Chapter 13 – Episode 13 Interest
Jason answered slowly.
“There is a high possibility that the imperial family will not collapse anyway. As my father said, history cannot be ignored. If the Wolf family will continue to operate in the Palmo Empire, it is advantageous to have a good relationship with the Imperial family.”
“Then who do you think will be the next emperor?”
“It’s hard to know. As my father knows, a superhuman is like a talent. Talent, wealth and hard work do play a part, but no one can predict who will be when. Isn’t there even a time when several superhumans came out from the family of the Palmo Empire?”
Jeffrey was disappointed that Jason, who was also clever, couldn’t do anything about it.
And this was also Jason’s way of speaking.
If you give a clear answer when the other person is disappointed, you can leave an impression many times greater than if he just said it.
“Aren’t there at most four people with the highest potential? Do good to them all.”
Jeffrey looked at Jason as if he meant something.
“Make a deal with the emperor. If the pretext of raising taxes is to nurture a successor anyway, the Wolf family says they will take responsibility.”
Whether the Emperor received the tax and distributed it to his children, or the Wolf family gave it directly, there was no difference from the Emperor’s point of view.
And the Wolf family had the advantage of being able to more clearly line the next emperor.
“But putting aside the fact that it costs a lot of money, if you put a line here and there, you can be hated as a bat.”
“We are not thieves. Sneaking things up in the dark. You just have to do it secretly. Officially approach the emperor’s favorite child. You contact unofficially with children who have promise but are slightly pushed out. The Wolf family has to support the crown prince because of the emperor’s notice, but they sincerely support you.”
Jeffrey’s eyes turned warm.
It was a thought that a thief could do.
It was also a thought that the eldest son, who is a muscle even to the brain, could never do it.
“Does it seem impossible?”
“Would you like to take one?”
The guy who originally came up with the idea had to be held accountable until the end.
And it was Geoffrey’s idea that success or failure should belong to him.
Jace said as he raised his hand.
It was growing rapidly with the aging potion, but it was still a child’s hand.
“If I had been born five years earlier, I would have said I would.”
Haha! Okay. It’s too big a job for an 11-year-old to take on. Good night. I’ll take care of this as you say.”
Geoffrey seemed completely enamored with his youngest son’s cleverness.
No matter how cold-hearted a thief he was, he still had affection for his own blood.
He was deliberately being more cold-hearted towards his children because he had to worry about his successor, but he was getting more comfortable with his son who showed such talent.
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When Jason left his study to practice, Jeffrey called his right-hand man, Demeter.
“Now the crown prince is the third son. The next most promising guys are the eldest daughter, the first son, and the youngest daughter.”
“Yes.”
“Clap. The family also suffered a lot. I thought the three sons were the most promising. The youngest daughter showed such a talent for magic in her later years. How nice it would have been if I had been born a few years earlier.”
Jeffrey stopped talking.
It was similar to the story of the Wolf family.
After all, becoming a superman took time.
No matter how gifted a child may be, he needs time to grow.
“If I had known it would be like this, I would have paid attention to Jason and educated him earlier.”
“Isn’t it bad for your growth if you educate yourself too early? Education is only possible when the body is properly built and the head is young. The head of the family made the right decision.”
“That too.”
Geoffrey told Demeter to proceed with Jason’s plan.
Demeter is the best assassin.
That meant that even the imperial palace could be hidden.
He was the best talent to secretly contact the other children of the emperor.
“I will take care of meeting the emperor. You will do just that.”
“All right.”
The more I thought about it, the trickier it was.
Right now, Jeffrey wanted someone else to become the emperor rather than the crown prince.
The prince, like his eldest son, assumed that his father’s place would be his.
Even if such a person helps, the value of the help is insignificant.
But the other children of the emperor were different.
Since all the resources of the imperial family were concentrated on the crown prince, the others were naturally neglected.
If you receive help at such a time, the grace is felt even greater.
Geoffrey asked Demeter.
“How is Igris these days?”
Demeter carefully organized her words.
He was the second-in-command of the Wolf family.
