The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 243



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Episode 243 78. Where are you going to eat raw?

One.

Kinder Salmon.

A powerful figure who exerts great influence on the imperial judiciary and has factions of nobles from major border cities.

Duke Kinder Salmon, who was always in the top three when it came to choosing the most powerful men in the empire, could not help but frown as he looked at the young man growling before him.

“Grrrrr.”

“… … Caron. Calm down. Nothing has been decided yet, right? This is out of courtesy to the other person… … .”

“If you pretend, it’ll be perfect, Father. This kind of thing needs to be planned out in advance. If you set the momentum from the beginning, they won’t be able to say anything.”

“… … Your Highness. I’m sorry. My son is still young and doesn’t know much about the world. Since he was young, he only knew the sword, so he tends to… … disregard the etiquette between nobles.”

“How can parents control their children’s education? I’m fine, so don’t worry about it.”

“Thank you so much for your understanding.”

This is the conference room located in the palace.

Normally, it would have been a place to receive foreign envoys, but now it was being used as a place for negotiations between the two families.

Pale, Caron’s father, came out as the representative of the Duke of Reston, and Caron sat next to him. Behind him, Hugo and other grandchildren of Halo stood quietly watching the meeting.

Duke Salmon took a sip of the tea his attendant had prepared for him, then slowly opened his mouth.

“His Majesty the Emperor has awakened.”

“Yes. You could say it’s a blessing in disguise.”

“We almost repeated the history of 50 years ago. I would like to pay tribute to the Duke of Reston’s efforts.”

“We were simply doing our duty.”

It started with words of praise for the Duke of Reston. However, it is unlikely that the Duke of Salmon would have said such words without thinking.

And as expected, the Duke of Salmon immediately added:

“Don’t worry about the outside of the palace. The police department is keeping a close eye on it. Of course, some citizens are talking about conspiracies taking place in the palace… … but I have received reports that there are no major problems so far.”

In short, they were saying that they too were struggling for the empire.

“Oh, and don’t worry about the border either. I have personally given instructions to the lords.”

“Instructions, are you speaking?”

“If the royal family is shaken, the empire will be shaken. Aren’t there still enemies lurking everywhere, eyeing the empire?”

At this point it’s becoming blatant.

It means that you want to make sure that you get a solid share in the rewards and compensations that will be given after the palace is cleaned up.

The Duke of Salmon took another sip of his tea, and spoke in a soft voice.

“Yes, I didn’t ask about the condition of the Marquis Diaz. Do you know anything about it?”

Pale let out a small sigh at the Duke of Salmon’s question. Then he answered with a bitter expression.

“Your condition is not good. Most of your body is contaminated by black magic.”

“Well, didn’t the Marquis Diaz join the Crown Prince?”

“So to speak, the situation is a bit complicated.”

Duke Salmon has not yet figured out that the Crown Prince has been possessed by the evil Emperor.

That is, the current situation is being interpreted as Marquis Diaz attempting to summon demons together with the Crown Prince.

The case of the Marquis Diaz is quite unusual.

Although he is the crown prince’s father-in-law, the crown prince is currently possessed by the evil emperor.

It’s not without sin.

It was clear that he had created a situation that was favorable to the Crown Prince. Furthermore, he had certainly committed a crime, starting with manipulating public opinion.

However, there was a need to investigate.

Since when has the Crown Prince been playing into the hands of the Emperor, and how much does the Marquis Diaz know about it?

There was so much information to be extracted from the Marquis Diaz.

Pale glanced at Caron and asked in a small voice.

“What should I do?”

In times like this, it’s right to trust your son’s judgment.

Even though he was an uncontrollable son, I had to acknowledge his ability to deal with variables.

“hmm.”

Caron carefully brought his mouth to Pale’s ear.

“They’re planning to somehow grab the number and demand a share, right?”

“yes.”

“I need to let you know that I have no right to claim a stake. Is it okay for me to take the lead in negotiations from now on?”

“… … Don’t bite the Duke of Salmon with your teeth.”

“Hey, what do you think of me?”

If you leave it alone, it might actually bite the salmon peacock.

That was Caron.

