Epic Of The Demonic Sage

"What did my father do to fix the aftermath of what had happened back then?" Lucius asked.

He could surmise what happened after the death of the four noble houses, but allowed the three Black Rose Knights to tell the story.

"The young Count chose to participate in several battles for the kingdom, and it was able to mitigate the damage that he had caused prior to the discovery of the conspiracy."

"But most importantly, this allowed Count Gabriel to be well-known and his contributions to the kingdom made him gain the favor of the king along with further merits which allowed him to grow his territory to its current level."

"All of this happened before your birth, young lord. I don't think even the Countess was around during this period of time yet."

"… I hardly think any noble lady would be interested with the young Count during that time. But ah, what we wanted to say that this was all in the past and things have changed since then."

"Not so long." One of the knights argued with their companion. "When we've traveled through the streets of Inanis City, many of the elderly were on edge at seeing the look on Count Gabriel's face. It's clear that the memory of Rancor still resides greatly in their minds."

"I'm sure that they remember it for a great reason." Lucius said. Better to know of someone dangerous than to be ignorant of it after all.

"But ah yes, the title of Rancor is quite infamous with even other kingdoms too. Older commanders would tremble upon hearing that Rancor would be participating in a battle. That name alone is enough to spread fear."

Lucius listened to it all and couldn't help but think about everything that he'd learned from these Black Rose Knights.

It was actually quite a captivating tale to take in and if by some chance this young Count Gabriel had been in his past world, there was no doubt that he would have climbed up the ranks of the Great Barrom Clan or even others.

Lucius hadn't been so sure before, but this was a sign of great prowess and genius.

It wasn't only the fact that Count Gabriel had a great gift, it was his personal strength and swordplay that allowed him to survive through it all.

"Thank you for informing me about my father's past." Lucius said.

"It is our honor, Young Lord Asher!"

Lucius was able to receive useful information while staying with the knights and so he was more or less satisfied of the events.

However, there was still that one Black Rose Knight who nearly had caught him on not knowing his own grandmother's assassination.

And not only that, the Black Rose Knights suddenly looked at each other and then turned to Lucius.

"If we may bother you about this delicate situation however, Young Lord Asher… it would be of greatest help in our quest to discover the culprits behind your assassination." One of the knights said.

Lucius looked at them with a calm expression.

"I believe that my father has already said that it was the Bergan's Band who are the ones behind the attempted assassination, knights. I am not so sure what you mean by discovering the culprits?"

"We trust the Count's words, but it is not so easy to wage a fight against the Bergan's Band or request much information from Earl Aisse if there is no concrete proof that shows it was the Bergan's Band, Young Lord."

"We would just like to query on how it was discovered? Was it you who discovered the assassin's identity or some other individual in the manor?"

Lucius was prepared to give them an answer that would satisfy them as he considered his next steps to take, but he was able to save himself from the trouble by the arrival of someone else.

It was about this time that Kiana returned from arranging the accommodations for their guests and found that it was Asher alone who accompanied the Black Rose Knights.

While she wondered where the Count and Countess was, Kiana prioritized removing the knights from the presence of Asher in case the man was being bothered by them.

"Excuse me!" Kiana stepped forward and approached the Black Rose Knights alongside other servants. "It would be an honor for me to escort you all to your quarters and ensure that the Inanis hospitality is provided."

"Oh, that is…"

"We were instructed to keep the Inanis family safe. It would do us better to stay here and accompany the young lord for awhile."

"Not with all of you having traveled and not taking a moment to recover from it." Kiana said.

The Black Rose Knights glanced at each other.

While the three of them would have liked to work on the assassination case immediately to assist their companions who left for Aisse territory, it was also true that they had traveled greatly to reach Inanis City.

While they asked the Count to take it slower, the man refused to slow down and it had actually exhausted them a great deal.

These three knights were fortunate enough that they were not sent to Earl Aisse's lands.

Now with Kiana tempting them to their own personal accommodations however, the Black Rose Knights found it difficult to refuse and were soon led away by her and other servants.

This finally allowed Lucius to be left alone.

"That was… rather difficult to deal with." Lucius said and shook his heads.

The Black Rose Knights were doing their jobs, and it was a pity that they were actually competent ones because it temporarily put them at odds with Lucius.

They might have been tasked to protect the Inanis family, but were also thorough enough to check and question the assassination in order to look for the truth.

"But since it truly is the Bergan's Band, I have no doubt that something will at least come up in their investigation and get them off my back. It'd be impossible for one assassin to come here alone without any help from outside."