The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 56



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Episode 56 16. Please stop our master (2)

3.

Luke couldn’t move his body.

It wasn’t just the boy grabbing her by the neck.

Living.

The murderous aura emanating from the boy’s body was suffocating his breathing.

But that was only for a moment.

“Oh, I made another mistake. I’m sorry, Lord Luke. I guess I was too focused on the sparring.”

The boy took his life away as if nothing had happened, and released his grip on Luke’s neck.

And he bowed politely.

“sorry again.”

“Ugh.”

Luke took a deep breath and touched his neck.

It was hard to believe that this young boy had such great strength. I still couldn’t breathe properly.

After inhaling and exhaling a few times, his breathing finally came back. Luke bit his lip as he looked down at Charon.

Dalian lost.

That too, quite definitely.

Anyone who sees it will be able to tell who won the previous duel.

Luke examined the wound on Caron’s side.

Clearly the sword had been thrust deep. It was a wound that required immediate medical attention.

But Caron patted the wound with his hand a few times as if it was no big deal.

Luke knew that it was a common bleeding technique used by knights on the battlefield.

Of course, that method only stops the bleeding and does not reduce the pain.

“… …Are you okay?”

Luke asked Charon cautiously. Charon waved his hand as if it was no big deal.

“This is just about it… … Is it because I ate something good yesterday? I think I’ll feel better soon. By the way, Lord Luke. About that ‘moonlight’ thing you mentioned earlier. Did you learn it from someone?”

Charon asked again, calming down his excitement.

Moonlight of Kerua.

Clearly, traces of Kerua were felt in Luke’s moonlight. The moonlight of the guy who should have died and disappeared on the day the evil emperor was dethroned, unfolded in a similar form now, 50 years later.

My head is getting complicated.

Could it be that Kerua survived that day?

If Kerua was alive, there was a chance that the other subordinates were alive too.

But Luke’s answer was far from what Charon expected.

“I am under no obligation to answer that question.”

A tone of voice as if one had been insulted.

Caron realized that the current situation was not a good time to ask questions.

I’m not sure if the emotion on Luke’s face is shame or anger. Maybe it’s something else.

The knight who was mentioned as the next vice-captain was broken by a thirteen-year-old.

This meant that it was a situation where it was more difficult to get a favorable response.

Jiiiiiing-.

Charon let out a small sigh as he sheathed the constantly vibrating guillotine.

It’s not a good time to ask questions.

It’s enough to confirm the possibility that the subordinates might be alive.

‘… …I’ll have to ask Halo.’

If it’s Halo, you’ll know.

If those guys had survived that day, there’s a good chance they’d still be alive today.

Unless they have an accident, the lifespan of a knight above 7 stars is very short.

If by any chance Halo doesn’t tell me… … .

‘I have to look for it myself.’

I was planning to look for traces of them on this vast continent.

I need to get stronger before that though.

“… … Do you know about moonlight?”

While Caron was thinking about this and that, Luke spoke to him in a quiet voice.

“The real moon hidden behind the fake. You already knew the technique. How on earth… … .”

Luke couldn’t understand it at all.

It is a technique that has taken the lives of countless enemies in actual combat.

It was a truly one-hit, fatal technique that even knights of the same 6-star level could not detect and died.

But Caron captured himself exactly.

As if he already had a grasp of the technology.

Caron answered Luke’s question with a sly smile.

“I don’t have any obligation to answer that question either.”

Caron, who returns what he received.

Luke frowned slightly, recalling what Caron had said earlier.

-Who taught you that moonlight?

It was as if he knew who this moonlight was coming from.

This moonlight skill he learned was passed down to him from a senior who died in battle 30 years ago.

The last Imperial Guard to protect the palace with Cain Rathor until the end, the Moonlight of Lord Kerua.

Even within the Imperial Guard, he was the only one who had mastered this moonlight.

And he was the only one who knew about the origin of this modified ‘Moonlight’.

Just as Luke was about to open his mouth to speak, Charon spoke while putting his sword on his belt.

“Well, I’m not sure… … . I think it would be good to have several fake moons?”

“……yes?”

“Or, you could give the fake moon enough physical power… … Then it would probably be a bit more difficult to deal with. Oh, that’s just it.”

