I Am the Madman of This Family

Episode 55. Call me an archery genius (5)

I checked the time to give the basil. In an hour, it was time for the dinner he had promised with Elder Panir.

But Keter still hasn’t come.

“No matter how much I thought it wouldn’t come like this.”

At Basil’s sigh, Gasilius stepped forward.

Subide, the general butler, was away at Panir’s mansion, saying that he would prepare first, and Gasilius, who was to be the next general butler, assisted the family head as a substitute.

“I will bring you right now.”

“Mmm.”

Authority and mercy, what will you show to the child who sounded the victory?

It was at that time that Basil grunted and pondered. Gasilius and Basil looked out the window at the same time.

Sigh.

Keter opened the window and clicked her tongue.

“Really, I can’t fool my father’s ears.”

“… Please feel free to come to the front door.”

“I’m training my father’s intuition so that he doesn’t die.”

“hahahaha, thank you for that. And I didn’t feel you by sound.”

“sure?”

“Just know that it’s the wind.”

“Well, I’ll keep that in mind. May I sit down?”

“of course. You can eat chocolate too.”

“thanks.”

Keter pours chocolate into her mouth without hesitation.

Basil smiled happily at Keter’s informal appearance, then put on a solemn expression.

“Your partner, Luke, told you what happened.”

“Oops, I should have agreed with Luke beforehand. What did you say?”

“Whoops. I guess it depends on how you say it. I thought I was entrusted with the easiest task, but I didn’t expect to be doing the hardest task.”

“Didn’t I tell you, the fixer?”

Keter pulled out a business card from her bosom and held it out to Gasilius behind her.

“Take it too, Grandpa. It is not given to anyone.”

“It is an honor.”

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Gasilius, who took Keter’s business card, smiled lightly.

“Tell me now. Why were the Knights of Vident in Hakoz Village, and why did I fight with them?”

Basil doesn’t ask how he won. Keter understood roughly what Luke was saying.

‘Looks like he pretended to have won with Amaranth.’

It was an exemplary answer.

The opponent is a newcomer who is in the limelight in the kingdom. Even though he was a Changryong, in the end he was a 4-star kid. Because you won’t be able to beat the demon palace amaranth.

“It won’t be much different from what Luke said. But it is also true that there are things that cannot be said.”

“Is it true of me, the head of the family and your father?”

“Because I was pre-determined. With Elder Leganon.”

“I didn’t know you would mention maternal grandfather. I know we met before we left, but does that have anything to do with this incident?”

“Why is Elder Leganon acting as my maternal uncle? He is someone I don’t know.”

“You don’t think so. Although we have different mothers, we are a blood family.”

“Anyway, I can only speak to you after speaking with Elder Leganon first.”

Even if it seems to be hidden, it is not hidden. Basil might question Leganon.

Basil did not inquire further about that part.

“good night. If you say so, don’t wait. And that. Sir Luke said you used both aura and mana at the same time. He said he defeated the knights of the Vident family with the archery he had never seen before. Even without using amaranth. Where the hell did you learn archery?”

It was different from what Keter expected. Luke honestly reported to the family head. everything he saw

It was a good feeling for Keter.

Because it was the skills that showed that.

“I guess you didn’t think you were helped by Amaranth.”

“I heard from Lord Haksen about the condition of the Vident Knights. There was no trace of using magic bullets.”

“You wouldn’t believe me if I said, ‘This is self-taught archery.’

“It’s definitely hard to believe. Archery isn’t just about hanging an arrow on a string and pulling it out. Because it is simple, it is rather profound.”

By far, when it comes to archery, the history of the Sephira family is the deepest. Except for the Empire.

“How much does your father know about liqueur?”

“It is a lawless area. And I heard that it is a place with many secrets.”

“There is no such thing as a liqueur. Anything is possible if you have money and power.”

“You mean you even learned archery there?”

“Isn’t that the most plausible excuse?”

“hahahaha, I don’t know if you’re trying to cheat or if you’re being honest.”

“The density of the truth is a little thicker, so if you see it as the truth, you will be comfortable with each other.”

“Be comfortable with each other.”

Basil drank the lukewarm tea.

“My son has many secrets.”

“I was taught that an attractive man should have many secrets. Isn’t it really charming?”

“It overflows so much that it wets my face. You should be a little more restrained.”

“You can just stay away. Or it wouldn’t hurt to come close and get soaked.”

“What were the knights of Vident thinking? I even ordered treatment.”

“I intend to torture you. You dared to cross the Sephira, so you have to pay the price.”

“Are you going to torture yourself?”

Torture and interrogation can never be done sober, and if you don’t understand human psychology, it will only have the opposite effect. The evidence was that torture technicians were rare and expensive to hire.

Basil let out a laugh.

I thought that Keter would do well.

It would never be normal to have your son do such atrocious things, but what can you do?

A sudden trespassing incident by the Vident family that even he, no, not everyone in Sephira could figure out.

Keter discovered it during a mission, and even subdued it, tying it all down. Keter had a right to do so.

“Don’t kill me. I can give you the right to torture them, but I have the right to judge.”

“You kill me? I’m not that vicious. The world only makes me vicious.”

“The world is wrong. Would you like another cup of tea?”

“Soon it will be evening. Rather than that, let’s get to the point now, right?”

“Main subject?”

Kether formed a coin with her fingers.

“You have to settle the request, Headmistress.”

* * *

said the godfather who taught me.

Keep this in mind if you want to survive in liqueur.

