The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 233



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Episode 233 74. If you speak kindly, you will receive kind words in return (3)

5.

Caron’s steps were unstoppable.

As soon as he finished lunch, he headed straight to the academy.

The Academy was also conducting thorough inspections, but they were unable to stop Charon.

because,

“Oh my! Lord Caron. Couldn’t you have told me in advance that you would be coming?”

“Are you in trouble because of me?”

“How could that be! An honorary graduate of our Imperial Academy is coming, who dares say anything!”

This is because the headmaster of the academy, Octavio, came out in person to welcome Caron.

“Come to think of it, your name is similar to that of the president of the Imperial Newspaper Company.”

Then Octavio answered with a slightly stiff expression.

“Ahem, he’s Octago. I’m Octavio. They’re completely different. Maybe it’s the difference between Caron and Caronne?”

“Caronne?”

“Haha, my granddaughter’s name is Karonne. I recently had a granddaughter… … . I named her Karonne because I wanted her to resemble Lord Karon. Haha! Lord Karon is a hero!”

To that, Caron replied with a smirk.

“If you were to resemble me, it would be difficult for you to handle it.”

“It would be an honor for the family. Okay, let me show you around. A lot has changed since you last visited, Caron.”

“Oh, I heard you were re-elected? Congratulations.”

“It’s all thanks to Lord Caron and the Duke of Reston. I’m so sorry for the late thank you.”

“Never mind. Oh, these people here are reporters from the Imperial Newspaper.”

“Oh, I see. Then, please go in.”

Principal Octavio took Caron inside the academy.

As I passed the checkpoint, the scenery of the academy that I had seen before came into view.

And after a while.

“Welcome to Caron Reston!”

“Let’s live well! Let’s live well!”

A group of students neatly dressed in the academy’s uniforms welcomed Caron’s visit.

A club founded by Caron.

The name of the club was also gruesome.

“uh?”

Caron looked at the face of the student standing at the front. It was a face that seemed familiar.

“The student… … .”

Then the student answered with a very stiff expression.

“Yes, that’s right! My name is Angel Leroy! I owed you a favor last time, Caron!”

“Oh, I remember. How have you been, Engel? The slap you got on my cheek… … . As expected from your young age, you recovered quickly.”

A guy who bullied a common student and got slapped in the face.

Caron approached the guy and patted him on the shoulder as if he was impressed.

“Are you living a good life?”

Then Engel answered in a booming voice.

“I’m trying!”

“Excellent. Very good.”

As Caron nodded in satisfaction, Principal Octavio spoke in a proud voice.

“The Rehabilitation Club regularly goes out to volunteer in the slums of the capital. Many people praise the voluntary service of the Academy students.”

“Are there any more problem students at the Academy? If there are, I could help you solve them while I’m here.”

Then Engel shouted again in a loud voice.

“Our club has formed its own leadership committee to correct students who are going astray!”

“Keep doing that. Will your parents say anything?”

“Filial piety is also one of the most basic principles of our club.”

“Hehe, the parents’ response has been really good lately. They’ve been praising us, saying that it seems like proper character education is taking place. This is all thanks to you, Karon.”

It was Principal Octavio who gave all the credit to Caron.

Caron smiled with satisfaction at his accomplishments. He couldn’t be more proud of how quickly the Academy, once filled with hopeless hopefuls, was changing.

Now that he had eliminated his threatening competitors, it seemed only a matter of time before he became the greatest scoundrel in the empire.

“If you live a good life, blessings will come, right? Let’s work even harder in the future.”

Engel responded to Caron’s advice with a look of gratitude.

“of course!”

As I greeted the students belonging to the rehabilitation club, Principal Octavio said with a smile.

“All classes at the Academy have been suspended upon hearing of Lord Caron’s visit.”

“No, why is it like that… … .”

“There aren’t many opportunities to hear Mr. Karon’s speeches. Mr. Karon probably doesn’t know how much the students who couldn’t attend the last special lecture were disappointed.”

That was precisely why Caron came here.

Because the Academy was where the largest number of enthusiastic supporters gathered in the capital.

I felt this while changing the lords of Leven, that in order to have a good agitation, you need to have a lot of supporters. In Leven, the slaves who escaped from the slave camps played that role.

“I’ve already prepared a podium in the square. Haha!”

“Already?”

“I received help from the Magic Tower. I have even prepared the amplification magic, so all you have to do is go.”