But sometimes that part can be helpful in negotiations.

The carrot and stick is a negotiation technique with a very long history.

After getting hit a few times with the whip called Charon, the carrot that Pale himself hands you will start to be more valuable.

So Pale nodded slowly and handed the floor to Caron.

“I won’t disappoint you, Father.”

Caron began negotiations with a determined expression.

“Duke Salmon, from now on I will speak on behalf of my father.”

“Hmm. Caron Reston. Aren’t you taking this place too lightly? This is a place for families to negotiate. It’s too big a place for you to interfere. That means this is a place for the elders of the families to step up. You need to learn how to distinguish when to get involved and when not to.”

Being crushed by authority and age.

It was a method that old power holders usually used. But that was of no use to Caron.

“I personally beheaded the crown prince by His Majesty the Emperor. I am very disappointed that you say I am not worthy.”

Charon snorted, then took a bottle of liquor out of his subspace pocket and spoke in an extremely rude voice.

“I have too much blood on my hands today. Can we have a drink and talk?”

This is an incredibly rude attitude.

At that sight, the knight behind Duke Salmon became enraged and reached for his sword, but Duke Salmon calmly raised his hand.

“Take it easy. I’m not that kind of closed-off person.”

“thank you.”

What Caron took out was a very strong vodka.

It was some high-quality vodka that I had brought with me when I went to the North Sea last time.

Charon took several glasses out of his subspace pocket and placed them on the table in the conference room. Then he quietly poured drinks into the glasses.

Duke Salmon asked, as if he found the sight amusing.

“Are you saying we should share a drink?”

“No way.”

Caron silently filled the empty glasses. After he had filled the last glass, he downed the entire bottle of vodka.

The high-proof vodka ran down my throat.

“The owners of this cup are not here.”

Charon looked at the Duke of Salmon.

“Come to think of it, I didn’t have time to pay my respects to those who died honorably. So I’ll try to appease their spirits now.”

The knights of Haerang, including Hans, were sacrificed in the palace.

The Duke of Reston willingly shed blood this time as well. He did his best to carry out his mission, not wanting the nightmare of that day 50 years ago to repeat itself.

But what ultimately greeted them was a tragic ending.

“For the honorable knights of Haerang who fell from the palace.”

Caron raised the bottle and took another sip of vodka.

Is it because the magic power is intentionally limited?

Caron’s face quickly turned red from drinking the strong vodka, and the smell of alcohol spread across the negotiation table.

Taaaaaah.

Charon glared at the Duke of Salmon as he set the bottle of vodka down on the table.

“It’s really interesting. The situation isn’t over yet, and we, the Duke of Reston, haven’t even been able to properly bury our fallen soldiers. The blood we shed hasn’t even dried yet.”

Caron’s gaze pierced the Duke of Salmon.

“But Your Highness, you’re already talking about merit. You even added something out of the blue, like you’re managing the lords of the border cities.”

Unless you’re an idiot, you can’t help but wonder why I’m bringing up the border town story.

That’s a threat.

An arrogant threat that he could use force at any time if he failed.

The reason for this threat is simple.

It was intended that Duke Salmon should secure his share of the political realignment that would follow.

“It is shameless for those who have not shed blood to show off at those who have. Isn’t that right?”

He openly criticized the other person.

Charon looked at the Duke of Salmon with hostility.

If someone who had shed blood with him had made such a demand, Charon would have gladly accepted it.

But after all the events were over and he entered the palace, he had too many expectations.

“I don’t think the Duke of Salmon is that shameless.”

A direct translation of Charon’s words was as follows:

Behave yourself properly and don’t think too highly of yourself.

The Duke of Salmon looked at Pale with a displeased expression. Then he spoke in a low voice.

“Is this really the will of the Duke of Reston?”

Then Pale nodded with an awkward smile.

“I don’t think my son was that wrong.”

“I made a mistake.”

“Well, I don’t think it’s us who are making mistakes right now.”

I didn’t know it would come out this strongly.

The Duke of Salmon let out a small sigh as he clutched his teacup.

‘Does the Duke of Reston intend to change everything this time?’

Maybe he’s thinking of making the royal family his puppet.

