The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 207



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Episode 207 66. Cataclysm

One.

“Grrrrrr.”

“… … Leon. Is this really okay?”

“Brother. Just keep stepping on him. I told you this kid can’t rebel anyway. He knows the sins he committed.”

“That’s right, bro. Do you know what that little Karon did in the conference room earlier? Well, he threatened the adults.”

Phew.

The mad dog crouched and growled, but the cousins’ violence was merciless.

This is a training center located on Haerangdo Island inside Cheonghae Castle.

As the drizzle fell, Caron was getting beaten up in the middle of the training ground.

“Urrrrrr!”

“Sister! Why does this kid keep growling?”

“Ignore it! They say that a mad dog’s medicine is a lump!”

“Should I bring a wooden sword?”

“You haven’t brought it yet?”

The assault continued for a long time.

How much time has passed like that?

The merciless violence of the cousins ​​stopped, and the ‘mad dog’ that had been getting beaten defenselessly raised its head.

Then he soon smiled and said,

“Haha. Even while getting beaten like this, you kept your face. Brothers and sisters. This is skill-.”

Paaaaaaaah-!

The wooden sword that Leon swung struck the back of Karon’s head, and only then did Karon scream and fall to the ground.

“Kkung.”

“Anyway, I’ll get a whip, a whip! Hey! You all know I won’t faint at this level, right?”

“Ha, as expected, Sister Leon is sharp. Looks like you all practiced while I was away? Your hands have become really sharp.”

“Try selling us out one more time and running away. This time, it’s not a wooden sword, it’s a real sword. Do you understand?”

“Is there any possibility?”

Caron stood up from his seat without any problems and immediately shook off his clothes.

Miyaaaaah-!

Pluto, who had been watching his master being beaten, cried softly and rubbed his head against Leon’s feet.

Leon hugged Pluto and carefully stroked his fur.

“Pluto should only see the good.”

Then Charon said with a bitter laugh.

“Sister. If you knew how many dark elves that little guy ate in the Eastern Forest, you wouldn’t be saying such things.”

“Are you the only one who did this?”

“That spirit belongs to that master.”

While Caron was laughing and talking to Leon, Leo handed Caron a water jug.

“Caron. Didn’t I hit you hard? My brother and sister hit you hard.”

“You know that guy who kicked you in the stomach earlier? That was Leo, Caron. Leo was the worst.”

“Oh, thanks for the tip, Brother Hugo.”

“Hey, Brother Hugo just put some magic power into your back and punched you… … .”

“Shall I remind you of old times, Leo?”

“Why don’t you all shut up?”

As expected, it was Leon who cleared up this commotion.

As Leon shouted with all his might, Hugo and Leo kept their mouths shut, watching Leon’s expression.

At that sight, Caron took a sip of water and smiled faintly. Then he spoke to Leon.

“I gave you the right answer, so now you’ll let me go a little?”

Then Leon smiled brightly and raised his middle finger.

“We left him in Cheonghae Castle, so what is he saying when he wanders around outside?”

“Still, it looks like there was some harvest. It’s nice to see you, Sister.”

“Eating, practicing, and training. Of course, that’s all I had to do.”

“It must have been a beneficial time for you to experience the Southern Great Forest and to learn from it in many ways.”

“That’s what we worked hard for. Did you add to it?”

“I created the situation for my brother and sister.”

“… … Should I cut out your mouth?”

“Huh.”

While everyone was watching, his personality became more fiery.

Caron took another sip of water and glanced around at his cousins.

Hugo, who had reached 7 stars. He had definitely stabilized thanks to the dew of the World Tree, and he could now be called a proper 7 star knight.

There, Leon was also right in front of the 7 stars.

‘Excellent.’

It is an achievement beyond expectations.

It was a moment that made me realize once again how great the blood flowing through the Duke of Reston was.

“At this point, I think I can plan a big deal.”

As Caron muttered to himself, Hugo, feeling uneasy, spoke quietly.

“What are you planning to do now that you’re here?”

“It’s nothing, hyung. I was just thinking about creating a private organization within Cheonghae Castle.”

