The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 149



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Episode 149 47. Imperial Tower

One.

Knock knock.

“My lord, I am leaving.”

“… … Come in.”

This is Halo’s office located in Cheonghae Castle.

Pale entered the office with a serious expression.

The air in the office was heavier than ever. Pale hurriedly looked at his father’s face.

A slightly stiff expression.

But since the expression was not one that could easily gauge emotions, Pale had no choice but to take a somewhat cautious stance.

“Sit down.”

“Yes, my lord.”

“… … I think it would be better to call him father for now. This is not official, it’s unofficial.”

“Is that so?”

“It can’t be helped. This shouldn’t be official. Phew.”

Halo took a sip of water as soon as he sat down.

Then he let out a big sigh and looked at Pale.

“I think you’ve probably heard the gist of it from Heinrich.”

At those words, Pale remembered what Heinrich had said to him when he came to see him earlier.

“I understand that you have spoken with your lord. That is all I know.”

This time, it is undoubtedly related to Caron.

If it were Caron, wouldn’t he be giving a special lecture at the capital’s academy by now?

‘Surely not, did you have another accident?’

Maybe his father had called him to question him.

So Pale swallowed hard and quietly looked at his father.

“30 minutes ago, Caron contacted me through the communication port.”

“I see the special lecture is over. I reported to my father directly about the special lecture last time.”

“The special lecture has been postponed, Pale.”

“… … What’s going on?”

“There was an attempted terrorist attack on the Academy. Fortunately, Charon identified the danger in advance and prevented it without major casualties.”

If you look at the results, it’s a good thing.

But Pale could sense that this was not the end.

When I heard up to this point, I thought Caron had done a great job, but my father’s expression was complicated and subtle.

“After getting information from the terrorists, Charon immediately moved to search for the group behind them. And it is said that he captured the person behind the terrorists. The problem is… … the identity of the person behind them.”

Halo looked at Pale with a serious expression.

“The forces that follow the evil emperor, the so-called ‘lottery faction’, have appeared. According to Caron’s guess, their influence has already spread throughout the political world.”

“What do the other staff members think?”

“They also agreed with Charon’s opinion. Otherwise, they would not have been able to carry out such a crazy act of improving the Aguichung in the middle of the capital.”

Aguichung.

Pale frowned and recalled the information about the Aguichong.

I remember learning about the devil’s worm when I was little.

A terrible parasite used primarily to bind slaves.

Because it was such a vicious parasite, it disappeared from the empire a long time ago.

“According to the current law, isn’t just handling a cricket punishable by death?”

“Yes. According to reports, the mutant worm increases the aggression of the infected, turning them into zombies similar to those of necromancers. In other words, it has been improved to the level of a biological weapon.”

“Then how is it different from a zombie?”

“The fact that it can’t be easily detected by magic. That alone makes a huge difference.”

Pale thought about the ramifications this mutant worm would have on society.

There was no need to make it complicated.

“This is terrible.”

“To agree.”

It was certain that it would have a huge impact on society.

Moreover, the fact that the people who created this are followers of the evil emperor doubles the danger of this situation.

“The name of the man that Karon captured is Nur. He is one of the servants of the evil emperor. The moment I led the knights and set foot on the palace, he ran away without looking back. Karon said he would transport Nur to Cheonghae Castle using the teleportation magic circle.”

“That’s the right decision. In a situation where we don’t know how far their reach extends, there’s no place safer than Cheonghae Castle.”

After listening to the story, it seemed like Caron had done nothing wrong.

But after a while, Pale’s face turned even paler as Halo continued to speak.

“Caron told me, ‘Why did you do things this way? Are you in your right mind?’”

“Coolook.”

“He contacted me out of the blue and started criticizing me without warning.”

Anything that damages the dignity of the family.

As a member of the family, criticizing the head of the family was not something that could be simply punished.

In the worst case scenario.

‘… … expulsion?’

It is a serious matter that could result in being kicked out of the family.

But Halo’s expression didn’t seem that serious to be the case.

If my father had been angry, it wouldn’t have stopped at this point.

I would have brought Caron back immediately.

“I’m sorry, Father. It’s my fault for spoiling Caron.”

A series of events led to Caron being treated as an uncontrollable mad dog within the family.

