I Am the Madman of This Family

Episode 61. yellow haired beast (1)

Basil, the head of Sephira, a master of archery.

He has a mission to protect a family that is in decline.

Basil chose ‘defense’ as a countermeasure. Ignoring the provoking enemy, he crouched down tightly in his family’s territory.

It is true that the aristocrats could not easily destroy Sephira due to such efforts. It is also true that they have maintained peace for a long time.

However, Basil did not have the answer to how long this peace could last.

If you just hold on like this and hold on, won’t things get better someday? Wouldn’t it be that the nobles who were tired of their own way would stop attacking, or that the war would break out again and the value of the archers would go up?

Of course Basil knows. That there is also the option of attacking rather than defending. That was what Panir, the elder of the Sephira, insisted on. Attack, not defense.

However, Basil could not run the family aggressively. Because it’s an uncertain road. Because it inevitably makes victims.

Of course, defensive operations are also an uncertain path, but at least there are no casualties. For Basil, this was very important.

Basil was afraid of sacrifice.

Thousands of soldiers and hundreds of knights move at his command. This is not the level of playing soldiers with childhood toys.

‘If there is a victim in any way, Sephira will be trapped in the bondage of hatred under the name of honor and revenge.’

In its 500-year history, Sephira has never quarreled with anyone. In order to stay away from the power struggle, he also refused the title of marquis. It was an old tradition that the Sephira family was a count family.

No one said that it was Sephira’s policy, but implicitly, all the family heads of the past valued peace and coordination over quarrels.

But how could Basil disregard and break all that history?

What qualifications do you have to push the peaceful Sephira into the abyss of hatred? Basil couldn’t do that.

Maintaining the status quo was the safe path. Even though soldiers and knights have to endure shame, they do not die from being humiliated.

Basil thought that was enough. That this is enough, that this is his role. Sephira’s future will be solved by the next generation, not by herself… … .

He had lived his life thinking that it was best to keep the Sephira intact.

Recently, however, Basil has completely changed his mind.

Keter.

A child raised in liqueur between Accra and herself.

It’s only been 3 days since I came to Sephira.

But 3 days was enough. Kether broke the silence of the Sephira that Basil had built up for decades.

It wasn’t just silence that was broken. He set fire to Basil’s hardened and withered heart and blew wind into it.

Thanks to that, Basil realized.

Maintaining the status quo, defending is not the right path.

However, neither the attack Paneer pursued nor the right path!

It’s a counterattack.

Between attack and defense!

Basil realized that it was the best way to save Sephira, thanks to Keter.

“Can not be done.”

Basil took Keter’s wrist.

If it was the usual basil, I would have said this one thing.

However, I realized through Paneer and Sous-Vide that my feelings cannot be conveyed to others unless I express them clearly.

“This Sephira needs you.”

At this moment, the curse of silence that was eating away at Sephira was lifted.

“Please don’t leave.”

Basil gripped Keter’s wrist tightly as if he would never let go.

Keter approached such Basil. Then he said with deep eyes.

“What if you don’t like it?”

“… … .”

Basil’s face grew more serious.

At the sight, Keter waved her hand.

“I can’t even joke. It’s a joke, a joke.”

“Are you not going to leave Sephira?”

“I have to go out and come back because I have business to do. No, did you think I would never come back?”

“Didn’t you say you were leaving?”

“You didn’t even say you wouldn’t come back.”

“… … !”

“Now, please let go of my wrist. I will break it.”

“Kuhm.”

Basil, who let go of Keter, straightened the wrinkles of his clothes. Clear handprints were left on Keter’s wrists.

“Well, you have to listen to what people say. Then I catch a live person.”

“You don’t seem to think there was a problem with the choice of words. You should just say that you are going out for a while and come back.”

“For me, that is it. Oh, by the way, I’m taking Luke too.”

“Just tell me where you are going and when you will be back.”

“I never say anything about it, but I plan to go back to liqueur. So, I have to get my mother’s keepsake now.”

Originally, Kether was supposed to receive an artifact that allowed her to leave the liqueur, her mother’s keepsake, on the condition that she spend one year in Sephira.

However, he needed the artifact right away, so he confidently requested it.

“You mean you’re going to go to that dangerous place again?”

“I’ll invite you to a liqueur sometime. It’s hard to get used to, and once you get used to it, there’s no place like it.”

“… Accra.”

Basil said, taking out a black ring from his breast pocket and holding it out.

“It is your mother’s name.”

“aha.”

Keter, who learned the name of her mother, who had been so curious about it, but decided to do so because she was already out of interest.

