The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 5



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Episode 5 1. I Dream of Being a Man (4)

6.

“The first thing you should do is apologize to your grandfather. That’s what you should do.”

“Did you do what you had to do?”

“Didn’t you cause trouble right after you first came to my parents’ house? Regardless of the circumstances, it’s right to apologize for causing a commotion.”

“If Father says so, then there’s nothing I can do.”

The head of the household’s office located in Cheonghae-seong.

Some people call this place the tiger’s den.

This is where the great hero who ended the Empire’s Dark Age works. It is said that everyone who comes here after receiving the Grand Duke’s call suffers from a great sense of oppression.

Knock knock.

Pale knocked on the office door, trying hard to hide his nervousness.

“Father, it’s Pale. I brought Caron because you said you were looking for him.”

Then a low voice rang out from inside.

“Come in.”

Caron entered the office holding his father’s hand.

The spacious office was too plain to be called the office of a great hero, and it also had a monotonous color scheme.

It was an office with nothing particularly special about it, except for the blue armor and sword hanging on the wall.

On one side of the office sat an old man.

Long, slicked-back white hair and a long beard.

The old man was looking this way with his shirt rolled up just enough to show his forearms.

A body that is hard to believe is that of an old man, and eyes brimming with vitality. The natural atmosphere tells you that the old man in front of you is a giant who influenced the times.

Halo Reston, seventy-four this year.

The greatest hero of the Duke of Reston and the master of this family.

But for Caron.

‘As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become more and more poop-like.’

He was just a grandfather trying to weigh something in front of his grandson, nothing more, nothing less.

“father.”

“It’s been a while.”

“I am so glad to see you safely returned from the North Sea. Did you get what you wanted there?”

“Unfortunately, I didn’t get there. But it wasn’t without results, so it wasn’t a meaningless time.”

“okay.”

Halo nodded in return to his son’s greeting, then slowly turned his gaze to look at his grandson, Charon.

This is the first time I’ve met my grandson, other than the time I held him at birth.

I remember my grandson looking at me with fierce eyes as soon as he was born.

Until then, I had wondered what this kid would become when he grew up. I had never dreamed that my grandson would grow up like this while I was busy with work in the North Sea and had not been able to pay attention to him.

“Yeah, you’re Caron.”

Halo slowly got up from his seat and approached his grandson.

I have already received a report regarding my grandson.

From the moment my grandson unleashed the magic of Qingming, to what he did in this mansion just now.

It’s a pretty serious accident for a ten-year-old to have caused.

Charon bowed to Halo as he approached him.

“It’s been a while, Grandpa.”

“Have you seen me?”

“When I was born, my grandfather held me in his arms, my father told me every day. So, isn’t this the second time I’ve seen him?”

“If you think about it, you could see it that way.”

Halo looked at the impudent grandson in front of him.

As reported, I felt the magic of clarity from Caron.

And what surprised Halo more than his magical power was his grandson’s attitude.

‘It’s normal for a child to feel intimidated after an accident.’

But Caron wasn’t intimidated at all.

Instead, he was looking at himself with a bright smile.

It was as if he was searching for his grandfather whom he had not seen in a long time.

“Let’s put off the greetings we haven’t finished saying until later, grandson. The reason I called you here before was to scold you. Do you know what you did wrong?”

“Father, this is… … .”

Just as Pale was about to speak up on behalf of his son, Halo raised her hand to stop him.

“I’ve heard that your son is smart and clever beyond his years. It’s not your place to get involved.”

“father.”

“I asked you, Charon. So answer me.”

I was curious about this unique grandson’s reaction. That’s why I raised the pressure level a bit. And I didn’t forget to let out a little bit of magic.

“I was wrong, Grandpa.”

Charon answered, meeting Halo’s eyes.

First of all, let me understand one thing.

‘You think the situation is interesting?’

It didn’t seem like he had any grudges. Judging from the way his mouth was slightly raised, he seemed to be finding this situation interesting.

Halo, that guy usually raises the right corner of his mouth like that when he finds something interesting.

It was exactly like that right now.

‘……long time no see.’

So let’s do it in time.

Because this is the first time we’ve had a proper conversation since I was reincarnated.

“What did I do wrong?”

“You hid the fact that you had opened up your magical powers.”

“When did you discover your magical power?”

“Three years ago. I woke up and felt magic. At first, I didn’t know it was magic, but I learned it was magic while reading a book. There’s no grand reason I hid it. I just wanted to keep it a secret.”

Halo responded with a mockingly scary expression.

“Magic power is not something that can be hidden. How did you fool the eyes of the knights working in your mansion?”

“I mostly played with it when I was alone… … and no one noticed? Now that I think about it, it’s strange! It seems like many of the knights from my family noticed it, but why didn’t the knights from our mansion notice it?”

Charon already knew the answer, but he pretended not to know and spoke.

Why didn’t the knights of the mansion know?

