The Lazy Genius of the Duke - Chapter 57



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The Lazy Genius of the Duke’s Family (57)

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Tepor’s complexion was haggard.

It had to be that way. It was known that among the many operations he had undertaken to put Benio Kepler in danger, there was an object he had intended to hand over to Aphel Dudek, who had become a mine.

Because of this, he was immediately sent back to his family and subjected to harsh interrogation by the Sun Cult there.

The Sun Church’s heresy interrogation was not something that a 17-year-old could endure. If it weren’t for the help of Count Somnus, Tepor might not have been able to endure it.

“Tepor Cadet.”

Sigh.

At Lawrence’s warm voice, Tepor raised his head and looked at him.

“You should have been careful. I trust you, but not the other kids.”

Because of this, Tepor was expelled from the Gwanghwiwon, as it was revealed that he had exchanged private items and letters with Aphel Dudek, who had dabbled in forbidden powers.

Of course, there was nothing special in it.

But the very fact that he was associated with such a disease became an indelible stain on Tepor.

This incident even put Tepor’s position as successor in jeopardy. That was why Tepor followed Lawrence.

“Even if Benio Kepler was a stupid fool, he was still Kepler. There is a reason he is still Kepler. You have been too dismissive of his name.”

Kuk.

At Lawrence’s low reprimand, Tepor clenched his fists. He couldn’t accept what that guy was and why he had to be treated like this.

“If you want to live, you must do as I say.”

“I know. I guess you want to get on your knees and beg for forgiveness from Benio Kepler.”

“That’s right. We have to endure the short-term shame and draw a bigger future.”

“That’s right.”

Tepor bit his lip until it bled. Lawrence looked at Tepor like that and hid his pitiful sneer inside.

‘It’s foolish. Even I should have just stayed still.’

Benio Kepler dared to touch his butler. Lawrence did not respond because the other party was Kepler.

It’s not Benio that’s scary.

Kepler is afraid.

‘It turned out to be a good thing. Benio Kepler became a different person.’

Lawrence wanted to see Benio’s transformation with his own eyes. Benio’s fame had recently exploded following the tragedy at Viscount Dudek.

Because Benio was the only one of his age who had acquired such a degree.

There were even rumors that he would be summoned from the imperial capital to be rewarded in person.

So, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to see Benio Kepler with your own eyes before that.

‘If I can make it my person, I will.’

Lawrence Ismail, who was overshadowed by Crito Kepler and had to settle for second place until he graduated.

Although there was a two-year age difference between them, Lawrence never lost to his older brothers since he was young.

The one person he could never beat was Crito Kepler.

Crito Kepler, who was considered a genius as he was the top student in the Department of Public Administration. Lawrence was also a genius, but because of that, he was unable to surpass him.

Because I don’t have enough talent to overwhelm him.

So he planned to coax Benio Kepler into becoming his own man at the right time, believing that he would then be able to overcome the ugly inferiority complex he had toward Crito.

Admission to Ladritsch was a golden opportunity for Lawrence to fulfill his wish.

So he stimulated Benio Kepler’s low self-esteem and made him pounce on Radritsch, successfully creating the opening Lawrence wanted.

He used Radrit’s inferiority complex to slowly make him his own.

But soon after that, Benio Kepler broke out of his shell.

It was as if his talents had blossomed explosively, as if he had become a different person.

People have changed.

He sent someone to Benio, but he struck down his butler with a single stroke of his sword and sent him back. Of course, his butler was rude, but the original Benio would never have dared do it.

Because he was Lawrence Ismail.

And that change challenged Lawrence.

Benio Kepler.

I wanted to get my hands on Benio Kepler, who was beginning to blossom in a different way from Crito Kepler. No, if I couldn’t get my hands on him, I wanted to destroy him.

So I decided to go there myself.

To observe and analyze Benio using Tepor as bait.

“Please come in.”

Tony, Benio’s servant, spoke to me, Lawrence, and Tepor. Lawrence gave Tepor a light push on the back.

