I Became the Genius Bastard of a Noble Dark Clan – 5

Chapter 5

Episode 5

The sound of the door opening creaking was particularly jarring.

I was nervous about meeting my son soon.

‘It’s definitely going to be a mess.’

Count Khazar gritted his teeth.

He opened the door completely, trampling on even a single bit of expectation.

“!!!”

Count Kazar opened his eyes wide.

“you…?”

An unbelievable sight unfolded.

“You’re here.”

His son, Christian, was sitting in the chair.

A calm attitude and deep gaze, different from before.

“I’ve been waiting.”

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There was silence.

Count Kazar looked at him for a long time in disbelief.

‘It must be surprising. Surely you wouldn’t have imagined that I would survive this unscathed.’

Chris said, twisting his lips.

“Didn’t I tell you? I’ll come out changed.”

“…….”

Count Khazar made no answer.

Contrary to my worries, there was no sign of him being intoxicated by the dream stone.

No, on the contrary, what does that confident look mean?

‘Have you ever seen that guy look like that?’

I don’t remember.

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It was the first time I had seen it since long ago, when I was a child and full of guns.

But Count Kazar’s face did not soften.

The disappointment that had built up until now was too great to trust my son just because of his current appearance.

“I see you held out well. Or maybe the curse of the punishment suit your constitution well.”

“I guess that’s a compliment in its own way?”

“I’m telling you not to be so arrogant.”

Count Khazar spoke in a still cold voice.

“I still don’t trust you.”

“…….”

“There’s no telling when he’ll do something stupid again, just like before.”

In fact, this isn’t the first time his son has shown some remorse.

But if you expect things to get better quickly, your son will inevitably disappoint you several times over.

‘But this time it seems a little different… No, no. What else are you expecting?’

Count Kazar forcibly suppressed the rising anticipation in his heart.

Chris shrugged.

“Father, I have a favor to ask.”

“Please?”

“Yes. Since you’ve worked hard enough, I think it’s okay to ask you a small favor. Please allow me to use the training grounds of the Black Swamp Knights.”

“!!”

Count Khazar looked surprised.

The Dark Maga had three collateral knight orders.

It was called the Dark Trident, and one of them was the Black Swamp Knights of the House of Count Kazar.

“The Black Swamp Knights are not a place for someone like you to enter carelessly.”

The Black Swamp Knights were owned by the collateral branch of the Counts of Kazar, but were also owned by the main house.

So even though Christian was the son of Count Kazar, he could not freely join the Knights of the Black Swamp.

The Dark Magician’s permission was needed, but there was no way he, who was known for being a scoundrel, would grant it.

“I’m not asking you to accept me as a seed. I’m just asking to be able to borrow the training grounds and use them.”

“…….”

“I think it would be inspiring to see the bravery of the Black Swamp Knights. Isn’t this possible?”

First, I had to build up my stamina.

Even though I had completely transformed, I still had to train my body separately.

But it wasn’t just for that reason.

He intended to learn the secret arts of the Black Swamp Knights by sharing the training grounds with them.

how?

It’s simple.

‘You can learn by stealing.’

Since I wouldn’t be able to easily teach him the secrets of the family as he was a scoundrel, I planned to learn from the basics by stealing glances at him.

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Chris had often learned skills by stealing from others rather than learning them formally from someone else.

Instead of answering, Count Kazar glared at Chris for a long time before answering.

“If you show your ugly side in front of the Black Swamp Knights, then be prepared.”

Chris chuckled.

It was agreed.

“There is one more thing.”

“what?”

“Please grant me access to the Black Swamp Library.”

Library.

It’s a place to collect books.

However, the Black Swamp Library was different from other libraries.

‘This is where the black magic secrets of the Count Khazar family are gathered.’

Of course, only those who are permitted are allowed to enter.

Count Kazar let out a hollow laugh.

“You want me to open a library for you? Are you crazy?”

“I am also a member of the family, so don’t I qualify?”

“You yourself threw away that qualification. Don’t you remember trying to sell the library’s secretary on the black market before?”

“…….”

Count Khazar even had this suspicion.

I wonder if the person who is currently looking so neat is trying to steal by getting permission to enter the library.

It may be an oversight, but it was entirely possible for Christian.

“Get a letter of recommendation from Merlin. Then I will open the library for you.”

Merlin.

He was the vice-captain of the Black Swamp Knights.

He was a man from the Dark Magic family and had an extremely cold personality. He regarded the weak, especially the worthless scoundrels, as filthy.

Asking for a letter of recommendation from such a person meant that the library would never be opened.

but,

“Okay, I will do that.”

Chris nodded.

As if it were something that could be accomplished naturally.

“Then let’s go. Can I use the training ground from today?”

“…okay.”

Chris walked away and disappeared towards the mansion, and Count Kazar was confused as he watched his gait, which was noticeably different from before.

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After washing up and eating, Chris headed straight to the training grounds.

When he arrived, the training ground became as quiet as a mouse.

