The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 203



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Episode 203 64. Return (3)

5.

A week after Charon and his party arrived in Galad.

This is the newly built Reston Port on the Silent Beach, the southernmost point of the Southern Great Forest.

“I don’t want to leave you already. But I understand because you’re busy! But it was nice to be with you for a week!”

“When you grow up, do you want to come and live in Cheonghaeseong?”

“Yeah! Anywhere my dad is is fine.”

Charon smiled happily as he stroked Aqua’s head.

Is there another creature in the world this cute?

I really wanted to show it to my parents. I think they would really welcome Aqua.

“Ahem. Charon. Continue to devote yourself to the sword in the future.”

Kerua said to Charon with a playful face.

This is a port where people are busy moving around. It is because you can’t openly call someone a captain here.

Caron let out a small sigh towards Kerua, who was barely holding back her laughter. Then he whispered in a small voice.

“Next time I see you, I’ll be stronger than you. When that time comes… … . You know?”

Kerua shuddered at those chilling words.

“How… how could that be, Captain?”

“Why not? When you’re young, you grow up quickly. So be prepared. When that day comes, you’re done for.”

While Charon was saying goodbye to Kerua and Aqua, an elf woman approached Charon.

“Mr. Karon, I have finished loading your luggage.”

“Oh, thank you.”

A familiar face somewhere.

Charon could recall the elf’s name without difficulty.

“Aarin, right?”

When I first came to the Southern Forest, I was a patrolman being chased by pirates.

It was definitely her.

“You remember.”

“I remember names well.”

“I always live my life thinking of Caron as my benefactor. The other elves are also sincerely grateful to Caron.”

“Hey, what did I do?”

At those words, Eirin answered with a bright smile.

“Because everything you see here, Lord Caron, was completed thanks to you, Lord Caron.”

Elves moving around diligently.

And in between, there are humans who are talking to the elves.

There are several water people carrying luggage with bright expressions, and even Nagas who are out of the water and active.

Many races gathered in one place and it was bustling with activity.

It was something that would have been unimaginable just a few months ago.

“Charon is the benefactor of the elves.”

Eirin spoke to Caron with sincerity.

Caron scratched his head as if embarrassed.

“I was just trying to fill my stomach. You don’t need to be so grateful.”

Perhaps if Aerin knew how many precious things Charon had taken from the World Tree, she wouldn’t have said such a thing.

But Eirin said with a big smile.

“No matter what, it doesn’t change the fact that Caron is our benefactor.”

“Well… …please think about it comfortably.”

“Ready to depart are complete, so you can board the ship right away!”

Charon nodded slightly at the kind explanation. Then, after hugging Aqua once more, he boarded the anchored ship.

A large ship purchased by the Duke of Reston for trade.

On deck, people were moving around busily, and a few who recognized Charon came over to say hello.

Charon waved his hand lightly in greeting, then looked back toward the harbor.

“Dad! See you again!”

Aqua’s powerful voice.

I still haven’t gotten used to the fact that Aqua is my daughter, but she’s so cute.

So, Charon waved his hand lightly at Aqua.

“Next time I come, I’ll bring something delicious!”

“huh!”

The shorter the farewell, the better.

After a while.

Phew oh oh oh-!

The horn sounded, signaling that the ship was ready to set sail.

“Your Majesty! Let’s set sail!”

“Go back quickly… … .”

Just as Charon was about to give orders to the navigator,

“Hey! Are you going to leave me here?”

From a distance, a man started running towards me at a fast pace.

It was Leo, a man in love.

Paaaaat-!

Leo jumped onto the boat, stamping hard on the dock floor.

At that sight, Caron snickered and said.

“I also thought you were planning to start a life here.”

“Were you really going to leave me behind?”

“huh.”

“Bad kid.”

“Thank you for the compliment.”

Not long after Leo boarded the ship, a loud voice was heard coming from the dock.

“Karoooooon!”

It was Adina.

She shouted at Charon, even in her beast-like state.

“See you again! Great warrior!”

Caron couldn’t help but laugh at the voice that was so loud it made his stomach rumble.

It was impossible to lose when they were giving me such cool advice from that side.

“See you again! Sister-in-law!”

