I Am the Madman of This Family

Episode 35. It’s for Sephira (1)

Gant, who came as Leganon’s representative, led Keter into the lush garden.

With no visible destination, Keter murmured.

“I will go all the way to the Empire like this.”

“If you want to live as an aristocrat from a prestigious family, cultivate patience.”

The place where Gantt stopped is a pond. To be precise, it was behind the large stone statue built next to it.

“I don’t think it’s trite to teach you in a place like this.”

“I have no desire to do so.”

Taking off his helmet, Gant pressed the statue’s heel.

Then, a hidden secret door quietly emerged from the floor.

“You’re not some evil organization, are you living underground?”

“This is the archive where all the history of Sephira is recorded, so please be polite.”

“To history? Or to the elder?”

“Do it for both of you.”

“It must be difficult because you lack the ability to empathize.”

Gant frowned, but did not stop walking.

The archives we arrived at were very wide compared to the width of the stairs we descended from.

And even though it was underground, it was as bright as daylight. No candles or torches were used. A self-luminous stone was embedded in the ceiling.

“Hey, isn’t that a sunstone?”

It is different from the ‘light stone’ that shines with magical power.

The solar stone literally emits light like the sun itself, and according to one study, it emits light for up to 500 consecutive years.

Even a sunstone the size of a fist is worth thousands of gold, and dozens of sunstones the size of a human head were embedded in this basement.

“I’m salivating.”

As Keter licked his lips while looking at the ceiling, Gant threatened.

“If you intend to steal the sunstone, throw it away immediately. As you can see, this place is guarded by the Galactic Knights.”

As Gant said, there were knights deployed here and there. They were members of the Galactic Knights, Sephira’s strongest power.

At this Keter clicked his tongue.

“What would you do if your family had the strongest power? I’m just standing here blankly. He must not have been raised to be like that.”

“The archives contain the entire family history. Each of those bookshelves is a family history. Don’t you know that a family that has lost its history is no different from a group of bandits?”

“If it’s that important, just copy it and keep it in several places. As it is now, if the intruder complains, it will burn completely. is not it?”

I found another reason for the crash.

There is no room for manpower, but the family’s strongest knights are put in a place like this. I can’t understand it, but even if I did, it would be a serious waste.

Did he not realize the crisis in his family, or did he intend to keep Sephira alive by protecting this place even in the face of a crisis?

I don’t know who ordered me to do this, but I’m sure I’m making a big mistake.

Just let me have a say, I’ll roll every single day for these bastards who are wasting their time here.

“… Don’t hurry.”

Gant, unable to refute Keter’s words, only hurried his steps instead of answering.

The place I arrived at was in front of the door that said it was my office. Gant said to the knights guarding the gate.

“He is Master Keter. I will go in.”

nod

The knights guarding the door pulled the doorknob and opened it.

The moment Keter is about to enter. Gant whispered in his ear.

“Do not be rude in front of Elder Leganon. I can tolerate insulting me, but I can’t stand insulting him.”

Puck!

Keter cut Gant’s forehead with the back of his head. Gant, who grabbed his nose, stepped back.

“Go, Gant. you… … .”

The knight guarding the door pointed at Gant’s nose.

Soon, Gant felt something wet in his fingers.

“blood… … !”

Gant’s nose bleeds from Keter’s headbutt. Keter turned to him and said.

“I thought it was flying because my ears tickled. was it uncle? That’s great. Why do you blow air into people’s ears? It’s not perverted.”

“You, you bastard… … !”

“Elder Leganon is waiting for you, so let’s go in first. Please stop bleeding and come.”

Keter slips into the living room.

The knights guarding the door closed the door to the office and spoke to Gant.

“Like that guy said, stop the bleeding and go in. You can’t show the elder your unseemly side, can you?”

“Chit… … !”

While Gant went to stop the bleeding.

Keter faced the elder Leganon, who had been waiting and waiting.

