The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 244



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Episode 244 78. Where are you going to eat raw fish (2)

3.

Halo was waiting for Charon in front of the steps of the main palace.

“Your Majesty.”

Charon slowly approached Halo.

Halo was standing at the bottom of the stairs, quietly looking up at the stairs.

Was it because he was thinking about the old days? A complex expression appeared on Halo’s face.

“Are you here?”

Halo turned around with his back to the ground.

Maybe it was because he was wearing armor, but Halo felt heavier than usual.

“I’m sorry for interrupting you.”

“are you okay.”

“I called you here in a hurry because I have something to tell you. I hope you understand.”

“Adults have a hard time too, so I can’t rest alone.”

Currently, Raphael and Tails, sons of Halo, are commanding the Duke’s forces, including the Knights of Haerang, and are cleaning up the palace.

I heard from Pale that even the elders have come over.

In other words, it meant that all of the Duke’s main forces were mobilized.

Charon slowly looked at Halo.

“How are things going?”

Halo nodded slowly in response to Charon’s question.

“There’s nothing to worry about. The forces of the Salmon Dukes have joined in, so it should be over before the sun sets at the longest.”

“thank god.”

“Did you have a good conversation with His Majesty the Emperor?”

It must be telling the secret of the royal family.

Charon smiled faintly.

“yes.”

“Now you too have figured out the secret of the royal family.”

The secret that demonic blood flows through the imperial family.

Charon nodded quietly, and Halo continued speaking in a bitter voice.

“It is one of our family’s duties. And it is also a duty you must fulfill in the future.”

“Why on earth do you have to go that far?”

I asked honestly.

If the blood of the devil flows through the royal family, wouldn’t it be right to wipe out the royal family?

There was no need to take the risk.

But Halo shook his head.

“It’s an old oath.”

“What kind of oath is it?”

“The Karyn royal family hates demons as much as our family does. They hate the blood that flows through their veins, but they seek to use that power to achieve their long-held goal.”

Until 50 years ago, the Orias Empire did not hesitate to research dark magic.

The secrets flowed out of Halo’s mouth.

“It was also the will of the first emperor. To study black magic and find a way to destroy the magic realm. In the process, various magics were developed, and the empire gained control of the continent with overwhelming power. However, the first emperor was worried about his descendants being corrupted by black magic, so he prepared a safety device.”

“That safety device… … .”

“Lael Reston, our long-time friend. He was our progenitor.”

A sword aimed at the royal family.

at the same time,

“Executioner for the royal family.”

“… … You saw it clearly, Charon.”

A true last bastion, willing to take up the sword and cut off the royal bloodline if the royal family goes astray.

This was exactly what Lael Reston had hoped for from his descendants.

“The evil emperor was the one who was born with the strongest demonic power flowing through the Karen royal family.”

“Are you saying that you were born as a demon lord from the beginning?”

“No. It means that he awakened to the power of the Demon King as he grew up. I don’t know when it started, but the last time I faced the evil emperor, he was definitely in the Demon King’s seat. That’s why I couldn’t kill him.”

Halo lowered his head and looked at his sword, Gram. Then he turned his gaze and pointed his finger at the guillotine.

“It is your job to cut off the heads of the demon lords.”

Halo’s voice resonated lowly.

“The entire history of our dukedom exists solely for the purpose of killing the Demon King. We will gather all our strength to support you, and we will gladly open the way for you.”

It was an enormous responsibility for a young man who was only seventeen years old.

He felt sorry for Caron.

Whoosh whoosh-!

Flames were rising beyond the walls of the main palace. It was certain that some of the surviving members of the lottery faction in the palace were committing arson.

Flames mixed with black magic.

Halo looked at the hot flames and spoke to Charon.

“I will ask you.”

The moment he re-entered the palace, he was sure.

The protagonist who will create the future of Reston is Caron. Perhaps he will have to make a decision that he has been putting off until now.

“Do you want to be my successor?”

The Senate’s approval has already been granted.

The elders were willing to vote in favor if Charon agreed.

The Duke of Reston’s seat.

Although the title of Grand Duke is not hereditary, the title of Duke is hereditary.

