How a Two-Life Scoundrel Lives - Chapter 92
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【Chapter 92】
“You go too far.”
Grand Duke Guntram approached Carlisle.
“Have you even considered what price you might pay for carelessly letting such words leave your mouth?”
“I’m not foolish enough to be ignorant of that much.”
“You truly…!”
Under Grand Duke Guntram’s pressure, Carlisle felt as if his heart might stop.
His breath caught in his throat, his heart pounded like mad, and his body trembled like a leaf.
‘If the Grand Duke so much as lifts a finger, I die. No, he wouldn’t even need a finger. Someone like me could be killed by his presence alone.’
But Carlisle was not one to submit before the mere fear of death.
He had already died once—what was the big deal about dying twice?
“So in the end, you’re just the same as everyone else.”
“What?”
“You’re trembling too.”
A cold smile appeared on Carlisle’s lips.
“I understand to some degree. You’ve been practically brainwashed with fear of the Royal Family since childhood. But it’s a little disappointing that you don’t even have the courage to face the truth.”
“Yes, I am afraid.”
Grand Duke Guntram spoke as if grinding his teeth.
“I am endlessly afraid of the Royal Family’s prophetic power, of the strength they possess.”
“How honest of you.”
“Do you think I fear for this one life alone? Our House, the Northern Region—we are all subordinate to them. If we fall from their favor, not only our House but the lives of all Northerners will become even more impoverished and miserable. Not to mention the countless sacrifices we would have to make. That is what I fear.”
“You don’t need to be afraid anymore. The Royal Family’s shackles were nothing but an illusion.”
“An illusion…”
“Can’t you see it even when it’s right before your eyes?”
Carlisle pointed far into the distance, dozens of kilometers away.
“The Royal Family has no prophetic power. If they had such a thing, they wouldn’t have suffered like that.”
“Can’t you consider that even this might be part of the Royal Family’s scheme?”
“Hah.”
Carlisle laughed.
Grand Duke Guntram had the same reaction as Maranello.
Even the Royal Family’s predicament was feared as part of some grand design they were drawing.
The interpretation was more important than the dream itself…
However, Carlisle didn’t think this was something to be blamed for.
They had been instilled with fear of the Royal Family since childhood and had firmly believed in their prophetic power.
“Whether it’s part of a plan or not, we’ll know if we wait and see.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“They’ll conclude it was the Barbarians’ doing and pretend it never happened. In fact, other Houses will probably send troops to help. The Northern Region doesn’t have the strength to retaliate against the Barbarians on behalf of the Royal Family.”
“To say such a thing…”
“Want to make a bet?”
“A bet…?”
“If I’m right, just listen to my demands.”
“And if you’re wrong?”
“My head will roll. The Royal Family won’t leave me alone.”
“…”
“Ask Maranello for the details.”
Carlisle said this and looked toward the distant scene of the incident.
“It’s quite a sight, isn’t it?”
“What is?”
“Aren’t you pleased that the Royal Family got hit? I am. Of course, they probably didn’t die. The carriage must be quite sturdy.”
“…”
“Well then, I’ll be going.”
Carlisle descended from the spire.
“What on earth is happening? Why would such a thing…”
“Your Grace.”
Maranello knelt on one knee before Grand Duke Guntram.
“I heard an amazing story from the second Young Master.”
“An amazing story…?”
“The second Young Master is a descendant of the Chaos King.”
“Sir Maranello…”
Grand Duke Guntram bent down with a pitying expression and took Maranello’s hand.
“Time is truly cruel. How has the one called the Reaper of the North come to this?”
“Pardon…?”
“It seems it’s time for you to rest. Retire now and spend your remaining years in comfort. How could I continue to work someone whose mind is no longer sound? I have a conscience too.”
Grand Duke Guntram thought Maranello had grown too old and had finally become senile.
* * *
Maranello told Grand Duke Guntram about everything that had happened, and the Grand Duke finally understood the whole situation and cleared up the misunderstanding.
“I apologize. It was such an absurd story that I misunderstood.”
Grand Duke Guntram sincerely apologized to Maranello.
“What are you saying? It’s understandable that you would think so. Haha.”
Maranello didn’t blame Grand Duke Guntram.
Even he thought it was the kind of story that could be mistaken for dementia, so it was no wonder the Grand Duke thought so.
“I can hardly believe it. That boy has inherited the Chaos King’s legacy.”
“This old man couldn’t believe it either until I saw it with my own eyes. However, this is an undeniable fact. The inheritance sword the second Young Master possesses was actually Grimgand, not Wanderer.”
“Why would the jet-black sword be with him…”
“That’s beyond knowing. It must mean that the Chaos King’s will residing in Grimgand chose the second Young Master.”
“That makes it even harder to understand. How could that great will choose such an immature scoundrel?”
“How could this old man know the Chaos King’s intentions?”
“Well, I’ll be…”
“Moreover, the second Young Master is the master of a dragon. As I mentioned earlier, according to the dragon’s counsel, there’s a high probability that prophetic power never existed in the first place.”
“Then how do you explain the prophetic power the Royal Family has shown over the past several hundred years?”
“Currently, the baby dragon and Young Master believe it’s the result of highly developed intelligence networks, the ability to analyze that information, and covert operations based on the collected intelligence.”
“I cannot believe it.”
“I feel the same way, Your Grace.”
Maranello wore a confused expression as if sharing the same plight.
“It’s such an amazing story, and also a dangerous one. If we’re not careful, not only our House but the entire Northern Region could be reduced to ruins. How could I not be afraid?”
“That’s exactly what I mean.”
