The Lazy Genius of the Duke - Chapter 26



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The Lazy Genius of the Duke’s Family (26)

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[I, too, have half of the blood of the Euper family flowing through my body.]

Chris Junior unconsciously recalled the young master’s words in his head. Then, as if those words were some kind of spell, he felt his tension relax.

‘The young master is amazing.’

Chris wondered several times along the way whether he should turn back or not, because he was heading to the dukedom on his own two feet without going crazy.

Junior was unable to enter Casa Kepler, the capital of the Duke’s House, where the Duke’s castle was located. This was because Chris Junior’s grandfather was involved in an unpleasant incident when he was the head of the Junior House, and the entire family was wiped out.

The Kepler family was a vassal family of the Palshin family, but at the time, a book that one of the other Palshin families had brought into the Junior family’s study was problematic, and the Junior family was falsely accused of treason.

A book was discovered in the study of the head of the Junior family, containing unconfirmed information that the first head of the family, Beatus Kepler, was actually a slave.

Junior strongly denied the incident, but the other families of the Eighth Family fiercely attacked Junior.

As a result, Chris’ grandfather was beheaded and his father spent his entire life living in the shadows, managing the black market, before passing away.

He thought he too would have to live that way, but then Benio Kepler appeared and shook his life upside down.

[Take hold of the weakness of the Shiver family and go to Casa Kepler. Go and retrieve the forgotten history of your family.]

That was what Benio had asked of Chris. And it was an offer that Chris, no, no Junior, could refuse.

Click.

And then the door opened and Duke Kepler appeared. He came to where Chris was without saying a word and sat down in front of him.

Gulp.

peacock.

There were only three dukes in the empire, the second highest title after the emperor.

Ismail, Kepler, and Berum.

The Duke of Verum had not been officially active in the capital for over thirty years, so in effect the only two highest nobles in the empire were the Ismaili and Kepler families.

Among them, Duke Kepler is the head of the Kepler family.

Chris Junior swallowed.

‘It’s cold.’

Duke Kepler was just looking at Chris, but he felt the icy coldness in the Duke’s gaze. It was obvious at first glance that Benio resembled the Duke, but the temperament of the person was completely different.

‘Ice and fire.’

Benio was fiery. When you were around him, you felt a heat that seemed to burn anything that came near. After he fell and got up, Benio literally went on a rampage, informing the Academy of his change.

But Duke Kepler was different.

ice.

He felt the coldness of the eternal snow that seemed as if it would never melt. For some reason, it seemed as if all humanity would lose its meaning to the Duke.

“You have done a great job for the Duke.”

“No, Your Majesty.”

Chris quickly lowered his head. It was Duke Kepler’s congratulations, but it wasn’t Chris’s mistake that it didn’t sound like congratulations.

A faint scent of blood wafted from Duke Kepler. Duke Kepler directly thwarted the attempts of other families to expel Chris, who had come to denounce the Schieber family.

He suddenly appeared and struck the head of Viscount Siebert with his sword, then cut off Xavier’s head as well.

Even though he came out clean, he could still faintly smell the scent of blood that could not be hidden. Chris watched with pleasure as the heads of the Palshin family, who had been growling at him to eat him, closed their mouths without making a sound at the sight of the peacock covered in blood.

“I heard you had a hard time on your way here.”

“Yes, a group of privateers tried to attack, but the mercenaries we hired were excellent and were able to stop them.”

The Junior family had been forced to live in the shadows for the past several decades. However, it was not strange that there were one or two things hidden in the Junior family.

It was clear that they had become raiders under the orders of the Palshin family, so it was not difficult to defeat them with the capabilities of the Junior family.

I don’t know about the elite of the Palshin family, though.

“You grew up well.”

“…Thank you, Your Majesty.”

Chris stopped talking at the Duke’s sudden remark, lowered his head, and then listened. Then, his eyes met with the Duke’s, and for a moment, Chris felt as if he was reading everything in his head, and slowly lowered his eyes.

