I Am the Madman of This Family

Episode 29. I’ve shown you everything (3)

A person can prove his worth only in a crisis. This was Keter’s theory of choosing men.

‘Ultima. show me. What a handsome fellow you are.’

Ultima looks at me asking what this is all about. Is this guy trying to live an easy life? He seems to have lost his mind.

“You said you could convince me? I only came to believe in you It would be difficult to do this now.”

“hehehehe! Ahahahaha. You did.”

Ultima secretly clenched her fist while clearing her throat, buying time.

‘Damn you bastard. That’s what you brought me to. Somehow, I heard that things are easily solved.’

I can’t excuse myself right now, saying that Keter misunderstood something. He had a vague conviction that Keter might kill him if he did so.

Keter even made a statement that completely blocked the retreat.

“Old Man Hans. What was the punishment for a commoner who lied to a nobleman?”

“You are not yet a formal aristocrat… I usually cut my tongue.”

Controlling Hans, who was timidly trying to rebel, with her eyes, Keter spoke to Ultima again.

“For a merchant, the tongue must be an arsenal and armor. You don’t want to lose it.”

‘You call that a horse!’ The words he said were Ultima that filled his throat, but he barely held it in and spoke.

“hahahaha, how could I have lied to Master Keter? Reasons to sell these bows… Not one, but two! Of course I have something to say.”

Vulcanus, who was dubious about the strange atmosphere, showed interest in Ultima’s words.

“Try it. I will listen.”

Ultima took a moment to take a deep breath.

‘Keter. It looks like it wants to test me, which is good. I’ll show you how I got to this point.’

Although she only showed herself being swayed by Keter, Ultima is one of the top ten merchants in Lillian Kingdom.

For him, who started from the bottom without anyone’s support, persuading one Vulcanus was enough with basic knowledge.

So Ultima spontaneously began to explain the reason to Vulcanus–Vulcanus, who had been showing disbelief with a frown, began to loosen his expression as Ultima’s story continued.

Eventually, Vulcanus laughed heartily. Even Hans, who had a bad feeling towards Ultima, nodded in sympathy with Ultima’s speech.

Keter looked at Vulcan.

Ultima had just finished the second reason, but his persuasion was so perfect that the third didn’t even need to be heard.

Keter’s expression looking at Ultima was like the eyes of a well-bred child.

‘Jjasik, how is it? After all, if he’s the one I acknowledged, that’s how it should be.’

It’s not just the improvisation that’s great. The ability to interpret information and the ability to use it to persuade others.

Keter smiled in satisfaction.

‘It was good to keep him alive in the liqueur. Well done, me in the past.’

Of course, if they become enemies, I will kill them.

The aftermath caused by killing him? If he had cared about that, there would be no reason for Keter to sound like a madman in his liqueur.

* * *

“What is all this about?”

As the wagons lined up at the entrance of the Sephira Blacksmith, passers-by stopped and watched.

The owner of the wagon was Ultima, and Ultima’s workers were loading the wagon with boxes brought from inside the smithy.

Ultima was in command of the workers, and Vulcanus, Hans, and Keter were talking in an empty corner.

“Without wasting time, the two of them go and report to the head of the household. The money the Sephira family owed to Ultima, and even the sale of the bow.”

At Keter’s words, Deacon Hans suddenly said with an old face.

“I’ll somehow understand that you sold the bow, but if you take 10 percent as a brokerage fee… What on earth am I supposed to say to the head of household? I am really beaten to death.”

Keter did not arrange this deal for free. As a brokerage fee, he gulped 10% of the bow sales, 20,000 gold.

20,000 gold is an enormous amount of money that 100 commoners can eat and play for the rest of their lives.

It was a huge sum of money, but Keter had a very calm expression on his face rather than being happy or happy. It was as if this amount of money wasn’t even the money he should have earned.

