The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 201



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Episode 201 64. Return

One.

While Charon and Leo were sailing the East Sea of ​​the continent with the rescue fleet, news of Charon was also delivered to Cheonghae Castle.

This is Cheonghae Castle.

Knock knock.

As usual, a guest came to Pale’s office while he was busy with his work.

“Uncle. This is Leon.”

“Oh, okay. Come in.”

Pale said as he took off the glasses he was wearing.

Then, a while later, Leon, dressed in casual clothes, entered Pale’s office.

“Didn’t you just come by to say hello?”

He smiled and handed the car to Leon.

What a wonderful nephew.

Although his relationship with his eldest brother, Leon’s father, had deteriorated significantly recently, Leon came to greet him every morning without fail.

There was no reason why a nephew who was polite to his elders wouldn’t be pretty.

“I have come to deliver news on behalf of Lord Jeras. Urgent news has arrived that must be delivered to your uncle.”

Pale studied his nephew’s expression for a moment, then sighed and sat down in the chair.

“This is news from Charon.”

“you’re right.”

“What kind of accident did you have again?”

“This time, we also received news about the lord. It seems he has joined up with Caron.”

“… …Father?”

My father went out from Cheonghae Castle without saying anything. Because of that, Cheonghae Castle was in turmoil for a while, and his whereabouts have been unknown since then.

So the father who used to be like that is with Caron?

Didn’t Caron head to the Eastern Forest?

“I’d like to hear more details. Please sit down first.”

Pale offered Leon a chair and placed some herbal tea in front of him.

“thank you.”

Leon bowed his head politely to Pale, then took a careful sip of his herbal tea.

It smelled good.

It tasted similar to the tea the elves drank in the Southern Forest.

“You know how to enjoy tea.”

“Is this a tea from the Southern Great Forest?”

“Yes. We brought it in through the port this time. We plan to supply it to the capital soon. Do you think it will go well?”

“Yes. Caron will sit on the money cushion again.”

Leon knew full well that a significant portion of the shares in the trading company that monopolized trade with the elves belonged to Caron.

She let out a small exclamation, then put down her teacup and continued speaking.

“I think it would be best if you looked at this report first, uncle.”

Leon handed Pale a report compiled by Cheonghaesung’s intelligence agency.

A document that systematically organizes the content reported by Caron.

Pale took a sip of tea as he read the report.

After a short while, Pale quickly checked the report and swallowed his slurred words with a serious expression.

Because what was written in the report was so unrealistic.

“We have encountered the Demon King of Sloth and succeeded in stopping his plot. At the same time, we are evacuating the elves of the Eastern Forest to the Southern Forest?”

“They say that grandfather arrived at the scene just in time.”

“The only person in this world who would write so nonchalantly about fighting the Demon King is my son.”

He spoke playfully, but he pounded the desk with his fists clenched.

I felt dizzy when I heard the story about fighting the Demon King, but I felt a little bit relieved when I heard the story about surviving safely.

“… … You still don’t know how to value your own life. You’re a bad guy. You don’t even understand your parents’ feelings… … .”

My son is always running into danger.

Although they don’t show it on the outside, both Pale and his wife Sarah spend every day worrying.

It is certainly a tremendous achievement that has thwarted the Demon King’s plot. It is enough to be called a hero.

But when I heard this news, I was more worried than excited.

Because I had a vague idea of ​​the pain Charon must have endured to achieve this absurd feat.

“Wouldn’t Caron have been like that in the Southern Great Forest too?”

To Pale’s question, Leon nodded with a bitter smile.

“That’s just the way Caron is.”

“Shouldn’t you have stopped me?”

“There is no one in Cheonghae Castle who can stop Caron. Doesn’t your uncle know better?”

At Leon’s words, Pale sighed and nodded.

I felt like I had to give Caron a good scolding the moment I got back. There was nothing in the world more important than Caron’s life.

Pale put the report down on the desk, ran his hands over his face, and spoke in a low voice.