“Remember, this is your way of life.”

“….”

Tepor went inside, hiding his crumpled pride as best he could. As he entered the dormitory, he saw Benio, drenched in sweat and reeking of sweat, sitting on the sofa with an expressionless face and a wooden sword next to him.

Swish.

Benio, sweeping his sweaty hair back, nodded to Tepor and Lawrence.

“Sit down.”

It is clearly rude to greet guests in a state that makes it obvious that you have just finished practicing and have not even washed properly.

But Tepor and Lawrence couldn’t say anything to Benio.

It was because they came first that they suddenly came without an appointment.

“Were you practicing? It looks like you were interrupted.”

Lawrence smiled and spoke to Benio. Benio glanced at the wooden sword lying next to him and nodded.

“That’s what it is.”

Then Tepor’s expression hardened. Benio was clearly annoyed by them. Tepor, whose pride was already wounded, found it hard to endure being treated like this.

Swish.

Lawrence grabbed Tepor’s elbow. Tepor suppressed his rising anger. Then Benio tilted his head while looking at Tepor.

“It looks like something happened. It looks like you had a hard time.”

“That’s… all.”

Tepor already knew that Benio knew everything, because Sir Amblan had returned to the family and confessed everything to the Count and head of Tepor.

Because of that, Count Somnus moved one step faster than the Sun Church.

But Tepor also had his grievances.

‘I didn’t do it.’

It was true that Apal and Tepor had a personal relationship. They were cousins ​​of similar age. However, they had been in contact less frequently since he was dishonorably expelled.

It’s true that Benio used the sick Dudek to make the field training fail, but I never put anything like that in it.

It’s a mine, a forbidden power.

Tepor never dreamed that Apal would do such a thing. Killing his own family with his own hands and becoming a mine. If such a terrible thing had happened, he would not have contacted Apal at all.

But all circumstances pointed to himself.

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Although the Sun Cult found nothing after a long interrogation and decided not to prosecute, it was still an unfair situation.

“It’s nothing. Anyway, the reason I came today is….”

Tepor swallowed once.

“To apologize, Benio Kepler.”

“apologize?”

Benio tilted his head as if he didn’t know.

“Did you put some monster-attracting incense on my pack? That’s why I got attacked by monsters more than ten times in one night. Or did you send Lord Ambulan to watch over me? Or did you use the mercenary guild to send the Dudek Viscounty to my side when he was looking for Apul Dudek, who had become a mine?”

Tepor’s face turned red. Benio was counting down the things he had done, one by one, as if teasing him.

At that moment, Lawrence’s eyes lit up quietly.

‘The story of No. 39 doesn’t come out.’

Number 39, Ismail’s Dagger.

He was sent to kill Amblan in order to corner Benio, but he returned to his family empty-handed, and cut off one of his fingers as punishment for failing the mission.

In the end, Benio returned as Dudek’s hero. However, he seemed unaware that Lawrence had sent No. 39.

‘They pushed the assassin who handled the auror to that extent.’

In the process, the Ismail Dukes analyzed the wounds that No. 39 received from Benio from various angles. And they concluded that the thing that Benio needed to be most careful about was the fire attribute aura that cooked even his blood vessels.

An article covering the fire attribute aura.

Benio Kepler was already a promising knight with a promising future. Lawrence couldn’t help but be more greedy about Benio.

Sigh.

At that, Benio chuckled.

“That could be true. And even an apology for something like that.”

“Is that… true?”

Tepor made an expression of disbelief. If Benio’s skills had been lacking, he could have been in big trouble. Tepor was the one who provided the opportunity.

“Yeah, I was angry at first. But.”

Benio shrugged his shoulders as he looked at Tepor.

“It seemed like something got in the way that you didn’t know about. It wasn’t something a cadet could do at best.”

Benio was initially suspicious of Tepor, suspecting that he had rescued the Taecheongdan and sent it to Apal Dudek.

But no matter how much I thought about it, that wasn’t it.

