A Genius Gamer, Reincarnated as a Hero - Chapter 11



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A genius gamer, reincarnated into a famous hero episode 11

Kaladun Proof Ceremony (4)

heir.

As soon as that bomb-like statement was made, three knights appeared as if teleporting in front of Duke Kal-El and knelt down.

“Matriarch!!”

“Please take back your will!”

“This cannot happen!”

Kal-El looked at the three knights with indifferent eyes.

They were each the second, third, and sixth sons, and they were all masters with tremendous energy.

The second and third were knights of the 9th castle, and the sixth was one-armed and stopped at the 8th castle, but if they wanted to, they could easily take down a decent city.

“Accepting an illegitimate child as a registered disciple is something that has never been done in Kaladan’s long history!”

“You’re giving the position of heir to an illegitimate child!”

“Until now, the position of successor to the head of the family has always been passed down to the eldest son. Are you planning to break the principle of primogeniture succession?”

“I’m even going to give you the name ‘Paul’… … Are you planning to pollute the blood of a pureblood, matriarch?”

The principle is that the head of the family should only have direct descendants as his disciples. In normal cases, the ‘next head of the family’ is accepted as a disciple, and the next head of the family is inherited by the ‘eldest son’ unless there are any unusual circumstances.

There have been some exceptions, but for the most part it has always been this way throughout history.

What kind of position is the head of the Caladern family?

Beyond the meaning of simply becoming a king, it was also a position where one was granted the qualification to challenge the ‘Pantheon’.

A person who receives swordsmanship from countless Kaladan heroes and finally becomes qualified to become the strongest swordsman.

That is the position of the head of Caladorn.

Isn’t that why so many blood relatives have been fighting and killing each other?

Duke Kal-El had been passing the years without accepting any disciples, so it was questionable who would be his successor.

Everyone expressed doubts.

‘Who will be the next blood relative to challenge the pantheon?’

‘Since my first son passed away, wouldn’t it be appropriate for me to become the eldest grandchild?’

But, contrary to everyone’s expectations, he accepts an illegitimate child as his successor?

As a direct pureblood, it was a situation I could not understand!

Coogung!!

‘Ugh, what an intimidating feeling… … .’

As two 9-star swordsmen and an 8-star swordsman faced off against Kal-El’s spirit, the ground shook as if an earthquake had occurred.

Harang stepped back, sweating coldly, but Kal-El looked unaffected.

Seeing that scene, people were able to feel once again that the state of the Ten Stars was not at the level of an ordinary human being.

Three superhumans, including a 9-star swordsman, are showing off so much spirit and yet they seem unconcerned!

He said, rather pushing away the spirit of his children.

“Sons.”

Coogung!!

Several nobles frothed at the mouth and fainted due to the overwhelming spirit, to the point where their skin was crushed, but Duke Kal-El still had a calm expression.

“If you are dissatisfied, raise your sword.”

A sword of annihilation.

When it’s time to flutter your mouth, prove your will with the sword and push through. If you can’t do that, it means you’re not qualified.

“Ugh… … .”

However, who would dare point a sword at Duke Kal-El? It wouldn’t be surprising if his arm was cut off right away.

Kal-El clicked his tongue and spoke as if it was pitiful.

“If your skills weren’t so poor, I wouldn’t have made this choice either.”

“Ugh, father… … !”

Boom, boom!

As the three sons completely knelt down on both knees one by one and surrendered, Kal-El took a step toward Harang with an expression that showed he could not help but laugh.

“Okay, what do you think? Are you willing to put your name in the direct lineage and be raised as my grandchild?”

Until now, Harang had not understood why they recommended ‘adoption’ rather than ‘ascension’.

However, it was only when the story of the successor and such came up that I finally found out.

‘Is that something like that?’

Harang raised his head and made eye contact with him again.

Kal-El’s eyes, which had lost his spirit, seemed gentler than expected.

Harang was so tired that he forced his trembling legs to kneel down and said,

“Can I dare to bear the matriarch’s great grace with this humble body?”

Harang’s eyes are burning with enthusiasm.

“Of course. However, I have to give up a lot to accept you as a registered disciple and as my successor. This is my grandchild. As a sword, you will have to prove that my choice was not wrong. Otherwise, there is only death… … .”

Proof of skill?

That was the field in which Harang was most confident since his previous life.

“I will show you more than you can imagine, matriarch.”

“good night. I will make a declaration to all blood relatives and vassal families gathered here today. From today, this child’s name will be ‘Harang Paul Kaladan’ and he will become my direct descendant and receive my swordsmanship as my disciple. “I will also cherish and love him as my grandchild, and he is treated and qualified to be worthy of a pureblood from Kaladan’s direct lineage.”

