Chapter 79 – 079. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated Into The Baek Family.
079. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated into the Baek Family.
“Yujin Prucus. Is it true that you tried to rape your personal maid?”
The woman with reddish-brown hair sat at the desk in the office, staring directly at me as I stood quietly.
Elaine Cassirot.
She was a beautiful woman. Her glossy reddish-brown hair was styled elegantly, revealing her neckline. It matched her blue dress perfectly, and her breasts were a full D-cup. Above all, her flawless, clear skin was captivating.
‘Indeed. A fantasy novel. She’s a beauty that’s hard to find in reality.’
In the absence of Count Prucus, she was the woman with the highest authority in the mansion.
She was the mother of the protagonist, Kyle Prucus, and my stepmother.
“Don’t just stand there silently, speak.”
I snapped out of my daze at her cold reddish-brown eyes and voice. I had been lost in her beauty.
“…It’s true.”
I readily admitted it. There was no other choice, as Lexie had run screaming through the mansion, and many servants had witnessed the situation.
Lying would be pointless; an investigation would quickly reveal the truth.
‘This isn’t as big a deal as it seems.’
Of course, it was wrong. My reputation would inevitably suffer. However, I was young, and it was only an attempt. It wasn’t a major incident yet.
‘Being young is a privilege, both in Korea and here. A privilege. Heh heh.’
And I knew Elaine’s personality. Unlike her cold appearance, she was rational and warm-hearted. The original protagonist, Kyle, deeply respected his mother for that.
“That personal maid is the only daughter of Sir Embis.”
“Yes, I know.”
“……What was the reason for committing such an act?”
Of course, I couldn’t say, ‘Because I was horny as hell.’
“I wanted to try sex. From what I read in books, sex is a very pleasurable act. I was curious.”
“…….”
Elaine closed her mouth and stared at me. Her perfect poker face gave no indication of what she was thinking.
‘She must be in her mid-30s now, right? Is it because she’s an intermediate mage? She looks like she’s in her late 20s.’
While I was having these pointless thoughts, Elaine opened her mouth.
“……I see. You’ve reached that age. You had your coming-of-age ceremony last year and were recognized as a man, so it’s natural to be interested in sex. But the book you read was wrong.”
“Huh?”
“It’s true that you feel pleasure when your sexual desire is satisfied. However, it’s not as much pleasure as the books describe. Don’t blindly believe books.”
“…Yes.”
Even as I answered, I thought to myself. What did that mean? A woman who had experienced proper sex wouldn’t say such a thing. At least, the women I had sex with were so overwhelmed with pleasure that they almost fainted.
‘…Ah, right. Elaine had an arranged marriage with Count Prucus.’
In the original story, Count Prucus was depicted as not deeply loving Elaine.
‘So, she has little sexual experience. Heh heh heh.’
How could I get Elaine?
Forcing myself on her was out of the question. Elaine was an intermediate mage. She could subdue me in an instant.
“I have apologized to Sir Embis and his daughter. Sir Embis was very disappointed in you.”
“…I showed a disgraceful side. I’m sorry. This will not happen again.”
“Good. You are a direct descendant of the Prucus family. Before you act, always consider your position and be mindful of those around you. Your disgrace is the disgrace of the Prucus family.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
How should I get Elaine? Elaine was rational and reasonable. It would be impossible to develop a sexual relationship based on affection.
Using a love potion at the right time was also an option.
‘But a love potion is too precious.’
I believed in my abilities. Even if it took time, I would get Elaine without the help of a love potion, using only my own abilities. I would definitely get her.
“Sir Embis’s daughter has been given time to rest. And she will be removed from her position as your personal maid. For the time being, a new butler will attend to you.”
“…A new butler?”
My face crumpled.
My body, Yujin Prucus, was set to have a congenital heart condition. Because of that, I received various considerations within the mansion.
One of them was that my personal servant lived in the room next to mine, just in case. In my room, there was a door that directly connected to the servant’s room.
This door was never locked. In case of an emergency, such as me collapsing due to my illness, they could open the door and enter my room.
‘A guy is going to come into the room next to mine? This is insane!’
I had no desire to be attended to by a man. Even if I couldn’t touch them, I wanted to be attended to by a pretty woman.
“It’s alright. I’d like to be alone for a while.”
I’d rather be alone than be attended to by a man. A man coming to my side and fixing my clothes?
Ugh, just imagining it made me feel nauseous.
“I cannot allow that. Considering your health, a servant is not an option, but a necessity.”
“Mother, I’m really fine. Look at my face. Hasn’t my complexion improved lately?”
I emphasized my good health.
I didn’t say that my heart condition was cured. There was no need to throw away such a good excuse now.
“……Indeed. I haven’t received any reports of you having seizures in the past month. Come here and hold out your hand.”
I approached Elaine and held out my hand. The moment Elaine’s delicate hand took mine, a small blue magic circle appeared beneath my hand, and a cool breeze swept through my body.
‘Magic. What kind of magic is this?’
I didn’t feel any sense of danger.
“……Your body has become healthier. However, your heart condition could flare up again at any time.”
It seemed she had examined my body with magic. Judging by the fact that she wasn’t sure my heart condition was cured, it seemed that it wasn’t a magic that could examine me precisely.
“Mother, I’m really fine.”
“It may just be a temporary improvement in your health.”
Elaine didn’t seem like she was going to back down. After some thought, I decided to deceive her.
“Mother, actually… I found an ancient artifact in the study.”
“An ancient artifact?”
Elaine asked back, seemingly quite surprised.
In this world, ancient artifacts were objects containing the power and knowledge of ancient civilizations. Just old objects were not recognized as ancient artifacts. They were just artifacts.