“Private organization?”

“If we join forces, wouldn’t we have a stronger voice? I’ll put you in front especially.”

“why me.”

“You’re the oldest. Why don’t you accept it instead of rejecting it?”

Through the conversation with the grand fathers earlier, Caron was assured of a certain degree of autonomy.

Instead of caring about who will succeed him, he doesn’t care what Charon does.

That was the promise Charon received from his uncles.

But Caron said he wasn’t interested in becoming the successor, he didn’t say he was doing nothing.

‘I have to make you care about me.’

Wouldn’t that help you come to your senses and gain strength?

Charon intended to be a weight himself and help his two elder fathers grow stronger.

After all, moderate competition is a great motivator.

“The name of the private organization is… … Unfilial Sons. Unfilial Sons is fine. What do you think, Brother Leo?”

“Can I leave it out?”

“I told you, we are a community with a shared destiny?”

“Caron. I’m asking this with utmost seriousness… … why would you do something so crazy?”

Caron answered Leon’s question as if it was a given.

“Let’s get our generation together and make the Duke family prosper, something like that.”

“… … Aren’t you interested in the head of the household?”

At those words, Caron frowned and waved his hand.

“Such a troublesome job should be done by someone like Brother Hugo.”

“Stop talking nonsense. I’m not interested in the house seat anymore.”

“Why, brother?”

Hugo ran his hands through his rain-soaked hair and glared at Caron.

“I don’t have the confidence to control you. As long as you’re here, the position of the head of the household is a poisoned chalice.”

“If anyone heard me, they would think I was poisonous.”

“Let Leo do it instead. He’s the youngest after you, so it’s right for him to carry the load.”

“No, Brother Hugo. Why are you doing this to me?”

“You abandoned us both and ran away outside of Cheonghae Castle alone.”

“That is now Grandfather’s order… … .”

“Either that or that.”

It seems that Hugo’s state of mind has changed a lot in the meantime.

Caron smiled faintly as he listened to the conversation.

So the four of them joked around and headed to the shelter set up next to the training ground.

Thud thud.

The sound of rain falling from the sky rang in his ears, and Charon dried himself with a towel. Then he asked Leon.

“Sister, there hasn’t been any talk of marriage since then?”

Then Leon sighed and nodded.

“Yeah. But I don’t really talk to my dad these days.”

“Time will tell. It’s understandable to panic when your child rebels for the first time.”

“You definitely have to have a child like you.”

“Curses are a bit much, Sister.”

“I guess you know it’s a curse word.”

Leon gulped down the water that someone had placed on the desk.

“But something went wrong while you were gone.”

“Problem? Tell this to your younger brother, Sister.”

“… … It seems the royal family was more serious about the marriage proposal than we thought. When we tried to call off the marriage proposal, they immediately sent someone.”

“Wasn’t your sister’s marriage partner Revelio?”

“huh.”

The current emperor is a man with great political sense.

It may have been his intention to use the Duke of Reston to keep the nobles of the capital in check.

But what on earth does marriage proposal have to do with sending someone off?

As Caron tilted his head, Leon let out another deep sigh.

“There he comes. I guess he heard you came.”

“Who came… … .”

Just then, a man with an umbrella appeared from afar.

Slender figure. Black hair and golden eyes.

Caron knew the man very well.

“… … Is that what you meant when you said you sent someone? When exactly did they arrive?”

“A week? Thanks to that, I’m on a bed of thorns.”

“Somehow. There was emotion in the way my sister kicked me earlier. It definitely makes sense.”

After a while, the man raised his hand toward Charon and shouted.

“Brother! Long time no see! I heard you had another fight in the Eastern Forest?”

His voice was too light for a prince.

Caron shook his head as he heard the voice that had no trace of majesty.

“There was an uninvited guest. I always feel this way, but every time I see that person, I feel… .”

“That’s homophobia, Caron.”

“Ugh.”

The 6th prince of the Orias Empire.

A crazy guy that Caron acknowledges.

Revelio was greeting Caron warmly.

“I thought you would rest comfortably.”

It seemed like rest was out of the question.

2.

