I Am the Madman of This Family

Episode 31. Are you my son? (1)

Keter’s exclusive butler, Zach.

Just like yesterday, he was sitting at the lunch table with a haggard look on his eyes.

Keter, who was enjoying his meal leisurely, looked at Jacques.

“Who died? Why are you crying so much?”

“Is the bread going down your throat right now, Bocchan?”

“Maybe it’s because it’s freshly baked, so it’s chewy and goes well.”

“Eh! I heard that you slept well and fought with Ultima Sangju. Rumors? Even the young master wouldn’t have done that.”

“That is nonsense. It wasn’t because we fought, but because I unilaterally beat him up.”

“… You know who Ultima is, and are you so carefree?”

“A commoner merchant, a nub.”

Keter continued to eat while talking. Zach, who was worse off, took away the chicken leg Keter was about to eat.

“Stop eating and realize the seriousness of the situation… … ?”

“Thank you for rubbing the bones.”

In Zach’s hand, there is only a bone with only flesh missing.

Took.

Zach, who was about to throw a bone, gently put it down in the bone bowl, changed his strategy with a plea.

“The head of the family is a kind and merciful person, but this situation will not be overlooked. No matter what anyone says, I’m on your side. So let’s discuss with me how to apologize. Other than that, there really is no answer!”

“You sound strange, to whom do I apologize?”

“Of course, it’s the Ultima upper rank! If he cuts off his deal with Sephira, that means a huge loss. Even if the family head protects you, Elder Paniro will never let you go.”

Jacques began a long speech about why Keter should apologize.

But Keter laughed.

‘Ultima won’t cut the deal, so rest assured, old man.’

Ultima accepted the deal with me.

To betray the nobles of the Senate.

But it wasn’t that he was blindly helping Sephira. There’s no way you’d do something foolishly betraying me.

Ultima will press Sephira as usual.

But that’s a smoke screen.

When the decisive moment comes, Ultima will abandon the nobles of the Senate and join Sephira.

When was that?

‘I have to make it.’

time was earned Because I fooled the whole world by making Ultima look like it was beaten.

Is that all?

As a symbol of trust, he received a ‘signal’ made of glass beads from him.

“If you need the help of the Ultima Merchant, break it. Rescue teams will come to you wherever you are.”

“If I’m on the verge of death, I can kill two birds with one stone, right?”

“Don’t deny it. So make sure to show That you’re not just a crazy guy, you’re also insanely strong.”

As a bonus, he took 20,000 gold as a brokerage fee. It’s an amount that will tear your mouth open. An amount that is enough to live leisurely in a big city after retiring right away.

They say that if a person is too greedy, his stomach will explode.

‘Am I still hungry?’

Crunchy!

I looked out the window while chewing on a peach.

It’s a really nasty big family.

If you want to revive this family only with money, even 10 million gold won’t be enough.

‘Of course, the money I earned is my money.’

You have to know how to be independent.

Taking my share for sure.

Jump up.

When Keter got up, Zach followed suit.

“Bocchan, are you finally listening to me?”

“huh? I got up to go to the bathroom.”

“… The knights will come soon. He’s probably going to take the Bocchan with him. I beg you, please be quiet at that time. I will take care of it.”

“It’s good that you know how to do it.”

Zach did not bother to follow Keter to the bathroom. It was proof that he had not yet been burned by Keter.

The entrance to the restaurant is not just the front door. There is a back door through which the workers come and go.

Keter did not go to the bathroom, but came out through the back door.

“Because it’s not the spirit constitution that gets dragged away.”

As Zach said.

Dad won’t be able to stand it any longer. Even if it’s not on the emotional side, if you leave me alone like this, the dissatisfaction inside will grow out of control.

‘It wasn’t particularly intentional, but he couldn’t last more than two days after all.’

The only place for my father to be at this time is his office, so he would have called him there. Keter went to Basil’s office by herself.

Meanwhile, a commotion broke out in the restaurant.

Because Keter is gone.

Zach said he was in the bathroom and told him to wait, but of course there is no Keter in the bathroom.

“Did you run away because you were afraid of being reprimanded? sh*t!”

The knight who had come to take Keter gnashed his teeth and shouted.

“Release the soldiers immediately! You couldn’t have gone far!”

“Oh no, wait! No matter how hard Master Keter got out, he wouldn’t have run away!”

Zach hurriedly tried to stop the knights, but the knights, who already had preconceived notions about Keter, refused to listen to Zach.

In this way, Keter unintentionally energized the family.

* * *

Count Basil was writing a letter while waiting for Keter to arrive.

– Dear Elder, Leganon El Sephira. Please understand that I cannot treat you as a father-in-law today. As you know, a son I did not know, Keter, has joined the family. I’m grateful that I grew up healthy, but I’m having a hard time because my behavior isn’t right… … .

Square, tall.

Basil, who had been concentrating, suddenly put down the fountain pen. At the same time, the cloak he was wearing turned into a bow and arrow.

Sephira’s Noble Phantasm, Doppelganger.

Basil, who quickly aimed at the window, spoke softly.

“Show your face.”

There was nothing in the window.

It was absurd that there were enemies outside the window in the first place. Basil’s office is on the 7th floor, and the exterior walls of the building are as smooth as glass.

Is that all? The knights are watching without blind spots.

But Basil felt a presence at the window. If the intruder showed hostility or intent to kill, he would have shot an arrow right away, but he just didn’t shoot because he didn’t.

Swoop.

