The Dutiful Kid Who Saved the Villainous Family - Chapter 48
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Episode 48
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The next morning.
The Etiquette Teacher showed a worried expression upon seeing the dark circles under Airi’s eyes.
The book Karhen had brought yesterday, 『Disciplina Morum: Ars Provecta』, was extremely difficult.
So she immediately went to find her teacher.
“Actually, I’m not sure either. I’m sorry, Lady Airi.”
“Huh….”
“Actually, there’s nothing more I can teach you in terms of etiquette, Lady Airi. You could graduate at this level.”
This couldn’t be.
She even received the devastating news that there was nothing more to teach her.
It was when the dejected Airi came out of the Education Hall carrying the ancient book.
She was thinking of going to find Karhen again.
‘I wonder if he’s at the Knight Order with his friends again?’
As if to prove that his future fame wasn’t false, Karhen’s Hybrid Creature Friends often watched sword and spear practice.
Taking one step at a time, walking somewhat less energetically toward the Knight Order.
Airi’s footsteps suddenly stopped.
Airi stood right in front of a sign near the Training Hall where the Knight Order was located.
[Blue Knight Order: Naval Unit]
[White Knight Order: Army Unit]
[Black Knight Order: Spear Knight Unit]
This family had a total of three knight orders.
Currently, only the ‘Black Knight Order’ directly led by Declan had returned.
But the area in front of the Knight Order was bustling unlike yesterday.
Karhen was nowhere to be seen, only servants who had come out to watch were everywhere.
“Wh-why are there so many people?”
She could see a knight order entering in formation, dressed in neat blue uniforms.
Their procession shouting the family name continued endlessly.
Suddenly, Airi’s eyes spun round and round.
“Ah, Lord Milligan, who was in the Northern Sea Region, returned today.”
She glanced at the newspaper in the Head Maid’s hands.
「Breaking News」 ‘Sea King’ Milligan and naval forces return to Ortejo Castle after a full 10 years!
“What is a Sea King?”
“Ah! It means a king who protects the seas, the maritime region. And Lord Milligan is the former Grand Duke. He’s the father of the current Grand Duke Declan, and your grandfather, Lady Airi.”
“Hu-huh.”
Airi took the newspaper and read it carefully.
It contained news that Milligan Ortejo and the naval forces he led were returning.
And the reason for Milligan’s return was….
「No one knows the exact reason for his return. However, news spreads that the sea monsters, who had been quiet, are now rampaging due to Milligan’s return.」
“He’s not someone who would leave the sea region he’s been guarding for over 10 years. I wonder if something happened.”
It was when Airi nodded with a serious expression while listening to the Head Maid’s worried words.
The Knight Captain, who spotted Airi from afar, shouted loudly.
“Everyone, attention!”
“Salute to Lady Airi Ortejo, the youngest princess of the Ortejo Family!”
“We pledge our loyalty, Princess!”
Kneeling on one knee and bowing their heads neatly.
For this family, this level was incredibly gentlemanly!
“Ah, those people look very polite, don’t they?”
“Yes! Very much so!”
“I heard Lord Milligan beat them up for 10 years. Thanks to that, they seem to have reached this level of completion.”
“Huh. Be-beating them up….”
“Still, they say people’s roots don’t change, so when the atmosphere gets bad, their old habits come right back out.”
“Ahh….”
Sure enough, muttering like “XX.” was starting to be heard from their mouths!
‘Of course. No matter how much you beat them, it would all be for nothing since they have magic.’
But even so, they were the most polite people she had seen in this place.
“Ah, come to think of it, you wouldn’t know, would you, little miss? Lord Milligan’s personality is quite….”
“Qu-quite, what?”
“He values etiquette and manners. He originally lived a dissolute life, but one day he suddenly got his head beaten by some monster on a ship, and since then he’s become greatly obsessed with family etiquette, from what I heard.”
“Hu-huh.”
“Fortunately, since he got beaten up on the ship, our castle hasn’t been affected by suffocating etiquette rules.”
