Chapter 1305 – 1305. Maehwa Swordsman Reincarnated in the Count Family
Walk through the secret passage
Not very good. It was dark and damp. What I don’t particularly like are the bugs. Spiders, cockroaches, and centipedes can be seen here and there.
Tadak!
Lightning flashed. The tarantula that had attacked me had been electrocuted and burned to death.
Tadak! Tadak!
Besides that, bugs died every time they came near me.
Cerebral perforation electromagnetic membrane.
An invisible electromagnetic shield was protecting me. The electromagnetic shield was disappointing in terms of durability, but it was optimal for electrocuting and killing insects that rushed after seeing the light like now. Now I am a moving electric fly swatter. Well, the output is so excellent that it can’t be compared to anything like an electric fly swatter.
“You see dirty things everywhere. Does the Argentine duchy not manage the secret passage at all?”
“In the Argentinian duchy, only the direct line knows the existence of the secret passage. Do you think your direct descendant will do something like cleaning the secret passageway?”
“Anyway, there are too many bugs.”
Tadak! Tadak! Follow me! Tadak!
My ears were buzzing because of the bugs that saw the light of the flashlight and rushed at it.
“Isn’t this level enough to endure? Well. I’m glad you came with the master.”
“If it wasn’t for me, he would have used magic. I heard from YuRia. How long ago did you reach the master level? Sword and magic, both.”
“Well. Madame is also too light-hearted for her master. Thanks to you, my plan to surprise my master has been averted.”
“I was surprised enough when I heard it. Isn’t it easy to master both paths?”
“I got help from the madam. If it wasn’t for her teaching, it would have been difficult even if it took decades. And the help of the owner was also great. After drinking the elixir given by the master, I could feel myself growing stronger. It was distributed to the maid and the Golden Rose Knights… How many replacement elixirs do you have?”
“It’s a secret.”
Most of them are elixirs brought from the world of [Light Ascension]. In that world, you can get an elixir over time. If you bring it to reality, the effect will not come out even half, but in the world of [Baek-Hwan], It shows good efficiency.
“I’m bored. Tell me about the Duke of Argen.”
“Hmm. There is nothing particularly interesting about the Duke of Argen.”
“It’s about family. Don’t you have a younger brother? How is he?”
“You mean Berdo? Well…. I’m not sure. We weren’t close friends from the start.”
Melissa has a younger brother with a large age difference. Originally, she had been thoroughly educated as the heir to the Duke of Argen, but when her younger brother was born, she was deprived of her position as heir. Simply because she was a woman.
It was a common thing in this world.
If it was another noble family, a woman might have been able to keep the heir position, but the Argentine duchy is a family that values old-fashioned traditions.
“After Verdot was born, I was left with a cold meal. I lost all the privileges of being her heir. From the vassals right away to the servants, the attitude changed in an instant. Training of the successor has just finished.”
“Isn’t that a good thing? You don’t have to go through the troublesome training.”
“It was now. At that time… The sudden change of environment came as a great shock. Duke of Argentina. He has been running his entire life just for that goal. But that goal disappeared and I became useless. All that remained was to marry into the royal family.”
“Do you resent her little brother?”
“I guess it was like that at the time. But not now. On the contrary, it feels pitiful. He’s probably spending most of his day educating for the position of heir by now. Training sword and magic at the same time, learning business administration and history that makes your head pound just by reading…. Well. What annoyed me the most was manners.”
“Courtesy?”
“The Cobalt Kingdom basically considers abstinence a virtue. Keeping chastity is natural, and you shouldn’t eat too much food. Abstinence from trivial things…. In other words, enforce politeness.”
“How much are you talking about?”
“Well. Take dining etiquette as an example. In the Cobalt Kingdom, when a meal begins, you must first drink a sip of water. As a courtesy for cooking, clean your mouth with water… It’s the same courtesy. And you must hold the fork with your right hand. Being left-handed is no exception. And you shouldn’t open your mouth until you’ve tasted three dishes. You shouldn’t eat too quickly, and you shouldn’t make noise when you eat. And in the middle.”
“Stop, stop. Now that you know how fucked up the courtesy of the Cobalt Kingdom is, stop it.”
Just listening to it makes my head throb.
“It’s courtesy of the Cobalt Kingdom, but in fact, you don’t have to keep all of them. Most high-ranking aristocrats fail to observe every detail of courtesy. I don’t have any problems with living, so I’m not particularly obsessed with it. However, the Duke of Argentine is an exception. I don’t obsess over even the smallest things.”
“It hits the goal.”
“I only knew it was strange when I entered Goldway Academy. Since he had been with the Duke of Argen all the time before that, he thought it was only natural to follow all manners. Well, since I knew that wasn’t the case, I deliberately ignored my manners.”
“It would have become a habit by then, but it must have been difficult.”
“It wasn’t hard at all. I was polite in one day. Habit? It was nothing in front of convenience.”
Tumble.