“However, seeing that Grimgand chose the second Young Master and that the baby dragon acknowledged him as its master, I think these are sufficient grounds for trust.”
“Hmm.”
“Let’s believe and wait for now.”
“What else can we do? We have no choice but to stay quiet.”
The milk had already been spilled.
Carlisle had already caused the incident, and there was no way to fix it.
As Grand Duke Guntram, all he could do now was keep a low profile and watch the Royal Family’s reaction.
“Let’s try believing in the second Young Master once. Actually, hasn’t he been different since obtaining the inheritance sword? I think inheriting the Chaos King’s will might have been the catalyst.”
“That’s convincing. His condition isn’t perfect even now, but before, I wondered if he was even human…”
“Perhaps the complete independence of the Northern Region and liberation from subjugation may rest in the hands of the second Young Master.”
“In that fellow’s hands?”
Grand Duke Guntram replied in a tone that suggested such a thing was preposterous.
The fate of the Northern Region resting on that notorious scoundrel?
Even a passing dog would laugh at such nonsense.
“Has His Grace the Grand Duke not already experienced firsthand the second Young Master’s extraordinary nature?”
“You mean the Merel Mountain Range incident. And discovering that child Evangeline too.”
“Yes, Your Grace.”
“In the past, such things would have been unimaginable.”
Grand Duke Guntram also acknowledged the remarkable achievements Carlisle had accomplished thus far.
“I will assist the Young Master well from his side, and request Your Grace’s help when necessary.”
“I’m counting on you.”
Grand Duke Guntram grasped Maranello’s hand with an earnest expression.
“Now that things have come to this, it’s no exaggeration to say the fate of the Northern Region and our family rests in that fellow’s hands.”
“How could there be any doubt?”
Maranello smiled.
* * *
Meanwhile, the Royal Family’s delegation had fallen into great chaos due to an unexpected accident.
The explosion was tremendous, its power sufficient to devastate an area with a radius of over 30 meters.
Nearly 100 knights were blown to pieces, and the horses pulling the carriages were also shattered beyond recognition.
“Wh-what is this…!”
The Crown Prince, who crawled out of the overturned carriage, was greatly shocked by the carnage spread before his eyes.
It was a terrible hell he had never seen once in his entire life.
People and horses had been blown to pieces by the explosion, their fragments scattered in all directions.
The sight of blood, flesh, entrails, and severed arms and legs strewn about was truly horrific beyond measure.
And this came as a tremendous shock to the Crown Prince.
To the soldiers of the Northern Region who fought barbarians daily at the Blood-Soaked Land of Kuberin or beyond the border at the front lines, this was merely a sight that would make them frown slightly, but to the Crown Prince who had lived his entire life seeing and hearing only good things, it was a scene he couldn’t have imagined even in his dreams.
It was fortunate that the carriage was so sturdy and had magic cast upon it, otherwise the Crown Prince would surely have been shattered along with the carriage.
“Ugh… uwaaaaaaack!”
The Crown Prince vomited up his stomach contents.
“Y-Your Highness the Crown Prince!”
“Your Highness!”
The surviving knights rushed toward the Crown Prince.
“Keep thorough watch of the surroundings!”
“Request support from Dekaron immediately! Hurry!”
Several knights shouted.
“Q-quiet!”
The Crown Prince raised his hand to restrain the knights.
“Don’t panic… Ugh.”
The Crown Prince gritted his teeth while desperately holding back his vomit.
As the legitimate heir of the Royal Family and Crown Prince of the United Kingdom, he knew all too well that he couldn’t show himself collapsing here.
Not only would it damage his dignity as the future king, but it could be fatal if the long-held faith in the Royal Family were to crumble.
If they lost the trust of the Royal Guard and Dekaron, the most secret and dangerous secret the Royal Family was hiding might be exposed.
‘I-I need to pull myself together.’
Though trembling, the Crown Prince tried his best to appear calm.
“This was somewhat anticipated. Don’t act rashly. Quickly clean up the scene.”
“…!”
“Hurry!”
When the Crown Prince shouted angrily, the knights scattered to clean up the accident scene and right the overturned carriage.
“Don’t leave any traces behind. Understood?”
“Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince.”
In the midst of the chaos, the knights scooped up their comrades’ corpses—though they could hardly be called corpses—with shovels, put them in sacks, and gathered their belongings.
During this time, the Crown Prince went back into the carriage and desperately racked his brain.
‘Who could it be? Who would do such a crazy thing? Could they have known in advance that I wouldn’t be able to foresee the accident?’
Since this was an attack on the Royal Family that hadn’t occurred in hundreds of years, the Crown Prince was completely unable to grasp the situation and was confused.
Since he had no way of knowing who was behind it or what the reason for the attack was, he couldn’t easily calm his bewilderment.
“Y-Your Highness the Crown Prince.”
A knight knocked on the carriage door.
“There is something to report.”
“Speak.”
The Crown Prince spoke without even opening the carriage door.
“It appears to be an attack by barbarians.”
“Evidence, what evidence.”
“An unexploded magic stone trap was discovered.”
“Magic stone trap…?”
“From the circumstances, it appears the barbarians infiltrated the rear and set up magic stone traps.”
Click, the Crown Prince threw open the carriage door.
“Behold.”
The knight showed the Crown Prince a large magic stone trap.
“This is…”
Though only the size was different, it was a magic stone trap used by barbarians.
Just looking at its crude construction, it clearly seemed to be made by barbarians.
“…Those uncivilized and barbarous bastards dare.”
Angry muttering flowed from the Crown Prince’s lips.
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