‘What kind of eyes… .’

The Kepler family’s roots are that they are merchants. As a result, Duke Kepler used his accumulated wealth to carry out countless large-scale businesses, and the number of people he controlled exceeded ten thousand.

The eyes of a person who has met many people and made judgments about them are different from those of ordinary people. That is why Chris felt a sense of rejection towards the Duke.

“You can say whatever you want. You deserve a reward for your contribution.”

Chris, the head of the Junior family, was banned from entering Casa Kepler. The fact that the Duke left him alone after seeing him means that the ban on the Junior family has now been lifted.

Chris spoke to the duke, his anger at the rest of the Palshina buried deep inside him.

“Please give me the title.”

“Random.”

A faint smile appeared on the Duke’s lips. What happened during Chris’s grandfather’s time was a long time ago. Therefore, the current Duke had no prejudices about it.

“I know what that means.”

“Yes, I know very well.”

It is one thing for the Junior family, who had lost their title, to regain it.

Are you selling it?

The eight vassal families that support the Kepler family.

This meant that he would reclaim that position, which meant that he would start another war with the other family that had pushed the Junior family off the cliff.

“It wouldn’t be a bad thing to get a fresh shock.”

The Duke nodded and spoke to Chris.

“In honor of the dedication of the Junior family and the achievements of the current Junior family, we will forget the mistakes of the past. Tomorrow, we will issue an imperial decree and proclaim it throughout the duchy.”

“I thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty.”

“and.”

The Duke looked at Chris and his eyes became cold. Chris tensed up again at the warmth.

“Bennio, tell me everything you know about that child.”

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“Hey, how long are you closed?”

Giovanni saw something and grumbled. Seeing Giovanni like that, Severus narrowed his eyes and glared at Benio.

But Benio didn’t care what they did or didn’t do.

‘Like this, like this.’

Benio focused on following the flow of magical power he felt from Coco with Guyangshinkong. As he did so, he was able to concentrate well and was learning a new field called magic, so he found it quite interesting.

Blaze, blaze.

And every time that happened, a flame would rise from Benio’s palm, dance, and then go out. Benio squinted his eyes as he felt his danjeon heating up.

‘It definitely wasn’t fire magic.’

After losing the duel, Coco was shocked to see Benio imitate her magic that she had seen once. However, since Benio had proven his worth, she promised to teach him magic.

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It seemed like I had to ask Coco if I had any questions.

‘Can the power of the Guyangshin Gong be used as both magic and aura?’

Guyangsingong is the energy of extreme yang. When you use magic with that extreme yang energy, flames will always come out.

Coco said that Benio specialized in fire attribute while watching him instantly ignite flames. Benio clenched his fists.

‘That’s interesting.’

The harmony of magic and swords seemed worth a try.

“Are you even listening to us right now?”

Giovanni shouted from the side. Only then did Benio snap out of his reverie and blurt out when he saw the two.

“What, since when has this been happening?”

“Wow, what kind of kid is this?”

Giovanni and Severus looked dumbfounded.

“I’m running around like crazy because of the Roche invitation you sold, and you said the black market isn’t open!”

Giovanni shouted, “That’s it.” Benio nodded and shrugged, “That’s it.”

“It will open.”

“If I don’t open it like this, it’s a serious matter and I’ll lose one of my invitation tickets.”

“Is that so?”

It was a matter of no concern to Benio. He could hear Severus mumbling something to himself to vent his anger, but Benio simply ignored it.

Knock knock.

“Where are you going?”

“Time is up.”

“What time?”

“Time to go meet Coco Celine.”

“Wow! We’re supposed to meet up?”

Giovanni shouted loudly, and Severus’ eyes widened. It was because Benio, who seemed completely uninterested in women, had made an appointment with a woman.

“Because it’s a promise.”

“I show off my skills and you earn the money. Seriously.”

Giovanni grumbled, shrugging his shoulders. But he wasn’t really grumbling in a bad mood. Severus looked at Benio.

