The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 63



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Episode 63 18. Confinement (3)

5.

Haerangdo Island, the headquarters of the Haerang Knights located in Cheonghae Castle.

At the training ground in Haerangdo, two boys were talking.

“Well, so that’s how it is, my brother was dispatched to the Southern Kingdom! How about thanking me? If you’re grateful, buy me some drinks when you get back.”

“You crazy bastard. Why are you making me do that?”

“Brother, you are now at the end of your 4th star, so you should be fully deployed for missions. How long do you plan on sucking the blood of your family?”

“You’re the one sucking my blood, you punk! All you do is eat and poop in Cheonghae Castle!”

“Oh, I told you I’m a vassal. If you keep nagging me, I’ll go and tell Grandpa.”

Caron looked at Leo, smiling broadly.

Height over 180cm.

And a solid, muscular body that proves that he has been training diligently.

There is even a much more stable momentum compared to two years ago.

‘I raised you really well.’

Leo’s growth has been very satisfactory.

The achievement of the sea ceremony was also considerable. Leo will soon obtain the fifth sea.

This was also the result of Leo being harassed countless times by Cheonghae Castle since the period of probation began.

“It’s a really easy mission. I just have to go to the Southern Kingdom and bring back the technicians.”

“How is it easy to go to a place where there is a war and bring back technicians?”

“If it were easy, it wouldn’t be a mission.”

“… … You just said it was an easy mission.”

“Oh, why do you keep talking so long? If you want to, then do it. Didn’t your uncle already give his permission? This is a good opportunity to contribute to the future of the family.”

“Father?”

“I personally stepped forward and persuaded him! If Brother Leo succeeds in this mission, what benefits will there be for the family? And how much recognition will there be from the family! When I told him everything, he got really excited.”

Leo quickly accepted the situation after hearing that even his father, Raphael, had given his permission.

Even my last bastion, my father, has fallen to that madman. How can I go against this?

Leo let out a deep sigh.

“… … I’m not going alone, right?”

“Two squads of the Knights of Haerang. Hans will be sending them with his brother, and Sister Leon is currently active in the Southern Kingdom. Sister Leon will join us there as well.”

“That’s fortunate.”

“The knights assigned to the mission will be registered as mercenaries in Thebes and then sent straight to the Southern Kingdom. The detailed operational plan is currently being drawn up, so just know that.”

In Caron’s view, Leo is fully ready for combat.

A sword is not something that is perfected in a training ground.

Something that is only completed when put into practice.

Even if it is called a walking sword, it must make up for its shortcomings through actual combat.

Because an inexperienced sword is nothing more than a shiny apricot.

In that sense, this mission will be a very important turning point for Leo.

“Caron.”

“why?”

“It’s a mission to bring in technicians… … . So, nothing bad will happen, right?”

“What’s wrong? What’s wrong?”

“Like battle, for example.”

“Ah, battles. Of course there will be. The Southern Kingdoms are currently at war. How can there not be battles on the battlefield?”

Caron took the beef jerky out of his pocket and chewed it. Then he continued talking as if it was nothing special.

“Of course we won’t get involved in the war. But, brother, do you know what war is?”

“… … I don’t know.”

“Trust between people disappears, and law and order is destroyed. Some people will take up the sword because they don’t want to lose anymore, and others will struggle to survive even if it means stealing. That’s war.”

A hell created by humans in this world.

The saying that war is hell is so fitting.

“If you don’t kill me, I will die.”

Leo will grow in the process.

You will think about what path you should walk and you will walk along that path.

“… …Why are you making me do that?”

Leo put down the wooden sword he was holding and looked at Charon quietly.

Then Charon answered with a faint smile.

“Because I trust you, hyung?”

I wish Leo had seen more of the world.

I believe in Leo’s potential.

There was a slight problem with our first meeting, but Leo’s performance so far has been satisfactory.

That’s why Charon wanted Leo to grow more.

“I can’t help but leave Cheonghae Castle, but you can’t, hyung. Come and see with your own eyes what kind of world you’ll live in.”

In Cheonghae Castle, swinging a sword alone doesn’t make you an adult.

Now Leo is old enough to gain experience.

I’m talking about experiences in the world.

“If you don’t want to go, you don’t have to. I won’t force you.”

Leo let out another deep sigh at Charon’s words.

I’ve rarely been wrong about anything I’ve heard from Caron, especially when it comes to advice on growth.

Whenever his swordsmanship or magical training was blocked, Charon showed him the right path.

‘… … It’ll probably be the same this time too.’

Caron was crazy, but at the same time he was the most solid guy.

“Will I be able to catch up with you a little more when I come back?”

Leo asked in a low voice, and Caron shrugged.

“That might be a bit difficult, but it might help.”

“No, it helps, but why is it impossible to catch up?”

“You’re the one who has to compare me, bro. Did you know I opened up the sixth sea last week?”

“6, 6 stars? Jehaesik 6 stars?”

“Oh. I showed it to my grandfather too. Oh, that old lady. She didn’t compliment me even once. How heartless. Tsk.”

Although an immoral remark was made, Leo brushed it off as if it were a given.

Because he was a crazy guy who committed unfilial piety as if it were nothing.

What’s even more shocking is the ridiculous claim that he reached level 6 at the age of just fifteen.

“From 5 stars to 6 stars in 2… … years?”

“huh.”

“How did you do it?”

“It just worked?”

For some reason, my uncle and father’s expressions have seemed gloomy lately.

With Caron’s talent running wild, it was only natural that their expressions would be dark.

Leo shook his head.

It was an absurd achievement, but I wasn’t discouraged by it.

Because that’s the kind of guy Caron was originally.

