Playing the Perfect Fox-Eyed Villain Chapter 60

Episode 60. Reaping What You Sow

“Tsk…….”

Joshua clicked his tongue once and looked up at the building with the large 'closed eyes' symbol on it with a displeased expression.

“Your Majesty, even though it is a message from the master, there is no need for you to go in person. Tell one of the servants…….”

“Then, you go.”

“……Ahem.”

When the aide who was following him opened his mouth, Joshua opened his mouth with his eyes half-open.

The aide coughed in vain, showing a look of discomfort, and then gave an awkward smile.

“You stupid kid.”

Although he spit out a curse, Joshua seems to understand this reaction. The reason he came here was none other than to see 'Jurien Kraifart Frasson'.

“Okay, I’ll go alone. You guys wait here.”

With a frown on his face, Joshua entered the building of 'Closed Eyes'. Some of his aides watched Joshua like that, fidgeting and not knowing what to do.

In fact, there was a reason why Joshua said he would leave his entourage behind and go alone.

‘… …Because that guy has my weakness.’

He knows that in the previous attack on Yulian, he had borrowed the help of an impure group called the 'Dawn Society'.

Isn't he even a member of the 'Closed Eyes', an exclusive organization of the Imperial Family? While there are those who look down on his half-bloodline, there are none who look down on his status.

What if such a person, Yulian, were to accuse himself?

'It won't end as an ordinary thing.'

That is why Joshua accepted Yurian's request. He wanted his own shame to just sink beneath the surface.

'Don't let anyone hear it.'

To no one.

“What brings you here?”

As they entered the building, a woman who appeared to be a guide smiled and asked Joshua.

“I came to see Yulian. Show me around.”

“Oh, just a moment.”

At his words, the guide began to glance over the blackboard behind him.

“Your Majesty Yurian is currently away on personal business.”

“Where did you go?”

“Up to that point…….”

The tendons on Joshua's forehead twitched at the mention of leaving the seat.

What's worse, I came all the way here to see that face I don't like, and now it's not there? And on top of that, I don't even know where it is.

“Why don’t you know?”

“Huh? That, that…….”

“Isn’t that what you’re supposed to do?”

As Joshua glared at him with wide eyes, the guide's face began to turn pale rapidly.

“Are you going to do it that far?”

As he was watching the situation, a voice suddenly interrupted him. Joshua turned his head and looked towards where the voice had come from.

“Don’t you know that Sir Yurian is a person who doesn’t know where he will go?”

Odwin, the leader of the 'Closed Eyes' troop, continued speaking in a soft tone and slowly approached.

Although she was small for an adult woman, she seemed confident and didn't seem to care about that.

“It’s been a long time, Sir Odwin. Is the title Sir a luxury for a fallen noble?”

Joshua greeted him with a sarcastic tone, but Odwin didn't seem to care as if this had been happening for more than a day or two.

“I don’t care what you call me. By the way, since Joshua came all the way here to see Sir Yurian, what must have happened?”

Joshua clicked his tongue inwardly as he watched Odwin speak with a faint smile.

Although Odwin could not possibly know about his current relationship with Yurian, the mere mention of such a guess made Joshua feel truly uncomfortable.

“There’s no need to make useless guesses.”

“Oh my! So you came to see Sir Yulian without any problems?”

Odwin's smile grew a little deeper.

“You two are such good brothers.”

Kwak.

At her words, Joshua clenched his fists without realizing it. The tendons in his neck were more bulging than usual.

'That fu*king bitch.'

There is no way that woman doesn't know about Yurian and the Cryphat family. Her words are just meant to irritate her.

How dare a lowly fallen noble try to insult the great house of Craiphart.

“How dare you say something like that…….”

“It’s been a while, Joshua.”

At that moment, a familiar voice came to my ear. It wasn't difficult to recognize that it was Yurian's voice.

Joshua slowly turned his head. It was a familiar face, but one that looked more tired than usual.

“What brings you here?”

“Brother, I came to talk to you for a moment.”

“Are you telling a story?”

“Yes, could you please give me some time?”

Looking at his face, Joshua asked politely. In the relationship between himself and Yurian, the one holding the leash was Yurian.

To make matters worse, Yulian didn't seem to be in a good mood today. If you upset him, you can't predict what he'll do with the weakness he's holding onto.

“……This is unexpected. I didn’t know he would bend that temper.”

Looking at Joshua like that, Odwin muttered quietly to himself behind him.

Because the distance was close, Joshua bit his lip slightly as he heard her muttering.

“Please come in first. I don’t think this is something we should discuss outside.”

***

What's going on here?

I thought to myself, let's look at Joshua's face waiting for me.

I know Joshua hates me terribly. If he had done what I asked him at the family meeting, he wouldn't have come to see me.

It won't be a hassle.

Besides, there's already a lot to think about with the 'Black Knight' incident.

“Father…ah, no, the Lord has something important to discuss with Brother Yurian.”

Well, it is indeed a nuisance.

“Are you talking to the master?”

"yes."

“Do you really have to say that?”

I put my thoughts into my mouth.

Literally, I said this to mean, is there really a need to see it?

