Chapter 12: Lee Han Got Demoted (1)

…Feeling the sensation he felt yesterday, Lee Han felt his mind, which had been cleared because of the hard training, becoming cloudy again.

He agonized…

Desires and anxiety over wanting to feel the same sensation again dominated his mind.

Unfortunately…

[That vial contained what was called artificial ‘Ambrosia’, a legendary elixir that is able to heal all curses and diseases that existed in ancient times. Recently, the recipe for the Ambrosia has been restored and the royal family managed to successfully recreate it. All the ingredients used in its manufacturing process are difficult to obtain, unless you’re a member of the royal family, of course. Moreover, only the royal pharmacist is able to make the finished products. Of course, the biggest investor in the Ambrosia Restoration Project is none other than this lady herself. As long as you follow her words, this lady will give you the finished product as soon as it’s made. Just take it as a gift to her beloved younger brother. No need to be shy, just accept it, haha!]

There was no way that the witch would hand the medicine over easily.

As expected of the poisonous lady, making a fucking toxic move like that…

Ambrosia. That was the name of the liquid that Lee Han had taken yesterday. But, it was only an unfinished product with merely 1% of the potency of the finished product. Yet, even with just that, he managed to experience a ‘miracle’.

The miracle of recovering from a permanent disability that he had secretly given up on curing.

“Huuuuu…!”

It was natural for him to feel troubled. After all, he was given firewood to fuel the wish that he had given up on. He even had to close his eyes, as if he was meditating, so that he could calm his mind.

Because if he didn’t calm his boiling anger—for what happened in the past—down, he felt like he could explode at any moment.

Fucking bastards…!

Snap!

Unfortunately for him, calming his own anger down wasn’t an easy process.

Back when he was still being raised as an assassin, Lee Han had to drink various kinds poison to raise his poison tolerance. At that time, he was just a fifteen-year-old kid with no memories of his past life, so unlike now, he only listened to the adults diligently.

The trainees were doing exactly that on that day, but somehow, one of them got into trouble by drinking the wrong poison.

[What’s wrong with that guy!?]

[I think he took a poison that has the ingredients to make aphrodisiacs?]

[Crazy punk…]

The trainee tried to attack a female executive and died by her hands. After that, the assassins realized that the trainees’ ‘sexual desires’ could pose a problem for their operation.

Desire for sleep, appetite, and sexual desire. Those were listed as the three major desires that a human had and they could give birth to problems. That held true for Lee Han’s previous life and it was the same thing in here too.

Now, if the organization he belonged to was just a normal guild, they might be able to solve the problem flexibly, but unfortunately, they were an assassin organization. It was normal for them to train all their members to restrain their desires.

As such…

[Let’s castrate them all.]

[Castrate? We’re cutting their things off?]

[No, wait. They might die if we do that. Use the Curse Poison instead.]

Curse Poison. A mystical poison created by so-called magic that wouldn’t cause much harm to the body, but could definitely create permanent disabilities. Even though it was considered as something valuable, it wouldn’t have much effect as long as the one who was poisoned went to a priest and got it treated, that was why it actually wasn’t worth much.

However, the assassin organization’s poison was different. It allowed them to control their members thoroughly so that they couldn’t move as much as they pleased.

With that in mind, it was easy to guess what happened next.

Lee Han drank said poison and had to lie down for about three days. Most of the guys that were referred to as ‘Number’ also had their sexual desires ‘removed’.

No, to be exact, their sexual desire itself still existed, but it was close to being useless. After all, their thing couldn’t even stand up.

However, back then, no one considered that as a problem.

Why?

Because none of the kids ever received any education about such things. Not only that, they didn’t even know that this was something that needed to be treated, that was why, it ended up becoming a permanent disability.

And Lee Han was the same. Back then, he also didn’t know that the organization would collapse a few years later, and that he’d end up regaining his memories from his previous life by coincidence.

Only when he regained his memories did he realize that he was disabled down there.

“Hmmmm…..!”

…Of course, whenever he thought about that time, he would be thrown into a rage.

30 years in his past life and 30 years in his current life. In total, he became an old virgin for 60 whole years.

However, as time passed and he focused solely on becoming stronger, Lee Han stopped caring about his disability. Sometimes, when he saw other people bragging about their lovers or wives, his heart would ache, but giving them a beating—no, having a proper fight with them was enough to change his mood.

But now, Lee Han realized; he hadn’t made peace with his situation, he just had given up.

And now that he had the opportunity, his heart began to flutter.

Flash-!

“…It would’ve been better if I never knew about this, but now that I do… Haa…”

One thing he couldn’t wrap his head around was the fact that Isis knew of his shameful secret.

How did she even find that out…?!

I haven’t told a single soul about it!

“Seriously, that woman is too scary…”

Clank-!

“Oww!”

“…Can you stop falling over? Actually, just stay still, please.”

“Hehe, I can’t do that. The Princess sent me here to assist you, Sir Knight! I’ll work hard!”

“…You really don’t have to do this…”

“Please, just leave it to me!”