But after all, it wasn’t Wolf’s last name.
When evaluating the family head’s child, he had to speak carefully and objectively.
“It is true that growth has slowed down these days. I’m faster than my peers.”
“Eh. Why do you think that is?”
“Doesn’t Master Tigris think that even after he becomes the head of household, he has plenty of time to grow up?”
“Kids these days have no motivation. Even when we… “
“I tried to become a little stronger while scavenging for garbage in the alley.”
Geoffrey smiled at Demeter’s words.
The two of them were like self-made people from the street.
He saved every penny to learn a thief skill and finally became a thief.
There was a time when only street bandits gathered together and went into a dungeon, but got seriously injured and managed to escape.
“What were we doing at that age?”
“The head of the family got his wrist eaten by a slime in the dungeon. I had a lot of trouble finding the regeneration potion.”
“Okay. Something like that happened.”
The two old men laughed out loud as they recalled what had happened in the past.
And Jeffrey, after a laugh, spoke a cold word.
“But even if I lost one of my wrists, I didn’t give up on my dream of becoming a superhuman and succeeding. Yes?”
“Yes. Thanks to you, I was able to be so successful. When the family head later obtained a regeneration potion, cut off his wrist that had healed, and applied the regeneration potion to the wound, I thought he was a really great person.”
“Even if I put a regenerative potion on my blunt, healed wrist, there was no use, so I had no choice.”
“But few people can actually do that. Isn’t it a world where there are many people who don’t mind hurting others, but are afraid of piercing themselves with needles?”
Jeffrey suddenly thought of Jason.
He is the youngest son who mercilessly cuts off his own fingers as punishment.
And he remembered Tigris and Igris.
The son and the son who came to the house owner making a fuss about his child being injured.
The grandson who was trembling even while treating his wounds.
He couldn’t help but make a comparison.
“It is good to talk about the old days. Let’s have a drink together next time.”
“Yes, my lord.”
“And when drinking, just like in the old days, call me big brother.”
“Yes.”
Demeter quietly left the study.
And while Jeffrey had more reports to look at, he sat back in his chair and thought about his children.
It was also a pity that Jason was the youngest.
Now, the family has a lot of things to do with money going into the imperial family.
And soon, the word was like the money going to the Wolf family’s children would soon be reduced.
Tigris is about to soar, and Jason is full of talent.
It was clear which of the two to invest in.
‘But it’s a shame.’
As Jeffrey thought about the future of his family, the night suddenly turned dark.
He missed his dear wife.
He left the main building and headed for the annex.
The outbuilding had a side door.
It was a place where one could enter Laura Wolf’s room without being noticed by anyone.
When I opened the door to Laura Wolf’s bedroom, Laura Wolf immediately rose from the bed.
She was accustomed to these visits from her aged husband.
“Are you here?”
She was calm, undemanding, and beautiful.
So Jeffrey liked Laura.
Her other wives are lighting up her eyes to somehow pass on a little more to their children, but Laura Wolfman has given Jeffrey a place of rest for her heart.
“How are you these days?”
“Yes. Thanks to the head of the family.”
Jeffrey sat down at the table in the bedroom.
Then Laura sat down in front of him.
The two held hands on the table.
Jeffrey didn’t just want Laura’s body.
It felt like healing just by holding her hand like this.
After enjoying this atmosphere without speaking for a long time, Jeffrey suddenly spoke.
“Jason is smart.”
“Yes?”
Laura was surprised.
She was not very fond of this family.
When Jeffrey Wolf was alive, he lived quietly in a separate building without being threatened by anyone, and when Jeffrey Wolf died, his only dream was to dispose of the trinkets he had received and go down to the remote countryside at the edge of the empire to live with his children.
So she didn’t ask Jeffrey to babysit her child.
Even Jeffrey, she didn’t bother to mention the child from the two of them.
But it’s been a while since Geoffrey brought her up about her son.
“What do you mean by that… “
“I have talent. I also have greed. Just like when I was younger.”
Laura Wolf grew more and more anxious.
