A Genius Gamer, Reincarnated as a Hero - Chapter 69



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A Genius Gamer, Reincarnated in a Heroic Family Episode 69

Harmonious family meal (5)

It’s my third day back.

Today, as usual, while experimenting with the dragon sword, I smashed the ceiling again, and three office workers from the government office came running to me, shedding tears in their eyes.

“Oh my, you idiot… … .”

“what’s the matter?”

“If you keep destroying the training ground like that, the budget we use to manage the Green and White Palace will run out… .”

Yes. For the inner palace of Calambrinho, each palace had to use a set budget.

This meant that no matter how well the Red and White Palace was doing by spending a lot of its budget, the Green and White Palace had to starve if there was no performance.

“Last time, the exclusive maid finished the interior design quite cheaply and saved money, but that alone consumed a considerable amount of the budget… … “If you keep doing this, there won’t be any cost to keep the property for the time being.”

I knew that there was a qualitative difference between the lives of the direct descendants of the head of the family and those of the collateral descendants.

However, there was a bigger difference between the direct lineage and the direct lineage than Harang thought, and the main family did not blindly pay unlimited amounts of money to the children.

As missions were performed and reputation gained, the available budget increased and additional completion fees were generously provided, so this was the way to maintain dignity as a direct lineage of Kaladan.

Of course, most blood relatives enjoy a fairly wealthy life by running their own business or finding money while performing missions. Additionally, as a privilege of the Folden Knight, he could own all the loot and turn it into property, so it was safe to say that he would never run out of money.

However, Harang, who had just become a Foldon Knight, was still poor.

Right now, his father was deprived of his palace for not holding a sword and was forced to live in a hut, so he has no inherited property.

Of course, Harang was fully aware of the expectations given to him from the moment he asked Soi-rin to do the interior design a month ago.

“This is the first time everyone has seen this. You guys are in charge of the Green and White Palace’s accounting, right? “Have you been assigned this time?”

“Yes that’s right… … .”

“I don’t know how I ended up in charge. “The hardships will be clear.”

“Hmm, oh no. “Not really.”

From what I could tell, it was accurate.

There was a high possibility that he was sent to exile office workers who had done something wrong or looked wrong to their superiors.

“Well, I will carry a resignation letter in my heart. What should you do to move up? “Everyone has their own way, right?”

They looked at each other and expressed their opinions.

“After showing my ability by managing the dilapidated Green and White Palace well even with a small budget, I will be put in charge of the knights’ finances… … .”

“I believe that the ability of accounting can be seen not in managing a small budget, but in freely handling astronomical amounts of money. It’s quite absurd. Next, what about you?”

“yes? Ah, that. My father is the chief financial officer of the Order of the Red Lion. “You don’t have to worry about me.”

“Hmm… … .”

Harang tilted his head after hearing his words.

“Does that make sense?”

“yes?”

“I don’t know much about Kaladun. “The reason your father is the Chief Financial Officer of the Red Lion Knights is because he was recognized for his abilities.”

“Well, that’s true, but my father’s influence is quite strong… … .”

“Whoa.”

Harang was truly dumbfounded and shook his head.

“Do you think it’s worth it to get promoted based on one connection at Caladon? If that were the case, you wouldn’t have been assigned to the Green and White Palace. “My son is working in such a humble palace. Why didn’t his handsome father stop him earlier?”

“… … !”

His expression darkened as he finally realized it.

‘Ugh. ‘I understand why you were assigned to me.’

They were all incompetent and thoughtless. With her last hope, Harang asked the third clerk.

“you are? “How can I move up?”

“yes? Uh, um… … .”

He tilted his head, smiled and scratched the back of his head.

“I don’t know.”

“I don’t know?”

“Haha, it’s enough that I was born as a commoner and worked as a treasurer of the main castle for a short time. Well, the position soon went to another noble, so I came to the Green and White Palace. Well, honestly, I don’t think there’s any way to go back up again.”

