Chapter 261 – Old Relationships
Jun smiled brightly, thinking of the animal that would glow, or rather be happy, after receiving the gift.
Haha. It’s great to see you so happy. They say she has heavenly beauty, but she is truly a masterpiece.”
The older brother of the beast smiles at the same time.
Although he was patting Jun on the shoulder in a friendly way, seeing the subtle contempt in his eyes, it seemed like he fully believed that Jun was smiling because he was looking forward to the example.
‘What do you think of people?’
Jun almost had a straight face for a moment.
This is because Joy’s gaze, which seemed to regard people as beggars, was really unpleasant.
‘Stupid guy, I probably have several times more money than you.’
Although he complained a lot about not having enough living expenses, in reality, Jun was an enviable rich man.
Of course, the adventurer made a lot of money.
That’s why there are always people who want to become adventurers, even though they could lose their lives in an instant if they are unlucky.
Well, as I earned a lot, a lot of money was lost through purchasing and repairing equipment, purchasing and manufacturing consumer goods, and relieving stress, but it was a far cry from Jun.
Thanks to the support of the church and guild, I was able to significantly reduce my expenses, and thanks to my adventure-specific abilities, I earned several times more money than an ordinary adventurer.
Although it was a bit burdensome to save money for Fortuna and Dohwa’s snack expenses and Rebecca’s bomb-making expenses, it was more than enough to make up for it if we put off adventuring for a day or two and focused on hunting and gathering.
If you add up the church’s stipend received for resolving this situation, the empire’s compensation for damages, the secretly stolen safes and items, and the assets that Elysia and Iris have carefully accumulated…
‘It may be a little lower than the wealth owned by the marquis himself, but this means that he possessed several times more wealth than the wealth of a nobleman who only knew how to eat the scraps provided by his family.’
For reference, all of Jun’s family’s assets were managed by Jun.
Although Dohwa was in charge of actual management, she was only Jun’s agent.
In fact, Jun wanted to distribute the property equally to everyone and let each person manage it independently, as everyone suffered together.
But her wives voted against it.
If the head of the household receives pocket money from his wife, no matter how much he is the head of the household, he will have no choice but to keep an eye on his wife.
She doesn’t want Jun to go through that.
When Jun heard those words, he shed tears of sincere emotion.
Honestly, what man wouldn’t cry at that moment? There is no way he will be called brother ㅍ ㅍㅇ forever.
“So how did the accident happen?”
Jun, who tried to control his anger by recalling the emotion and relief he felt at that time, kept a smiling face and asked Joey, Count Rosebullet, and Thomas how the accident occurred.
“That’s it. We were going well, but at the fork in front of us, the carriage that Count Rosebullet was riding suddenly…”
“…”
As the tide turned, Joy got excited and began to explain the situation.
Well, suddenly the same rhetoric is added to the point where it seems too harsh.
In contrast, Thomas kept his mouth shut and did not say a word.
He just quietly took a step back and smiled meaningfully at Jun.
As the head of an aristocratic family, it seemed that Jun had clearly sensed the grudge he had toward Marquess Robert hidden behind the smile he had shown earlier.
Even if that’s the case, he could have said something, but seeing as he doesn’t…
‘Either he knows that I hate rhetoric, or he is just that proud.’
It was a hunch, but it seemed like it was both ways.
“Ha. Ha. Cardinal, do you understand the situation?”
Joy was out of breath as if she had run amok.
It had to be that way, because she was so absorbed in her own story that she filmed a part of the play, waving her arms and legs.
However, despite such efforts…
“Yes, I understand. “This accident was entirely your fault.”
Jun made his decision calmly.
The original plan was to rule in Thomas’ favor regardless of who was at fault, but there was no need to do that in the first place.
This accident was Joey’s fault from beginning to end.
“… What? What? “Cardinal, what did you just say?”
“It’s your fault. How thick is your mug? “Why are you talking so proudly about something that even a child would know who was at fault?”
The thought process, minus all the rhetoric, was like this.
Usually, the speed of carriages and horses is restricted in and around the city to prevent accidents, but Marquis Robert’s carriage, in which Joey was riding, violated the rules and was speeding.
As people continued to speed like crazy, regardless of whether it was dangerous or not, at a crossroads, Count Rosebullet’s carriage, with Thomas in it, attempted to enter the road.
Since the distance was quite far, the Rosevlett family’s carriage did not wait and instead attempted to enter the road.
In cases like this, you would normally slow down, but Marquis Robert’s carriage did not slow down at all.
