I Became the Genius Bastard of a Noble Dark Clan – 39

Chapter 39

Episode 39

Was that a satisfactory answer?

Tern lowered his head and shut his mouth tightly.

“…And also, please promise me.”

“What else?”

“I’ll be careful when I get home.”

“Are you worried about me?”

“…I’m just saying, be careful! If you act all cocky and show off like you are now, your father and mother will be sad if you end up losing your head!”

Chris chuckled.

“Don’t worry.”

He got up from his seat.

“I’m stronger than you think.”

Achievements gained during closed-door training.

As a mine, it is a 2-star award.

It was an incredible achievement, but that wasn’t all.

There was an even more significant achievement.

The realm of union has reached the realm of the four stars as a saint.

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Step by step, step by step.

Inside the moving carriage, Chris had his eyes tightly shut.

I was on my way to my parents’ house.

‘It would be convenient if we used a warp gate.’

The Khazar County and the Dark Maga homeland were connected by a warp gate.

However, I need approval from my parents to use it, but I haven’t received approval yet.

You’re saying that you can’t allow it unless it’s absolutely necessary for security reasons?

It was an obvious ploy.

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‘It is common in noble families to look down on collateral branches.’

Chris didn’t think much of it.

There were also several prestigious families on the Union side.

The way they returned was all similar.

All glory and privilege goes to the direct descendants of the main line.

The collateral line was merely a servant to the main family.

No, I’d be grateful if you treated me like a servant.

Many people regarded it as a bell or a dog.

It was nothing new, as the aristocracy itself was completely dependent on a sense of privilege based on bloodline.

[Your Majesty… Fighting! Look at me… and cheer up.]

Did you feel Chris’s mood sinking?

The banshee maid, Marie, flirted around in the carriage.

It was a cute way of saying, ‘Cheer up~’, but even if Banshee did that, it just looked gloomy.

Chris looked at Marie with a gloomy look for a moment.

‘…I left the Count’s house, and yet I have to stay with that banshee.’

I couldn’t shake it off because of the oath I made to my master.

There were no other performers besides Marie.

This is because the main house limits companions to one.

Thanks to that, Chris was riding in the carriage alone with Marie.

[My consolation… seems to have been a great help to you, Master. No matter what, when you look at me so passionately… my heart… thumps and thumps so hard.]

“…That’s not it. And you don’t have a heart.”

[I still have a heart for you, Master. Ohoho…]

“…….”

Ignoring it, Chris looked out the window.

A huge mansion began to appear down the hill.

A large-scale mansion, almost like the palace of a country.

The Duke of Barron.

The Dark Magician has arrived at the main house.

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“Your Majesty, please be safe.”

The coachman who had come with the Count of Khazar greeted them solemnly.

“Please, please. You must not get hurt. You must not become disabled. You must absolutely not die!”

Chris looked dumbfounded.

There was a reason the coachman did that.

The Dark Maga’s Dark Ceremony was notorious for being dangerous.

It’s common to get seriously hurt or something.

There were also cases of people becoming disabled or losing their lives.

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“Anyway, let’s go back.”

“Yes, I understand. Be safe!!”

“…Go quickly.”

After the groom left, Chris crossed his arms.

I felt eyes looking at me from all over the place.

It wasn’t a favorable look.

However, it was ambiguous to say that it was a hostile gaze.

Enemy is something that is created when the opponent is of the same level.

It was just a look of contempt, looking at trash.

[He’s a piece of trash from the Countess of Kazar.]

[They said it changed?]

[Even if the trash changes, that kind of guy still comes to the black market.]

[I’ll just end up being embarrassed and leave.]

[I hope you get seriously injured and become a cripple. So that you won’t bring shame on the Baron family’s name anymore.]

Chris shrugged.

It was an expected gaze.

Although he showed a changed appearance in the Qajar and Tyramine Count families, it was something that happened outside of his main family home.

Since the main characters had not seen it in person, their prejudices still persisted.

No, even if he had seen it in person, he wouldn’t have been able to easily acknowledge Chris.

It was common for people in the main family to ignore people from the side branch.

At that moment, a voice suddenly came from behind.

“Hello, my lord.”

“!!”

Chris frowned.

A sculptural handsome man with a pale appearance.

It was Butler Simon!

‘Still, I didn’t miss it like last time.’

This was because his stamina had developed even further as he reached the 4th level.

Simon seemed to notice that too, as his eyes lit up slightly.

“You seem to have changed?”

“A little bit?”

“It doesn’t seem like a little bit. Heh heh, I can’t believe it. It’s only been about two weeks, and you’ve already taken a step forward. You’re truly amazing.”

Chris just shrugged.

Meanwhile, others reacted in surprise when they saw Simon.

[The butler is coming out of Lord Noh’s annex?]

[Because of that loser?]

[Why is the butler doing that to that rascal?]

From the looks of it, Simon seemed to be only helping Nogaju and rarely showing up.

“You seem busy, why are you here?”

It didn’t seem like he came to see my face.

Sure enough, Simon said something unexpected.

“There is someone who wishes to see you, my lord.”

“??”

“This is Lord Noh.”

Everyone around glared.

Simon smiled playfully.