Woof woof woof-!

The ship set sail with the sound of its horsepower engine starting up.

Charon stood on the deck, taking in the sight of the port slowly receding into the distance. Then he asked Leo a question indirectly.

“Are you sad that you broke up with your girlfriend?”

“We’re not that close?”

“really?”

“… … Not yet. Not yet.”

Leo blushed slightly, which was out of character.

Charon pretended to vomit as he looked at Leo’s expression. Then, he walked slowly across the deck and asked.

“Brother. Do you know why the port is called Reston?”

“Your name, by the way… … .”

“This is a painting the Regent gave me when I left Galad. Would you like to see it?”

Charon handed Leo a piece of paper with a drawing on it.

Leo took the paper with a sigh.

There was a drawing on the paper, which looked like a copper coin.

“What is this?”

“The statue to be erected in the port of Reston, where we just left. How about it? It’s fine. The elves certainly have good sense.”

“Why are there four statues?”

“Me, my brother, and my sister Leon. And finally, Utula. It’s a statue to honor the heroes who willingly drew their swords for the elves.”

Charon looked out at the sea with a smile.

The sea stretched out endlessly.

“I asked the regent, and he said that the port name Reston was not for me.”

“……then?”

“It’s like honoring all the young heroes who bore the name of Reston.”

“Wouldn’t Utula be upset?”

“Three out of four were the Duke of Reston, right? If you were going to be a Duke of Reston, you should have been a Duke of Reston, right? Instead, I’m going to name the plaza in the harbor Utula Square, so Utula will be satisfied.”

If he were that simpleton, he would have been thrilled and pounded his chest, exclaiming, ‘Plaza! My name is in the center of the palace!’

Did you like Caron’s explanation?

“Oh, yeah. Good.”

Leo’s slightly gloomy expression brightened.

‘I told you it’s really that simple?’

-I always feel this way, Leo, that guy is really easy to train, right?

Now Leo was starting to get affectionate even from Guillotine.

“That’s right, brother. Did you hear the news? I heard that they’re going to lay a railroad in the southern forest this time. The regent is asking the Duke to do a ground survey.”

“That’s unexpected. I thought the elves would be against it since it would destroy nature.”

“If you look at it that way, they must have cut down a lot of trees when they built Galad. But it seems like they planned it in a way that would damage the forest as little as possible.”

Elves will also change at a rapid pace.

Although they were the most closed race on the continent, they were willing to embrace change.

“It’ll be a lot different next time you come.”

Leo muttered quietly, and Charon nodded.

“But brother, do you know what’s really important?”

“Can you please tell me everything at once?”

“There’s a company that’s involved in the construction of the railroad. We have a stake in that. We’re richer now.”

“My, my share too? You mean, the long conversation I had with the Regent at Galad… .”

“You have to take care of what you have to take care of, hyung. So be nice to me from now on.”

Leo gripped Charon’s hand tightly.

“I will be loyal to you, little brother.”

“Of course you should, hyung.”

It was a moment that highlighted the strong bond between the two brothers.

-Why don’t you tell me that Leo’s share is only one-tenth of the owner’s share?

In response to Guillotine’s question, Charon struck the guillotine’s handle with his fist.

‘The truth is bitter. Let’s just enjoy it for now.’

-You are really… … you are really bad… … .

‘Shut up, guillotine.’

With a happy Leo and Guillotine who feels sorry for Leo.

“Let’s go home.”

The final voyage of this journey has begun.

6.

Four days after leaving Reston Harbor in the Southern Great Forest.

“Master Karon, the wind is cold.”

“Ah, Heinrich.”

Caron smiled at Heinrich, the old butler and head steward of the Duke of Reston.

The reason Heinrich was on this ship was simple.

Because I came to the Southern Forest with Halo and was left alone.

Halo, who had brought Heinrich to the Southern Great Forest, was searching for traces of the Demon King in the Eastern Great Forest, so naturally, Heinrich was bound to be left behind.

“Grandpa, you’re really too much. How could you leave Heinrich behind and go off to the Eastern Great Forest?”

“The Lord gave me a vacation and left. Thanks to him, I was able to rest outside of Cheonghae Castle for the first time in a long while. It was a happy ending for me.”

