I Am the Madman of This Family

Episode 30. I’ve shown you everything (4)

A warehouse where hay is stored in a stable.

Keter said, setting Ultima down on a pile of straw.

“You can open your eyes. There are no stable keepers at this time, and soldiers don’t come around after lunch because of the smell of manure.”

Are you saying Ultima is still alive?

There are clear handprints on his neck. It’s safe to say that he was strangled, and he was stabbed hard enough to make the ground shake.

It was a roar that would break my ribs and twist my intestines, but-

Jump up.

Ultima is resurrected.

He raised his upper body, leaned against a pile of straw, and wiped the blood from his mouth with his sleeve.

Yes. The roar was a trick.

It wasn’t that Ultima’s body hit the ground, it was Keter’s fist striking the ground. It just didn’t look that way to those who saw it from afar.

Ultima was alive, but not happy. Because Keter, who has deceived everyone’s eyes and ears, is blocking his path.

“Stubborn bastard. To think of fooling the eyes of the watchers in that situation.”

Ultima and Keter have known each other since they were children.

A coincidence rather than a coincidence.

Both of them were abandoned orphans, so they often ran into each other because they had similar places to live and things to do. As a result, I was always compared to Keter, who only came in first place no matter what she did.

Of course, Ultima is not stupid either. I tried to kill Keter several times in the way of liqueur, but each time I was beaten and everything I had was taken away.

“Even though you looked like you were just going out, you always had plans. I was always on the receiving end.”

“I didn’t bring you here to reminisce about the past.”

“Great, yes. You say you can protect me, no, my top? The Sephira family?”

“Tsk. Did you fall headfirst to the ground? You said you weren’t from the Sephira family.”

Kether pointed to herself with her thumb and said.

“This body will protect you.”

“… Wait, is this my fantasy or a dream? Actually, Keter killed me, and this is the afterlife.”

Swoop.

As Keter raised a fist, Ultima said with a serious face.

“It is a joke. But you must be kidding too. You say you’ll protect me from Senate nobles? It is not a single family, but a united family. They are not prestigious, but neither one of them can handle it.”

The nobility is divided into the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Even if you become a lower house noble, you can live a comfortable life with all kinds of benefits, but all ambitious people dream of becoming upper house nobles. From the Senate nobility, you have the right to have a ‘armed group’.

If you are a Senate noble, you can have at least 500 enlisted men and 10 knights.

The four nobles of the Senate joined forces.

A small army that cannot be taken lightly even if it is a ‘prestigious family’. But how could Keter, an individual, promise to protect Ultima from them?

Nonsense, this was the theory.

However, Keter has always been an eccentric who deviates from theory.

“Ultima. I didn’t bring you here because I wanted to hear how strong your opponent is or what a great guy he is.”

“… … .”

“I brought you because I wanted to hear your answer. yes or no Is it difficult? Don’t try to convince me, tell me your choice.”

‘Depending on your choice, you can become a real corpse here’ was naturally implied.

Of course, Ultima didn’t even notice that, but he couldn’t refuse it as easily as before.

It is absurd.

Even if you think about it a hundred or a thousand times, it is absurd.

Even if the Sephira family came forward to protect it, they would snort.

It was not enough to think about it for a month instead of a day, but Keter pushed for an answer.

“If I die, I will be able to worry for the rest of my life, will you do that?”

“Before I answer, what is the benefit of me joining hands with the Sephira family? By the way, the upper house nobles promised to make me a lower house noble.”

“Ultima. Lastly, I’ll explain again, you’re not partnering with Sephira right now. You do it with me.”

“No, wait. So, you’re not doing this on the orders of the Basil family. Are you saying it’s all your opinion?”

right!

Keter snapped her fingers.

“I can understand you now.”

“… I thought there would be no bottom here, but there is a bottom even worse than that.”

“There is only one thing I can do for you, Ultima. I’ll just tell you so you don’t get confused.”

Keter crouched down to eye level with Ultima.

“I’ll give you something to live for.”

“her.”

Ultima’s face crumpled mercilessly.

On the other hand, Keter’s eyes were clear. mischievous glare. The most peaceful eyes… … .

It was the sound of a madman.

* * *

“Did you really kill him? Is that crazy bastard?”

The porter man from the Ultima Merchants muttered.

He looks like a porter, but in reality he is a subordinate of the upper house nobles who watch over Ultima. He glanced at the stable where Keter had entered.

It was then.

bang!

The stable door was thrown open, and a man rushed out.

It was Ultima. Blood flowed from his mouth and his hair was in a mess, but it was definitely Ultima.

He was desperate, as if he had barely come out alive. Keter chased after him with a tantrum.

“hey! If you come back now, they’ll take care of you two!”

“Hey!”

This is a picture that anyone can see that Keter beat Ultima.

It was a pity that the assassin disguised as a porter.

“If I had killed him, I would have been able to put more pressure on the Sephira family using that as a pretext. Too bad.”

But since he was alive, he had to pretend to help.

It wasn’t just his thoughts. Ultima’s subordinates rushed to protect their master.

Blocked by the crowds, Keter lost his temper, saying he would teach a commoner the laws of a nobleman, and Ultima rode away without looking back and left the family.

“Sheesh, did you run away? Lucky for you.”

This made everyone aware. That Keter beat up Ultima and drove it out.

The fact quickly spread to the head of Sephira as well as to the spies who were monitoring Sephira. He said that Keter had a major accident in the end. Just two days after joining the family!