“Caron gave me homework again.”

“Are you talking about the dragon?”

“Yeah. Whenever Charon goes out, he seems to come back with something really amazing. Last time it was trade with elves, this time it was dragonborn… … It really gives me a headache.”

According to what Charon had told me, he had asked the dwarves rescued from Noah in the Free Cities Alliance to put in a request for refining dragon bones.

“I’m sure he got it from somewhere else. That’s Caron’s specialty, right? Helping and getting paid for it.”

“According to Charon, half of it is his share. He must have swindled his share from his father.”

“I think my grandfather caught the dragon by himself.”

“I don’t know the details.”

“Surely he didn’t open his mouth again?”

“I guess so.”

I’m already so tired from all the work that Caron brought me.

Should we start negotiating with the dwarves in this situation?

It was to the point where even two bodies wouldn’t be enough.

“How on earth am I supposed to contact the dwarves… … .”

At that moment, Pale was sighing as if the ground was collapsing.

Knock knock.

Someone else knocked on the door of the office, and a moment later, a loud voice came to my ear.

“Your Majesty! This is butler Urhan.”

“Come in.”

Squeak.

A muscular man wearing a butler’s outfit came through the door.

It was Urhan, a butler who was a bandit turned reformer thanks to Caron.

Urhan bowed politely to Pale and Leon, and spoke in a bright voice.

“A guest has arrived at Cheonghae Castle!”

“A guest?”

“Yes! A delegation from the dwarven race has arrived. I think Your Majesty the Third Prince should come and see it for yourself!”

Only then did Pale realize that Charon had already contacted the dwarves.

“Then I would say so.”

It was clear that he had given a hasty report because he was annoyed. That’s just the kind of person Caron is.

“I will go myself, so guide them to the VIP room.”

Pale stood up, grabbed his coat, and spoke to Leon.

“I have something to do, so I have to go first. As you know, if I don’t do my job properly, Caron will definitely nag me.”

“Of course. And he’s still a good guy. You go first, uncle.”

“okay.”

Pale hurried out of the office with Urhan, leaving Leon alone in the office.

Leon drank all the tea left in his glass in one gulp.

Her gaze fell upon a picture of a family hanging on one side of the office.

It was a picture of my uncle, aunt, and Caron smiling together.

Leon looked at the photo and chuckled.

‘It looks noisy even from the picture.’

Cheonghae Castle, which had been peaceful during Caron’s absence, was becoming noisy again.

It also meant that Charon was returning.

‘You should be practicing.’

She got up from her seat and headed to the training grounds in Haerangdo.

If I didn’t want to be nagged, I had to at least show some sincerity.

In this way, Cheonghae Castle began preparing to welcome Caron.

2.

Thanks to the escort of the Nagas, the rescue fleet carrying the elves of the Eastern Great Forest was able to reach the south in less than a week.

Contrary to the concerns of the elves of the Eastern Forest, the elves of the South welcomed their old brothers warmly.

After the emotional reunion, Caron went straight into the city to meet his acquaintances.

That acquaintance is exactly that.

“Wow, my old man swung his sword once and the world split apart.”

“Commander. Aren’t you ashamed? At your age, receiving help from your grandfather… … Tsk. The Grand Duke should have realized sooner that his grandson is the Commander. If I had known this would happen, I should have just told you earlier.”

It was Aqua and Kerua.

Caron clinked his glasses with Kerua while holding Aqua in his arms.

Apple cider, a specialty of the southern Great Forest.

As the sweet aftertaste of the rice wine went down my throat, I felt good.

“Dad! Here, snacks.”

“Thank you, Aqua.”

Aqua put some jerky into Caron’s mouth while laughing heartily.

Caron accepted the jerky and ate it, smiling happily.

“That’s right, Aqua. Thanks for sending my monster friends.”

“Hehe. Originally, I should have gone myself… … . I’m sorry, Dad.”

“You really helped a lot. Thanks to Aqua, more elves survived. Um, but Aqua. Do you think you’re a little bigger than last time?”