And they will try to rule the empire from behind the scenes.

It’s not an impossible scenario. Given the power of the Duke of Reston, it’s certainly possible.

But just then, Pale spoke in a much softer voice.

“I need Duke Salmon’s help to sort out the chaotic situation. There will be many trials related to this incident, and the Empire’s political situation will be thrown into chaos. I believe that the two families, Duke Reston and Duke Salmon, each have different contributions to make to the Empire.”

Although the words continued in a much softer tone than Caron’s, the meaning contained within them was not much different from Caron’s.

‘He’s saying he’ll take care of it later, so don’t interfere now.’

Duke Salmon could only nod, swallowing his sigh.

There’s nothing we can do if they come at us with such a strong stance.

He hadn’t said anything wrong, after all. He let out a light sigh and looked at Caron.

‘He really is a scary guy.’

If you become more greedy in this situation, you will lose more.

The Duke of Salmon wasn’t so stupid as not to know that.

So he.

“Tell me what I should do.”

I had no choice but to hold the hand that Pale offered.

He looked at Caron Reston and smiled bitterly.

‘It wasn’t just the force that was strong.’

It may seem crazy, but it’s not. It’s all highly calculated.

But right then.

“Hiccup.”

Charon suddenly looked back with half-open eyes. Then soon.

“Ugh. I’m drunk. Brother Leo. You see? This is how old farts are treated.”

“No, Caron. What if I tell you all that!”

“Hehe. It’s not my fault, is it? Hiccup. Ouch, I drank too much.”

“You can just break down alcohol with magic, you idiot!”

“If that’s the case, then why are you drinking?”

He started to act drunk.

Duke Salmon frowned as he watched the scene.

‘… … Was he just a crazy guy?’

It’s best to avoid crazy people.

Anyway, now was the time to take a step back.

Duke Salmon nodded his head, looking forward to the next time.

2.

Thanks to Caron’s dazzling performance, the Salmon Dukes decided to follow the Reston Dukes’ wishes.

As the forces of the Salmon Dukes joined the existing forces, the chaos in the palace was resolved even more quickly.

Charon was granted a break from Halo.

“ha.”

This is the break room located in the headquarters of the Imperial Guard.

Caron let out a deep breath as he lay down on the bed on one side of the lounge.

Since I couldn’t control my alcohol intake with my magic, I felt extremely tired.

-The empire will change drastically as a result of this incident.

Guillotine spoke in a low voice.

Charon nodded slightly, then turned to Guillotine and asked,

“Didn’t you know that the blood of the Demon Clan flows through the royal family?”

-Rael had many secrets he kept even from me.

“Then that’s right. How could I have trusted the Demon Sword? That’s enough.”

-If you say that, I’ll be upset.

“It’s a shame. It’s true.”

If I couldn’t get Guillotine’s help, I guess I’ll have to get Gratia’s help.

Caron clenched his fists lightly, his body buried in the bed.

“I did everything I had to do today.”

From now on, it’s Halo’s turn.

The empire will now enter a new era.

The power of the Demon Lords had reached its peak, and they were constantly targeting the continent.

Now is the time for everyone to join forces and move forward.

Who will be the next emperor, and what choices will that next emperor make?

The Empire once again stands at a crossroads, as it did fifty years ago.

It was time to start a new plan.

I didn’t know what would happen next, but there was only one destination.

The devil.

At the end of this, a devil’s paradise was clearly waiting.

So from now on, you have to prepare seriously. If you are not prepared, you won’t be able to break the magic realm.

“… … Let’s take a rest for a bit.”

Caron closed his eyes slowly.

Maybe it was because the tension had eased a bit, but my eyelids kept getting heavier.

-Get some sleep. Once the palace is cleaned up, you won’t have time to rest properly.

“I guess I should do that.”

It’s been such a long day.

“sleep.”

-tight.

So Caron fell asleep.

***

But the world wasn’t that easy.

Less than 30 minutes after Charon fell asleep, Leo came rushing into the break room.

“Karouon! Grandfather is looking for you urgently!”

“Oh, why? Let’s get some sleep.”

“Go and talk about it!”

… … It seemed like something had happened again.

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