“The Lord Noga wishes to see you, Master.”

“!!!”

Call of the Norsemen of Nogaju!

The surroundings became noisy.

It was a story that could not help but be surprising.

The Norsemen of Nogaju were living in seclusion, not getting involved in any of the family’s affairs.

It’s so unexpected that I rarely try to see anyone, but why am I trying to see that punk?

‘That’s unexpected.’

Chris was also slightly embarrassed.

I never thought I would see Nogaju as soon as I got home.

But the confusion ends here.

‘We’ll just have to meet up.’

Chris sighed in surprise.

He was one of the main characters of the era of destruction. Among those I met at that time, there were many who were greater than Nogaju Nordian.

So, there was no reason for my heart to flutter again.

“You’re not surprised?”

“I was quite surprised.”

“I don’t think so.”

“There is no need to tremble in fear when going to see the esteemed lord. Rather, you should rejoice in the honor.”

Simon burst into laughter again at the eloquence.

“As expected, Master Christian. Yes, that is correct. You have nothing to fear. Please show us your wonderful appearance in front of Lord Noga just like you did now.”

Simon said meaningfully.

“If the grandson you were expecting turns out to be ugly, Lord Noh will be disappointed.”

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I followed Simon.

After passing the large main building, a forest appeared.

It didn’t look that big from the outside, but once you go inside, you can’t see the end.

‘That’s the formula.’

Chris thought to himself.

It was clear that if you lost your way, you would wander through the forest forever and die of thirst.

Chris followed Simon, memorizing the shape of the forest, or more precisely, the pattern of the formation unfolding in his eyes.

After walking for a while, a small annex appeared.

It was where the Nogaju Nordians resided.

‘This is my first time with a Norse.’

Although Chris has met many famous people, he has never met Nordian.

The Norsemen die before the age of destruction arrives.

Not only Noh Ga-ju, but most of the highest-ranking figures of the Southern Magical Nation, including the ‘Demon King of Cheongryu’, died before the era of destruction truly began.

It was because of the bloody disaster that would occur later.

The Southern Magic Kingdom is engulfed in a terrible sea of blood even before the era of destruction begins.

Anyway, that was a little later.

“Please come in.”

Simon creaked the door open and Christian walked in.

The moment I stepped inside.

“!!”

Chris took a deep breath.

The view became dark.

It wasn’t a magical phenomenon.

My senses were momentarily paralyzed by the overwhelming presence.

Over there.

An old man was standing with a cane.

Nothing else was visible at all.

Chris’s stern eyes only saw the old man’s presence.

It was a slave trade.

“It’s been a while.”

A gentle voice, like a grandfather calling his grandson. A smile.

But Christian couldn’t look at the old man comfortably at all.

I felt as if my breath was being suffocated by the presence that weighed down my soul.

A sinking feeling, like falling into a deep sea.

I couldn’t move a single finger, and I felt like I was going to bend my knees in front of the old man.

But Chris suddenly came to his senses.

‘It’s a test!’

It was obvious why Nogaju revealed his presence without any filter, even though he knew that Chris wouldn’t be able to endure it.

I’m trying to test Chris.

To be exact, I’m trying to test mental strength.

‘This kind of pressure can be endured with mental strength.’

If Nogaju had been spewing out magic energy, it would have been impossible to endure it no matter how strong one’s mental power was. The magic energy emitted by an 8-star mine alone had powerful killing power.

But Nogaju didn’t move even a single bit of magic.

It just revealed a small part of its gigantic existence.

An ordinary person would have been subdued and knelt down just by his presence, but not Chris.

He had also experienced countless pressures from beings greater than Nogaju.

Compared to then… I can hold out now.

He took a few deep breaths, and Chris’ mind gradually calmed down.

“His Majesty the Duke of Barron, the great lord of the Dark Maga, greets you.”

Noh Ga-ju opened her eyes slightly wide at the calm voice.

But that was only for a moment.

Nogaju spoke again with a gentle smile.

“Yes, it’s nice to see you after such a long time. It’s been a while since I last saw you when you were little, so I can’t even tell how many years it’s been.”

“…….”

“Aren’t you surprised when this old man suddenly called you?”

Chris was silent for a moment.

“I wasn’t surprised. I thought you’d want to see me.”

“Why?”

“Because a new star has appeared in the family.”

“…what?”

The moment Noh Ga-ju asked,

Marian, who had been quietly standing next to him, glared at Chris.

Now, Christian calls himself divine.

And how dare you do that in front of Noh Ga-ju!

‘Well, that’s true, isn’t it?’

The reason Nogaju called Christian was probably because of what Christian had done for Count Tyramine.

Chris wasn’t wrong when he said he called to check on the family’s promising prospects.

“Haha. You make this old man laugh. Divinity. Yes, that’s right. I called you because I was curious about what kind of child you were. Both Marian and Simon have praised you so much, so I wondered if you were as good as they said. This old man is always waiting for a great bloodline to show up.”

Nogaju spoke softly.

“however.”

Suddenly the atmosphere changed.

The gentle smile remains the same.

But there was a sharp tension.

It was as if the surrounding air was watching Noh Ga-ju’s every move.

“I don’t know yet.”

“!!”