“I thought it was quiet for a few days after checking the trait, but it seems to have gotten worse. I’d rather trash the room… … .”
“I used to hit or insult people, but I never killed anyone, but this time… … .”
The young voice trembles slightly in fear.
It is said that even emperors go up and down easily in places where no one listens, but this is definitely the castle of the Kruger family.
Alkaido cleared his throat and walked around the corner of the hallway to the maids who were scrubbing the floor.
“oh! Butler Alkaido… … .”
“That is… … .”
The face of the maids turned red at the sound of footsteps.
“I’ll tell the maid Alice, so reflect on it.”
“Forgive me, Lord Alcaido!”
“I was wrong, I was wrong.”
Alkaido narrowed his brow slightly, leaving behind the maids who followed him and begged for his face to turn white when he mentioned the chief maid called Drake among the maids.
‘Shame on the Kruger family.’
The crook of the Kruger family, who only knows how to do extravagance and mischief.
It has been like that since childhood. Believing only in the shell of his father’s love and not showing his talent for anything.
Adelaine herself had tried. famous knight, wizard. At least, he invited a shaman from the jungle to teach him, but he fell far behind.
That person’s most firm values, temperament. What are the special talents and what are the fundamentals of making that person.
A mercy bestowed by God for all to know.
At the coming-of-age ceremony, after the ceremony, which is held equally by both nobles and commoners, what was confirmed was, as everyone expected, a person born with only a trait that would not have existed if it had not been for the Kruger family, had it not been for nobles.
In the end, it was confirmed by God.
There is no exceptional talent for anything, no innate destiny or temperament.
‘No matter how much the head of household decided… … .’
After the coming-of-age ceremony, it was quiet for a while enough to think that he had come to his senses from shock, but then he drank alcohol and bought slaves and abused them because of lack of violence. Is he qualified to lead the richest family on the continent?
So, Alkaido expected the message that had just come through the communication port.
‘Lady Guardia is coming back.’
Even if the family head succession was done in secret, it couldn’t be kept a secret from everyone.
Even though Guardia has some weaknesses to lead this huge Kruger family.
‘Because that’s a problem that can be supplemented.’
Alkaido moved to the underground prison to deliver the messages that flew through the communication port to Adelian.
* * *
“It’s good, but this.”
The first thing I liked the most after falling here was the bed, and the second was the food.
I wondered if the bed, which was so soft that I could sink indefinitely, but supported my body without hurting my back, was probably magical.
and this bread.
The glossy brown hard shell is not thick, so when you put it in your mouth, it crumbles, and the white inside is soft and torn along the grain.
Maybe it’s because the Kruger family is overflowing with money, but the veal steak grilled with just the right amount of spices melts in your mouth.
Oddly enough, I feel like I have faded little by little when I was Kang Suho. Maybe that’s why the food here seems to be more delicious than modern stimulating food like kimchi or ramen.
[Adelian Guardian Kruger―Owner of Gold]
Representative Traits: [Gold Power (SS)] [Arrogance (S)]
Hidden Traits: [Sense of floating (S-)] [User’s eyes (SSS)]
I gulped down the veal steak as I watched my traits change after the succession ceremony.
It’s not my mood either. A ‘-‘ is attached to the floating trait.
That seems like a trait that makes me feel a sense of alienation in this world and prevents me from being overly immersed in it, but what will happen to me if it completely disappears.
In addition, the gold power has also increased. Perhaps the reason SS is attached instead of SSS is because of the property that the former owner, Caiman, must have… … .
Contrary to his title of ‘Adjuster of Ten Thousand Golds’, the reason why I became ‘Owner of Ten Thousand Golds’ must be because I wasn’t particularly involved in family affairs.
How do I know how the continent’s economy works?
Anyway, since Luna and I are the only ones enjoying delicious food like this, one side of my heart is stabbed.
I turned my head and opened my mouth to Luna, who was swallowing something with her white ears fluttering.
“How many days is it today?”
