The Lazy Genius of the Duke - Chapter 73



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The Lazy Genius of the Duke’s Family (73)

The sound of throwing ashes at someone else’s party (3)

The magic suddenly went off. Then, an uncomfortable groan erupted from beside me. It was a wizard from the Duchy of Orange, and there was a bloodstain spreading around his mouth.

“Go and rest.”

“I am sorry, Your Majesty.”

The wizard staggered to his feet. The Duke of Orange had his attendant help him up and send him out, then turned around and bowed to those present.

“I’m sorry that you accepted my invitation.”

There are only a few people on the entire continent to whom the Duke of Orange would bow his head and apologize. However, when you look at the faces of those sitting across from him, you can fully understand the Duke of Orange’s polite attitude.

“No, Your Majesty.”

Duke Kepler bowed his head. Duke Kepler, who had stopped by Pyleus to watch the Great Exhibition, naturally sought out the Duke of Orange first.

Because it was a noble courtesy to seek out the highest ranking person in the place you visited.

“I’m fine too. I don’t really like rough stuff.”

And on the other side, the woman sitting, Valerie Amouria, answered the apology of the Duke of Orange. Since the royal family rarely came to Pyleus, she also decided to take charge of the Duke of Orange’s side.

“Familiar magic is not a magic that can be easily detected, but the second son’s skills are improving by leaps and bounds, so the Duke must be satisfied.”

The Duke of Orange congratulated the Duke of Kepler on Benio’s achievement. However, unlike his voice, the Duke of Orange’s eyes were shining brightly.

Duke Kepler.

Although he despises the Kepler family as the golden worm, their influence is so great that even the ruler of the duchy cannot ignore it.

That is why he was being polite and meeting me in person, but he was curious as to why Duke Kepler had come all the way to Pyleus in person.

“I am still a child with many shortcomings. I am grateful that you look upon me with such affection.”

However, Duke Kepler was no pushover either. Although he was a head of the family with a straight face and an iron fist, he was known to have a variety of expressions outside, as if he was wearing several masks.

The object of a million-dollar price.

The heads of the Kepler family were many who had the natural talent of a businessman, which greatly increased the family’s wealth over the generations.

And the merchants are those who pursue profit and can change their clothes as many times as they want according to their profit. The word merchant with faith is a contradiction, like a silent cry. It only seems to keep faith because profit is the greatest.

Anyway, being the Duke of Kepler that he is, he hid his expression perfectly.

Duke Kepler’s emotional control was so perfect that the Duke of Orange, who had reached the level of Master, could not find out anything from him.

“Hmm.”

The Duke of Orange coughed once. Every time he met Duke Kepler, he felt an indescribable sense of discomfort. It was probably because he felt an instinctive aversion to the Duke Kepler, who was so inscrutable.

‘Are you really here to see your child?’

Duke Kepler is a caring father?

A dog passing by might snort and go on its way. Moreover, the one he had come to see now was the second son, Benio Kepler, who was called the worst dullard and the disgrace of the Academy.

The eldest son, who shows outstanding ability as an administrator, is a dullard who cannot be compared to the third son, who excels in magic.

Duke Kepler, who was a member of the Kepler family who mercilessly used up children as expendable items even if they were worthless, could not have come here with the innocent goal of watching Benio’s match.

‘Did you hear Cecil’s story?’

In that case, the only thing left is the marriage with Cecil. The secret of the duchy that Cecil would marry the man who beat her may have been passed on to Duke Kepler.

‘No, that can’t be true. That fact is known only to me and a few people outside of my family.’

The Duke of Orange thought that it could not be so. Then the question about Duke Kepler was completely lost in the labyrinth.

At that time, there was a voice that saved the Prince of Orange.

“If the construction is so busy, there’s no way the Duke would have come here without a reason. Are you really going to keep it a secret?”

Valerie, the Emperor’s younger sister and the Minister of State in charge of managing the imperial family and its collateral branches, glared at Duke Kepler.