* * *

“The flowers are blooming, so spring is coming.”

Leganon, who was sitting in a chair reading a book, chanted as if reciting a verse.

Keter ignored it and looked around.

It was a space close to a study to be called an office. It was said that there was also a back space because the shadows were thick even beyond the bookshelf in the three-story structure.

‘Look at how they cleaned the dirt floor. It’s proof that he’s out of his mind.’

As Keter only looked around, Leganon spoke again.

“Even if it is not snowing, I feel the arrival of winter when I breathe on it.”

“Are you senile?”

After observing, Keter stood in front of Leganon and said.

Leganon put down the book he was holding. His skinny figure looked more like a liberated monk than pitiful.

“Do you not understand what I mean, Keter?”

“It’s not my taste to talk round and round.”

“It is said that you are like the scorching sun in midsummer and a cold blizzard in midwinter.”

“You have a guest, but you don’t even give me a cup of tea. Be kind as well.”

Reganon stood up at Keter’s words, ignoring nonsense.

“I don’t drink tea. After all, tea is pure water with impurities added. just like you.”

“Now you’re telling me to understand. Did you call to blackmail? ‘If you don’t leave, I’ll kill you!’?”

“I called not to threaten, but to inform.”

Leganon walked slowly towards the desk. It was so slow that Keter got tired of waiting and sat down first.

At the sound of Keter sitting down in her chair, Leganon said without looking back.

“I received an assignment from the family head.”

“I hear that Elder Leganon is entrusting the entire mission, which is amazing.”

“If it was Basil’s personality, he probably wouldn’t have said it. don’t tell me instead Right now, our Sephira family is in crisis.”

“Interesting. Sephira, a prestigious family, is in crisis. Who is threatening with a knife?”

“I know your heart well. You must have thought that if you joined our family, you would be able to enjoy a luxurious life. But it’s the other way around. If you grow close to our family, you will eventually die.”

“You said it wasn’t a threat? You are predicting murder right away.”

Leganon delayed answering. I finally reached the desk.

Leganon, who picked up the envelope on the desk, opened her mouth again as she turned to Keter.

“I am not killing. The world will kill you.”

Keter’s eyes twinkled.

‘This gentleman. It’s quite vague, but it tells us the current situation and future of the Sephira family.’

The intention of calling me here is obvious, but the words are not obvious, so I was interested.

Sup.

Pretending to be worried, he took a deep breath.

‘The orange scent I smelled then… I don’t like it.’

Reganon’s body, which I met in the reception room, had an orange scent like a reverberation.

But now, Leganon only smelled like a crumbly book. Even to the touch, there was only the feeling of a damp, shady basement.

‘There is no visible evidence, but it is certain that they dug a hole in the back.’

The Galactic Division I saw on my way here.

They guard this place 24 hours a day. In other words, when Leganon does something suspicious, the knights cannot be unaware. However, it is one of two things that they are silent.

Betrayed Sephira with Leganon.

Or perhaps it meant that Leganon was in contact with outsiders without even knowing the knights.

‘Both are possible.’

Leganon, who had come in front of Keter with a slow movement because he was relaxed, held out the papers he had brought.

“I would really appreciate it if it was pocket money.”

widely!

Keter opened the mouth of the paper and brushed it into the palm of her hand. Then the 1,000 gold bill fell out.

‘uh! I want to give you real money… I almost said.’

The bill came with an identification card behind it.

“Imperial ID? You have something valuable.”

An imperial ID card proving that you are a citizen of the Samael Empire. It is a very sophisticated counterfeit.

Leganon said, sitting in a different chair far away from Keter.

“When you arrive at Hakoz Village, go to the Pumpkin Leaf Inn. There, my subordinate will be waiting for you with a carriage. You just have to get on that carriage and disappear quietly.”

Keter put the 1,000 gold and ID card into her bosom. Seeing this, Leganon smiled lightly.