At the sound of Hans dying, Keter took out 100 gold platinum coins from his chest and squeezed them tightly into Hans’ hand.

“I took care of it.”

“No, I’m not asking for tips… … .”

“It’s not a tip, it’s no money. May you pay off.”

“Heuk!”

“Oh, it’s all old and crying. You sold things that would have rotted in the warehouse for the rest of your life anyway if it wasn’t for me. In my hometown, brokerage fees were at least 30 percent. Would you like to do the same?”

When the minimum was said to be 30 percent, Hans quickly waved his hand.

“No, no, I will try to tell the head of the family somehow.”

“is it so. Even if you get angry at first, you will eventually understand.”

“Is it really so?”

“Should I kill you? At best, exile.”

“I don’t want to be banished from my family at this age.”

“Then you’re doing well in the first place.”

“… … .”

Hans was taken aback by Keter’s cynical reply, and now it was Vulcan’s turn.

“Does the old dwarf have anything to say to me?”

Vulcanus was perfectly persuaded by Keter and Ultima, but apart from that, he thought Keter’s move itself was dangerous.

“I am confident in persuading Basil, but what are you going to do? You subdued Amaranth anyway. That alone will garner too much attention. Now they sold Sephira’s bows without the family head’s permission. Aren’t you afraid of what will happen to you?”

Selling Sephira’s bows honestly didn’t matter that much. If Hans and Vulcanus persuaded, the head of the household would be fully convinced.

However, the problem was that it was not the two of them who sold the bow, but Keter’s initiative. Keter had been an outsider until the very day before.

Although he is called Master Master or Master Confucius within the family, he has not officially become a nobleman yet.

Only when formal permission is given from the royal family do you become a true nobleman, and from then on you can enjoy the rights of a nobleman.

In other words, no matter what Kether did, it was safe to do it after he had officially received the title of nobility and became a member of the Sephira.

Of course Keter knows. that it is safer. But there were good reasons for not doing so.

‘Originally, the nobles are the ones who consider filling small holes in the road for several years.’

To be formally recognized as a noble?

I don’t want to, but even if I did, it would take decades. I mean, the bastard of the Sephira family, who was already hated, would be given the title of nobility.

‘I’ll explode inside waiting, I’ll die.’

So just do it.

Neither a commoner nor an aristocrat, in this ambiguous state.

To summarize Vulcanus in one word:

“So, would you rather die? Oh, sure.”

Kether pointed at herself with her thumb.

“Don’t follow me. I do it because I am.”

“Damn it, you crazy bastard. If it were me, at least it was a fee, and I wouldn’t take the family’s money. Why are you so obsessed with money?”

“If there is a person in this world who says he hates money, he is a very dark-hearted person. look at me How pure and pure.”

“Anyway, there are too many. Where the hell are you going to spend that much money?”

“Inspired. my master said He said that violence alone cannot solve everything. But you said that money and violence can solve everything.”

“… It’s even more amazing that there are people who accept you as a disciple.”

“The old man would like to accept a disciple, too. There’s one freaking guy.”

“I’m done!”

Vulcan turned around and spoke to Hans.

“Stop going now. It must have been said that we sold bows to Basil as well. Things get complicated if we don’t act quickly.”

“ha. I should have done better. I… … .”

Hans followed Vulcan like a pig led to the slaughterhouse.

After the two of them left.

A very random thing happened.

Ultima and Keter met eyes.

Pretending it wasn’t Ultima, I looked at the distant mountains behind, but Keter snapped a finger at Ultima to come here.

* * *

“Gongja. Did you call?”

Ultima’s conduct, which led to a satisfactory deal, was dignified.

The benefits Ultima gained from this transaction are not just money.

There was a position to become the first merchant in the kingdom to handle Sephira’s bow. As a result, the influence Ultima would gain was worth more than 1 million gold.

Either way, Keter took a quick look around and said hello.

“I showed you everything I had to show you.”

“… … .”

