I Am the Madman of This Family

Episode 20. Bujeonjeon (1)

Sephira Family Infirmary.

Katherine, with a bandage over one eye, was reclining on the bed, and the doctor examining her said in amazement.

“Who did the treatment? Such a neat treatment… . I don’t need to do anything more, I think you can just relax.”

Catherine couldn’t help but be surprised by the doctor’s words.

When Keter offered to heal me, I wondered if he was trying to torture me. It was incredibly fast and even painful, so I was prepared to go blind.

But it was a perfect treatment. Again, the mystery of Kether was maximized.

‘What the hell is it? She uses archery that Sephira doesn’t have, and her medical skills are top-notch. What kind of place is absinthe… … .’

She looked at Keter sitting beside her with a complicated expression. It was a possible action because he could feel his presence even if he was covering his eyes.

Keter pretended to be her guardian and was peeling apples with a knife.

“Open your mouth.”

Catherine was slightly moved by Keter’s words. It’s not enough to cut apples for yourself, and even feed them.

However, what entered her mouth was not the sweet apple kernel, but the bitter peel.

“oh… … .”

“Don’t spit.”

Jilgeongjilgung.

No matter how well the apples were cut, there was not even a speck of dust on the skin.

It tasted nothing but an astringent taste, but Catherine gritted her teeth and chewed on the rind.

Crunchy!

On the other hand, a delicious sound came from Keter’s mouth as he bit into the firm flesh.

Catherine couldn’t complain. because he became a slave

Of course, that doesn’t mean I want the life of a slave.

But she swore. And breaking an oath wasn’t just about suffering mental pain.

A stigma is placed on the forehead of those who break the oath. A stigma of distrust that cannot be erased no matter what one does, that does not disappear even after death.

I had no intention of doing anything. For example, if Keter tried to harm Sephira, if she tried to use herself for it, Catherine would commit suicide and keep her duty as a knight.

Nothing much happened yet. Even if it wasn’t extremely sincere, he was rather taking care of himself. After eating the skin of the apple, Catherine spoke cautiously.

“Hey, Master Keter.”

“young master?”

Keter raises the excess and asks a question.

Catherine hesitantly said.

“Lord, Master.”

“okay. You are a slave.”

“The invisible arrow… how did you shoot What was that thing that wrapped around my neck at the end?”

The reason why she had no choice but to grow up was revealed. Her first words were not a plea to do something that never happened, nor was it a suspicion that she was using the power of amaranth.

She was not shy about accepting her defeat and enslavement, and even asking about the power that defeated her.

“I will teach you later.”

“Yes. Please don’t teach me… yes?”

As Katherine tried to stand up, Keter fed a nut to her forehead.

puck!

“ah!”

It looked like a light blow, but Catherine’s forehead made the sound of a watermelon breaking.

Katherine, who was lying on the bed, cried.

“If you don’t want to tell me, say no, why are you hitting me?”

“What are you talking about? I hit you because you suddenly rushed at me. will you tell me? How to shoot an invisible arrow.”

“jin… salty?”

Catherine showed a fluttering gesture, as if she had forgotten that she applied for sparring and was defeated. No matter how much knights worship power, she was definitely an outlier.

“Of course it’s bullsh*t. Where do slaves learn their master’s skills?”

“… Chit.”

Keter took a big bite into the remaining apple.

Shooting invisible arrows is part of magic. It wasn’t the magic of the popular ‘circle world’ concept, but the magic of a new school called ‘implementation world’.

Still, it wasn’t a complete lie that I could teach you.

If it’s worth teaching, teach me. And in Keter’s eyes, Catherine had useful talent and personality.

‘I also like the sign of being the only female knight of the Sephira family. There must be many things that can be used in many ways.’

I don’t see them as customers like Tarragon. Neither is he a disciple.

Load. Keter saw her use as a subordinate.

Customers accept money as long as they have it, but when it comes to subordinates, it is Keter that they receive very carefully.

As a subordinate, the most important virtue is to at least keep the promises you made. If you say you die, you must die, if you say you are a slave, you must act like a slave.

Keter decided to test whether Catherine was a person who kept her promises.

“You are a slave. who sent you?”

An earthquake shook Katherine’s pupils.

Keter knows. To tell the truth sometimes you have to risk your life. But you should be able to do it. That’s what the relationship between slave and master is like. If you choose to be a slave, you must act like a slave.

If you can’t keep these promises…

‘No need. It’s none of my business where I live or die.’

Asking behind the scenes is the first test.

Catherine is Kether’s slave. A slave who is absolutely obedient to his master. So, you must answer all the questions with the truth. Even if it cost her own life.

However, Catherine was unable to answer straight away and was conflicted.

Knights have chivalry that must be followed. Among them, there is a part called ‘Keep your promises even to your enemies’.

According to this passage, Catherine must answer Keter’s questions, but there is also a passage in chivalry that says, ‘Never betray your allies’.

What’s more important?

A great conflict arose inside Catherine. It’s a conflict that can’t be decided right away, but Keter didn’t wait. He applied silent pressure by hitting the tabletop with his fingers.

Then Catherine took a deep breath and opened her mouth.

“Prosciutto… The butler made it.”

This was the best she could get off. He didn’t lie, and he didn’t completely betray his allies.

It was Elder Panir who instructed Prosciutto, but it was Butler Prosciutto who instructed Catherine.