What if this incident breaks out in this situation?

Even if you are Charon, you will be put in a situation that is difficult to handle.

‘You have to get used to it first.’

I couldn’t just stand by and watch something like that happen to my son.

Although the accident was caused by the son, as a parent, he must naturally take responsibility.

That is why I willingly returned to Cheonghae Castle.

“It’s not your fault, Pale.”

But Halo spoke to Pale with a bitter expression.

“Caron didn’t say anything wrong. As Caron said, this incident is ultimately my fault.”

“What are you saying, Father?”

“There is only one reason why Caron criticized me. It is because I failed to clean up the remnants of the evil emperor’s power 50 years ago. Caron’s criticism was not wrong, so it is a justified criticism.”

He slowly got up from his seat and walked towards the window.

Dark clouds hanging in the sky.

It looked like it was going to rain.

“Aguichung, Akwang… … It’s really amazing. Even my sons don’t know these stories, but that guy Karon knows them all.”

Halo thought of his youngest grandson.

From the moment I entered Cheonghae Castle until now.

The youngest grandson always showed unexpected behavior.

And it was the same this time.

If it weren’t for Charon’s quick judgment, the capital might have been covered in blood by now.

“He always sees through to the core. Charon, he would criticize me and then ask me questions indirectly.”

“which…….”

“Fifty years ago, did you really kill the evil emperor? Even I was shocked by his insight.”

At those words, Pale slowly stood up from his seat.

“Father, could it be that you mean… … what I am thinking is correct?”

His father did not deny Caron’s point.

“okay.”

Halo slowly turned to Pale and spoke in a low voice.

“I called you here because I thought you should know. As Charon pointed out, and as you think now. I failed to kill the evil emperor 50 years ago.”

Halo nodded silently and closed his eyes tightly as he finished speaking.

“Why was it like that?”

“Because it was impossible.”

The secret stories of that day flowed out of Halo’s mouth, and Pale could only listen to his father’s story in silence.

2.

The news that Caron had saved the Academy spread throughout the capital in the blink of an eye.

The hero’s performance, whose stock was rising, was enough to turn the capital upside down once again.

But actually, Caron.

“No, you beat up the professor in front of the kids. Why isn’t your reputation spreading?”

“They even set up separate curtains later on for the sake of the students’ mental health.”

“I couldn’t openly show him stabbing and stabbing with a sword.”

“I told you, you’re a lot more delicate than you look?”

“ha.”

I was drinking coffee with a discontented expression on my face in a street cafe in a quiet part of the capital.

In front of Charon was Amy, who had become a full-fledged Imperial Guard.

Amy stirred her coffee with a teaspoon. Then she looked at Caron and said.

“At this point, you should give up on being a loser… … . Why don’t you just be a hero?”

“Amy. Do you know how annoying it is to be a hero?”

“why.”

“You have to be mindful of what others think. Huh? Even at home, I don’t care about what my parents think. I don’t care about what my grandfather thinks. But because of that title, Hero, I can’t be mindful of what other people think.”

Caron munched on the ice cubes in his coffee.

And then he let out a big sigh.

“If you have any good ideas, tell me. I made you skip work even though it was your working hours.”

“I don’t think you listened to my opinion… … .”

“Do you think guarding a key is an easy mission? Tsk tsk. These days, people try to make things too easy.”

“You know I’m older, right?”

“What? I can’t hear you very well because it’s a 5-star knight speaking.”

“Ugh.”

Anyway, he was a young master who could not communicate, whether in the past or present.

Caron smirked as he looked at Amy, who was frowning slightly.

“Still, it has grown a lot.”

At the age of twenty-one, he reached the end of his five-star rank.

That in itself was an accomplishment worth being proud of. It was also a great accomplishment to have reached that level without any help.

“You haven’t been harassed by De Gaulle or the Countess of Chian since then, have you?”

“De Gaulle came to our house every day for the next two years to ask my parents for forgiveness. The Countess of Kian also forgave us a lot of our debts. Who would have thought that that scoundrel would become a philanthropist?”

“People change when they go through a near-death experience.”

“By the way, Caron, what are your plans for today?”

The handover to the Cheonghaesung side was done well.

Although I spent a lot of money on the moving magic circle, money wasn’t an issue.