“It’s time to choose. partner with me Are you going to do it or not?”

“Okay, I’ll be honest.”

It was a short time, but Ultima remembered what she had done with Keter in the past.

Kether was a swamp. If you struggle to get out of him, you will fall deeper into the swamp. The only way to escape was head-to-head.

“Our Ultima Merchant is supported by four noble families in the Senate. Thanks to them, I do not suffer any disadvantages even while dealing with the thorny Sephira family. However, if I join the Sephira family in earnest, they will immediately disintegrate my top tier. From them, can the Sephira family protect my guild?”

“The Sephira family can’t do that.”

“Then is there any reason for us to talk further?”

refuse.

Ultima refused to be with Keter.

Of course Ultima knows. That Keter is talking politely right now, but in reality he is a human being who prefers violence to dialogue. And that you will never let yourself go.

However, the situation was in favor of Ultima.

‘This is the center of the Sephira family. And I’m the only merchant dealing with the Sephira family. Kill me, Keter. You can never take care of yourself.’

It was the reason Ultima could confidently refuse.

What are you going to do if you refuse?

What can you do?

You may face retaliation later, but that is your own responsibility.

‘I want to stop looking at your face now, Keter.’

Ultima could take a few hits, so I hoped that Keter would obey and step back.

But Keter couldn’t do that.

“But I can.”

Ultima had goose bumps running down her spine as soon as Keter finished speaking.

‘Buy, live!’

Die.

Ultima quickly backed away, but-

Tup!

Even faster than that, Keter’s left hand grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up.

“Ouch… … !”

It was unbelievable strength. To hold and lift an adult male with only one hand.

Moreover, Ultima is a warrior trained to the point of being comparable to a 2-star knight. He tries to remove Keter’s left hand with both hands, but he doesn’t even dream.

Ultima, who thought it couldn’t be done by force, lost face and deliberately struggled loudly. To show the soldiers this. Then it was calculated that even Keter would not be able to go out like this.

In fact, attendants and soldiers passing by witnessed Keter and Ultima.

Ultima was relieved as she was strangled.

‘Relax your strength, Keter. They are watching.’

however-

Kwak!

“Keck!”

Keter strangled her even more. The soldiers who came nearby recognized Ultima, but they couldn’t bear to step out and just wandered around.

‘That idiot is hitting Ultima this time.’

‘I heard that Master Anis suffered as well as Master Tarragon.’

‘Catherine became mute after being involved with Master Keter.’

‘The head of the household is also silent, so will Master Keter hear what we are saying?’

Among the soldiers, there was one guarding the entrance to the smithy, but he turned his gaze faster than anyone else and blew a whistle.

‘Phew, if I didn’t open the road and endured, would it have ended like that?’

The soldier said that Keter was a pet dog and promised to get out of the way even if he brought Cerberus.

Seeing the soldiers turn away, Ultima became desperate.

‘Oh, that’s ridiculous. Ugh, mind… … .’

It was too late to regret, and even too late to act. His body was already weakened, and his consciousness was on the verge of disappearing.

Then, Keter whispered to Ultima.

“Do you believe me?”

“what… spirit?”

“Remove your strength.”

Kwak!

Keter suddenly lifted Ultima and pinned it to the ground. Ultima herself and the soldiers around her had no time to stop.

A roar that made the ground shake.

Even those who were far away turned around in surprise. I witnessed the Sephira family’s gasols, as well as Ultima’s subordinates.

Receiving their gaze, Keter lifted the seemingly dead Ultima on her shoulders and said.

“Is this the first time you’ve seen aristocrats beating commoners? Do whatever you do.”

Keter headed for the stable with Ultima, but no one stood in his way.

On the other hand, there were people watching all this situation.

The spies dispatched from each family.

They secretly smiled. As expected, he said that Keter, who came from the lawless city, would have done it if Sephira was ruined, and that he was never a great person to help the family.