I Am the Madman of This Family

Episode 24. Let’s work together (3)

As Ultima ran to Keter, she inspected the corpses of the Jakoz family.

‘hole?’

There are holes all over the forehead.

What kind of weapon should I attack to get such scars?

There’s something like a bow hanging over Keter’s shoulder, but that’s probably not it. Because the Keter that Ultima remembers did not use a bow as a weapon.

Even if he used a bow, it wouldn’t make sense.

‘The hole was too small to be killed with an arrow. Even if it did, then where did the arrow go?’

Ultima never dreamed that Keter had reached the point of shooting arrows without arrows.

Ultima eventually stood in front of Keter.

Keter draped her arms over her thighs and said.

“Stop rolling your eyes. noisy.”

“… Are you unscathed?”

“It was not a wound, but a fatal wound. to my pride. Are you sending these crap against me?”

Damn!

Ultima’s right cheek exploded with Keter’s fist.

“This is the sin that woke me up in the morning.”

blah blah!

This time, it exploded on the left cheek and Ultima collapsed.

“This is the sin of belittling me. Uh, why don’t you put the skull back? kick it?”

Ultima, who judged that a hand was better than a foot, jumped up.

Damn!

Keter, who hit Ultima on the forehead for the last time, wiped his hands with a bang.

“It’s full.”

“Oh, do you have more left?”

Ultima, whose lips burst and spat blood, asked calmly, enduring the shame.

Keter pointed to Jacoz’s corpse.

“Is it over? The moment that bastard opened his mouth, my nose rotted. How are you going to make amends for trying to destroy my sense of smell?”

“… pay with money.”

Ultima took out a 1,000 gold bill from her chest and held it out.

This is reflection on my mistakes. The cost of misjudging that only the Jacoz family could kill Keter.

Keter snatched the bill and sniffed it with the tip of her nose.

“Um- that’s genuine. This will be a great comfort to my heart.”

“Six years, no, seven years. The last time I saw you, you didn’t use a bow as a weapon. How did you kill Jakoz?”

“Speaking of service, I killed him with this guy.”

Keter flicked his jet-black bow, Amaranth, and showed it.

“What about arrows?”

“I don’t carry anything cumbersome like that.”

“… don’t let that pass I won’t ask how the liqueur came out. However, I need to hear why you are in Sephira.”

“Don’t you see? Even when I was living in liqueur, the original body was gifted. That was all for a reason.”

“Ha ha ha, you could be from the Sephira family, what are you talking about?”

“I don’t have a business card yet, but Sephira’s master is me.”

“It’s not even a joke. Could it be that just because their eyes were the same color, they were recognized as bloodlines? The Sephira family is also sloppy.”

“Have a lot of fun. The current laxity.”

Ultima’s expression twisted.

In fact, Ultima was ‘constructing’ Sephira. Construction is a slang word of the underworld, and simply means ‘fraud’.

As Ultima remained silent, Keter spoke in succession.

“Isn’t it worth looking at? They didn’t report the quantity of goods properly and stuffed them all into the warehouse. It must have been very easy to manipulate. I think I would also like to take a bite.”

“It’s a common match. Aren’t you also pretending to be Sephira’s master and siphoning off your property?”

“Uh huh. Don’t catch a live person. Because I’m on Sephira’s side. You know what I mean?”

“There is no need to do this with people from the same liqueur, Keter. Sephira is too big to eat alone. Don’t confront needlessly, sharing is enough.”

Ultima didn’t want to build an angle with Keter. Because there is no benefit to be gained by confronting him.

Keter got up and approached Ultima.

“Why is your tongue so long? I do not understand? It means that you constructing Sephira is the same as cheating on me.”

Ultima took a step back and answered.

“So you give up?”

“No, continue as you do.”

“what… … ?”

“Instead, let’s do something with me. I will make Sephira the strongest family on the continent.”

Ultima bit her lower lip as she straddled the border between the clearing and the forest.

what nonsense is this

I knew long ago that Keter was a madman. By the way, are you going to make the Sephira family the strongest family on the continent?

It was a remark that made me wonder if I had no idea what the Sephira family was in right now.

“Keter. Apparently, it’s been a while since he came out of liqueur, so he doesn’t know the world, but the Sephira family is cornered. It is no exaggeration to say that the entire kingdom is Sephira’s enemy.”