I increased my speed as if to stop me from interfering.
“You can tell just by looking at the wheel marks on the floor and the broken parts of the carriage. If the Rosevlett family’s carriage hadn’t made a hasty move to escape to the outskirts, a serious accident would have definitely occurred. So Prince Joy, hurry up and apologize to the Count. Don’t forget to say thank you.”
“… Ha!”
Jun made a ruling, but rather than complying with the ruling, Joy burst out laughing as if it was absurd.
Since this was exactly the reaction he expected, Jun did not get angry and watched with interest to see what would happen to him.
“This is ridiculous. No, let’s not blame others. I’m a fool to have any expectations from a lowly commoner. Hey commoner. “I, who am generous, will take special care of this matter, so don’t show off just because I’m a bit shy and get the hell out of here.”
Silence.
A very long and deep silence fell over the area. There wasn’t even the slightest sound in the area, as if a passing dragon had cast a silence spell to kill time.
Sidongdo, who takes after his master and believes that the family’s prestige is his prestige,
The outfielders were nodding their heads at the ruling and looking sad,
Even though it was his job, Thomas, who had been taking a step back and observing the situation as if he were a third party, was also staring at Joey with his mouth open.
And it was no exception for Jun, who knew Joy would come out that way.
Jun truly reflected.
There are a lot of crazy people in the world, and the thoughts of crazy people are not something that a normal person can predict.
Jun, who was amazed by Joy’s intelligence, expressed his admiration in one word.
“Crazy guy.”
Immediately, a true scene unfolded where those who had been silent nodded their heads in agreement.
“What? Crazy guy? “How dare you commoners!”
“I dare say this, not you, but me. You are not the head of the marquis, you are only the son of the marquis, so why on earth do you dare say such a thing? Huh?”
Jun couldn’t hold back any longer and punched Joey’s shin.
I was very curious about the answer, so I adjusted my strength appropriately.
Thanks to this, even though Joy sat down in tears, she did not avoid Jun’s gaze.
“You guy, you’ll regret it.”
“I’m sick of hearing that word so many times. What are you thinking when you come out like that? “Have you not heard that I got rid of the Marquess Armstrong?”
“Joy! Speak clearly. I guess you just finished off almost everything that was destroyed by the Sword Saint and the Church. Otherwise, it might be the church’s plan to keep you afloat from beginning to end.”
“I thought there wouldn’t be very few people, but there really are people who accepted the news that way.”
Before this incident, Jun’s name was known only to adventurers and a few people in power.
As a result, many people questioned Jun’s skills and achievements.
I thought that Jun’s skills were inflated by the church, and that his achievements were spoon-fed or spoon-fed, as Joy said.
The nobles who attended the meeting led by Lee, Samgeomseong and Paeseong attended various banquets and tea parties and declared that there was no lie in Jun’s skills and achievements, but quite a few people did not believe them.
The reason I don’t want to believe in people is because they are creatures that I don’t believe in until I see them with my own eyes.
There are also some who do not believe it until the end even after seeing it for themselves.
“You! Are you going to keep watching me like that while being my escort? “If you don’t want your head blown off by the head of the family, quickly put this commoner on his knees!”
“Yes? Ah, old days!”
“Why bother calling other people? Let’s solve it among ourselves.”
Perfect!
Thud! Thud! Boom!
Ouch! Argh! Mo, my body!
“Yes, you boy! What kind of witchcraft have you used?”
In that sense, Joy seemed to be the latter.
When Jun’s guards fell to their knees without even a single proper resistance to the Heavenly Demon’s reign that Jun had shown with a finger snap, he looked at Jun with a mixture of astonishment and disbelief.
Even though Jun activated magic right in front of his eyes, he didn’t believe it.
For reference, the momentum felt from Joy was at the blue level, just before going to the green level. With that level of skill, she could clearly tell who had cast the magic and how they had cast it.
However, not acknowledging it meant not having any intention of acknowledging it in the first place.
So what should we do?
In fact, the answer was almost certain.
Hot!
“What, what!”
“It doesn’t matter whether you acknowledge my skills and achievements or not. If you don’t want to admit it, don’t admit it until the end.”
There were not only crazy people in the world.
There were more people with common sense who would immediately be convinced if you showed them proper evidence.
“What are you trying to do? Let go of this. “Let go of this!”
“Yes, yes, struggle as much as you can.”
So, just pay attention to the kids who don’t want to convince you and just convince them.
“That way, people will be more convinced.”
By ruthlessly stepping on children who have no intention of understanding.