The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 241



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Episode 241 77. Prologue (2)

3.

Charon climbed the steps leading to the throne.

This was not a fantasy, it was reality.

It’s Caron Reston’s footsteps, not Cain Rathore’s.

There was no hesitation in his steps. Caron approached the Emperor with the guillotine in his hand.

“excellent.”

The Emperor looked down at Charon with a smile. Then he spoke to those who were glaring at him from behind Charon.

“Is this what you expected?”

The plan was perfect.

He made the emperor sick and made the crown prince seize all the power.

And in the end, he possessed the crown prince’s body and tried to throw the empire into chaos.

Either ascend to the throne and shake the empire, or be ousted by the Duke of Reston.

In any case, the empire would have been headed toward disintegration.

But the emperor realized that his plan was completely ruined.

The emperor has risen.

A person who should have died in a hospital bed somehow woke up from his sleep.

As the Emperor tilted his head slightly, Caron said as he climbed the stairs.

“You’ve always been like that. You’re so arrogant, and you think you’re perfect. You always let your guard down and end up messing things up. You’ve been hurt 50 years ago, and you still haven’t gotten rid of that habit.”

The moment the emperor woke up, everything changed.

The Dukes of Charon and Reston are no longer rebels.

They were nothing more than a liberation army, tasked with rescuing the Emperor from the remnants of the past.

“You are so confident.”

Despite the plan going awry, the Emperor still looked down at Charon with a smile.

Saaaaaaaah-!

Black magic is rippling.

However, the evil emperor could not use his black magic as freely as before.

Paaaaat-!

This is because the Magic Tower’s Korga was pushing away the black magic through suppression magic.

“I told you I’m not alone this time?”

Charon laughed and flew towards the evil spirit.

A burst of compressed magical power burst out from the tips of Charon’s feet. The overwhelming magical power was soon replaced by speed, and Charon stabbed his sword into the chest of the evil emperor with lightning speed.

Chaeaeaaeng-!

The moment the guillotine was about to pierce the Emperor’s body, the black magic flowing out of the Emperor’s body transformed into the shape of a shield.

Kyaaaaang-!

The guillotine pierced the shield, but did not reach the Emperor’s body. It stopped just short of the Emperor’s forehead.

“Sharp.”

The Emperor lifted his left hand, which was not holding the sword, and placed his finger on the tip of the guillotine’s sword.

Gulp.

As soon as he touched the tip of the sword, the skin on his finger split open and blood flowed out. The royal blood flowed down the blade.

“But it’s still a little lacking. Do you think a blade like this can even reach the Demon Lords?”

As the evil emperor shook his head slightly, hundreds of thorns soon sprouted from the ground.

Phew-!

Of the hundreds of thorns, only a very small number managed to penetrate Charon’s magic.

A thorn is stuck in Charon’s back.

Pain surged from where the thorn had been, but Charon smiled brightly.

The more I felt pain, the more I felt that this was reality.

It’s been a long time since my previous life, but I’m finally here.

You can’t correct the mistakes you made back then.

But at least I could avoid repeating the same mistake.

‘Guillotine.’

-okay.

Wood crunch-!

The guillotine drew out all its power.

He began to exert his power to devour black magic to its limit.

Wood crunch-!

The shield that the evil emperor had created began to distort terribly, and the guillotine finally broke free.

As soon as the restraining force weakened, Charon immediately pulled the guillotine out of his shield. He then turned his body around and swung his sword in that position.

Crunch-!

Before I knew it, the purple dragon robe was torn apart, and blood was sprayed into the air.

The blood instantly stained the throne.

The lofty throne, adorned with gold and jewels, was thus stained with the blood of the imperial family.

Phew! Phew!

Charon thrust his left fist into the emperor’s stomach.

The magical power that had been condensed in his fist exploded, lifting the evil emperor’s body high into the air.

Woohoo.

As a dark blue light shimmered from Charon’s left hand, the body of the evil emperor that had just appeared was instantly sucked into his left hand.

It was Pluto’s power to suck everything up.

Phew.

Finally, the guillotine pierced the Emperor’s chest. Through the guillotine, an indescribable dark magic flowed into Charon.

It was a familiar dark magic.

The cursed black magic that gave him great strength, but made him live his entire life as a slave.

“Do you feel refreshed?”

The emperor whispered in a soft voice.

“It is the power that once ruled everything about you.”

“It’s different now.”

“how?”

“Now black magic is my one meal a day.”

Charon willingly accepted the dark magic into his body.

It would have been a burden to have black magic if I hadn’t had a coming of age ceremony, but not anymore.

Charon smiled as he grabbed the evil emperor’s neck.

“Are these just the seeds you prepared?”

Then the evil emperor also smiled along with Charon.

“The sprout has already sprouted.”

“I will definitely find that sprout and trample it down. I promise.”

“You can’t do it.”

The emperor turned his gaze and looked down the stairs.

There stood the emperor.

The son who had pulled him down from the throne was old and was looking at him.

He turned his gaze again and looked further into the distance.

An uninvited guest appeared at the entrance to the main palace.

A strong man who takes your breath away just by facing him.

A strong man who might even reach the Demon King was glaring at me with a cold expression.

The evil emperor realized that it was now time to say goodbye to this body.

But I felt more satisfied than ever. Even though it was different from what I had thought, this kind of prelude wasn’t bad.

“This is not the end, it is the beginning.”

