Chapter 65: That is True Debauchery
After conveying his intentions to Lord Andres Retiud.
Sirius mingled with the members of the Retiud family, along with Justitia.
The Retiud family treated the visitors from the Rigel family with great respect.
During their time there, it was formally announced that Leticia had given birth to a third child, causing quite a stir.
“Brother Velid, can’t I do it too?”
“Ten thousand nine hundred and thirty-six… It’s too heavy for you!”
As Velid swung his practice sword in the garden, Leticia’s eldest son approached him with interest.
For some reason, Leticia’s children seemed to favor Velid over Sirius.
“Is it because you’re similar in mental age?”
“To me, it seems Sirius isn’t that different either?”
As Sirius mumbled, Eustias, who was next to him, said a word.
“Usually, when I see you messing around with Lord Velid or Mr. Aleion, I think that men play similarly no matter how old they are…”
“What nonsense… Hey Berdian, don’t laugh.”
I glared at Berdian, who was snickering nearby.
“It’s because you don’t have a personality that makes you feel close to children.”
“You’re the same in that regard, Eustias.”
“Yes, none of us have personalities suited to childcare.”
I agreed with that.
Leticia wants her younger brother and his wife to have a child soon… but that won’t happen.
“I thought the same before I had a child. But my mind quickly changed.”
“Lord David.”
Leticia’s husband, David Retiud, approached.
“You’ll change too once you have a child.”
“Yes…”
Sirius and Eustias quickly exchanged glances.
They decided with just their eyes to just give a vague reply and change the subject.
For something like this, they were a couple who were in sync.
“Honestly, I felt anxious too. I wondered if I could be a good father. But the moment I saw my first child after it was born, I thought that I would dedicate my life to this child from now on.”
“I see.”
“That’s wonderful.”
Their replies were devoid of emotion.
“You’ll realize a lot of things once you have a child. You’ll grow a lot as a person and as a couple.”
“I look forward to it.”
“We’ll keep it in mind.”
As they listened to the married man’s teachings with one ear and let it out the other, Velid eventually began teaching a child swordsmanship.
His appearance as he wielded a wooden stick and performed the Three Calamities Swordsmanship was quite convincing.
“Sirius, is that okay?”
“He’s just playing with a child… It should be fine.”
Originally, Velid wasn’t at a level where he could teach someone yet.
He was still a beginner among beginners.
“Sirius.”
After watching the child imitate swordsmanship for a while, David carefully opened his mouth.
“It seems like my older brother has been troubled lately.”
“…”
“I think he’s struggling with what kind of relationship he should have with you.”
Before Sirius left, he asked Andres to make a choice.
Since it was an issue that concerned the future of the family, he couldn’t help but worry.
“What on earth did you say to my brother?”
“I think you should ask Lord Andres about that, not me.”
“Hmm…”
David’s expression turned awkward at Sirius’s cold reply.
“Sirius, can I be honest with you?”
“Go ahead.”
“I’m concerned about your actions. Honestly, I don’t want to be that close to you.”
It was an honest statement.
“You’re too tyrannical.”
Tyrannical.
It was something he had heard even in his days as the peerless swordsman, Baek Mu-rang.
“I acknowledge that you have subjugated many dark organizations. But in the end, you have only forced people to submit by wielding your sword. Such tyrannical methods… I don’t think they suit the youngest son-in-law of the Rigel family, one of the Five Great Noble Houses of the continent.”
“David, that’s…”
Eustia tried to say something, but Sirius stopped her with a look.
David was the second son-in-law of the Rigel family.
In that case, it would be good to make the youngest son-in-law understand his thoughts properly.
“David,”
Sirius said in a calm voice.
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“Do you know where the word ‘tyranny’ comes from?”
“What? Well… I’m not well-versed in such areas.”
David’s expression was shaky.
“A long, long time ago, when no one remembers now… the world was ideally ruled by a monarch who received the will of heaven.
“…”
“However, as time passed, it became difficult for the monarch to rule. No matter how much they spoke of the will of heaven, the people did not listen.”
Sirius asked David, who was looking bewildered.
“What do you think happened then?”
“Um… the world would have become chaotic and lost its order.”
“That’s right.”
Sirius nodded.
“So those with great power took the place of the monarch and maintained the order of the world. They were called hegemons.”
“Hegemons…?”
“The way of the hegemon is tyranny.”
“Ah…!”
Of course, this is not the story of this world.
He was just talking about the history of the world where Baek Mu-rang, the peerless swordsman, lived.
He didn’t know the etymology of tyranny in this world.
Sirius was just telling this story to explain his path.
“What we can learn from this is that tyranny does not simply mean violence that overwhelms everything with force.”
“Then…”
“In a chaotic world where lofty ideals do not work, using force to maintain order… that is true tyranny.”
“Ah…”
David made a surprised expression.
“Of course, it would be better if the world could be made peaceful with ideals alone. However, this era is not like that.”
“……”
“No matter how noble the prestigious families pretend to be, they cannot correct the world. That is why I intend to correct the world through tyranny.”
Of course, this is also an ideal.
If you look at actual history, there have not been many cases where tyranny has corrected the world.
However, Sirius intended to realize an ideal tyranny in this world.
That’s why he is trying to create a true Murim Alliance.
“Hmm…”
David nodded with a groan.
“I didn’t know you had such beliefs. So, is that the reason why you pursue tyranny…”
After nodding several times and savoring Sirius’ words, David spoke carefully.
