Chapter 30 – Chapter 30 Heirs
“Many people fear the Wolf family on the outside, but on the inside they end up denigrating them as thieves. But this can’t be helped. Even the emperor is cursed on the streets.”
Jeffrey Wolf nodded his head.
No one in the world likes to be criticized.
And there is no one in the world who does not eat swear words.
No matter how mature he was, he was reviled.
It was not the problem of the person who was swearing, but the problem of the person who was swearing.
“And they are afraid of the strong alliance between the Imperial family and the Wolf family. It’s worth it. Because the tax collected legally and the income obtained illegally can be combined into one. But i’m just afraid You can’t do anything about the current situation. A dog needs to bark to be a dog.”
“Okay. But you should know that dogs bark. Even being bitten by a dog hurts. And there could be another tiger behind the dog.”
“Yes, I will keep that in mind.”
Geoffrey, with all his might and power, was still cautious.
This may be why he is still thriving as he ages.
In his long life, he had seen what he called a superman disappear into a conspiracy.
It doesn’t happen often, but there have been a few such cases.
Humans who do not know that they are high in the sky because they have reached the level of a superman on their own usually met such an end.
“Now then, what do you think of the relationship between the Wolf family and the Imperial family?”
“The imperial family is a family of crusaders. If nothing goes wrong, he will carry on the power. Even if a superman doesn’t come out.”
“Heh heh. Why do you think that?”
“Three generations ago. There was a history of the imperial family where no one reached the level of a superman. Even the emperor was only evaluated as being close to superhuman. I read the records of that time. The bloodlines of the imperial family, which had been competing with each other, came together to protect the imperial family. If the aristocrats out there are dogs, then the children of the imperial family who have not become superhumans will be at the level of wolves. When the wolves joined forces, even the tiger couldn’t destroy the imperial family. If superhumans do not appear in the imperial family in this generation, history will repeat itself.”
“Right. Knowing the history is so important. You already know the reason.”
“That’s why you have to be close to the royal family. Even if Prince Oh marries his sister, nothing will change. If Prince Oh becomes emperor, the benefits will only increase. Even if someone else becomes emperor, he should be friendly with that person.”
“You are right.”
“But you shouldn’t completely trust the imperial family just because you have to be friendly. Trusting people in the first place means that you have to trust them enough to not hurt even if they betray you.”
A minimum of doubt should be left.
Jason learned that with his life in his previous life.
“I have nothing to teach you. I have nothing to teach you. Haha!”
**
The daughter’s engagement banquet is over.
Jeffrey arrived home and went into the study.
He lay down on the sofa.
His right hand, Demeter, followed.
“Did you do a good job investigating Prince Oh?”
“He is a moderately good talent. No alcohol or drugs at all. She said she only lets women into her bedroom once a week. She has a sense of politics and never neglects her own discipline, she says. But.”
“But?”
“She has a strong pride and cares for the royal family very much. Greatly.”
“Okay. Those who were born late and have talent are meant to be like that.”
As he said that, Jeffrey thought of his youngest son.
“Now the Emperor is comfortable. Maybe it was because we went through life and death together, so he took care of me a lot. Of course, it might be because I need my strength.”
Jeffrey became more thoughtful in many ways, not for himself, but for his children.
If you raise Prince Oh as emperor, the opponent will eventually be your children.
Would it be comfortable to deal with an emperor who has no ability and has a dirty personality?
Would he be comfortable with a capable and calm emperor?
Jeffrey chose the latter.
He was better than pushing a guy with no abilities and then a guy with other abilities rattling off and becoming emperor.
And eventually, when Prince Oh became emperor, he needed a successor who would lead the family without being pushed back by him.
Talaya?
It will be hard.
It is difficult for the master of the empire to control only the beauty world.
If she looked away a little, she could have as many women as were much prettier and more obedient.
‘Only a fire fox among foxes can win the emperor’s heart.’
And Taleia is an attractive woman in her own way, but not to that level.
All her life she played with any man she wanted by the name of Wolf.
I don’t know how to win a man’s heart.
“Look for a woman who is really good at flirting with men at a salon or something. Is Prince Oh a man too? We should try every possible method.”
Geoffrey did not hesitate to order another prostitute for the future son-in-law.
