I Became the Genius Bastard of a Noble Dark Clan – 24

Chapter 24

Episode 24

Marian didn’t answer.

But I could tell just by looking at his face. It was a face that was so shocked that it couldn’t say anything.

Needless to say, it was a pass.

‘Okay.’

Chris returned to his room and cheered inwardly.

Not only did he win Merlin’s heart, but he also unexpectedly caught the eye of Marian, the real power behind the family.

In particular, this was a very meaningful event because it would be passed on to Noh Ga-ju and leave a good impression.

‘But I can’t be satisfied with just this much.’

Yeah, eye stamp?

I couldn’t be satisfied with just that.

‘I must take this opportunity to get Marian on my side.’

Marian is the real power behind the throne in the family.

Because he was the commander of the Black Shadow Knights, one of the most prestigious knight orders in the Dark Maga.

The most important thing is that she is the daughter of the Nogaju family.

If he could get her on his side, the benefits would be enormous.

‘It’s quite possible.’

Chris made a sinister face.

He went straight to Count Khazar and asked him one question.

“Why are you asking that about my older sister?”

“It’s because there’s a need for it.”

“okay?”

Count Kazar tilted his head and answered Chris’s question.

“If it’s your taste….”

After hearing the answer, Chris prepared himself quickly.

“Chwiik, Do, Do-ryun, why are you in the kitchen? Chwiik.”

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“Oh, there’s something I want to try. Can I use the kitchen for a moment?”

“Chwiik, of course! You don’t have to complain about the mansion, Chwiik!”

The chef hurriedly gave up his seat.

Chris looked at the chef’s face for a moment in silence.

‘… The chef was an orc. A high orc, famous for his ferocity. The strawberry cream cake I’ve ever had was made by an orc.’

It would have been possible for an orc to be the chef while a banshee would be the maid, but it was the okra that made the dessert.

I couldn’t even imagine it.

In particular, Chris was even more impressed by the chef’s dessert skills.

‘… Really, you weren’t mixing blood in strawberry juice, were you? No, is it prejudice to think that orcs are savage?’

“Chwiik, how may I help you?”

“I’m planning to bake cookies. Could you bring me the ingredients?”

“What’s the deal, cookies?”

“…I need something. Bring me the ingredients.”

“Chwik, chwik. Here it is. But the cookies in this body are really the best, chwik. Chwik.”

“…….”

Watching the chef slurp, slurp, slurp, I already felt like my appetite was starting to wane for the desserts that were to come.

“Don’t imagine it,” Chris shook his head, swearing.

“No, this is something that requires sincerity in making it yourself.”

“Profit?”

“and.”

Chris chuckled and crossed his arms.

“I’ll have a cookie too.”

It was the first time in a long while that I got to show off my cooking skills.

* ? ?* ? ?*

Chris was a member of the warrior’s party in the past.

But he was a non-combatant.

Although he had reached the level of 4-star through a sidelong glance, he had no fighting power at all when he joined.

Then what role did you play while hanging out together?

‘Everything but combat.’

The warriors and their party were, like all warriors of all time, the best combat experts.

On the other hand, like all other warriors of the past, he was a fool except in the combat part.

Chris used his versatile ability to do anything perfectly to assist the group of foolish warriors.

He cured the wounded with his medicine, found the right path with his guide’s ability, kept people from being caught with his words, opened safes with his thief’s ability, kept people out of traps, deciphered secret language, and devised strategies as a strategist.

Chris’s hidden achievements were the reason the group of warriors were able to fight against the Magic Empire and achieve so many great feats.

If it weren’t for Chris, the group of warriors would have stumbled over countless obstacles.

‘Besides that, I had another important role to play.’

That’s right, cooking.

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‘The warriors’ party all had extremely wicked cooking skills, as if they had been planned out.’

It was only natural that Chris was good at cooking. Why? Because Chris is good at everything.

The warriors were always moved when they ate Chris’s cooking.

– Chris, you are an indispensable light to our group.

– Thanks to Chris, I can continue my dirty deeds as a warrior.

… Maybe the reason the warriors liked Chris was because of his cooking skills.

His cooking skills were so good that the group of warriors reacted so violently.

That’s why.

Chris was confident that his plan to capture Marian had a good chance of success.

‘I think this will be enough.’

Chris looked at the cookies he had made with a confident expression.

Next to him, High Oak Chef was looking at Chris as if he was possessed.

“Chwiik, chwiik, Master. Oh, how did you make these cookies…? Chwiik, this is… the taste of my mother’s soul…?”

“…You, who told you to steal and eat as you pleased!”

“Chwiik, I originally became a chef because I like to steal food, right? Chwiik?”

“…….”

Are you saying that you secretly took a bite of every dessert you had ever eaten?

Chris was confused, but he didn’t think the orc would listen to him, so he wrapped up the cookies and left the kitchen.

Later, when he reached a high position, he vowed to turn everyone from the maids to the chefs into humans.

“older brother?”

I happened to meet Tern in the hallway.

“Title.”

“…Your Honorable King Emperor Majesty.”

“What about Maryan?”

“He is leaving the mansion. He said something came up at his family home and he had to go back in a hurry.”

already?

