I Became the Genius Bastard of a Noble Dark Clan – 177

Chapter 177

Episode 177

Everyone around held their breath at that bold provocation.

But Merhen burst into laughter without showing any sign of being offended.

“Ahaha, you are such a charming person. I like you. Really. I think I’m going to fall in love with you.”

Chris frowned.

‘What the hell.’

Merhen was a very famous big shot in her previous life.

Just as Sherard’s ‘good’ was wanting to kill, Merhen’s ‘good’ was wanting to stuff and turn her into a living doll.

‘You must have come to see me in person because you still want to turn me into a doll.’

Well, it didn’t matter.

Because Chris had no intention of letting her live.

Merhen was one of the characters who had to be killed.

“But why did you leave a trace in the duel just now? Not only the children of the Destruction Maga, but also those of the Triangle Alliance. If you’re going to trample them, you should trample them so perfectly that they never rise again.”

Merhen asked in a tone that seemed somewhat interesting.

“It looks like they won’t stay still. They will definitely try to take revenge on Confucius.”

Chris chuckled.

“That’s what I was aiming for.”

“Hmm?”

“Because the investiture ceremony isn’t over yet.”

‘It would be too bland if the investiture ceremony were to end like this.’ The investiture ceremony for the Grand Duke is held over two days.

Today is a banquet, a pre-event event.

Tomorrow was the official ceremony.

The reason Chris left room for those who had been arguing earlier was to have a proper meal.

‘Because a splendid investiture ceremony requires an offering.’

They probably can’t even imagine.

That the humiliation they had just suffered was not over.

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“Ahaha, that’s really amazing. I’m going to go now while looking forward to seeing what kind of elegant work you’re planning.”

A dark shadow hung over Merhen’s lips.

“I feel like if I continue like this, I won’t be able to control my feelings for Confucius and might even try to kidnap him.”

It was serious, not a joke.

So Merhen disappeared, the banquet that had been full of incidents came to an end, and the next day arrived.

Now all that’s left is the main course.

Chris becomes the official Archduke.

It was also a day that would go down in history as an accident.

* * *

The large hall was filled with a great number of people.

On the stage were the owner, Nordian, and Mine, whom I was seeing for the first time.

He was the agent of Ma-Hwang from ‘Jungang’.

Chris, dressed in an unusually flashy suit, tilted his head as he examined the ‘agent’ coming out from the center.

‘The highest-ranking mine of the 8-star Demon Lord class. However, this is the first time I’ve seen him. I don’t know much about the central direct territory.’

For reference, the central direct territory did not participate in the war that was started by the Demon King of Blood.

I just stood by and watched what the Demon King of Bloodshed did.

Even though the central government did not participate in the war, the Mines won a landslide victory, showing us once again how powerful the Magic Empire is.

‘By the way, why did the center where the Ma-Hwang was just watching the Bloody Demon King? They must have known that the Bloody Demon King and the mysterious Maga’s goal was Ragnarok, the destruction of the world.’

A question I never had when I was in the Union.

Why is the center where Ma-Hwang is located silent?

It definitely wasn’t because of a lack of strength.

‘The demon kings ranked 1st to 4th in the hierarchy are all centrally affiliated.’

For reference, the ranking of the Demon Kings was as follows.

1st place: Ma-Hwang (Demon Emperor).

2nd place: Mahou (魔后).

3rd place: Prime Minister of Magic.

4th place general, demon king of the Red Heaven.

The demon kings below him were positioned as representatives of the demon king in each country in the east, west, south, and north.

‘Later, the Demon King of Blood rose to 4th place in the hierarchy. He received the approval of the Demon King.’

It was a story with tremendous meaning.

The fact that even the fearsome Blood Demon King was ranked 4th meant that the demon kings above him were more powerful than the Blood Demon King.

A creepy story.

‘Even the Demon Lord is a formidable being.’

For reference, the third-ranking magic minister was from the Dark Maga.

To be exact, he is the founder of the Dark Maga and the one who led it to its heyday.

‘But now he has become a person who has nothing to do with Dark Maga.’

The Demon Lord Chancellor, under the orders of the Demon Lord, completely severed his personal ties with the Dark Maga and ruled the Demon Lord Empire on behalf of the Demon Lord.

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‘… Fortunately, it is still difficult to consider the center as an enemy. We are just waiting and watching.’

The enemies that were clearly revealed were the Demon King of Blood, the Four Kings, and the Mysterious Maga.

The center was ambiguous.

Depending on why they are silent, it will be determined whether they are enemies or not.

To be honest, Chris was hoping that the center wasn’t the enemy.

‘Let’s think about the center later. It’s not a place I can reach right now.’

All he needs to worry about now is getting the Dark Maga completely into his hands.

And that was what made Dark Maga the best.

Today’s investiture ceremony will be the first step.

“Come up to the stage, Christian.”

The Norseman said.

A voice that is stiff, but full of pride towards Christian.

Chris chuckled and started walking away.

Damn it.

Each step echoed through the quiet hall.

Everyone gulped.

Just taking steps.

A strong presence enveloped everyone, as if the shadow of a giant had fallen.

Everyone feels it instinctively.

At this very moment, another giant is being born.

It’s still so weak that no one can guess.

One day, he would be a giant who would stand tall throughout the entire Magic Empire.

“Pay respect to His Majesty the Demon Emperor.”

