A man went out a door of the numerous doors present in the corridor.
He had a very dignified expression.
But someone was waiting for him there leaning against the wall.
It was the man who previously interrogated Sebastian.
The brown-haired man named Marcus greeted the black-haired man.
" Hey, are you done with your work?"
" ....."
But his greeting met only silence.
The black-haired man started moving towards the entrance passing Marcus without batting him an eye.
But Marcus was not discouraged instead started following him and trying to strike up a conversation with him.
" So it's already morning doesn't a diligent man like you requires a little rest? You always seem to work whenever I meet you and your colleagues also seem to agree"
"...."
" sheesh how can someone work so much without taking a break for so many years I heard that you were like that from the moment you became a cadet"
"....."
Even if his enthusiasm was reciprocated with disinterest he didn't stop and kept on talking.
"Don't you feel the need to take a break, if I were in your place I would have already taken a few breaks "
But unlike last time this statement received an answer.
"Sgt.Elidys return to your post and submit a report on the criminals caught"
Marcus' brows frowned.
"Lieutenant sir, they are not criminals they are the heroes of the empire. They caught a spy of the enemies how can you treat them like this"
" It will be upon me to judge whether the boy is a spy or not and also remember those two aren't heroes they are criminals we just need conclusive evidence to prove it"
Marcus got infuriated.
"THEY ARE NOT CRIMINALS!!! And as their leader, I have the right to defend them against such false accusations"
" Lieutenant Steelroot, do you think you can bear the consequences"
Marcus threatened the man.
The man stopped in his steps.
Marcus smirked seeing the man halt.
He continued speaking
"Even if the Steel root family has some great achievements they are not among the 5 jewels of the empire and besides your grandfather was the one who brought the Steelroot family to prominence it's just a single generation of recognition. Velor Steelroot it is better to leave them alone and declare the boy a spy and the murder case can be handled discreetly no need to punish two hot-headed knight apprentices you know how they can be due to the nature of training"
" It's an open-and-shut case"
"Sgt.Elidys " Velor opened his mouth.
" You have been warned, insubordination to a superior, trying to manipulate the investigations while pressuring the victim to accept the false accusations and openly using the family name to threaten a superior"
" Since you belong to the Elidys family I won't suspend you but it is suggested to take a leave until the investigation is concluded and the criminals are judged"
Marcus gritted his teeth and shouted
" Do you think your family will be safe and do you still think that the army will move at the cost of angering one of the Five jewels of the empire"
" You don't have to worry about that my family will be safe and the army will move if given the cause "
Saying that Velor went out the door leaving behind a red-faced Marcus.
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' Few hours or a day has passed I'm not sure this room doesn't even have a window and I heard only two bell tolls ' Sebastian thought.
' I shouldn't have taken a nap'
The room got a new edition in the form of a small table in which food was already served.
He didn't even hear any sound of someone entering his room or was he in a deep sleep.
But the food was already cold meaning it was served quite a long time ago.
He took the plate from the table and started eating the vegetable mixture soup which was one of the basic food in the army but was a luxury to Sebastian who ate only cold hard bread crumbs and water.
Sebastian was savouring its taste to the fullest.
The cold soup with veggies was heavenly.
While enjoying his food someone entered the room.
Sebastian didn't stop eating instead he ignored the sound.
" Ahem"
Sebastian glanced towards the source of the sound.
There was a man in a black suit and pants who looked like in his late 30s.
Probably some Noble's butler.
' Che Bastards who clear their throat for attention are always bad news '
Sebastian continued to eat his food.
"Tsk" he heard the clicking of the tongue.
But continued to eat the soup not paying the man any attention.
" Boy you shouldn't be disrespectful to the elders at least your parents should have taught you manners"
Sebastian looked at the annoyed face of the man.
He calmly said " I don't have parents "
" It's a common courtesy even if you don't have parents you could learn from seeing others"
" I'm from the slums and we don't have such customs "
The man was stunned, his eyes wide open.
" WHAT YOU'RE FROM THE SLUMS?!"
" Yes and don't shout like that"
" Y-You are really from the slums?"
" Didn't heard the first time? Yea I'm from the slums and if you have any more questions go and enquire about those from officers in charge of the investigation"
" You "
"What?"
"How dare you be disrespectful to me I represent the Clauver family Do you know what consequences you have to face being so rude towards a noble"
Sebastian looked at the man in silence for a few seconds.
" I'm sorry sir"
" Hmph you should be "
" Please respectfully get the f*** out of this room, sir"
" W-What?! Are you cursing at me?"
" No sir I'm asking you to leave in a respectful slum dialect sir"
The man was flustered.
He didn't think he would meet such a rude bastard and on top of that, he was from the slums.
What was his master thinking?
"Get out already I have an interrogation a few minutes later unless you want to participate"
Sebastian lied between his teeth.
"O-Okay "
Saying so the man went out the door.
'Even stutterers are accepted as butlers in noble households now?'
Sebastian heard nobles usually take the best among the best as butlers who take care of masters' affairs in his absence.
Now that he thinks about it he was quite rude towards him.
Sebastian was already frustrated from being stuck here and that man had an expression that seemed to look down at him.
He didn't like that.
But it was quite fun to watch getting him flustered.
If it happened a few days ago he would have been very nervous and probably wouldn't look into that man's eye. But he lost everything and survived two interrogations at this point he doesn't seem to care much. I mean a noble's butler can't be scarier than an imperial officer.
Sebastian put her plate back on the table and laid down.
Before he could say he was already in deep sleep he might be resting all day but he was mentally exhausted.
Full stomach and a bed to sleep on.
A luxury impossible in the slums.
Soon after
"Zzzz" the sound of snoring was resonating throughout the room.
It was one of the most comfortable sleep he ever had.