The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 120



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Episode 120 37. Kerua (2)

3.

When Kerua and I each drank five bottles of alcohol and returned to where our house was, Caron couldn’t help but let out an exclamation of admiration.

“oh,”

As if it had been cut down by Kerua’s sword, the wooden house had regained its original appearance.

Smoke was slowly flowing out of the chimney, indicating that the stove had been turned on.

“How did you do it?”

It’s definitely Aqua’s work.

Otherwise, it would not have been possible to repair the house that had been torn in two in such a short period of time.

Kerua nodded, smiling happily at Caron’s monologue.

“Verbs. Even hatchlings seem to be able to use simple verbs. Isn’t my nephew amazing?”

“That’s why Aqua calls you uncle.”

“I was like a brother to you, sir, so wouldn’t it be natural to call you uncle?”

Now that I hear it, it makes sense.

But Caron corrected Kerua’s words with a stern expression.

“They didn’t really seem like brothers.”

“Hey, why are you like this?”

“Where on earth did you get your courtesy towards your superiors?”

“I’m stronger now, so aren’t I the superior? My age too… … .”

As I get older, I just talk back to myself all the time.

Caron interrupted Kerua lightly and then walked towards the house.

“Let’s go in and have a meeting with my colleagues.”

“A meeting? Didn’t we already talk about everything you wanted to hear while drinking?”

“That’s the story of Cain Lathor. The story we’re going to tell is the story of Caron Reston. So we all have to tell this story together.”

You can now look back on your memories with Kerua at any time in the future.

But now there was something more urgent.

Caron opened the door and entered the house.

Then, Aqua, who was wearing blue pajamas, greeted him with a bright smile.

“Dad! Did you make up with your uncle?”

Charon looked down at Aqua with a complicated expression.

I remembered what Kerua had said earlier.

Aqua is Charon, a being born because of herself.

As I became aware of those words, Aqua kept catching my eye. There must have been a reason why I began to feel a sense of kinship with her.

Is that why?

The term ‘dad’ wasn’t as awkward as before.

“Yeah, did Aqua fix the house?”

“Yeah. So I’m a little tired.”

Aqua said, gently rubbing her eyes with her hand. Even as she did so, Aqua was holding a wooden doll in her other hand.

As I looked at it, I kept thinking about our first meeting and it bothered me for no reason.

“… … Sorry. Aqua.”

“What are you sorry about, Dad?”

“I did something bad to Aqua earlier. You were really hurt, right?”

Leo and Leon, who were watching from the side, added their own words to the rare sight of Caron sincerely apologizing.

“Sister, I think the world is going to end tomorrow.”

“… … How much alcohol did you drink? No, did we drink? Leo, take a hit.”

“Kekekekeke.”

“That’s strange. It’s not a dream.”

“A warrior who can apologize for his mistakes is cool. As expected of Caron Reston. He’s a cool warrior.”

As they spent time with Caron, the group’s personalities became strange.

Charon tried to ignore the group’s foolishness, then bent his knees to be eye level with Aqua.

Aqua’s golden eyes appeared.

Her eyes were so mysteriously beautiful.

“I won’t do that again.”

“Hehe, I forgive you. But from now on, don’t say anything when I call you dad!”

“okay.”

As Caron nodded, Aqua nodded happily.

“I’m tired, so I’ll go to bed first! When you wake up tomorrow, will you play with me?”

“What do you want to do for fun?”

“I’ll have to think about that while I sleep.”

Aqua buried her face in Charon’s chest once more, then clasped her hands together and bowed politely.

“Good night. Sister Leon! Uncle Leo! Uncle Utula! Let’s all play together tomorrow!”

“Good night, Aqua.”

“Uncle will play with you until you’re tired tomorrow. So get some sleep.”

“Why am I, sir… … upset… … .”

So when Aqua returned to her room,

“Hehe, did Aqua go to sleep?”

Only then did Kerua, who had been waiting outside the door, come into the house.

At Kerua’s appearance, the expressions of the other companions, except for Caron, froze like stone statues.

This is because they had witnessed the incredible power that Kerua had displayed earlier.

Dozens of moons poured down toward Charon.

It was inevitable to cower before the absolute power.

Kerua looked at Caron’s nervous colleagues and smiled gently.

“How can heroes who have faced even the slightest trace of massacre be so fearful? Relax your expressions. I won’t eat you.”

He said so and put his arm around Charon’s shoulder.

“I’ve heard a lot from Charon. You’re the grandchildren of Grand Duke Halo? Grand Duke Halo is also my benefactor, so don’t worry. And if I was going to kill you, I would’ve killed you a long time ago. Haha!”

It’s the worst.

I thought it was a joke to lighten the mood, but my colleagues’ expressions became more serious when they heard it.

-It definitely feels like you’ve been living isolated from human society?

Unfortunately, Guillotine’s words were correct.

Just as Caron was about to sigh and sort out the situation, Kerua smiled brightly and said.

“I was just joking, aren’t you laughing?”

OK.

“Ha ha ha ha ha!”

“Kerua Act! Is this the famous old Imperial Guard joke? I guess trends come and go.”

“What a great warrior’s excellent sense of humor! I will definitely learn it.”

The group burst into laughter, clutching their bellies.

And yet they thought to themselves:

‘Why does it seem like there’s one more Charon?’

‘Wow, there was a reason I became close with Caron so quickly.’

‘My lord, why are all the strong warriors like this?’

A worldly art thoroughly honed by Caron.

