I Became the Genius Bastard of a Noble Dark Clan – 181

Chapter 181

Episode 181

A meeting was called immediately.

“I meet you, my lord.”

When the Norse appeared, Marquis Langham rose from his seat and saluted.

The Marquis of Langham was sitting on the throne.

Nordic often attends meetings but sits in the back without expressing any opinions, so he had already sat down, but something surprising happened.

“I will conduct the meeting today.”

“!!”

The Marquis of Langham flinched.

“Why? Is there a problem?”

“…No, my lord.”

The Marquis of Langham moved to the second seat on the right, where the Nordian made an even more unexpected statement.

“That position belongs to the Archduke, the Marquis.”

“!!”

“The Grand Duke is the second in command of the Dark Maga after me. I hope the Marquis will also observe the proper etiquette.”

Everyone held their breath.

In principle, this was true.

Because the Marquis of Langham was the ‘acting’ head of the household, not the ‘adjunct head’.

The position of deputy is not an official position.

He is just implicitly performing the duties of the head of the household.

So it is true that Christian, the next heir in the official pecking order of the family, has ascended to the top of the Langham.

‘But still, like this, directly in front of everyone.’

The vassals guessed the Norse’s intentions.

First, the purpose was to once again declare to everyone that Christian was his successor.

Second,

‘A warning to the Marquis of Langham.’

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The Norse will not pass the throne to the Marquis of Langham.

Therefore, in order for the Marquis of Langham to become the head of the family, he had to kill Christian.

So the Norse are warning you in advance.

This child is my acknowledged successor, so don’t have any frivolous thoughts.

‘So, what will be the Marquis Langham’s reaction?’

A tense silence fell over the conference room.

Did you feel humiliated?

The Marquis of Langham was silent for a moment.

And then.

“Please sit on the right, Your Highness.”

“!!”

The usual calm tone.

But everyone had a gut feeling.

The Marquis of Langham was furious.

He just wasn’t showing any sign of it.

‘Whew, the atmosphere is tense. If I sit in that seat, the aftereffects will be terrible.’

Of course, it wasn’t Chris who was cowering.

“No. Your Excellency, please take this seat. Your Excellency, for all your hard work thus far, you are more than worthy of my respect.”

“…….”

The occupants took a deep breath again.

At first glance, it sounds like a polite story.

But when I thought about it, it wasn’t like that at all.

The expression ‘all your hard work’ is a subtle way of belittling Marquis Langham.

Especially, for Archduke Chris to say something like that was tantamount to provocation.

The Marquis of Langham did not respond to Katabuta.

There was a tense atmosphere like ice, but Chris had a calm expression on his face.

‘Well, there’s no need to be scared.’

As long as Nordian is still alive, Marquis Langham will not be able to actively engage in any action against him.

‘Rather, we should expose the gap.’

Chris’s eyes softened.

The treason of the Marquis of Langham is a predetermined future.

It will definitely happen.

‘We have to make a move in the middle. So that there is a hole in the perfect preparation of the Marquis of Langham.’

He deliberately provoked the Marquis of Langham, who was so thoroughgoing that he would not easily give in to his temper.

To expose a gap in the resentment towards oneself.

But the Marquis of Langham was no pushover.

He sat down on the right seat without responding and with a blank expression.

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Chris shrugged and took the seat to the left of the family.

The meeting has begun.

“Report the situation. Is this the western territory under Count Paeven’s charge?”

“Yes, my lord. I will report it.”

Count Paben was the lord in charge of the western border and a 6-star master class mine.

“Over 500 patients have suddenly appeared in Yeongji. There are not many deaths yet, but there are many patients in critical condition, so it seems that the number of deaths will increase rapidly soon.”

“What are the chances that this is a naturally occurring epidemic?”

“It’s low. It’s different from any previously known infectious disease.”

“Why do you think it was the work of the poisonous Maga?”

“Because there’s no one else who would do something like that except those gloomy guys.”

