I Became the illegitimate son of a duke

58 – Heresy (1)

“Obviously… Definitely… Something to celebrate…”

Isn’t this a sin?

Armand had heard that the duchess and the duke’s sister were pregnant at the same time.

Of course, I managed to swallow the last words without letting them out of my mouth.

“…Congratulations, we.”

“Yes, that’s right…”

Beside him, Count Leclerc sighs and sympathizes with Armand.

Although he is an illegitimate child, for a duke who has received the support of the military and has accumulated many achievements, there is absolutely nothing a subject without a domain can do.

Of course, Leclerc’s eldest son received a baronetcy from Claude, but that was entirely unrelated to the eldest son’s fiefdom and his father, Leclerc.

“To be honest, Miss Chloe has no kinship with the Duke.”

“Still, I grew up with the same mother.”

“Yes…It is.”

Leclerc’s efforts to turn this into a mere adultery quickly fall apart due to Armand’s objection.

It doesn’t matter that they are not related by blood. Even if they are not related by blood, if they grew up under the same mother, it is right to see them as siblings.

It is a difficult marriage even for modern people to understand, but it goes without saying for medieval people.

“”Haaa…””

Leclerc fears that the Duke of Burgon, whom he has served for three generations, will be pointed at by others, and Armand sighs at the same time, fearing that the duke will be punished by God.

After a sigh, the two of them don’t say anything anymore.

No matter what I say, the only thing that will come out is lamenting my life. What are you talking about?

Smart –

“…Come in.”

At that moment, the awkward silence is shattered by a knocking sound, and the two who hear it find an excuse to get out of this uncomfortable place and sing joy in their hearts.

Leclerc suppresses his joy and grants permission to someone outside the door.

“Meet Count Leclerc, I have something to say to Bishop Armand.

“So what? What happened?”

When Armand goes somewhere, he always has a habit of telling his subordinates where he is going, and thanks to that, it seems that Armand’s attendant quickly found Armand.

“His Highness, Duke of Burgon, has a favor to ask Bishop Armand.”

“…I’ll be right there.”

Hearing that, Armand narrowed his eyes slightly before slowly nodding his head.

To be assigned as a bishop of the important city of Dijon, he must have sufficient theological knowledge, but he must also have excellent political acumen. There was no way that Armand could not fail to notice Claude’s intention to call him out at this timing.

‘Perhaps… It has to do with Miss Chloe’s child.’

Something like asking for a good favor or baptism or something like that.

Of course, I can treat you well personally, but it’s a bit difficult until the baptism. According to Canaanite doctrine, an illegitimate child literally should not have been born, and the baptism of an illegitimate child must bear too much political burden.

Of course, you can baptize as many times as you like by using the expedient of being an orphan, but given the background of the illegitimate child’s mother and the duke, you probably wouldn’t want that at all.

“Haaa…”

Being transferred to Dijon at a time like this is something I’ve been hoping for my whole life to return to his hometown, but the light has faded a bit.

You can’t accept it, you can’t reject it… It’s difficult.

“Then let’s go.”

“…Please work hard.”

Leclerc also vaguely notices why Claude is calling Armand at this timing, but he is an outsider in this matter, so he can’t say anything. Except for consolation.

…………

[Chloe, I will hold Armand’s gaze, so pass this letter to Jeanne in the dungeon.]

“Your brother is really… If you have to pay attention to the lower ones with something like this, your dignity will be a little damaged…”

However, Armand’s prediction was wrong.

Of course, some of them are correct, but Claude’s true purpose is to steal Jeanne away.

The Canaan Church, which pays a lot of attention to the witch who impersonated her saintess, did not leave Jeanne alone, and in the end, many watchers gathered around the prison where Jeanne was imprisoned.

If it was the Canaan Church a few hundred years ago, he would have just infiltrated the dungeon and killed Jeanne, but as I said before, he can’t take such an adventure because his status has decreased a lot. Because only the monarch has the right to punish a traitor.

“Well, you still have to hold on to Armand.”

That guy went in and out of the dungeon every day to see Jeanne. At worst, 8 times a day.

Then, she leaves the regular and she meets Jeanne. If she runs into Armand in the dungeon, she gets into a bit of trouble. He can’t help the need to hold on.

“Let’s see… As the information says, there are watchers over there. Everyone is on their guard, so it shouldn’t be a big deal.”

