The Dutiful Kid Who Saved the Villainous Family - Chapter 51

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Episode 51

“Yes! I want to know who the respectable elders are.”

At Airi’s single remark, the stubborn old man Milligan’s gaze wavered dramatically.

Everyone in the world had told him the same thing.

Why was he so obsessed with such useless family traditions?

But Airi was different.

She was looking down at the family tree with sparkling, curious eyes.

Milligan’s chest swelled with overwhelming emotion.

And all of this was going according to the plan of the strategic Confucian child.

Martial arts? Perfect.

Etiquette? Perfect.

Character? Perfect.

The opportunity to serve a master who possessed all three qualities was never common!

Moreover, the chance to teach Karhen who was beside her as well!

Airi firmly grasped the arm of Karhen, who had been quietly sitting beside her.

Then she said,

“Karhen here is also very interested in etiquette!”

Milligan’s eyes flashed as if struck by lightning.

He looked ready to call them ‘my puppies’ any moment!

Everything was going very smoothly.

“The 31st generation ancestor said this: ‘Respect your elders.'”

“Gasp, what tremendous wisdom! I have learned another lesson. I will engrave it in my heart.”

Milligan trembled at her response, which was like the epitome of proper etiquette.

But just then,

Calven opened the connecting passage between the bedroom and study and said,

“Duke Betchen has arrived.”

Instantly, Milligan’s expression changed.

“Ah, then I’ll be back shortly.”

“…?”

“Stay in the bedroom. After I finish talking with that damn bastard, I mean, my friend, I’ll continue your etiquette education.”

Airi tilted her head with a puzzled expression.

‘Grandfather looks really grim!’

He looked like someone thoroughly corrupted by dark magic.

‘Even though he was a bit strange today, he’s still my precious master!’

Until that moment, Airi hadn’t intended to spy on his situation.

But then,

Shortly after, sounds of fighting could be heard from beyond the door.

She didn’t want to eavesdrop, but she ended up hearing it!

Even Cookie, who had been sleeping soundly in her pocket, woke up and sent a telepathic message.

[What’s that? It sounds like some furniture is breaking.]

The sound of them having a loud, rough meeting reached Airi’s ears.

Thanks to that,

Airi realized the identity of the ‘egg’ that Milligan had been holding.

It was none other than….

* * *

Meanwhile, the study connected to Milligan’s bedroom was exploding with Milligan’s excessive anger.

His longtime bad friend from academy days.

Duke Betchen, who ruled the western desert, had come to visit and immediately asked,

“I heard you obtained a summoned beast’s egg?”

That’s right. What Milligan had been carrying was a summoned beast’s egg.

“I did wait since you said you were coming, and it’s true I have my own problems, but seeing your face in person makes me feel disgusted. So get lost.”

Duke Betchen crossed his legs with an unaffected expression and grinned wickedly.

“Hehe, when the summoned beast hatches, it will guard the northern waters you’ve been protecting instead, right?”

“That’s right. So get lost.”

Even with two consecutive “get lost”s, Duke Betchen remained unshaken.

He smiled slyly and spoke mockingly,

“But what good is having an egg? You can’t even hatch it anyway.”

“Why can’t I hatch it? So get lost.”

Did the third consecutive “get lost” have some impact?

Duke Betchen’s expression twisted.

“You know the hatching conditions for that egg, don’t you?”

“….”

“You know, right? You can’t hatch that egg.”

“Why can’t I? I’ll find a way to hatch it!”

“Since you seem not to understand, let me tell you. The summoned beast egg obtained from the north can only hatch on clean land similarly located in the north.”

Betchen grinned as if he were being tremendously generous.

“But there’s no clean land in the north where all regions have been invaded by dark magic, is there?”

“….”

“Just give up.”

Having said that, Betchen whistled while watching Milligan grumble.

“Oh, right. By the way, this cute raccoon summoned beast was born on clean land in our west and is very strong.”

Come to think of it, a palm-sized tail was visible in Betchen’s front pocket.

A baby raccoon with a round tail jumped down to the floor with a plop.

Milligan glanced at the summoned beast.

Just as dark magic had grades, summoned beasts also had grades.

That raccoon summoned beast looked very strong at first glance.

“It’s a 3-star summoned beast. It appeared on land with almost no dark magic.”

Summoned beast grades were also distributed from 1-star to 5-star.

However, 4-star or 5-star summoned beasts had never been reported so far.

So the baby raccoon was the strongest among existing summoned beasts.

Betchen grinned wickedly after catching a glimpse of Milligan’s expression.

The relationship between the two was that of bitter enemies.

But the difference between one who possessed a summoned beast and one who didn’t was clear.

Betchen gleefully mocked Milligan’s distorted expression while presenting documents.

“Well, so I’ve prepared something. I am your friend after all, aren’t I?”

[Space Purification Magic Tool Rental Documents]

“What? A space purification magic tool?”

“This time, in cooperation with the Western Magic Tower, we created a magic tool that can purify space. It can purify about 1 pyeong of land where 1-star dark magic resides.”

“What, 1 pyeong?”

“Yes, 1 pyeong. What’s wrong with that for you? Even if it’s very small, you need clean land, don’t you?”

“…Ha.”

Since it wasn’t wrong and he couldn’t find words to retort, Betchen grinned and chattered on.

“As you know, even Purification Mages can’t purify intangible things, right? This magic tool is revolutionary. So don’t be stubborn and rent it. I’m bestowing grace upon you as a friend.”

Yes, it was true that he was in a situation where he should be begging.

Summoned beasts could repel monsters within a certain radius for three days just by breathing.

“1-star is definitely much weaker compared to our raccoon, but what’s wrong with that?”

Betchen didn’t forget to boast and grinned broadly.

Milligan couldn’t bring himself to speak.

That’s right. Whatever the star grade, it would be grateful if a summoned beast awakened.

The members of the Blue Knight Order under his command would be secured time away from the danger of dark magic to care for their families.

He had to concede defeat to Duke Betchen, who had been his lifelong rival.

Becken tapped the documents while raising the corners of his mouth.

“Don’t worry too much about it. Since we’re old friends, I’ll give you an exceptional 1% discount.”

[Rental Amount: 1 billion gold / 1% discount available]

“Is 1% even a discount? You ruthless bastard?”

Becken let out a mocking chuckle.

“There’s no such thing as free in this world, my friend.”

But Becken didn’t know at that moment.

That his words were leaking out to the children in the bedroom.

And he had no idea what kind of hint his words had given to Airi!

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