“know. So what’s the answer?”

“… … .”

“It will be rejected. So is my country.”

Ultima didn’t bother denying it. No matter how much Keter threatens, the offer of an alliance is unacceptable.

Sephira is dying. very thoroughly. Riding in the same boat in this situation was like dying together.

However, you cannot avoid the immediate crisis by lying. Unfortunately, Keter has the ability to perceive lies like a ghost.

Then finally… … .

‘The conclusion is drawn that one of them must die.’

Ultima wasn’t naive enough to die quietly, so she took out a scroll from her chest and held it out.

“Stop it, Keter! You know what this is.”

“It’s a magic scroll. It is coated with gold leaf, so it has at least 5 circles.”

“Whoa, this is a magic scroll with the 6th circle ‘Fire Storm’ engraved on it.”

“Oh- 6th circle? You did a good job finding something that is hard to find even with money.”

“I guess you still don’t get it, but I’ll tell you in an easy-to-understand way. This scroll costs 50,000 gold. You will realize how powerful it is!”

“Fifty thousand gold? I think you’ve been scammed. I bought something that could be bought with 30,000 gold, at nearly twice the price.”

“Now that matters!”

“What in the world is more important than money?”

Keter, who had stopped walking, started approaching Ultima again.

“stop! If you come any closer, I’ll tear you up!”

Tsuak.

As if it wasn’t just a verbal threat, the edge of the scroll was slightly torn.

so what do you say

Keter did not stop.

* * *

Sweat drips from the hand holding the scroll. I’m worried that I might slip and miss the scroll.

Keter, you madman. why don’t you stop

What I have in my hand is a genuine ‘Fire Storm’ scroll. The moment this thing is torn apart, 100 meters in front will be devastated by lightning.

Even if you are a sword master, if you receive the 6th circle magic head-on, you won’t be able to leave even bone dust.

Doesn’t this damn lunatic know that? Is it so unstoppable with the power of ignorance?

It can’t be. As far as I know, this guy is also knowledgeable about magic!

Then, with what kind of confidence did he not stop even when I tore the scroll?

I’d rather appease or threaten. That way I won’t tear the scroll.

five steps. The bow must be a ranged weapon, but it keeps coming closer to me.

It was already within the range of Firestorm a long time ago. If I tear it here, I too will be caught up in the realm of Firestorm.

But it wasn’t that I couldn’t tear the scroll because I was afraid of it.

I looked into the madman’s eyes. Golden irises with purple pupils. It was gorgeous. When I first met her, I thought her eyes were unnecessarily flashy.

So I thought I would die soon. In liqueur, flashy guys are quickly hunted down. because it stands out

But this guy survived. It was safe to say that it was the first liqueur.

Hell, I thought I’d never run into Keter once I left liqueur. Why did you appear at the most important time in my life and block my path?

Keter still holds the bow.

Dark Bow. It looks out of the ordinary. With that, he killed the Jacoz family in one blow. By the way, the bow is a ranged weapon, so why bother coming close?

Suddenly, I realized something.

‘… Are you confident? I am confident that I will attack faster than I can tear it apart.’

For humans, there exists a world where time slows down for an instant when an extreme situation is encountered. Such a world came to Ultima as well.

Ultima had countless thoughts in a moment that seemed like a split second.

‘Keter. If you meant to kill me, you wouldn’t have missed the first blow. you saved me because?’

Being slapped by Keter was extremely painful and humiliating, but Ultima just accepted it. Because I didn’t feel the intent to kill.

If you can not die, you can get any number of slaps on the cheek. Because if you use the potion, you’ll get better soon.

You can give any amount of money as an agreement. It’s money, because it’s enough to earn it again.

But life doesn’t come back. It’s funny that I, who came from liqueur, regretted my life, but I can’t help it. Because I came out to the outside world and found out what happiness is.

Maybe it’s because I’ve only felt unhappiness in liqueur, but I didn’t know happiness could be so sweet.

We have a solid top team, and we can grow more in the future. Born as the son of a prostitute in liqueur, he also dreamed of becoming a nobleman.

can’t die here

Especially if it’s dog death.

So you have to tear this scroll. I have to rip this to kill Keter, so I can live.

‘But why?’