Unbeknownst to Claude, Chloe is very good at moving unnoticed.

The reason Claude chose Chloe was because he was one of the most trustworthy people, and because she was her handmaid above all else, her watchers wouldn’t look suspiciously at her.

But Chloe doesn’t think so at all.

‘I don’t want to get caught.’

Chloe, who grew up avoiding the eyes of people as much as possible except for her brother, thinks that this case should also be avoided from the eyes of the watchers. He is even in the eyes of the soldiers guarding the dungeon.

With her unique stealth ability and quick movements, Chloe escapes the eyes of Canaanite guards and soldiers and infiltrates into the dungeon.

…………

‘If we go this way… Over there.’

Chloe, who is bright at night, doesn’t lose her way even in the dark dungeon.

Originally, she had to walk while being guided by a soldier holding a lantern, but in order to follow her brother’s orders more thoroughly and perfectly, Chloe did not reveal her identity even to her allies, soldiers.

“Father of all people who are in the sky, today I am—”

‘…You’ve come to the right place.’

Chloe hears Jeanne’s words and feels both her relief that she has come to the right place and her annoyance at the sound of her prayers.

If it’s a normal prayer, I’ll be able to take a look at it, but that voice that prays like a cry is very annoying. She doesn’t want to shut her mouth at all.

Tsk… Hurry up and hand over the letter—-

“ㅡuuu…!?”

‘What, what… Again.’

Chloe, who was about to leave after quickly handing over the letter, suddenly hears Jeanne’s retching sound and trembles.

It’s not light retching like I used to get morning sickness, it’s literally retching that’s so intense that my intestines turn inside out.

“Whoa… Uhhh… This presence… Chloe…”

“… Ha.”

I thought I was quite confident in stealth, but I still have a long way to go.

Because of the unexpected situation, Chloe, who was trying to keep an eye on the situation a little longer, heard Jeanne’s words and came forward.

“What, what’s going on… You’re trying to get rid of me…”

“…It’s not like that, shut up.”

Chloe, who blows away Jeanne’s guess, narrows her eyes and scans the inside of the prison slowly.

Rough stone floors and walls… A poorly ventilated room… All there is is a desk and a bed.

But the bedding on the bed is quite high-quality, so it doesn’t seem like your health is too bad.

Originally, just sleeping in a dungeon a few times would make you suffer from all sorts of diseases.

“Then why?”

“I came… To pass on my brother’s words.”

When she said that he was her brother, Jeanne swallowed her breath in an instant, and when Chloe saw Jeanne’s eyes, her mood deteriorated greatly.

Those eyes… Are the eyes when imagining the person you long for. The look in my eyes when I look in the mirror imagining my brother.

…Yes, that’s right. The psychotic fanatic doesn’t even know the subject.

“Don’t you want to get out of here?”

“What is that-“

“Take it. It’s your brother’s letter.”

“Saint-sama’s!?”

Chloe hands Claude’s letter over the barbed wire. Of course, I opened the contents and looked at them.

After hastily picking up the saint’s letter that fell on the floor, Jeanne skims the contents of her letter with her mad eyes.

“Ah, ah… Ah ah…!!”

“You must have liked it quite a bit. So are you going out?”

About 10 seconds later, Chloe, who heard Jeanne’s ecstatic exclamation, asked Jeanne’s opinion with her disapproving face.

“Of course it should! This is the Holy Son’s revelation to cut out the rotten religious world—”

‘Noisy…’

A rotten religious world is no good. I just wish this nasty b*tch would keep her mouth shut.

Why on earth is your brother trying to bring this b*tch out? Is there a need for him to create a heretical group in Korea with Lee Nyeon’s hands?

“Okay, that’s all right. If you’re going to leave, wait three days. We have to prepare to steal it, and we also need to prepare support supplies and disguised identities.”

“Yes, yes…! Thank you… Thank you very much.”

“Thank you not to me, but to my brother—”

“Yes? I’m doing it for the Holy Son.”

“—-…Okay, see you in three days.”

Feeling ashamed for nothing while trying to give Jeanne a pin, Chloe hurries out of her dungeon with her face reddened.

Jeanne tilted her head as if Chloe was strange and glared at her back, then when Chloe completely disappeared from sight, she prayed again. However, the target is not the Father in heaven as before, but the Holy Son.

“My son… Thank you, the noble mission you gave me… I will definitely complete it…!”