Baron Valentin was brought in. The baron looked utterly dazed. He was indeed somewhat frightened, having no idea how Charlotte would deal with him.
Originally, he had thought Charlotte's reputation in Seagull City was atrocious, even worse than his own as lord, so he could not possibly be anyone remarkable. Most of the rumors had to be exaggerations. It was not as though he had never seen Madame Nansera before. Those South Seraph Restoration Army soldiers were truly fierce; Behemoth's Knight Order was no match for them at all.
But after being captured, he had also seen Charlotte's West Wind Knight Regiment, and it was utterly different from his own Knight Order.
Charlotte's West Wind Knight Regiment had indeed been a disorderly mess at first. But after several battles, all of them victories, morale had soared. With proper training and full pay, the regiment had naturally become disciplined.
Baron Valentin gradually became frightened. He shouted several times, trying to draw attention, but a soldier from the West Wind Knight Regiment stuffed his mouth full of filthy rags. He could only go "Mmph! Mmgh!"
There were quite a few gang members in Charlotte's West Wind Knight Regiment, and they had little respect for nobles.
It took Charlotte a long while to suppress his emotions before ordering Baron Valentin brought over. Seeing the baron filled him with complicated feelings, entirely unlike the emotions stirred when he had just seen Yang Melianne and inadvertently recalled Talia Melianne.
If Talia Melianne represented the brightest part of Charlotte Mecklen's life,
then Baron Valentin represented the darkest part of it.
Charlotte did not intend to kill Baron Valentin. He smiled faintly and said, "According to imperial custom, I may demand a ransom."
Baron Valentin was overjoyed. He shouted, "I can pay a ransom! As long as