After successfully being reappointed as principal with the help of the Duke of Reston, Principal Octavio decided on a clear course of action.

Is that why they say that those who have eaten meat know how to eat well?

The speed at which things were processed was truly amazing.

Principal Octavio looked at Caron with a smile.

“But what about the content of today’s speech? I only heard that you were giving a speech, but I didn’t hear the content.”

Then Charon said with a pretended serious expression.

“I plan to talk to the students about the future of the empire.”

“If it’s the future… … .”

“Students should also know how the empire is currently running. Aren’t they the people who will be responsible for the empire’s future?”

Criticizing the imperial family and asserting the innocence of the Duke of Reston in front of the students who could be called the future of the empire.

It’s a very nice picture.

To be honest, it wasn’t even an incitement. It was just an accusation of what’s currently going on in the royal family.

‘We have to mobilize everything that can be mobilized.’

What Caron wanted was not simply to take the power of the demons from the imperial court.

Lottery fan.

And I wanted to give a complete downfall to those who joined the lottery faction.

To do that, it was essential to arouse public sentiment.

So that they can never set foot on the land of the Empire again, so that they can never join hands with the Demon Lords again.

I intended to completely destroy the conspiracies of the evil ones writhing throughout the empire.

More than half a century had already passed since the Emperor’s abdication, so it was natural that people’s sense of alertness would diminish.

To people of this era, the Demon King is nothing more than a thing of the past.

“Let’s go.”

Charon nodded as he took a step forward.

It was a great opportunity to raise awareness.

“Oh, and the special guest that Lord Caron mentioned is also waiting in the square.”

“I guess I have to hurry.”

They walked diligently.

It had only been five hours since Caron entered the capital. There was so much to do.

6.

The identity of the ‘special guest’ that Caron summoned is…

“… … You must remember. What happened in the past, and how much damage it left. If you cannot properly look back on the past, you cannot move forward.”

The master of the Imperial Tower, a man known as a sage.

It was the Matapju Cor Centetia.

The reporters that Caron brought along pressed their magic cameras nonstop as they watched the appearance of the Magic Tower Master, who usually doesn’t even come out of the Magic Tower.

‘This is a scoop.’

‘The Duke of Reston has joined hands with the Tower of Matap.’

‘If it turns out like this… … .’

‘… … The royal family will be pushed back by force.’

The presence of Matapju here could not be seen as a simple act of friendship.

Journalists were more sensitive to trends than anyone else.

Although.

“You guys… … . Haa. I’ll stop here. Caron Reston? You do it from now on. I’ve said everything I wanted to say.”

Although the attitude of the top leader was extremely uncooperative, it didn’t really matter.

Then, as if he was annoyed, the man waved his hand and got down from the podium.

Kor whispered quietly in Charon’s ear.

“The doppelganger’s face skin. Are you sure you’re giving it to us?”

“Of course. Where else would I sell it if not the rooftop?”

“From now on, we’re openly in the same boat as you guys, so do this properly. Deal with the rats hiding in the palace properly. Got it? You have a plan, right?”

“Have you never heard this famous saying, ‘No plan is a plan’?”

“Who said something like that?”

“It’s me.”

With just a few words, Caron rendered Matapju speechless. With that, he left the dumb Matapju behind and climbed up onto the podium.

“Hmm.”

It’s a completely different atmosphere from the last time I came and gave a special lecture.

Students filled the square.

So many students were looking at me with admiration at the same time, I couldn’t help but sigh.

“Caron Reston! Caron Reston! Caron Reston!”

“Wow!”

Students, including the rehabilitation club, kept calling out Caron’s name, and Caron tried to smile and wave at them.

Now was the time to make the most of this fame.

-The future of the real empire is dark. If you idolize a master like that… … . It will fall soon. That’s for sure.

Caron lightly ignored Guillotine’s tantrums and began to tell his story with a smile.

“Dear students of the Academy, this is Caron Reston. It is great to see you again. I am relieved to see that you all seem to be in good spirits.”

The moment Charon’s voice echoed throughout the square,

“Waaaaaaaaaah!”

“Wow!”

The whole square shook.

Charon smiled, barely able to withstand the cheers pouring in toward him. Then he raised his hand with a fake smile.

Then the students became quiet.

“The story I will tell you today is not much different from the last special lecture. Let’s live righteously. In fact, I think this is a virtue that is necessary not only for students but also for the leaders who lead the empire.”