No, that’s not fortunate!
There was only one thought in Airi’s mind.
“Mi-Lord Milligan must be an amazing person! He excels in etiquette and manners!”
“Ah, yes. Lord Milligan is a stick… I mean, sorry. Anyway, except for loving etiquette, he’s someone who won’t lose to anyone in terms of strength either. He is indeed a great person.”
Airi’s eyes were sparkling brightly.
‘I’m so curious!’
The only ‘being who possessed both character and strength’ that Airi knew was just one person.
Only the Gyeonghye Taekwondo Instructor.
An existence she had never seen even once since coming to the Northern Region!
Airi forgot her original purpose and broke into a big smile.
‘Maybe I’ll get a new instructor!’
Airi hugged the ancient book containing etiquette tightly to her chest.
In fact, she also needed an adult who could help her teach etiquette and manners along with herself as a hero while purifying the scoundrels of this place.
‘This worked out so well!’
Airi nodded her head vigorously, full of excitement.
“Th-then, where is Lord Milligan right now?”
“He’s probably at the Main Castle.”
“Huh, then I’ll go to the Main Castle too!”
Airi gripped the book under her arm even tighter.
Her heart was pounding at the thought of meeting her (prospective) instructor.
It felt exactly like going to a new Taekwondo Dojo!
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Former Grand Duke Milligan Madrid Ortejo (age 55), called the ‘Sea King’, had returned to his family!
Snow-white hair that had turned completely gray.
Bright red eyes that looked exactly like the current Grand Duke’s.
The stubborn old man with a mischievous expression slashed his sword through the air.
Along with sparkling light, ancient rune letters were carved in the air.
A man with powerful strength.
One with the special ability to never be tainted by magic even when facing countless monsters.
Milligan Ortejo had returned.
“A descendant personally offers greetings to the great ancestor who protects the family.”
He was the one who dealt with sea monsters.
Since he always stayed only at sea and coastlines, he couldn’t visit this Haunted Castle frequently.
But upon entering the family grounds, there were things he absolutely had to do.
First, greeting the family ancestors and checking on the well-being of the servants.
“Is the household all at peace?”
“Yes, everyone is working hard as usual. The chefs, the Head Maid, and the head butler too.”
“Good, the servants must be comfortable. It would be troublesome if discipline within the family became lax.”
He made a “hmm” sound with the Haunted Castle right before his eyes.
“But there are still so many things that displease me.”
“Pardon?”
“As far as I know, just 20 years ago we used to hold ceremonies honoring our ancestors’ spirits throughout the year.”
“Our ancestors’ faces? Were they handsome?”
“Our ancestors’ spirits, I said. You utterly irreverent fool!”
Calven, Milligan’s naval advisor, made a wronged expression at the sudden reprimand.
“On that wall where the troll is displayed, we had written the names of our patriarchs. Looking at it, everyone would pray every morning with hearts revering our patriarchs. It’s written in books from 200 years ago!”
Calven’s eyes lost their light and became lifeless.
“Moreover, the famous sayings about character education that were posted on the wall have also disappeared! What a lamentable affair.”
“What kind of sayings were they?”
“Youth is short. Show respect to your elders.”
No matter how I think about it, it seems better that it’s gone.
Calven narrowed his eyes and stared at the castle walls of the Haunted Castle.
On the castle walls of the Haunted Castle, there was a wall where a troll’s head was hung.
It wasn’t actually a real troll’s head that had been taxidermied, but rather something made from a mold.
“The 29th Generation Patriarch personally made this to display his achievement of slaying the Troll King. And now it even has dust on it?”
“I don’t see any dust at all though…”
“This won’t do. I must handle it myself!”
That’s right.
A situation where no one could say anything about his old-fashioned behavior.
Because he always took the initiative in trying to restore past traditions.
Even while grumbling like that, he dusted everything off with a single gesture.
“Um, Lord Milligan. Let’s go inside for now. You should rest a bit.”
“Rest? Have you forgotten the reason I returned to the Castle?”
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