Was this person also bad?

Harang asked the last question, feeling that the road ahead was becoming confusing.

“Because I am a commoner. That’s amazing. Still, you’ve come to Calambrinho’s palace, so you probably have your own vision. “Don’t you have any desire for success?”

“Hmm, desire for success? Of course there is.”

“But you don’t have any plans?”

“no. If there is, wouldn’t it be with you? “There is nothing I can do but trust you, Master, and work hard.”

“… … what?”

The man had an expression as if he was asking something obvious.

“Young Master, as a Foldon Knight, if you acquire valuable loot, make achievements, and increase your budget significantly, those are all my successes. So, I’m quite satisfied right now? To be honest, there are so many aristocratic graduates from prestigious universities there that my qualifications are a bit lacking in terms of competitiveness… … Haha!”

The man said that and shyly scratched the back of his head.

Harang’s eyes sparkled as he saw some potential in him.

“name is?”

“Eh, my name is Mallick… … ?”

“Etmalik?”

“Well, it’s Mullick.”

“Yes, Mermalik. I liked you. “As a way to ask you to take good care of me in the future, I would like you to take care of all the items captured during this battle.”

This world runs on a truly simple principle.

A diet of the fittest. A world where the strong survive.

It applied equally to everyone within Caladhan, as long as they proved their abilities, that would be their path to advancement and status.

“When you say it is a spoil of war… … ?”

Harang returned to the Green White Palace and showed him the old magic books he had retrieved from the previous flower tower.

Anyway, if you read through the morning star, the contents are saved, so there was no reason to hold them.

Of course, all banned books and overly powerful magic books that would be difficult to reveal to the world were sleeping in subspace.

“This… … !”

The price of ancient magic books would rise astronomically depending on their contents. The magic book stored in the flower tower could never be left lying around.

Even though he was not a wizard, Malick’s eyes grew as big as a tray as he immediately recognized its value.

“Well, that… … It’s ‘Arguiche’s third theorem’, right? I heard that the Magic Tower Association is having a hard time because Volume 3 was lost and the connection between Volumes 2 and 4 was lost. How could they do that? … !”

“oh my god! This is the original book of ‘The Essentials of Magic, Volume 1’! “The original text of a classic textbook that was known to have been lost a long time ago!”

The other two clerks who followed looked at the grimoire with astonished expressions, as if they had eyes to see.

11 magic books with tremendous value.

Caladern is a swordsman, and is competing with the magic masters.

In the meantime, if the grimoire was introduced to the world in the name of Kaladan, it would have a great political and diplomatic advantage beyond its simple economic value, so it could be seen as the opening of a splendid jewel warehouse.

“I really did this on my own… … ?”

In other words, Mullick, who managed everything as ‘Harang Paul Calladun’s treasurer’, rose to prominence in an instant.

“Yes, by yourself. “Afterwards, it’s okay to just use them as part-time workers for a while.”

Part-time worker? Malick tilted his head, and the clerks behind him screamed.

“I heard everyone has somewhere they want to go anyway, right? You are also responsible for reporting to the higher-ups. “A councilor or the head of the department may come to visit, so be prepared.”

“… … Ah, I understand.”

Mullick felt it clearly.

Right now, that master is testing himself. And that while releasing a grimoire of enormous value!

‘There is no way such a wise person would not know the value of these grimoires. You probably know better than me. Still, the fact that you trust me like this… … .’

Malick clenched his fists and pursed his lips.

‘I will definitely show that even a commoner can do it.’

* * *

Harang, who calmly ignored the cries of two nameless office workers other than Mullick asking for them to do their work, returned to the Green and White Palace and finished taking a shower.

Harang neatly changed into a white shirt and black pants, loosened his hair, and looked at the mirror.

“… … “It was a bit long.”

I thought the hair below my waist was too long, so I cut it off and tied it up. As expected, the length was just right, reaching slightly below the wing bones.