“It is a wise choice. You will definitely thank me later. But keep in mind. Even if you go to the Samael Empire, you must not boast about your identity. Don’t even come back.”

“ha… . As you leave, tell me this one thing.”

“What is it?”

“Who did you hang out with?”

“… … .”

Leganon’s dead eyes were alive. Leganon glared at Keter, who responded with a smirk.

“Listen, my father once made a mistake. Revenge for that mistake?”

Basil killed Olive.

And Leganon is Olive’s biological father.

In other words, for Leganon, Basil is the enemy who killed his daughter. There was no shortage of justifications for betraying the family.

“… Revenge does not bring back my dead daughter.”

“But it must be cool on the inside.”

“It is just a moment. You will regret it for the rest of your life.”

“People do what they know they shouldn’t do. I wonder if the elder would be different.”

“Not all people are the same.”

“It wasn’t that different.”

“You answered a lot of questions. Apparently, he only took the money and won’t accept my offer.”

“Are you that obvious?”

“Aye. I don’t know why you asked me that question. But this is certain. You are seriously mistaken. Also about Sephira. About me too. Unfortunately, you don’t realize it yourself.”

with my daughter

Leganon rang the bell on the chair.

Immediately, the door opened, and Gant, who had been recovering from a nosebleed, entered and grabbed Keter by the shoulder.

“Arise, Keter.”

“That’s short, Gant.”

“Don’t be mistaken. You are not yet a noble.”

“Then you should be more careful. This time, it won’t end with nosebleeds like before.”

“what?”

Gant, who had been hit by a blow, raised his voice.

Then, Leganon spoke quietly.

“Keter. The reason I tolerated your arrogance was because you were Basil’s blood relative. However, that mercy has just ended.”

“You’re even asking me to get out of here.”

Keter got up from her seat and shook Gant’s hand, which was still holding her on the shoulder.

Gant frowned, but since he was in front of Leganon, he only glared at him.

Keter spoke to Leganon just before leaving.

“During the history of Sephirah, was there an elder who betrayed his family?”

“… does not exist.”

“It will happen soon.”

“… … .”

Leganon responded with silence to Keter’s words.

Keter also left the office without bothering to ask for an answer.

It wasn’t Gantt to leave it alone. He immediately approached Leganon and whispered softly.

“Just say your name. Even if I am banished, I swear to Kether… … .”

“Sir Gant. If you’re really for me, wouldn’t it be right to do it without an order?”

“… All right.”

“Stop. that’s what the saying is I really didn’t mean that.”

Leganon spoke as if admonishing Gant.

“You are a knight. Sephira’s proud. Don’t lose your sense of formality for just one ignorant kid.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

“Please return the child safely.”

“insect.”

Giving a short and thick salute, Gant left the office.

And after a while, Gant returned and reported.

“I sent it back.”

“Hasn’t anything happened?”

“yes. I didn’t want to talk to him at all, so I didn’t open my mouth. He didn’t even say anything.”

“Wait a minute. This is the final chapter.”

Leganon savors the last page of the book of poetry he was reading. The book of marriage is stained with hand stains, and the edges are also worn and sloppy.

It was said that he had seen it not just once or twice, but hundreds of times.

“Growth entails pain. If you are in pain now, it must be proof that you are growing. Good phrase. Isn’t it?”

“yes. You were truly a wise man.”

“Gantt. I am in great pain right now.”

The open book lowers, revealing Leganon’s face.

Eyes imbued with pitch-black will.

It was not for someone who was bored with life and grieved over his daughter’s death.

It belonged to those who abandoned their lives and humanity for a single purpose.

Gant, a seasoned veteran knight, involuntarily swallowed.

Leganon is an ordinary, no, weak old man. Even Gant, who had crossed the border of death many times, felt cold at the ghostly energy felt from such an old man.

Putting down the book, Leganon spoke to Gant in a distinct voice.

“There will be no change to the plan.”

“That word… … .”

“Instead of Catherine, let’s send Keter first.”