The question's answer was Viscount Wolff's House.
When asked why, Anastasia said, "I can be honest, but is the Young Master ready to take in this information?"
Vincent nodded. "Just speak. I will not treat you poorly."
Anastasia replied, "After six nights, the House of D'Arc will be destroyed by the church. The manor will be set on fire, resulting in the Young Master dying in his sleep while the rest who tried to escape getting killed by the Templar Knights."
Vincent frowned. 'So this is what will happen if I don't save the house.'
Anastasia tucked the strand of hair falling on her forehead behind her ears. "I know the reason why such a thing happened, however, I'll only answer if—"
"Anastasia." Vincent said a single word as his sharp gaze focused on Anastasia, making the latter tremble in her seat.
Vincent did not want to use this, but he crushed the Absolute Dominance Token he got from the rolls and said,
"I have been magnanimous by agreeing to your requests, going as far to help you achieve your goals. In return, I've asked only for information. Do you think you are worthy of demanding more favors? This isn't a negotiation."
Vincent squinted his eyes, making the poor maid's hair stand.
"Know your place."
Anastasia felt so afraid from the sudden change in Vincent that she almost cried. Tears threatened to leak down her face and she was having a hard time controlling her sobs.
"I-I… I am sorry…" She clutched her gown and looked down, drops of tears falling on the back of her hand.
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[Ding!]
[Quest (Stall Anastasia) is complete!]
[Obtained: Salt of Softening x1, Veiny Rod x1, Builder's Chalk x1, Lionheart Crest]
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Vincent did not read the system messages and ignored them as it wasn't the time for it.
Honestly, Vincent did not want to suppress Anastasia. He did not want to waste a precious token because it might be useful in future. However, this girl did not take him seriously and kept trying to push his limits.
She kept being on guard despite showing that she was willing to cooperate. From the words she had said so far, she was quite sure that the D'Arc House would fall.
Vincent had transmigrated today but this was now his family, his new home. He didn't like someone looking down on it like that, treating this place as a stepping stone for their future.
It was a waste of a token, but this regressor had to be subdued or else things would keep going wrong in the future.
Anatasia was genuinely scared of Vincent. The Absolute Dominance Token was not to be trifled with.
Vincent's anger died down after a minute and he took a deep breath, calming himself down.
"Let's start over. What is the reason the House of D'Arc falls?"
Anastasia wiped her tears and said, "It's because… sniff… because of Lord James."
'My father? That hateful man?' Vincent thought.
Anastasia continued, "He reports to the church about Young Miss Vanessa being a witch and this results in the house being associated with witchcraft and destroyed."
Vincent clenched his fists. 'Witches and witchcraft… who would've thought that the first problem after transmigrating to a medieval world I'd encounter would be this very thing.'
Vincent was getting worked up and as if sensing his fluctuating emotions, Jasmine snuggled closer in her sleep and interrupted his thoughts.
Taking a closer look at her, this girl was really sleeping and dreaming of something.
Smiling, Vincent bent down to kiss her head and turned to Anastasia again.
"What else do you know about my family? And if you knew my sister was a witch, why didn't you report to the church yourself?"
Anastasia shook her head and replied, "The Young Miss has always treated me right. And I am but a commoner. If I were to report to the church, they'd investigate this thoroughly and I would be made a scapegoat by the House of D'Arc and get killed. Baron James is secretly a Priest in the church. His words hold weight and not as thorough of an investigation will be done. Add to that, the place that's about to be burned down is his own home, so the church has even less of a reason to doubt him."
What she said made sense. Vincent felt a headache from this. He rubbed his temples and asked, "When will he report this? Or when did he find out that my sister is a witch?"
"Tomorrow night, he will find out." Anastasia replied.
"If you know of this, why do you not stop the House of D'Arc from falling? Didn't you say the Young Miss never treated you wrongly?"
"Well…" Anastasia was at a loss for words. Her reason for not saving the House of D'Arc was because they were quite insignificant. It didn't matter whether they lived or died as in the grand scheme of things, their overall value was almost negligible.
Of course, she couldn't say this outright.
Watching her quiet expression, Vincent clicked his tongue. He had a rough idea of what she may be thinking. "Forget it. Just tell me, how sure are you that he hasn't found it out yet?"
"100% sure. It's because the Baron states he is away for business when he finds out about the Young Miss and he never returns." Anastasia answered confidently.
Vincent thought about it and made calculations for the current chain of events.
After a minute, he waved his hand. "You can go to sleep now, you're dismissed."
Anastasia stood up, bowed and left.
When she was gone, Vincent checked his system messages.
While conversing with her, the system message did not pop up until the time he used the Absolute Dominance Token.
Vincent was trying to rely on his own ability to bluff and gain an upper hand on the other person, but without a few cheats from the system, it looked a little impossible.
That maid was a tough nut to crack. Despite saying she was willing to cooperate, the system's quest wasn't successful. This showed that she had other motives. Only when he suppressed her did she leave any thoughts of escaping and the quest was complete.
In any case, Vincent saw the new items and was pleasantly surprised.
The Salt of Softening made hard water turn soft. The veiny rod had nothing to do with sexual stuff. It was for finding veins underground. It was unknown what type of veins, but veins could be found.
Next, the Builder's Chalk was a tool that allowed him to mark on the ground for digging.
After digging a pit, the inside ground had to be marked with chalk. If it stayed, it meant it was safe to dig further. If one could not write anything whatsoever then it meant unsafe and one shouldn't dig further.
At last it was the Lionheart Crest.
[Lionheart Crest: Crest of the Dawnblade Paladins of Sun Kingdom. Serves as a role verification of rank and authority as individual identities are classified.]
'Oh? Now this looks something useful…'