“How dare I lie to the princess? I came here to see my son’s accomplishments with my own eyes.”

“If you don’t tell lies, how can you lie to me? Rumors about your second son are rife in society. But I heard that has changed recently.”

Valerie didn’t beat around the bush. She didn’t need to. After all, she was the highest ranking member of the imperial family, aside from the Emperor.

That is why she used to embarrass the nobles with such direct speech. Even if the target was Duke Kepler, one of the highest-ranking nobles, her speech did not escape her.

But Duke Kepler’s expression did not change.

“It’s a matter of the Kepler family. I couldn’t tell you something trivial, so I couldn’t worry you, Princess. Please forgive me for lying. However, it’s true. No matter what people say outside, he’s my son.”

Duke Kepler spoke thus, a smile appearing on his lips. At that gentle yet inscrutable smile, Valery’s majesty slightly wrinkled his nose.

“If so, why did your highness come all the way here?”

The arrow was aimed at Valery. But Valery spoke to Duke Kepler with a blank expression.

“I also came to see Cadet Benio. His Majesty asked me to come and see him.”

Wiggle.

Duke Kepler’s eyebrows twitched at Valery’s calm answer. The Duke of Orange watched with interest. He noticed that Duke Kepler was flustered.

‘That golden bug is flustered.’

They say that Valery, the Minister of State, is honest and unadorned, and it seems that Duke Kepler’s hard counter is a person with just that kind of personality.

As Prince Orange muttered to himself that he had gotten some good information, Valerie continued to grumble as her eyes sparkled.

“His Majesty suddenly summoned me, as if he had brought me a report from the new country. He then asked me to see Benio Kepler. Duke, do you have any idea what it is?”

Duke Kepler barely managed a laugh. He had to rack his brain to figure out whether Valery really didn’t know or was just pretending not to know.

But in times like this, ignorance is the best.

“How can I fathom the depth of Your Majesty’s heart?”

“Working is no fun.”

That moment when Valerie grumbled that it was not fun.

Kuung―!

A fairly loud explosion erupted from a short distance away. The Duke of Orange smiled at the intense fighting spirit he felt from there and spoke to Duke Kepler and his majesty Valery.

“It seems like the Duke’s second son has come nearby.”

“But Your Majesty, how did you intend to see my son?”

Duke Kepler finally confessed his true feelings to the Prince of Orange, asking him what he was really curious about. Then the Prince of Orange shrugged his shoulders with a look that seemed to be smiling or crying.

“I would like to see if Jupiter’s Benio cadet is qualified.”

“Qualifications….”

“…I’ll explain later.”

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The Duke of Orange avoided answering directly. At that moment, Duke Kepler’s eyes sparkled.

‘Is that rumor true? The Duchy of Orange? If we do it right…’

Duke Kepler’s mind began to spin quickly. The moment he smelled money, Duke Kepler’s brain quickly began calculating.

As he listened to the conversation between the Duke of Orange and the Duke of Kepler, the eyes of the Honorable Valery sparkled deeply and no one could tell.

‘It seems the golden bug has noticed. Since it is the Duchy of Orange, we cannot allow it to be taken over by the Duchy, so we need to move a little faster in a different way… .’

The three gathered in one place each dreamed of different dreams. However, the dreams did not last long. This was because Duke Kepler and Minister Valery soon sensed that the Duke of Orange was raising an aura and preparing for any possible situation.

The moment that aura occurred.

bang!

The door burst open as if it was going to burst open, and someone came rolling in, covered in rags, as if they had just rolled in a dust hole.

It was Benio.

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Benio flew away his familiar and rushed at the club-wielding attendants, beating them to a pulp.

“Did you learn the passing score?”

Although they were servants who could not handle the aura, they all had large bones and were learning something similar to passing the exam, as if there was a reason they became servants of the Orange Duke.

However, since the level of the qualified candidates was miserable, Benio was able to defeat them without difficulty.

Hot.

