Chapter 79 – Badass, Villain, Stepmom (2)
“Is Uncle Gordon still the same?”
“It’s Gordon, he’s still running rampant in the restaurant. Yesterday, the restaurant exploded by developing a new dish.”
“The old man is still there. What about Chart?”
“…Zart said that he would pickaxe into the ground to bring flowers to the young master in this cold winter. I was told that flowers grow in spring. Youth is sometimes difficult to understand.”
“…Flowers are fine, so please tell them to take care of themselves.”
“I’ll tell you, but I’m not sure he’ll listen.”
Information about your employees is basically in your head, but you never know how different they might be in this world.
All the way to the restaurant, I asked Alfredo how the employees were and checked the situation.
“I’m glad that everyone seems to be doing well without me.”
“Everyone will be happy that the young master remembers this.”
“Arrived! Young master!”
By the time I checked all the necessary information, Emma said with a cute smile.
‘…Is this finally the beginning?’
The door engraved with Calliope’s pattern was seen in front of him.
In ‘Aka Assistant Teacher’, the screen that unfolds at the beginning of Chapter 3 was this door.
Alfredo opened the door for me as I was getting a little excited that a new chapter was finally starting.
Rattle—
When I opened the door, I saw the members of the Calliope family sitting there.
The first person I met was Garcia Maisha, who was sitting in the third place in the ranking.
It was hard to believe that she was a married woman with two children. Her flawless appearance and attractively stretched legs were impressive.
As I greeted Garcia, she glanced at me and took another sip of tea, disinterestedly.
‘…Still, there’s no hostility.’
I don’t feel any intimacy as a family, but this wasn’t bad.
As sensitive to power, he seemed to be well aware that it would be more beneficial to win him over to his side rather than antagonize me, who seemed to have no interest in becoming the next head of household.
As she turned her gaze a little to the right, she saw the crazy Cale clicking her tongue on her.
“Tsk.”
This side was full of hostility even at a cursory glance.
I know why.
Cale was because of the inferiority complex I had because of my admission to Carnea, where she had fallen.
However, if he was aiming for the position of head of household, he would eventually need my support, so this kind of attitude was really stupid.
I sighed inwardly and found a seat.
‘…My seat has been taken.’
According to the ranking, I should have been in the 5th place, but Reika had already taken that place.
…I emptied the family for a while, but I was the successor who was pushed aside even by women.
But when she unexpectedly sat down next to her, Reika greeted her with a warm smile.
“Eugene, long time no see. How have you been at Carnea?”
“…?”
I blinked.
‘…Is Reika this kind of personality?’
I couldn’t help but be speechless at Reika’s completely different appearance from the setting I remembered.
‘…I wonder if something has already happened in the family.’
After thinking for a while, I lowered my head lightly and said.
“Yes, Reika-sama was doing well too… ”
“Oh, come to think of it, I’m not really curious. It’s okay if you don’t talk.”
Reika interrupted me and slightly raised the corner of her mouth as if mocking.
‘As expected, they’re twins.’
Her mood her was filthy, but it was much better than there was a change in Reika’s relationship without my knowledge.
Rattle-
Then the door opened again and Erden Calliope entered.
Erden’s beautiful black hair and sharp jawline were enough to shake the hearts of women.
The only peculiar thing was that Erden’s whole body was covered in blood.
Even in the original work, I knew that Erden appeared in that way, so it wasn’t too surprising.
‘It’s the blood of a monster anyway.’
As if the servants were used to seeing Erden like that, they wiped her blood off her with her towel her, and in the meantime, Erden spoke to me.
“…Eugene, it’s been a while.”
“Yes, brother. Have you been upset all this time?”
Instead of answering, Erden lightly nodded her head.
“Erden, what are you wearing?”
Then, as if she was displeased that she greeted me first instead of herself, Garcia said in a sharp voice.
“…I didn’t have time to change clothes because I was on my way right after defeating the monsters.”
“Anyway, this is the place to meet my father. Wouldn’t it be normal to at least wipe the blood off?”