Jeffrey was a man who would do anything to survive in the flow of a rapidly changing era.
And Demeter simply bowed her head and obeyed the order.
“By the way, Demeter.”
“Yes. Lord.”
“Did you teach Jason?”
“Yes.”
“How is it?”
It was Demeter who would say anything bitter if he thought he wasn’t.
In his words, he was trustworthy.
Jeffrey always trusted his eyes.
But in addition to that, thanks to Demeter’s faithful advice, he was always able to make the right evaluation and choice.
“Aren’t you still a child? We will have to wait and see.”
“But there was no child in the entire Palmo Empire who showed such genius.”
“But have you seen a child genius lose his genius once or twice as he grows up?”
Again, Demeter’s words hit the facts.
Jeffrey knew.
Even among the numerous prospects who started at the same time as himself, there were many who had talents greater than himself but did not become superhuman.
“If you show too much affection, other children will be jealous. There are signs of that already.”
“Under. What a waste. Even if the youngest was born 10 years earlier.”
“I fully agree.”
“I want to live longer. To be that child’s shield.”
At Geoffrey’s words, Demeter laughed.
The two were of similar age.
It seemed like I would stay strong for the rest of my life, but waking up every morning was different.
I could feel the weight of the dagger, which was as light as a feather.
“Wouldn’t it be better to take a moderate amount of money and send it out? The kid showed cotyledons in his business too. As long as he has enough money, he will do well anywhere.”
“Will the other children watch it quietly? I think it’s just that the family property is out there. See the emperor When one becomes emperor, what will happen to the rest?”
The Wolf family was created by Geoffrey, but the Palmo family has been passed on for generations.
Looking at that history, it seemed like the Wolf family’s backstory was visible.
The imperial family competed with several children, and the first to become a superhuman became the emperor.
Then the competitor’s aftermath was always a problem.
It was a waste of money and not superhuman, but still powerful power that went into them.
So, those who did not become emperors entered the Order of the Holy Sword.
Knights of the Holy Sword.
It was the emperor’s highest armed group, all made up of crusaders.
A group that is not a superman, but there is no opponent below it.
Rumor has it that when joining the Order of the Holy Sword, they ingest poison that can kill any strong person.
And every day, it is said that he eats sea medicine made with a recipe that only the emperor has inherited.
Through this method, the emperor was able to move the Holy Sword Knights at will.
“You mean the Holy Sword Knights?”
“Haha. It is possible because there is extreme poison. Poison that is hard to find even in the dark. My son has no such poison. I don’t even have the ability to create such a solution. You’d think that a potential competitor would be better off just dying?”
“That… “
Demeter was one step away from this power struggle.
Right now, he is loyal to the lord, but he intended to leave this empire with his family and go into seclusion if only the lord dies.
It wasn’t big, but there was a decent amount of wealth.
So it was hard for him to imagine that something so cruel would happen to the Wolf family.
“It’s still a family… “
“You and I, who are not related by blood, are more family. Does a family have to have blood to be a family? We must have faith in each other.”
Jeffrey said calmly.
“If you leave a decent fortune to Jason, the surviving child will try to take everything. Property and even life. But what if he doesn’t inherit any property? I’m still going to kill you Among the words I said, even if you don’t keep anything else, you have to get rid of future troubles in advance, because these bastards follow me a lot.”
And Jeffrey said.
“You said you would retire when I died, right? Do you have any plans to help someone else?”
Demeter smiled bitterly.
“My lord. No, bro I lived with my older brother all my life. Thanks to that, I became a superhuman and enjoyed a movie of my own. But I also want to rest now.”
“Know. Know. I just asked once.”
Jeffrey was sorry.
It seemed that if Demeter offered to help Jason, his heart would be relieved.
But he couldn’t force Demeter to do that.
He was also a superman like himself.
Demeter kept following her because he wanted to.
“What are you planning to do when you retire?”
“I just want to go fishing. Older brother. Do you remember When I was young, when I was hungry and begging didn’t work, I went to the valley of the mountain. And he managed to pick up a rock and throw it onto a rock that jutted out into the valley water. Then, when the fish fainted and floated up, I caught it and just grilled it and ate it.”
“Haha. It did. It was. Lived so hard we are.”
“But isn’t it amazing? I keep missing that taste these days.”