The Lazy Genius of the Duke - Chapter 35



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The Lazy Genius of the Duke’s Family (35)

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Knock, knock.

As I poked the kindling into the wood, sparks flew out and caught fire, spreading to the newly added dry branches.

Benio’s appearance of properly controlling the embers of the fire looked very familiar. This was because Benio was tired of sleeping out.

Krrrr.

Then again a growling sound echoed from the surroundings. The moon was rising and darkness was falling all around, so the area around the campfire was particularly bright, but even so, the growling sound of the beast echoed.

By then, Benio had also noticed.

“Is there something there that attracts these guys?”

If not, it would be impossible to be attacked so frequently. Benio drew his sword halfway and looked towards the place where the crying came from, drawing up his attack power.

Boom! Boom!

Instead of the sword, this time I rolled the magic with my finger and flicked it away. Then, a ball of flame the size of my thumb formed on the tip of my finger and flew into the darkness before exploding with a bang.

“As expected, it’s similar to Tanjikong.”

Break it!

The trajectory of the fireball drew a red line in the darkness. Then it exploded, and the darkness was consumed by flames, and a wolf the size of a small calf jumped out.

Dire wolf.

Kwaaang!

Instead of the dire wolf that jumped up in the flames, another creature’s bright yellow eyes floated up in the darkness. But Benio didn’t blink and once again gathered the flame orb on his fingertips.

Dean of Rambledoor.

He did not expect Benio to train or study like other magicians. Rambledore taught magic as an attribute for Benio, who was trying to pioneer two difficult paths, magic and swords.

And only fire type magic.

‘Surely, there must be a reason why it reached that level.’

Most wizards had one or two attributes that they were good at. Depending on their affinity, Rambledore was a rare wizard who was good at three attributes.

Perhaps because of this, Rambledore saw how Benio implemented magic and improved upon it on the spot.

Magic that uses extreme yang energy drawn from the danjeon, not the heart.

Realizing that Benio had a genius for understanding the flow of magical energy, Rambledore helped Benio understand by demonstrating it himself.

To begin with, Benio was specialized in the affinity for only the fire attribute due to his ability to use the Guyangshinkong. That’s why even when he used magic of other attributes, flames would appear there.

Anyway, thanks to that, Benio was able to learn some very useful magic in this situation.

Since it had to be a magic that could be used with a sword, it had to be fast and stable to cast. That’s why the fire pistol, similar to the Tanjiro, came out.

The magic of the 1st circle.

Instead, the main idea was to condense magical power into the size of a flame ball, and Benio saw Rambledore do it and showed off his prowess by copying it in one go.

Kiiing!

Anyway, at that moment, another ball of fire formed at Benio’s fingertips. And then the ball of fire struck the heads of the dire wolves, whose eyes were emitting a bright yellow light.

Pfft!

What the heck!

The Fire Pistol wasn’t powerful enough to kill a Dire Wolf in one shot. It was just a simple formula for a 1st circle.

But it was enough to scare the dire wolves.

Hurry up!

Benio calmed his nerves as he watched the dire wolves flee, leaving behind a pungent burning smell.

‘I won’t survive.’

It was around Dudek’s territory, which was already full of monsters. However, the dire wolves roaming around, emitting a strong smell of smoke, probably wouldn’t make it through the night.

‘You said he was alert and smart, but did that mean he had something to attract monsters?’

It was a monster that lived in a group and was stronger and smarter than a normal wolf. However, it was afraid of fire and many monsters did not approach fire, but it did.

This is proof that there is something in Benio that transcends his fear of fire.

‘incense?’

There was nothing special about the items Benio had in his possession. In the first place, everything except the clothes he was wearing had been purchased from the mercenary guild. Then there was the incense.

‘Some kind of like Chujonghyang?’

Benio heightened his five senses. Then he intensified his sense of smell, opened his nostrils wide, and fluttered.

At that moment, Benio’s nose quickly turned towards the bag he was carrying.

“Is this it?”

A sour yet strangely irritating smell was wafting from inside the bag. Benio took out the items in the bag one by one and pulled out the ones that caught his heightened sense of smell.

Extra clothes.

It was a change of clothes that Tony had packed for me, as it would take several days for me to leave the Academy. The clothes had a musty, unpleasant smell to them.

“Uh, uhm….”

At that moment, a groan escaped from Amblan, who was lying unconscious. He had lost consciousness and only regained consciousness in the middle of the night.

“Are you okay?”

When Benio spoke to him, Amblanc blinked, his expression indicating that he needed time to understand where he was and why he was doing this.

But after a while, he suddenly raised his upper body.

“Ugh….”

There was no way he wouldn’t feel pain if his chest was cut by a dagger. And it was a cursed dagger. Because of that, Amblanc lost blood to a dangerous level and passed out.

If it weren’t for Benio, he might have died.

“Cadet Benio?”

“yes.”

“You have no face.”

Amblan nodded. Benio was the one who saved his life. Amblan was struck by a sudden attacker and was unable to fight, but Benio defeated the attacker.

The way Benio looked at that time was enough to make Amblanc apologize for ignoring him and thinking he was just a cadet.

“Please lie down. Your wound is not yet healed. The bleeding has stopped, but your wound is not healed.”

“A curse. A dagger cursed with bleeding.”

“Are you talking about this?”

Benio took out the dagger that the assassin had left behind. It was a nondescript dagger. However, the blade had an ominous red hue.

“This is a dagger cursed with bleeding.”

“The curse of bleeding….”

