Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 334

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 334

218. The Northern Region’s Debt

“A deal?”

I asked the fellow.

I didn’t ask out of curiosity, but rather expecting his answer.

People from the Northern Region generally have strong pride.

More precisely, they’re corpses without their pride.

That’s why even the Imperial Palace coaxes and appeases the Northern Region, granting them appropriate autonomy.

As long as they maintain that, the loyal Northern Region would never turn their blades toward the Capital.

In that sense, the Northern team leader Milton Dallahan’s choice of the term “deal proposal” was truly putting forward only the minimum pride.

Since the Northern team is in crisis right now.

“Yes, a deal. Could you… share… some food supplies with us?”

I chuckled at his appearance as he spoke as if squeezing out the words.

“Why should we?”

Food supplies.

Perhaps the opportunity to raid the storage won’t come again.

Since we’ve decided to follow the rules according to the given situation, the value of these food supplies is immense.

Therefore, we naturally can’t share them.

Unless there’s a corresponding price.

“…Is there something you want?”

“You say you want a deal, but your attitude is wrong.”

I threw a piece of firewood into the campfire.

Crack, crackle.

Above the flames, through the wavering air, I could see Milton’s tightly bitten lips.

“If you want something, you should come prepared with something that might move my heart.”

That’s the basics of dealing.

Especially if you’re in a desperate situation.

Of course, my current behavior is also basic dealing.

Pressuring the opponent as much as possible and extracting more from them.

Eventually, Milton seemed to have made up his mind and opened his mouth after a deep breath.

“I’ll promise unlimited support from our Northern team in this camp. I’ll follow whatever you say.”

Is he saying he’ll abandon his pride?

But he’s wrong.

“Then only you guys would stand out. Aren’t you saying you’ll ride on our team’s coattails?”

“…”

“We’d lose more than we gain.”

I pointed at The Two as if to show off.

“Three of us alone are already enough.”

In the midst of this, Diego’s cough flowed out. He’s probably feeling proud.

“…We’re desperate. We can’t return to the Northern Region like this.”

Milton finally brought up even personal matters.

“That’s not our problem.”

“Really… won’t it work?”

The fellow bowed his head and trembled with his tightly clenched fist.

He’s probably desperate.

I don’t know the details, but it’s a situation where he can’t return to the Northern Region like this, and conversely, he absolutely must enter the Knight Order.

Therefore, I’m thinking of using that desperation once.

More importantly, since I’ve pressured him this much, it’s time to throw out upgraded deal conditions.

“Let me ask you one thing. Do you think getting some food supplies will improve your situation?”

At my question, Milton raised his head.

“You’ll probably get attacked again. All those guys are watching this scene right now.”

For reference, the distance between tents isn’t very far.

If they just turn their gaze this way a little, they could notice that Milton and I are having a conversation.

And if Milton returns carrying something, an attack will occur within at least a day or two.

Instead.

“So come under me.”

This changes the story.

“…”

Milton didn’t open his mouth, perhaps because it was something he never expected, or even if he had expected it, couldn’t bring himself to say out loud.

He probably can’t open it.

Northern pride?

That’s a kind of custom engraved in Northerners’ heads.

They never bow their heads and never kneel.

Therefore, my proposal must be a big shock to Milton.

“If you’re desperate, you’d set aside that much pride.”

Here’s one more thing.

“For reference, this isn’t a deal condition.”

For reference, that’s Northern circumstances.

Other guys besides the Northern team, if I told them to come under me, they’d probably come eagerly, right?

“…What did you say?”

“It doesn’t make sense for this to become the subject of a ‘deal’ because of your pride.”

What I want is something else.

“In the future, help me when I need it.”

“Help you?”

“Yes. Unconditionally. Anytime, anywhere, whatever request I make.”

I drove the wedge toward the dazed Milton.

“This is my condition. I don’t particularly need anything else. Ah, I guess I do need one thing. For instance… a magical oath?”

“Are you ignoring the ‘Northern Oath’ right now?”

This was the reaction I expected.

An oath.

Especially the ‘Northern Oath’ is said to have more powerful effect than any oath in the world.

It’s not controlled by something magical, but has that much meaning and history.

“No, of course not. I just brought it up just in case.”

“Never doubt our Northerners’ oath again.”

Northerners think it’s better to give up their lives than fail to keep their word.

In that sense, an ‘oath’ is something more important than life itself to Northerners like Milton.

“Right. If you really make an oath.”

The deal conditions are as follows.

Milton ensures that they safely complete the camp program and receive ‘high scores’.

I receive help from ‘the Northern Region’ including Milton unconditionally whenever I want it.

“Good.”

Milton seemed to have made his decision.

And from the Northern perspective, it was a very big deal.

“If I can enter the Knight Order, I’ll do anything.”

“I look forward to it.”

The fellow muttered while saying that.

“Anyway, if I return to the Northern Region only to continue being treated like an outcast… this would be better.”

This will be quite a rational choice.

I nodded and said.

“See you tomorrow. Milton Dallahan. I’ll send food supplies to your tent soon.”

“Thank you.”

“Look forward to it. And it goes without saying, but follow my orders.”

“Tell the other guys too.”

With that, Milton returned, and immediately Diego said in a surprised voice.

“Di-did you just recruit the North team?”

“If you want to be precise about it, yes.”

“My goodness… To think I’d live to see Northern guys bow their heads and come in.”

“That’s right, Senior. The Northern wolves don’t bow to anyone.”

Right, wolves can be like that.

But wounded wolves pushed out from the pack are different.

Those are all wolves cast out from their pack.

Those wolves are now grinding their teeth and coming to find me.

Therefore, those guys will do anything.

“Anyway, you’re amazing, Senior.”

