Chapter 17The castle gates used massive doors. A carriage stopped in front of that.
ăItâs Earl Kuzuma. Please open the gateă
The sentinels protecting the castle gate checked the crest engraved on the carriage and it was certainly that of an Earlâs house, furthermore the coachman presented a pass to compare,
ăOpening the gate!ă
A loud voice directed from the officer on the top of the rampart. Then the gate opened while making a heavy sound,
ăPlease pass throughă
The sentinel saw them off and the carriage passed through.
ăFuu, this feels goodă
Beana entered the bath in Earl Guaranaâs mansion. As youâd expect from an Earlâs mansion, marble was spread across the luxurious bath that overflowed with hot water,
ăAs expected, nobles have a good lifeă
For bathing, the commoners wipe their body with hot water at most, it is fundamentally different.
ăI got to do my bestă
Beana muttered getting out of the bath.
Returning to the dressing room, the clothes she took off were gone, and instead new underwear and a bathrobe had been placed.
ăSomehow it looks more luxurious then I rememberă
She said while putting on the underwear. The silk felt comfortable.
After putting on the bathrobe, she left the dressing room. A plump middle-aged man was there.
ăKyaă
ăHohou, quite the thing arenât youă
With a hand on his chin the man muttered, his status could be identified from the extravagant clothes he wore.So Beana,
ăU-Umm, you are?ă
ăHn? I am Earl Guaranaă
ăE-Earl-sama!ă
Beana hurriedly bowed, the Earl waved his hand,
ăAah, itâs fine itâs fine. More importantly, come with me ă
ăHa?ă
ăI said come with me!ă
ăKyaa!ă
The Earl forcibly seized Beanaâs hands. Beana tried to shake him off but.
ăIf you disobey me, something might happen to your little brother and sister you know?ă
It was obviously a threat. Beanaâs face was frozen.
ăYouâve calmed down, now, comeă
Once again gripping her hands, he dragged Beana along. Her face was pale.
Walking down the corridor and going up the stairs, they arrived at a room.
ăWeâre going ină
A maid stood in front of the door, giving a look of pity at Beana for a moment, then opening the door according to the Earlâs order, the two of them entered.
In the middle of the room was a large bed. Even Beana could guess what she would be made to do here. However, holding onto a gleam of hope, she tried asking.
ăUm, what are we doing here?ă
Earl Guarana then obscenely grinned with his oily face,
ăGufu, youâre asking what weâre doing here? Weâre doing⌠this!ă
ăKyaaaa!ă
Suddenly pulling her bathrobe, Beana lost her balance. She fell back onto the bed from before.
ăThe night is long, letâs enjoy ourselvesă
ăN-NoâŚă
The Earl approached her while taking off his coat, Beana tried to resist but,
ăYour little brother and sister are quite cute arenât they?ă
Saying it again, Beana stopped resisting.
ăDonât be so afraid, Iâll treat you nicelyă
While saying that the Earl leaned bent over Beana.
ăN-NOOOOOO!ă
But that voice only pleasured the Earl.
ăGufufufu, itâll be great if you raise your voice againă
And then at the time his hands were about to touch Beanaâs underwear.
There was a knock on the door. Although the Earl ignored it at first, the sound of knocking came again,
ăBe quiet. Iâm busy!ă
He shouted but,
ăMy apologies. However, Earl Kuzuma has come to see youă
ăWhat!?ă
Though they had the same position of Earl, Earl Kuzumaâs hous
e is an old family, on the other hand Earl Guaranaâs house was an upstart. Their influence was different in the kingdom. He could not ignore it. Clicking his tongue, Earl Guarana separated from Beana.
He left the room with loud footsteps. When the door shut, Beana breathed a sigh of relief.
ăWelcome, Earl Kuzumaă
Earl Guarana greeted him at the entrance lobby.
ăNo need, I think itâs inexcusable I came at such a time tonightă
Then donât come! Was what Earl Guarana yelled out in his mind, but on the surface he was smiling,
ăNo, it canât be helped for this urgent business. So, what kind of business did you come here for?ă
He ended the greetings and quickly cut to the chase, it was quite obvious he wanted him to go away.
ăYes, then Iâll get to it immediately⌠I wish for you to hand over the ăMagic Craftsmană Beanaă
ăWhat was that?ă
ăIâve heard that Earl Guarana had invited her from her assistant. In addition, the sentinels of the rampart have confirmed that she has not left the walls yetă
Earl Guarana hurriedly calculated the profit and losses in his brain. The other party was a youth, however his family had participated politics. On the other hand he had went from Viscount to Earl using money. It seemed like he better act obediently.
ăO-Ooh, Beana. She went to use the bath earlier, she should be just about done now. Iâll send for her now. Oiă
Claude quickly left there.
The silence was painful. Guaranaâs back was dripping with sweat.
Shortly after, Claude came back with Beana. Her clothes returned to her former one. She securely held the pouch of money.
ăAre thou Beana-dono?ă
ăY-Yesă
Suddenly being brought before another noble, Beana was worried, however Earl Kuzuma seemed to sense that,
ăI am called Earl Kuzuma. I was requested by Jin-dono to pick up thouă
ăEh? By Jin!?ă
Hearing Jinâs name, the colour returned to Beanaâs face.
ăIndeed. Come, letâs goă
Earl Kuzuma said, beckoning Beana. Beana timidly walked over. When Earl Kuzuma gently took Beanaâs hand,
ăWell then, Earl Guarana, excuse me for having intrudedă