Why am I so sure if I tear this scroll, Keter will live and only I will die?

The instinct that saved oneself from many crises speaks. Please stay still.

But does that make sense? Seeing that calm expression, not knowing what he was thinking, how could he stay still?

No matter how slow the world is, time flies. Before I knew it, Keter took three steps inside. Now, even if I stretch out my arms, I can reach it.

It’s your last chance. If you don’t tear the scroll here, you’ll be caught in a firestorm and die.

My tinnitus rings in my ears and my vision blurs.

percussion.

Kether took the final step.

Ultimately, Ultima couldn’t tear the scroll.

* * *

zero distance.

Keter and Ultima were so close that they could reach with a half-stretched hand.

Although the outside of the Fire Storm Scroll was torn, it was not torn enough to meet the activation conditions.

“Keter. you… Do you think this scroll is fake?”

Within seconds, Ultima, drenched in sweat, asked with a detached expression.

Keter glanced at the scroll and replied.

“There is a signature at the bottom of the paper. It’s the signature of Archmage Marknose. His signature is reputed to be impossible to duplicate.”

“ha ha ha. You know damn well. Still standing in front of me. Is it because I’m complacent? Because I lost to you in liqueur?”

“Ultima. I said it last time too. You underestimate yourself too much.”

“I’ve never heard of that.”

“Even if you did, you’re not an easy guy. But I mean.”

Remembrance.

Kether pointed at herself with her thumb.

“I’m a bigger guy.”

“… indeed. He is a madman recognized by madmen.”

In liqueur, you can’t even be called a madman for doing some crazy things. Because living on liqueur already means that you are crazy.

In such a liqueur, there are five people who are recognized as crazy people, called true madmen.

Sword Demon Balt.

Bomb Demon Ragnon.

Scythe’s Jenny.

Maran the Eye Collector.

Anyone who lives in liqueurs should know these four people. Because if you don’t know, you die. Even the liqueurs who don’t know how precious their lives are, they don’t argue with these four.

And, last.

At the apex of the madmen who are avoiding these four madmen, ‘Keter the Solver’ proudly occupies a place.

Ultima folded the scroll again and put it in her bosom.

Already won or lost.

Those clear eyes that don’t know my intentions.

A madman who thinks of his own life as if it were someone else’s.

Once again, Ultima realized that no one could dare to risk their lives in front of Keter.

This did not mean, however, that Kether was a mute beast.

“Keter. I have no intention of fighting you to the death. Regardless of whether I have the confidence to win or not, I just hate it. What do you want from me?”

“Now you talk a little bit. Talk more.”

“As I said before, I have no intention of monopolizing Sephira. What do you want? Even if it’s Sephira’s family heirloom, I’ll give it up. Isn’t it between the two who shared the secret that it can come out of liqueur?”

“Tsk tsk. You don’t get the context at all.”

When appeasement didn’t work, Ultima couldn’t hide her frustration.

“What the hell do you want? If we do this, we will only waste each other’s time.”

“You are the one who doesn’t understand. The Sephira family is mine?”

“… … ?”

Unlike what he looks like, Ultima is a man with a very fast head. But what Keter was saying now was difficult to understand at all.

“Let me introduce myself again.”

Whiik!

said Keter, throwing the amaranth behind her back and putting her hands in her pockets.

“Keter el Sephira, the bastard of the Sephira family. That is who I am.”

Thick beads of sweat flowed from Ultima’s forehead.

‘Even if he’s crazy. He doesn’t lie.’

Even though Keter is a man who breathes crazy things, he doesn’t lie again. This means that Kether is indeed a descendant of the Sephirah.

I didn’t even bother to ask if it was real.

You can’t tell if it’s an orc or an ogre just by looking at its green shape from a distance. But if you look closely, the ogre is five times as big, and it has horns on its head. The difference between the two is obvious even if you look a little closer like this.

From Ultima’s point of view, it was as if the ogre’s horns were visible now. In this situation, if you go closer and check, you will be eaten by an ogre. Ultima was not lacking in discernment to the extent that she did not know this.

‘That’s right. In the outside world, I thought I was better than you. You’re above me even outside.’

Following the laws of the outside world, Ultima knelt toward Keter and bowed her head.

“Meet Prince Keter El Sephira, Sangsanju Ultima.”