Harang, who had completed the same hairstyle as the warrior Caladern, bowed his head for a moment while looking at the framed picture of Caladern hanging next to the mirror.

We must never forget to be grateful to Kaladan for giving us the gift of life once again and allowing us to live such a wonderful life.

“young master. “I will take you to the grand hall.”

When I left the Green and White Palace, a knight and two soldiers were waiting for me. Harang nodded and followed them.

In the palace of Calambrigne, on rare occasions, a meal was held between blood relatives.

The reason why it is called a ‘meal between blood relatives’ rather than a ‘family meal’ is because this scene was too bloody to be considered a particularly friendly and harmonious family gathering.

Therefore, it was rare for blood relatives to gather unless it was a truly special occasion, but occasionally, when blood relatives returned from completing a mission and their stay in the palace overlapped, a meal was arranged.

Harang knew that this family meal was actually prepared to coincide with his return.

As soon as he reported the completion of his mission, preparations for the banquet immediately began, and upon his return, he ordered all immediate blood relatives waiting at the palace to gather.

“That’s cool.”

The main palace boasted a much larger size that could not even be compared to the inner palace, so much so that even the nobles working here could not visit the entire palace in their lifetime.

Needless to say, this was Harang’s second time here, so everything was unfamiliar and awkward.

Wow… … !!

A heavy door that could easily fit several giants opened and Harang let out a slight exclamation as he entered the interior of the grand hall.

‘It’s so wide.’

Long ago, before the Caladern family was established, it was said that this place was just a vast wasteland.

Since Yong-eon built a palace in an empty wasteland, it would be possible to use such a large area of ​​land.

‘It’s really amazing that canals and waterways were dug in the wasteland and cliffs were carved out. Is something like that possible when you reach the peak of eloquence?’

Inside the grand hall, there was a huge circular dining table, and behind it, knights and servants were waiting like stone statues.

While wondering where to sit, I went to the exact opposite side of the most luxurious seat, which was assumed to be Duke Kal-El’s seat, and sat down.

Although it was the farthest, it was also the only place where one could make direct eye contact with Duke Kal-El.

“No, who is this?”

As I was the first to arrive and sat down to wait, I heard a familiar but unfamiliar voice coming from behind.

When I turned my head to look, I saw Kyle Paul Caladon, a direct blood relative who had trained with Harang at the Wonseok Training Center, approaching.

He is 19 years old this year, and it is clear that he will soon become an adult.

He looked to be around mid to late 180’s, but anyone could tell that Kyle was a handsome boy with a handsome face, tall body, and beautifully built muscles.

The problem was that he didn’t know how to use that face properly and just smiled like a bully.

“I heard you completed your mission and returned a few days ago? Hmm, okay. It’s definitely at level 5 importance… … Was the difficulty level about D?”

To interpret it, it is said sarcastically as ‘a mission that is neither very difficult nor important.’

“You wasted a month on just that mission? Haha!”

Kyle came up to Harang and tapped his shoulder.

Around that time, one by one, immediate blood relatives appeared in the grand hall, glanced at Kyle and Harang, and then took their seats. Kyle took a quick look at them and raised her voice.

“Well, I admit that your swordsmanship is a bit superior, but isn’t it different in real combat? Because in the outside world, swordsmanship isn’t everything, bro. If anything, please consult with this older brother.”

Perhaps Kyle is speaking based on his own experience.

It was clear that he had suffered a few hardships while trying to carry out his mission with only faith in his swordsmanship.

When Harang smiled despite being cursed, Kyle frowned.

“what?”

“I’m still happy. My older brother called me younger. “Isn’t this your first time?”

“… … This is real. Anyway, your grandfather put you in the genealogy, so brothers are brothers. Even if you are adopted! “I know how to thoroughly distinguish between public and private things!”

Is that the word used in times like this?

“If anything happens in the future, I will go to my brother to consult about my concerns.”

“hot! okay. “It seems that difficulty level E is still appropriate for you, so don’t push yourself too hard.”