Because it was an amount that I could claim from my father later anyway.

“I need to get some rest.”

Caron planned to stay in the capital for the time being.

The Academy is closed for a week due to a terrorist attack.

But the special lecture wasn’t canceled. I felt bad about showing blood in front of the students, so I planned to finish the special lecture and go.

And above all.

‘Because things haven’t been properly sorted out yet.’

Because I overheard some very shocking truths from Halo.

“The Emperor is alive.”

I was sure of it from the moment I met Nur, but Halo made the decision.

So, the plan was to gather information appropriate to this new situation.

A situation where it is not clear exactly how far the evil emperor’s clutches extend.

Moreover, considering that the evil emperor was alive, finding traces of the evil emperor was also an important task.

“I’m thinking of stopping by the rooftop later.”

“Why the rooftop all of a sudden?”

“I have to do some shopping. Oh, and I’m planning to go to the academy this afternoon. You should come with me. I told you I’d introduce you to Professor Yuris before, right?”

In the empire, the word “evil emperor” was difficult to even utter. In such an atmosphere, the only place that studied traces of evil emperors was the Department of History at the Academy.

That’s why Charon planned to get the information he needed from Yuris.

-Why are you so excited, Master?

Guillotine said as if he was unlucky.

At those words, Caron chuckled and took a sip of coffee.

“Now that I have a clear goal, of course I’m excited. It means I can cut that little shit’s balls off.”

Amy’s eyes widened in confusion as hostile words poured out of Caron’s mouth.

“yes?”

“Oh, I didn’t say that to you. Drink, drink.”

That you can take revenge yourself.

What could be more enjoyable than that?

Caron nodded with a smirk. There was a lot to prepare for revenge, but it didn’t have to be that complicated.

‘I have to become stronger.’

You just have to become stronger than you are now.

If I could become strong enough to tear apart anything that stood in my way, I would naturally be able to complete my revenge.

“right.”

Caron took a small bottle out of his bosom.

A bottle containing a clear liquid.

Caron pushed the bottle in front of Amy.

“This is a gift your relative asked me to bring you.”

“… … Are you a relative?”

“Yeah, you idiot.”

Caron heard an interesting story from Kerua.

『Chief. Our family changed its name from Act to Altura, right? I guess they wanted to erase my name, the Knight of the Evil Emperor, from their family. I understand.』

The fact that Amy is Kerua’s relative.

Of course, he’s my distant nephew, but isn’t the situation itself interesting?

Kerua, who tried to stay with Cain Lathor until the end, and Amy, who tried to follow Cain’s footsteps.

Maybe it was because they were from the same family, but I felt like their footsteps were somewhat similar.

Considering how much Halo supported Amy, it’s possible that Halo knew about Amy’s family a long time ago.

“Anyway, since it’s the eldest in your family buying it, drink it without any worries.”

“What is this?”

“Dew of the World Tree.”

At those words, Amy dropped the glass she was holding.

“Three, the dew of the world tree?”

“What are you so surprised about?”

“No, why are you suddenly asking me this… … . Wait a minute. Are you trying to scout me for the Knights of Haerang? This is something I absolutely cannot accept… … .”

The look of confusion is quite cute.

Caron looked at Amy and smirked. Then he remembered what Kerua had said.

『I heard that you are not living comfortably. So, Captain. If you have the chance, please take care of me. I feel bad that I even changed the family name because of you.』

‘Of course I should grant your request. But Kerua, people have to earn their keep.’

The moment Amy drinks that, she’ll be able to enjoy it for the rest of her life.

The dew of the World Tree was such a precious elixir.

Caron nodded with satisfaction and spoke in a quiet voice.

“Should we drink first and then think about it?”

“……Even though…….”

“Don’t you know the dew of the World Tree?”

“I know, but this is too… … .”

“Oh, you have to eat well and grow well to become a captain of the Imperial Guard. Your goal is Lord Cain Rathor, right? Aren’t you going to follow him?”

“……is it?”

“of course.”

‘Then I can place the Imperial Guard in the palm of my hand.’

Caron smiled happily and nodded.

First of all, one thing that had to be done in the capital was finished.

Next is.

‘Matap.’

The guys who are famous for having the most money in the empire.

I was thinking of going to raid the wizards.

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