Luna, who seems to have become a pet rabbit that I feed and take with me to my maid, stuffed bread into her mouth and looked at me with her white ears flapping in surprise.
“raddish… Mgare?”
“Chew and tell me. For how many days, I only gave you water.”
When I talk with a smile to the gluttonous rabbit who is sick with me and then steals my food well before I know it, Luna thumps her chest and opens her mouth, as if her throat is choking.
“Mmm, day five… … . By the way, b*tch. Can a person live without eating anything for 5 days? maybe already… … .”
“I’m not a young boy, but now. By the way, it’s day 5… Shall we go check the slip?”
“Oh right. lord… yes?”
I roughly wiped my mouth with a napkin, then picked up a plate of soup that was still steaming and handed it to Luna.
“Pick that up and follow me.”
Luna, who was mistaken, followed me with a moving face as she alternately ate soup with me.
‘Well, maybe not what you thought.’
Her face is blooming like that, probably because she has already fallen in love with the future West.
I knew so much in advance that I ran away, so I didn’t meet any of the servants on the way to the prison, so I arrived quite early.
It’s a formality to tell the soldier guarding the prison to get away, no, because I’m a bad guy.
He gave a wild glance, meaning to get out of here quickly, and opened the prison door.
And what I see is a human figure on the floor, motionless like a corpse.
“Hee! young master… … .”
… Are you sure you’re not dead?
“ha… you… you… … !”
The parched lips are full of blood. One eye, bloodshot from lack of sleep, was completely red, as if the blood vessels had burst, and the golden pupil shimmered.
Anyone who sees it will think it’s a demon that climbed up from hell. be surprised… … .
I tried to manage my expression as if nothing was wrong, then dragged the chair with my feet and sat down in front of Kane.
“I told you. You are really full of useless stubbornness and egotism.”
From noble mtl dot com.
He let out an exaggerated sigh and shook his head.
“I really want to see some gains by investing in you. I really think you will be the strongest man on the continent.”
I looked at the back of Kane’s head with pitiful eyes, as he lowered his head due to lack of strength even after glaring at me.
Hey, the main character… sorry. It’s all for you, real.
“Honestly, do you admit it too? If you’re very stubborn and don’t like the facts right in front of you, then you deny it and don’t have anything and only have your pride, and you’re damned with that one thing left.”
As I speak with a smirk, my eyes shake as if I had been beaten to the stomach.
yes, how could you not know
You did it even though you knew that you were losing money by counting on your pride and distrust of human beings, whether it was an original work or a game. is not it?
“Does your pride feed you? Does pride raise mana? Or where can I get the potion? You are, that selfless pride. You’re the one who ruins your life because of that stupidity that won’t change your mind. know?”
I was the one who didn’t use a single swear word and cheered because I was afraid of the settlement money. Even when I read the original work, I wanted to do this in front of you, but my dream comes true.
“what’s the problem? honestly you know No matter what the true meaning of my words is or what my intentions are, in the end, as long as it’s a contract from God, neither you nor I can betray you.”
If you just sign it, you can become stronger. Even though the opportunity is right in front of you, it is stubbornness not to seize it.
indomitable.
that’s the problem I, who read and replayed the thought of wanting to get revenge by becoming stronger with my own power, maybe I understand better than you, who is in the first round of my life?
“Are you hungry? How can I feed you?”
Not to openly swear allegiance, but to call my name once or receive a favor I do.
that’s why it’s so hard
Even though it was cold, I took the soup that smelled delicious from Luna and waved it in front of Kane’s eyes.
“… go away.”
That stupid bastard who doesn’t listen. If I was really going to break you up and break you, I would even use a drug with no side effects, really. know?
how am i How did you grow up? I want to marry this child.
I raised the corners of my trembling lips again, took one shot of the soup, and threw the bowl aside.
“It was a bit weak. yes? There would be conflicts only after starving for another month, but if it were you… yes?”
As long as he’s alive, you mutt.
I laughed and touched Kruger’s ring on my ring finger with the tip of my thumb.
