Raon finished tidying up the garden, took care of Sylvia, Helen, and the maids and returned to the room.
smart.
After changing out of my dirty clothes, I heard a low knocking sound.
“come in.”
Judiel opened the door and came in, bowing his head.
“Explain the situation.”
“yes. While I was tending the garden with my wife, Raiden Sieghardt’s butler Merkin came to visit. He said he sent a letter saying he would come today and he made arrangements… .”
From Merkin to Raiden, she reported every detail of what she saw before her eyes.
“… “Just when Raiden was about to step on Helen, Raon came.”
Judiel finished speaking and lowered his head.
“As expected.”
Raon nodded. As she listened, her situation was little different from what she had expected.
“By the way, Raon.”
Judiel raised his head and called Raon’s name.
“what?”
“It’s a little funny that I say this, but Raon shouldn’t have come forward today. Raiden and his father, Balder Sieghard, are people who do not think back.”
Her expression hardened like tree bark.
“They will definitely attack the annex and Raon in various ways. Even if Raiden caused the problem first, he is the direct lineage and this side is the collateral lineage. “It is obvious whose side the family will take.”
“… … .”
Raon watched without opening his mouth until Judiel finished speaking.
“If you think it’s presumptuous… .”
“no.”
I shook my head.
“I am grateful to you.”
“yes?”
“You were going to be next to Helen and your mother and touch Raiden’s feet instead.”
When Raiden put his feet up, Judiel quietly stood right next to Sylvia and Helen and pressed his body in.
It was an action to hit Raiden’s feet instead. It was surprising to me that I would do something like that.
“I didn’t know that… .”
Judiel’s face turned red and she lowered her head. A spy in love is a funny thing, even to herself.
‘but… .’
The only place in Sieghart that treated me like a human being was the people in this annex, the smallest and located in the corner. I couldn’t help but feel a little attached to them. Of course, I was still scared of Raon.
“You’re right. It would have been best not to get caught by their provocation, but it already happened. “There are ways to prepare, so you don’t have to worry.”
“… All right.”
When Raon told me there was no need to worry, I felt as if my stomach had been stirred with a fork.
That’s how much his voice gave me strong trust. However, there were some issues.
‘It’s a big deal.’
It seemed like I was more attached to the people in this annex than I expected.
“Is there anything I can do?”
“Get me information about Raiden and Balder. “Personality and actions so far.”
“All right.”
She lowered her head and left the room.
“Hmm.”
Raon quenched his appetite while looking at the closed door.
‘That’s unexpected.’
Judiel was in a state of fear and doubt towards himself, but also had a crush on the people in the annex. The strange mixture of emotions made it seem like he didn’t even know what he was feeling.
It seemed that if she continued to keep her in the annex and be considerate, it would not be difficult to win her sincerity sooner or later.
In fact, seeing how protective he was of Sylvia and Helen today, it bothered me a bit to keep lying to her.
“But that’s not what’s important right now.”
Raon raised his clenched fist. In fact, he had no intention of attacking Raiden from the beginning.
Because I expected something like this to happen, I planned to figure out the exact situation and then verbally crush the guy.
But when Sylvia and Helen were about to be beaten, their heads turned white and only the damned face was visible.
‘anger… .’
Yes.
Unbearable anger boiled over and I could not control my emotions.
The funny thing is, even in that state, the fighting part was calmer than ever. It was a strange feeling in many ways.
“A strange feeling that seems to be a combination of anger and reason.”
That was the most appropriate word to describe the condition.
-You know very well.
Lars jumped out of the bracelet with an excited voice.
“Is this your doing too?”
-What are you talking about?
“I’m talking about a time when I had a hard time controlling my anger.”
-No, no. It’s your fault.
Ras grinned amidst the flames of cold.
“what?”
-The King’s feelings that you accepted were moving him.
“But usually… .”
-Are you always crazy with anger?
“No way.”
-The King’s feelings are the same. He’s usually quiet, but when he gets angry, he’ll dig into your emotions and try to control them.
“shit… .”
Raon bit his lip. Dealing with that self-proclaimed king was more dangerous than I thought. I promised myself that I would never accept his feelings from now on.
-Do you think that will happen?
Lars seemed to understand that thought and smiled.
-Humans are weak in many ways. The same goes for you who think the King is special in his own way.
“What do you want to say?”
-There is a god right next to you who grants wishes, but you don’t ask that god for anything? That’s ridiculous. You will be offering a deal to the King, either for yourself or for another human being. And in the end… .
The guy laughed without finishing his sentence, but I naturally knew what his last words were.
“There is no way I will hand over my body to you.”
-The king is already seeing it. A future in which you personally sacrifice your body. It’s already too late.