Benio beat them from head to toe and then picked up the club that had fallen to the ground. He needed a weapon since he had left his weapons behind when he came to see the Duke.

“I knew this would happen.”

And what was waiting for Benio were soldiers with proper weapons. And compared to the attendants, they were clearly elite soldiers who had experienced real combat and were waiting for Benio.

Fortunately, there is no bow.

However, dealing with the elite force of shieldmen, swordmen, and spearmen was difficult. This was especially true considering that Benio had learned Aura but was only 17 years old.

If it weren’t for Benio, if there had been no experience in the Six Seas, there might not have been a single person who passed the test of the Duke of Orange.

But Benio won again this time.

“Hook, hook, hook.”

As I knocked them down, my breath rose to the tip of my throat. Then, Guyangsingong emitted heat from within his body, and his blood vessels heated up.

Benio used his sword, swords, and spear to break through their defenses, evade their attacks, and defeat the elite soldiers who moved as one.

and.

Less noise.

“Ha, there’s a mountain beyond a mountain.”

Last, but not least, the highest mountain blocked Benio’s path. Benio almost spat out a six-letter word when he saw the knight in full plate mail without any gaps.

It’s a knight.

A real knight, not a cadet I’ve ever dealt with.

‘Stronger than me.’

He’s an expert, not an aura user. The amount of aura was ten times more than Benio’s, and although he seems to be a beginner, he’s still an expert.

The gap between Aura users and experts is like heaven and earth.

But the knight wearing full plate mail charged at Benio without even stating his name. And Benio swung the sword he had obtained from the elite soldiers at the knight.

A one-handed sword that doesn’t even fit in your hand, the auras you’ve expended so far through the first and second gates, and an opponent stronger than you.

The situation was bleak, but Benio did not give up.

‘This is a test.’

A test given to Benio by the Prince of Orange. It seems that he must pass a test of this level in order to meet him alone as his master.

Of course, that’s not to say that everyone who dealt with him looked at him as if he were their enemy.

Phew!

A fierce sword strike was swung towards Benio. The gap between Benio and the knight was so large that Benio’s skin was cut.

The only difference is that Benio is faster on his feet, and he has learned the Guyangshinkong, which is different from the Aura they have learned from the beginning.

Phew!

Boom!

The knight’s foot kicked Benio. However, Benio managed to block the kick with his sword just before it was kicked, barely avoiding a retirement. He broke the door and rolled around before raising his upper body.

‘You get hit too!’

Benio lunged closer than the knight could swing his sword at. The knight, trusting in his armor, seemed to have been waiting for Benio to come crashing down on him.

Close combat.

However, Benio had already figured out that the knight’s armor was his weak point.

‘We have to strike from the inside.’

My method of increasing the power is an ascending technique that can only be performed after reaching at least the peak. However, the previous level of development can be achieved even at the current level.

‘Taichi.’

In my opinion, the best in the Central Plains is the head of the shamanic village. And the foundation of that head is Taegeuk.

Whirl!

Benio’s arm curved and wrapped around the knight’s arm, which was extended in a straight line, and struck the knight in the chest with a single blow.

Thud!

A sound like hitting a hollow armor rang out. The knight should be fine since he hit the armor with his palm. However, at that moment, the rotation from Benio’s waist transmitted the power transmitted through his palm to the armor.

Sway!

The knight staggered back. Benio bit his lip in regret.

‘One point is missing.’

The internal energy was a bit lacking. If the footsteps had been properly applied, the strength should have been lost and the knight should have fallen. However, the knight held on with both feet. This was because of the difference in level between him and Benio.

“stop.”

At that moment, the voice of the Duke rang out. Benio didn’t even know that he was in front of the Duke. The moment he turned his head at the voice of the Duke, Benio’s eyes widened.

Cold eyes looking at oneself.

A familiar face in Benio’s head, a face that looked somewhat like Benio when he was older, was looking at him.

Hurt.

At that moment, Benio’s heart started to pound as if it had been stabbed by something.

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