episode_0011

Time has passed quickly since the contract with Libra was signed.

I, too, was busy preparing to become the head of the Calderon family, taking over the duties of the head of the family one by one.

Libra repeats the timeline of finding the hideouts of evil worshippers and punishing them.

Merhen is investigating the evil spirits, but is not sending any reports.

Don’t worry about this part, it will take some time but you will figure it out eventually.

It’s something you just have to wait for.

But recently something has been bothering me.

“Ah, Cain… … … sir.”

Greymore Feldaron.

He is the head of the Feldaron family, a collateral branch of the Calderon family, and an elder of Calderon.

He keeps picking on me these days.

Even though the age difference is significant, I’m clearly older.

Although it was natural for him to add a cursive word, he trailed off at the end of his sentence.

“Lord Greymore. I see you a lot these days.”

“It’s a peaceful time, so an old man like me is free. But, it’s so hard to meet someone like me often… … ”

Greymore gave a sinister smile.

I really don’t like how every word he says is sarcastic.

It’s been a month since Libra came to the family.

During that time, Greymore had been harassing my every move, including hers.

I ignored it before, but it has gotten worse recently.

The reason is obvious.

Long Calderon. This is probably because he was away from the family due to collateral matters.

The Calderon family has no knights.

Instead, he is strengthening ties with collateral branches that have fallen outside the family, and by inviting some of them into the family as elders, he is supplementing the family’s power, which could otherwise be lacking.

Accordingly, the management of collateral branches was also an area that the head of the household had to pay attention to.

It was a week ago that the long Calderon left for the collateral line, the Feldaron family.

Since there are three branches of the Calderon family, it would take about a month for the long Calderon to return after visiting all of the branches.

Greymore, who thought he had no one to protect him, was going wild at this moment.

‘I can’t just kill him.’

[Heart Sword]

– Cooldown remaining: 1 day

When I saw that the cooldown of the Heart Sword was approaching, an impulse arose in my heart, but I soon gave up the thought.

If I could kill him, I would have done it a long time ago.

Greymore may not know it, but no one in the Senate looks upon him with favor.

The reason the other elders leave him alone, since he only knows himself, is because they want to use him as a high-performance loudspeaker.

From the perspective of the other elders, it would be good if they could take away the power of the next head of the family, and even if it doesn’t work out, they only have to kick out Greymore, so there is no loss.

It’s ridiculous that Greymore acts as if he has a firm grip on the Senate, not even realizing that he’s being used.

“Are the preparations for the Sword Succession Ceremony going well?”

“Kyung is strangely interested in succession.”

“It’s a family matter, how could I not be interested? It’s just the foolish worry of an elder who thinks about the future of the family.”

“I see. As you said, it’s a foolish worry.”

“… … .”

At my words, Greymore’s expression instantly twisted into anger.

The next head of the family and the elder. Even though these two hate each other, as people from the same family, they have to see each other for a long time.

Even though they may not be on good terms with each other, they do maintain a certain level of boundaries.

Greymore will soon be executed for his collusion with the evil-worshipers.

There is no reason for me to be friends with him, let alone to keep my distance from him as he continues to taunt me.

Graymore, unaware of this fact, assumed I had made a mistake and gave me his usual grumpy expression.

“Yes… …I pray from afar that you will guide us, the humble ones.”

“Don’t worry, Kyung. I’ll do it myself.”

“… … … Cain.”

“Why, Elder Greymore.”

“How dare you… … think the whole world is yours.”

“Elder. The expression is strange. Isn’t that what Kyung said?”

“You bastard… … !”

“ga… the next head of the household.”

Just then Libra called me.

“Then let’s go now, Lord Greymore.”

Greymore clenched his fists in rage and shook his hands.

It felt so refreshing to see that sight.

I should have done this a long time ago.

“Hey, what’s going on?”

“Same as usual.”

“… … Bald elder. Red face. Feeling refreshed after a long time. ”

Libra followed me to my room and started talking to me excitedly.

It seems that she too was stressed out from being tormented here and there by Graymore.

“The skills that used to bother me are nowhere to be found.”

“I don’t remember bullying you.”

“Made a frail woman with a broken leg walk for 3 hours. Didn’t even give her breakfast. Almost died.”

“You brought this upon yourself.”

“… How can a person not say a word.”

“If you’re bored, go to the training ground. It’s crazy.”

“… … .”

I waved my hand and sent her away.

—

Greymore Feldaron.

He was, as the saying goes, an ambitious man.

Greymore, who had shown talent for swordsmanship since childhood, was always called a genius within the family.

Although he had mediocre talent, even that shined brightly within the small confines of the collateral line.

This was something that most swordsmanship families had to go through.

But Greymore truly believed the compliment.

Despite being a collateral branch, he displayed swordsmanship that was even better than that of the main branch, and he always imagined that the Feldaron family would eventually surpass the main branch.

As I grew older, the time I spent training in swordsmanship decreased day by day, but I thought of it as a privilege given to my talented self.

Even if you train for the same amount of time, the person with the most outstanding talent will grow the fastest.

