The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 180



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Episode 180 57. The Tomb of the First Emperor (2)

3.

It’s like time has stopped.

No, it’s clear that time actually stopped.

Caron let out a small breath and looked around.

Tauga, who was walking ahead, and Leo and Adina, who were by Charon’s side.

Everyone stood still as if they had turned into stone statues.

The only ones free in it were Charon, Guillotine, and Pluto.

Miyaaaaah-!

Pluto, who had suddenly appeared, looked to one side of the room with his fur standing on end.

“calm down.”

Charon gently stroked Pluto’s head and spoke softly in the direction Pluto was looking.

“Why don’t you come out without holding the weight?”

Then, after a while.

“I didn’t intentionally gain weight. I just needed a moment to solidify my body.”

A handsome man with blue hair slowly appeared.

A little taller than Caron, with skin as white as jade.

The sculptural features there are already unrealistic in themselves.

“I hate people who come to me without making an appointment.”

Caron said with a calm expression.

Although he is the guardian dragon of the Duke of Reston, to Caron he is nothing more than an unexpected intruder.

Was it because of Caron’s reaction that it was so strange?

The dragon smiled as if he found it amusing. Then soon.

Paaaaat-!

With a snap of her fingers, she instantly transformed into a beauty.

“Do you like this look better?”

“… … Just be comfortable.”

“Actually, since it was originally a female body, this look is more comfortable.”

He, no, she slowly approached Charon.

Eyes that resemble the blue eyes of the Duke of Reston.

Her clear blue eyes, the color of the sea, shone mysteriously brightly.

“It’s been seven years since I last saw you like this.”

“The last time I saw you was at the opening ceremony.”

That day seven years ago.

The day the Stone of Oath was destroyed and Charon was recognized as a member of the Qinghai Province.

The memory of that day was still vivid.

“You didn’t even tell me your name back then, but are you telling me your name now?”

“Of course. You deserve to hear my name now.”

She waved her hand lightly.

Gulp.

A stream of water flowed down from the air, and it flowed down Charon’s head.

Woohoo.

The magical power contained in the water flowed smoothly into Charon’s body. And just like it was originally Charon’s magical power, it naturally settled into the magical power core.

“My name is Gratia. The last survivor of the Blue Clan. A guardian dragon who has been with the Duke of Reston for 300 years.”

My body feels relaxed.

The fatigue that couldn’t be relieved by a short nap melted away like snow, and I was filled with energy.

Gratia slowly approached Charon. Then, she spoke while gently stroking Charon’s head.

“And now… …your guardian dragon.”

He could feel her magic through the hand that touched his head. Thanks to this, Charon realized at once that her body was not his real body.

“What about the main body?”

“I’m sleeping in the North Sea. If my main body moves, things will get worse one way or another.”

As expected from a race called the Great Clan, it was clear that there were complex circumstances hidden within them.

She smiled faintly, then continued speaking while slowly looking around.

“This is a tomb that Rael prepared for his descendants. The nobles think they created this place themselves, but in fact, it is also the result of my influence.”

Phew.

She snapped her fingers again, and blue sparks burst into the air.

The flames illuminated the walls of this huge common space.

On the wall there was a sentence written along with various pictures.

“Remember your roots.”

A sentence written in a very elegant handwriting.

Charon quickly realized what the pictures meant.

The paintings on the walls were of the Jehae style.

To be exact.

“… … The prototype of the Jehaesik.”

The sea bream before it was improved over several generations.

That is, it meant the rite of passage of Lael Reston.

‘It’s definitely efficient… ‘

Could it be because it was an early form of decomposition? It was definitely less efficient than the current form of decomposition.

If you proceed with magical power training in that way, it seems that a lot of magical power will be lost in the process.

In a way, that was natural.

Charon, the method of self-discipline that you have mastered has been further refined and perfected over several generations.

“The nobles who kept the tradition and the Duke of Reston who endlessly tried to move forward. You can’t say which one is right. It’s just that each of them holds different values ​​in mind.”

Gratia said in a soft voice.

“As you can see, the magic of Cheongmyeong has taken hold here as well.”

It was just as she said.

The air here was filled with the magic of clarity.

It meant that the magic power of Cheongmyeong was generated, like the magic power training room of Cheonghae Castle.

“Charon. Your sea is more special than anyone else’s sea. It’s a sea that only you can have. It’s a sea that swallows up everything.”

The law of the sea is literally the law of governing the sea.

Charon’s seas were more ferocious and uncontrollable than any other.

Charon himself is beginning to realize that fact.

As the land area gets higher and higher, controlling the sea becomes considerably more difficult.

“So… … . Improve the Jehaesik here?”

“If you want.”

“Let me ask you one thing.”

Charon looked at Gratia with a soft voice.

“Did you know I would be here?”

At those words, Gratia shook her head firmly.

“No way. Rael has prepared many things for his successor, and you just happened to end up here.”

“Does that mean there are other places that play a similar role to this one?”

“This is the place where the original form of the Jehaesik is kept. Other things left behind by Rael are sleeping elsewhere.”

“Tsk. How convenient it would be if they kept everything in one place. This is the problem with old people. They say that if they get caught, they try to test the next generation. What bad luck.”

“… … Charon. But Rael is your lord?”

“Are you working part-time?”

“Wow… that’s amazing.”

It was a Charon that even the Guardian Dragon admired.

Caron scratched his cheek lightly with his hand.

‘I guess I left something behind.’

