Grand Duke of the Heibern House

＜Episode 33＞

Luin’s past life.

When he left the family after completing the contract with Gyrobel, Darionega had already disappeared from the world.

Shehehelga.

A family that has grown into a more powerful family by taking control of the Paneom mine area and accepting countless wanderers.

Their power was so great that even the Hibern family, the standard bearers of the kingdom, could not treat them carelessly.

At that time, Shehehelga was the perfect outpost of Hirenciaga.

After controlling more than 80 percent of the northeastern commercial district of the kingdom, they pressed the Hibern family from close proximity, so Dane, the swordsman king, always lived with alcohol.

‘okay. It was impossible from the beginning.’

Ruin hoped that the changed side of the Hibern family would be revealed at least a little later.

Rencia wanted to avoid their eyes and expand her power little by little, but thoroughly.

But that was just his wish.

‘hahahaha!’

His family’s concept of tracking was also different from other families.

The stealth and mobility of tracking are vital.

But they weren’t going out on a battlefield, but three hundred elite knights.

From the beginning, the Heibern family was not a family that could secretly perform tricks and schemes.

It was a result beyond what Ruin had predicted.

Now that this was the case, he had to thoroughly utilize only the strengths of the Heibern family.

“you… … .”

Kazen looked at Ruin, who was deep in thought while mentioning Renciaga, devastated.

I can’t even fathom how big of an idea that little head lives with.

Kazen immediately understood why Ruin emphasized speed.

If they secured the head of the Darionega family while disguising their nefarious intentions, their next course of action would be clear.

Documents to be perfectly forged!

The operation rights of the mines owned by Darionega, as well as all the rights they had with the Merchant Union and Guild Guild, would all be handed over to them.

That meant that most of the kingdom’s northeastern commercial districts belonged to them.

They must finish everything before they play tricks as the head of the Darionega.

“… … It’s the same reason why we want to send troops to the Merchant Union.”

“Not all, but quite a lot of people will be captured by the Rencia guys. They must be secretly supporting Sehelga. You should see that none of the merchants in the kingdom can refuse Rencia’s appeasement.”

“hmm… … .”

Luin’s meticulous logic.

It made perfect sense in my head.

However, Hibern, the standard bearer of the kingdom, is fighting a territory war.

It was not of such an easy nature to make a decision.

“You decide. The sooner the better.”

Kazen’s eyes deepened.

“The Yeongji War is a civil war within the kingdom. That’s also our Hibern, the rider of Lemadel… … .”

Louin let out a small laugh.

“hahahaha. Can a battle really happen?”

“what?”

He pointed with his eyes at the golden lion standing majestically on the side where Ruin would go.

“Father, the flagpole that the knights who will go out to raise should be hung with a golden lion flag, not a family flag.”

Gold Lin?

Ruin laughs even more strangely when doubt spreads in Kazen’s eyes.

“I must have already given you a present.”

“Huh?”

Negotiation with the first prince made by Ruin!

The Hibern family has already concluded negotiations with the royal family about the operation rights of the mine!

‘That means!’

Kazen’s whole body was energized.

They weren’t trying to fight a territory war right now.

Royal assent, therefore the exercise of an extremely lawful and legitimate right.

“It is still before Prince 1 arrives at the royal castle. We have to finish it before the Rencia guys do their tricks.”

It was only then that Kazen realized that the speed Ruin was talking about did not refer to forged documents, but to the current situation.

“Sorod. Prepare for departure.”

“insect!”

Kazen’s mood changed.

Ruin admired his father, who was radiating intense eyes before he knew it.

Confined to the battlefield, this family is more powerful than any other family. His father’s specialty was dealing with the military.

Ruin was able to plan the next task with peace of mind.

“Give me the key to the dungeon.”

At those words, the body of Yukain, who was standing next to Kazen, squirmed.

Now, the place was full of knights who made the family sick by coveting their personal desires.

“It’s dangerous there, Archduke!”

Soene and her subordinates, who had been demoted to the status of criminals, must have hated the Grand Duke more than anyone else.

“Yucain. stop.”

Yukain looked at Kazen and had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.

It was because his eyes were slowly getting wet.

“The archduke is allowed access to the dungeon.”

“thank you.”

Ruin bowed respectfully and disappeared outside the living room with Aguiler.

Yukain made an expression of incomprehension.

“It’s too dangerous, Lord! Yet they have not all influenced the Lord’s will! Why did you make that decision?”

“Yucain.”

Kazen’s eyes were on the castle outside the window, at the flag of the Hibern family fluttering proudly.

“They are the backbone of the family and the absolute majority, even though they are corrupt and tainted with lust.”

Soene.

In Kazen’s absence, during those ten years, eight percent of Hibern’s knights were raised under her influence.

“But Bern has no choice but to rule them with Gayul. That is the lion’s rule and the family head’s destiny.”