Tepor Somnus was still a fluffy little punk who hadn’t even earned his nobility yet. And how could a cadet who was only at the academy plot such a tragedy with Aphel Dudek, who was preparing for Mine?

‘Tepor was also used.’

And perhaps this fact was also known to Count Somnus.

[Count Somnus is moving secretly.]

According to Chris’s findings, the Counts of Somnus were already on the move. They must have realized that someone was using Tepor in the Dudek Viscounty.

‘It won’t be easy to find the villain.’

However, it will be difficult to find that villain. He is the one who switched the items entrusted to the mercenary guild and went undetected.

‘The guy, or the organization behind him.’

This is not something that can be done by one person. At the very least, there must be an organization or group behind this.

“Then, this time….”

Tepor’s eyes lit up at the thought that things might be easy. But things in this world aren’t that simple.

“Don’t leave it at that. Instead.”

Benio looked at him and smirked.

“Please grant me one favor.”

It was a request, but in reality it was a demand. But Tepor could not refuse. Feeling that Lawrence was staring at him, Benio said to Tepor.

“Call Sir Amblan.”

* * *

A selection competition to select cadets from Jupiter Academy who will participate in the Academy Exchange Competition.

As soon as the announcement was posted and the preliminary application process began, the Academy, which had seemed quiet until then, suddenly became abuzz.

Who from what grade came out?

In this way, originally famous people or completely unexpected people would throw down the gauntlet, and whenever two or more people gathered together, a debate would take place over who would win.

At that time, Benio appeared at the reception desk of the Faculty of Magic.

Then everyone’s eyes flew to Benio’s face and were fixed on it.

“What is it, Benio Kepler?”

“Didn’t you say you applied to the swordsmanship department?”

“But why did you come here? Could it be…?”

Benio had already applied for the swordsmanship department selection. However, Benio also showed up at the magic department. The cadets’ eyes widened as they realized what that meant.

Simultaneous appearance in the preliminary round.

He sensed that Benio was trying to rewrite history, something that had never happened in the thousand-year history of the Academy.

“Cadet Benio!”

“Has Coco Cadet also come to register?”

At that moment, Coco called Benio over. It was the first time they had seen each other since meeting Professor Beatrice, but there was no awkwardness between the two.

Coco was inwardly amazed at Benio’s accomplishments, and Benio was amazed by the magical power flowing from Coco’s body.

“Are you thinking of applying to the Faculty of Magic?”

“Of course. What about Cadet Coco?”

“me too.”

The hidden talent is Coco. She is a genius who has already reached the level of a 3rd circle magician, the same level as an Auror user, with her undergraduate skills.

“Let’s go together.”

Coco didn’t think it was strange that Benio was participating at the same time. Benio smiled at her, who thought it was natural, and arrived at the reception desk.

“Bennio Kepler, I will participate in the selection for the Faculty of Magic.”

Then, the assistant sitting at the reception desk glanced at Benio and handed him the crystal.

“It’s a magic meter.”

Coco, who had previously been accepted, did not have this procedure. When Benio looked at the assistant, the assistant stood up and spoke to Benio.

“There is no record of Cadet Benio’s magical powers, as he is not a student of the Faculty of Magic. Therefore, he must prove that he meets the requirements for admission.”

Benio belongs to the swordsmanship department. He became the head of the Rambledore department, but that is a personal matter. The assistant said to Benio.

“If it doesn’t seem to work out, back off. There are students waiting behind you.”

The assistant looked at Benio with eyes that were different. After Aura, now magic. There were many people who thought the same as the assistant about the decision made by the department heads.

Besides, Benio is a rookie who hasn’t even been training in magic for a year. And yet he’s going to participate in the selection. How can he possibly look down on the Faculty of Magic like this?

Wiggle.

Benio’s eyebrows twitched. He felt the hostility of his assistant. Benio said nothing and placed his hand on the magic meter.

and.

Wiggle.

The Guyangshinkong that had been sleeping in Benio’s danjeon raised its head according to the command.

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