Caron looked at Luke with an awkward smile.

Is it because I saw Kerua’s moonlight? A useless remark came out of my mouth.

I know that this man is a knight who stands on the opposite side of the Marquis Diaz, that is, the Duke of Reston.

So this is just a whim.

It was also a way to repay the hope that his colleagues might still be alive.

“Was I meddling for nothing? Just don’t worry about it… … .”

“… … Thank you for your valuable advice. Thanks to you, I have learned a lot.”

A somewhat softened voice came out of Luke’s mouth.

“That would be fortunate.”

Caron laughed out loud as he saw Luke’s expression soften even more.

‘It’s a gift, you little junior.’

It provides a clue to enlightenment to reach the 7th star.

In order for Luke to reach 7 stars, he will have to complete his own Moonlight.

‘Still, he’s not a complete idiot.’

At first, I thought this guy was a guy obsessed with politics. But looking at Luke’s brightened expression, it doesn’t seem like that’s the case.

The emotion I see on that face right now is clearly elation.

It was clear that Luke had come to a realization.

Charon turned his head slightly and looked at where the Imperial Guards were.

Now almost every Imperial Guard is sending the enemy a young look.

Except for one person, Amy, who had suddenly woken up.

Did Amy also realize something through the previous sparring?

Her eyes were sparkling.

“Sir Luke.”

“Please speak.”

“I am an outsider, so I have no intention of getting involved in the Imperial Guard’s domestic affairs. However… … .”

Luke looked at Charon quietly.

What on earth is this monster trying to say?

“I think it’s the worst to let a gemstone rot like that. Am I the only one who thinks so? So please take good care of me, Lord Luke. Politics are good, but a knight speaks with his sword. Isn’t that right?”

“Are you asking me to take good care of Amy?”

“Hehe, I think I just paid the price a little while ago, didn’t I?”

Caron finished his words playfully and dusted off his leather armor.

And he gave a slight nod to Luke.

“It was a good fight.”

At those words, Luke also bowed his head politely.

“It was a good fight.”

The duel is over.

4.

As soon as the duel ended, the first person to run to Charon was Jeras.

Jeras took a bottle of potion out of his bosom and handed it to Charon.

“This is a top-grade potion. I asked the priest to bless it just in case, so it should be effective.”

“… …What is all this?”

Caron drank the potion with a smile.

The taste of a bitter potion.

After finishing off the potion without leaving a single drop behind, I glanced at Xerath.

“Aren’t you going to scold me?”

“What are you talking about?”

“You fought recklessly with Lord Luke. You could have easily stopped him… … .”

Jeras let out a deep sigh.

“If you knew that, why did you bother to come out to spar? It was an unnecessary provocation. You were directly disobeying the master’s orders not to cause trouble.”

“Are you going to tell me?”

“I believe that even if I don’t tell the Lord, news will reach you soon.”

This is the incident where a thirteen-year-old boy broke the candidate for the next vice-captain.

It was an incident that could not have happened without rumors spreading.

“Lord Jeras.”

Caron wiped the sweat from his head and continued speaking playfully.

“Bystanders are also a sin. Please remember that it is also the fault of Lord Jeras for not stopping me.”

“Every time I see Caron-sama’s shamelessness, I find it amazing.”

“Hey, you knew I was going to have an accident… … Why didn’t you stop me?”

To those words, Jeras answered in a low voice.

“I wanted to see Caron’s limits. I thought it would be a good experience even if Caron lost.”

“You still say that after seeing my side pierced?”

“If Lord Luke’s sword had been pointed at Caron’s neck, I would have stepped forward.”

It was a split second before the sword pierced his side.

In that situation, reading the trajectory of the sword and intervening? That is a level that can no longer be called human.

However, Charon knew that what Jeras said was not a lie.

With Xerath’s skills, it would have been possible for him to intervene at that split second.

An 8-star knight and the leader of the Knights of the Sea.

Jeras had enough skills to do that.

“So, have you seen my limitations?”

To Charon’s question, Jeras slowly shook his head.

“I haven’t seen it. But I think I know what kind of sword Lord Caron is after.”

“I used the Imperial Sword a bit during the duel… … You won’t scold me for this, will you?”