Chris, who came up on stage, knelt on one knee toward his ‘agent’.

As if I was receiving the title of knight.

The ‘agent’ opened his mouth.

“I, Duke of Saint, have come here by order of the Magi Prime Minister as an enforcer of His Majesty the Emperor’s will. Christian de Baron, please take command.”

“I will take your command.”

For reference, Christian’s last name was changed to ‘de Baron’ after he became an archduke, dropping the collateral title.

“I will allow you to continue the legacy of darkness, so do you swear allegiance to His Majesty the Demon Emperor?”

“I swear.”

“Very well. If there is anyone here who opposes Christian de Baron continuing the Darkness, please come forward.”

It was a formality.

The Magic Clan is the family that rules the Magic Empire.

Therefore, the original principle set by the Demon King is that those who wish to become the head of a clan must also receive the recognition of other prestigious magical families.

The reason why only direct bloodline members of each family can attend the envoys’ investiture ceremony.

‘It’s practically a dead letter procedure.’

For another family to oppose a successor that had already been decided by that family was tantamount to waging war.

As expected, no one raised a voice in opposition.

It was at this moment that Duke Saint, the representative of the Demon King, nodded and was about to move on to the next procedure.

“Then you become the Archduke….”

“Please wait a moment.”

The hall erupted in an uproar as Christian rudely interrupted.

“…Why is that?”

“I say this because it seems there are people who oppose my inauguration as the Grand Duke.”

“…what?”

Everyone looked flustered at the sudden action.

The Norseman next to him also glared.

‘What the hell is this guy doing again?’

Despite that look, Chris just smiled faintly.

‘I clearly said it was okay to have an accident, right?’

Yeah, what happened at the banquet yesterday wasn’t the accident Chris was talking about.

This is the real plan.

Chris looked away.

Towards a person who is stiff and clenching his teeth.

“Isn’t that right, Prince Philip of the House of Destruction?”

“!!”

Chris raised the corners of his mouth.

“You look very regretful about my inauguration as the Grand Duke?”

Everyone’s eyes turned to Philip.

Philip’s face turned red as if he was going to burst.

‘This fu*king son of a bitch.’

After yesterday’s terrible humiliation, Philippe is ready to take revenge on Christian.

But I wasn’t planning on doing it now.

Even though Philip was known to be an arrogant person, he was not so arrogant as to start a fight in the presence of Ma-Hwang’s representative.

But Chris wouldn’t let Philip go.

‘I’m originally a bad, rotten person, aren’t I?’

“Why aren’t you answering? Don’t just grumble inside like you’re not mine, and if you have something to say, say it out loud.”

“…You…You….”

“Or is it because my inauguration as the Grand Duke was so touching that you have that kind of expression on your face? Well, I did teach you a good lesson yesterday. I understand why you have come to respect me.”

“this…!!”

When Chris brought up yesterday’s humiliation, Philip finally exploded.

“A piece of trash like you is the grand prince of a prestigious magic family!! I absolutely cannot accept this! I, Philip, will examine your qualifications as the representative of the House of Destruction!!”

The judging method was simple.

It was a duel, as expected of a mine.

But Christian went one step further.

“I refuse.”

“…what?”

“How can a clumsy, worthless person like you judge the qualifications of this body?”

Then Christian looked the other way this time.

Three people with similar expressions to Philip.

They were envoys of the Trilateral Alliance.

Yesterday, I was equally humiliated.

“It seems like you don’t like my inauguration as the Grand Duke, so you all should join in.”

“!!”

“As the next master of the Dark Maga, I would be qualified to trample on people like you in one go.”

There was a loud noise in the hall.

Even Philip was no easy opponent.

Although he looked unsightly yesterday, he possessed skills worthy of the nickname of genius.

The same goes for the sons and daughters of the triangular alliance.

Of course, they were not all renowned geniuses from their respective families.

However, all three were veterans who had gained fierce combat experience fighting against the Holy Empire.

In particular, the passing power of the three families of the triangle alliance combined was famously powerful.

‘Reckless. Are you out of your mind?’

‘Those three members of the Triangle Alliance joined forces not long ago to capture the Star Knight Commander of the Holy Empire.’

‘You need at least 6 stars to deal with all of them at once. Has Prince Christian lost his mind?’

Everyone looked at Christian with such eyes, but he just calmly said this to the representative of the Demon King.

“As you can see, there seem to be some who oppose my inauguration, so I will prove my qualifications.”

“What? Haha!!”

Fortunately, Duke St., the agent, did not lose his temper, but just laughed coolly and said to the Nordian.

“A great person has appeared in the Dark Maga.”

“…I have no face.”

The Norse bowed his head.

The Duke of Saint is the representative of the Emperor, so he should behave accordingly.

The Duke of Saint-Germain spoke to Christian this time.

“Okay. Go ahead and do whatever you want.”

“thank you.”

“But keep this in mind.”

The Duke of St. Petersburg lowered his voice coldly.

“If you show any shortcomings, I will revoke your succession. You are the one who made this reckless move, so you have no complaints, right?”

A chilling warning.

There was no precedent for this, but if the central government blocked the succession, Chris would never be able to become the Grand Duke.

but.

“It doesn’t matter.”

Christian walked towards the circular stage in front of the stage.

“There’s no way I’d show myself as lacking.”

okay.

Chris’s goal wasn’t just to win.

He planned to sacrifice them to make it clear to everyone how great he was.