Chapter 104
6th Candidate (4)
‘These dare!’
Niel’s eyes seemed like sparks would fly at any moment.
Two things she wanted today.
Congratulations on your birthday and the safe completion of the flowering ceremony for your daughter, Ray.
And I was just trying to measure Theo’s vessel.
There were some completely unexpected bastards trying to ruin the celebration.
“I feel sorry for the Princess Suseon. But this is something we cannot afford to stay away from. So please wait until the punishment of Captain Baek Gap Yonggi… … Wow!”
One of the elders stopped speaking curtly to Niel when his right arm suddenly flew into the air.
The complexion of the other elders hardened.
“What are you doing, Princess Suseon!”
“You, too, will eat with Captain Baek Gap Yonggi and intimidate our senate… … !”
“shut up!”
But the backlash didn’t last long.
Rush!
The Suseon Palace and the banquet hall were shaken by Niel’s explosion.
pass-
A huge dragon appeared around her and drew a shape, and frost began to fall in all directions.
The temperature was so low that the skin was frosted, and the breath came out.
“Just make fun of that snout. At that time, you are the elder and Nabal, and I will cut off his head first.”
“… … !”
“… … !”
“… … !”
The elders hesitated and retreated.
Although I was taking care of my sick daughter now.
In her youth, she had a brash personality who overturned Ragnar several times.
Niel’s gaze also turned to Julius.
“Captain Baek Gap Yonggi… … not. It’s annoying, so I just call him by his first name. Julius, neither do you. If you’re going to do something useless like this, I know you’ll make a life-and-death decision with me. Okay?”
Instead of answering, Julius just looked at Niel with an indifferent look.
“If we’re going to drink and play, we’ll do it outside. Where is this drunkard? Don’t you guys have any plans?”
Niel’s cold gaze alternated between Julius and the elders.
“Get your knife and get out of here. Because I want to slap all of you guys right now.”
Before they knew it, even the swordsmen of Suseon Palace gathered around them and pointed their swords at them.
All of them are the best swordsmen that Niel specially passed on the sword to.
They didn’t care who the opponent was, and they were ready to attack at any moment if Niel gave an order.
But,
“Nope?”
Julius replied with a nonchalant face.
One of Niel’s eyebrows curled up.
“what?”
“You call me by name, so I just treat you like I did when I was younger. Niel, I’m sorry for you, but I can’t leave this place. Do I have to pull out those old kkondaes arms one by one?”
“Captain of the Baek Gap Dragon!”
“You bastard!”
Even if the faces of the elders were contorted with anger, Julius did not erase the sneering sneer on his lips.
“And even if it’s not me, I don’t think the other side will back down easily either?”
“You spoke well.”
Just then, Wolfgang, who had finished all the bleeding, stepped out with a distorted face.
“yes. I just can’t go like this. dare… … What are you trying to do by making me like this… … !”
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Lost his right arm
The right arm, which can be said to be the lifeblood of a swordsman.
In nearly a hundred years of living, I have never experienced such humiliation.
Wolfgang was about to make a life-and-death decision with Julius right here.
‘If I end it like this, my political life is all over. How long have I endured to come this far! Nothing like that could ever happen… … !’
Wouldn’t it be strange if he was purged at any time after being suspicious because of his affair with Ed?
However, I thought that if I used this opportunity well, I would be able to solidify my position.
‘If you can frame it as a senate who is persecuted by demon dragons even though they are innocent… … So if we unite and defeat the dragon, the black dragon will no longer be able to put political pressure on me.’
Kyle, Black Dragon, Julius, Maehwa Palace.
It would create a gap in the power of the family held by these four people.
And it didn’t look like it would fail right away.
Although it was true that Julius’ skill was excellent.
As long as Baek Gap-Yong Corps is not here, the number of Senators is overwhelmingly large here right now.
It seemed that, if necessary, Niel could be dragged this way as well.
So Wolfgang left after all the political calculations,
‘Smile?’
