How a Two-Life Scoundrel Lives - Chapter 34

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【Chapter 34】

Carlisle found this sudden compliment absurd.

Yes, it was certainly true that Carlisle van Sigmund was handsome.

But so what?

“Do you think I’m doing this because I want to compliment your appearance?”

Helen said in a cold voice.

“I’m someone who knows better than anyone how much of a scumbag you are, how trashy your character is. But regardless of that, there’s no room for disagreement that you’re a very handsome man.”

“Yes, well… thank you?”

Carlisle didn’t know how to react, so he answered like that for now.

After all, a compliment was still a compliment.

“I didn’t say it to make you feel good. I simply want you to keep your distance from the female comrades.”

“What’s the reason?”

“Are you asking because you don’t know? Your appearance is bound to cause problems.”

“Huh?”

“This is a battlefield. Moreover, the current situation is no different from wartime. If the female comrades in the unit become distracted because of your presence, it would be very troublesome for me as a commander.”

“Is that… possible?”

Carlisle honestly found Helen’s words a bit absurd and couldn’t relate to them well.

The idea that the female soldiers in the unit could become distracted because of him was something he couldn’t understand at all, not even a little.

“Are you going to play dumb until the end? The women you’ve made cry must number in the hundreds at least.”

“That, that’s…”

“You must know it yourself. That there are few women you couldn’t seduce if you put your mind to it.”

“…”

Carlisle couldn’t answer.

Why?

Because Helen’s words were true.

Carlisle van Sigmund knew all too well that he was the most handsome man in the north, and he was a cunning person who knew how to use that fact.

Wasn’t seducing people, satisfying his desires, and then ruthlessly abandoning them Carlisle van Sigmund’s specialty?

However, the reason Carlisle wasn’t aware of this fact was because he didn’t think of that beautiful appearance as his own.

The current Carlisle was in a position where he had possessed the body of the real Carlisle van Sigmund.

“It would be troublesome for you too if your old habits came out while getting close to female comrades.”

“That won’t happen.”

“It’s admirable that your will is that strong, but there’s always the possibility of ‘what if.’ And I have no intention of overlooking your debauchery. If any unseemly incidents occur, I intend to deal with them strictly according to military law.”

“Haa.”

Carlisle let out a deep sigh of frustration.

It was already miserable enough having to play the role of a lowly soldier, and now he had to endure this kind of treatment too…

“Of course, this is just a recommendation, not an official order. There’s no such content written in military law.”

“Huh?”

“So please conduct yourself properly from now on so that you don’t cause unnecessary misunderstandings or create disturbances.”

“Right.”

Carlisle obediently accepted Helen’s recommendation.

He wasn’t crazy about women, and rather than invite unnecessary misunderstandings, there would be nothing wrong with keeping his distance as Helen suggested.

* * *

What awaited Carlisle when he returned to the reconnaissance unit barracks were, as expected, piercing stares.

“Hey, rookie. I heard you caused trouble?”

“Looks like nothing serious happened? Seeing as you came back alive?”

The senior soldiers of the reconnaissance unit threw comments at him as they passed by Carlisle.

It seemed the rumors had already spread to the reconnaissance unit barracks.

It must have been quite something for Begman, the reconnaissance unit leader, to approach and ask directly.

“I heard you harassed a female soldier and earned the resentment of the engineers. Is that true?”

“It’s not like that.”

“Really?”

“If that were true, would Helen have let me off the hook?”

Carlisle replied as if the very thought was unpleasant.

“True. That makes sense.”

Begman nodded with an expression that said ‘of course.’

“There must have been some misunderstanding.”

“Yes, it was a misunderstanding.”

“Then that’s fortunate. Just in case, let me tell you this: don’t think about fooling around with your lower half just because you trust that pretty face of yours. This is a battlefield. If you do such things, you might never have fun again for the rest of your life.”

Begman warned while glancing at a specific part of Carlisle’s body.

“Right.”

Carlisle answered with a cold smile.

Being human too, he was gradually getting annoyed by being continuously treated like trash due to repeated misunderstandings.

“What’s with that tone just now? It sounds like you’re being rebellious. What, do you want to commit insubordination?”

“No.”

“Look at this bastard?”

Begman raised his eyebrows.

“A mere low-ranking private soldier dares to…”

Just then.

“Whoa, whoa. Please calm down.”

Kudo stepped forward and stopped Begman.

“The newcomer must feel bad about being misunderstood, so why are you doing this too, unit leader?”

“Why am I doing this too? Don’t you know what kind of guy this is?”

“I know, I know very well.”

Kudo spoke as if there was no question about it.

“But he’s been quietly trying to adapt to unit life and getting along well.”

“But…”

“Like him or not, he’s the youngest in our reconnaissance unit, so if we don’t look out for him, who will?”

“Hmm.”

Begman showed signs of softening somewhat at Kudo’s words emphasizing camaraderie.

Although the reconnaissance unit wasn’t a knight order, it was a group with high pride due to being composed of elite soldiers, and their camaraderie was also particularly strong.

“And…”

Kudo whispered in Begman’s ear.

“No matter how much of a cast-off he is, he’s still His Grace the Grand Duke’s second son. Don’t create something you’ll regret later, and let it slide this time. You never know.”

“…”

Begman listened to Kudo’s words and stared intently at Carlisle, then soon opened his mouth as if he had made up his mind.

“Be careful from now on, rookie.”

“…Yes.”

Carlisle also took a step back.

In his position of needing to pass the [Noble Proof], it wouldn’t be good to have a bad relationship with Begman, the reconnaissance unit leader.

“Phew!”

