Chapter 176 – Husband. Two Sons.
Brahms Kingdom.
The capital Brahms.
The feeling is great. Wide. Gorgeous.
And high.
“Oh my God.”
The startled voices of Serene and Portia, who were new to the capital, were heard.
It has to be. If you are seeing the capital for the first time, this is a natural reaction.
I also saw the splendid view from the carriage window. It was a long time since I saw him, and I was quietly amazed.
“Still great.”
Haha! If you think about the money invested there, all the people in the kingdom will be able to live comfortably for several years.”
“Hmm. Those who stand on it must show dignity worthy of it. But it’s just not my taste.”
Count William and his father talked calmly.
It must be this kind of reaction because I know it well thanks to having visited it several times over the years.
Majestic Franz.
Free bowling.
Poor Müller.
Gorgeous Aslan.
It is the land of famous families in the South. Müller is a bit obscure, but it is also a prestigious family that has ruled the land for a long time.
They developed the city and territory in their own style, but then what?
That all of them were less than the capital put together.
Of course, this is not all.
“It may make you feel bad, but this is probably why nobles in the capital called nobles from other provinces countrymen.”
“Hmm. It is also their arrogance.”
My father clicked his tongue as if he didn’t like it.
Anyway, it is the Brahms Kingdom that occupies the center of the continent.
A powerful country that possesses the rich southern region and has endured for a long time against foreign enemies.
Its history and achievements are worthy of respect no matter what feelings one has for this country.
Well, that’s it
“Let’s go.”
Stand proudly
Well, that doesn’t mean you can’t just leave the road empty like Franz or Müller and enter it confidently.
Only the royal family can do such a thing in this city, the capital. The royal family only announces it in advance when it is to be held on a grand scale. That’s the law
Look at it now
“Wow. It’s amazing.”
Serene, who continues to exclaim while driving a horse next to a carriage, is a typical first visit to Seoul from other provinces.
That’s why they call him a country boy.
“Awesome person. It’s not like there’s a lot today, right?”
“I guess so.”
Serene’s eyes gazed at the entrance of the huge outer castle.
With the gates wide open, numerous guards check the luggage or check the identity of people entering the capital.
All of those guards have magical powers one by one.
“I don’t know about anything else, but the magic power itself is definitely excellent.”
“Yes. At least they have more magic power than other normal elite soldiers in the provinces.”
Seline, a knight, began to examine his soldiers from such a gaze.
There is a clear difference in magical power between knights and soldiers.
The lineage of knights is not ridiculous enough to catch up in one or two generations. It is clear that this will take a long time.
However, even from that point of view, many of the soldiers here have outstanding magical powers.
Lineage.
Whether it’s a noble’s one-night stand or an adventurer’s purchase of a prostitute.
The lineage spreads.
Of course, there are many aristocrats whose bloodlines are cut off and disappear.
However, soldiers like that sometimes go to Changgwan while having dinner.
If a prostitute carries a child, abortion is prohibited and administrative support is available.
That way, the number of people with magical powers will gradually increase.
Even if it doesn’t increase tremendously in 100 or 200 years. The number of magical power holders will increase as time goes by.
It might even be fun at that time.
It could be a common fantasy novel world, or it could be a completely different world.
“It is our turn.”
There is a separate path for nobles to pass through.
As I passed through the neatly organized road separate from the commoners, I heard a muffled sound from the surroundings.
“Oh oh… ! Look at the flags on that wagon coming in now!”
“The three famous families of the South!”
“The Golden Lion of Victory! Blue wind in the sky! And the dazzling golden sun!”
“That famous… !”
Even inside the carriage, the reaction of the surroundings could be heard.
Hearing that, Count William grinned.
“You’re done being famous! Count Leoric! Haha!”
“Please don’t make fun of me.”
To Count William, he must be still a child.
I smiled wryly at the sight of the Count smiling as he patted my back.
Seeing me like that, my father looked outside and told me.
“You know how famous you are, but now your every action will be known to them, and the nobles will pay attention. You’d better be careful.”
“Yeah. All right.”
He nodded his head with his father’s serious eyes.
In the meantime, noises continued to be heard all around.
Merchants who were quick to hear rumors, as well as people who seemed to be adventurers, were all glancing at us and talking to each other.
“They say the coronation ceremony will be held in the royal family this time? And the person performing the coronation ceremony is the personification of the rising sun in the South!”