At that time, he heard a rumor that the second son of his family, Gin Calderon, who was much younger than him, was volunteering for the Imperial Knights.

Greymore immediately turned to the Imperial Knights.

To let the world know that the jewel that no one noticed was covered in the filth of the collateral line.

Greymore, who volunteered for the Imperial Knights with big dreams, barely passed, but did not show much activity.

It didn’t take long for Greymore to leave the Order.

While the long Calderon was making a name for himself in the Imperial Knights, Greymore was busy eating and playing in his own house.

Born as a collateral branch, he simply passed the responsibility to the world and his family for not recognizing his talents.

Even so, Greymore is the eldest son of House Feldaron.

When the head of the Feldaron family died, he took over the family.

Thanks to that, I was naturally able to get a foothold in the Calderon family.

However, after ten years, he handed over the position of head of the Feldaron family to his younger brother.

Because of his eccentric personality and the fact that he didn’t even have a companion, he didn’t like the position of head of a collateral branch.

Instead, he decided to spend the rest of his life as an elder member of his main family, the Calderon family.

So now.

As the saying goes, “the tail of a dragon is better than the head of a serpent,” Greymore found life in the House of Lords quite enjoyable.

There are currently no members of the main family in the Senate; it is entirely made up of collateral branches.

In Greymore’s eyes, they were seen as inferior to him.

In fact, not a single person spit on his words.

His innate charisma and talent were something that could not be hidden.

but.

“Cain Calderon. This little brat is finally crossing the line… … .”

Long Calderon. He is the current head of the family and Cain’s father, and he also keeps himself in line.

The kid is already trying to beat the elder?

It seemed like his pride had been raised considerably after graduating at the top of his class at the academy.

Rumor has it that he was arrogant even within the Academy, but seeing him in person shows that he was more than just arrogant.

In Greymore’s eyes, Kayn acted as if the world was at his feet.

Not knowing how high the sky is, you are like a frog in a well.

But that shouldn’t be the case.

The Calderons are one of the five great families of the Empire.

If only for the sake of the prestige of the family known as a swordsmanship powerhouse, then you must firmly fix your bad habits.

“I have to take action before I become the head of the household.”

There is a time and season for everything.

The sword succession ceremony is coming up soon, so it would be the perfect time to correct this bad habit.

“The head of the household is also away… … The timing is right.”

Greymore immediately summoned the Senate.

Because this is the optimal time, we must move without delay.

—

“How come seven out of ten elders are missing!”

bang-

Indignant, Greymore Feldaron’s fist slammed down on the conference table.

A loud noise filled the room, but the other two remained calm.

Darias Belog and Jerni Belog were elders from House Belog, a collateral branch of House Calderon.

“Didn’t I say it was urgent and important?”

“Lord Greymore. There are some things in life that cannot be helped. ”

“Darias Bello! Are you saying that there is something more urgent than family matters right now?”

“That’s what I mean. How can everything in the world go as you wish? How about we just have the three of us proceed first. We can just let you know the results of the meeting later.”

Darias Bellog slowly tempered Greymore’s anger.

No one in the Senate would listen to the words of someone like Greymore, but now that the next head of the family was approaching the succession ceremony, he was too valuable to be thrown away, so the nine elders took turns controlling Greymore.

“But since it was Lord Greymore’s call, Elder Bone and Elder Jerni came rushing here. So, let’s stop being angry and talk.”

“… … I had no choice but to do this, but I will definitely remember this incident.”

“Don’t forget to tell others.”

Greymore, feeling a little better after hearing Darias Bellog’s words, explained in detail what had happened to him to the two before him.

“… He is certainly arrogant… … but if he has that much skill, it would be hard to find fault with him.”

“Ha. It’s just a young rookie who’s had a blast. It’s only been three years since I left my family and entered the academy. How much have I grown since then?”

“Children grow up quickly during their growth period.”

“Sir Darias. I am not in the mood for jokes right now. As a long-serving elder of the family, should I endure being insulted by a mere novice?”

“If that’s what you mean… …is there a good way?”

“Of course it is.”

Greymore gave his characteristically sinister laugh.

“The succession ceremony of the sword. Let’s bring it forward. It would be better to hold the succession ceremony before the head of the family returns from the collateral line.”

“… … What does that matter, Lord Greymore? ”

“It’s about showing reality to the young bird who thinks his father’s power is his own.”

“But I’m sure there will be talk later… … .”

“There’s no problem. I’ll take full responsibility, so Sir Darias, just relay this message to the other elders.”

“If that is what you mean.”

Darias Belloug answered as if he had been waiting for those words.

Certainly, listening to him, it seemed as though Kane’s arrogance was sky-high.

Darias had also heard rumors about the Academy’s work.

However, he did not want to take responsibility, so he tried to beat around the bush until Graymore said he would take responsibility, but it came out of his own mouth first.

It wags its tail saying it likes being scratched gently in front, so it looks like it’s no different from a puppy.

Because it doesn’t matter to Darias.

“Then I have a favor to ask.”

“Don’t worry, Kyung, just tell the other elders about this.”