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Chapter 123: Show the Evidence

“Wh-why do you know about that…!? Could it be that…!!”

I wondered how Lord Quist knew about that, but then realized there was only one possibility.

“Yes, it is exactly as you think, Gald. The person you are calling ‘the heir of the Quist family, Caesar’ is my actual son. And the woman over there is Caesar’s slave. Although it is from a parental perspective, don’t you think she has an incredibly monstrous strength? Truly, my son is something else!! Isn’t that right, Gald!? You think so too, don’t you!?”

“…Y-yes… t-that’s right…”

“What’s wrong, Gald? You seem unusually down today.”

Lord Quist then started bragging about his son, Caesar, while patting me on the shoulder.

From his bright expression, I began to hope that perhaps Lord Quist had forgiven me.

“Well, knowing that such an incident has been discovered by the lord, it’s understandable to be anxious. But rest assured. It seems that my son Caesar now owns over a hundred slaves!”

“Th-that’s amazing…”

“Yes, isn’t it? With this many, even if you guys are gone, they can serve as a temporary measure until a new security organization is established!”

“…W-what!?”

However, Lord Quist’s words seemed to indicate the disbandment of our guard organization or withdrawal from this territory.

If that happens, even if it’s a withdrawal from this territory, the current issue won’t be overlooked, and my position as captain of the guards would undoubtedly be stripped away.

That alone would be bad enough, but there’s also the possibility of being tried and imprisoned as a criminal.

“Wait, Lord Quist!! If this continues, I will be stripped of my position as captain of the guards!! Not to mention, there’s a possibility I could be imprisoned as a criminal!!”

“Hmm, do you still think you might survive? Isn’t that a bit too optimistic?”

“…Huh?”

“How could I possibly overlook collecting fees in secret from the lord, or in other words, land fees? If you had used the collected money for the common people, there might have been a chance to report it as ‘taxes I collected’… but, you and Goyoku are clearly using it for personal gain, aren’t you? If you have any objections, show me the evidence that it was used ‘for the citizens’.”