It was a survival skill that was inevitably honed due to Charon’s tyranny.

4.

Another drinking party ensued.

“Oh my. Is this all the members of the proud Duke of Reston can drink?”

The living room became noisy.

There was no need to worry about Aqua waking up from her sleep.

Because Charon had already blocked the noise through Pluto.

“Ke, Kerua-sama. Please, let me use my magical powers to relieve some of the alcohol… … .”

“What? What if you just spit out all that alcohol? Then there’s no point in drinking. Back in my day, drinking all night was the initiation ritual for the Imperial Guard! Fight with evil and courage, Leo Reston. That’s what it means to be a knight, that’s what it means to be a man.”

“braided…….”

“What? Have another drink.”

Do you like Leo’s striking feel?

Before she knew it, Kerua was drinking with Leo, arm in arm.

Leo, who would normally have gotten drunk and let out his alcohol, was getting slightly drunk thanks to Kerua.

Is it because I’m still drinking?

The icy atmosphere had somewhat cooled down, and a somewhat warm atmosphere was flowing in the living room.

In that atmosphere, Caron slowly brought up the main topic.

“Kerua… … sir, there is something I need your help with.”

“Say it again.”

“… … Kerua… … sir.”

“Khehehe! Good. From now on, I’ll definitely stick with you. So, what do you need help with?”

Kerua nodded with satisfaction, and Caron sighed as he continued speaking.

“The pirates and Nagas are planning to attack the village of Eaar in three days.”

“… … Pirates? Are you talking about the pirates under Kinda Reynolds?”

“Yes. Do you know anything?”

Kwaaang.

“You should have told me something that important earlier!”

Kerua expressed her displeasure by slamming down the bottle of alcohol she was holding.

“You didn’t ask.”

“That crazy bitch wouldn’t have made a move all of a sudden. The Pirate Empress isn’t the type of person who would move just to raid an elf village.”

It seemed that Kerua knew a lot about the Pirate Empress.

“Is it confirmed that the pirates have joined hands with Nagarang?”

“The Nagas opened up the sea, and above all… … I confirmed it myself.”

At Charon’s question, Kerua gulped down her drink with a frown on her face.

Then, after a while.

Srrrrrr!

White vapor billowed from his mouth.

Alcohol in the body is excreted along with water.

Due to this, Kerua’s slightly dilated pupils returned to their original state.

Kerua, completely sobered from her alcohol, spoke in a low voice.

“Two months ago, a group of Nagas sneaked into the forest and approached Etaron’s lair.”

“We also saw Rare on our way here.”

“Twenty Nagas infiltrated. I killed nineteen of them, but I failed to kill one. It cast a spell on the corpses of its comrades, and then disappeared before my eyes in an instant.”

Kerua drummed her fingers on the table, lost in thought.

“Get out… … . Pirate Empress… … . Etaron’s Rare… … .”

A combination of words that don’t go together.

Although Caron and his party were unable to deduce their purpose, Kerua was different.

“I personally tortured one of the Nagas that had infiltrated the area. The Naga’s language was similar to Elvish, so there was one word I could roughly understand.”

Kerua took a deep breath and spoke softly.

“Treasure.”

“Treasure house?”

“You were talking about the treasure vault in Etaron’s lair. It’s a well-known story that Etaron stole the sacred items of several races.”

Come out, human.

When two incompatible races form an alliance, it means that they are entangled in a strong conflict of interest.

There are few things in the Southern Great Forest that are worth their weight in gold.

Elf, World Tree, and finally.

“Are they joining forces and targeting the treasure vault?”

Etaron’s rare.

Kerua nodded slowly at Charon’s words.

“maybe.”

“But why don’t they go straight to Lair and instead raid the elf village?”

“There is a seal on the treasure vault that can only be broken with dragon language. Therefore, in order to break the seal, a dragon with Etaron’s blood is needed. That is why they plan to first contact the roots of the World Tree and increase the power of the Nagas. Only then can they search for traces of the dragon with abyss magic.”

Charon could immediately realize who the ‘dragon’ Kerua was talking about was.

There is currently only one dragon that inherits Etaron’s blood.

“… …Aiming for Aqua?”

“Damn it! I shouldn’t have missed that one then.”

Kerua slammed the table down in frustration.

A crack appeared in the well-carved wooden table.

“If not, there’s no way that greedy pirate empress would have moved. The Naga who returned alive from Lair detected Aqua’s magic.”

The real goal the guys were hiding was clearly revealed.

Caron held his breath and thought about what Kerua had just said.

It felt like the puzzle pieces that had been missing here and there were finally complete.

“Can’t we leave the forest with Aqua?”

Kerua shook her head at Charon’s question.

“Hatchlings need abundant magical power to grow. There is no place more suitable than the Great Forest. It may be possible when they become adults, but not now.”

“Then isn’t the answer already set?”

In fact, the answer may have been decided from the beginning.

There’s just one more reason why it absolutely must be done.

Caron nodded indifferently and said while looking at Kerua.

“Actually, our mission is already over, right? But… … it’s a bit disappointing to just go back like this.”

The mission that Cheonghaesung gave to Caron, to ‘confirm the life or death of Kerua Act’, has already been completed.

From here on out, it’s a side mission.

No, you can’t really call it a mission.

“Please lend me a hand.”

At those words, Kerua asked in a low voice.

“What are you thinking?”

“The solution is simple, right?”

A genuine murderous intent was evident in Caron’s smile.

“I’ll just kill them all.”

There’s a mad dog living in the duke’s house