I stopped training and just looked at him.

‘It feels awkward to see so many mines gathered together like this.’

As expected from the Dark Maga’s proud knight order, they were all elite minions.

Not only humans, but there were also quite a few dark-attribute Ain races, as befitting the Magic Empire.

Lycanthropes, vampires, dark elves, etc.

They all seemed to be at least 2 stars, many were 3 stars or higher, and there were even a few 4 star strong ones.

‘A mere collateral knight order is at that level. Outside, the knight order of the kingdom should be at this level.’

As Chris shook his head, the rough voices of the minions were heard.

“What the heck? That kid?”

“You’re a disabled young master. Why did you come here?”

No matter what, he is the son of a count, and he would openly use such abusive language.

It may be unimaginable from the outside, but this is the Magic Empire.

Where power is law.

Therefore, the weak are not treated well.

Even if it is a high status.

Especially, it goes without saying that even the behavior is a mess like this body.

‘They say that even this body did not dare to commit a crime against the Black Swamp Knights.’

At that moment, an even louder sound was heard.

“Where the hell do you think you are, brother? Get out of here right now.”

When I turned my head, I saw a familiar face.

My brother was Teren.

‘You were training with the Black Swamp Knights. Well, you are being treated as my de facto successor.’

Tern growled with eyes that were filled with anger.

“This is not a place where a swindler like you would dare to come.”

Chris crossed his arms.

It’s not that scary though.

‘You must be tired of having to keep growling like that.’

“Tern, are you criticizing the Count by those words?”

“…What did you say?”

Chris licked his lips.

Laughing.

“It was the Count who gave me permission to enter the training grounds. But your remarks… it’s as if you’re disparaging the Count and saying he made a wrong decision.”

Tern became a honey-fed mute.

Even though he would later become a notorious mine, he was just a kid now, so it was obvious that he couldn’t deal with Chris with words.

But then another voice was heard.

“I respect your decision, Count, but honestly, I don’t trust you.”

“!!”

Chris flinched.

I felt a powerful magic that was incomparable to that of others.

When I turned my head, a beautiful and alluring woman was standing there.

‘Vice-Captain Merlin!’

He was the infamous vice-captain of the Black Swamp Knights.

Merlin had a faint smile on her face, but an intense magic was pressing down on Chris.

They are trying to overpower with momentum.

If it was the original Christian, he would have been shocked.

Chris took a deep breath and bowed his head calmly.

“Meet the Vice-Chief.”

“…….”

Vice-Captain Merlin’s gaze changed in an instant.

‘Did you endure this?’

Vice-captain Merlin made up his mind and showed off his momentum.

He told me to use the training ground with that loser, Young Master. I had no choice but to nod, but I was determined to get him out by making him pee his pants.

But it didn’t move at all.

Chris groaned inwardly as he looked at Merlin who looked surprised.

‘This kind of threat, you’re familiar with it?’

Whenever the strong meet, they show off their strength like this.

Because I was subjected to so many demonstrations of strength during the Age of Destruction, I naturally developed a way to deal with it.

“Anyway, I understand. Since the Vice-Captain says so, I’ll set a condition. I’ll prove that I’m worthy of using this training ground.”

“If it’s proof?”

“If there is any proof for Mine, it would be this one.”

Chris shrugged.

“That’s right, strength.”

“!!”

“I will show you right now that I can fight one of the mines here and win.”

Those words stirred the room.

Everyone’s reaction was, “Has that damn bastard gone crazy?”

Merlin made a face of displeasure.

“You are taking this joke too far. Even though you are a noble young master, you don’t think you can get away with insulting the Knights of the Black Swamp, do you?”

He seemed to regard Chris’s duel proposal as a fool’s joke.

“It’s not a joke. Instead, I have two conditions. First, I ask that you allow me to duel with only my physical abilities without using any magic. As you know, I lost my magic vessel due to my debaucherous lifestyle.”

“…….”

“Oh, I would like to have a duel without weapons, preferably with bare hands. As you know, it has been a long time since I have put down my sword.”

Merlin made a bewildered face.

“You’re asking for a lot. What’s the second condition?”

“Please let me name my opponent.”

Merlin nodded.

Even if you name the weakest member of the Black Swamp Knights, they’re still several times stronger than that scoundrel.

Chris spoke to the little boy who was frowning next to Merlin.

“Tern, it’s you.”

“…What did you say?”

“You are my duel opponent.”

Tern had a blank expression on his face.

Chris said with a smirk.

“Let us take this opportunity to have a deep conversation between brothers.”

Of course, I’m talking about a conversation that involves fists.

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The room became quiet.

Everyone just blinked, unable to understand what Chris was saying.

After a while.

“Is that crazy young master finally truly crazy?”

“Do these days’ scoundrels try to commit suicide like that?”

The knights’ men chattered as if it was absurd.

Everyone reacted that Chris had turned around.

The pointed out Tern’s face turned bright red.

His face was extremely angry, as if he thought he had been insulted.

“How dare you.”