A guy who can’t be understood with common sense. He’s truly a monster among monsters.

Feeling jealousy is something that can only be felt when the level is similar.

“So I’m going, I’m going. I’m going to decide quickly.”

“Was it true that you had a choice from the beginning?”

“I told you, I won’t force you. Instead.”

Charon picked up the wooden sword that was rolling on the floor and tapped his shoulder with the back of the wooden sword as if giving it a massage.

“If you stay here, you’ll be in hell with me for three months. If you don’t want to take on a mission, you should at least train like you’re in a real fight. Right?”

“I’ll do it. I’m going. I’m going, you son of a bitch!”

“Very good. Good idea.”

After hearing the answer he wanted, Caron muttered in a small voice as if talking to himself.

“Ha, you used to be so big-headed, but now it’s not easy to persuade you. You say you have to threaten me to get me to listen?”

“… … I can hear everything.”

“Sorry. I was just telling you to listen.”

So Leo’s mission was decided.

6.

After the mission to rescue technicians from the South was decided, preparations began at a rapid pace.

Leo’s first official mission.

All preparations were completed two weeks after Rohan visited Cheonghae Castle.

This is the train station of Cheonghae Castle.

The knights and Leo assigned to this mission were all gathered together to prepare for departure.

“Leo. Be safe… … . You really have to come back safe. Okay? Please contact me whenever you can.”

“Yes, Mother. Don’t worry.”

“Our proud son… … Please come back safely.”

Leo’s mother, Camilla, was hugging Leo with tears in her eyes.

Caron, who was watching the scene from right next to him, said with a smile.

“If anyone saw me, they’d think I was going to war, Grandmother. It’s just a simple mission, I told you. Just go and bring the technicians.”

Camilla glared at her annoying niece who was whining in front of her.

“If it was such a simple mission, was it really necessary to send Leo?”

“Brother Leo, did you choose it yourself? No, I really wanted to go, Grandmother. But what can I do? I’m on probation.”

“you…….”

“I don’t think overprotection is a good thing. Leo is turning eighteen in a day or two, so it’s time for him to stand on his own two feet.”

If I had not said anything, I wouldn’t have been this angry.

‘It’s all this guy’s fault.’

It’s not that Leo doesn’t get noticed, it’s that he tries to force himself into missions.

It’s all because of this evil guy in front of me.

I already knew that she had convinced my husband with her three-inch tongue.

But what made her even angrier was Leo’s attitude.

“Caron is right, Mother. It is my choice, and I will take responsibility for it. I will return when I am grown. Until then, stay healthy.”

Why did the son go along with Charon’s plan?

Camilla spoke to Leo in an earnest voice.

“… … You don’t have to go now. Why do you have to go to that battlefield?”

Then Leo answered with a soft smile.

“It’s for the family. And it’s for me, too.”

“why…….”

“We can’t expect Caron’s help forever. So, Mother? Don’t worry. I’ll be back soon.”

Leo hugged Camilla again, then slowly boarded the train and stuck his head out the window.

Caron looked at Leo’s face and smiled faintly. Then he said in a playful voice.

“Is this how a mother feels as she raises her child and sends him away? I feel depressed. I think I should drink tonight.”

Then Leo raised his middle finger at Charon.

“Eat this.”

“Mmm, it’s delicious. Did you buy it in the capital?”

Leo followed Caron’s lead and snickered at the clever joke.

“That crazy guy.”

“admit.”

“Just take it easy, Caron. I was there to handle the situation. Do you think you’ll be okay without me?”

“You should be careful, hyung. You should always watch the back of your head when you’re out and about. Just remember that. Got it?”

Woof woof woof-!

Once all the troops were on board the train, the train’s engine started up.

Charon waved lightly at Leo.

“If you get hurt, it will hurt my hands more.”

“Just curse me.”

“Bye.”

Woof woof woof!

The train began to move away from the station at a rapid pace.

Caron stared at the back of the train for a long time.

There won’t be any big problems.

‘Because that’s how I raised you.’

Because I pushed Leo to his limits the whole time I was in Cheonghae Castle.

I can’t afford to get hurt on a mission like this.

You may not know your own strength now, but you will know it when you actually swing your sword.

Tell me about how you spent your time.

As Caron was looking at the back of the train and smiling happily, Camilla warned Caron in a low voice.

“If my son gets seriously hurt or something… … I won’t stay still, Charon. Remember that.”

Even though quite some time has passed, Camilla still remains wary of Caron.

But Caron answered with a smile.

“I think it’s about time Grandmother thought of me as her own son. Do you know how much I take care of Leo?”

“It’s easy to get noticed when the object of comparison is right next to you. Leo is just that kind of role for you. Am I wrong?”

“You’re wrong, Grandmother. I can shine on my own.”

“Do you really think I’ll believe that?”

“It doesn’t matter what Grandma thinks. I truly think of Leo as my own brother.”

I didn’t really want to clear up her misunderstanding.

Anyway, this kind of misunderstanding won’t go away easily.

Anyway, time will solve this.

“Then, I’ll go in first. I’ll be staying in the training room from today. Be careful on your way in, Grandmother.”

Caron bowed politely and turned away with a smile.

And with light steps he walked towards Cheonghae Castle.

‘I’m looking forward to it.’

How strong will Leo be after successfully completing his mission and returning?

I hope Leo feels a lot of things.

‘I can’t find the way for you, bro. Right?’

You must pave your own path.

Caron walked forward, sincerely wishing Leo growth.

There was still a lot of work to be done in Qinghai Province.

***

Time passed quickly again.

Four years from the date of the disciplinary action.

The boy who was thirteen turned seventeen.

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