“…”

There was another question that he had.

…Why did that woman send this empty-brained girl to me…?

…Is she here to do a background check on me…?

Bam-!

“I-I’m sorry! T-The bowl…!”

“…”

…No… No way that’s the case…

Lee Han quietly stood up. While he still had many questions, he just couldn’t let her continue.

This girl is gonna destroy my house—!

And so, he ran. To safeguard his house from the inevitable destruction.

White Lion Palace. A palace where only the heir to the throne—among the Pendragon Royal Family—could reside in. It was also the place for people to stop by for a while before they could enter the White Dragon Palace, the king’s palace.

Inside, the current owner of White Lion Palace, Isis Elaine de Pendragon, was taking care of her child on her own.

“Uuuu.”

“Aww, your fingers are so strong. This lady thinks you’ll grow healthy, unlike your father who is pretty much a living corpse.”

“Uuuu?”

It didn’t come as a surprise that she was the type of a person who’d say anything she wanted to say in front of a literal baby. Luckily, the baby was only five months old, so there was no way that he could understand her words.

But, the thing was they weren’t the only ones in this room.

“Hehe, Princess, how can you speak ill of the child’s father right in front of him? I, Albert, am very worried that the prince will learn your way of speaking in the future, Princess.”

“Shut up, old man. Stop trying to interfere with this lady’s child’s education.”

“Hehe, can that be considered an education?”

“Of course it can. Not only that, it’s the best possible education any living being could receive since the one who’s giving the education is none other than the best woman in the world herself.”

“…Well, I suppose being confident in oneself is a good trait to have.”

“Hmph.”

Such arrogant remarks were a privilege that the Aura User Butler had. Referring to her as ‘Princess’ instead of ‘Your Highness the Crown Princess’ was also another privilege of his.

And of course, the fact that he was able to ask personal questions without restraint was another one.

“So, Princess. How did you find out that Lee Han needed the Ambrosia?”

This was something that Albert had been wondering about. That young man, Lee Han, had never once shown his weaknesses or shortcomings to anyone around him. Even the Royal Spies only knew who he was born to and that he was sold into slavery before being sold to an organization. They couldn’t even find out that he had such a disease.

The only one who managed to find that out was the princess.

“Hmph, what are you trying to imply from that question? Did you think this lady bedded her own younger brother?”

“P-Princess, t-that…”

Her words surprised even Albert. He gave her a reprimanding look, reminding her that a woman shouldn’t say such things. Meanwhile, Isis just sipped her black tea without a care.

Then, she continued…

“It was simple. Because he has never fallen for this lady.”

“…?”

“Even though such a beautiful woman stood in front of him, he never felt any kind of arousal.”

“…Pardon?”

Albert thought that he had heard it wrong, but as an Aura User, his hearing remained sharp regardless of age. That was how ridiculous her remark was. It definitely wasn’t something that came out of the mouth of such a beautiful lady.

But, Isis just went on, ignoring the butler’s reaction.

“This lady is undoubtedly the most beautiful being in the kingdom and her beauty won’t change with age. Not a single man failed to fall in love with this lady and it’s natural for them to act like a dog in heat in front of them. However, this lady’s younger brother wasn’t like that at all. When this lady noticed that, she immediately thought of two possibilities.”

The possibilities were, either he liked the same sex or he couldn’t use his manly organ anymore.

“However, this lady knew that her little brother does not like men, so she came to the conclusion that there is a problem with his manly functions.”

“…Y-You made that conclusion based on that alone?!”

“Of course. Like this lady had stated, this lady is the most beautiful being in this whole kingdom, after all.”

“…Narcissistic much, aren’t we?”

“It’s not narcissistic when it’s the truth!”

“…Hehe.”

She managed to find a secret that even the kingdom’s spies failed to find out, huh…?

I feel sorry for that young man, catching the eyes of such a woman must have driven him crazy.

…Hmm, but he can still get the elixir from her, so I guess it’s a win-win situation.

He was right. Both parties would end up getting what they wanted for each other, so this was a win-win for both of them.

“Hehe.”

Albert let out a light smile, trying to agree to her ridiculous statement.

“But why did you send Leila to him?”

“Hm? Ah, you mean the maid?”

For some reason, she sent the maid—who was supposed to work in the Royal Castle—to work at Lee Han’s place. Albert didn’t know why she was doing this.

Maybe she’s trying to throw that poor girl out…?

“It’s to motivate him.”

“…Huh?”

“There’s a good chance that this lady’s younger brother is still hesitating whether to accept this lady’s ‘request’ or not. However, if he were to live with such a young and lively woman, something inside him would move, wouldn’t it? He will soon realize that accepting this lady’s request will be beneficial for him.”

“…”

“While her head is a little lacking, she isn’t bad looking. At least, her looks are good enough to cause him mental pain.”

“…Seriously, how can you be so cruel…?”

Now, Albert felt really bad for Lee Han.

What sin did he commit to be caught by a woman like this…?

Seeing the meticulousness and the wickedness of the master he served, the old butler shook his head.