Actually, Julius was smiling even more deeply as he looked at me.
As if you knew it would be.
For a moment, a feeling of uneasiness ran down his spine, but he tried to ignore it.
“yes. Are we going to make it to the end?”
sssss-
On the other hand, Niel, who felt that he was being ignored, started to create a blizzard.
“great. Let’s do it. If I rip all those snouts out, no one will ruin my daughter’s birthday party.”
Niel raised his sword high.
Then the blizzard quickly compressed into it, forming a gigantic beam of light.
The moment you try to knock it down,
“Before venting your anger, could you please listen to my opinion?”
stop.
An electric sound penetrated Niel’s ears.
It was a familiar voice.
Niel’s eyes turned towards him.
Theo was walking here with Thorkel and Navan.
-Theo Ragnar?
-what? Why did the Princess Suseon suddenly stop attacking?
-I think Theo Ragnar said something… … ?
-But why are you with the black iron captain?
-Isn’t the one left, Bacchus’ illegitimate son? You said you were going to sit in the new head of household this time?
While people are buzzing about a combination that doesn’t suit them at all.
“I am saying this not as a member of the 100th Gap Dragon Corps, but as Ray’s brother and sister and friend who don’t want this birthday party to be ruined.”
Niel’s heart was slightly shaken by Theo’s words.
daughter’s friend.
Words she had never heard before moved her.
“… … yes. Talk about it sometime. However, I will not forgive you if you were trying to waste my time with useless words.”
“thank you.”
Theo gave a slight nod to Julius and Evelyn, who had calmed down before they knew it, and opened his mouth again.
Wolfgang’s gaze just ignored him.
“How about using this conflict as entertainment to spice up the banquet?”
“sideshow?”
Niel narrowed his eyes as he couldn’t guess at all.
The crowd all tilted their heads.
Theo’s smile grew wider.
“Originally, in the ancient traditions of the north, the end of a banquet often ended with a contest of strength to show off the skills of the participants. There were many cases like that in Ragnar’s tradition.”
The north, where the environment was barren, had a very strong temperament for the strong from a long time ago.
It soon remained intact in Ragnar and blossomed splendidly as the law of strong self-respect.
Only then did Niel understand Theo’s meaning.
“Let’s end this conflict with entertainment?”
“Yes. That’s right. The winner is determined by selecting the number of people from each side, 3 to 3, or 5 to 5, between the Baek Gap-yong Corps and the Senate.”
“The prize is what the winner wants. It’s going to be a winner-takes-all.”
“Because that is Ragnar’s law.”
Fisik!
Niel smiled lightly.
I cover my eyes and look like Aung.
Certainly, I couldn’t see a way to seal the conflict between the two forces that I didn’t want to see that way while taking care of myself and my daughter’s pride like this.
‘I guess that was the reason why Ray was passed over by Holladang.’
Just in time, out of sync with the atmosphere, I saw Ray waving to Theo from the terrace on the second floor.
Theo also greeted him calmly.
despite the fact that there are so many eyes on it.
‘It looks like it.’
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Like someone in their youth.
“I still don’t like it at all when attention is focused on anything other than happy birthday, but for now, that’s for the best.”
Niel put his short impression behind him and growled again, looking at Julius and Wolfgang alternately with ferocious eyes.
“This is the line I can accept. If you don’t like it, tell me right away. I’ll shove a sword into that muzzle.”
Julius shrugged.
“There is no reason to refuse. It’s an offer from my son-in-law.”
“We are fine too.”
Wolfgang and the elders didn’t seem to like the fact that the situation was going the way they wanted, but they soon nodded as if they couldn’t help it.
Niel shouted as he put the sword back into the scabbard.
Clap!
“good. Entertainment will continue in the next 30 minutes, right here. The Baek Gap-yong Corps and the senate should each select three swordsmen in it.”
* * *
‘Whoa! Fortunately, it worked.’
Theo barely let out a sigh of relief.
It was because a large-scale conflict almost erupted.