I didn’t expect it.

I had to catch Marian before she left.

But Tern frowned and opened his mouth in a determined voice.

“older brother.”

“Title.”

“…Dear King Emperor Majesty, I actually have something to tell you. Up until now, I have….”

“Sorry, I’m busy.”

“Tongue, bro?”

It seemed like a story that took a lot of courage to tell, but I didn’t have time to listen.

Chris ignored Tern and headed towards the front door of the mansion.

“Mary!”

Marian was just mounting her horse.

The black hair fluttering in the wind matched beautifully with the large black horse. Next to him was only Count Khazar.

“chris?”

Marian opened her eyes slightly.

“What’s going on?”

“I heard you were leaving, so I came to see you off.”

“It was late so I was trying to leave quietly.”

Marian smiled.

“Still, I’m grateful that you came out like this. You must be tired from the duel earlier.”

The tone was much more friendly than at first.

It was natural.

Because I witnessed something amazing.

And Marian asked the people of the mansion to confirm that it was true that Chris had really changed.

‘Okay, the atmosphere is good.’

Chris thought to himself and said.

“I have prepared something for you, Maryan.”

“preparation?”

“yes.”

Chris handed me something carefully wrapped in his pocket.

These were cookies I baked in the kitchen earlier.

“What is this?”

“I heard from my father that Marian likes cookies, so I tried baking some, even though my skills are lacking.”

Marian looked puzzled.

It was true that she liked cookies.

Actually, I was ecstatic.

It was a taste that had remained consistent since childhood. No wonder even his blunt younger brother, Count Kazar, knew about it.

But this gift was completely unexpected.

“This is… okay.”

“No. I prepared this because I was happy to see my aunt whom I haven’t seen in a long time, so please accept it happily.”

At those words, Marian’s heart fluttered slightly.

Now that I think about it, that’s true.

The two were blood related.

Between aunt and nephew.

Thinking about it that way, she felt sorry.

‘At first, he treated me very harshly.’

She thoroughly evaluated Chris from the perspective of a superior in the main family.

I thought of him as a troublemaker who only caused trouble to his family and looked down on him.

But that child gave her a gift of the heart as a niece.

“…Okay, thank you.”

It was a short answer, but it contained a lot of meaning.

Chris noticed that Marian’s heart was wavering and smiled faintly inwardly.

It was as intended.

“But you made it yourself?”

“Yes. It’s not much, but I tried my best to make it for my aunt. Please try it.”

Marian thoughtlessly put the cookie in her mouth and then flinched.

It was delicious.

No, it wasn’t at that level.

‘Wow, there are cookies like this in the world?’

As a cookie lover, Marian has tried all kinds of cookies. In particular, she has tried all the famous cookies from the Southern Magic Kingdom.

So I’m a picky eater when it comes to cookies, and these were fantastic.

Marian unconsciously stopped at one and ate two, three, and then stopped in shock. She felt it was shameful.

“You can have more.”

“Ah, ahem. No. You gave me a wonderful gift, so I should return the favor. Is there anything you wish for?”

Marian spoke in a softer voice.

“I’ll give you a gift too.”

Chris clenched his fist at those words.

Almost over.

‘What gift should I ask for?’

There was a lot to wish for.

You could ask to be taught the family’s unique swordsmanship or spells. You could also ask for precious treasures or weapons.

Alternatively, she could have demanded ‘excessive authority’ in the succession dispute as she was the leader of the Black Knights and the most favored daughter of the Noga family.

But Chris made an unexpected request.

“Please be my aunt from now on.”

“Hmm?”

Marian frowned as if she couldn’t understand.

“You are already my nephew. I am your aunt.”

“No, what I’m saying is, I want you to be my real aunt.”

Chris spoke slowly.

“Like a real family.”

Marian’s face hardened slightly.

I understood what Chris said.

She and Chris are related.

But are they really blood relatives?

you’re welcome.

He was completely public, perhaps even inferior to others, within the shackles of the Dark Maga.

This was a natural thing for any ‘prestigious family’ whose power was based on blood relations.

But now Chris is asking her to become his real family.

‘No, it’s not just that innocent meaning.’

Marian shook her head.

To be exact, he asked her to be on his side.

That’s what family meant to the noble families of Magic. They were the only ones you could rely on and be on your side, even though they were all enemies.

“Do you know what you are asking for? It is impossible. I cannot grant it.”

Marian continued the story.

“The ‘adults’ of the main family must be fair to the young successors. That is the rule.”

But it’s a rule that no one follows.

I swallowed those words.

Here, ‘adult’ refers to an elder of the main lineage who can exert influence in deciding the next successor.

The ‘elders’ had to be recognized by the ‘adults’ as being suitable for succession solely on the basis of their own abilities.

But that was only in name, and each of the ‘princes’ had ‘adults’ from their own families who ‘favored’ them.

In particular, it was a well-known story that the head of the family, Marquis Langham, who was effectively the head of the family, openly favored Ashed.

But that was against the rules.

“I’m sorry, but I have another favor to ask….”

“I think you misunderstood something.”

“huh?”

Chris smiled broadly.