Up until now, the Cryphat family has treated 'Yurian' as a tumor in the family. The same goes for the head of the family, 'Oven Cryphat'.

“I don’t really know why.”

The only thing I could think of was that Joshua had not followed my orders properly. I slowly turned my head and looked at Joshua indifferently.

With a short sigh, a dark color of 'fear' flowed out over Joshua's head.

Because of what happened in the past, he has lost a lot of the tendency to look down on me, but he seems more polite today.

“By any chance… was the request I made too difficult?”

“Oh, no! As you said, the family council supported my brother as the next head of the family!”

Joshua's voice grows louder as if he is confessing.

My request to him is to support me at the family council meeting and, if possible, to attract attention so that I can be nominated as a 'candidate for head of the family'.

The Cryphat family treats candidates for the position of head of the household publicly.

I thought that if I put my name on it, it would be difficult for the Cryphat family to do anything about it.

“Ah, maybe…… I don’t think you wanted to see my brother for a negative reason.”

There was a note of resentment in Joshua's mumbling voice.

“What would you like to do?”

“Hmm…….”

I deliberately trailed off and collected my thoughts.

'Right now, there's Haydn Reich's case, and I want to focus on the Dawn Society.'

There really isn't any time to waste.

"All right."

“Then please contact your family whenever you want. The head of the household……”

“No, I won’t go to my parents’ house.”

Joshua looked very embarrassed at my words.

“Yes? Yu, Brother Yurian…, didn’t you clearly say that you understood?”

“That’s right. But I’m busy with work.”

As I continued to speak, Joshua's face hardened. It seemed as if he could guess what I was going to say.

“If the master comes in person, I think he will be able to make time despite his busy schedule.”

As I spoke with a smile, Joshua looked around, unable to find his place.

I, a mere collateral branch, 'summoned' the head of the family.

The guy isn't stupid. He probably knows what this means: 'stubborn refusal.'

'The owner wants to meet me.'

I think I know the reason to some extent.

With the royal atmosphere becoming increasingly unusual, they probably want to take advantage of the fame that 'Yurien' has. It doesn't matter if it's notoriety or something else.

'Since Joshua brought it up at the family meeting, it wouldn't have been strange if the conversation had shifted in that direction.'

But, as I've felt ever since I spoke to Herand, I don't have a very favorable view of the Cripart family.

The original 'Yurien', it must be because of the ego he had.

“……T-T-Tell me, why don’t you go and see him yourself? Brother.”

Ugh.

I could hear the sound of teeth grinding. I could tell without looking that the source of the sound was Joshua.

“If the lord of the house were to come and see me in person, wouldn’t it be obvious that… people inside and outside the family would not look upon me favorably?”

“Joshua was a man who valued his family’s reputation. That’s why he came to see me secretly in the middle of the night.”

At my sarcastic words, Joshua's pupils dilated slightly, and soon he turned his gaze elsewhere.

Not long afterwards, Joshua bit his lip.

“First of all… I will convey to the master exactly what you said.”

***

As soon as the office became quiet, I got up from my seat and walked straight to the mirror.

After that, I started sculpting 'Sombra' on my palm. What I created was a mask.

Although it doesn't look exactly like the one used in 'Twilight Flame', the atmosphere is similar due to the pitch-black color of 'Sombra'.

“……Appearance doesn’t really matter, so as long as it’s a black mask, it doesn’t matter?”

The polite speech that flowed out like a habit disappeared without a trace. When wearing a mask, the character of the 'Black Knight' seems to take precedence over the 'polite speech'.

***

Joshua's neck was bulging with tendons as he emerged from the building.

As soon as he appeared, Joshua's aides who had been waiting for him to come out came running, but they were unable to speak to him easily due to the tense atmosphere.

'fu*k… … . fu*k!'

There was a strange atmosphere going on in the Cryphat family at the moment. It was about removing the derogatory term 'Prason' that had been attached to Yurian, who had not been recognized as a Cryphat family member until now.

Of course, it was just a simple statement. The notoriety he had accumulated so far was too great to contain.

'The problem is that such words are starting to rise to the surface.'

Joshua, who had been taught from a young age the importance of lineage, was offended by the mention of his half-brother in this way.

Even that became the foundation.

‘Because of what I did… … .’

Who would have thought that his fervent support at the family council would turn out to be the cause of his resentment?

Who knew that Brother Herand might have sympathized with Yurian?

As his position grew, his own position within the family was bound to diminish. After all, it was Yurian who held his leash.

'Now that it's come to this.'

Joshua clenched his fist.

'I have no choice but to somehow make Father, the Lord, and Yurian meet.'

The reason why Father called Yurian.

Perhaps it is because of the frequent mention of him in the 'Family Council'.

Otherwise, the reason is not explained.

'If it were my father, he would never have felt sympathy for Yurian like Brother Herand. That would never happen.

Oh, that's right!

This strange current that has just begun to blow within the family will naturally be resolved if the head of the household and Yurian meet.

That's definitely what would happen if I faced that arrogant piece of human garbage.

‘… … Surely, this time it won’t be my fault that he’s getting more aggressive?’

Suddenly, a feeling of anxiety passed by. But Joshua shook his head and denied it.

Surely, that can't be true.