“Yes. I found an old book in the corner of the study. I opened the book to read it, and suddenly, light poured out from a certain part… The book disappeared, and an ancient artifact appeared.”
“Why didn’t you say anything?”
Ancient artifacts often had special powers beyond magic. In this world, ancient artifacts were considered priceless treasures.
“I wanted to investigate the ancient artifact personally. If I said I had an ancient artifact… you would take it from me.”
“…….”
Elaine was silent. Silence was as good as agreement.
“Some ancient artifacts have dangerous powers. You’ve heard the story of Baron Peril, haven’t you?”
Baron Peril.
I knew about him too. He was mentioned in the original story.
Baron Peril, who had obtained an ancient artifact from a labyrinth, carelessly handled it and was cursed to have his whole body rot. The curse slowly rotted Baron Peril’s body over a week. Magic, potions, blessings, all sorts of methods were used, but the curse was not lifted. Baron Peril died after being cursed for a week.
It was an anecdote that showed the danger of ancient artifacts, treasures that could not be handled.
“It’s not a dangerous object like Baron Peril’s ancient artifact. It’s been a month. But as you can see, my body has actually become healthier.”
“I’ve heard that you’ve been making strange and mysterious objects lately. Is that also the power of the ancient artifact?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
It seemed like she believed me.
The Prucus family was a noble family with a long history, existing since the founding of the kingdom. The study was like a library, so there were quite a few old books.
This wasn’t a lie that came out of nowhere. I had thought about this lie with the future in mind, and the justification had already been reviewed.
“Can I see that ancient artifact?”
“Of course. Ah, but only I can use it. I had other servants try to touch it, but they didn’t react at all.”
“You had servants do such a dangerous thing?”
“……I’m sorry. There were no problems. Really.”
I took out my smartphone from my pocket and handed it to Elaine. Elaine took the smartphone and began to examine it closely. She even tried to examine it using magic.
Even if she accidentally pressed the power button, it didn’t matter.
[You can hack Sung Yujin’s smartphone for 28 minutes.]
Thanks to my hacking skill, I had complete control over the smartphone.
“It’s strangely shaped. It doesn’t react to mana or magic… Is this really an ancient artifact?”
“Yes.”
“How do you use it?”
“Give it to me. As I said, it only reacts to my hand.”
I took the smartphone and rubbed my finger on its surface. The smartphone lit up and turned on.
“This is the ancient artifact, the smartphone, in operation.”
“Smartphone?”
“If you look here, there are words written on it.”
I used hacking to display text on the screen.
-Elaine, you bitch. I want to fuck you so bad!
Well, it was something along those lines.
“The name of this ancient artifact is written here as ‘smartphone’.”
“……I’ve never seen these letters before. They’re completely different from any ancient characters discovered so far.”
I lied shamelessly. Speaking confidently made it more believable.
“It can reveal knowledge about objects from ancient civilizations…. If that’s true, it’s an incredible object.”
“Ah. It’s just limited knowledge. I don’t know anything about the magic that existed in ancient civilizations.”
“Is that the ability of that smartphone?”
“It can store objects, and it has the ability to create ancient objects at certain intervals.”
“…What?”
“When I say ancient objects, I don’t mean objects with tremendous power. What I can make with this is just junk. Junk. I’ll show you.”
I opened the Play Life app and took out an object from the inventory. Ah, by the way, other people couldn’t see the Play Life app. When I was touching the Play Life app in reality, Oh Junhyuk saw me, and he just treated me like a drunkard, asking if I was moving my fingers without even turning on my smartphone.
Thud.
An air conditioner remote control fell from the inventory.
“…What is this?”
“I don’t know either. I’ll have to investigate it to find out.”
Elaine fiddled with the remote control and examined it, then handed it back to me.
“It would be best to keep that ancient artifact a secret. I will also forget what I saw today. You must also be careful.”
Elaine said. Although Elaine wasn’t related to me by blood, she was someone I could trust. She wasn’t the kind of stepmother who only favored her own children.
Even in the original story, when the eldest and second sons were fighting over the position of successor, she didn’t take Kyle’s side but watched with an equal eye. There was a reason why the protagonist respected her.
“Yes. Ah, Mother! I have a gift I’d like to give you.”
“A gift?”
“Yes.”
It was earlier than originally planned, but I didn’t think it would be a problem. Rather, I thought now was the right time.
I first went back to reality, put the items I had prepared into my inventory, and took out one item on her desk.
Elaine recognized the item immediately.
“A wristwatch?”
It was a vintage-style wristwatch for women. It was a cheap one I had bought at the market. It had no brand.
However, it looked quite decent.
“Yes. But it’s not a magic watch.”
“Ancient civilizations were not only advanced in magic, but also in engineering, which has now declined. This seems to be a watch made with engineering. It’s a precious gift. Thank you.”
She didn’t seem that happy.
It would be stranger if someone like Elaine was greatly pleased with a pretty watch.
I took out another item from the inventory.
“…It’s a pretty glass ornament. What is the liquid inside?”
“This isn’t an ornament, it’s perfume.”
It was a round, sky-blue glass bottle.
In this world, glass itself was easy to obtain. However, such glass crafts were quite expensive.
“It’s perfume from the ancient civilization. I’d like to give it to you as a gift, Mother.”
“Thank you. How do you use it?”
This time, she showed interest. Like me, she was a noble from birth. There was no way she wouldn’t be interested in beautifying herself.
“Ah.”
She let out a small gasp as she smelled the jasmine perfume. It was a modern perfume made with the optimal ratio. There was no way she wouldn’t be captivated.
‘Sell modern, superior items to make money. That’s my brilliant plan!’
With the money I made, I would buy all the mana awakening potions.
It was a plan that was truly 120 out of 100 points.
