The Only Ending for the Evil Count Pig Is Destruction

46 – Scene 046# Atonement

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“Okay, take it.”

A cloud of dust rose as Vanessa set the dirty cup on the table for two.

“Drink and tell me if it’s not enough. I will give you whatever you want.”

“… What is this?”

“Don’t you see? It’s water. Boiled water. Not great for hydration. It’s also good for your health.”

“that… Are you afraid?”

Blanche, who was hesitant, took the cup for once, perhaps thinking it was not polite.

Of course, I didn’t even look at it.

It was an inhospitable place.

Cobwebs hung down here and there, and clutter was piled up like garbage.

It was to the point where one wondered if the workshop of Albert Groble, famous as the best craftsman in the empire, was right.

Vanessa opened her mouth with a shy expression.

“That… What is it? I’m sorry. I thought you guys were also people who came to get money.”

“it’s okay. I didn’t know that the Count was the granddaughter of the person he was looking for.”

“Come to think of it, did you say Count? Are you here to see my grandfather?”

“yes.”

Vanessa, scratching her greasy hair, said, as if my expression looked rather blunt.

“Ah, did my tone bother you? I’m sorry, but I’m not the type to bow down.”

“Does not matter.”

“Ahahahahaha. Is it very exciting? I liked it. Count.”

Vanessa laughing out loud like a heroine.

In that smile, I couldn’t find the violent look from before.

At that time, Blanche, who was sipping water next to me, carefully opened her mouth.

“By the way… Who are they before?”

“ah? Ahh… . those humans?”

The men Blanche defeated ran away in complete confusion as soon as they came to their senses.

Vanessa said with a slightly shy face.

“Because of the debt, our studio is going to be taken over. I’m holding on somehow, but sometimes those radical guys come and play with me. Damn it… You have to have a store to pay it back or not.”

“Is that so… You will be in a lot of trouble.”

Speaking of debt, Blanche’s shoulders sag, as if it doesn’t seem like it’s someone else’s business.

“It’s fine. If I take over the store and work hard, I can put it back together. Ahahahaha. Well, even if there is no work these days because of the recession, if you persevere for a while, a better day will come.”

Vanessa, who says that, is also an artisan, and her little hands are full of calluses.

As far as I know, no successor to Albert Groble has appeared since Vanessa.

In addition, Vanessa is one of the regrettable characters who have been buried without being able to show her outstanding talent anywhere in the original game or game.

I opened my mouth.

“So when can I meet Albert?”

“ah! That’s what… Once my grandfather is absorbed in something, he does it all day long. That’s why they don’t come down from the second floor unless it’s the set time… I’ll go upstairs and force myself to bring it to you. wait for a sec… yes?”

That was the moment Vanessa said.

creak.

Stepping on the old wooden stairs, I heard someone coming down.

He was an old man with glasses and a shaggy beard.

It was not difficult for me to know that he was Albert.

“uh? grandfather!”

“What… ? Are there guests?”

Albert wiped and corrected his glasses.

It was only then that Albert, facing the messy first floor, was shocked.

“no?! for a moment… Yo Seok-ah. Did a bomb explode? Why did you become such a piece of shit?”

“Those thugs come and go.”

“what? These, the killers of this world… !”

Albert picked up the hammer next to him and ran wild.

“Where are those guys! I’ve got to pick up the tuk-tuk!”

“calm down. grandfather. Those guys… They kicked them out.”

“Eh?”

Albert noticed us and wrinkled his forehead.

He walked slowly towards this side.

The wrinkled eyes behind the glasses were fixed on me.

“… Hey, are you dating me?”

“… … It will.”

“Hmm?”

Blanche took the place and introduced me.

Because you’re really talented

“Albert. This is Count Tristan Ruelberta.”

“What, Count Ruelberta?!”

The moment he heard the name, Albert’s eyes widened.

“no way… You mean that Millium’s son?!”

“Yes.”

I answered calmly.

Albert’s body trembled.

It’s a familiar feeling to me.

Albert shouted.

“Go back! I’m not working with you Luelberta anymore!”

“grandfather?!”