At Catherine’s answer, Keter stroked her chin.

‘Panir ordered Prosciutto to do it, and Prosciutto ordered Catherine to do it.’

If we were to argue, the source would be Elder Panir, but according to the immediate answer, Catherine was not lying.

‘Passed with a pull-up.’

Of course, this is not the end.

How can one test suffice to trust a person? Maybe it’s the fear of getting caught that keeps you from lying in front of your eyes.

But what if the party is in front of you? However, if you keep promises that are hard to keep, you become a trustworthy person.

The only ‘young man’ accepted as a subordinate in Liqueur was such a guy.

The youngest was the weakest member of the food chain, unable to beat even wild dogs of liqueur. Even so, he risked his life to keep his promise to himself.

Keter liked such a person. Even if he has nothing, he will risk his life to keep his promise.

“Prosciutto, that old man did it. A funeral will be held soon.”

Katherine hurriedly defended herself, not hating him, even though he sold prosciutto on behalf of Paneer.

“Deacon Prosciutto gave the order, but I was the one who said he would do it. So please release your anger on me.”

“Don’t rush. Of course you will be punished too.”

“If you say punishment… … .”

Keter stood up without a word. I heard footsteps coming from the hallway outside.

The soldiers who had seen Dalian intuition swore to keep quiet about this incident. In the first place, there was no way that her subordinates, the soldiers, would go around bragging about losing in the event Catherine was most confident in.

The footsteps coming now belonged to Catherine’s fellow knights. The soldiers didn’t say anything, but the servant who saw Catherine being carried to the infirmary informed the knights.

Keter said while pretending to zip up her mouth.

“Don’t say anything for a month. Text communication is also prohibited.”

It was a punishment and test given to Catherine by Keter. Are you really keeping your promise? Of course, that didn’t mean 24/7 surveillance. Because Catherine isn’t precious to that extent.

“Even if the head of the household tells you to, even if Queen Lillian comes, don’t. Isn’t it difficult?”

“That is too harsh… . Can’t we just say one word a day?”

Catherine tries to negotiate without saying she can’t. Keter fed another chestnut to Catherine’s forehead.

“Are slaves supposed to negotiate with their masters?”

“Ooooh… … .”

Katherine rubbed her forehead after being hit by a beetle, and Keter put a finger to her mouth and said,

“You shouldn’t have told me not to?”

Katherine immediately shut her mouth, but held her hand and begged to see. If anyone had seen it, they would have thought it was pretty cute, but Keter didn’t even eat it.

“See you in a month.”

jump!

As soon as Keter finished speaking, the door to the infirmary opened and the knights rushed in.

“Catherine!”

“Are you okay?”

Four articles came. All of them were Catherine’s motives. They glared at Keter at the door, worried about Catherine. It was a look at you wondering what you had done.

“Brother Keter. I heard that you brought Sir Catherine on your back. Can you explain a little bit about everything?”

“Am I your butler?”

Keter patted the knight blocking the door on the shoulder and walked past.

“I… … !”

One of the knights tried to reach out to Keter, but the other knight grabbed his wrist to stop him.

“Leave it alone. We’ll see if Catherine is all right.”

“Kuh, yes. It doesn’t matter.”

They didn’t come knowing the circumstances. He had only come to hear that Katherine had been injured and had been admitted to the infirmary. The four turned to the lying Catherine and asked what was going on.

“Keter tease… No, did he hurt you?”

“Tell me something. No matter how much Keter is the son of the patriarch, this is something that should not be overlooked.”

But Catherine is silent.

She was a woman who did not lose her positivity even when she was struggling or seriously injured. That Catherine didn’t say anything. The knights thought it was not normal.

“Keter… … !”

One of the knights shouted Keter’s name in anger, but Catherine shook her head.

“huh? Catherine, why? After all, what did Keter do? It’s just us here, so you can talk.”

Instead of speaking, Catherine shook her head quickly in denial.

The knights were frustrated. I couldn’t understand why Katherine didn’t talk.

“Did you hurt your neck?”

dory dory.

“Have you forgotten how to speak?”

dory dory.

“Then why the hell are you doing this!?”

The knights were frustrated and questioned Catherine, but Catherine did not speak until the end and communicated only by nodding or shaking her head.

Afterwards, a doctor came to visit, but even he said that he could not understand why.

The situation was the same when Prosciutto butler arrived.

“If you failed in your mission, make an excuse.”

Prosciutto is not just a senior. A family member she calls her uncle. However, Catherine only turned away from Prosciutto’s gaze with a sad expression.

Butler Prosciutto let out a long sigh and told her.

“Catherine. As of today, you have been expelled from the Order of the Star. Since your position as vice-captain has also disappeared, stay alert at your inn until I call you.”

When a probation is issued, there is no mission, no training, or even leaving the dormitory. It was a disgrace to the knight, especially to Catherine.

In response, Catherine’s mouth opened and closed momentarily.

It wasn’t until Prosciutto left the hospital room that she wiped the blood from her palms. To overcome the urge to speak, she crushed her palms with her fingernails.

Even after that, many people visited Catherine, who was in probation. It was a look that clearly showed how great her influence was within the family.

But no one could make Catherine open her mouth. Even when the Basil family visited her personally, Catherine gritted her teeth and remained silent.

Only to keep the promise to Keter.