Charon’s tongue, which had dazzled countless people, began to move strangely.

After a while, Charon’s story began to flow out of his mouth.

“I’m going to tell you a story I’ve never told anyone before. It’s about something that happened when I visited the Southern Great Forest. It’s about dealing with the Demon King of Massacre… .”

A heroic tale that young students will be excited about.

Caron began to tell his students stories about his fight against the Demon King of Slaughter, and even his encounter with the Demon King of Sloth in the Eastern Forest.

The reaction was naturally hot.

Isn’t this a situation where we are hearing about Caron’s achievements, which we had only heard of through rumors, directly from Caron himself?

In particular, when the story of Charon crossing swords with a fragment of the Demon King came out, some students displayed fanaticism.

It was an open secret that some of those students belonged to a rehabilitation club.

“The Demon Lords are always watching this continent. Even at this moment, they are extending their reach everywhere, and the Empire is not free from their clutches either.”

Caron, who had gradually caught the mood, quickly got to the main point.

“Since the beginning of our family history, the Duke of Reston has been fighting against evil enemies. Many of our ancestors have died fighting against monsters, and even now, they still guard the North Sea.”

Caron paused for a moment, took a sip of the water that had been placed on the podium, and then clenched his fist and said.

“You may not know this, but it was the same day fifty years ago. My grandfather, Grand Duke Halo, willingly fought to protect the Empire from demons.”

The day Halo brought down the evil emperor.

The very day Cain Rathor died.

Charon recalled the events of that time. He remembered every single detail, how many citizens of the capital had been driven to their deaths by the evil emperor, and what had happened to the palace.

The evil emperor ruined the fate of countless people.

If the royal family were to repeat that history now, they would swing their sword without hesitation.

That’s why Caron continued his speech with a serious expression.

“The Duke of Reston has always been willing to do his duty whenever the Empire has been in danger. I believe everyone here knows that.”

Caron clenched his fist.

“I have recently heard that some unpleasant rumors have been spreading regarding the Duke of Reston.”

Control your anger as much as possible.

And he gave strength to his voice and spoke passionately.

“We, the Dukes of Reston, have never asked for compensation for our service. As citizens of the Empire, it is our natural duty to stand up for the Empire. We have simply done our duty, and that is not something we deserve to be compensated for.”

He raised his family name in a dull manner.

At those words, several students let out exclamations.

A noble family that knows honor. A family that willingly takes up the sword to protect the empire.

It was a history and an honor that the Duke of Reston had built up over a long period of time.

“The Duke’s sword is always pointed only at the enemies of the Empire. This is the pride of the Reston Dukes, which has continued since the time of the first Duke, Lael Reston.”

Charon’s mouth moved without stopping.

“But recently, we have heard that someone is trampling on our pride. The Duke of Reston is plotting a rebellion! The Grand Duke of Halo is attempting to challenge the throne! These ridiculous lies are besmirching the devotion of the Duke.”

Phew-!

Phew.

Light burst out incessantly from the reporters’ cameras.

“I, Caron Reston, would like to take this opportunity to tell you, students, something.”

Caron’s gaze turned to the students.

“We, the Dukes of Reston, only dream of an empire where you can sleep soundly. Only, only that.”

Clap clap clap.

Clap clap clap-!

The students belonging to the rehabilitation club started clapping. They were people that Caron had planted among the students in advance.

Also known as Operation Wind Catcher.

What started as a small group of students’ applause soon turned into thunderous applause.

“Reston! Reston!”

The Academy’s plaza seemed to be filled with fanatics of the Duke of Reston.

Not only students, but also teaching assistants, professors, and many intellectuals were constantly calling out for the Duke of Reston.

The atmosphere has ripened.

Now was the moment Charon had been waiting for.

One day, Father Pale said,

“Do you know what the most terrifying lie in the world is? It is a lie hidden within the truth.”

That’s what great propaganda is all about.

A lie hidden within the truth.

Because I have only told the truth so far.

“I am afraid to tell you this news, but I will muster up my courage.”

This time it was time to mix in some lies.

Since the Duke had been branded a rebel, Caron planned to pay him back with generous interest.

“We have received information that the Imperial Family is secretly kidnapping citizens to perform evil rituals.”

Eventually, Charon set fire to the capital.

A truly enormous fire that will not be easily extinguished.

The Duke of Reston’s counterattack has begun.

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