Albert’s reaction was expected, so I just sat there calmly.

Instead, a panicked Vanessa grabbed Albert.

“wait for a sec. grandfather!”

“Leave this!”

“It’s good to hear the story! why all of a sudden Not like a grandfather.”

“That’s because you don’t know yet! that guy… How terrifying that family is!”

Albert glared at me with hate.

Being hated is now used to it.

And I’m ready to accept that hate.

As I sat still, Albert impatiently picked up the hammer next to him.

“Did you not hear me! Get out!”

“grandfather!”

Vanessa didn’t even have time to stop, Albert threw the hammer that was beside him.

Maybe Albert threw it just to intimidate me.

The hammer he threw was slammed on the floor in a parabolic arc.

But even Albert wouldn’t have thought that the hammer that fell on the floor would bounce right up and fly towards my face.

I sat still, knowing all of that.

Because there was no need to avoid it.

“Calm down. old man.”

Blanche naturally grabbed the flying hammer.

She was also excellent.

Not too long ago, he was anxious to kill me, but now he protects me like this, so I can’t be sure.

“grandfather! You could have been in big trouble!”

“Huh… No, I really didn’t mean to hit it, but… .”

“Cool down!”

Vanessa slipped Albert into a seat across from me.

“Sorry. Count, my grandfather got a little excited… .”

“never mind.”

“Okay… .”

Albert seemed very displeased with the situation.

It was to the point where I could see that he wanted to leave his seat and get up right away.

But it seemed that Vanessa was pressing on her shoulder and couldn’t get up.

Eventually, Albert opened his mouth.

“How the hell did you find out about this place?”

“I heard it through Arthur.”

“… Arthur, is that guy?”

Albert clicked his tongue.

“The old man’s son… .”

“I thought you wouldn’t do business with Ruelberta.”

“He’s my hometown friend, so I can trust him.”

Is this a delay… ?

Still, thanks to you, I’m glad I was able to talk like this.

Albert sighed.

“Did you say you were Millium’s son?”

“yes.”

“Your father was a devilish man.”

“grandfather?!”

“Old man?!”

It was Blanche or Vanessa who were surprised by those words.

Rather, I was calm.

I agree with Albert’s words to some extent.

I opened my mouth slowly.

“Albert Groble, the best magician in the Empire. No, I should say Albert Groble, the former chief magician of the Ruelberta family.”

“… … !”

Albert’s shoulders twitched.

“My grandfather was the head craftsman of the count’s family… ?”

“… … yes. There was a time when it was called that. But… If I had known that Milliam was like that, I would never have cooperated with him.”

Albert bowed his head.

A shadow fell on his face as he recalled his past sins.

“So I don’t know what business you’re here for, but I have no intention of cooperating. I don’t want to sin anymore… .”

“That’s funny.”

“?!”

Blanche was the first to notice my change.

She took a defensive stance without even realizing it.

There was still anger in his heart.

If I didn’t ‘endure’ with a really short car, I would have been in big trouble.

I inhaled.

“You are just trying to evade that responsibility. Albert.”

“What?!”

“And did you say cooperation?”

I wasn’t using ‘anger’. But I was quietly angry at Albert.

I already knew what I was upset about. His weak attitude to escape from the reality of having done such a terrible thing offended me.

“Don’t be mistaken. I have come to give you a chance to atone.”

“Atonement… ?”

“yes. Only you can atone for the sins you committed… . Make your decision here and now.”

Albert opened his eyes wide.

I got up from my chair and dusted my coat.

“Either hide in this dusty closet for the rest of your life, weighed down by the weight of your sins. If you don’t like that… … .”

I fixed my tie and looked down at him.

Looking at the hunched back and ragged features.

“Repent. If you are even a little ashamed of your sin-stained life.”

“What are you… .”

It was a question that appeared on Albert’s face.

About the identity of the man who suddenly appears and tells us to repent of the past.

There was no need to hide that question.

Because there was only one thing I could say.

“I am Tristan Ruelberta.”

I said to him who was just sitting there stunned and looking up at me.

“Anything that can give you a chance to atone for your sins… . He is the only one.”