I Became the Genius Bastard of a Noble Dark Clan – 20

Chapter 20

Episode 20

[… Thank you. Really… .]

The banshee laughed. She seemed to have a tear in her eye at the subject of ghosts.

They’re not real tears, but more like blurry reflections.

[This is the first time, before or after I die… I’ve received a gift like this.]

It was a cheap gift that I gave on a whim, but I felt embarrassed because he seemed so grateful.

“But what is your name? You probably have an original name, too.”

It was strange to keep calling it Banshee, Banshee.

It looks like we’ll have to stay together for a while.

[… … .]

The banshee was silent.

Chris said, “Oops,” because he looked embarrassed.

‘You’re a ghost, so you probably don’t want to remember the past.’

A ghost is someone who has a grudge and cannot go to the afterlife.

The stronger the limit, the more powerful the ghost becomes.

And the maid banshee in front of her was a high-ranking ghost. Conversely, this means that she harbors a deep grudge.

[that….]

“No, that’s fine. What does my previous name matter?”

Chris quickly took care of it.

“You are now my subordinate, so I will give you a separate name.”

[What is your name?]

“Yeah. Well, how about Marie?”

It was a name with no particular meaning.

All that came to mind was that in my previous life, the maids I met in various mansions had a high probability of being named Marie.

‘So, just as the dog is Happy, the butler is Sebastian, and the servant is Hanson, the maid is Marie.’

Although it was such an insincere name, Banshee looked moved again.

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[Marie…Marie…What a pretty name. Thank you, Master.]

Chris’s title changed without him realizing it.

From Master to Lord.

She truly accepted him as her master.

[With this grateful heart… In the future… I will make and offer you even more delicious virgin blood juice.]

“…I don’t drink the virgin’s blood juice.”

[The strawberry juice you’ve been drinking… had a virgin’s blood mixed in as a topping?]

“…Can you please stop telling terrible jokes?”

Banshee, Marie laughed heartily.

Chris got into the carriage with a disgruntled look on his face.

Now that we had finished our business, it was time to return to the mansion.

‘But… I think I forgot something? What is it?’

Chris tilted his head.

* ? ?* ? ?*

“older brother!!!!!”

‘Ah.’ Chris realized what he had forgotten.

It was Terne.

The next day, he came with a red face and questioned me.

“Why did you leave me behind?!”

From what I’ve heard, it seems like they had a really hard time.

He couldn’t reveal his identity for fear of tarnishing his family’s honor, had no money, and was on the verge of being sold into slavery. But someone happened to recognize him, and he was barely able to escape.

I apologized a little bit.

“Sorry, I forgot.”

“What, what did you say?”

“But you, your title is a bit strange? Didn’t we make a bet yesterday? From now on, when you call me, you’ll call me ‘Respected King Emperor Majesty Brother.’”

“……!”

Chris spoke in a friendly, older brother voice.

“Now, dear little brother. Would you like to speak?”

“…….”

Tern’s clenched fist trembled.

“Joe, respected brother.”

“accurately.”

“…Your Honorable King Emperor Majesty.”

“Okay, okay! From now on, you too should do well with respect for this older brother.”

“!!”

Tern shouted with a red face.

“Oh, I’ll show you a proper example someday! Be prepared!!”

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Chris chuckled as he watched Tern run away.

‘Why is she so cute?’

It was hard to believe that such a cute guy was the one who ended up killing this body later in history.

‘Probably, it happened because of that Ashed guy.’

Chris’s eyes softened.

Ashed.

The heir to the family. And… the one who is against him.

In fact, Chris didn’t have much revenge on Ashed, because he wasn’t ‘Christian’.

but.

‘Still, I guess I’ll have to trample on it.’

He was an opponent he had to step over to achieve his goal.

‘For that, the upcoming duel with Merlin is important.’

No matter how much of a genius he was, he couldn’t obtain the Dark Maga on his own.

He needed someone to help him.

Chris planned to make Merlin his assistant through this duel.

‘To do that, you need to be able to use this Grunade.’

Chris looked at the old, antique-looking grunt.

‘The holy sword used by the fallen warrior.’

Grunade was a very special holy sword.

This is because it was used as a holy sword even after its owner, the warrior, gave his soul to the devil and became corrupted.

In other words, this holy sword had a unique history as it had been used by Mine.

‘That’s why so many minions targeted Grunade. The holy sword exerted powers that were like natural enemies on the minions.’

Who is the main enemy of the mines?

Of course, it’s the side of the light faction, the ‘Crusade Union’.

But fights with the Union guys don’t happen often.

The most common opponents that mines fight are other mines.

‘They are collectively called the Magic Empire, but if you look inside, you will see that it is divided into several branches.’

At the very top is the Demon King, Ma-Hwang, who is ranked first in the hierarchy.

The territory ruled by the Demon Emperor is located in the center of the Magic Empire.

And there are four magical countries in the east, west, south, and north.

Each of the four magical nations is ruled by a different demon lord, and the Dark Maga that Chris belongs to is a member of the Southern Magic Nation.

‘Maybe it can be said that the Demon King is in a similar position to the Emperor, and the Demon Kings below him are in a similar position to the kings of the kingdoms that serve the Emperor.’

For reference, the ‘Blood King’ who would later cause a great chaos was the ruler of the Eastern Magical Country.

‘Not yet. She must be the grand princess of the Blood Sword Maga by now.’

Blood Sword Maga.