“after… .”
Raon exhaled and activated the ring of fire. I came to my senses as if cool water was flowing through my veins.
It was more dangerous for Lars to become emotionally intense than to cling to him in anger. You must keep your cool in any situation.
-joy.
After using the ring of fire to stabilize his emotions, Lars muttered that it was no fun and went back into the bracelet.
‘The ring of fire is the most important.’
What can stop him is not a sword or a spear, but a ring of fire. Achievements must be posted as quickly as possible.
While I was creating a ring of fire all night, I heard a knock on the door again.
“This is the information about Balder and Raiden you mentioned.”
When I opened the door, Judiel handed me a thin document. A document whose ink is not yet dry. It seemed like it was something she had created herself.
“great job.”
“yes. then… .”
Judiel bowed his head and left.
Raon sat down and looked through the materials she gave him from beginning to end.
‘This is more than I thought… .’
I was amazed.
Judiel’s material was quite structured, even though it was made on the spot. All the information you need about Raiden and Balder, including their tendencies and personalities, was organized.
“It might be useful.”
It seemed like Judiel would be of great help if used as an informant rather than a double agent.
Raon rotated the ring of fire and read and reread the materials Judiel gave him.
When the night was over and the sun came up again, a third knock was heard.
When I opened the door, Sylvia and Glenn’s butler, Roen, were standing with shaking eyes as if embarrassed.
“La, Raon.”
“young master. “Excuse me for being early in the morning.”
Roen lowered his head with a cold expression unlike usual.
“The head of the family has summoned you.”
* * *
Raon left Sylvia, who tried to follow him until the end, and headed to Gajujeon.
“young master.”
When Roen stood in front of the steps of the family hall, he turned around. He looked at himself with a questioning look in his eyes.
“You probably know why the matriarch called you, but aren’t you anxious?”
“Of course I know why. “But I’m not that anxious.”
Raon shook his head with calm eyes.
“Is that so.”
Roen smiled slightly and entered the family hall. Maybe it was his mood, but he seemed satisfied with his answer.
The atmosphere of the Gaju match, which followed Roen, was heavier than usual. In this space alone, the force of gravity seemed to be doubled.
Raon breathed slowly, like when meditating. The weight pressing down on his shoulders went away a little.
Prosecutors and employees gave me looks that couldn’t be explained in one word. I calmly stood in front of the throne room, receiving those gazes.
“It’s not just the matriarch that’s in there, there’s them too. “Are you mentally prepared?”
I calmly nodded in response to Roen’s question.
“I will open it.”
As he glanced at the gatekeeper, the throne room door began to crack.
Under the brilliantly shining lights of the throne room. There were three people.
Glenn Sieghardt, who sits on a throne on a podium and exudes an overwhelming presence, and two men standing below him. It was Raiden Sieghardt and his father Balder Sieghardt.
Unlike Raiden, Balder had a thick bear-like body and broad shoulders. If he didn’t know their names, he wouldn’t have thought they were father and son. However, the innocent looking eyes remained the same.
Raiden glared at him as if he were going to kill him, and Balder frowned as if he had seen a bug.
“See you, matriarch.”
Raon ignored the two people’s gazes and walked to the center and knelt down.
“Get up.”
“yes.”
The icy voice almost made my legs lose strength, but I gritted my teeth and stood up.
I took a step back and stood in the same line as Balder and Raiden and looked up at Glenn.
“They said something unpleasant happened yesterday.”
He lifted his right arm and looked down at everyone with indifferent eyes.
“Matriarch! “Let me tell you!”
Raiden came forward and knelt down.
“Tell me.”
“yes!”
Upon receiving Glenn’s permission, Raiden looked back at Raon and grinned.
“When I returned to the family after a long time, news about Raon was spreading. Although he had run into me a few times, I had never had a proper conversation with him, so I sent a letter to the annex in advance. We headed to the annex on the scheduled date, but nothing was ready. “In fact, the garden was turned upside down as if an order had been issued to banish guests.”
Raiden wrinkled the bridge of his nose as if he had experienced something truly unfair.
“I raised my voice a little out of disappointment, and the maids in the annex began to criticize me. Just as the voices were about to get louder, Raon appeared, and without saying a word, he swung his sword at me. It was not a check or a threat, but a sword wrapped with the threat of death. “I continued to control my strength and defend myself, but he ended up cutting his throat with his sword.”
Raiden’s voice was so realistic that if a stranger heard it, they would think it was really unfair.
“Raon Sieghardt.”
Even after hearing Raiden’s voice filled with emotion, Glenn didn’t see any change. She called Raon in the same voice as before.
“yes.”
“Is that true?”
“no.”
Raon shook his head with calm eyes.