“We’ll have to watch. What those guys will do. Diego, let me see the food sacks.”

“Ah, okay.”

I had Diego take the distributed food supplies to the North team’s tent, then looked at Benatio.

Honestly, I don’t care about the North team or whatever.

If they crawl in below on their own, I’ll just use them well.

However, this guy is a bit different.

What could his purpose be.

He hasn’t harmed me yet, but I plan to keep watching.

“Why, why are you looking at me like that, Senior?”

“Because I don’t like you.”

“Pardon?”

Benatio protested to me with the most wronged expression in the world.

“What, what don’t you like about me? Please tell me.”

“I just don’t like you.”

“Wh-what did I do wrong?”

“No, I just said so.”

“…That’s too much.”

Not only has he been following me around constantly until now, he even followed me to this camp.

He has a purpose.

A purpose I don’t know about.

A purpose to find out what I like?

There’s no way he’d follow me around just to find out something so trivial.

Surely, it must be some secret purpose I can’t imagine.

So I plan to keep watching.

“What on earth did I do wrong…”

That guy pretending to be wronged and grumbling.

Milton faced a new conflict. It was his team members’ rebellion.

“Milton Dallahan, no matter what, we have our Northern pride… did you even make an oath?”

“That’s right.”

“Sigh… Even so, breaking Northern law is…”

The oath.

And going under Dane.

All of this was incomprehensible to the team members.

At least, it was incomprehensible to their hearts.

“But weren’t we abandoned by that very North?”

“…”

Of course, they understood with their heads.

At this point, without joining any team and with just themselves, they couldn’t achieve good results in this camp.

Entering the Knight Order.

That was the only way for these Northerners composed only of second sons to survive.

“We came here prepared to face criticism in the first place. By now, each family probably knows too.”

Therefore, Milton was resolute.

“Dane Sogress is strong. Stronger than anyone here, stronger than any team. He probably has the skill to handle everything alone without any problem.”

Everyone looked at Milton.

Each recalling the contempt they received in the North.

Those who failed as family head candidates could be said to be the biggest enemies of prospective family heads.

So, if they returned like this, they’d have to live in submission under the family head until death.

Still without being recognized.

“That’s why we need Dane Sogress.”

“…”

“…”

The silence and contemplation didn’t last long.

“There’s no choice. We’ve come this far.”

“Let’s try it. Somehow.”

In the end, they had no choice but to accept.

And they had to watch.

Since the wolves had bowed their heads and gone under.

Milton distributed the food supplies for now.

“Food ingredient supplies will likely continue to be scarce in the future. So everyone needs to eat sparingly.”

This put out the immediate fire.

Everyone’s eyes lit up for a moment, but there wouldn’t be any idiots who’d devour all of this here.

‘Should we move our tent.’

Everyone would have seen him go to Dane and receive something, so there shouldn’t be any attacks, but…

We should move our tent soon too.

‘Starting tomorrow will be completely different.’

And the next day.

“What’s with the Northern guys?”

“Why are they standing together with Dane Sogress?”

“After going somewhere last night, could they have formed an alliance?”

Murmurs flowed among the other teams seeing the North team standing together with Dane’s team.

Of course, it wasn’t questioning murmurs.

Envy.

Resentment.

Jealousy.

Not to mention surprise.

“How dare those bastards push us aside…?”

The most surprised by this was the South team.

Where is Sogress County located.

Isn’t it the ruler of the South.

Therefore, the South team naturally expected that even if they couldn’t be on the same team as Dane, they might be able to get something from Dane…

But for random guys like the North team to crawl under Dane?

“What should we do, Captain? The Northern guys…”

“I’ll go over there.”

The leader of the southern team, Finley Horne, stood up abruptly.

House of Horne.

Naturally, while not quite on the level of Sogress Count House, it was one of the prominent families in the Southern Region.

Finley, the second son of that house, naturally expected that Dane would side with those from the same region.

‘He probably can’t bring himself to approach us because of his pride.’

From what he’d heard, Dane Sogress had quite a quiet and calm personality.

So wouldn’t it be right for them to go and make the first proposal?

With that thought, Finley immediately approached Dane, who was with the northern team, and spoke.

“Dane Sogress, I’m the second son of House of Horne, Finley Horne.”

The start wasn’t bad.

Dane also introduced himself and greeted him accordingly, which made the northern team momentarily anxious.

‘House of Horne is from the south.’

‘Sogress Count House is also from the south.’

‘Don’t tell me those southern guys are also trying to get in?’

The one who felt the most anxiety was naturally Milton Dallahan, but he remained silent. There was nothing good about showing his agitation here.

‘If those southern guys come too…’

Meanwhile, Finley asked.

“Dane Sogress, your performance was remarkable. Just as your reputation suggests. Truly befitting of Sogress Count House.”

“Thanks for the praise.”

“Actually, I wanted to have a talk as soon as we arrived at camp. But then again, plotting something together just because we’re from the same Southern Region seemed too transparent.”

Finley, who had been beating around the bush, finally lit up his eyes.

“But now it’s hard to hesitate any longer. Our southern team will lend you our strength.”

“Lend me strength?”

“That’s right. Strength. As fellow southerners, we want to help you.”

He said he wanted to help, but in reality it meant getting under Dane and gaining some benefits.

‘Those bastards really…’

‘If the southerners come too, attention will be divided.’

It was then that the northern team felt unprecedented anxiety.

“So what can you guys do?”

“Huh?”

“I asked what you can do. For us.”

“What we can do… We’re saying we’ll be of help?”

Caught off guard by the unexpected question, Finley was flustered, and Dane chuckled.

“You don’t seem very desperate.”

“What?”

“As you can see, we have enough people.”

The meaning of those words was this:

There’s no place for you guys.

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