Certainly, the amount of blood that Amblan had shed was too much to be considered a normal sword wound. Furthermore, there was a reason why the knight, whose resilience had been greatly enhanced by Aura, did not suffer such a severe sword wound.

If it weren’t for Benio’s acupuncture, I wouldn’t have been able to stop the bleeding.

“I guess I’ll have to go see the priest. Ugh….”

Ambulance tried to get up, but his arms gave out and he fell back down. He had lost so much blood and his wounds were not healing that he could barely get up.

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Swish.

Benio kept the dagger in his bosom. If he went to Dudek and asked, he might be able to find out the whereabouts of the dagger’s owner.

Slurp.

Benio soaked a towel in the warm water and handed it to Amblan.

“Keep it in your mouth. You need to drink a lot of fluids. You lost a lot of blood.”

“Thank you.”

Ambulance was in a state where it was difficult to even lift his upper body. So, even if he was given a cup, it was difficult to drink. Ambulance put the wet towel in his mouth and sucked it.

“Phew.”

I felt like I was coming to my senses as moisture returned to my parched mouth. The burning pain in my chest was still there, but I felt much better because I was conscious.

“Cadet Benio.”

“Yes, Sir Amblan.”

“Why don’t you ask me?”

Benio looked at Amblan. Amblan was looking at Benio with eyes that seemed to be a mixture of regret and shame. What he meant was that Benio didn’t ask about the fact that he had been hiding and watching Benio.

“Because it might cause trouble for the police.”

Amblanc had no ill will towards him. It would do Benio no good to trouble him like that.

Amblan bit his lip at Benio’s grandiose demeanor.

‘How can you be so different from me, Master?’

Being the same age and fellow cadets, Amblan couldn’t help but feel the comparison between Benio and Tepor.

Although Tepor was the heir to the Count’s throne, it felt like the size of the distribution itself was incomparable to that of Benio and Tepor.

“Let me tell you.”

“You don’t have to do that.”

“You saved my life, so I don’t think it’s moral to hide it from my benefactor.”

A knight’s honor and loyalty to his lord are important, but Benio is a swordsman and his benefactor who deserves respect.

That’s why Amblan decided to follow his conviction that he was right.

“Master Tepor told me to tail Cadet Benio. He told me to rescue him if he gets into danger.”

“Is it dangerous?”

“exactly.”

The monsters attacked him without warning, more than ten times. Benio realized who had left the scent on his clothes.

“I see.”

“Do you have any questions?”

Benio looked at Amblan. He had a face that seemed clueless. That meant that Tepor had hidden such things from Amblan.

Because Tepor, who had not yet ascended to the title of count, had to keep such things a secret in order to give orders to a knight who valued honor.

But that would be deceiving the article.

Emblan was strictly speaking loyal to his father, Count Somnus, not Tepor. It was Tepor’s grave mistake to use that loyalty to deceive Emblan.

“These clothes.”

Benio told the truth, for he could not find any reason why such a thing should be considered.

“There’s a strange smell coming from here.”

“incense?”

Amblan’s eyes widened slightly. He took the spare clothes Benio had in his hand and used his aura to enhance his sense of smell.

Then Amblan’s face turned red.

“Oh my… How could your Majesty do this?”

In the same way that Benio had realized the existence of the enchantress, so Amblan realized that Tepor had lied to him.

It is an act of betraying one’s oath as a knight and an abuse of one’s loyalty to the count.

“I’m sorry, Cadet Benio.”

Before that, he bowed his head to Benio.

“For me?”

“As a knight of the House of Count Somnus, because of what Lord Tepor did, the cadets were almost put in danger.”

The reason he ordered Amblan to follow him was because he probably had no intention of threatening Benio’s life. And Amblan had heard Tepor mention Benio’s story and say he wanted to hire him as a knight.

If you want to become Somnus, who is loyal to Kepler.

Perhaps this was part of it.

‘Was it to make me owe him a debt that he asked me to save him when he was in danger?’

But that’s not the case. Tepor made two mistakes.

First, I underestimated Benio’s skills.

If there was anything that could endanger Benio, it would have to be at least a mid-level monster. Benio had already achieved that level of skill the moment he unleashed his Aura, and his skills had even grown to the point where they were noticeable when fighting lower-level monsters.

A talent that can only be called genius.

So, the first mistake is not being able to properly recognize the opponent’s skills.

And the second one too.

‘You take the honor of a knight too lightly.’

Not all knights will be like him, but at least no knight with any sense of honor would tolerate such behavior.

He was very disappointed in Tepor because of this.

“I accept your apology.”

And as he watched Benio readily and generously accept his apology, Amblan couldn’t help but compare him to Tepor even more.

Because the people were so different.

“I will definitely repay this favor.”

“We haven’t even reached Dudek yet.”

Hururuk.

Benio burned the clothes that had been stained with the scent of the incense. Now the monster attacks will decrease. However, it is already a day late, and with the patient, it will be even later when he returns.

If that happens, it’s considered unauthorized absence.

“Then I will ask the cadets.”

Amblan said to Benio. Benio tilted his head. Amblan said with a weak smile on his pale face.

“Please escort me to Dudek’s territory. If you complete Knight Amblan’s request, the Mercenary Guild will give you quite a bit of recognition.”

Commissions involving knights and nobles are a necessary step to gain the recognition of the Mercenary Guild. Ambulan wanted to help Benio in any way he could.

“Would that be an excuse for absence from the Academy?”

“Of course.”

Absences are allowed if there is a reasonable cause. Even if it is an unauthorized absence, the Academy has no choice but to acknowledge that it was an injury, especially since it was done to protect a knight.

“Then I will accept that request.”

Amblan smiled brightly.

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