Then he smiles and says:

“Of course, we inform you that we also bear the ‘responsibility’ for that.”

responsibility? I wanted to ask because I hadn’t heard anything about that, but I wasn’t in the mood right now.

This is because all the vassal families, collaterals, and even the direct lineage purebloods stood up, knelt down, and accepted Duke Kal-El’s declaration.

‘this… … Is it Caladun?’

This spectacle, with all the nobles solemnly kneeling and receiving orders, was something that Harang, who lived as a modern man, could not experience, so in a way, he was filled with awe.

“All vassal families and blood relatives gathered here must disperse and prepare for the banquet.”

“What will your Majesty do?”

“I still want to make this child take one more test.”

When Harang heard that there was one more test left, he remembered the real purpose of coming here.

‘Holding the holy sword, Terandal.’

To capture it, we came all the way here and held a proof ceremony.

The nobles were curious to hear that it was another test, but they did not dare to disobey Kal-El’s orders, so they dispersed in perfect order.

Even the purebloods in the direct line disappeared, and only three people remained.

They were Duke Kal-El, butler Taran, and Harang.

Kal-El, who had remained silent until then, finally opened his mouth.

“The Holy Sword showed a particularly special reaction only to you.”

“Oh, I was a little surprised.”

“So, would you like to hold the holy sword?”

It was Taran who was surprised by those words. This is because there has never been a case where someone was allowed to directly touch the holy sword!

No matter how direct you are, you cannot touch the holy sword unless you are qualified to become the head of the family.

-Hehe, yes. The conversation will finally work. I’m glad your matriarch isn’t stubborn.

Harang listened to Terandal’s voice and glanced at Kal-el’s eyes.

This was because it was still questionable whether or not to reveal the fact that the voice of the Holy Sword could be heard. Besides, I couldn’t think of any way to prove that I could hear it.

As Terrandal slowly approached the holy sword, his body hummed and glowed.

-Now, hold me. In order to hold the holy sword Terandal, you must perform a sacred ritual, but I will skip you in particular. If you deserve it… Hey, listen to what I say!

Thump! When he heard the word “grasp,” he simply stretched out his hand and grasped the hilt of his sword, and his vision suddenly became blurry.

… Time started to go back.

All the people around disappeared, the building collapsed several times, and its size gradually became smaller, until it became an empty space with nothing in it.

The fancy chandeliers and podiums were gone everywhere, and the holy sword Terandal was just stuck in the middle of the spacious building.

In front of him, a man with black hair was standing. The man of her striking appearance had her long hair hanging down to her waist, and his eyes were so strong and piercing that anyone could see that he was engraving the word ‘just’ on her heart.

His name is Kaladun.

Hundreds of years ago, he was the one who founded the Kaladan family and was a warrior who saved the world.

‘Terandal, I have not been able to fulfill the heavenly mandate given to me by heaven.’

There was sadness in his voice as he said that to the Holy Sword.

-Hey, are you really leaving?

‘I entrusted everything to Calantatis. Someday, when my successor proves himself worthy, he can inherit everything I have.’

-under… … After picking up a stray sword from the street and revering it as a blessing in disguise, is that the last thing you have to say?

‘sorry. Calantatis fell asleep, and Estelle was scattered around the world. Now I don’t have enough time to put them back together.’

-Damn it, that Calantatis guy… … .

‘You too will fall asleep in a few years for the sake of my successor who will appear someday. ‘I will wake up decades or even hundreds of years later.’

The warrior Kaladun’s eyes were filled with loneliness.

‘At that time, please take care of my successor. I hope you are as happy as the moment you were with me.’

Terandal was silent, and Kaladun smiled crookedly.

At the same time, a message emerges.

[A long time ago, the hero Caladorn left Guardian Calantatis a ‘Champion’s Secret Book’ containing everything about him.]

[If you perform proper missions and duties, you will be able to inherit everything from the warrior Caladan.]

[Following his will, gather ‘Estelle’ scattered around the world and prepare for the coming darkness… … .]

In other words, the ‘quest’ could be seen as a kind of qualification test that the hero Kaladan asked Calanthatis to pass on everything he had to his successor.

In Harang’s case, because he came with a game system, it appears in such a simple way.

‘Was it something like that? My purpose is… … ‘Follow the quest’s guidance and collect Estelle.’

