The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 205



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Episode 205 65. A Splendid Return (2)

3.

Marais, a port city located at the westernmost part of the Duchy of Reston.

In this place filled with the bustle of sailors and merchants, the Knights of the Sea were inspecting.

The city’s residents watched the Knights of the Sea and talked to each other.

“What’s going on?”

“I heard that Lord Caron is coming back.”

“Oh, Lord Caron?”

“Have you heard that rumor? Lord Karon, well, wiped out the pirates, didn’t he? He burned down ten pirate islands, and they say countless pirate groups have disappeared under his hands.”

“Wow. You are a man worthy of the respect of sailors. As expected of the grandson of His Majesty the Halo. How about going to see him later?”

“It’s good.”

Rumors about Charon had already spread far and wide.

From thwarting the Demon King’s plot in the Eastern Forest to uniting the elves and cleaning the sea on the way back.

These achievements alone would be enough to call him a hero.

“Ahem.”

Pale tried hard to suppress his laughter as he heard his son’s praise coming from all directions.

It was always nice to hear my son being praised.

“You look happy, Your Highness.”

The knight who was performing the Pale, Hans, spoke with a smile.

“It’s better to hear you compliment me than to hear you praise me. Oh, Sir Hans. I heard you recently had a daughter?”

“It’s embarrassing, but yes.”

“Congratulations. My wife has been saying she wants a daughter too… … Phew. Just in case, don’t let Charon get near your daughter. He might get mad.”

“… … I will keep that in mind.”

Pale always evaluated his son objectively, regardless of his praise.

Hans bowed his head politely to his sincere advice.

Puuuuuuuuuuuu-!

While the two were talking, a ship came into view in the distance.

“It looks like the young masters are entering the port.”

Just then, Hans was muttering softly.

“Hey, it’s a pirate ship!”

“The pirates have appeared!”

Screams erupted from all over the harbor.

Dozens of pirate ships were following the Duke of Reston’s ship.

“All forces, prepare for enemy attack!”

“Activate magic battery!”

“If we do this, we will throw all the pirate ships into the sea!”

The peaceful port suddenly became noisy.

Wheeeeeeeeing-!

Magic batteries appeared here and there, and the elite soldiers of the Duke of Reston headed to their respective positions with angry expressions.

“Your Majesty, this place is dangerous.”

The captain of the harbor guard approached and spoke to Pale. But Pale answered with a bitter smile.

“Where can you find a place as safe as this?”

“It could be that the pirates have taken Lord Caron hostage… … . Ahem.”

“… … Yeah. It must be funny even if you say it yourself.”

Common sense would suggest that Caron would not have been taken hostage.

You’ll have to hear the details yourself, but those pirate ships won’t pose much of a threat.

Pale watched the large ship silently, carrying his luggage on his back.

Did you notice that the port was turned upside down?

The pirate ships did not come within range of the magic batteries.

Phew-!

Finally, the Duke of Reston’s ship entered the harbor with the sound of the horn, and soon two young men jumped from the ship’s deck.

Two young men landed lightly on the pier despite being quite high up.

The entire guard saluted them.

“Hold my sword!”

The Coast Guard saluted, raising its sword high.

The two young men walked between the swords, laughing, and soon applause poured down from all directions.

“Caron! Leo!”

“Welcome back!”

“Wow!”

The people, who had been on guard against pirate ships for a moment, burst into thunderous applause as if they had never been nervous.

“Thank you, everyone. Thank you.”

“What are you doing that’s embarrassing?”

“People are cheering, so you have to respond. Brother. Enjoy it. That’s life.”

Charon and Leo arrived in front of Pale amidst numerous cheers.

“father.”

Caron smiled brightly and bowed to Pale.

“I’m home.”

“Let’s hug once.”

Pale hugged his son tightly.

Perhaps because he had grown up, my son’s shoulders were taller than before he left for the eastern forest.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

Pale said as he examined every part of Caron’s body. At first glance, there seemed to be no major problems.

“I was a little hurt, but I’m better now.”

“What about the aftereffects?”

“Haha, I knew you’d say that, so I drank a drop of the World Tree’s dew on the boat. It’s refreshing.”

“Well done. Nothing is more precious than your body.”

“of course.”

A son who drinks the dew that can fetch a huge price even if he sells just one drop, or a father who praises him for doing a good job.

Hans smacked his lips as if he was regretting it.

It was natural for a warrior to be greedy for the best elixir.

Did you notice the regret on Hans’ face?

Caron chuckled and patted Hans on the back.

“How have you been, Hans?”

“I am glad that you returned safely, Young Master.”

“This time, I brought a lot of dew from the World Tree. I’ll dilute it and feed it to Haerang and the Knights. It’s a diluted solution, so the effect won’t be that great… … But I think it can mimic an elixir.”

“Oh, it’s glorious!”

“When you return to Haerangdo, tell him. Be sure to tell him that I promised to share it with him.”

“Is there any possibility?”

It was Caron who definitely took care of the Knights of Haerang.

After exchanging brief remarks, the two fathers got straight to the point.

“Son. What on earth are those pirate ships?”

“Oh, that one?”

Dozens of pirate ships anchored on the sea.

At first glance, it looked like a large pirate fleet had invaded.

But Caron said with a proud expression.

“A gift I prepared for my father.”

“gift?”

“I heard that you are suffering from a manpower shortage these days. While I was going around burning down pirate islands, I found out that the pirates were kidnapping talented people from the Southern Kingdom to sell as slaves.”

“Could it be that you forcibly brought the kidnapped people here?”

“No way! We just picked out the people who wanted to come with us and brought them here. There must be at least a thousand of them.”