It may seem simple, but it was a story with a purpose.

Only the Cursed Maga and the Poisoned Maga can cause such a large-scale epidemic.

However, in the case of curses, traces of black magic were felt, so the only thing left was the extremely poisonous mark.

“First of all, when the water of the Tenn River that runs through the western territory was tested by an alchemist, some unidentified foreign substances were detected.”

The River Tennes was the water source for the western estates.

Since it is a river that originates from the territory of Geukdok Maga, it has caused problems in Geukdok Maga several times in the past.

“Is that foreign substance really the cause of the epidemic?”

“…I guess so.”

“Why do you assume?”

“…when we administered foreign substances to the criminal, no symptoms were induced.”

The Norse frowned.

It was ambiguous.

However, it was not possible to rule out the toxicity of Maga just because it did not cause any symptoms after taking it.

Because there are many poisons that work in complex ways.

‘Considering various circumstances, it would be correct to assume that it was the work of the poisonous Maga.’

The voices of the deceased gradually rose.

“There’s nothing more to see! This is clearly the work of the poisonous Maga, so we must strike immediately!!”

“It won’t be too late to find out the exact truth after they shed their blood!!”

It was a mind-blowing reaction.

The Norseman’s eyes sank.

Norsemen do not want blood.

It was not because I wanted peace, but because I was worried about the future of Dark Maga.

If a fight breaks out with the poisonous Maga, a highly toxic being, large-scale casualties are inevitable.

I wanted to avoid fights as much as possible.

“What do you think, Marquis?”

“I think it is natural that we should hit the poisonous Maga.”

A firm answer.

“Isn’t that a bit too hasty of a decision?”

“The longer we hesitate, the more difficult it will be to contain the situation. The number of patients in the western territory is increasing even now.”

That wasn’t a wrong statement.

Anyway, it was difficult to find a solution to the poison with Dark Maga’s abilities.

The longer we delay, the more victims there will be, so the answer is to quickly strike at the culprit.

But Nordian, who couldn’t shake off the feeling that something was wrong, asked Christian this time.

“What does the Archduke think?”

“Me too. I think we need to hit the poisonous Mark.”

“…Is that so.”

When even Christian insisted on fighting, the Nordian nodded heavily.

But then Chris continued talking unexpectedly.

“However, I think we need to clearly distinguish who we are going to fight.”

“What does that mean?”

“We need to find out who committed the most horrific act of poisoning so that we can punish them.”

In an instant, the room became quiet.

One thing that I had overlooked came to mind.

‘The Poison Maga are currently divided into two factions.’

Duke Huam’s clan, the head of the household.

The Marquis of Goras, the second-in-command.

Whose doing is it?

“I know that problem.”

He was the Marquis of Langham.

“I just heard that the poisonous Maga is developing a poison that has similar symptoms to this epidemic.”

“!!”

“The developer is Marisa, the young princess of the poisonous Maga, and is called Somandok due to her genius ability to make poison. She must be the culprit.”

An unexpected name came out.

Excited voices echoed here and there.

“If it’s Marisa, isn’t she the biological daughter of the Duke of Huam? Then, is it the Duke of Huam who is in charge of this?”

“Duke Huam pretends to be friendly to us in front, but does such terrible things behind our backs!!”

“We must strike the Duke of Huam immediately! Even the opposing Marquis of Goras will not stop us!”

While everyone else was shouting in anger, Christian was the only one who thought calmly.

‘That’s a lie.’

This wasn’t Marisa’s doing.

Chris knows the inside story of who the ‘real culprit’ is and why this happened.

But why did Marquis Langham lie?

‘You’re holding hands with the real culprit. That’s why you’ve been insisting on fighting since a while ago.’

The real culprit of this incident was the Marquis of Goras.

The opposition party of Gaju.

His goal is to blame the situation on Duke Huam, the head of the household, and have him fall from power.

