## Chapter 121 – 121. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated Into The Baek Family
121. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated into the Baek Family
The original starting point of the Plum Blossom Swordsman’s reincarnation into the Baek family had arrived.
Kyle Prukerus, the protagonist of the novel ‘Baekhwan,’ would occasionally leave the mansion and wander around the city. Having reached the Expert level, Kyle felt that training alone was not enough to advance further, so he went outside the mansion to find a clue to his training.
That’s when he encountered a female adventurer and learned information about adventurers. The problem was that the woman was being chased by a band of thieves. The woman had encountered the thieves during an adventure, killed them, and fled to the city of Pterus.
The female adventurer had done nothing wrong. Rather, she deserved praise for killing the thieves. Moreover, if she hadn’t escaped from the thieves, she would have faced a bleak future of either being killed or sold into slavery. The female adventurer did well to flee to a large city. No matter how unruly the thieves were, they couldn’t act like beasts in a large city.
‘The problem is that the adventurer woman got involved with Kyle, the second son of the Prukerus family.’
Kyle had a righteous personality. To ignore a woman in danger? That would be an act that betrayed Kyle’s beliefs.
And Kyle had power. He wouldn’t even consider using the Prukerus family’s power for such a small matter. He intended to deal with the thieves alone. And of course, Kyle, who had reached the Aura Expert level, succeeded.
Many city residents knew that Kyle was an Aura Expert. Kyle’s actions against the thieves were righteous. It was natural for the city residents to praise Kyle as a hero.
‘But, coincidentally, Gent, the eldest son of the Prukerus family, has returned to the mansion.’
Gent must have felt a sense of crisis. Kyle had reached the Aura Expert level at a younger age than him, and the city residents were praising Kyle. Kyle’s exploits were gradually spreading not only throughout the city but also throughout the entire territory.
If Gent had been the official successor of the family, he wouldn’t have cared. But currently, the successor of the Prukerus family had not been decided. Gent was currently just the most likely candidate for successor.
‘Gent made a political move.’
Kyle Prukerus is currently imprisoned in the family’s dungeon.
There are two apparent reasons. One is that he fought with thieves in the city. Citizens could have been caught up in it. The other is that he acted independently without informing the family.
Elaine decided to imprison Kyle more for the second reason than the first. Of course, the biggest reason was that Gent had been working hard behind the scenes.
‘Well, he’ll only be imprisoned for a few days at most.’
The servants will constantly look after Kyle, so it’s not like he’s actually living in a real prison. Not only will there be a bed and blankets, but the inside of the prison will be kept warm with magic tools. He will also eat food made directly by the chef. It’s just that he’s residing in the prison.
Elaine only ordered Kyle to live in the prison for a few days as punishment for acting independently without informing the family.
‘The prison was already emptied a while ago.’
Originally, the prison was where the Pfrek thieves and the low-ranking parasitic demon Sapin were imprisoned and tortured.
‘I couldn’t just leave them there, knowing that the original story was about to start.’
Officially, they were reported to have been executed, and then they were smuggled out. No one cared about the execution of thieves, so it was easy to smuggle them out.
Currently, the Pfrek thieves and Sapin are still being tortured in a house located on the outskirts of the city. I have cameras installed, so I can check on them remotely with my laptop.
“Yuria.”
I stood up from my chair and called for Yuria.
“Yes, Master.”
Yuria approached me and straightened my clothes. I accepted her touch with familiarity.
“What about that woman?”
The woman I was asking about was the adventurer woman Kyle had helped.
Her name was Claudia Leibre. A tall woman with red hair. She was said to use twin swords. Her adventurer rank was Silver. Her current skill was at the top level of Aura users.
And she was one of the five heroines in the original story.
I hadn’t seen her myself. Yesterday, when the incident happened, I was rolling around in bed with Yuria.
“She left the city last night. Shall I assign someone to follow her?”
“No. It’s okay.”
