Chapter 1037 – 1037. Maehwa Swordsman Reincarnated in the Count Family
The succession and engagement ceremonies were held on the spot.
There was opposition from some retainers, but it was barely enough to make Ention reverse his words. The family of Earl Pruckus was a structure in which power was concentrated in the family head. That’s why the family head is the king in the Pruckus estate.
I sat in the seat where Ention had been sitting, and YuRia sat next to me. It also meant that she already treats YuRia as my wife, although she is not officially married yet.
‘Looking around here… It’s a new feeling.’
The patriarch’s chair was on the highest level in the Great Hall. Naturally, I look down on everyone, and everyone looks up at me.
‘The original Kyle got to this position pretty easily.’
I wasn’t there in the original. Gent easily dealt with Kyle as well. If Kyle hadn’t been there for me, I’d have quickly risen to the position of head of household in a few years.
I glared at some vassals. Those who opposed my rise to the position of head of household. And those who have bumped into me a few times. Many of them quickly laid their eyes on the floor. However, a minority did not avoid my eyes and rebelled to the end, no matter what beliefs they had.
‘For now, those bastards are confirmed to be executed. I need to catch the fault and kill it. If there is no fault to catch, even if you make it, you will kill it. If things don’t work out, I’ll even kill them by assassinating them.’
Even if there were, they wouldn’t help.
And we need examples. An example to show that I am not easygoing.
“I can’t admit it!!”
Gent shouted. Everyone’s eyes are focused on one place. It wasn’t too far from me. Gent was making a fuss towards Ention.
“Father! The war is not over yet! I can make more achievements than Eugene!!”
Gent didn’t pay attention to the gathering gaze. I admit that iron-clad skin.
“Gent. Don’t force yourself. The difference in abilities between you and Yujin has already been revealed. The only one who could stand against Eugene was Ky.”
“If I had the time and money, the story would have been different!!”
“Time flows equally for everyone. … No More time has passed for you, the eldest son. In the case of money, I did not support anyone. Eugene made money without anyone’s help, and fought the war with his own money.”
“… Keugh. Father! I won’t ask for much! Keep your first words! Please postpone the succession ceremony until the war is over!”
“No matter what you say, the succession ceremony has already ended. I passed the seal of his family to Eugene. Gent, serve the new Lord Purcus. Eugene is your brother.”
“I can’t admit it!!”
Gent’s stubbornness was demonstrated. Ention let out a deep sigh.
“Gent. I thought you grew up going through the war. However, now that I see it, I am walking in place. Gent. Don’t ignore reality The difference in abilities between you and Yujin has been revealed and no one can deny it. When you captured one castle, Eugene captured three castles. While you struggled in the south, Eugene calmed the north. In addition, Eugene gained Kyle’s support. You didn’t even get the support of your younger siblings.”
“…… !!”
Gent’s face twisted. I gritted my teeth and clenched my fists at her. She clenched her fist so hard that her fingernails dug into her palms and dripped blood from her.
“Father. I am the eldest son of the Pruckus family. The Capitol originally belonged to me… !”
“Only those with the ability can ascend to the lord of the Pruckus family.”
“… Its ability. Let me prove it… !”
Gent ignored Ention and strode towards me. He took off his glove and threw it at me.
I snatched the glove before it touched my face. The act of throwing a glove at an opponent was an act of requesting a duel.
“Eugene Pruckus! I challenge you to a duel! If I win, hand over the position of head of Pruckus to me! This is not a place for you!”
“Great. I will accept your request for a duel.”
I got up from my seat.
At the same time, I felt a strange feeling in my head.
No matter how cornered I was, I wouldn’t have forgotten that I was an Auror Master.
There are two cases in this case. Depending on your feelings, you said whatever came out, or there was something else. Judging from the fact that my expression didn’t change even though I accepted the duel, it must be the latter.
“You’re doing something stupid.”
Ention’s voice mixed with lamentation came. I don’t know if it’s because I stepped away from the family head position, but I feel like I’ve aged a lot. I approached Gent pretending not to hear.
People immediately made a seat at the unusual spectacle. A vacant lot was created in the center of the Great Hall. Zent and I ordered a servant to bring the sword.
Ention is in charge of the duel.
“Now it is an exhibition. And you are blood brothers. Let’s not take each other’s lives.”
Ention gave strength to his words and said. I felt the will to not stay still if I killed my opponent.
“I had no intention of killing my brother either.”
Gent said. It was a lie that came out as naturally as breathing. If I hadn’t intended to kill, I wouldn’t have sent an assassin.
“Neither do I.”
It’s too easy to kill. I will take everything from Gent.
‘I don’t kill. But since you fought against me, you should be punished. I’ll have to cut off one arm.’
Gent and Kyle. It would be worth seeing as the two brothers became idiots side by side. People will admire that since they have only one arm, like brothers, they are brothers with deep friendship.
Holding the sword, I raised my aura blade with the intention of killing Gent first. Exclamations of exclamation jumped out from the surroundings at the vivid blue Aura Blade. In particular, the gaze of the knights was hot.
“Brother. It’s not too late. Give up.”
He said something he didn’t even mean. It’s a matter of honor. It was a word handed to Gent because he knew he would not accept it of course.
“There is no such thing as giving up. Win this duel… I will find my place.”