It was one of the 12 prestigious families of the Magical Kingdom and a prestigious family under the Eastern Magical Kingdom.

The 12 prestigious families of the Magic Island were scattered across the four Magic Island countries of the East, West, South, and North.

Anyway, as you can see from this relationship, the mines fought each other endlessly.

So the Holy Sword was a weapon that was extremely coveted by the minions.

Because it’s the easiest way to inflict fatal damage on your opponent.

‘And there’s also romance. The romance of defeating the unlucky Holy Sword.’

The holy sword is the symbol of a warrior.

How exhilarating it would be to subdue such a holy sword!

So, many mines challenged Grunade to submit.

‘But they all failed.’

It was because of the rejection reaction.

The moment Mine grabbed the Holy Sword, the Holy Sword Grunade, which had sensed the magic, reacted violently.

The only person who could wield the Holy Sword Grunade was the fallen warrior who was its original owner.

So the Holy Sword Grunade became an object of ridicule that no one sought after, and ended up in the hands of the master of the upper class, Grantel, as an antique.

“Shall we take a look? What do I think?”

Chris grabbed the holy sword, Grunade.

It’s okay for now.

This was because the strong restraints that sealed the Holy Power were suppressing Grunade’s power.

But in this way, the Holy Sword will not be able to exert any power.

The restraints were released.

Then,

“!!”

Phagec!

I felt a burning sensation as if I was holding a red-hot soldering iron with my bare hands, so I quickly let go.

I rejected Chris’s magic.

Fortunately, I avoided any burns, but if I had been even a little bit later, my hand would have melted.

‘It’s not working after all.’

But Chris was unfazed.

I expected it.

Still, the reason I brought the holy sword was because I was confident that I could handle it.

“Even if it’s called a holy sword, it’s just a weapon after all. It’s an artifact engraved with magic that allows you to use the holy power, ‘Mana of Radiance.’”

The meaning of those words was clear.

If we analyze the principle of the artifact engraved on the Holy Sword that causes a rejection reaction from magic, we may be able to find out the Holy Sword’s weak points.

Of course, it’s theoretically possible, but no one has ever dared to try.

There were several reasons.

Even if you find a blind spot in the Holy Sword, there is no chance that it will be a convenient blind spot that anyone can use.

Even if there is, it will be a tiny gap like the eye of a needle. If you miss even a split second, you could fail.

Also, it was dangerous.

Even if you make a small mistake, the Holy Sword will immediately burn the user’s body.

But Chris thought.

‘There must be a weak point in this holy sword. That’s why even a fallen warrior could use it. We need to find that weak point.’

And I felt it.

‘I have a feeling it’ll work out.’

His intuition was quite accurate.

Chris took something out of the bag he had brought from the castle.

It was an artifact hammer filled with magic.

Chris lifted the hammer and brought it down towards the Holy Sword.

Kyaang!

There was a loud noise, the holy sword crackled, and the holy power stirred.

Chris memorized the shape, or more precisely, the pattern of the mana circuit that reacted to magic and manifested its power, in his head, and repeated the same action.

Clang! Clang!!

The hammer struck the holy sword mercilessly.

Every time, the Holy Sword crackled with its power as if in rebellion. It seemed as if it was telling me to stop.

‘You don’t like it?’

Eventually, the hammer could not withstand the force and broke into pieces.

The holy sword crackled with holy power as if asking how it was. It almost seemed like it was making a fuss.

But Chris just smirked.

As he shook the sack, magical tools fell out in a torrent.

There were countless saws, knives, chisels, hammers, braziers, etc.

They were all magical tools containing magical energy that could be used to strike the holy sword.

Is it a feeling?

The Holy Sword seemed to be silent.

“Then let’s do it right.”

Chris said angrily.

“If you don’t like it, then quickly surrender to me.”

* ? ?* ? ?*

How many days have passed?

Chris stayed in his room all day, harassing the Holy Sword.

If the Holy Sword had an ego, it would have been a cruel(?) bullying that would have made it do whatever it was told.

‘Well, it’s not easy.’

Chris crossed his arms as he looked at the numerous shattered magical tools next to the Holy Sword.

After all, a holy sword is a holy sword, right?

Even Chris had a hard time figuring out the Holy Sword’s artifact pattern.

but.

“Still, I get it.”

Chris chuckled.

You found out the Holy Sword’s blind spot?!

It was an amazing story.

‘It was possible because the Holy Sword was broken. Several security spells were damaged.’

If not, even Chris wouldn’t have been able to do it in such a short period of time.

‘The problem is using this blind spot to handle the Holy Sword.’

Question here.

Indeed, could it be that the Mines who had previously attempted to deal with Grunade had failed to find the blind spot that Chris had discovered?

That’s not likely.

However, the reason why Grunade failed to surrender was because it was impossible to exploit that weak point.

‘There’s no way the holy sword made by the constellations was designed that easily.’

Christ faced the same predicament.

but.

“I think I can do it?”

It was an unbelievable story.

A mighty mine of great prestige would have challenged Grunade.

But is it possible that all of those mines failed?

‘Even a high-ranking mine would be unable to handle Grunade, but I can.’

To be precise.

Only Chris could do it.

‘This holy sword is meant for me.’

That was the moment I thought so.

The door opened.

“Are you ready?”

A woman smiling brightly.

“The appointed time has come, Your Majesty.”

Merlin’s blue eyes were sparkling with anticipation.