I Am the Madman of This Family

Episode 14. second customer (2)

“Archers only develop upper body strength in an extreme way. No wonder. The main goal of an archer in war is to shoot accurately and quickly from a fixed position, so there is no need to train the lower body. But now we have a lot of enemies. there is no one to protect You have to learn how to fight on your own and focus on moving shooting.”

Tarragon’s mouth fell open.

Keter is three years younger than herself. No matter how much Keter grew up in a rough and lawless city, the gap in perspective was enormous.

What kind of life did he live to be able to say such words without hesitation? Tarragon did not see Keter as his brother.

“That’s why running is a necessary training for the Sephira family. You can train your stamina while training your lower body. Of course, I’m still doing it now, but at best it’s just to relax my body. The stamina to run all day comes first, then moves on to shooting while moving.”

If Keter had to choose between training and combat, he would of course choose combat.

However, only one out of a hundred survives the battle and becomes stronger. It was extremely unlikely that Tarragon would be one of them.

Of course, the odds would increase greatly if Keter was watching from the side, but it was Keter who didn’t care about Tarragon that much.

“The reason I have to run on the playground, do I need more?”

“I understand. I’ll run, after I’ve built up my basic stamina so much from sunrise to sunset, I’ll learn how to shoot an arrow while moving.”

“The textbook on moving shooting should be in Sephira, so don’t come to me. And don’t miss a single day of running. Whatever happens, always run. Even if it rains, even if your body aches, even if your mind goes back and forth, run.”

“uh? that’s a bit.”

“can do. don’t die I know because I did it.”

“I know that overdoing it will have the opposite effect if your body gets hurt… … .”

“That is the reaction of giving up right before the limit. You can become stronger only when you overcome that limit. By the way, the moment you ignore my words, you will be disqualified as my customer.”

Tarragon gulped. It was already terrifying to think that even Keter was ignoring her.

“Okay, I’ll run even if I die.”

Keter felt that Tarragon was good at answering questions, so he decided to look at one more thing as part of his service.

“Tarragon. Given the nature of our family, I think your father or older brother would have asked you to do something. But you look very free, what happened?”

Tarragon racked his brains, barely remembering a long-ago memory.

“Um… ah! Brother Hyssop once told me to guard the house. Does that matter?”

“I entrusted you with guarding the family. So what did you do?”

“A family guard? You mean I had to cover the expenses? I just thought Hyssop was passing by, so I thought it was a courtesy.”

“Even if you don’t care about the security, your family didn’t say anything, so that thought became stronger?”

Tarragon even got goosebumps at Keter’s words, as if he knew everything.

“… that’s right.”

“It’s the opposite. I was deliberately not saying anything to show that I believed in you. What do you have plans for?”

Seeing it through the eyes of others is absurd. However, it was possible enough for the Sephira family.

Keter tapped her fingers on the table, thought for a moment, then said:

“The knights and soldiers in charge of guarding the family must have been told in advance. follow your instructions Check it out today.”

“If I don’t, they’ll treat me like an idiot.”

“Or not. Ignore the people who argue about that, they are not helpful in your life at all.”

“Yes.”

“If you became the person in charge of security, then of course you should be responsible for the family security as well.”

Was it to consume half of the day’s stamina by running, and then take responsibility for the security of this large site?

Tarragon understood what he meant, but it felt too distant. I’ve never had a day so busy.

But Tarragon couldn’t bear to answer that he didn’t know. It’s not a matter of pride, Keter’s eyes were too bloody.

“Ah, I got it. I will also take care of the family security.”

“Of course it should. and.”

Keter pointed her finger at the books in the room.

“Leave everything. you are not versatile Do not dwell on vain knowledge.”

“I will burn everything. It was annoying nonetheless. however… What do you say to others?”

“Solve at least one problem in your life by yourself. You can do that.”

It was a scene where I didn’t know who was the older brother and who was the younger brother. It might sound insulting, but Tarragon, already broken, scratched the back of his head in reply.

“Yes. I’ll tell you well.”

“I really like being obedient.”

When Keter got up, Tarragon followed suit.

“Are you going already?”

“I have to go. You and me too.”

“Why me?”

chuck.

Keter’s finger pointed to the window. There was nothing outside the window. Only the blue sky spreads out.

Tarragon blinked, and Keter sighed.

“What did I say earlier? What are we going to do before the sun goes down?”

“Turn around the playground… But do you mean start right now?”

Tarragon was in a state of aching from being beaten by Keter. As if asking to know that, he implicitly revealed his bruised forearm.

Keter raised a fist and said.

“Are you going to get some rest and start tomorrow? Are you laughing at the family crisis right now? Aren’t you going to run right away?”

“Go, I’ll go. I’m going.”

Tarragon, the owner of the room, ran out first, followed by Keter at a leisurely pace.

The soldiers in the hallway who saw it wondered what happened between Keter and Tarragon, but couldn’t dare to ask.