Gent caused an aura. The roaring aura begins to gather in the sword body.
Aura Blade.
“Unbelievable! Did Zent-sama also become an Aura Master? The three brothers of the Pruckus family are all coming Masters!”
“Are you blind? Take a good look. Lord Zent’s Aura Blade is unstable. It’s just that I made a blade to come together temporarily. If you run into a real Aura Blade, you won’t last long.”
“I thought it would be a one-sided duel… It runs pretty fun.”
Gent was the highest level of Auror Expert.
I remember that it wasn’t at this level originally.
‘It doesn’t seem like he didn’t grow at all through this war.’
But Gent couldn’t cross the wall. In my case, there was a chance, but Gent didn’t.
Paper weave.
Blue thunderbolts flashed on the blue aura blade. Ignoring the astonishment of the onlookers, they rushed towards Gent.
Kaaang!
Swords collided with swords, and a loud noise resounded everywhere.
I was relaxed, but Gent’s expression was contorted. He must have felt the difference in rank with just one sword attack.
I swung the sword down with all my strength while holding it up. Lightning follows the trail of the sword.
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
“Aww!”
Gent somehow managed to block my sword attack, but I was electrocuted by the lightning that followed and had no choice but to fall back. Gent’s shoulders go down and her legs tremble.
‘They can’t respond to lightning strikes at all.’
It’s because I forcibly made the Aura Blade. Originally, mana should be used leisurely to block the current flowing through the body and prepare for electric shock.
‘Is it because you’ve never met someone like me? It’s more disappointing than I thought. Wasn’t there even a spleen?’
Gent strikes back. Run with your body as low as possible. Gent, approaching to my right, aimed for her left leg. The purpose is to take away the motivation. However, my eyes already caught him perfectly. He never missed
One step back, one step to the side.
Gent’s sword barely grazed his thigh. It’s time to strike back. Using the left foot in front of him as an axis, he turned and kicked his right foot. Fuck! A rounds kick exploded in Gent’s face.
Gent, who had fallen behind, jumped up. His nose collapses and his mouth bursts open, causing blood to flow. His eyes are still burning. Gent’s fighting spirit did not disappear.
Since then, I have shared the sum with Gent about 10 times. It didn’t mean much. It was a pity if it ended too easily, so I played with it moderately. In addition to providing something to see for the people around me, I made fun of Zent and let my skills known.
Kaaang! Kang! Bang!
Zent’s forced aura blade is already on the verge of breaking.
‘Should I end it? Kyle is good enough, so I cut off his left arm…. You are not You cut off your right arm!’
I cut off Gent’s sword. Gent’s arms stretched out. It was a perfect opportunity to cut off his right arm. I took a step forward and tried to swing my sword. I could see Gent’s mouth twisting up.
‘In an instant.’
A soft light shines on Gent’s shoes, and the brooch on his chest shines.
‘Did you bring two artifacts? I was counting on this Is the shoe’s effect automatic movement? I’m falling back on my own The brooch’s effect is….’
Zent’s muscles swelled, and he could see his unstable Aura Blade quickly regaining stability. With the effect of strengthening the body, he forcibly twists the trajectory of the sword and aims at my shoulder.
‘I’ve prepared quite a bit.’
But it was pointless.
My sword cut off his right arm before Zent’s sword touched my shoulder.
Seo Geo-eok!
Zent couldn’t even react properly to the blow accelerated by the moment. His right arm holding his sword was cut off and he rolled on the floor.
“Quaaaaagh!”
Red blood stains the floor with a scream.
“The duel is over! It’s Eugene’s victory! Use the prepared potion! Wizard! Therapist! Come on, heal Gent’s wounds!”
Ention screams around. The therapist quickly picks up Gent’s arm and tries to place it on his shoulder. I grabbed the therapist’s shoulder and stopped him.
“Father. The winner of the duel is me. We will exercise the winner’s right. Do not attach Gent’s arm.”
“… Gent is your brother.”
“I know. But Gent was a challenger. He challenged the authority of the family head. I will forgive that sin with one right arm.”
Ention paused before speaking.
“… I will obey the will of the family head.”
I quietly watched Gent’s back as he was carried outside.
After that, I held a banquet. The banquet, which lasted until late at night, ended in just one day because it was an exhibition.
A purge was prepared, but it was not carried out right away. It was a wartime situation, so I noticed a little bit, and there were still quite a few guys who were long-winded.
However, Gent’s limbs had to be amputated. It’s not a real limb, it’s a figurative expression. I executed 11 of my subordinates who supported Gent under the pretext of the assassination squad sent to me by Gent.
The servants of Zent trembled at that merciless execution. There were also those who defected to other kingdoms or betrayed Gent by offering their property to me.
Those who ran away had an assassin kill them all. Those who bribed me were spared for now. Pretend to be merciful, following Yuria’s advice that other guys are easy to manage. Well, I’ll deal with it roughly later.
Ention, who had resigned from his position as patriarch, did not retire but returned to his army. He seems to have made up his mind to live on the battlefield until the end. It was a good thing for me. It’s because the number of cards that can be used with Kyle has increased.
‘If you keep doing stupid things, I’ll have to kill you.’
I am the owner of Pruckus.
Sitting at the head of the house, I returned to reality with a satisfied smile.
[End of play.]