Charon looked quietly into Halo’s eyes. So now, Halo was talking about handing over his position.

I knew this moment would come.

And I had already decided what my answers to these questions would be.

He answered without hesitation.

“I don’t like it.”

It was a firm answer.

“I don’t want to be a patriarch.”

“… … Are you serious?”

“yes.”

“Why?”

The Duke of Reston.

It is a position that anyone would covet. It is a position where you can obtain the greatest power and, if you so desire, you can overturn the empire.

A position that even those who have no desire for power cannot help but covet.

But Charon did not covet the position.

“If I become the head of a household, there will be too many things to do. I don’t like that. After I destroy the Demon Realm, I want to travel around the continent without thinking about anything.”

Halo felt a strange sense of foreboding from Charon once again.

I think I heard something like this from Cain once.

When I asked Cain what he would do if he quit being a knight, Cain replied:

“I want to travel around the continent. That’s all.”

Why do I feel like Cain is in Charon’s words?

Halo raised his hand with a bitter smile, then carefully placed his hand on Charon’s shoulder.

“Is that the only reason you don’t want to sit in the family seat?”

“That’s just a reason. It’s a very important reason to me.”

“To my ears, it sounds like you’re going to abandon your family.”

“Oh, that’s not true. I know I can have accidents sometimes, but… … Blood is thicker than water, right? And I’ve done a lot of business under the name of the Duke of Reston, do you think I’d give that up and leave? No way.”

Whoever becomes the next head of the family, it will be difficult for them to escape Caron’s influence.

Halo nodded with a bitter smile.

‘I expected it.’

I thought that if it was Caron, he would refuse the position of the head of the household.

He is a guy who prioritizes freedom. The position of head of the household is nothing more than a restriction to Caron.

“I understand what you mean.”

So Halo decided not to try to persuade him any further.

Because I already knew that persuasion was meaningless.

“No matter who becomes the next head of the family, I will do my best to help. Grandfather. I promise this on my name.”

“Okay, that’s enough.”

Charon realized that Halo was planning to choose a successor soon.

We are preparing for war.

It seemed that he was planning to designate a successor in advance in order to go into battle against the Demon Realm.

In situations where you cannot be sure what will happen, you must decide on a successor in advance.

Even if the head of the household is away, someone will have to take his place.

Charon asked Halo quietly.

“Who would you like to take… … .”

Then Halo said, gently grabbing Charon’s shoulder.

“It’s a secret.”

“That’s too bad. I was thinking of getting in line first. Grandpa, can I ask you a favor?”

Instead of calling him “Grandfather,” the title “Grandfather” came out of Caron’s mouth. Halo liked the title “Grandfather” better.

“Speak.”

“… … There are knights who died in battle at the palace this time. I would like to take care of them separately, so I was wondering if that would be okay.”

He is a very affectionate grandson.

Although Cheonghae Province also had its own welfare policy, what Sun Tzu was talking about was personal compensation.

“Who would say anything if you said you would spend your own money? Rather, it’s something I would like to ask you to do.”

“thank you.”

So the most important things are sorted out.

Halo let out a small sigh, then spoke to Charon.

“I called you not only because of the succession issue. There is a piece of information I obtained while tracking down the lottery faction.”

“which…….”

“You can see it with your own eyes. Jeras? Bring him here.”

As Halo raised his hand and waved it lightly, the commander of the Knights of Haerang, Jerath, approached him, dragging a man along.

The man was wearing priest’s clothing, and it was covered in blood.

Was it torture?

The man was found unconscious with his mouth full of bubbles.

“this person is…….”

“He is Archbishop Artrak, who was dispatched directly from the Holy Kingdom to the Imperial Court. He can be considered a diplomatic ambassador for the Holy Kingdom.”

If you are an archbishop of the Holy Kingdom, you are at least a cardinal.

Besides, from what Charon could remember, this man, Archbishop Artrak, was a man with a solid foundation even within the Holy Kingdom.

But why was such a person captured covered in blood?

“I have obtained the results of an investigation by the Knights of Haerang stationed at the palace.”

Halo stomped on the chest of the Archbishop who was lying on the ground. Then he spoke through gnashing his teeth.