Meanwhile, Navan and Thorkel, who had been watching Theo from the sidelines, were bursting with admiration.
‘It was like that last time, too, but one of the skills of opening one’s mouth is amazing. The tongue is much sharper than the sword.’
‘It wasn’t a joke that Navan talked about his lordship to this child.’
Torkel was re-adjusting Theo’s evaluation in real time.
as a dangerous person.
If it’s guts, it’s guts, if it’s eloquence, it’s eloquence, if it’s talent, it’s talent.
What will this child look like when he grows up?
“Theo!”
At that time, something jumped down from the terrace on the second floor of Suseon Palace and hurriedly ran towards it.
“Lay. long time no see.”
“Where are you hurt?”
Ray clung to Theo, taking a careful look here and there.
“It’s fine. I am not hurt.”
“I hate you mom.”
“Why?”
“You’re mad at Theo.”
“Princess Suseon just did what she was supposed to do. Rather, did you do it to protect Ray?”
“It’s too much though.”
Theo laughed lightly as he looked at Ray grunting.
This child did not seem to be much different from a normal mother-daughter relationship.
“Ray, how long has it been? I heard that the closing ceremony went well, but it’s nice to see you after such a long time.”
On the way, Torkel smiled and waved, but Ray looked at him and raised a question mark above his head, then asked Theo again.
“What are you going to do now? Senator, I’m scared.”
Thorkell, who had been neatly ignored (?), had a dumbfounded face, and Navan laughed beside him.
“There are times when even Thorkel in the world is ignored.”
“… … ha ha ha. My Lay is actually a bit shy.”
“is it? Although his personality seems a bit strange, he doesn’t seem to be an introvert.”
“Ha ha ha ha ha. I’m still Ray’s brother, so I don’t want to know that. Oops! The time is already like this. I was supposed to meet Ayan. Nice to meet you, Navan. Let’s have a drink together next time.”
Navan waved lightly as Thorkell left.
Assuming that he is also a difficult person to deal with.
Meanwhile.
Next to Theo and Ray were Julius and Evelyn, Cecilia and Wellington, and the brother and sister Erica.
Evelyn still looked uncomfortable at the thought that things had gotten bigger because of her.
“Captain, Theo. Even if you don’t grow your work this far… … !”
“This isn’t just about you and that old man. It’s me and the Baekgap Yonggidae. If you weren’t ignoring us, would you have thought of doing this again?”
“I also agree with what the captain said. The captain is not guilty. This is something we have to do together.”
Julius’ gaze turned to Theo.
The corners of her mouth were smiling, but her eyes were deeply sunken.
“Seeing that you suggested sparring, it seems like you have a plan. Right?”
“Yes. First of all, it was my first goal to make sure they didn’t push me with numbers.”
“Why? Did you think I wouldn’t be able to do it if I was pushed to the side?”
“Could that be? However, I just didn’t want to see blood on my friend’s birthday, which should be celebrated.”
Julius burst into laughter again.
I wanted to be considerate of the other person and say it without hurting my pride as much as possible.
In fact, Julius knew it well.
It was very difficult for him to confront the Senate head-on.
And if it wins or passes, the political aftermath that will eventually blow behind it will be much stronger.
Theo had prevented it all with just a few words.
‘Because of the ugly captain, the subordinates are having a hard time.’
He was grateful to Theo, but on the other hand, he wondered how this kid would turn the situation around, or rather, turn it to his advantage.
Theo has always had a knack for turning crises into opportunities.
“Then, how do you plan on making a matchup?”
“The last one from there will surely come from the head of the Senate. You will have to restore your fallen honor.”
“Is there such a thing as honor?”
“Because it’s a plate where you have to create even a reputation that you don’t have.”
“He is too. Then, I guess I’ll have to step out there. What are the first two digits?”
“I will stand.”
Words I never thought of.
Julius’ eyes widened on their own.
Theo nodded calmly.
“Both of the first two positions.”