Those who oppose Sephira smiled in victory. I thought Keter, who suddenly joined the family, was Sephira’s hidden talent, but it was confirmed that it was a talent.

On that day, an urgent order was issued to all spies.

“If you helped Keter in the future, I’ll help you, don’t interfere.”

“Take a break from your activities so you don’t get involved with that Keter.”

They retreated from the front line for a while, waiting for Sephirah to self-destruct.

The change was immediately noticeable. Basil, the head of the Sephira family, hadn’t heard anything about it yet, but he could feel it.

“Ominous.”

As usual, Basil, who had been wrestling with the pile of papers, got up and went to the window. Sadly, for the most part, my forebodings were never wrong.

“I don’t think it was an attack.”

It was loud, but not of the dangerous kind. Rather, it was even lively.

“I wish it was Kiwoo.”

Basil muttered, rubbing his forearm.

He’s not comfortable with the fact that he’s detained his uncle, Paneer. There was only the circumstance that he was a traitor, but there was no clear evidence, and even if there was, it was a problem.

‘Even if the family puts their hearts together, it won’t be enough.’

The elders, who can be said to be the pillars of the family, are all taking individual actions.

The former head of the family disappeared without saying where he went, Panir is in custody, and his father-in-law, Elder Leganon, unilaterally avoids talking to him.

‘The children give their strength, but… … .’

Not because they are my children, but because they are objectively excellent children. But if you’re asking if it’s definitely helpful, it wasn’t either.

‘All I can trust is hyssop.’

eldest son Hyssop.

Now, Hyssop is taking the place of external activities as the owner of Soga. It’s not that there aren’t good results, but in the current situation, just having no bad news was doing well.

smart.

A knocking sound echoed in Basil’s ears, lost in thought.

“My lord. I am Navakin of the Holy Knights. I have something urgent to tell you.”

Basil, who had a worried expression on his face, changed his complexion and said,

“Come in.”

Knight Navakin often skipped greetings.

“Mister Keter caused an accident.”

“… Is it Keter again?”

Keter.

To be honest, it was a name I didn’t want to hear in this situation. Already yesterday, Kether caused too many incidents and accidents.

As soon as he came, he knocked out Anise and-

After becoming the owner of the demon palace Amaranth-

Turned Tarragon into a racehorse.

Is that all? He even made Catherine, the rose of Sephira, mute.

Furthermore, since the day Keter came, there has been a ghost that stabs the scruff of the neck every night.

Dissatisfaction and doubt about Keter rushed like an avalanche here and there. But Basil persevered, asking for their understanding.

‘Let’s watch for one more day. I don’t know what the hell Keter is doing.’

It’s just the basil that I promised myself this morning.

But just before that, Vulcanus and Deacon Hans visited. The two talked about the conclusion as soon as they arrived. He sold all his bows to Ultima.

Basil believed the two of them, so he thought there must be a reason for that.

Until Keter’s name was mentioned.

“Keter took the lead and sold it. Here is the receipt temporarily issued by the Ultima Merchants.”

“… … ?”

Basil, who wanted to know why the name Keter appeared here, was surprised to receive a receipt from Vulcanus.

It wasn’t because the money he earned from selling Sephira’s bows was 200,000 gold.

It wasn’t the first time I knew that I owed 400,000 gold to Ultima.

“charge… … ?”

It was written on the receipt that Keter took 10 percent of the sales as brokerage fees.

I mean, whoever decided this?

Even the mere fact of not obtaining permission from the head of the family to sell bows is an obvious violation of authority. However, if it was the opinions of Hans, who was in charge of finances, and Vulcanus, who was in charge of the forge, he thought it could be tolerated.

But why Keter? Not only did he lead the transaction, but he also collected a huge commission?

“Vulcanus. What the hell is this all about? Even if you understand selling bows, did you just let Keter take brokerage fees?”

“Adventure. Keter decided to explain that, so let’s go.”

Vulcan took Hans and left as if he were running away. It was an escape that was only possible because of him.

Basil pressed his forehead against the headache. Vulcanus, who always showed only a solemn appearance, ran away without looking back like that.

‘Should I call Keter?’

It was a strange worry. Why is the head of the house worried about calling the child who did the wrong thing?

But Basil swore yesterday. I will never see Keter. It wasn’t an official oath, but the act of breaking the oath itself was an act of pride.

But to be honest, I wanted to leave all that behind and call Keter right away to interrogate him. What are you thinking?

But you can’t be rash. Because he’s not an iron man.

With the age of an adult-

With the dignity of the family-

He endures to protect his family’s honor. That must be the best teaching you can show as a father and head of household.

Basil, who had calmed his impatience, asked Navakin with a benevolent face.

“So, what did Keter do?”

Even if he had committed murder, Navakin said with confidence at the benevolent attitude that he would forgive him.

“I hit the upper part of Ultima.”

“Heh heh heh.”

Basil laughed leisurely, and Navakin laughed awkwardly as well.

“ha ha ha.”

“Heh heh heh.”

“Ha ha ha ha ha.”

“Bring it.”

“hahahaha… yes? Oh, if it was Ultima’s top lord, he rode a horse and left first. Shall we go after him?”

“No, no. It is not Ultima.”

“then… … ?”

“My son.”

“Ah, you mean Master Tarragon. Since you are running around the field, I will bring you right away.”

When Navakin failed to answer correctly, Basil called his name in a low voice.

“Navakin.”

“Yes, lord.”

“Bring the madman.”

If you don’t understand this, you will be innocent even if you hit me