“If you need help, just tell me. I won’t even give you a galactic knight.”

“That’s Okay. It’s cumbersome.”

Basil was really curious.

Is ignoring Sephira’s greatest strength, the Galactic Knight, a word born out of ignorance or out of confidence?

Also, even in front of the owner himself, he doesn’t think it’s a big deal to ignore Sephira. If Anis or Tarragon, rather than Kether, had said such a thing, they would have been greatly scolded and severely punished.

‘Maybe he doesn’t care.’

I think it doesn’t matter if you are not a member of a prestigious family.

Or, could it be that the Sephirah is unattractive to Kether?

Basil thought it might be. Because Keter had seen the signs of downfall from the first day she came to Sephira.

‘Don’t admit it. The fact that Sephira is not attractive compared to other prestigious families. but.’

It will be different now.

“Have an accident in moderation, and come back safely.”

If Kether is not attracted to the Sephirah, forcibly holding on to it is counterproductive.

Basil decided not to cling to Kether.

No, I decided to pretend not to be obsessed.

“I’m going to buy you a present, so look forward to it.”

It was Keter who planted hope in Basil’s heart until the end and left.

* * *

Chew!

The face of Volos, the eldest son of the Vident family, was splashed with ice cold water.

Gazoo Patra said as she tossed an empty glass of water.

“Tell me again.”

“The Silver Leopard Knights Commander, Vice-Captain, and five others have been captured by Sephira.”

“The reason is?”

“It has been reported that Keter, the illegitimate son, and Luke, the holy knight, were doing it, but there is a high probability that this is not true.”

“Since I appointed you as Sogaju, I haven’t punished you. Do you know why that is? It’s not because it’s a cow. Because you did well.”

“Father, this is my fault… … !”

“Shut up! take it in your hand What will you match?”

Numerous weapons were hung on the walls of the housekeeper’s room. As if to show that it was not just a decoration, the dark red blood was clotted and dried.

Volos bit his lower lip. He will be 30 next year, and he is called Sogaju outside.

By the way, corporal punishment?

fast.

Volos clenched his fists.

My head shouted to rebel, but my body couldn’t. Trembling, I picked up the club from the wall and held it out to my father.

Patra rose from her seat while holding the club.

“Raise your hand. Do you want to break your arm?”

Volos raised his arms in a humiliating posture.

Wow! f*ck!

Patra’s club began to lash Volos’ body without hesitation.

Volos’ whole body staggered whenever he was hit, but he straightened his posture like a tumbleweed.

Patra was an old man with almost all his muscles missing. He couldn’t even wield an iron club for long. Patra, who was quickly exhausted, pretended not to be tired.

“… I’ll give you a chance to make an excuse.”

“It looks like Elder Leganon has betrayed you.”

“Are you sure?”

“certainty… I don’t.”

“Say only what is certain.”

“First of all, I will rescue the Silver Leopard Knights who are imprisoned. Even if it’s not Elder Leganon, there are other helpers inside.”

“It’s our family’s nitpicking that Sephira caught at best. Security must be tight, is that possible?”

“No matter how strict you are, it is Sephira. I will not fail this time.”

“There is no possibility that the captives will reveal their secrets, right?”

The secret of Vident’s rise and fall, the Wolmyo, one of the seven evils. If Sephira found out about that, Vident was literally on the brink of extinction.

“Ordinary members do not know about the elder. What I know is the youngest, Zordyk, and vice-captain Arvold, but they both have resistance to torture.”

torture resistance.

It’s not just about being able to tolerate pain well. It meant that they had mastered the art of blocking pain. Since this was a skill that didn’t require an aura, it didn’t matter if the aura was controlled.

“I will also send a letter to the head of Sephira to request the repatriation of prisoners. He’s a passive guy, so if you threaten him moderately, he’ll pretend he can’t win.”

“You are indeed wise.”

“Hmph, even so, basil will drag as much time as he can. It would be more disgraceful for Sephira to break out of Hana prison confidently. Got it? I mean don’t fail.”

“Remember, I will keep in mind again.”

“Go. I don’t even want to see you.”

Drenched in water and beaten with a club, Volos bowed formally until the end and left the housekeeper’s room.

“Hup!”

The knights guarding the gate breathed in vain after seeing Volos’ appearance.

“Keuk keuk, even to you guys, I look funny.”

“Oh, no.”

The knights hurriedly lowered their eyes.

Volos clenched his fists as he walked down the aisle. He chewed on the report of the two Silver Leopard Knights who had barely escaped from Hakoz Village.