Kudo looked back at Carlisle as if he had caught his breath.

“I was nervous wondering what was going to happen. Haha.”

“Thank you for helping me.”

Carlisle gave a slight bow toward Kudo.

It was fortunate that Kudo had intervened just then, otherwise Carlisle wouldn’t have been able to hold back any longer and would have caused trouble.

“Ah, there’s nothing to be grateful for. I just hoped things wouldn’t get too chaotic. Hehe. But from now on, please don’t speak to the Scout Captain like that. Of course, I understand you felt wronged.”

“I’ll try.”

“That sounds like you’re saying you’ll do it again?”

“That’s not what I meant.”

Carlisle had no intention of caring about who was whispering what behind his back.

But if someone openly picked a fight or provoked him to his face, he wouldn’t stand for it.

Especially when he was in a position of weakness like now.

“Well, at least it’s fortunate. If your opponent had been Wilson, I wouldn’t have been able to stop it.”

“Wilson… ah, that bal—”

“Pardon?”

“The sword, when will you show it to me?”

Carlisle hastily changed the subject.

“Now isn’t quite right, how about we meet separately at the training ground tonight? From the looks of it, the moonlight should be bright tonight.”

“Let’s do that.”

Carlisle was displeased about losing sleep time, but given the kindness Kudo had shown, he decided to accept that much loss.

* * *

That night.

“You want to do some separate training?”

“Yes, well. I thought I’d teach him a few things.”

“Do as you please.”

Begman waved his hand dismissively at Kudo as if annoyed.

“Since you’re saying you’ll do it, I’m sure you’ll handle it well.”

“Haha. Thank you.”

Kudo easily obtained Begman’s permission for nighttime training with Carlisle.

“Well then, let’s go.”

“Yes.”

Late at night.

The reconnaissance unit exclusive training ground located in the fortress backyard was completely deserted.

Just as Kudo had said, the moonlight was bright, making the training ground as bright as day despite the late hour.

“Should I show you right away?”

Carlisle planned to roughly show Kudo what he wanted and quickly go back to sleep.

“Yes, if you could show me right away, that would be good.”

“Let’s do it then.”

Carlisle drew Grimgand as if it were nothing difficult.

“Then…”

Carlisle swung Grimgand.

Swoosh!

From left to right.

World Opening.

The most perfect slash that a hero had refined and perfected over a lifetime drew a dark trajectory.

“Did you see it?”

“…”

Kudo didn’t answer.

“Senior Soldier Kudo?”

“…”

“Excuse me?”

Kudo remained motionless as if time itself had stopped.

“That just now…”

Kudo opened his mouth with a trembling voice.

“What on earth was that?”

“Pardon?”

“How can someone like you complete such a perfect slash?”

What does he mean by ‘someone like me’…

Carlisle felt slightly offended, but he answered Kudo’s question sincerely.

“As I told you, I simply inherited an ancient ancestor’s sword technique, so I don’t really know much about it.”

“That can’t be.”

Kudo strongly denied it.

“Inheriting a sword technique and actually executing it are completely different matters. That slash you showed… it’s not something that can be completed in just a day or two.”

“But it was completed in one day…”

“…Pardon?”

Kudo made an expression of disbelief.

“Is there really such a method in this world? Perfecting a near-perfect slash in just one day?”

“It was possible though?”

“…”

Kudo was left speechless by Carlisle’s innocent answer.

Of course, Carlisle wasn’t lying.

[World Opening] was indeed a sword technique he had learned in one day.

To be precise, it only took about 5 minutes to absorb the miscellaneous thoughts.

“So in the end, Sigmund is Sigmund, is that it?”

“Pardon?”

“Isn’t there a saying that those with Sigmund blood are born holding a sword? Just how much bone-grinding training have you gone through?”

What is this person talking about…

“I’ve never done such training.”

“Then you’re saying it’s natural talent?”

“No, that’s not it either…”

“If you really don’t want to say, you don’t have to. There’s no need to make excuses.”

“…”

Carlisle finally realized that Kudo had seriously misunderstood something.

Since he didn’t know about the Soul Pacifying Sword, he could only interpret things as he pleased.

‘Wait.’

Carlisle suddenly noticed something strange and frowned.

‘Why is this person so obsessed with my swordsmanship? Even if he’s a scout, he’s not a knight, just a regular soldier?’

Thinking about it, something didn’t add up.

No matter how much practical experience he had, a soldier was still a soldier.

A regular soldier shouldn’t be able to recognize the swordsmanship Carlisle was using…

“Could I perhaps request a sparring match?”

Curiosity sparkled in Kudo’s long, narrow eyes.

“If it’s light sparring, that’s possible. I absolutely hate anything intense though.”

“That’s fine.”

Just as Kudo smiled and was about to fetch a wooden sword from one corner of the training ground.

Hum, huum!

Carlisle’s sword, Grimgand, vibrated slightly.

‘This is troublesome.’

Carlisle made a tired expression.

[Alert: 【Grimgand】 has detected Barbarian Killing Intent!]

“It looks like sparring will be difficult after all.”

“Don’t tell me you’re getting tired of this?”

Kudo showed a slightly disappointed expression.

“No. It seems like now is the time for real combat, not sparring.”

“Ah.”

Kudo looked at Grimgand with an understanding expression.

He remembered how Grimgand had warned them of an enemy’s approach in advance before.

“A surprise attack under such bright moonlight? Those barbarian bastards really have no brains…”

“No, I don’t think it’s a surprise attack.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“I can feel it.”

Carlisle closed his eyes tightly as if trying to concentrate and said.

“How many of them there are. There must be at least a hundred of them.”

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