‘Marquis Langham must have received something in return for cooperating with Marquis Goras’s plot.’

It seemed likely that he had decided to receive the ‘Amulet of Twilight’ that he had not been able to obtain before.

In his previous life, he was the decisive tool that gave Marquis Langham powers over the Norse.

‘Or, it could be that you have decided to receive the byproduct of the poison well.’

Whatever the Marquis of Langham was going to receive, it had to be stopped.

“To make sure, I have secretly contacted the Marquis of Goras. Is it really true that the head of the household, Duke Huam, is responsible for this incident? With the Marquis of Goras’s abilities, he will quickly uncover the truth.”

Everyone nodded at Marquis Langham’s words.

At that moment, Chris’s sarcastic voice rang out.

“It’s like putting a cat in charge of a fish. How can you trust Marquis Goras?”

The Marquis of Langham furrowed his brow.

“So you’re saying there’s a way? Unless you’re a famous doctor, it’s impossible for anyone to analyze the poison of the extremely poisonous Maga.”

That wasn’t a wrong statement.

however.

“I can do it.”

“…what?”

“I have studied poison before. I will reveal the exact truth.”

In an instant, a look of bewilderment spread throughout the conference room.

The servants looked at Christian as if he was dumbfounded.

‘No matter how genius Archduke Christian is, this is a bit much.’

Everyone now knows that Christian is great.

But why would the Dark Maga give up on revealing the truth without even trying?

The most poisonous Maga is the best craftsman on the Continent of Poisons.

The poisons they used were also extremely difficult to understand.

It would have been impossible to uncover the truth about this situation unless it was a famous family of doctors known as the natural enemy of the poisonous Maga.

“Nonsense. Are you blinded by arrogance because you have become the Archduke? Refrain from talking nonsense.”

“I am not talking nonsense. I swear on my position as Archduke that I can do it.”

Christian’s assurance that he would even stake his position as Archduke caused a stir among his vassals.

Nordian also reacted in surprise, but closed his mouth after receiving Christian’s secretive gaze.

Marquis Langham said coldly.

“You’re willing to risk your position as Grand Duke? I wouldn’t say something you can’t keep.”

“I’m serious.”

“If you can’t really uncover the truth about this situation, you’ll step down from your position as Grand Duke?”

“Yes, of course. However, there is a condition.”

Christian raised the corners of his mouth.

“I have staked my position as Grand Duke, so it is only right that Your Majesty should pay a corresponding price. If I succeed, please grant me some of the authority of the Household Representative.”

“!!”

“So… I think something like ‘the right to appoint’ would be good. At the same time, I’ll also take the position of ‘great teacher’ of the family.”

The intestines were stirred in a different way.

The head of the household had many powers.

‘Financial power’, ‘military power’, ‘diplomatic power’, ‘administrative power’, etc.

Among them, the right to appoint personnel was the most core authority of the head of the household.

Because it is the authority of a true ruler who can decide everything for the people belonging to the clan.

‘Now that I’ve become the Grand Duke, I should slowly take control of the family.’

Chris planned to cut off the Marquis of Langham’s authority one by one and make it his own.

The vassals who had guessed Chris’s intentions all had tense faces.

However, everyone looked surprised at Chris’s request for the position of ‘Great Teacher’.

It was a position held concurrently by the head of the household, meaning that he was also the teacher of the entire household.

However, it was a dead position with no particular meaning.

‘Why did you ask for that position?’

‘Surely you don’t really want to be a teacher, do you?’

No matter how much of a genius he is, Chris is still only a 5-star.

It is absurd to play the role of a great teacher.

‘Are you just after fame?’

‘Or maybe there’s some strange intention behind it. You tend to do a lot of outrageous things.’

Everyone assumed that Chris had some ulterior motive behind making this strange request.

But Chris had no ulterior motives.

I really requested this position because I wanted to teach the Dark Maga’s minions.

‘You also need to increase the power of the Dark Maga. With my teachings, it is possible.’