“Archbishop Artrak is involved in this incident.”

That statement had many implications.

Charon looked at the archbishop with a frown on his face.

“… … Are you saying that the Holy Kingdom is connected to the evil emperor?”

“With a high probability. So I have a question for you. By any chance, did you not sense anything from the knights who clashed in the Pazar Sultanate?”

The knights who came to kill the saint.

Charon recalled the aura those knights had given off.

Parma horsepower.

That unpleasant power that seemed like a mixture of divine power and black magic.

“It felt somehow cheap.”

Halo let out a small sigh as Charon’s expression crumpled.

“It seems that there is a big problem in the Holy Kingdom as well.”

“I think so.”

If the Holy Kingdom was involved in this incident, it was highly likely that the Holy Kingdom would also be in big trouble.

“Caron.”

Halo softly called Charon’s name.

“Yes, Grandpa.”

“I think you should go to the Holy Kingdom yourself.”

It was the moment when Caron’s next destination was decided.

4.

Holy Kingdom.

It’s a place I’ve never visited in my previous life.

Because it was an empire where black magic was permitted, the empire and the Holy Kingdom were enemies until then.

In other words, it is an unknown land to Charon.

“What are you thinking about?”

“I was wondering who to take with me.”

“Where?”

“Holy Kingdom.”

“Me, me, leave me out.”

“We are a community of shared destiny, brother.”

“go away!”

This is the palace of the 6th Prince Revelio, located in the Imperial Palace.

Leo shivered as he pushed Charon away. Then, Revelio, who was watching him, snickered and said.

“There’s not a single day when you’re quiet, Caron.”

“What should I do? Grandpa tells me to go, so I have to go.”

“You’re not on good terms with the Holy Kingdom.”

“Kidnapping a saint. Murdering a knight. There are countless of them.”

“Oh my, I’ll be burned at the stake the moment I cross the border.”

“It was thrilling and good. I had to go anyway since I had something to do.”

It was said that Beatrice, who was his subordinate in his previous life, was in the Holy Kingdom. And the tomb of the founder, Lael Reston, was also there.

It’s a place you should visit someday.

That’s why Charon didn’t really have any complaints. This was also Halo’s consideration.

Caron took a sip of the whiskey in his glass, then glanced at Revelio.

“Your Highness the Crown Prince… … No, should I call you Your Highness the Crown Prince from now on?”

Revelio came back from talking with the Emperor.

I don’t know what they were talking about, but their expressions were quite something to see.

It seems both happy and sad.

Because Rebellio is so good at expressing his emotions, it was difficult to gauge his emotions.

“I didn’t know that His Majesty the Emperor would appoint my brother as crown prince.”

“It’s because I’m old.”

“I must live up to Your Majesty’s expectations, right?”

“Okay. I’ll definitely eat it. If you want to buy the palace, just tell me. I’ll sell it to you at a special price.”

To cut to the chase, Revelio decided to ascend to the throne.

The 6th prince, who was called the child given away by the royal family.

If such a person ascends to the throne, the empire will probably be turned upside down.

Moreover, with the Emperor’s lifespan running out, Revelio will soon ascend to the throne.

Caron looked at Revelio quietly.

Revelio’s ascension to the throne is entirely the will of the Duke of Reston.

That is, Halo chose Revelio.

Revelio also knew that fact well.

“older brother.”

Caron spoke to Revelio while holding a glass in his hand.

“We also need to do our math properly.”

“… … Calculation? What calculation?”

When Revelio asked with his eyes wide open, Caron answered with a bright smile.

“I contributed greatly to my brother becoming the crown prince, didn’t I?”

“yes?”

“Just take care of me enough so that I don’t feel sad.”

It was Caron who shamelessly stretched out his hand.

At that sight, Rebellio spoke with a trembling voice.

“… …Can’t I pay later?”

“Of course it is possible, sir. Now, what shall we talk about first? First, the things in the palace’s treasury… … .”

As expected, Caron was the only one who was certain about the calculation.

The mad dog even devoured the next emperor.

It was a moment when dark clouds gathered over the empire’s future.

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