* * *

There is a bell tower in the center of the garden of the Sephira family.

There should be no one at the moment, as it is intended only for lights out in the evening, but a middle-aged man was wandering around below.

“young master! How and why did you climb the roof of the bell tower! come down… No, I will go, so please wait!”

The middle-aged man shouting at the top of the bell tower was Deacon Jacques.

He stared blankly at the ladder leading to the top of the bell tower. The central bell tower is small and has no stairs. There are only vertical ladders.

The ladder was very sturdy, but the problem was that Deacon Zach had a terrible fear of heights.

“Mi, I’m going crazy.”

Butler Jacques once again looked at the roof of the bell tower. it’s a lofty height It was clear that it would be much higher than the height that humans are most afraid of.

Of course, if you fall, you die instantly.

But at that height, there are people. Not even on a flat ground, but on the roof of a very narrow bell tower with nowhere to put a foot.

Kether was sitting there calmly, looking around as if on a picnic.

Even those who did not know that Kether was originally on the roof of the bell tower, learned about it through Butler Jacques’ cry.

“Is that a person?”

“I thought it was a tie.”

“Be brave too.”

Keter could hear the people around her talking about herself, but she looked out of one ear and looked at the playground.

I could see Tarragon circling the field very well. Even though he is panting, he is running well without breaking his posture.

If left alone, he will become a disaster for the family anyway, so it’s better to roll like crazy and not let him do anything, and as a bonus, I have to use it as a chess piece to get my money’s worth.

“Live and nurture. This is enough for an equivalent exchange.”

There was another purpose in making Tarragon run around the field.

Keter are spies hiding inside the family. I wanted to ascertain, at least roughly, how many of them there were.

They are hiding in the Sephira family without being noticed by the knights as well as the attention of the soldiers, but-

‘I can’t avoid even my eyes.’

It was all new.

The Sephira family has many enemies. It was only natural that spies were densely packed inside to keep an eye on the dynamics.

However, if the Sephira family is unaware of the existence of the spy, it is absolutely not. You know better than anyone else.

‘They probably don’t have the strength to root out the spies. So I just figured it out. If I deal with it, there will be a guy who hides more difficultly.’

In a word, it is an uncomfortable cohabitation.

Keter already felt it when she entered House Sephira. The shadyness of the spies hiding in the darkness throughout the territory.

However, I didn’t know how many there were, but after drawing attention with tarragon, I came to know about it.

“It’s very crowded.”

When there are so many spies, there will inevitably be traitors.

“Now it’s about who it is.”

There could be a traitor among servants on a trivial scale, and vassals and family members on a large scale.

It might be hard to find, but it was easy to deal with.

“When circumstances change, you will change your mind. Kill all the other guys and that’s it.”

Even if it was a bloody family, Keter was no exception.

At that time, butler Jacques, who had overcome his fear of heights and climbed to the top of the bell tower, spoke to me from below.

“hehehe, young master. Woo-wook, I’m here.”

Despite feeling dizzy and clutching his head in agony, Butler Zach did not give up.

“young master. I’ll stretch out my arm, step on my arm… Come on down.”

Zach overcame even his own fears with great dedication, but Keter clicked his tongue.

‘Because inspiration is so diligent. No matter how well I was ordered to take care of it.’

Keter attributed Zach’s affection to the family head’s orders. It was Keter’s unswerving doctrine that there is no kindness in this world without a price.

Then suddenly a strong wind blew. The flag on the bell tower waved loudly.

At the same time, Keter’s body staggered. Seeing this, Jacques was horrified.

“Wow! young master!”

In Jacques’ eyes, Keter seemed to fall unbalanced by the wind.

But Keter spun in the air, flipped over, grabbed the edge of the roof, and landed safely on the ground.

The sequence of movements was so natural and fast that Zach couldn’t understand what was happening.

“uh?”

In the blink of an eye, Zach is dazed as he sees Keter coming down from the roof. Keter winked at Zach and said.

“I guess you came to get some fresh air? I have enough wedges to go first.”

Kether didn’t climb down the ladder, but grabbed both ends of the ladder and descended in an instant as if sliding.

Unexpectedly, Deacon Jacques, who was left alone in the bell tower, stared blankly at Keter, who was heading towards the resting place, clinging to the railing.

“Mister Keter is like the wind.”

Do not hide what you want to do, do it as it is, and go where you want to go.

At first glance, he doesn’t care if anyone stops him or grabs him, but he looks cheerful, but Zach is worried.

“Nobility and freedom are at odds. I don’t think the boy will live as a noble until he gives up his freedom.”

It was true that he felt hopeless, but Zach had no intention of giving up Keter.

“You grew up alone in a lawless city. Of course, you’re not used to a controlled life. So I have to work harder and work harder.”

It was butler Zach, who spoke coolly, but went down the ladder with trembling hands.