“There is not a single truth from beginning to end. In particular, the fact that you controlled your strength makes me laugh. “I can still see the sight of his face turning red and screaming.”
“profit! “You bastard!”
Raiden grabbed his shoulder but did not look back at Raon.
“Master Raiden.”
Roen’s eyes, which were on the left, became as cold as a knife.
“Aren’t you forgetting who you are in front of?”
“Big!”
Raiden swallowed dryly and released his hand from Raon’s shoulder.
“If what the two say is different, we should call a witness who saw everything.”
Glenn looked at Raiden and Raon and snapped his fingers. With a loud noise, a black doll landed in front of Raon.
“Cheongeomdae Rakale. “See you, matriarch!”
“Report what happened yesterday.”
“yes!”
The Cheongeomdae swordsman, who revealed his name as Rakail, was the man who blocked his sword yesterday. He nodded his head and got up and started to open his mouth.
“You said that Master Raiden sent a letter, but no such letter actually arrived at the annex. Mistress Sylvia and her maids were tending the garden as usual… .”
Raon narrowed his eyes. Contrary to expectations, Rakail revealed the exact truth without the slightest lie.
“Rayden Sieghardt.”
Glenn frowned after hearing all of Rakail’s story.
“Oh, yes, yes!”
Raiden trembled and hit his head on the ground.
“That’s quite different from what you said.”
“Well, that…” .”
“father.”
When Raiden was unable to speak and his chin was shaking, Balder, who had been watching until now, frowned and came forward.
“Isn’t that what’s important now? The biggest problem in this case is that the collateral wielded a knife at the immediate relative. “Isn’t this shaking up the family hierarchy itself?”
“Yes, that’s right! “That guy swung a knife at me!”
Raiden, who found a hole in his flesh, nodded furiously.
“That is correct. A subordinate swinging a sword at a direct relative is not something that should end in a bad manners. But that’s true.”
Glenn nodded and stood up from the throne. His presence exploded as if a giant had stretched out.
“What do you think is the difference between direct and collateral?”
“yes? Well, that… .”
“It’s a responsibility. “As the true owner of Sieghart, the immediate descendant must shoulder the responsibility accordingly.”
The entire Gajujeon began to shake in the bright yellow airflow blooming from the shoulders.
“You must have the awareness that you are Sieghardt’s master in every action and word. The same goes for teasing or ridiculing collateral. To do this, you must trample on it until the end. “But your life was threatened by a relative, a child younger than you.”
“Oh, no. “If I had wanted to, Raon’s neck would have already lost its owner!”
“If your life has been saved twice thanks to someone else, feel ashamed and keep your mouth shut.”
“Keuuuuu… .”
Rayden gritted his teeth at Glenn’s gaze, which was so cold that it gave him goosebumps.
“Raon Sieghardt.”
“yes.”
“You don’t seem to be aware of your position either. you are collateral In another sense, you need to be careful about your actions. Swinging a sword at a direct descendant who has qualified as a prosecutor is like a dog biting its owner. “If something unfair happened to you, you should have reported it to the main office instead of solving it yourself.”
“sorry.”
Raon closed his eyes and lowered his head.
“You both had a problem, so we will give each of you the punishment you deserve.”
“father! What a punishment! That guy shouldn’t be left alive. This is the guy who will set his teeth on his direct lineage one day! “He must be executed immediately!”
Balder Sieghard came forward again. He pointed a point at Raon and raised his voice.
“noisy.”
“If this incident is overlooked, the direct and collateral system will collapse, and the family’s prestige… .”
“Balder. “I would have told you to shut up.”
“Bwak!”
At Glenn’s voice that seemed to weigh down the space, Balder’s large body seemed to be crushed for a moment.
“Matriarch.”
Raon, feeling as if his heart was tightening, raised his head and looked up at Glenn. He bowed his head and called to him.
“what?”
“I will accept any punishment. But there is something I must do before that.”
“A thing to do?”
“yes. Raiden Sieghardt insulted his mother and was violent towards her maids. “I haven’t gotten him to pay for it yet.”
“You crazy guy! Me too! I still can’t forget the sight of you swinging a sword with your red eyes! “I will cut your head off one way or another!”
“Raon Sieghardt, Raiden Sieghardt.”
Glenn calmed his eyes as he called out his and Raiden’s names. A force radiated from him as if her whole body was being crushed.
“I just told you to know your topic.”
“Well, that’s why.”
Raon gritted his teeth and straightened his curved back.
“The head of the family previously said that this is the land of swordsmen. “I think that if you are a warrior, you should determine your worth with your sword.”
Raon’s strong-willed voice rang throughout the house.
“Please allow sword fighting!”