Lael Reston, the great hero who saved the continent from the hands of the demons.

I had thought he might have left something behind for future generations.

This is just a part of that arrangement.

He also made the arrangements he needed.

“But since our ancestors have prepared it, it would be polite for us as his descendants to take care of it. I have finished preparing myself mentally. Let’s get started right away.”

Then Gratia answered with her eyes wide open.

“Huh? What do you want to start with?”

“What is it? It’s an improvement on the Jehaesik.”

“I don’t know much about the Jehaesik. It’s not something I can help you with. It’s something you have to figure out on your own.”

“yes?”

He showed up carrying a lot of weight, so I thought it would be of some help.

I guess that wasn’t it.

Charon looked at Gratia with an indifferent expression at her shameless answer.

“Can I call you Gratia?”

“huh.”

“Lady Gratia.”

“why?”

“You are useless.”

“……too bad.”

It was Caron who hurled abusive language at even the guardian dragon of the family.

4.

『We will meet again at the North Sea. When you come of age, my true self will awaken. As you know, the Demon Lords have begun to move. A great current that no one can resist is approaching. So please come to the North Sea without delay. I will be waiting for you there.』

Gratia left this place after saying those words.

‘That’s really irresponsible. Isn’t that right, Guillotine?’

-Will you be the master? This guardian dragon is perfect for you. It suits you well.

While talking to Guillotine, time, which had stopped, began to flow again.

Still, a dragon was a dragon.

Even if it was just for a little while, time stopped in this area.

-That’s because this land was created by dragons in the first place. Even if you’re a dragon, would it be possible to stop time at will?

‘That’s true.’

If that were possible everywhere, dragons would have ruled the continent long ago.

And so time began to flow again.

“Caron. Why are you like that all of a sudden?”

Leo, who had been frozen like a statue, asked Charon with sparkling eyes.

To those words, Caron replied with a sly smile.

“After all, it’s better not to know. Right?”

“What don’t I know?”

“There is something like that, brother. Brother, go play with Adina. I’ll go talk to the chief and come back.”

Charon patted Leo on the back, then quickly walked towards Tau.

Tau, who had already taken up residence in the center of the space.

He asked in a low voice as Charon approached.

“You have met a great being.”

It was truly an animalistic intuition.

“How did you know?”

“In an instant, the flow of my body was subtly distorted. The only one who could fool my senses and do something like this… … is a dragon in this land.”

“I had a brief chat with the family guardian dragon.”

“If it’s the guardian dragon of the Duke of Reston, it’s the blue dragon Gratia. That must be her.”

“At first, he came in the form of a man.”

“Gender isn’t really an important concept to them. Alright, sweetheart. What did you talk about with the dragon?”

Charon shrugged as Tau asked quietly.

“It wasn’t much of a story. If you’re going to fix the sea bream, fix it here. Next time, I’ll see you in the North Sea. Is that it?”

If you think about it, it was a story that had no particular nutritional value for Caron.

I just knew that this was one of the arrangements Rael had prepared.

Still, I realized that now was the right time to improve the sea food system.

“You have a determined expression on your face.”

“yes.”

“Are you convinced that the seniority-based system needs to be reformed?”

“Rather than being certain… … I think it would be better if it was improved.”

It will obviously be a difficult task.

Because improving the training method is impossible with ordinary talent.

It’s called an improvement, but in this case, it’s practically like creating something new.

‘The Imperial Sword and the Sea Sword. The magical power that can develop both sword techniques to their extremes.’

It is a matter of coexisting two completely different qualities.

It couldn’t have been an easy task.

Honesty and flexibility.

Because I had to kill two birds with one stone.

‘There are two types of training methods that I have learned.’

The Reston Duke’s ceremonial rite and the Imperial Guard’s loyalty ceremony.

These are different training methods, each with its own pros and cons.

The Jehae style is strong, and the Chungui style is flexible.

‘It’s not like I haven’t tried before.’

It might have been possible if I had help from Halo or Jerath, but I couldn’t bring myself to tell them that I was going to try combining the Jehae Ceremony with the Chungui Ceremony.

Aren’t the Duke of Reston and the Imperial Guard old rivals?

Besides, if we had made any careless improvements, the results would have been even worse.

But things are different now.

The prototype of the Jehaesik sleeps in this cave.

This is the original version of the sea bream that Lael Reston created, not an improved version that has been around for several generations.

I checked the original and I understand.

The magical power of the nobles originated from the original form of this ritual.

To say that we focused on tradition is, in other words, to say that we were faithful to the basics.

What if we improve upon this solid foundation?

‘… … Might it be possible?’

It might be quite possible.

The magic of Cheongmyeong was abundant here, so it was worth a try.

Above all, if you fail, isn’t there a great unmanned person here who can block the backflow of your magic power?

“Let’s give it a try, Chief. You’ll help me, right?”

Taugar nodded with a sly smile at Charon’s words.

“Since our clan has nothing, shouldn’t we at least make do with our bodies? As a warrior, it’s a very happy thing to help my juniors grow.”

“Then let’s get started right away. The first thing we need to do is… … . understand the Jehaesik from the beginning again.”

“Take it slow. We have a lot of time.”

“No. I’m busy with a lot of work, so I’ll get it done as quickly as possible.”

The most important thing to do to advance to the next level.

So Caron began the work of improving the seniority method.

***

About two weeks after that.

Kwaaaa …

“Is this really crazy?”

The mad dog achieved tremendous results.

… … It was unfortunate for some.

clearly.

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