Due to development projects taking place all over the territory, there was a shortage of laborers.

If what Charon said is true, it would be a great help.

“There are quite a few intellectuals among them, so please hire them after careful consideration, Father.”

“Don’t worry. Isn’t this father an expert in that area? This is truly the best gift. Thank you, son.”

However, the size of the fleet was larger than the number of people it accommodated.

Pale squinted his eyes and looked at the pirate ships.

“But who brought the boat?”

“Of course the pirates brought it.”

“… … Are there still pirates on that ship?”

“Yes. We can exploit the pirates who can sail until they are almost dead, and we have separately considered the pirates who cannot sail. I heard that the magic stone mines in the Belus County Territory are also short of miners, so we plan to send them there.”

“… … Are you saying that you will use me as a slave?”

“Hey, Father. This is completely different. Those guys are the greatest dogs who prey on innocent sailors… … Oh, sorry. They’re bad guys, aren’t they? It’s not right to kill them nicely.”

Charon nodded contentedly, looking at the pirate ship.

“If you do something bad, you should be punished. Yes. Since dying is too easy, I plan on exploiting you enough to make you want to die. Enough to make you want to die. That way, my men will regret committing piracy.”

And enforce justice.

And make money.

This is killing two birds with one stone.

Pale looked into his son’s face as he spoke firmly and let out a small sigh.

‘What’s inside is the same.’

Just cut the height.

“But the pirates somehow managed to not run away.”

“There’s a secret to it.”

Charon raised the corners of his mouth as he lightly shook the guillotine.

“Some pirates did try to escape, but they were drowned as soon as they got away.”

“Hey, Chief?”

“About nine ships? They wouldn’t even think about escaping if they were sunk to that extent. Haha.”

At those words, Pale canceled his previous thoughts.

What was inside Caron was not the same.

‘He came back even crazier… … .’

I wonder if my brothers can handle a nephew like this?

Now Pale no longer worried about the pressure pouring down on Caron. He just hoped his brothers would leave this bomb guy alone.

“Let’s go back to Cheonghae Castle first.”

“Yes, father.”

“Leo, you really, really had a hard time taking care of Caron.”

“… … Thank you, Uncle.”

So Caron and Leo arrived at the Duchy of Reston.

4.

From Marais, a port city in the Dukedom, you can conveniently travel by train to Cheonghae Castle.

While Caron was talking to Pale about this journey, the train arrived at Cheonghae Castle.

“Hey, you’re back.”

Caron smiled as he got off the train.

“That’s right, Father. Grandfather hasn’t come yet, right?”

“I heard you left the Eastern Forest the day before yesterday, so it will probably take quite some time.”

“Until then, we’re free. While we’re at it, how about taking your mother on a family trip?”

“I am grateful just for your kind words.”

The train station in Cheonghae-seong was still crowded with people.

This also meant that the influence of the Duke of Reston had grown even further.

“Since trade with the elves began in earnest, the number of visitors to Cheonghae Castle has increased. Although the outskirts of Cheonghae Castle are being developed, it is still difficult to accommodate them.”

The development of Cheonghae Province is dazzling.

Since Halo declared that he would intervene directly in Imperial affairs, the Reston family has had a firm grip on power in the Northwest.

Rumors were circulating in the streets of the capital that a new kingdom had emerged within the empire.

“There’s nothing special from the royal family?”

“The royal family is currently focusing all their efforts on tracking down the lottery faction. They are not in a position to restrain us.”

Crazy guys who follow evil spirits.

Still, I liked the fact that the imperial family was actively moving. At least it meant that the current emperor was in his right mind.

“I don’t know how the investigation is progressing.”

“The nobles who were involved in the lottery gang are being executed one after another. The Knights of Haerang are also participating in the investigation, so there is no need to worry.”

If that’s true, the atmosphere in the capital will be grim.

Caron walked forward, exchanging stories with Pale about the state of affairs in the capital.

Before I knew it, Cheonghae Castle, which had seemed so far away, appeared right before my eyes.

The Knights of Haerang, who were guarding the front of Cheonghae Castle, saluted Pale, Caron, and Leo.

“No problem on duty! Caron Reston! Leo Reston! We sincerely welcome you back to Cheonghaesung!”

Squeak.

The gate of Cheonghae Castle opened, and soon the long-awaited scenery of Cheonghae Castle came into view.

“Ah, I’m finally back… … .”

Just as Caron was stretching and trying to enjoy this feeling,

Phew! Phew!

“Keuh-euh-euh.”

Someone punched Caron hard in the stomach.

“Brother, you have a hard time, so do you like going out alone? Do you like it?”

“Of course it’s okay, Sister.”

It was Leon.

Leon looked at Caron with a discontented expression.

“Why didn’t you avoid it?”

“I was willing to give my sister and brother Hugo a beating each.”

“Ugh.”

Caron smiled at Leon, then turned his head and looked ahead.

There were quite a few people who came out to greet us.

Firstly,

“The pride of the Duke of Reston! The great hero! Caron Reston! Welcome back to Cheonghae Castle!”

The third elder, Yulich, welcomed us with eyes so warm that it was almost burdensome.

“Good job.”

“… … Tsk.”

My first and second uncles, who look much more cautious than before.

finally,

“Master! Do you know how long I have waited for you?”

The butler who rushes towards you, even Urhan.

Phew.

Charon swung his fist lightly at Urhan, who was trying to hug him, and then walked towards the adults.

And he bowed politely to say hello.

“Thanks to your concern, I was able to return safely.”

The evolved mad dog, Charon Reston, has returned to Cheonghae Castle.

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