“Sirius, can I be honest with you about one more thing?”
“Yes.”
“I didn’t think much of the Canis Root family. I heard that you have done a lot of academic research since the old days… but I have never heard of any of your achievements.”
After confessing that, David bowed his head with an embarrassed expression.
“But I was wrong. After deriving such a truth from an old history that no one remembers, and making it your belief and putting it into practice… this can be said to be the ultimate realm as a scholar.”
“You flatter me, Lord David.”
“I wondered why a noble craftsman like you would give strength to someone like you, but there was a reason. It seems that you saw through all of your depth.”
When David looked at Justitia, she nodded slowly.
“Yes, my father had a similar conversation and came to trust Sirius.”
“I see.”
“But Lord David, you are being too honest today. I’m worried that my husband won’t be hurt.”
“T, that so? I’m sorry…”
David scratched his head and bowed his head.
Sirius smiled, saying that it was okay, and turned his gaze slightly.
Andres, who had been listening in the garden until just now, had already left his seat.
***
Andres had been confused all along.
He had been gathering information about Sirius all this time.
However, the Sirius he met in person was a completely different person than he had imagined.
How could such a person exist?
‘I don’t know, I don’t know…’
Andres headed to the deepest part of his nature, overwhelmed by complex emotions.
There was the bedroom of Andrew Retiud, the head of the Retiud family.
“Father, I’m coming in.”
Andres stepped into the bedroom.
An old man with a pale face was asleep in the middle of the large bedroom.
“……”
Andres made a complicated expression as he looked at his father’s face.
Originally, Andrew Retiwood was a man of passion, more so than anyone else.
Leading the Retiwood family and moving actively, he devoted himself to the South.
In the days when Andrew was still healthy, even guys like the Shahit mercenary group were not able to run wild.
However, after the terrible incident a dozen or so years ago, he became an invalid, ending up spending his days lying in bed like this.
Among the Retiwood family, only Andres knows what happened to Andrew.
Even his younger brother, David, has no idea about the details.
Because it is something that should not be talked about recklessly.
“Father.”
Looking at his sleeping father, Andres opened his mouth.
“I have been thinking. If we could get our hands on the same position as the Five Great Families of the continent, we could reveal their sins one by one.”
Those guys.
The ones who did this to his father.
Andres had been preparing all this time to get revenge on those ‘Great Families.’
“That’s how I thought I would condemn those guys. But……”
Andres thought about what Sirius had told David earlier.
“It seems like that was a reckless thought. Even if we accuse those guys…… They won’t bat an eye.”
Even if the Retiwood family were to let the entire continent know about their sins, the other families would not agree.
Rather, they would criticize the Retiwood family for falsely accusing them without clear evidence.
Those guys are that difficult to deal with.
“In the end, it seems like Sirius was right.”
We need strong power.
In order to make those guys pay, we have no choice but to condemn them with force.
We have no choice but to respond with evil.
“However, it is impossible with our family’s power. Even if we were to swallow the Rigel family and obtain the same position as the Five Great Families of the continent, it would be difficult to gain the power to fight against those guys.”
The opponent is too strong.
No matter how hard he tries, it will be impossible for Andres to gain the power to match those guys before he dies.
“Then there is only one way.”
Sirius said.
The alliance that he will create…… is also for the purpose of taking down a great evil that is difficult to oppose with the power of a single family.
Andres wanted to place his hope in those words.
“Father, I have made up my mind.”
Saying that, Andres bowed his head toward his father.
“In order to stand against that strongest family on the continent, I will join hands with Sirius.”
* * *
Three days later.
Sirius was preparing to leave the Retiwood family.
Nominally, it was to develop new trading partners in the Cheonrang Heavenly Kingdom, but in reality, it was to raid the Egret Workshop.
“Eustia, you take care of things in the Cheonrang Heavenly Kingdom.”
“Yes, I will make moves as I see fit.”
Eustia would move separately from Sirius and push forward the Retiwood family’s southern expansion into the Cheonrang Heavenly Kingdom.
You can rest assured that the Thousand Blades will escort Yustiana.
“But… is it okay to bring only those three?”
“There’s no need to go around with a crowd.”
Sirius decided to bring Aleion, Vellid, and Berdian this time as well.
Berdian is almost powerless, but he will be helpful when dealing with matters related to the Alliance.
“The Egret Workshop is not to be trifled with.”
Just then.
Andres, clad in a red uniform, showed up.
“You’ll need more force, Sirius.”
“Sir Andres…”
Yustiana looked at Andres with a surprised expression.
However, Sirius greeted him with a calm expression.
“Have you finished selecting?”
“Sirius.”
Andres looked at Sirius with a cold expression.
“I didn’t hear last time… Is there any special privilege if you become the first ally in the South?”
“Well, I haven’t thought about it yet.”
Sirius said with a smile.
“If there’s anything you want, please tell me.”
“I’d like you to annihilate a family, even if it’s in the distant future.”
It was a gruesome story.
However, Andres’ eyes were serious.
“Can I ask you a favor?”
“You don’t have to ask, Sir Andres.”
Sirius replied calmly.
“If it’s a family that deserves it, I’ll do it naturally.”
“Is that because of your creed?”
“Yes.”
“Good.”
Andres held out his hand with a determined expression.
“Then I will join the creed you pursue. From now on, the Retiud family will join the alliance you are making.”
Andres Retiud, the genius magician of the South.
He joined hands with Sirius as the first ally in the South.