A God Killed Me By Accident, But I Reincarnated As The 4th Son Of The Marquis

Volume 8 Chapter 8: Those With High Aspirations

Volume 8 Chapter 8: Those With High Aspirations

Volume 8 Chapter 8: Those With High Aspirations

"Keith, may I speak with you?" Edmund called out to Keith as he walked down the hallway with Krystal. Krystal tilted her head, "What's the matter, Father? What do you need Keith for?"

"I need him for something. It's something about the merchant group."

"Ah, then I will go." Krystal walked away.

Keith asked, "Is there something wrong with the group?" The group was going strong as there were plans to rent a store. Edmund was assisting them in finding a suitable area for it.

"No, there's nothing wrong with them. Actually, there's something else I want to talk about."

"Hmm?"

"I'm going to speak with Rodrick. I want you to be there." Edmund explained.

Keith's eyes widened, "You want me to be there?"

"Mmhmm, my father suggested this, and I agree." Edmund felt having the child there would be the correct choice.

"Understood." Keith nodded as he followed Edmund. The two have arrived in a place a little far from the estate. There were two guards in front of them; Sterling and Cedric were also there.

"Kid, you're here." "Mmhmm."

"Let's go to the dungeon now." Since everyone was here, they entered the cellar. Going down, Keith commented, "You guys have something here?" It was a jail.

"Mmhmm."

"I think every noble house has that." Sterling laughed.

"By the way, is it alright not to have Krystal or Aunty Violet here?" It was only them. It was sort of weird.

"Violet is staying in the duchy to watch it. And I don't want Krystal to see what's going on. She's still young." Edmund sighed. No father wanted their child to see something like this.

"..." What about me? Did he forget about him being the same age as his daughter?

"Kid, you're different from others." Cedric scoffed.

"How-" "Your eyes said everything." Keith's eyes were saying he was the same age as her.

Cedric explained, "Unlike the others, you're actually ruthless."

"Hey, I'm not ruthless."

"Oh, please. If someone angers you, that's a different story." Cedric knew long ago that Keith's anger switch was long; not many things could make him furious. However, that didn't mean he didn't have one.

Once that switch turned on, everything was off the table. That incident with Todd was a clear sign.

"..."

"You have the ability to do things without any hesitation. Krystal isn't like that." Once Cedric said this, Edmund and Sterling nodded. The girl would mull around before deciding. Keith was a decision-maker who accepted the consequences of the outcome.

"I see."

"Having you here will bring a different perspective." They needed an outsider for this.

"We're here," Edmund muttered as the four arrived with rows of jail cells. Once they had seen the four,

"Grand Duke! Please! We're sorry!"

"We apologize!"

"?!"

"We had left the jail cell unguarded for a few days, purposely letting anyone enter." Edmund took a gamble to let this place be unguarded. He wanted to see whether or not the culprit would come and show himself. However,

"He never did. He chose to leave you here to die." That meant Rodrick was disposable.

"..."

"So tell us who the culprit is."

"I-" Before Rodrick could say anything, his body went stiff like a statue. Without anything left to be said, his body dropped to the ground!

"Rodrick!" Edmund quickly entered the cell. When he checked the pulse,

"Is he?" Sterling frowned.

"No, he's breathing. But he's unconscious."

"..." There was silence between everyone. There was one thing on Cedric's mind, "He must have signed a curse."

"But a curse that makes a person like this? Why would he sign something like that?" Sterling questioned. Signing a curse was a mutual thing. The person had to sign the paper for it to activate. That also meant the person could read over the effects.

"Either Rodrick did it willingly without knowing, or he was forced."

"It should be the first option. It seemed Rodrick didn't know about it." Edmund muttered. Rodrick was about to reveal everything to them.

"Dammit, who could it be?"

“...”

"What's the matter with you?" Cedric noticed how Keith was silent throughout all of this. Keith commented, "If Edmund can't tell us what's going on, then we'll have to get it from another source."

"Eh?"

Cedric's eyes widened, "Kid, you don't mean-"

"Yes." Keith nodded his head.