Escape from the evil lady (GL)
Chapter 128 - 36. Elder Brother

Chapter 128: Chapter 36. Elder Brother

After the Duke’s eldest son’s sudden words, I stared at him in puzzlement.

«Show me? What exactly?» I asked again.

«It doesn’t matter,» Yufil looked away, «In any case, are you coming or not?»

After the guy refused to answer my question directly, I hesitated a bit. Nevertheless, the serious expression on Yufil’s face at that moment still affected me. It seemed to me that this was the first time that a guy talked to me in this way. Thinking that it could really be something important, I still thought about agreeing to this offer.

«...Okay,» I nodded softly.

In the end, I decided to see exactly what this guy was going to show me. Without saying a word, Yufil just turned around and walked in the right direction, while I, in turn, quietly followed him.

We continued walking down the street for a while, and at some point I couldn’t resist asking:

— Do we have a long way to go...?

The heir to the dukedom replied without turning his head in my direction.

— no.

«....»

I just sighed softly, because I couldn’t even begin to imagine what exactly it could be.

Finally, after walking some short distance from our store, we turned into an empty alley. Looking around, there was a rather strange and dark atmosphere here, and I didn’t like this place right away. However...

«Are we there? But what exactly were you going to show me here...?»

While I continued to be perplexed and bombard my brother with questions, the only answer to this was silence. And then...

— Lord de Walt, I appreciate that you really made the right choice.

«!!!»

At that moment, I turned my head sharply, hearing someone’s voice. At the same time, my pupils involuntarily dilated.

I suddenly saw that in the shadow of this deserted alley, there was none other than the Empress’s henchman, whom we had already encountered before. However, this time, this man did not come here with a whole squad of mercenaries, but only one. It seems that all this is in order not to attract too much attention in the middle of the city.

But in any case, that wasn’t what was bothering me right now.

When I realized that this guy was talking directly to my older brother, I finally realized what was going on. And to be honest, I just couldn’t believe it.

«That bastard! Is he really going to betray me two whole times...?!»

I couldn’t believe that this sudden change in Yufil’s behavior was directly related to luring me into this trap. More precisely, I couldn’t even imagine it before, because I didn’t think that this guy would really dare to do such a thing.

— Yufil, how could you! — I exclaimed with undisguised great indignation.

— ...

«Didn’t we agree that we would work together? So what does it all mean...?!»

While I continued to shout and accuse him, the Duke’s eldest son, in turn, said nothing and did not even look in my direction. Well, obviously he was too ashamed to look me straight in the face after that. I just kept getting madder at him.

At this time, the Empress’s servant in dark camouflage addressed me:

«Lady de Walt, I advise you not to take any rash steps. Following Her Majesty’s orders, we must capture you alive, but nevertheless, we are not responsible for the injuries you may receive in the process.»

«.....»

Well, apparently, this guy was hinting that he was clearly not afraid to use force if I tried to resist. But that would be too stupid and hopeless on my part anyway.

Unlike the last time, when we managed to escape only by a lucky chance, this time we were obviously in a real ambush. There was clearly nowhere to run in this dark alley, and even if I tried, it was obvious that my abilities would not be enough to escape from a professional killer. Rather, as he has already indicated before, I am more likely to suffer in the process. So...

I sighed heavily.

Although I tried in vain to escape from her, it seems that I can only accept my unenviable fate. In any case, the prospect of being in the clutches of the Empress did not please me any more than the Crown Princess.

However, what choice do I have now...?

But at that moment, when I was about to open my mouth to say that I give up and am going to voluntarily go with this man to the Empress, when suddenly something completely unexpected happened.

*Kha!*

Then I suddenly discovered that Yufil had somehow managed to get behind the mercenary’s back unnoticed and was now holding a knife to his throat. At the same time, he used some kind of special combat technique, which caused this man to be immobilized at the moment, and only his masked face distorted into an angry grimace.

I was completely speechless, not understanding what was going on right now.

«......»

Meanwhile, my older brother, who was currently holding down the mercenary with all his might, finally looked up and looked at me. I was a little dumbfounded, because that look was something I had never seen from him before. The Duke’s eldest son’s face showed real desperation mixed with determination.

«Why are you standing there? Get out of here!» he shouted.

— But... — I hesitated, and at that moment my feet seemed rooted to the ground.

«How much longer do you think this can go on?» The guy exclaimed shrilly, «We don’t have much time! I said get out of here!

In the end, his piercing scream seemed to bring me to my senses, and after hesitating, I finally turned around and took off running.

At the same time, the mercenary, who had previously been immobilized by a special specific technique, began to regain control of himself and resist.

— ...Bastard, how dare you!!!

It was becoming increasingly difficult for the Duke’s eldest son to restrain him, and yet he continued to do so with the last of his strength. Despite the fact that before the guy definitely could not boast of special physical endurance and was not even particularly fond of any martial arts in his youth, but the time he spent under the guise of one of the soldiers of the Dark Army was definitely not in vain. Just in order to be able to survive in such a place and not give himself away, Yufilu still had to learn something.

And in fact, before he could not even imagine that he would have to use these skills for such a purpose.

«.....»

While the mercenary was almost freed from his grip, Yufil de Walt just continued to stare after his fleeing younger sister with a strange expression.

***

— Yufil, are you happy that you will soon become an older brother?

In those days, when the Duchess de Walt was still alive and a happy and prosperous atmosphere reigned in the duchy, the news of the imminent replenishment undoubtedly brought great joy to the members of this family. The Duchess and the Duke found out that they were going to become parents for the second time very recently, and even the sex of the child was not yet known. However...

— I do not know, — a boy of about three admitted honestly, — What does it mean to be an older brother?

A beautiful woman with blonde hair and blue eyes smiled warmly at him, stroking her stomach.

— Well, it means that soon we will have another younger family member with whom you can play and spend time besides your father and me.

— Hmm, I see...

After thinking about it for a while, the child soon asked:

— But I already have friends with whom I can play. Is it necessary to become an older brother for this?

The Duchess laughed at her young son’s naive response. She gently stroked his hair and said:

— Of course not. The role of the big brother is not limited to this. This child will also be a member of our family, which you, as an older brother, will have to take care of.

«Care?» Three-year-old Yufil asked again.

— Yes, — the woman nodded, — When my father and I are not around, you will have to be responsible for him. It doesn’t matter if it’s a brother or a sister.

Yufil de Walt thought about the Duchess’s words for a while. It was difficult for a small child to understand the meaning of such complex words as «responsibility,» but nevertheless, following the will of his beloved mother, the boy nodded anyway.

«Promise me, Yufil,» Annette de Walt said more seriously, «No matter what happens in the future, the two of you will stick together no matter what. Ok?

After hesitating for a moment, the boy soon nodded confidently:

«I promise, Mom!»

***

Now, after so many years, this vague memory suddenly surfaced in his mind at this very moment. Yufil de Walt involuntarily chuckled softly.

After all, it was fair to say that all these years he hadn’t thought about the promise he had made to his mother. From the moment his younger sister was born until that time, he could not be called either «responsible» or even a real «big brother» to his sister, because Yufil had never treated her like that. But now...

«Mom. Even though it’s so late, I finally kept my word.»

Bang!

In the next moment, a deafening blow to the back of the head knocked the heir to the dukedom senseless.

In his last moments, he saw only solid darkness in front of him. The guy dropped the knife from his hand and fell to the ground.