“That famous… !”
“Yes. Conquered from Müller to Aslan… Southern… !”
I pretended not to be indifferent to the surrounding noises that could be heard even from inside the carriage.
Everything I’ve done so far seems to have spread as rumors.
Serene and Portia were escorting the carriage with dignified expressions of their own, and Count William was smiling smirking at me.
My father was as expressionless as usual.
“The sun bag of the south!”
“The very Count Leoric Franz, who is called the incarnation of the sun!”
Sun bag?
Is it called the sun bag because it is the magic of the sun?
My father and two Earl William mentioned the name.
“Taeyang Baek, is it the Count of the Sun? Isn’t that a wonderful name?”
Haha. Thank you for the compliment.”
“It’s still an undeserved title. Leo. It should have the dignity of an aristocrat befitting its name. Of course you would know.”
“Yes, father. I will keep that in mind.”
Although they are equal counts, there are still many things that are immature. I can’t help it. He nodded at the advice of his father and the count.
“It’s still awkward.”
“Coming to think of it, it’s rare that you’ve ever been properly called a count.”
“If your surname is still Franzni Count Franz, it must be because you’re confused with Avon and this friend.”
“But. I guess that’s why I’ve been called Lord Müller the most.”
As we were talking like that, I looked out the window at the sound of a knock on the door.
“I will go into the city.”
He nodded at Serene’s words.
We showed the certificate with our seal already on it to the guard.
Our carriage went straight into the castle.
“… Mmm.”
Serene and Portia pretended to be calm and went in, but I could see their eyes rolling.
I guess so.
Indeed, the capital is gorgeous.
“It’s still the same.”
Even my father looked outside and muttered a low voice.
The carriage goes deeper into the crowd.
The capital is a city that seems to depict the Japanese fantasy medieval world as it is.
Originally, in the Middle Ages, it was evaluated as uncivilized such that feces were thrown out of the house and many dirty people passed by, but this place was far from that with the strange power generation and water supply system.
If Müller’s urban construction plan is a sophisticated modern style with a motif from a modern city, the capital here feels like a fantasy.
The carriage continued to enter, and passed into the nobles’ quarters.
Starting from those who work based in the capital, the villas where the lords of each province live are built in a row.
Considering the land price here and the taxes paid every year, it’s a really huge place.
“I will see you in a long time.”
“I’ve seen it a few times before, but it’s still the same. I’m really going to die.”
He smiled bitterly at the words of his father and Count William.
There is only one person in common living in the capital.
The carriage stops, and a mansion that is exceptionally large among the surrounding mansions. The mansion, which was almost described as a castle, looked down on the surrounding mansions with less splendor than the others, but with just as strong and dignified appearance.
For reference, it’s my father’s taste, but my father, who doesn’t like spending money on things like this, doesn’t make it this way.
What a profit!
At the moment when countless attendants and servants bowed down to welcome us as if welcoming an open carriage, there was a woman who came out across the center.
“Here you are.”
Shining, gorgeous blonde hair that resembles not only my father, but also Aidan-hyung and me.
Fiery golden eyes staring straight at us with an unshakable gaze.
In the distant past, a noble family whose lineage was mixed with Franz’s lineage, but whose characteristics did not appear. A woman whose characteristics suddenly appeared in that family.
And the woman who confidently shouted that I would marry this man in the scramble of countless nobles.
If the heroine of this generation was Alina, then the heroine of the previous generation was her mother. My mother has such a temper.
“Husband. Second son.”
Seeing us get off the carriage, they open their arms.
It’s like being held in this arms.
Of course, if the two of them were alone, his father’s eyebrows twitched, as he was not the type to act like that while Count William as well as the attendant were watching.
After a moment of silence, her mother opened her mouth.
“Aren’t you coming?”
“… Under.”
I approached my mother first in place of my father who smiled bitterly.
“Mother. Long time…”
“Husband first.”
“… Yeah.”
Immediately stepped aside.
Pretending not to notice my father’s gaze as he was looking at me, I turned his head and gestured to the attendants.
The attendants, who had straightened their backs, immediately bowed again.
I can feel the movement for a moment.
“Come on, second son.”
I was embraced by my mother who opened her arms to me with an expression that was still difficult to grasp, with a face that raised the corners of her mouth very slightly, very slightly compared to before.
My father was looking at the sky without saying anything.
