Chapter 107

Chapter 107

Gal,lahad

“Guy.”

High-rank magic beast··· no, the Grand Duke lowly called Galahad.

The Grand Duke that build was enormous. Although Galahad is also on the tall side, the Grand Duke was twice Galahad.

Those arms were thicker than a decent adult man’s waist, and muscles the size of a woman’s head were full here and there.

If asking a passerby whether the Grand Duke seems a magic beast or a person, clear a hundred out of a hundred would answer a magic beast.

Such a Grand Duke stared at Galahad with sunk eyes. Every time the Grand Duke’s thick finger twitched, Chartien with only the neck left flickered.

The Grand Duke’s eyebrows were down. The Grand Duke was angry.

‘Why?’

Galahad caught the ruler. Although there was a minor matter of making the 6th Battalion a sea of fire in that process, still what caught is what caught.

Although not knowing the reason the Grand Duke is angry—.

“Adrianne!”

Galahad quickly called Adrianne.

The door roughly opened and Adrianne entered.

Adrianne stood between the Grand Duke and Galahad.

“Came.”

At the reliable Adrianne the Grand Duke’s gaze was covered. Galahad softly relieved.

“You go out.”

The Grand Duke gave a low order.

Adrianne turned to Galahad. Galahad urgently shook his head.

“I will be here.”

Adrianne answered in an indifferent voice. A moment a creak— sound was made. It was the sound of the Grand Duke’s tendons stretching.

“It is an order.”

Adrianne greatly flinched. The blue pupils of Adrianne turning to Galahad shook.

‘Using an order here. Cheap.’

If coming out so, this side also had a method.

Galahad slightly moved mana. Even though moved only a little intense pain rose. The body trembled on its own.

“Keum.”

Blood roughly sprayed from Galahad’s mouth.

“Are you fine?!”

Adrianne urgently stuck to Galahad. Galahad wiped the blood around the mouth and shook his head.

“Tom, I will call Tom.”

At Adrianne looking for Tom out of the blue Galahad hurriedly shook his head.

“No! I need you.”

“Yes? But I······.”

“It has to be you.”

Galahad urgently added. Adrianne’s eyebrows went up straight. The Grand Duke’s eyebrows went down.

The atmosphere became even heavier. It was the feeling of breath being blocked.

“Adrianne.”

The Grand Duke lowly called. Adrianne turned her gaze to the Grand Duke. The tense tension that was swollen disappeared in an instant.

“Captain Galahad’s state is not good. Just in case I will be beside.”

Adrianne firmly said.

Then the Grand Duke who laughed even when fighting magic beasts softly shook.

‘Seems the first Adrianne opposed.’

The Grand Duke’s gaze headed to Galahad. Just received the gaze, yet exactly as if pressing the shoulders.

‘Such pressure with only the gaze—.’

Galahad softly coughed. Adrianne urgently examined Galahad. The momentum pressing Galahad disappeared in an instant.

“Making a fuss with just vomiting a little blood.”

The corners of the Grand Duke’s mouth twisted. Although clear sneering but—.

“If not Captain Galahad, the entire North almost was in danger. Far from praising one who got injured fighting for the North, saying just too much.”

The orthodoxy Adrianne did not hold. Rather scolded the Grand Duke.

The Grand Duke’s eyebrows that would not move even if stabbed with a sword roughly shook.

“I am fine.”

“Not fine. You must take rest.”

The Grand Duke’s eyebrows stiffened again. Galahad slightly tidied the neck.

“Heard made the 6th Battalion a sea of fire.”

The Grand Duke turned the story.

‘······Scolding?’

Well making the 6th Battalion a sea of fire was fact.

However—.

“What to do. Guys who lived long to the extent of even digging tunnels, would they go out easily? One has to set fire.”

“So burned the 6th Battalion completely?”

“Yes, if left not the 6th Battalion, the entire North would become a demon race den—. how would I watch the North no different from my hometown becoming so?”

