The Mansion Awaits Spring — Chapter 38

...IS IT MORNING?

PEJIN SAID HE WAS GOING TO CONTROL THE CROWD AT THE NEW YEAR'S EVENT.

IT SNOWED A LOT...

I WONDER IF HE GOT THERE ALRIGHT...

HUH?

WHAT'S THIS?

A NOTE?

WORK.

IT SEEMS THAT FEJIN GUY LEFT IT BEHIND...

AH.

OFF ON SUNDAY!

"WORK" MEANS HE WENT OUT TO WORK,

AND "OFF" MEANS HIS DAY OFF IS SUNDAY...?

...?

THIS BASTARD...

LET'S HAVE DINNER IN THE CAPITAL, FRIEND.

WHY IS HE PLAYING A JOKE LIKE THIS? He's not a kid.

FRIEND...

COME TO THINK OF IT, IN OUR OWN WAY...

WE WERE FRIENDS.

I DON'T WANT TO ADMIT IT,

BUT WE WERE PRETTY CLOSE

TO BEING FRIENDS.

I HOPE THE SNOW STOPS BY SUNDAY.

WOOF!

WOOF! WOOF!

WHY IS SEBIO ACTING LIKE THAT?

WOOF!

WOOF!

INTRUDERS.

SHAPER MEYER.

MATERNAL UNCLE OF THE DIEUS BROTHERS,

Devin Meyer

THE ELDEST SON BORN TO DEVIN MEYER, THE CURRENT POLICE COMMISSIONER OF THE GRAND DUCHY,

Fejin Dieus.

Shaper Meyer

AND THE PRINCESS OF THE RASA EMPIRE.

THANKS TO HIS NOBLE LINEAGE, SHAPER MEYER HAD AN EXTRAORDINARILY ARROGANT NATURE

FROM A YOUNG AGE, KNOWING NO BOUNDS.

HE IS CURRENTLY KNOWN AS A NAVAL OFFICER OF THE RIGHT ISLAND,

BUT HIS DISPOSITION HASN'T CHANGED AT ALL,

EARNING HIM A REPUTATION IN HIGH SOCIETY AS A NOTORIOUS SCOUNDREL.

WOOF!

WOOF! WOOF!

FOR A GUY LIKE THAT

TO CRAWL INTO MY ESTATE AS HE PLEASES...

LONG TIME NO SEE, LUNOS.

LONG TIME NO SEE?

NO,

YOU ALREADY SAW ME AT THE GRAND DUKE'S PARTY.

AH,

THEN AGAIN, I SUPPOSE YOU MIGHT NOT REMEMBER.

BECAUSE YOU'RE STUPID.

WHAT?

ARF! ARF! ARF!

WHAT'S WITH ALL THE NOISE SINCE EARLIER?

NOW THAT I LOOK AT HIM, ISN'T THIS BASTARD...

THAT MANGY CUR I THREW AWAY?

HE WAS SICKLY, BUT HE MANAGED TO SURVIVE AND CLING TO YOU QUITE NICELY.

I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT YOUR BROTHERS ALONG TOO.

SEBIO, CALM DOWN.

NOW I SEE YOU’RE NOT JUST STUPID.

SEEING HOW YOU DELIBERATELY TIMED THIS WHEN NO POLICE WERE STATIONED AT THE MANSION,

BREAKING IN FULLY ARMED WITH GUNS AS GROWN MEN,

YOU’RE NOTHING BUT THUGS WITH NO SENSE OF A GENTLEMAN’S HONOR.

THUGS?

WHAT TERRIBLE LANGUAGE TO USE TOWARD SOLDIERS TAKING ACTION BECAUSE THEY COULDN’T STAND INJUSTICE.

WE RECEIVED A TIP THAT AN ABSURD AMOUNT OF WEALTH

IS ACCUMULATED INSIDE THE MANSION OF A WITCH WHO KILLS PEOPLE.

SINCE THE IMPERIAL POLICE AREN’T DOING THEIR JOB PROPERLY,

I CAME AS A NAVAL OFFICER OF THE RIGHT ISLAND TO INVESTIGATE.

SO MOVE ASIDE WHILE I’M ASKING NICELY, WILL YOU?

LEGALLY, THE AUTHORITY TO SEARCH A MANSION BELONGS TO POLICE WITH A WARRANT,

AND ISN’T A SOLDIER’S JOB TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF THE RIGHT ISLAND?

WHAT?

THEN, INVADING MY ESTATE WITH- OUT THE OWNER’S INVITATION

MAKES YOU NO DIFFERENT

FROM A CRIMINAL.

...DON’T PRETEND TO BE SMART.

WELL, IT’S JUST BASIC COMMON SENSE.

CUT THE CRAP, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO BY BEING STUBBORN?

YOU DON’T EVEN HAVE A SINGLE SERVANT IN THIS MANSION TO PROTECT YOU.

GOOD THING I TOLD MR. BAUMANN TO STAY IN THE OFFICE WITH THE KIDS.

IT WOULD HAVE JUST ADDED MORE PEOPLE TO BE THREATENED.

IT’S ANNOYING, BUT AS HE SAYS,

WITH THE POLICE FORCE ABSENT FROM THE MANSION, TO PROTECT MYSELF...

Eek! They don’t even tend the garden here?

Hahaha

!!!

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR HAND?

AH...

I CUT IT ON SOME GRASS ON THE WAY HERE.

I THOUGHT THEY CLEARED THINGS OUT TO SOME EXTENT DURING THE SEARCH,

BUT MAYBE BECAUSE THEY'RE WEEDS, THEY GREW BACK FAST.

SHOULD I TELL THEM TO WEED THE PLACE?

FORGET IT, I LEFT IT LOOKING DESOLATE ON PURPOSE.

TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM THOUGHTLESSLY WANDERING INTO A WITCH'S ESTATE.

HA!

HAHAHA...

WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

STOP PLAYING CLEVER GAMES AND STEP ASIDE RIGHT NOW!

...FINE.

I WILL INVITE YOU ALL

INTO MY MANSION.

SEVEN YEARS AGO, MY PARENTS MOVED

ALL THE VALUABLE ITEMS DOWN TO THE 3RD BASEMENT FLOOR.

START CHECKING FROM HERE.

SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT LOOKS LIKE WEALTH.

IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME,

I'LL GO DOWN WITH YOU.