a drop in the bucket.
Under the protection of more than a dozen elite guards, Ente's carriage slowly drove into the gate of the manor, and a solemn and majestic momentum rushed towards him.
The guards belonging to the manor, whether they were spear teams composed of elite soldiers or squire-level guards, all knelt on one knee, clenched their right fists, bent their arms in front of their chests, and bowed their heads in submission, which was the most honorable salute of the Federation.
In the feudal era, only dukes and above could be enjoyed, and at that time, the dukes of the entire federation generally did not exceed the number of ten fingers.
Even if there are twenty-two families at the top of the ruling federation, they are not qualified to enjoy this kind of etiquette if they do not have the strength to do so, and as far as Charon knows, only twelve families have the confidence to do so, and ten are excluded.
After the end of feudal rule and the establishment of a democratic federation, the kneeling of the higher authorities has been abolished, because it represents the strict class nature of feudalism, and the people are not happy. But instead of being ashamed, the kneeling manor guards were proud to serve one of the best families in the Federation.
What is the identity of the subordinates, most of them are not working for the capitalists, and the biggest capitalists are the aristocracy, compared with those who pursue democracy and freedom, but honestly work for the capitalists, there is not much difference in their positions, but they pay more, including dignity and life, and at the same time get a lot of rewards.
More than a dozen cavalry escorted the carriage to the front of the villa, all the servants knelt on their knees, their expressions were respectful, compared with the guards, the ownership of the servants was in the master's house, not only life and death and dignity, but also the most basic thoughts as human beings, everything they had belonged to the master's family.
Even strong men like Wall and Renault got down on one knee, and only Charon and Illya could stand.
Seeing Illya, who only had to salute, a trace of gloom flashed in Wall's eyes, and the murderous intent was unconsciously revealed.
Charon glanced back consciously, Steward Wall's murderous aura was really strong, but how to target Illya, it was a big taboo to commit a crime under the Del family, maybe even death was a luxury.
To his surprise, Renault looked calm and not surprised. He could vaguely perceive the murderous intentions of the old butler Wall against Illya, Renault's strength was so much stronger than him, it must be clearer, and he was not even surprised, it seemed that he didn't know a lot about the things at home.
Charon didn't pay any attention, his eyes were focused on the man who got out of the carriage, his pupils narrowing imperceptibly. He bowed slightly to show respect, which was a benefit as an heir, and Illya had to salute, and he only had to show a little respect.
"Get up. Ente's low, magnetic voice fell into everyone's ears, and all those who knelt down and saluted dared to raise their heads and get up.
Ente bowed slightly, and the dozen or so guards immediately dismounted and took the initiative to disperse to all directions outside the villa, arching the entire villa to defend it.
"Sixteen peak squire-level, and two more strength can't be seen, it is estimated that they are knight-level. "Charon's predecessor didn't have eyesight strength, he only knew that the guards were very powerful, and now Charon clearly understands the strength of this escort team, and none of them are weaker than him.
"Father. ”
Ente's grim expression eased slightly, and he nodded.
Charon and Illya came behind Ente and followed him into the house, followed by a large number of servants, walking without a single noise.
Entre sat in the first seat of the living room, Charon and Illya sat on the sofa next to them, and Steward Wall had gone to the kitchen to supervise and direct.
Except for one or two maids who didn't dare to breathe and carefully poured tea and water, the entire living room was left with three of them.
There was no common topic between Ente and Charon, just a simple talk about study and life.
It's more that Ente and Illya are talking, and Charon only occasionally asks for a brief answer, he didn't deliberately imitate what he used to be, but he didn't talk much, and his performance was not much different from his predecessor.
"Listen to Wall, Charon, you have been seriously injured for a while, and you have made yourself bruised all over your body every day. Ente frowned, abruptly reproaching the silent Charon.
"The road to knighthood is hard, sometimes you don't have to work hard to get there, it's better to take one step at a time than to damage your foundation. ”
"Father, please rest assured, I will control the level of training in the future. ”
Charon replied in as natural a tone as he could, and he didn't want to use such an overstimulation, but there was no time.
Just now he had already noticed that something was wrong with Ente, and today Ente had a lot more words than before, and most of the time was spent in depression and silence before.
Under his careful perception, Ente seemed to have an aura wrapped around his body, this aura was quite familiar to him, as if he had it before, it was the death aura before his death.
Although Ente's death aura was very light, Charon's heart sank, it stands to reason that the heads of the Del family all died in their forties, and now Ente is only forty.
The rise and fall of the Del family made him feel a little heavy, and what made him almost uncalm was that after Ente's death, he would inherit the head of the family, and that kind of method with great hidden dangers would act on him.
According to his current progress, he will be promoted to the knight level in two months, and there will be a few more years, which is enough for him to grow to a certain level of strength, even if he can't beat Wall and Renault, at least he is still two or three points sure of escaping. And now there is an obvious accident, Ente may die soon, whether he can be promoted to the knight level is still two words, not to mention the strength to escape.
"Charon, I just said that you want to get along with your sister, did you hear that?"
Charon's heart was shocked, and he quickly came back to his senses and said seriously: "I know, father." ”
"Illya, don't be too alienated from your brother, although you are not born to the same mother, you are both my children. ”
Ente spoke in a deep tone, this tone made Charon more sure of his guess, maybe the strength of the peak knight made Ente look without a sense of weakness, but that kind of dead air could not be completely covered up by even the most powerful force. And he'd been through it, so he could recognize the dead breath that was coming out of Ent.
"Sir, dinner is ready. ”
I don't know when, Steward Wall had already come to the living room, and he heard Ent's words, and his eyes turned cold when he looked at Illya.
Illya's hand on her lap clenched her palm, trembling slightly, sure enough, the housekeeper knew about it, then Ente would also know, why not eradicate this hidden danger of herself, and draw a perfect end to what happened more than ten years ago.
Ente glanced at Wall warringly, and Wall forcibly suppressed the murderous intent surging in his heart.
Charon had no interest in understanding what was going on, and years of planning had been disrupted, and he had to re-plan and find a new life.
However, the plan is based on strength, and what he lacks most now is strength, and it is not a good choice to sit back and wait.
It is true that after inheriting the position of the head of the family, his life will not be in danger, and the power of the peak knight is also at his fingertips, but his mind has been tampered with and distorted, so what is the difference between that and death.
This cheap father Entre was sunny and confident when he was young, and at his age he also began to show his buried talent, becoming a knight at the age of twenty, but after inheriting the position of head of the family two years later, his personality became cruel and bloodthirsty, and he looked like a normal person in front of him and Illya, and in the outside world Entre was called a man called "butcher".
It doesn't matter if you become a butcher, but Charon doesn't want her mind to be manipulated, distorted, and become an existence that she is a stranger to.