A very finely embossed pattern, pressing the tip with force and moving it as if pushing it sideways, only the center of the ring engraved with the pattern rotates with a small concave-convex sound.
As an artifact with blood magic, it seems that the items of the subspace assigned to each pattern that comes to the top are drawn in my head.
Among them, only various magic reagents and mana stones opened the assigned space, put a hand with a ring in the air, and soon took out a mana stone the size of a fist.
The soft light flowing from the mana stone turned the shocked Kane’s face white.
“that… … .”
“Is this enough to make your mouth water?”
I tossed and caught it like an apple and shook it.
“Huge sale. Just say it now and I’ll give you this. Then eat right away and absorb it with strength. You might be able to use your mana sword tomorrow. how is it?”
Kane’s eyes also moved in the direction my hand was shaking.
Whether or not he could hear me or not, his gaze, which had been following my hand for a long time, stopped behind my back and soon closed his eyes. As soon as I finally reached out and was about to say a word, the prison door opened.
“Adelian. A message came through the communication table.”
I think I’ve gone over it a little bit, but are you ruining this like this? I’m going crazy, really.
Without realizing it, I nervously turned my head and glared at Alkaido.
“I’m pretty sure I told no one to go to prison, Alkayi too.”
“It is a message that Lady Gadia is returning.”
As soon as I heard Guardia’s name, the fever that had been spreading went down, and I woke up frowning with a loud noise at the feeling of my throat getting cold.
“Is the news that my sister is coming back worth enough information to do here without waiting for me right now?”
“I think so.”
Outwardly, Alkaido, who was politely placing his hand on one of his chest and slightly bowing his back, lifted his head and met my eyes.
“It should arrive in a few hours.”
“… … .”
how many hours… how many hours?
Involuntarily, I turned my head and looked at Kane.
A father who favors only his younger brother for the reason that Guardia is a man, and a younger brother who runs amok with that favoritism on his back. And she hates men because of the people who were fascinated by her beautiful appearance… … .
just one person.
Kane fell in love as soon as he saw him. He said he was the first man whose eyes looking at him were numb.
The important thing here is that Guardia fell in love with Kane as soon as she saw him, and she devoted herself to her family and everything while running out of love for the first time.
By blowing the head of his younger brother Adelian.
“okay. I’m going to finish it, so close the door and leave.”
I acted like a woman, shook my hand to defeat Alkaido, and lowered the mana stone in my hand in front of Kane’s eyes, spinning it like a top.
“I was disturbed. yes? Kane, do you think I’m bullying you?”
Oh, of course it’s okay to bully them if they don’t sleep by giving them water.
It’s all about wishing you well, man.
“If I was going to force myself to listen to what I wanted from you, wouldn’t there be many good things like drugs or hallucinogens?”
Of course, if you allow me… … .
I can’t do it when I see him viciously glaring at my words that follow me lowly.
“Do you want me to be really big? You’re the only one whose pride is worth more than ten thousand dollars, Kane. He said he wanted revenge. But are you going to live an orphaned life by yourself, with only your hands stained with blood and the rest clean?”
Are you really a selfish kid?
Kane’s eyes tremble as he must have reached his limit because he couldn’t even sleep well enough to keep the water from dying.
“So you don’t need this?”
I touched the mana stone, which was spinning like a top, with my finger to stop it, and then got up from the chair.
“I am… I am… … .”
Kane’s haggard face. I looked down at him, raised my foot, and then vigorously stepped on the mana stone and broke it.
Kwajik!
“Do, Bocchan! Aww! Mana stones!”
Who knows. That a mana stone of this size could break so easily.
What used to shine on its own was shattered and the light gradually died, and after flickering a few times, shadows were cast in all directions.
I pretended not to see Luna, who was running wild because she felt more sorry for me than I did, and threw a smile at Kane, whose face was dying even darker than before, perhaps because the light of the mana stone went out.
“I don’t need you either, Kane.”
The clock is ticking…