“I guess this isn’t the first time you’ve seen this, since you’re so innocent?”

“When you were young, you were more than this.”

The old butler stood next to Caron, smiling kindly.

“Don’t you get tired of looking at the sea?”

“Well, not really. I think Reston is Reston. The ocean is nice.”

The southern sea of ​​the continent felt completely different from the East Sea.

Unlike the East Sea, where the waves were relatively rough, the South Sea felt relatively calm.

Should I say that it is the perfect sea to look at and lose yourself in thought?

“Heinrich, go in and rest a bit too.”

“That can’t be done when the masters are here.”

“I have nothing to do anyway.”

If I were to list down what I did over the past four days, it would be as follows:

“1. Fighting with Leo (using the excuse of beating him up)

2. Guillotine attack (under the pretext of practicing magic power)

3. Drinking alcohol while looking at the sea (under the pretense of going fishing)

Back in Cheonghae Castle, those were leisurely days that I couldn’t even dream of.

“If I catch a moonfish today, should we have a grilled fish party together for dinner?”

“I am fine with it, Your Majesty.”

“yes.”

“You haven’t caught a single fish so far? Heh heh.”

As Heinrich had said, Charon had not caught a single fish in four days.

But Caron said, clenching his fist.

“I really have a feeling today. I feel like I’m going to catch something.”

“I’ll wait. I’ll ask the chef to prepare the grilled fish in advance.”

Heinrich’s appearance was very similar to that of a kind grandfather.

Unlike other people, Heinrich gives off a sense of comfort when you’re around him.

So Charon threw his fishing rod into the sea without paying much attention to Heinrich.

“Heinrich.”

“Yes, your highness.”

“I’m bored, so could you tell me some stories about your grandfather? There are still a lot of stories I don’t know about.”

“… … Hmm. At what point should I start telling you the story?”

“Since the rebellion. Before that, I had learned everything from history books.”

Heinrich looked down at Charon quietly.

He knew that Charon had been interested in Cain Rathor since he was young.

So, I guess you’ll like it if I tell you a story about Cain Lathor.

“I guess I should start with the story of Lord Cain Rathor’s tomb. There is probably no record of Lord Cain Rathor’s tomb anywhere.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“After driving out the evil spirit, the Lord of the Household carried the body of his close friend and headed to the North Sea.”

A story that Charon had never known before came out of Heinrich’s mouth.

Charon listened to Heinrich’s story quietly, holding his fishing rod.

The soft sea breeze and soft voices blended in gently.

***

How much time had passed since I had tilted my fishing rod while listening to Heinrich’s story?

Big eagle-! Big eagle-!

The once peaceful deck began to become noisy.

“Your Majesty! Your Majesty!”

The ship’s captain rushed to Charon.

Caron looked at the captain, fishing rod in hand.

“What happened?”

“Pirates! A pirate fleet has appeared! Judging from the direction the pirate fleet is moving, there’s a high chance that we’re their target!”

At those words, Charon spoke slyly towards Heinrich.

“Heinrich, I told you, I think you’re going to catch something.”

“You caught a pirate, my lord.”

“I was already bored, so this is good.”

Through negotiations with the Empress, it was decided not to attack the Duke of Reston’s ships.

But what does it mean to launch a raid?

The Empress’s Betrayal?

Or is it the subordinate’s disobedience?

‘The possibility of betrayal is significantly low.’

You can check the details yourself. Of course, there will be a lot of bloodshed.

Caron put down his fishing rod, then slowly got up from his seat. He then picked up the guillotine that he had placed on the floor.

“When you think of the sea, you think of pirates. When you think of pirates, you think of treasure. You guys, you’re a bit romantic. When you think of pirates, you have to risk your life to do it.”

Caron nodded with satisfaction.

“Don’t even think about stopping me, Heinrich.”

“… … I never intended to do that from the beginning. You’re not the type of person who would be stopped just because your highness tells you to.”

“That’s true. I guess you’re an experienced person, after all.”

On the way back to Cheonghae Castle.

It seemed like the opportunity had come to prepare a generous gift for my parents.

“What’s the point of justice? It’s justice to take down bad guys.”

The mad dog smiled brightly as if he was happy.

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