‘Lawless city absinthe. A bragging scoundrel and a 1-star holy knight in that trash can subdued the Silver Leopard Knights leader, vice-captain, and all five other members?’

The Silver Leopard Knights are a secret order of knights for the elders of Bydent, the Moon Myo tribe.

Its strong prestige and mental strength are superior to those of Vident’s representative knights, the White Leopard Knights.

“What the hell happened!”

Volos roared.

The two survivors were not on the battlefield. It was because of Zordyk’s order to wait in the village.

I could clearly hear the fighting outside the village. But they didn’t know because they only heard the sound. That the sword-wings appeared in that place.

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What they saw and heard was Keter and Luke. It was said that the two had defeated the greatest power of the Silver Leopard Knights.

The news that Sephira’s insider found out was no different. Without anyone’s help, Keter and Luke overpowered everyone. That was all that was known to the outside world.

“Leganon… … !”

Volos thought that Leganon was in darkness. It is impossible otherwise.

No, even if Leganon stepped forward, it wouldn’t make sense. Even if he moved the Galactic Knights, I can’t understand why the Silver Leopard Knights lost to the Galactic Knights.

But right now, the proposition that Leganon betrayed was important.

‘I asked you to take care of Keter, but you betrayed me?!’

I will never let go Not to mention Leganon, I won’t let anything in Sephira go unchecked.

“I won’t leave a single child behind, and I’ll beat and kill them all.”

tall.

Volos stopped walking and looked back.

‘You too soon. It’s a greedy old man.’

Volos decided to become the head of the household after this job was over. Even if it does not go through the legal process.

* * *

Sephira’s deep prison.

In this place where all the cells were solitary, the knights of the Vident family were imprisoned.

Although they came to their senses early, they had no choice but to remain locked up in their cells.

It wasn’t just because they were wearing aura-forbidden bracelets.

“I can’t seem to get enough power… What the hell have you done?”

Zordic, the first of the Silver Leopard Knights to wake up, immediately tried to escape.

Even if he can’t use an aura, he can easily tear through a wooden board with pure muscle strength. The bars of the prison weren’t too thick, so it seemed like they could open it wide enough to escape.

“It’s so lame. No sentry, no shackles.”

Zordyk, who held the bar, gave strength.

“Huap!”

don’t even budge

“What, what? The window doesn’t budge. Isn’t it plain steel?”

Zordyk tried to squeeze even the strength he had been sucking on, but the bars were immovable.

And soon I found out.

It’s not because the bars are hard.

“My strength is weakened.”

What the hell have you done to my body?

Zordic groped his body, but there was no sign of muscle removal or a mark of a curse.

“sh*t. What can I do with this one bar?”

Zordyk finally looked around the cell where he was confined. There is a hole in the corner that looks like a toilet, and there is a bed made of rice straw. That’s it.

It was a very simple cell, itself.

“Did you give me this to eat?”

A bowl was placed in front of the prison door.

Stirring it with the spoon next to it, it was flour porridge. Clumsy appearance. Even without trying it, I could tell that it was disgustingly tasteless.

“Is anyone there? Call the person in charge! I am Zordyk, the blue dragon!”

I shout at the top of my voice, but it returns to silence.

“sh*t!”

He kicked the wall with his feet, but only his feet hurt because he had less strength than ordinary people.

There were no windows, so he didn’t know if it was night or day, so Zordyk felt extremely cramped.

The lights on the wall beyond the bars pushed away only the minimum amount of darkness, making it doubly frustrating.

It was then.

profit.

There was the sound of a door opening in the distance.

‘You’ve finally found me. Do you want to go basil? Or else, elder?’

Zordic knew he was taken prisoner, but he wasn’t too afraid.

Who are you?

The youngest son of the Vident family, he is Zordyk, the blue dragon. I’m not the kind of person the Sephira family could do anything about.

Even if you are a criminal, even if you are locked up as a prisoner, there is no reason to cringe!

The Vident family must have figured out the situation by now. I could go out today, or it would be a week at the most.

Zordyk did not doubt that.

Drooling, drooling.

There was the sound of something being dragged, and a man stopped in front of the cell where Zordick was being held.

It was the time when Zordyk, who was standing with his back to the door to appeal to himself, was about to look back.

“Why is the criminal bastard standing upright like that? You’ll get spoiled.”

It’s not a basil family. not even elders

Zordic turned to identify the owner of the voice.

“Ke, Keter!”

Standing in front of the cell door, Keter said with a solemn expression.

“Zordyk. It is torture time.”