“Yeah! I ate well and worked hard to gather my magic power.”

“That’s amazing.”

“But Dad, what about Uncle Leo?”

“Yeah, I just went out to play with a girl.”

That woman was, of course, Adina.

Adina finally received permission from her father, Taugar, to travel to the Southern Great Forest.

This is because the alliance of the water tribes, including the Horus, decided to form an alliance with the elves of the Southern Great Forest.

‘We will conduct a preliminary investigation before setting up the embassy’ was Adina’s excuse, but Tau accepted Adina’s proposal, pretending not to be able to resist.

“Only Brother Leo was angry.”

Leo had become much closer to Adina while in the Eastern Forest.

Adina also secretly liked Leo, so wouldn’t it be good for both of them?

“When you’re young, you should date and have fun. Don’t you date, Captain?”

“bothered.”

“If you are reincarnated, please enjoy your life.”

“Are you having fun?”

Caron said that and took a sip of his drink. Then he let out a slight exclamation.

“If this isn’t fun, then what is?”

“Well, that’s true.”

Aaaah.

The two lightly clinked their glasses, then exchanged drinks while laughing.

As the drinking party atmosphere matured, Aqua soon found herself lying on the bed and fast asleep.

Kerua asked Caron with a bitter expression.

“You met Ugo? Tell me your story.”

“You’ll be angry, will that be okay?”

“Yes, I am ready. I got drunk on purpose for that reason.”

Kerua’s face was slightly flushed with intoxication.

It seemed that he had deliberately controlled his magical powers to become intoxicated.

Caron looked at Kerua, sighed deeply, then began to speak, running his fingers down the glass.

“Ugo was becoming a Death Knight while still alive.”

The story about Ugo flowed out of Charon’s mouth.

A rather long story followed.

It starts with the story of how the Demon King of Sloth corrupted Ugo, and ends with the story of how he was turned back into a human with the help of a saint.

All the stories that took place in the Pazar Sultanate filled the drinking parties.

“……under.”

After the short story, Kerua filled her glass with alcohol and drank it all in one go.

“… … The Demon King of Laziness. That bastard, even if I tear him to pieces, it won’t be enough.”

A voice full of anger.

The glass Kerua was holding in her hand shook.

“How are you, Ugo?”

“Have a nice day. I’ll lend you my communication device later, so let’s chat.”

“That’s fine. Why would you chat with an old colleague over the phone? We can just meet up later and have a drink.”

Passssss.

Contrary to her seemingly indifferent tone, the glass Kerua was holding crumbled into dust.

Kerua let out a small breath as she looked at the dust scattering in the air. Then she spoke in a low voice.

“Captain. Let’s make a promise.”

“say.”

“Later, really later. When the captain crosses the North Sea, please take me with you.”

“You already knew what was beyond the North Sea, didn’t you?”

“Yes, of course I didn’t know. Do you know what I’ve been doing since the captain died?”

An old anger seeped into Kerua’s voice.

“I wanted to somehow find those bastards, the bastards who did that to the captain. I caught the black magicians hiding all over the continent and tortured them, and I got a rough estimate.”

These were stories I hadn’t heard the last time I came.

A dark and gloomy story.

Kerua, who was always cheerful, was not suited to this story.

“I have just as much resentment towards the Demon King’s children as the captain. Even if I die, I want to die by stabbing the Demon King’s children in the heart. That’s why… … .”

Kerua looked at Charon and smiled faintly.

“Let’s fight together in this life. Don’t think about being cool and dying alone. Do you understand?”

A voice filled with calm sincerity.

At that voice, Caron silently took out a glass from his pocket and pushed it in front of Kerua.

Slurp.

The goblet was filled with golden cider brewed by elves.

When the glass was finally full, Charon spoke in a low voice.

“Or so.”

The old captain expressed his gratitude indifferently in his subordinate’s glass.

Unlike my previous life, I wasn’t lonely in this life.

Not one.

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