Of course. The level of the knights assigned to Pale’s mansion by the main family has declined.

Because even though they were direct descendants, they were treated as collateral descendants because they had no right of succession.

It’s for such a simple reason.

Of course, Charon spoke with an innocent tone, but Halo sensed the hidden meaning in his words.

‘Look at this guy.’

Halo looked down at his grandson, squinting slightly.

The grandson is saying that his family is also responsible. He is saying this in a shameless tone, as if he knows nothing about it.

“The knights will hold me accountable separately. But I wonder if there was another reason why they wanted to keep it a secret.”

“Um… … If you tell me the secret, it won’t be a secret anymore, right, Grandpa?”

“This is the place where I, as the head of the household, ask you questions.”

Besides, this grandson has no fear.

If it were any other kid his age, he would have already cried and apologized, but this kid was strangely fearless.

“It’s fun when you have secrets.”

“Is that all?”

“Hehehe, yes!”

Charon smiled innocently at Halo.

‘What if I just keep it a secret? Are you going to torture me?’

At times like this, you can just hide behind the mask of a child.

And Caron’s judgment was very accurate.

“her.”

Halo looked down at his cheeky grandson, grinning mischievously.

Clearly, this guy understands the situation. Until just a moment ago, he was pointing out his family’s mistakes like a snake, but now he shamelessly puts on the mask of a child.

The word clever couldn’t be more fitting.

As the head of the household, I could have punished him immediately, but I decided to just watch what he did.

The youngest grandson’s reaction was refreshing, and he was secretly curious about how far the boy would go. So he decided to move on to the next question.

“Why did you beat your cousin to such a point?”

My cousin, and my older brother at that, was beaten.

It was strange that a kid who had never learned martial arts could beat up his older brother, but looking at the Charon in front of me, it made sense.

I’m sure this clever kid must have learned martial arts on his own.

That’s why I have to give this part a sharp rebuke.

Disrupting the family hierarchy is something that a member of the family must never do… … .

“He told me that my father was crazy about money and that he didn’t know chivalry. And he also said… … that I was just a swindler without any right of succession. I couldn’t stand hearing that.”

Caron mixed 80 percent truth with 20 percent exaggeration.

Then Halo spoke as if he had been waiting for it.

“Pale.”

“Yes, father.”

“Go down here right now and bring Leo back. I need to hear what he has to say about this.”

If what my grandson said was a lie, I was planning to scold him very severely.

‘He’s a funny guy.’

It hasn’t been long since we met, but I already felt it.

This guy is going to shake up the Duke’s household soon.

Absolutely.

7.

Leo, who had fainted, regained consciousness thanks to the emergency treatment provided by the priest and the doctor.

Although he had bandages wrapped all over his face, he had no trouble speaking.

“Leo, are you sure what you said is true?”

“Yes… … . Yes, Grandpa. I… … I did.”

“Your father is a money-mad man, has no sense of chivalry, and runs around without any right to succession. Are you sure that’s what you said?”

“The last one is mine… … .”

Just as he was about to say that the last words were a lie, Leo met eyes with Charon, who was smiling brightly.

Memories from earlier came flooding back.

And nodded quickly.

“… … What I said was right.”

I’m going to get a big scolding from my grandfather. And I’m going to get a big scolding from my father, too.

But at least that’s better than incurring the wrath of that crazy bastard.

That crazy guy. Thinking back to the madness he showed earlier when he was banging his fists, I’d really rather get scolded by an adult.

Halo looked at Leo’s answer with displeasure.

‘That’s right. He’s already more scared of that guy than I am.’

Leo was a guy who would stutter and even look around because he was scared when he was in front of him. In this situation, he was actually looking around at his cousin.

It wouldn’t be easy to instill this much fear in such a short period of time, but the youngest grandson did it with flying colors.

‘… … A single-minded army.’

Whatever the truth, the result was that Leo confessed.

There was no good reason to threaten Leo into telling the truth, and it didn’t save his prestige as the head of the household.

Halo said, waving his hand.

“Your reckless words and actions have created this situation, so you are the biggest one at fault.”

“Yes… … . Grandfather… … .”

“Have him kneel before your uncle and ask for forgiveness.”

At his grandfather’s command, Leo knelt down and spoke to Pale.

“Uncle, I was really wrong. I… … I… … said such blasphemous words that should not even be uttered… … .”

“It’s probably not just your fault. I guess that’s what my brother always thought of me. Haha… … What would I do if I were to argue with you? Since you’re not feeling well, you should get treatment first.”

Halo frowned at Pale’s soft answer and scolded her son.

“Are you just going to let this go like that?”

“If you were my brother, what would I receive from my young nephew? I think that the faults of a child are the fault of its parents, Father.”

“It sounds like you’re talking to me.”

“I’m sorry if that’s how you heard it.”

Halo sighed again and waved his hand at Leo.

“I don’t want to see you anymore, so get out of here. Later, I will summon you and your father separately to punish you for your sins.”

