When The Count’s Illegitimate Daughter Gets Married

to ask.

“Why a juice all of a sudden?”
“It’s for the hard time you’ve all gone through.”

Of course, Laritte thought that it was Redra who ‘suffered’.

Unaware of that, the knights thought she was making fun of them.
But they stayed silent as they feared they’d have to receive another punishment if they confronted her again.

But Mason stepped up.

“I’m afraid I don’t understand.
Is this a punishment for us as well? Or is it for training?”

The old man had no hesitation in uttering suspicious comments about Laritte.

This was part of Mason’s stratagem.
Perhaps because Laritte decided to give them a drink when she felt pity for them.

‘She’s young and an illegitimate child.
It’s obvious.’

How dare she make the Knights of Reinhardt suffer like this!

Mason shook his head inwardly.

Young Lady Redra may have succumbed to power, but he did not.
He would never allow anyone to take control of this proud knighthood.

Needless to say, Laritte didn’t understand Mason’s words.

“What do you mean, sir?”

“Everyone’s already having a hard time dealing with the limited meals we’ve been given these days.
And now juice for only an hour! Funny, isn’t it? What a deplorable act to mock the soldiers with such a shallow plan.”

Other knights began to get even furious when they heard Mason.

But Laritte was still clueless.

This was what caught Mason off-guard.

“…….Limited meals?”

The victorious smile he had on his face vanished.

Laritte’s voice sounded innocent.

“Do knights go on diets as well? But, I thought knights needed strength.”

She poured the juice on wooden cups one by one for the knights to drink and continued.

“Even if that’s the case, this juice doesn’t contain sugar, so it will be fine.
By the way, who is responsible for the knights’ meals? The cook must be quite professional.”

The knights present at the field right now were of noble origin, so they arrived at the mansion late.
As a result, they could not participate in Ian’s squadron.

At the same time, because they were aristocrats and received higher education, they were able to determine whether someone was lying or not.

They could tell Laritte was unaware.

Even though everyone acted disrespectfully toward Laritte, she did not impose any punishment.

They were ashamed to assume that the dietary restrictions they’ve been suffering from were part of Laritte’s plot.

The knight who was given a cup of the juice from Laritte muttered unknowingly.

“T-Thank you very much……”
“It’s nothing much.”

He politely accepted the wooden cup – filled with Laritte’s special strawberry juice – with both hands.

He raised the cup to his mouth.

He knew that Laritte was an illegitimate girl.
But he felt a little ashamed.

‘This is what those strawberries were used for.’

It might not be cold, but he expected the sour and sweet taste of the strawberries.

He took a sip.

It was not long before the knight blurted out.

“Delicious.
Somehow…… It’s quite refreshing.”

His words startled the other men.

“Refreshing?”

Since their training had just come to an end, everyone was sweaty.
What’s more, before Laritte arrived, all they had was lukewarm water in a glass.

The knights turned to Mason as they drank the juice.

Laritte stopped in front of Mason.
She tried to pour the juice into his glass, but only a few drops came out of the jug.

“Oh, it’s all out.”

There was still a small amount of juice left, but it was for Redra and Ian.

Because of that, Laritte was a bit troubled.

He wouldn’t like this kind of juice because he’s old, would he?

“Forgive me.
If you want to taste it, sir, please share with the other knights.”
“…….”
“Then I’ll get going.
I wish you all good luck.”

Laritte went on her way to Redra with no hesitation.

The younger knights carefully approached Mason, who did not receive a cup of juice.

“Uhm, Sir Mason…..
even if it’s mine–”
“……I don’t need it.”

Mason somehow felt rather sorry.

Even though they figured out Laritte didn’t know anything, Mason’s wrinkled expression worried the knights.

‘If she had planned for this situation from the beginning, she would have been a great strategist.’

She got lucky.

Mason clicked his tongue and removed his armor.

It should have been him to lead the Order of Knights instead of Redra.
But now, he was unsure.