A bizarre sound came from the Grand Duke’s mouth. It was the sound of bones breaking, yet listening closely it was the sound of grinding teeth.

What sound of grinding teeth so fierce—. Galahad fake coughed and slightly pushed Adrianne’s back.

“Ah! Captain Galahad’s words are correct. If left as is, the North’s mana density would thicken and the demon race would become stronger. The North’s balance might have collapsed.”

Adrianne helped in a serious voice. The Grand Duke’s gaze headed to Galahad.

“There is a story to do with the guy.”

The Grand Duke said in a slightly softened voice. Although anyway, still like a magic beast’s cry.

“No.”

Adrianne firmly refused.

Galahad pondered for a moment and nodded.

“Fine.”

“Ah, understood.”

Only then Adrianne moved the seat. Adrianne emphasized to the Grand Duke ‘Captain Galahad needs rest.’ before going out.

It seemed not knowing that makes Galahad more dangerous.

Galahad faced the Grand Duke in the huge room.

The air was severely heavy. Like when going up to the execution stand, the neck was rough for nothing. Chartien continuously flickered.

The Grand Duke’s mouth slowly opened.

“Heard rode Adrianne with bare body.”

Huge fangs were seen between the Grand Duke’s thick lips.

The atmosphere rapidly became chilly. At the out of the blue sound Galahad’s head became complicated.

‘Rode Adrianne with bare body? What is that······.’

Although fact, it was too shortened fact. No words who raised such a report.

‘So the Grand Duke was angry.’

Galahad furrowed his eyes.

“While using magic recklessly, the clothes all burned. Captain Adrianne saved me.”

The Grand Duke slowly nodded. The atmosphere slightly eased. It was the feeling of the air becoming a bit comfortable.

‘Adrianne is the Grand Duke’s weakness.’

Galahad muttered while slowly exhaling breath.

The Grand Duke filled the stomach with magic beast flesh and moistened the throat with that blood. Not for nothing Galahad calls a high-rank magic beast.

To settle a place in the North one had to be to the Grand Duke’s liking.

However, the Grand Duke was one whose thoughts one cannot know. Being to the liking of such a Grand Duke was a matter as hard as moving Adrianne’s heart.

Pondering how to score points—.

‘The answer was Adrianne.’

Galahad raised the corners of his mouth.

“Isn’t Adrianne quite amazing? The continent’s best beauty—. ah, this is fact. I wandered the continent quite, yet there was no woman as beautiful as Adrianne.”

Galahad briefly exhaled breath and continued the words.

“There also resembling His Highness the Grand Duke isn’t the youngest sword master? Insufficient with just beautiful even skill the best—.”

The Grand Duke’s eyes slightly eased. Correct answer. Galahad raised the corners of his mouth.

“How is the character again. That nobility that does not hesitate to always stand at the forefront needs no words. Appearance, character, skill. Not one among them not the best—.”

Galahad even shortly applauded. The Grand Duke’s eyebrows rose.

“A child is something even the emperor cannot do as one pleases, His Highness the Grand Duke would be reliable.”

The Grand Duke savagely raised the corners of his mouth. Although briefly confused, it seemed a soft smile in the Grand Duke style.

Heavy silence continued for a moment. Soon the Grand Duke opened his mouth.

“One has to do well.”

It was an order without subject or object.

Galahad quickly nodded.

“Doing well is my specialty.”

“Arrogant.”

“Usually call spirit.”

The Grand Duke stared at Galahad. Just meeting the gaze, yet fierce eyes to the extent hair standing on end.

Although the eyes were hot as if burning, Galahad did not avoid the gaze.

Rather raised the corners of his mouth.

“Yes.”

The area around the Grand Duke’s mouth savagely twisted. Between that gap fangs huge like daggers were seen.

The Grand Duke threw something. It was a transparent bottle containing black liquid.

Even though firmly sealed a nasty smell fully blew.