So Leo was kicked out of the office, and the three of them were left in the office again.

Halo looked at his grandson with disapproving eyes.

“No matter how right the action was, it was too much to disfigure my blood cousin’s face like that. There could have been other ways to resolve the issue.”

“If you’re going to say that I hit you too much… … . I was wrong.”

“First, we need to punish the person who caused this. So, let’s postpone the handling of this matter.”

At those words, Caron bowed in greeting.

“Thank you, Grandpa.”

“I’m not saying I forgive you. I’m just saying I’m going to postpone the order.”

“Thank you anyway.”

Halo stuck out his tongue as he looked at his smiling grandson.

How did this guy come from Pale, the good guy’s blood?

This guy’s maternal side is said to have inherited blood from a famous civil servant family for generations.

That family is also famous for its honesty.

Didn’t you go ahead with the marriage because you were impressed by your in-laws’ character?

As Halo stared at Charon, thinking about this and that, Pale smiled and said.

“Until now, I didn’t know who my son resembled, but now I know.”

“Not you, nor your daughter-in-law. Who on earth does your son resemble?”

“It looks like my father when he was young, something my grandmother used to tell me a lot about. Haha… … If Cain had seen it, he would have said, ‘It looks exactly like him.’”

“That’s nonsense. Tsk.”

That didn’t sound too bad.

The saying that this clever and inscrutable grandson resembles him.

Halo looked at his grandson, shaking his head.

Halo saw potential in his grandson.

The grandson’s body was filled with pure magic power. It was a state where it naturally melted into his body even though he had not practiced it separately.

A body truly blessed with magical power.

And the brains and guts that are hard to believe are from a ten-year-old.

It never occurred to me that this guy wouldn’t make it through the opening ceremony.

“Do you have a dream?”

“A dream? Why all of a sudden?”

“Why is it wrong for a grandfather to ask his grandson about his dreams?”

“Hmm… … . Just a moment. This is a dream… … .”

The grandson began to ponder with a cute expression appropriate for his age.

But that worry was short-lived, as the grandson answered with a bright smile.

“Can I talk to you after the opening ceremony?”

“Why?”

“You have to go through the opening ceremony to become a member of the family. Then, after you become a member of the family, I will tell you then.”

“Are you saying we’re not family anymore?”

Charon nodded to Halo’s question.

“I think so. I think my only family here is my father and mother.”

Listening to his young grandson’s words, Halo felt a twinge of guilt.

All of this was his karma.

He was the one who encouraged competition between the first and second sons to produce a strong successor. He also stood by and watched as the third son was pushed out of the family.

In fact, the people here were on worse terms with that child than with others. So it was no wonder that my grandson was hostile.

Halo nodded with a bitter smile.

“I will decide on the punishment for your mistake after the opening ceremony, after listening to your dream. You too, go out with your father.”

“Yes, Grandpa.”

As Caron was about to leave the Lord’s office, holding Pale’s hand, Halo spoke in a low voice.

“Until now, I will just think of it as a cute antics of my grandson whom I haven’t seen in a long time.”

If he were that smart, he would have figured out what this meant right away.

“But remember, Charon, this is Cheonghae Castle. As a grandfather, this is the end of my kindness to my grandson.”

As expected, Charon bowed politely to Halo and answered.

“I’ll keep that in mind. Well, rest easy, Grandpa.”

With those words, Caron and Pale disappeared out the door of the office.

Halo stared silently at the door through which his grandson had exited for a long time.

How much time has passed like that?

Knock knock.

“This is Heinrich.”

“Come in.”

The old butler came into the office.

The old butler first looked at his master’s expression. Then he smiled gently and said.

“I guess the youngest grandson liked it.”

“He’s a strange guy. Do you think so too?”

“How could I dare to evaluate your Majesty the Duke?”

“At ten, you’re probably at an age where you’d be throwing tantrums at your parents… … Heinrich. As soon as Leo’s treatment is finished, send the priest and the doctor to Charon.”

Halo continued speaking, tapping the desk.

“May I ask why, even if I may be rude?”

“Premature maturation is not good for children. It doesn’t taste like a child. I’m worried that it might have a wound in its heart.”

Heinrich noticed that the youngest grandson had caught his master’s eye.

“I will make sure to do so.”

“Explain to the third that you have come to examine the youngest’s body.”

“Do not worry.”

It was just as Heinrich had expected.

Halo was very fond of the young man who gave her a strange impression from the moment they first met, and who spoke confidently in front of her.

If there’s one thing I regret, it’s that I didn’t pay attention to it sooner.

But apart from that regret, there was also clear anticipation.

It would be a fleeting spark, or a dazzlingly shining gemstone. Only time would tell.

“Let’s meet up sometime.”

Maybe after this opening ceremony, the family will be turned upside down.

Halo thought about that and smiled faintly.

I thought that might not be such a bad thing.

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