“huh.”

“You’re good at using swordsmanship, so I think you might be able to successfully carry out C-rank missions like me in the future. Haha! By then, I will be carrying out A-rank missions. “I feel like the 6-star level is already within sight!”

Harang was also slightly surprised by those words.

I heard that Kyle achieved 5-star status more than a year ago and is showing remarkable growth, but is he already on the verge of reaching 6-star status?

“That’s amazing, you’re my brother after all.”

Harang praised purely. Even though Kyle was an idiot, she could at least recognize his sword skills.

However, Kyle looked around as if he was in a bad mood for some reason.

There were 9 seats prepared, and all of the blood relatives were already seated in 8 of them.

Kyle shouted, his expression scrunched up as if his pride had been hurt.

“Why are you praising me? Aww, it’s my position to give you praise. “You’re only a 4-star now, and I’m a 5-star.”

“Um, yeah. “That’s right, brother.”

Harang clearly acknowledged and stepped down. I knew very well why Kyle overreacted like that.

It was a human image that I experienced countless times even during my days as a professional gamer.

‘It’s an inferiority complex.’

When I had just debuted as a professional gamer, I met a lot of people like that.

When Harang gave advice or praised senior professional gamers who had not yet built a career, but whose skills were considered to be the best in the world, he would immediately react with such hypersensitivity.

‘I have won the trophy twice in world competitions, so why are you interfering?! You only won once last year!’

‘So you know better than me? ‘I was competing in global competitions before you even touched a virtual reality device!’

‘Your tier this season is lower than mine. You didn’t rank up because you were playing scrims to prepare for the tournament? Do you know who doesn’t prepare for competitions? Anyway, you’re lower than me, right?’

There are countless professional gamers who find fault even when there is nothing to complain about, and who grit their teeth and work hard to never lose.

In the end, the expressions they showed after their careers were caught up to Harang a few years later… … It was nothing but miserable and shabby.

“Ha, I heard you’re dabbling in magic? It can’t be helped. Since you’re not learning any arcane swordsmanship, wouldn’t that be a waste of time? To make up for my lack of swordsmanship, yes, I need to at least learn magic. hmm.”

“… … .”

It was such a childish provocation that I could have ignored it, but honestly, it was really annoying.

I wonder how much my ears will sting if I keep doing that the next time I have a situation like this. After pondering for a moment what he could do, he slowly parted his lips.

“I’m learning. “Vision swordsmanship.”

“You’re learning? Ha, you’re talking nonsense, ow. “His grandfather is the only one who can teach you arcane swordsmanship, but he didn’t teach you anything.”

It was a fact known to everyone outside the world.

Duke Kal-El had never officially called Harang to teach him, other than briefly calling him separately at the White Night Castle.

“So you said you learned it?”

“Hehehe, yes. Well, what amazing skills did you learn? “Tell me your name, my brother.”

Harang received no instruction from Duke Kalel. Because he knew that fact, Kyle was full of energy and urged Harang to answer.

“The name of swordsmanship is… … ‘Heavenly Sword’. It means a sword that reaches the sky and a sword that cuts down the sky.”

“Heavenly Sword? Cheongeoeoom? Fuhahaha!”

Slowly! The sound of a chair falling over was heard, as if someone was trying to get up in a hurry. But Kyle, who didn’t hear that, ended up getting caught in Harang’s web.

“Now, wait a minute Kyle… … !”

“What kind of absurd swordsmanship are you learning? “Where in the world is something like that?!”

Wow!

Other blood relatives hurriedly approached Kyle to stop him, but Harang stood up even faster than him, kicking him in the abdomen.

“Brother, it doesn’t matter if you ignore me. But no matter what, you must not insult your grandfather’s sword.”

“Ha, grandfather’s, the matriarch’s swordsmanship? What… … .”

“I don’t know? Well, I’ll show you now. “What is ‘Heavenly Sword’?”

Only then did Kyle realize something was wrong and became thoughtful.