Chapter 238 – Gaiden – Part 0, Chapter 12
The ball hosted by the royal family was, to put it bluntly, the worst. It was expected to a certain extent that the nobles attending the prince’s birthday party were afraid of a madman who legally plundered countless lands, properties, and people through repeated fiefdom wars, but no way the prince was afraid of me. I didn’t know that the fight would come.
It wasn’t long before the Gracas dukedom collapsed, and at a time when the kingdom was still in chaos, what on earth did they do with such rudeness in front of the person who caused the chaos?
The royal family’s power to hold me back? There is nothing like that. In the first place, what would the powerless royal family do to take notice of the Duke of Gracas against me who had completely eliminated the Duke of Gracas from this kingdom in a matter of days? If you were to appease, I would have done it, but I would never provoke you. And if the 3 princes were such an idiot who couldn’t make sense of their own self-interest, there would be no nobles supporting him. Clearly there is something up.
Have you ever wondered if I would support another prince? Or an ambition that does not know the fraction to increase the probability of receiving the right to the throne by making a tremendous achievement in defeating those who were not able to do it even in the royal family? Or maybe it’s because I’m really stupid, so I’m arguing that I don’t like it.
Considering the three princes’ usual behavior and personality, I thought that the second case was highly likely, and I moved. Even if I stayed here, I would only have to look at the unpleasant three princes, but I didn’t come to this party for that.
Carpal tunnel, carpal tunnel.
Wherever I go, the crowds split, and the whispers of nobles do not cease. It was also possible to know that Baron Ragnar Armageddon’s influence within the nobles had a very strong influence, perhaps thanks to the fact that he defeated the Duke of Gracas and completely secured the ownership of Emeris City. Of course, even so, it was only a notoriety full of vigilance and fear.
Does not matter. In the first place, my purpose was to become a villain to be defeated by the hero chosen by the goddess Luminus. Until the hero comes along, you just need to establish your place as evil in this realm clearly and firmly.
After receiving a wine glass from one of the busy attendants to get some fresh air, I came out to the terrace. When I came out of the royal palace where there were a lot of people and the air was rather hot, the calm night sky and the cool night breeze welcomed me.
I came out alone on the terrace, quenched my thirst with a glass of wine, and quietly watched the night scenery… Heck, this is emotion.
“…Well?”
If Mars had seen it, he would have yelled, ‘Why are you trembling on the terrace alone when it’s not enough to make friends with the nobles of the central region!’ That’s…
“Five.”
Truly, she was a dazzlingly beautiful woman.
Usually, aristocrats come dressed in very colorful dresses and all kinds of dazzling jewels to increase their value, but she did not do that. Perhaps she knew that excessive decoration could hide her true beauty, even if it was conspicuous, and she was very simple and frugal compared to the aristocratic women there, wearing only minimal ornaments in a pure white dress that gave off a simple yet clean impression.
But I can assure you, she shone more than any other woman in the palace.
The pure white dress and blue jewelry decoration made her originally beautiful beauty shine even more brightly, and because she was pretty like Mars and had a useful article next to her, her eyes were quite high. Was No, it’s not just that. It’s pretty, but apart from that, how to say… In a more fundamental way, I felt a kind of ‘attraction’ to her.
As I watched her enter her palace, I returned to the party, thinking that the time to relax on the terrace would be ample. The aristocrats who enjoyed the atmosphere moderately near the terrace poured in their eyes as if asking, ‘No, that crazy guy will enjoy alone outside, so why did he come back?’ I was looking for a woman
Of course, in the process, some ladies and young people screamed at all aristocratic, ‘Hiii!’ Although spilled, I didn’t bother with them.
It didn’t take long to find her. She stood out enough in her modest attire, among which she dangled her luxuries as if she were a tree of jewels.
Mianor de Elistra.
The daughter of Count Elistra. Since she was a child, she has accumulated her looks, manners, and knowledge in various fields to the level of an expert, and her personality is also very desirable, so people praise her as saying that she will be the best wife in the social world. And now she was engaged to the second of the Marquis of Daybreak.
According to the script, she was also one of the fellow candidates for the hero. However, rather than being companions who fight directly while traveling together, they are supporters who act individually and provide periodic support. If you hire a colleague, you don’t need to find a separate accommodation in the area where you can reach your network, or you can provide various equipment and items at a price close to free, or just free of charge.