“Yes, it was a great application.”

“I’m becoming spoiled because you’ve accepted everything like this.”

Jeras looked at Charon’s stretching face and recalled their previous sparring.

He too felt the same thing that Luke felt during their sparring.

A sword that was so hard to believe that it was wielded by a child.

We had heard enough about Caron’s exploits during the train attack, but the sword he had shown us was not something that could be explained in that simple way.

‘It was the sword of one who had been through countless battles.’

Judgment and improvisation are acquired only through experience. That was a sort of conventional wisdom, known to most knights.

But Caron shattered that notion right before my eyes.

A boy who had little combat experience showed off a sword that could only be realized after going through countless combats.

A talent that surpasses even experience.

There was no other way to explain the situation.

‘It’s going to be a pivotal four years.’

What Cheonghaesung needs to do for Caron is to cultivate the strength to support that talent.

Charon is a truly brilliant gem, and it seems like he has already found his own path.

Jeras looked down at Charon and said.

“As soon as we arrive at Cheonghae Castle, we will increase the magic power training time.”

“I wanted to ask you that anyway.”

“The top priority is for Lord Caron’s sea urchin to reach 6 stars. Do you understand?”

It is a jewel that will be completed on its own.

If you give the Harang Sword to Karon and increase its magical power reserves, then this monster will develop on its own from then on.

While Jeras and Charon were talking like that, Luke, who had lost the duel, approached them.

Luke bowed his head politely toward Jeras and spoke in a low voice.

“Thanks to you, I am learning a lot, Lord Xerath.”

“It seems like you have come to a realization.”

“I was able to catch what I could see, even if it was vague.”

“This is truly a great pleasure. Congratulations.”

“It was an achievement I would not have been able to achieve if Lord Jeras had not permitted the duel.”

At those words, Jeras replied with a deep sigh.

“… … He is not someone I can stop even if I say so.”

“Is that so?”

After exchanging a quick greeting with Jeras, Luke slowly turned his head to look at Charon. Then he asked Charon to shake his hand.

“I hope we can cross swords again next time.”

“It’ll be four years later. I’m now on probation. As you can see, I’ve had a lot of accidents.”

“Four years… … I see.”

“That moonlight, if it’s supplemented, it’ll be very powerful. Can we look forward to it in four years?”

Luke nodded.

If I hadn’t sparred, those words might have sounded arrogant.

But I know because I’ve crossed swords.

It tells you how ridiculous this boy is.

I was confident that four years would lead this boy to much greater heights.

He looked at Charon’s face and remembered the thoughts he had had earlier.

A pledge to clip Charon’s wings for the palace.

Now I realize how futile that promise was.

‘… … I’m embarrassed.’

He had harbored evil intentions. If it were Charon, he would have sensed the hostility contained in his sword.

Yet Caron didn’t raise the issue. Instead, he offered some helpful advice.

‘We were defeated in every way.’

In swordsmanship, and as a human being.

I was completely defeated by this young boy.

Luke accepted the defeat calmly.

“I was missing out on so much. Thank you so much for making me realize that. … … . Thank you so, so sincerely.”

Caron smiled at Luke’s words.

“I look forward to four years from now.”

“of course.”

A powerful answer.

That alone was satisfying enough.

Caron waved goodbye to him.

“Well then, I guess I’ll be going now. Sir Jeras? Where are you going now?”

“You can go to the inn and rest, and then go to the 6th Prince’s residence in the evening.”

“Oh, that’s annoying.”

“It is the Lord’s command.”

“Ha. It’s really annoying… … . Isn’t that right, Brother Leo?”

“… … I find dealing with you more annoying.”

Charon joked with Leo as they slowly walked out of the training ground.

I couldn’t force my juniors to choose whether to change in the future or to remain content with the present.

From here on out, it’s their territory.

He just watches what choices they make.

Still, I was pretty satisfied.

‘I guess I can look forward to it.’

Luke’s last expression, and even Amy’s eyes looking at him from afar.

As a senior, I did everything I could.

If you do all this and nothing changes.

‘I’m going to die in my hands.’

I will personally clean up these juniors who ate this article with my own hands.

‘……certainly.’

The old knight commander left, promising to return after four years.

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