The evil emperor, no, the Demon King of the Apocalypse, announced the beginning to Charon.

“I declare war on you with the blood of a cursed family.”

Gulp.

The blood that had pooled at his feet flowed down the stairs, past the throne.

“See you in the Demon Realm.”

The Demon King’s voice shook the entire palace.

Charon looked down, still clutching his neck.

Even though I was consumed by the Demon King, this body was still that of the Crown Prince.

The emperor understood Charon’s intentions. So he nodded without hesitation.

“Caron Reston. Execute Iorn Karyen, the traitor who defiled the Empire.”

He was a son before he was a crown prince.

Nevertheless, the emperor did not hesitate.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Charon pulled out the guillotine that was stuck in the crown prince’s chest and immediately held the sword to the crown prince’s neck.

Crunch-!

The crown prince’s neck fell to the floor.

Kkaaaaaaah!

A terrible scream shook the palace, and the black magic that ruled the palace began to rapidly fade away.

Charon carefully held the decapitated body of the crown prince in his arms and slowly descended the stairs.

“your majesty.”

He stopped before the emperor and placed the body he was holding in his arms on the floor.

The Emperor quietly placed a hand on Charon’s shoulder.

“You just did what you had to do.”

“……sorry.”

“No, this is not something you should feel sorry about.”

The emperor looked down at his son’s body and smiled sadly.

“You just did what I should have done a long time ago.”

The emperor looked at his son’s corpse for a long time in silence.

“your majesty.”

Halo, who had come close to the Emperor, slowly supported him.

“grandee.”

“Leave this place to me and go to your quarters and rest. Charon. I entrust your Majesty to you.”

“Yes, my lord.”

What should I say to my grandson?

Halo thought of many words, but nothing came to mind.

“……Good job.”

A short and sweet phrase.

To those words, Caron answered with a faint smile.

“I just did what I had to do.”

“Your Majesty, please allow Your Majesty to return to his quarters.”

“Understood, Your Highness.”

As Matapju Korga lightly waved his staff, a portal was created again.

Charon supported the Emperor in Halo’s stead, and slowly stepped into the portal.

Another tragedy has been recorded in history.

4.

The emperor’s bedroom was more modest than expected.

There were no elaborate decorations befitting the emperor’s authority. All there was was a large bed and the necessities for nursing.

Charon helped the Emperor to the bed.

“Thank you.”

The old emperor sat up in bed and smiled weakly.

“Your Majesty, Lord Mason. Would you please excuse me?”

“Your Majesty, the palace is still in chaos.”

“I would like to speak to Caron Reston alone.”

At those words, Mason had no choice but to nod. So he nodded slightly toward Matapju, and the two quickly left the bedroom.

So, only Charon and the Emperor were left in the bedroom.

Charon looked at the face of the current emperor, Pelin Karyen.

It was my first time seeing it in this life, but I had seen it often in my past lives.

The prince of 50 years ago had become an old man.

Even the robe he was wearing now seemed burdensome.

“If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have been able to get up again.”

“I just did my job.”

“That’s not what I heard. Lord Mason said you were an uncontrollable rascal. Or maybe Lord Mason lied to me?”

Charon felt pure magic from the Emperor for a moment, and only after realizing what that magic was, was he able to clearly understand the current situation.

‘Dew of the World Tree.’

Someone gave the Emperor some dew from the World Tree.

It wasn’t that difficult to guess the person’s identity.

It was Revelio who returned Mason to the imperial court.

It seems that Rebellio had some extra dew in stock.

-… … Even the World Tree’s dew is only a temporary measure. The Emperor’s life force is almost at its end. The World Tree’s dew only bought him a little time.

It was as Guillotine said.

Even the dew of the World Tree, which was said to cure all illnesses, could not improve the Emperor’s physical condition.

But that short period of time earned by the dew of the World Tree will change the future of history.

“If it weren’t for you, the palace would have been engulfed in flames by now. As the master of the palace, I would like to express my gratitude to you.”

Caron shook his head.

“I just did what I had to do.”

The Emperor looked quietly into Charon’s eyes.

“… … You resemble Lord Cain. Your appearance is exactly like the Grand Duke, but your aura is surprisingly similar to Lord Cain.”

Charon did not respond to those words. He simply listened to what the Emperor had to say.

“What do you think? He drove out his father, took the throne, and eventually killed my own son. Isn’t he a man who deserves to be cursed?”

The Emperor slowly rose from his seat. Charon tried to support him, but he raised his hand to stop him.

“The Archduke asked me to do this, probably because he wanted me to tell you the story of the royal family.”

The story of the royal family, or the Karyn family.

“Before I tell you the story… … I have something to ask you.”

“I will answer honestly.”

“What is your goal?”

The emperor’s golden eyes shone.

It wasn’t a difficult question.

“My dream is to become the best loser.”

The emperor smiled faintly at those words.

“It’s a waste. It’s a dream that suits you quite well. So, what is the best waste?”

“Actually, there’s nothing special.”

Charon raised the corners of his lips gently. Then he met the Emperor’s golden eyes.

“If something gets in your way, destroy it without hesitation. Do whatever your heart desires. That’s all.”

The mad dog spoke of his dream in a confident voice.

“If it were you, you would live like that.”

The emperor nodded as if satisfied. Then he slowly opened his mouth.

“The reason I am telling you this story now is because I have a favor to ask of you.”

After a while, Charon was left speechless by the story that came out of the emperor’s mouth.

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