This is Charon’s room, located in the main castle of Cheonghae Castle.

“Is this your little brother’s room? It’s so cold.”

Revelio took a sip of tea while sitting on the leather sofa.

Inside the room, there were three people sitting, talking: Charon, Leo, and Revelio.

Caron took a sip of his tea, which was steeped in brandy, and spoke in a languid voice.

“Why did Prince Hyungja come from Cheonghae Castle?”

Then Rebelio shrugged his shoulders and answered.

“Our old man told me to change the Duke’s mind. He told me that I should pay for the meal. That old woman is busy these days, probably because she doesn’t have much time left.”

Revelio may be the only human in this world who would describe the Emperor of an empire in such explicit terms.

Leo’s face turned pale as he heard that, but Caron nodded as if he understood.

“Will my mother-in-law be like that when she gets older?”

“Well, I don’t think he’s the Grand Duke. He’s still very polite. Our old man is weak, that’s why.”

“Really? Want to bet?”

“Very well. I will stake my throne.”

“Your Highness, you should bet what you have in your hand.”

“What a pity. Since you’ve come all the way to Cheonghae Castle, why don’t you just use me as bait and start a rebellion?”

“Go tell the elders about that. They’ll start a fight. But we’re experts in that area. You’ve come to the right place.”

There are stories that are too gruesome to be jokes.

Leo closed his eyes tightly as he listened to the conversation.

‘These crazy guys.’

I don’t know about other people, but when these two talk like that, the atmosphere is strange.

It seemed like these crazy guys would do anything crazy like that.

While Leo was fidgeting like that, Revelio, who had already emptied his teacup, looked at Charon with a smile.

“Aren’t you curious about the news of Leven?”

“I wonder if my brother foolishly took care of it. Are the people doing well?”

“Well, there’s no reason why you can’t. The Cobbler Human Resources Office, they’re amazing, right? The refugee problem has completely disappeared.”

The ugly face of the cobbler appeared in Caron’s mind.

“That guy, doesn’t he have a separate back pocket?”

“Rather, they’re even pouring in their own money. The management is also very transparent, and thanks to that, the refugees are settling in successfully. As for security… … . It’s being maintained well thanks to the stationing of the Knights of Haerang.”

Even if you say it like that, Revelio’s contribution was great.

In a situation where the lord was summarily executed for treason, it was Revelio who was able to stabilize the chaotic city.

As expected of a crazy guy, one ability was certain.

Caron asked Rebelio as he mixed the tea and brandy again.

“Enough small talk for now. Let’s get to the main point.”

Charon’s blue eyes shone.

“There’s no way that my brother would have come to Cheonghae Castle without any purpose. Are you interested in Sister Leon?”

“Leon Reston. He is more than I deserve. No matter how crazy I am, I know my place.”

Revelio put down the glass he was holding.

“Actually, the marriage proposal was just an excuse. I stopped by because I heard you were coming back to Cheonghae Castle soon.”

Revelio was crazy, but at the same time, he was a very smart person. There was no way that Revelio would have come here in person to propose marriage.

Caron nodded, sinking comfortably into his chair.

“Why did you come to me?”

“I have something to tell you.”

“You can do that through a communication device.”

“This is a story that must not leak out anywhere.”

It’s a story that requires that level of security.

For some reason, I didn’t feel good.

Charon summoned Pluto, then lightly snapped his fingers.

Slurp.

Then darkness fell throughout the room.

This completely blocks any possibility of the conversation leaking out.

“If it’s a story that requires you to come see me in person, it shouldn’t get out, right?”

“As expected, my little brother. He’s smart.”

“Tell me. Listen.”

At those words, Revelio held his breath for a moment. Then he spoke in a calm voice.

“Our old man has fallen.”

“The entire empire knows that His Majesty the Emperor is unwell… … .”

“This time it’s different.”

Revelio’s golden eyes sparkled coldly.

“A month at most.”

“……no way.”

“I told you, you’re a fucking old woman. Isn’t that right?”

The news Revelio brought was a bombshell.

A bomb that would shake the entire empire.

Caron’s expression became very distorted.

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