Tumble, Tumble. I walked straight towards the four people who were talking to each other: Lady Elistra and her father, Earl Elistra, the Marquis of Daybreak and his second son, Lane Daybreak. The eyes of the nobles who were afraid of me naturally shifted to me and to those in my path, and the two quick-witted nobles and their sons noticed me coming towards them.
The faces of Marquis Daybreak and Countess Elestra hardened. The two were attached to the Duke of Period, and they, along with the Duke of Grakas, kept the royal family in check from growing in power, and were wary of me, who had annihilated half of their power in an instant.
“Nice to meet you. I am Baron Ragnar Armageddon.”
I greeted them first with a cold smile.
“Big, big… This is Ancent Daybreak from the Marquis of Daybreak. This is Countess Crisane Elestra.”
Countess Elestra completely froze at my appearance, and the Marquis of Daybreak, who had regained her cool first, introduced herself to me instead. I stared at him with a snake-like gaze, and bowed his head as he greeted me.
“Baron Ragnar Armageddon… There’s probably no one in Hermon Kingdom who doesn’t know about you. But… I can’t figure out what business you’ve come to us for, so could you tell me?”
“It shouldn’t be difficult.”
I shifted my gaze to Mianor de Elistra, who was standing behind Count Elistra. When my eyes met, she looked at me with her puzzled eyes.
“A beautiful young lady caught my eye from afar, so I came to say hello.”
“…”
Count Elistra’s face was so blue that it almost turned white. Not even that. He has been pampering his daughter as a means to have a deep connection with the Marquis of Daybreak, but who can welcome it when a hungry beast appears out of nowhere with the eyes of a daughter he has worked so hard to raise? Especially if the beast snarls in front of her daughter’s fiancé.
“Hey, I’m sorry…”
“Lady Elistra. What kind of person is your ideal type?”
“Yeah…?”
“The ideal type. The standard for the person I want to be my partner to be like this.”
The message is so explicit that it is rather strange to not understand. Lady Elistra, who heard that, blinked her eyes, then replied with a soft, light smile.
“Baron Armageddon, I don’t have an ideal type. Whoever I’m with, I’ll do my best for that partner.”
“That’s good news.”
Mianor de Elistra’s words were nothing more than ‘Thank you for your heart, but I have no intention of accepting your confession and will proceed with the engagement’, but I smiled broadly.
“I want you to remember that word and protect it.”
“…?”
“Then I’ll see you next time. Oh, and the Marquis Daybreak. Can I talk to you over there for a moment?”
“…I see.”
The Marquis Daybreak and his second son reluctantly followed me from place to place. After taking a quick glance in the direction of Lady Elistra, I turned my head towards the two and said,
“I’ll start with the main topic. I like Lady Elistra.”
“…That’s a very difficult story. That child has a promised future with my son.”
“Isn’t it an engagement that involves political interests, rather than genuinely agreeing with each other anyway?”
The Marquis of Daybreak averted his gaze as if he was embarrassed, perhaps because of his choice of words, which was too direct and honest for a nobleman, but his second son gave me a fierce look. Aww… Apparently, unlike the father, the son had a personal crush on that woman? I’m so sorry. Because that would be a love that couldn’t come true.
“If the engagement of self-restraint between the two of you benefits each other, then if I bring you more benefits, you can make the engagement a thing of the past.”
“Any more benefit than that…?”
“There are three benefits you can get from me in exchange for your child’s engagement being never made.”
I showed him three fingers.
“First. I will never attack you first. As long as the Marquis of Daybreak doesn’t attack me first, you won’t have to worry about being attacked by me.”
In any case, it was necessary to reduce the frequency of Territory Wars in the future in order to organize and manage the territories owned through Territory Wars. Will be. Like the others, there was no need to worry that the territory might be attacked.
“Hmm, that’s a rather violent proposal. But that’s all…”
“Second. When dealing with the by-products created through the Territory War, we will deal with the Daybreak Territory first.”