“Are you planning to learn real magic?”

“Because I became interested.”

“All the magicians are Aura users and cannot escape from being magicians. That is their limitation.”

A level where Aura has just begun to bloom, and where magic has just reached the 3rd circle.

The level of the swordsmen that have emerged throughout history has not surpassed that level. Even those who were admired as geniuses tried to prove that they were different and failed miserably.

After that, they even killed themselves out of frustration. The more genius they are, the more easily they collapse when faced with a wall that suddenly approaches. Severus warned that Benio was no different.

“Are you worried?”

“I guess I’m unlucky.”

Severus’ face twisted and his head turned away at Benio’s grin. Benio passed them both and headed in the direction of the Magic Academy.

But then someone blocked Benio’s path.

It wasn’t one, it was five.

“Bennio Kepler?”

Benio looked closely at the faces of those blocking his path. They were not familiar to him. However, he could tell that they were his classmates.

“School of Public Administration?”

“It’s the light source.”

Benio remembered Lawrence Ismail. That arrogant guy who had sent his butler to come and fetch him, saying he was the president of the Gwanghwiwon or something. Those were his goons.

“You know, you’re the only ones with skinny arms and legs without any muscle. It’s okay now because you’re young, but when you get older, all you’ll get is a belly?”

All the classes in the Department of Public Administration are taken sitting down. That’s why they are all thin and skinny.

“Having to run around with your body is something that the unfortunate second or third children of a family do. They have to run around with their body to prove themselves.”

They chuckled. But the laughter was quite unlucky. But Benio shrugged.

“I’ve never seen anyone brag about the bloodline they were born with, like it’s some kind of great thing. So just say what you want to say. Or get out of the way.”

They flinched when Benio leaned forward. They had also heard the rumor that Benio had developed Aura.

Besides, they also heard that Ismail’s butler had returned home battered and mangled by Benio.

“Bennio Kepler, become a knight of our family. Even you, have you heard of the Somnus of Abundance?”

There wasn’t any.

But Benio nodded as if he was going to agree.

“As expected, I, Tepor Somnus, am the next Earl of the Somnus family, which boasts the largest farmland in the central region. Become my knight. I will use you more than you, who will not inherit the family anyway, returning to the family. If you wish, I will grant you a title and even let you marry my sister.”

Benio chuckled.

“Seventeen is talking like forty-seven.”

“what?”

“The child is told to live like a child. What kind of aura has blossomed? All kinds of maggots are flocking to it. Phew, phew.”

Benio waved his hand. He had never heard of the Somnus family, and he had no intention of becoming a knight there.

When Benio waved his hand as if he was chasing away the peddler, Tepor’s face turned red. He thought he had been insulted.

Bam.

Benio threw his glove at the guy’s feet. Then he pointed to his chin.

“If you feel wronged, just pick it up and throw it. Then I’ll deal with it.”

Knock, knock.

Benio tapped the wooden sword. Then, the angry man was seen biting his teeth. He suppressed his anger and spoke to Benio.

“Don’t think I’ll just let it go after insulting me like this.”

“A count, and a child without a title, not even a count, me, Benio Kepler, the second son of a duke?”

Benio laughed bitterly.

It doesn’t mean that the future count is the current count. It’s the fools gathered in the Gwanghwiwon who are mistaken about that.

Benio also spoke to the other Gwanghwiwon guys standing behind him like a screen.

“If you’re going to climb, climb with some level of balance. Or make me an offer I can’t refuse. What’s so great about becoming a knight and marrying a countess’s daughter? Do you think I can’t do that?”

Benio is the first student in the swordsmanship department of the academy with a thousand years of history to develop Aura while still a student.

Benio is not stupid. Those who don’t know that are stupid.

“That guy Lawrence, and these guys.”

Tsk tsk tsk.

They could not stop Benio from clicking his tongue and passing by. However, Tepor, who thought he had been insulted, looked at Benio with a murderous look in his eyes.

“I will definitely repay today’s insult. I will definitely do it.”

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