It was a very terrible smell first smelling in life.

This—.

‘It is a high-rank demon race’s blood.’

Because it was Galahad who drank the ruler’s blood one could know.

Even the ruler’s blood did not blow such a toxic smell. The demon race’s blood the thicker the mana density the more toxic.

It was clear a guy stronger than the ruler.

“It is the most delicious guy.”

The Grand Duke said while savagely raising the corners of his mouth.

Sticky anger was buried in that voice.

‘The most delicious guy—.’

If to the extent the Grand Duke says delicious, it was clear a big shot.

Saliva fully gathered in the mouth. It was a reward precious without end to Galahad.

‘Originally came to give a reward.’

If came to give a reward give the reward first, why unnecessarily intimidating—. Galahad clicked his tongue softly.

However, the supreme high-rank demon race’s blood the Grand Duke gave was a reward befitting Galahad.

Although completely not expected, it was a satisfactory reward without end. From Galahad’s position one could see rather received excessively.

However—.

“Is this all?”

The calculation had to be accurate.

Although burned the 6th Battalion, still caught the ruler and saved the North.

This was only a reward according to Galahad’s taste. Objectively somewhat insufficient.

The corners of the Grand Duke’s mouth stiffened. The Grand Duke’s muscles twitched as if breathing. At that a creak— terrible sound was heard.

Amazing how muscles twitch as if having personality like that.

The Grand Duke’s eyes narrowed.

Galahad tidied the neck at coolness for nothing.

“Is there something wanted?”

The Grand Duke’s voice was quite low.

If going wrong seemed would become Gal,lahad.

At that Galahad—.

“Let’s go hunting once together.”

Said while confidently laughing.

Simultaneously the corners of the Grand Duke’s mouth fully rose. Faint breath burst between the huge fangs.

A fierce sound exactly as if seizing a beast’s neck was heard. A sound that makes the liver cool on its own. Listening closely it was laughter sound.

The Grand Duke when laughing, made a magic beast’s cry.

“Good.”

The Grand Duke nodded. From those eyes very dust-like warmth was felt.

Although fine to a hard to notice degree, it was the first favor the Grand Duke showed.

‘Consecutive correct answers.’

The answer was Adrianne and hunting.

It was a satisfactory result.

“Come in.”

As soon as the Grand Duke’s words ended the door opened. Somehow Adrianne whose face is a little red entered.

Adrianne urgently examined Galahad. Soon Adrianne who softly relieved stood beside Galahad.

Obtained the Grand Duke’s favor, and also obtained a satisfactory reward.

One could see overcame the crisis. At that Galahad habitually put the cigarette in his mouth.

Then—.

Tak.

“Here.”

Adrianne attached fire to the cigarette with the staff.

“Thank you.”

Although Adrianne was still the usual expressionless, the eyebrows were fully up. Somehow a sense of pride was felt.

‘Why pride attaching fire—?’

Galahad who deeply sucked the cigarette felt vicious coolness.

It was clear death.

At that raising the head—.

The Grand Duke with face fully furrowed was seen.

“Daring—.”

Chartien brightly laughed and gestured.

As if come quickly—.

Refreshing cigarette smoke deeply spread.

****

“Cough! Cough!”

Jamit of the Information Bureau furrowed his eyes. On the opposite side James roughly coughed. Because of the cigarette. Even while continuously coughing James did not let go of the cigarette.

“Smoking following the cigarette does not become Galahad.”

“...Still can resemble a little?”

James wrinkled his nose and laughed. Fatigue was full on that face.

‘The cute taste is gradually disappearing—.’

Jamit clicked his tongue and held out his hand.

“Yes?”

“Give one.”

“Ah. Yes.”

James held out the cigarette. At that Jamit fully furrowed his eyes.

“Not the one you were smoking.”

“Aha, here.”

Jamit put the cigarette in his mouth and attached fire. The pungent smoke of the mana cigarette filled the inside.