Claudia doesn’t know that Kyle is imprisoned. It’s not a good thing, so Elaine has kept it tightly under wraps.
The reason I haven’t done anything to Claudia is because I don’t want my actions to change the future. Kyle will meet Claudia later and grow. Claudia is a woman with a significant role in the original story, befitting a heroine.
‘According to the original story, Claudia will be active in the labyrinth city of Lavitt.’
I know her location, so there’s no need to assign someone to follow her.
“Let’s go to the prison. I need to see Kyle.”
***
Yuria and I went to the prison. As expected, the servants were busy moving around in the prison. They were trying to minimize Kyle’s discomfort as much as possible.
I am Kyle’s younger brother. I was able to go to the deepest part of the prison where Kyle was imprisoned without being stopped by the servants.
Kyle was sitting on the hard stone floor, not on the soft bed, with his eyes closed in meditation.
“Kyle, brother.”
I called to him. Kyle slowly opened his eyes. He looked at me first, then checked Yuria next to me.
“Eugene…! What brings you here?”
“I was worried about you, brother… but you seem to be doing fine? It seems like I didn’t need to come.”
“It’s thanks to the servants taking care of me. Still, I’m grateful that you came. And Yuria too.”
I noticed that Kyle’s gaze lingered on Yuria for an unusually long time.
I found out recently that Kyle seems to have a crush on Yuria.
‘Considering Kyle’s taste, it makes sense that it’s Yuria.’
Yuria is beautiful on the outside. She is pure and innocent, and she perfectly carries out the tasks she is assigned. Kyle himself doesn’t seem to have noticed, but he is definitely crushing on Yuria.
‘But that Yuria is with me every day… hehe.’
All Kyle knows about Yuria is her appearance. He doesn’t know that Yuria is an assassin who has reached the Aura Expert level, that she is ruthless enough to torture people despite her kind appearance, or how she moans when she is under me.
‘This guy is so dense that he probably doesn’t even know he has a crush on Yuria. Unless someone teaches him, it will take him a long time to realize it on his own.’
Kyle was so dense when it came to relationships that it was nauseating.
I internally mocked Kyle and then put my hand on Yuria’s shoulder. Yuria is still taller than me, so it’s a bit uncomfortable, but it’s not a problem. Yuria stood still and didn’t react.
‘Hehehe.’
I didn’t miss the twitch in Kyle’s eyebrows.
“……Eugene. Why are you suddenly grabbing Yuria’s shoulder?”
“Ah. I suddenly felt dizzy….”
“Dizzy? You’re an Aura user who can manipulate mana.”
“That’s true, but just because mana is in my body doesn’t mean my heart disease is cured. Yuria. Are you uncomfortable?”
“No. I’m fine. It’s my job as your exclusive maid to support you, Young Master Eugene.”
“…….”
Kyle closed his mouth. Yuria said she was fine, so he had no reason to interfere.
“O-oh… I, I suddenly feel dizzy….”
I looked at Kyle and deliberately staggered, starting to fall towards Yuria’s chest.
Yuria didn’t avoid me this time either. Rather, Yuria grabbed my shoulder and pulled me into her arms. The back of my head touched Yuria’s chest.
“It would be a disaster if you fell here. I will support you. Young Master Eugene.”
“Ah. Thank you.”
I looked at Kyle. Kyle’s expression was really bad. It was as if he was rotting away. He probably didn’t even realize that his expression was that bad.
‘Let’s stop the teasing here….’
I took out a key from my pocket. The key to the ancient warrior training ground that I found when I came to this prison a few years ago. It’s an ancient artifact.
This was originally something Kyle finds in the original story, but I secretly took it first. I’ve been using it well. Thanks to using it well, my and Yuria’s skills have improved considerably.
“That key is…?”
“It’s an ancient artifact. You can use the ancient warrior training ground. Kyle, brother, you like to train, right? I thought you’d be bored in prison, so I’ll lend you this. Use it for a while. You don’t have to return it even after you get out of prison for a while.”