An intruder emerged from outside the window. while hanging upside down.

Basil did not immediately recognize the intruder. It was hanging upside down, and it was the first face I had ever seen.

But when I looked closely, I soon realized who it was.

“K… Are you Tern?”

“That is the correct answer.”

Sigh.

Calmly opening the window, Keter entered the office.

Seeing Keter like that, Basil said nothing.

‘The window must have been locked. What’s more, hanging upside down, throwing one’s body from this height without any disturbance.’

No matter how skilled a knight may be, if he jumps from the 7th floor, his lower body will be shattered.

Wasn’t it even hanging upside down? If you make even the slightest mistake and fail to land, you die instantly without questioning or arguing.

His son took such a risk casually and ‘intruded’ into his office.

Basil pointed to the door and said.

“Leave the intact door.”

“That’s no fun.”

“Where did all the knights who visited you go, did you come alone?”

“It seems to have diverged. I thought you would call me, so I came in advance.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the office opened and Navakin entered.

“My lord! Master Keter has escaped! Now that we have unleashed the soldiers and the hounds, we can find them soon… huh?”

Navakin found Keter standing by the window of his office.

Keter waved at him, and Basil licked his lower lip with his tongue.

‘What kind of mess is this?’

It was to the point where I was at a loss as to what to say and where to begin. Basil said to Navakin in the midst of this confusion.

“As you can see, Keter is here. Stop the search order.”

“ah… yes!”

Navakin blinked, saluted, and left the office.

“Whoa.”

Basil, who returned the doppelganger in the form of a coat, touched the table with his hand.

dump.

Basil turned around at the sound he heard from behind.

Keter was sitting on the couch. Even though he is the head of the household and his father, he is standing there.

“… … .”

Stunned, Basil looks at Keter. Then Keter pointed to the sofa opposite and said,

“Sit comfortably.”

why do you say that

‘Even if it wasn’t just my child.’

Basil surprised himself at his own thoughts.

‘Calm down. Keter will think I’ve abandoned it. If you clear up the misunderstanding, I will be polite.’

Indeed, it was the patience of a person in charge of a family.

Basil showed the composure of an adult.

“You must not sit down before the grown-ups do, Keter.”

“Not so with the liqueur.”

“This is the Sephirah, follow the laws of the Sephirah.”

“I will do that next time.”

Basil clenched his fists.

“Okay, don’t make that mistake next time.”

It would seem petty to ask him to stand up again, so Basil sat down across from Keter.

Only then do the two people meet their eyes at the same height. They stared into each other’s faces.

Basil was the first to speak.

“You look just like your mother.”

“Do you think you are beautiful?”

“Have you never seen it before?”

“Thanks to that, I was raised by an old shoplifter.”

“I need to clear up the misunderstanding. I didn’t even know you existed. If I had known, I would not have left you alone. Isn’t the fact that you’re right in front of me right now proof of that?”

“I don’t think I called because I liked it.”

“… … .”

It was Basil who almost said no for a moment.

Keter was called because of the accident. That was the point. Basil straightened his back and said in a rather firm tone.

“Yeah, that’s right. As the head of the Sephira family, I called you. Keter. Do you know what you did wrong?”

“If being proud is a sin, it feels like being hanged.”

“The disrespect is understandable. I’ve lived my whole life in the lawless city of liqueur. You don’t even know the laws of the outside world. But I can’t forgive you for your mistakes.”

“What did I do so wrong?”

Keter’s pure gaze that he really doesn’t know. Basil was his own son, but he thought that he was really brazen.

“The first thing I did was go find Anis and argue with her.”

“Anis did it first, so it’s self-defense. We also made an agreement.”

“Did you take the Demon Palace Amaranth on your own?”

“Because the weapon chose its owner. I want to give it back, but he says he doesn’t want to leave.”

It was obviously a blatant lie, but from Basil’s point of view, it was impossible to know whether it was true or not.

“You gave Tarragon some advice. I mean running on the playground all day. That doesn’t match the training method of our Sephira.”

“If Tarragon says he doesn’t want to do it, I have no intention of stopping him. I like it.”

Really, you’re not trying to lose a single word.

Basil glared at Keter. Judging from the answers, it seems that the third party did not really do anything wrong.

Besides, that shameless expression was the most disgusting.

‘But you probably have nothing to say about the Ultima gun.’

In fact, it is also the biggest reason Basil called Kether.

I don’t know about anything else, but it didn’t end at the level that it would be troublesome if I got out of touch with the only company I was trading with.

“I wonder how you will explain why you hit Ultima Sangju.”

“I hit you because I was unlucky.”

“… what?”

“A commoner merchant, you should think it’s an honor to do business with the Sephira family, but I couldn’t figure out the subject. Instead, I scolded him harshly.”

“Let’s hear it, so you interpret everything in your own way.”

“I am a bit selfish. Because I look like someone.”

“Keter.”

Basil stood up. He gazed at Keter with infinitely cold, heavy eyes. Keter also got up and met Basil’s eyes.

Eventually, Basil slowly opened his mouth.

“The reason you came to our Sephira family. Do you really want to take revenge on me? Are you doing this on purpose to resent me and my family for abandoning you?”

A question whose answer could determine the fate of Kether. Although he had to think about it, Keter answered immediately.

“I used to think that way, but not now.”

“You mean not now?”

“I should introduce myself.”

Keter pulled out a business card from within her bosom and held it out to Basil politely with both hands.

“The liqueur solver, Keter. We will solve the problem for an unreasonable price.”