If you give, receive; if you receive, give.

It doesn’t matter who the target is.

Even an emperor, even a god!

After speaking, the godfather extorted 10 gold from me for tuition. From me, who was six years old at the time. Even then, my entire fortune was 7 gold.

I definitely learned a lot thanks to you.

Giving and receiving is the principle of the world.

“It turns out that the missing knight, Reynolds, has escaped. The proof is that their families disappeared along with them.”

“If it’s a reward for a mission, you don’t have to worry about it because the finance office gives it to you individually.”

“Then shall we talk about the reward for catching the Knights of Vident? The ransom for a 1-star knight captured during normal wartime is 500 gold.”

“Seven would be 3,500 gold.”

“hahahaha, the head of the family, why are you like that? They were at least 2 star knights. Besides, Zordyk was a 3-star, close to a 4-star. You can give it a generous 4 stars.”

“… … .”

Negotiations were not Basil’s specialty. The fact that the ransom for a 1-star knight was 500 gold was the first thing I heard from Keter today.

“You didn’t say anything, so I paid for you. Six 2-star knights cost 3,000 gold per head, but since this is a special situation, not an exhibition, you should pay double the premium. So, 6 out of 6,000 per person is 36,000. Zordyk has 4 stars and even the grandiose title of Changryong, so I think 100,000 is appropriate. The total is 136,000 gold, Lord.”

At the word 136,000, the father’s little finger went up slightly.

Don’t you have money? I have to attach a family discount, there is no special option.

“Since you are my father before you are the head of household, I will give you 6,000. Let’s agree to 130,000. If you have any objection, I will listen.”

“An objection… I mean.”

Even though my father was a generation that went through the war, he went through it at the end of the day. There’s no way I know anything about prisoner negotiations.

Instead, I cast a helping look at Gasilius behind me.

“I think it’s a reasonable price, Headmistress.”

How are you?

Why is this old man on my side?

My father also said with a rather perplexed face.

“Are Keter’s words true? Sir Gasilius.”

“It is not. The premium is too high. But, I think it will be fine.”

“The family’s finances aren’t good.”

“Isn’t the Vident family’s finances strong?”

Ohh. This grandfather, it’s quite a lot.

My father seemed to understand right away, and the color suddenly changed.

“That means you can triple the premium to the Vident family.”

three times?

Father, the barrel is too small.

“My lord.”

“Tell me.”

“Ten times.”

“… … !?”

Father’s eyes widen. It was a face that seemed like ten times too much.

Well, my father deserves to think so. No matter how difficult it is to train a knight, 100,000 gold as a ransom is too much.

However, captive Vident Knights are special.

secret they have.

Vident must remain silent about the existence of the Yulmyo tribe. The moment you get caught, it’s the end no matter how much money you’re holding.

After being caught, it is useless even if you sprinkle tens of millions of gold to save the mercenary. because no one will accept it

The Emperor is sincere about the extinction of the Seven Evil Species. If it’s related to the Seven Evils, whoever it is, dispatches an army to wipe it out. History proves it, so there is not a speck of probability of ‘maybe?’.

My father doesn’t know that, so he thinks it’s ten times too much… … .

Shall I just let you know?

No, it’s done.

I can’t trust my father

But it’s not poomsae for me to tell my father what to do.

It would be more helpful to the family if I had the money and spent it. Then, if it bothers you, you can hand it over to your father.

“Trust me. Vident will definitely pay tenfold, even if he says absolutely nothing.”

“You seem to know why. It must be a secret too.”

“I will tell you someday, but not now.”

“Whoops, Keter. If my other sons had said that, I would have told them not to pretend to be adults. But you are so suitable. I would believe it even if I said that you were friends with Sir Gasilius behind you.”

The senses are definitely sharp.

My age in my previous life would be similar to that of Gasilius, so it’s no different than guessing. Even if it was years spent fighting the queen all his life.

“Oh. And even if they are released, they must be released after ’30 days’.”

“You don’t even ask anymore.”

“Because it is important. It’s more of a request than a request.”

“This is a request from the solver, Keter. I think you need to get acquainted with him, so don’t.”

“thank you.”

Zordyk has a contract.

A contract to pay me within one month.

Zordyk knows about the clause that if the deadline is over, the payment is tenfold, but the Bydent family doesn’t. If Zordyk can’t pay, the Vident family will be in trouble.

You have to suck the marrow of the Vident family.

“Oh, and I heard an interesting story. I heard that there is a southern sword tournament, and the Sephira family will participate in it.”

Even if Zordic didn’t tell me, it was a tournament I was interested in.

The southern sword tournament that will be held in the next three months.

Sephira has been denied the participation itself until now, but will participate for the first time this year. And it was horribly gutted.

The incident drove Anise mad, and Tarragon became obsessed with Amaranth, causing a stir.

Externally, it was also proven that archery could not beat swordsmanship, and Sephira’s position was greatly reduced.

My father, unaware of such a future, spoke as if to soothe me.

“I don’t know where you heard it, but you seem to be interested. Unfortunately, the number of people who will participate in the competition has already been decided. Four people, including Anis, who you know well, decided to participate. Even if you want to participate, it is impossible to modify the list as it has already been decided.”

I didn’t say I wanted to participate, but my father seemed to think I brought it up because I definitely wanted to participate.

You’re saying it’s impossible… … .

That’s correct, but it’s wrong.

“If we can’t fix the roster, we can find another way.”

That’s how I live.