“If it’s an ancient artifact, it’s a very precious item. You’re lending it to me…?”
“Kyle, brother. We’re brothers.”
“Eugene…!”
Kyle quickly made an impressed expression. Kyle also knew how amazing an ancient artifact was. Ancient artifacts are treasures that are hard to lend even to family members.
“Here. Use this to train. I’ll tell the servants. It’s okay to pretend to be in bed.”
“Thank you. Eugene. I will never forget this.”
“It’s nothing for something like this.”
Yes. Never forget that I lent you an invaluable treasure.
I laughed inwardly.
The reason I’m lending the key to Kyle is not out of goodwill.
Kyle needs to become strong to be useful. A weak Kyle is useless. The ancient warrior training ground will make Kyle stronger quickly, just like it did in the original story.
‘Above all, I can get Kyle’s combat data.’
I am the master of the ancient warrior training ground, Katman. I can have the AI Katman obtain Kyle’s combat data. It is also possible to find out or analyze Kyle’s Plum Blossom Swordsmanship through the combat data.
‘The moment Kyle escapes my control… I’ll have to kill him.’
If I can’t control him, it’s better to get rid of him cleanly.
“Ugh.”
I staggered.
“Young Master Eugene!”
Yuria hugged me tightly so I wouldn’t fall.
“Sorry, Yuria. I’m a bit tired today. Kyle, brother. I think I need to go rest.”
“Take care and rest well.”
Kyle’s eyes as he looked at us were complicated.
I was supported by Yuria and moved away from Kyle.
When we were far enough away that our conversation couldn’t be heard, I touched Yuria’s ample chest and said.
“Yuria. Front or back? Which way do you want it?”
Yuria smiled softly at my question.
“…As Master wishes. I like either way.”
“Then let’s do both.”
It seems like I’m going to have another hot night tonight.
***
“Shit.”
My face was crumpled as I came out of Elaine’s office. A curse word came out of my mouth involuntarily.
Something unexpected happened today.
It’s not that I’m annoyed and angry because of Elaine. Elaine only delivered the message to me.
‘Count Ention Prukerus. Is this how you’re going to play it?!’
To sum it up, I was granted a barony and a territory by Ention.
The territory I was granted was the port city of Tevra. It was a relatively close city, about half a day’s carriage ride from Pterus, where the Prukerus mansion was located.
To be precise, I would officially receive the barony when Ention returned to the mansion in a month, and then I would have to leave for Tevra.
Protesting was impossible. Ention had already made his decision, and this was a notification. Given my position, I had no choice but to accept Ention’s decision.
Unless something special happened, there was a less than 1% chance that Ention would reverse his decision.
‘This means that I’m completely excluded from being the successor of the Prukerus family.’
The reason things turned out this way was because I showed too much outstanding ability. I brought modern items and made money, and even bought mana awakening potions. These were achievements I made solely with my own abilities, without the support of the family.
Seeing those achievements, Ention judged that I was suitable to become a lord, and granted me Tevra, a small port city with a population of only 5,000.
‘Shit. How did it come to this!’
Tevra is not a good city. It has a sea, but ships don’t come in. That’s because the nearby Slawede port city is owned by Count Slawede. Slawede is a large city that cannot be compared to Tevra.
Tevra is maintained because it belongs to the Prukerus territory. But that’s it. From my perspective, Tevra has no potential for development at all.
‘I can’t give up the Prukerus countship here. I have to find a way somehow….’
My steps, which had been filled with anger, stopped.
I ran into Gent in the hallway.
Gent, with his beard, smiled slyly and waved at me.
“Eugene. What’s wrong? You don’t look happy.”
“…….”
The moment I heard Gent’s annoying voice, a light flashed in my head.
It’s this guy.
This guy put ideas into Ention’s head.