At a time when Harang was trying to understand his situation with a heavy heart, the warrior Kaladan pulled out the holy sword. At the same time, it’s time to go back again.

“Sigh!”

Harang stepped back with his eyes wide open. She then saw something about her flash before her eyes and she felt her brain go numb for a moment.

In his hand, a dazzling silver sword.

“uh.”

“hmm!”

“Huh.”

-Arab show?

Holy Sword, Terandal.

Selected and revealed for the first time in hundreds of years.

* * *

Holy Sword Terandal Legend.

Some said it was a precious sword given by God, while others called it a blessed sword that the saint received from God after praying for 100 days.

Each story was different, but each story was sacred and noble, so the Kaladun family neither denied nor confirmed it.

But the truth is… … .

“The holy sword Terandal was actually a street sword.”

Harang did not convey Caladern’s entire story to Kal-El.

I only mentioned a small part of it.

Kal-El also vaguely sensed this fact, but did not necessarily reprimand it.

“Interesting, yes.”

He sat in his office and tapped his fingers on the desk. Taran Carl Aradella, an advisor and longtime comrade standing next to him, poured tea into a teacup.

It was known not only in his immediate family but also in the world that Duke Kal-El accepted Harang in order to choose a successor, but in fact, that was for one of two reasons.

As for the second reason.

“If Prince Harang had not been accepted as a direct descendant, how likely is it that the ‘Curse of the Stigmata’ would have occurred?”

This was because of the ‘Curse of Stigmata’, which only appears to purebloods in the direct lineage of Kaladan.

“It must be very high.”

“If we had left it as is, Kaladun’s weakness would have been revealed to the public.”

The deeper the bloodline of Kaladan’s direct blood relatives, the more prominently the ‘Curse of Stigmata’ appears.

Collateral blood relatives only occasionally get headaches or have nightmares and then forget about them, but direct blood relatives who inherit dark silver eyes suffer from nightmares for the rest of their lives as they get older, and their bodies turn silver and slowly die.

There is only one way to avoid losing your life.

Swinging the sword until the moment of death and constantly advancing.

“Prince Harang has proven himself well, and will grow up in the best environment in Caladern, so the curse of the stigmata will never become known.”

Taran said this with a bitter expression. How heartbreaking and painful it was when he saw the countless Kaladan blood relatives he loved dying in fear, their bodies dyed in silver light.

“What nonsense. “Did you do what you were told to do properly?”

“Yes, I slightly manipulated the public opinion of the Presbyterian Council. Since Prince Harang has been given the right to succeed, no matter how elders they are, they will not be able to act carelessly.”

“hmm.”

Kaladan Seven Blades Elder Council. It is a place where 12 old monsters who have all reached the 9th level are gathered, and if they reach a unanimous opinion, even Kal-El will be in an awkward position.

Even so, the Presbyterian Church could not argue over the most important choice of naming a successor.

In other words, the reason Harang was brought in as a registered disciple was to protect him from the influence of the Presbyterian Council.

“Are you not planning on letting the world know that your youngest grandson pulled out the holy sword?”

The holy sword Terandal was pulled out for the first time in hundreds of years. That fact alone was enough to turn the world upside down.

“We have to keep it a secret. “Please keep quiet too.”

“Don’t you know that my mouth is heavier than the earth?”

This was also a choice to protect Harang, and since he had already designated him as his successor and accepted him as a named disciple, he entered into a ‘war of ranks’ with his immediate descendants.

The middle name ‘Paul’, which was not given to collateral families, had such a heavy meaning.

In the meantime, if the fact that he pulled out the holy sword became known, those ugly bastards would probably do whatever it took to harm him.

“How about sending the High Master to protect you?”

“That’s not possible. This is against fairness. It is up to the youngest grandchild to hide any issues that are too conspicuous, but ultimately survive and prove himself. Excessive protection will hinder the child’s growth… … .”

“You believe that Kaladan only grows in the midst of a bloody struggle between life and death, risking your life.”

Kal-El was like that too, so will all his blood relatives.

What he said that if he couldn’t prove himself, the only thing he could do was death was never a lie.

If Harang acts in violation of the honor and beliefs of a pureblood or fails to live up to expectations, he will be kicked out mercilessly, and will not protect him even if he loses in a ranking battle with a direct pureblood and faces death.

“You should not be intoxicated by the fact that your youngest grandson has become a registered disciple of your direct lineage from a collateral lineage.”

Will you become complacent with your upward mobility and end up following the same path as other children?

Will you be able to walk the path of a true ‘Kaladun’ that is unique and unique than anyone else?

It all depends on Harang’s choice.