Although he was a Yuka who prided himself on being closer to Kazen than anyone else in his family, he could not understand all of his anguish.

maybe that’s normal.

Because he had never climbed the throne of the lion, the standard bearer of the kingdom, he could not completely fathom his decision.

“If we finish the punishment according to the rate like this, the family will no longer be able to survive. Because there is no means to fill their void. Even so, can the family head of the Bern family reverse the event of the Gayul?”

Overturning Bern’s Gayul, which was exercised with the sword of the family governor, the bravery of Sahol. That was impossible.

It is an act of denying the authority of the family head itself.

“He intends to fight me now. You will demand the release of sinners from me. The Archduke has the authority to do so.”

“yes… … ?”

Yukain still vividly remembered the terrifyingly cold face of the Archduke.

His cries of asking for her aunt’s sins more thoroughly than anyone else and urging her to die until the end were still ringing in my ears.

“Don’t you know very well how much forgiveness is needed for that?”

“I hope it goes that far… … .”

“no. The Archduke will definitely do that. He loves Baron more than I do.”

I could tell just by looking at her eyes.

How much he loves this Bern, this great family of lions.

Because of that, Kazen could trust everything about Ruin.

“To make this father so ashamed.”

His eyes were crying, but Kazen’s mouth was smiling.

Yukain couldn’t help but sigh as he stared blankly at his face.

Kazen and Archduke, who counted so much for a simple request to enter the dungeon, were all monsters.

As time passed, Yucain’s heart towards the Grand Duke was changing to confidence.

“Kazen.”

Kazen smiled happily.

If Yucain called himself friendly, that was no longer the advice of a vassal.

“Speak. friend.”

“No matter what happens, never give up.”

Kazen knew what he meant.

It means not to give up Ruin’s grand duke’s hierarchy until the end.

Suddenly, Kazen wanted to make fun of Yukain.

“Aren’t you the one who praised Dane’s sword so much? Your voice advising me to make him the new grand duke is as clear as yesterday.”

Recognizing Dane’s sword talent, Yukain was delighted to say that he had become the greatest genius in history.

The article that supported and supported him the most was Yucain.

“This has nothing to do with sword talent. Kazen.”

Kazen was stunned.

I never thought that such words would come out of the mouth of a knight who worships swords more than anyone else.

“It doesn’t matter if the archduke doesn’t master the sword. Even a fake jockey is fine. If only he could entrust the management of the family to him… … !”

Kazen laughed out loud.

“Hot ha! I can flatten the noses of the Rencia guys!”

“I think the grand duke will regain the glory of the old grand duchy.”

Yucain’s voice full of conviction.

He was still trembling.

The cold voice of the Archduke, which had resonated in the room until just now, lingered in my ears the whole time.

“I don’t really feel that the Archduke is the same person, Kazen.”

Emotions intertwined in Yucain’s eyes.

Maybe it was fear.

When there is a power vacuum, it is a natural process for a new power to take its place.

However, all the information that they passed on unimportantly was different to him.

Meticulous processes of gathering complex information, removing variables, and deriving assumptions.

Through this, he sees through Sehelga’s plot and Renciaga’s intentions at once.

Of course, it wasn’t only because of Ruin’s resourceful side that Yukain was so agitated.

In his mind, there was an unknown insight that he could not possibly see.

It was only after watching the process of dealing with Prince 1 and his preaching of Darionega’s attack that his thoughts changed to conviction.

“hahahaha! Do you want to call me, the father, a monster?”

“It’s not like that, Kazen.”

Kazen erased the mischievousness from Yukain’s extremely serious attitude.

“Say all the words in your heart.”

Swallowing yuccain.

“I saw with my own eyes the arteries of the Archduke that had been cut smooth. Even the heart was close. And yet, the Archduke survived.”

“It did.”

“Even if you overcome that terrible curse and recover your body, how can you not die even after receiving such a fatal wound in a mysterious situation? Besides, when I show up at the meeting place… … .”

“okay. He was unmoved by the fact that he was alive.”

Yukain nodded heavily.

“That’s right. The Archduke’s eyes were not those that doubted his own death.”

“I knew in advance that even if I cut my arteries, I wouldn’t die.”

That was the first mystery of Ruin experienced by Yucain.

“It’s absurd to say, but it’s okay to be alive. What happened after that is even more incomprehensible. How did he know in advance the conspiracy of the sinner Soene and weed her out? How else can you explain the list of renegade knights handed to you?”

It was never the realm of resourcefulness.

It is a law that requires a process to draw a conclusion, but such a process was omitted in the actions of the grand duke.

wink.

“I don’t know.”

Looking at the smiling Kazen, Yucain collapsed.

To think that the author of the father is insensitive to such mysterious and strange things.

Kazen tapped the shoulder of Yukain, who had a blank face.

“If you get a chance, have a serious talk with him. Then you will understand my reaction now.”