In a normal territory war, all you have to do is to press the opponent’s nose and leave with a small amount of compensation, but I took advantage of the fact that the royal family does not hold responsibility for any action that occurred during the territory war that occurred for a legitimate reason, and proudly slaughtered the nobleman. All inheritance was legally robbed.
Of course, among the treasures that have been created, there are of course luxuries of great value that only that nobleman possesses, and it is a considerable merit to give them the right to own them before other nobles, and at the same time, the fact that I give such convenience. By itself, the Marquis of Daybreak exerts an untouchable influence in other noble families.
“That’s a tempting proposal. So, what is the third?”
“Third. Just once, I’ll directly bury the enemy you want with my own hands.”
“…!”
A person who is said to have the most powerful military power in the Hermon Kingdom now wipes out his enemies for one time only. The man who had already broken one of the two wings of the kingdom of Hermon, already the Duke of Gracas. This alone made the Marquis of Daybreak heartbroken. Even if there is no one who deserves to use the opportunity, the mere existence of such an opportunity is sufficient insurance.
“…With the power you have, you don’t even have to make an offer like this, you can attack the Countess Elystra and our family and take everything with the spoils. But why are you making such a loss-making proposal? “
“I’m not sure how you view me, but I’m not a beast drunk enough to slaughter to the point of destroying an opponent’s family on the spot just because I’m in a bad mood. There’s a way to get what you want without resorting to violence, but you don’t have to resort to violence.” Because you don’t have to.”
“Um…”
“This is the first and last offer. If you refuse… Well, I’ll have no choice but to get it my way.”
“Hey, it looks like you’re quite happy with that kid.”
At Marquis Daybreak’s words, I smiled and nodded.
“To be honest, it was love at first sight.”
“Yeah, well… I guess you’d think it’s the blood of a young person. The suggestion… I see.”
“Father…!!”
The Marquis of Daybreak accepted my proposal after much thought, but it seemed that his son was not.
“Father, isn’t the promise different? How can you do this to me when I’ve worked so hard for what!”
“Be quiet. Who are you raising your voice in front of?”
“But…!”
“Even if you’re not necessarily him, he can find another mate.”
“Isn’t that the same story as me!”
The second son of the Marquis did not seem to be willing to give up Mianor easily. Even if we let it go like this anyway, the Marquis will enforce his opinion and his engagement will be broken… I decided to help the clever Marquis a little.
“Lane Daybreak Youngsik. I’ll ask you one thing.”
“What!”
“What did you do for her?”
“…?”
“While I sacrificed so much to make her relationship with you nothing before I met her, what did you do to connect with her? Isn’t it thanks to his father?”
“That’s…!”
“I lost everything, but I sold my soul to the devil to come back up here. All the while, where and what have you been doing? Didn’t you trust only her father’s halo and rest assured that she was yours anyway?”
Lane Daybreak’s face contorted wildly. But he couldn’t argue with me. Because some of what I said is true.
“Is it all if you got engaged with your father’s help? You should have tried to win her heart. I heard earlier, she doesn’t seem to have any feelings for you. She’s just marrying you for her father’s purpose. , You didn’t seem to have any special crush on me as a person of the opposite sex. Do you dare to disparage me for trying to win someone’s heart?”
“…”
Lane bit his lip as if he couldn’t hold back his resentment. No matter how hard she bites, her lips part and her blood runs down her chin. The day break marquis was not happy with his son’s situation, but at the same time he was looking at me with gratitude. Originally, I did what he should have done instead.
“…Effort, effort. That effort, you can see it now.”
“…?”
Rain Day Break muttered that, and suddenly took off one of his gloves. Marquis Daybreak was startled and hurriedly stretched out his hand to grab his son’s wrist, but Lane Daybreak had already thrown his glove in his face.
“It’s a duel, Baron Ragnar Armageddon! If you want her, knock me down and take me!”
“…Haha.”
The Marquis of Daybreak stared at my son with angry eyes, his face flushed red, and I picked up the glove he had thrown from the floor, feeling irresistible joy at the sudden good fortune that had rolled around in vines.
If he had politely abandoned his engagement, he would have been able to bring considerable benefits to his father and family. From the moment he challenged me to a duel, the three proposals I made earlier became meaningless. She had shouted with her own mouth that if she won this duel, she would break off her engagement.
After all, not everyone can be rational and rational.