“…My father said not to be late even though it was a bit dirty… I’ll be careful next time.”
“Ha ha, you didn’t expect it to be this bloody. And she doesn’t have to fight with a sword herself, does she? Do you want to gain popularity among the soldiers by going that far?”
When Garcia spoke sarcastically, Erden, who had been answering her so far, taking a step behind her, raised her head and looked at her.
“Not for the sake of anyone’s popularity, but simply because it is my duty as a noble. If I can save even one more soldier by swinging my sword, I will swing my sword again and again.”
As Erden and Garcia glared at each other, the door opened once more and Alfredo reported.
“The head of the household is entering.”
At that moment, the fight stopped and everyone stood up and bowed her head.
“…”
In the deep silence, Eddard Calliope entered with a confident yet disciplined step.
He could not help but admire Eddard’s body, which was managed more than Leo’s even at his age.
‘No… Is it the opposite.’
Loreos, a wizard, can be compared to a knight, so it should be said that Loreos is amazing.
“Everybody sit down.”
When Eddard naturally took the first seat and said, everyone including me took their seats.
After a while, luxurious food started to come out and after filling his stomach to some extent, Eddard said, wiping his mouth with his handkerchief.
“Yes, let’s hear it, Eugene. He said it was pretty good.”
“…Thank you. Father.”
I don’t know what’s great, but I said thank you first.
Then Eddard was satisfied and continued.
“Her Highness the Princess sent me a letter directly. He was praised a lot for saving his life his thanks to you. I heard that she was invited to the imperial family as a guest.”
“…”
I was honestly surprised.
It was probably because she did not know that the princess would do this.
I had no intention of ignoring the invitation in the first place, but now I really couldn’t leave it out.
‘…But it’s not bad.’
She was going to reveal that she was invited to the imperial family anyway, seeing the situation, but by telling her that the princess saved her own life, she gained a little more firm trust.
“…I was just lucky.”
“When luck is repeated, it is called skill. And in the summer, she said, she dealt directly with monsters. Although they are weak compared to the monsters in the north, they do not back down against the monsters…”
As Eddard continued to praise me, the expressions of the three people who were connected to Myisha’s lineage hardened.
“Yes, in Calliope, reward and punishment are important. Saving the bloodline of the imperial family is worth it, so if you have any wishes, tell me.”
Garcia’s eyes widened at Eddard’s remark.
It’s really unusual for the head of household to say what he wants.
If you say it’s impossible to ask for it, you’ll lose the face of the family head.
I’m sure he’ll do anything that isn’t a crazy request.
…But what I wanted was decided from the beginning.
“I want a private meeting with the head of household.”
The reason why he used the word family head instead of father was to show that he was independent but had a strong public tendency.
—Tak
At that moment, Garcia set the tableware down forcefully enough to make a sound, and Reika and Cale also looked at me with angry faces.
I understand.
They think the reason I want to live alone is to participate in the successor competition.
Erden was the only one who didn’t respond, but he must have reacted like that even if I asked for a position as head of household.
Eddard, who had closed his eyes for a moment and stroked his chin, asked intriguedly.
“…Be alone. It was enough to take a piece of treasure from the family’s storehouse if you wanted to. But are you satisfied with being alone?”
“Yes. That is all I want.”
Haha! Good night. I will arrange a seat soon.”
Eddard laughed heartily, but in fact, it’s not something a good father would be so happy about.
Because if I participated in the race for succession, the possibility that my children would fight with each other increased.
As a martial artist, he was first-class, but as a father, he was evaluated as third-rate.
“Then, let’s get up first. To eat.”
The moment Eddard got up from his seat, I felt everyone else’s eyes besides Erden’s staring at me.
‘So what.’
I tried to ignore my gaze his and sliced the food into my mouth.
If things go wrong, today might be the last time the family eats non-poisonous food.
I had to fill it up when I could fill my stomach.
‘…Because the die was cast anyway.’
That means you can’t go away now.
There was only a fight to eat and be eaten.