She stopped, walking down the secret passage in front of her.
She illuminated the bumpy wall with her flashlight.
“…… What is it all of a sudden?”
“There is a trap ahead of us. It’s a pretty annoying trap, so I’m going to deal with it… Mmm. I have no idea how to deal with it.”
“I don’t feel anything…. Is it a physical trap?”
“It is a relic. It is a relic of the class that manipulates the human mind. It’s okay when you go out from inside, but… Conversely, it becomes a problem when you go inside from the outside.”
“It’s a trap for intruders.”
“And when you run away, you can tamper with the artifact to prank your pursuers.”
“Fuck it. It’s rude. Daughter of the Duke.”
“I don’t want to hear from the master who thinks of something like a pussy stamp.”
Melissa stared at her wall. She kept staring. After 10 minutes in that state, she found beads of sweat on Melissa’s face.
When 5 more minutes passed like that. Melissa opened her mouth with difficulty.
“… I forgot.”
“What?”
“It is unavoidable. It’s been over 15 years since I heard about this secret passage. Humans tend to forget the little things after such a long time.”
“This is no small matter. And if it was YuRia, wouldn’t you have forgotten?”
“Don’t compare me to Mrs. It is like comparing a candle to the sun.”
I nodded. It certainly doesn’t seem like a bit of a comparison to YuRia. Compared to Yuria, most people….
“Let’s just smash it and get in. Stay back.”
“I should have said earlier that being trapped makes you crazy.”
“I am immune to mind attacks.”
If I had been alone, I would have just passed the trap. For me, who has an absolute mind, mental attacks are meaningless.
Realizing that I was serious, Melissa stepped back and opened up some distance.
“Is this wall a relic?”
“Yes. If you touch the bumpy part as prescribed, you can disarm the trap… I can’t remember the order.”
I brushed aside her excuses and approached the wall.
She ran the palm of her hand across the bumpy wall.
Woo woo woo.
The walls vibrated and generated intangible energy.
Support position.
The electromagnetic shield spread by the insect blocked the intangible energy.
‘… Words are intangible energy. Isn’t this similar to electromagnetic waves? Is it a way to touch the brain with electromagnetic waves?’
Woo woo woo.
Supportive!
Once again energy emanated from the wall. Again, the electromagnetic shield blocked the energy. The output itself is in low shape.
“Balm. I don’t think there’s any need to destroy it. Let’s go like this.”
“I guess so.”
Crossed the trap
“It will arrive in about 10 minutes.”
“Ten minutes… I don’t trust you because of what happened earlier?”
“You said roughly. Wait, don’t time it.”
Tadak. Tadak.
These worms still run into me and Melissa and die.
“Balm. Don’t you regret following me?”
“I have no regrets. I get a little angry when I think of what Master did to me at the academy, but…. Much better than being Dulibad’s wife. If you had married Doolivard… I’d probably end up like a canary in a cage.”
“Like a canary in a cage…. Not bad.”
“Don’t think weird. Anyway, I am satisfied with my life now. The house is warm and the food tastes better than anywhere else. The job I’m doing right now suits my aptitude, and I’ve become close with the maids. I am living happily.”
Melissa laughed and moved her flashlight playfully.
“And Yuria… No, the madam told me this. The seat next to the master belongs to you, but you can give up the seat of his concubine as much as you like.”
“Yuria said that….”
“I am satisfied with that position. No matter what, the competitor is the mistress. He has no confidence to compete and win. I don’t even want to.”
“I didn’t know you would love me so much….”
“Don’t get me wrong. Actually, I don’t like the master very much. He likes his master’s cock.”
Melissa said with a straight face. It was hard to tell if he was joking or serious.
“… Well, good After I impregnate YuRia, I will impregnate you too.”
“Are you pregnant with the master’s baby? Not bad.”
The end of the secret passage was visible. A steel door was blocking it.
“Master. I have some request.”
“Request? If you ask me to kill the Duke of Argen… It’s impossible right now.”
“I don’t mind. Why do you think I would ask you that? I cut off ties with the Argentine duchy, but isn’t it cut off just because the ties are cut? I am still visiting the Duke of Argentin like this. I have no particular grudge against the Argentine duchy.”
“Then what are you asking for?”
“Duke of Argentina…. I want to feed daddy. Make fun of me in front of my father.”
“To be violated in front of the Duke of Argentina?”
“No, I asked you to harass me.”
“I see what you mean. But does it work? You cut ties with the Duke of Argen. Ah, since you said that politeness is important, it must be effective.”
Melissa ran her hand through her own hair.
Her dark blue hair.
It is a characteristic of the Argentinian duchy.
“I inherited the blood of the Argentine duchy. That is a truth that no one can deny.”
“… Indeed. Was this the reason why I deliberately wore such a high-exposure outfit? Great. I see what you mean. I will listen.”
“Thank you, master. In return, I’ll serve you properly later. Now, let’s go.”
Melissa pulled the handle on her steel door.