“Just do not swallow and drink while turning mana.”

“Yes? Ah, yes.”

James seriously stared at the cigarette. Jamit clicked his tongue softly.

Then, the door opened and the deputy director entered. James stood with a flash and raised a salute. Then whether the cigarette touched the forehead jumped with a ppeoljjeok.

At James doing bullshit alone the deputy director fully furrowed his face.

“What is this guy?”

“Gal··· no, it is James.”

“Galjames?”

“······Yes.”

Galjames deeply bowed his head. The deputy director clicked his tongue for a moment and went to the upper seat and sat. Irritation was full on that face.

“Why so?”

“The director guy—.”

The deputy director who was saying looked at James. James whose forehead became red was still in the middle of saluting. The deputy director lightly ignored.

“Heard Galahad is doing an engagement ceremony. An official document came down.”

Jamit’s cigarette fell. The deputy director slightly looked at that and continued the words.

“Fire fell on the director’s foot. Insufficient with Galahad surviving even received the Grand Duke’s recognition, and now even saying will do an engagement ceremony.”

The deputy director dryly laughed with a keul keul. Jamit picked up the fallen cigarette.

“Anyway, that engagement ceremony seemed excessively gorgeous.”

Gorgeous? At the subtle word Jamit furrowed his eyes.

“The Amberutan Count hoped to attend.”

It was unexpected. Galahad was a discarded existence in the Amberutan family. Rather a relationship worse than an outsider.

Such Amberutan Count directly moving—.

“Heard going together with the imperial princess.”

At the continued deputy director’s words Jamit furrowed his eyes.

It was clear the imperial princess did something. Moving that tightly blocked Amberutan Count—.

Curious what move used.

“Heard the 3rd Imperial Prince also going. Seems thinking there is something with the imperial princess and the Grand Duke—. there even the kingdom alliance and magic towers—.”

Not even a wedding but an engagement ceremony yet the imperial princess, the 3rd Imperial Prince, the kingdom alliance and even magic towers gathering—. all ones entangled with Galahad knowingly or unknowingly.

Although excluding the imperial princess everyone not knowing whether Galahad is Adrianne’s fiancé.

“Excessively gorgeous.”

“Yes, at that the director whose guts burned formed a team for Galahad’s retirement.”

The deputy director seriously said.

A team for retirement—.

A moment of silence flowed.

Jamit could not hold and burst laughter.

“Who is retiring whom?”

This time the deputy director laughed.

The two looked at each other and laughed like crazy.

Jamit who laughed for a long time wiped the tears at the eye corners and opened his mouth.

“It will be a fun engagement ceremony. I will take a little vacation.”

“Yes, convey the gift.”

The deputy director slightly tapped the bag. Jamit raised the corners of his mouth.

Although quite dangerous to say a gift, Galahad would like.

“Ah, I will also take this kid.”

Jamit pointed at James.

“Galjames? Looks quite useless.”

“Can carry luggage.”

Galjames who was still in the middle of saluting opened his eyes round.

“······Is there a lot of luggage?”

Jamit seriously pondered going alone.

****

To survive in the imperial family where dark struggles occur every day, various abilities were needed.

Eyes that can read the situation, spirit that does not flinch even if a knife enters the neck, ruthlessness that can stick a sword even in the back of the head of family such things were needed.

Although the Amberutan Count is a court count, that foundation was a knight.

Because a knight, mostly satisfied the above.

Until the head becoming white, surviving was soon evidence.

The Amberutan Count was an iron man who does not shed tears, and forgot fear.

The Amberutan Count even if a son’s head is pulled in front of his own eyes, had confidence of laughing.

No, if necessary could even cut the neck first.

Such Amberutan Count was now trembling in fear.

It was not that a knife entered the neck, nor that someone intimidated placing a child.

Just—.

“Father.”

The beautiful imperial princess brightly laughed.

‘Who is your father—.’

The Amberutan Count trembled his body with a beol beol.