The Lazy Genius of the Duke - Chapter 75



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Valerie Amouria.

She was ordered by the Emperor to sue him.

“Brother, are you out of your mind? Are you Benio Kepler?”

The Emperor of the Amorian Empire couldn’t help but laugh at Valerie’s words. Even though he had ascended to the position of Emperor, the supreme being among all the brothers, Valerie was the only one who treated him no differently than before.

“Valerie, watch what you say. What will you do if Count Dominion hears you?”

The Earl of Dominion is the chief chamberlain in charge of all matters of the Imperial Household and is an old servant who assisted the Emperor when he was young. The Emperor has treated him like an older brother and father since he was a prince.

And above all, the Earl of Dominion was strict.

He was particularly particular about imperial etiquette, so if he found out that Valery had spoken to the Emperor in that way, he would probably be furious.

“Okay. Mr. Dominion won’t budge at my word.”

“Ha, Valerie.”

Valerie, who turned thirty-five this year, had no fears in the imperial court. As a child, he was loved by everyone for his boldness, and especially by the late emperor.

The same goes for the Count of Dominion.

Count Dominion, who had been watching Valerie since she was young, could not be strict with Valerie alone. In any case, Valerie put a hand on her waist as if telling her not to change the subject.

“Why Benio Kepler?”

“Valerie.”

“I agree with my brother’s idea of ​​trying to reduce the influence of the Kepler family. This country is unknowingly influenced by Kepler in many ways.”

“….”

“I like the idea of ​​shaking up the Kepler family’s succession structure. After all, if that chaos continues to the next head of the family, the Kepler family’s power will diminish. But not Benio Kepler. She’s my brother’s daughter. She’s my niece, too.”

The emperor was wary of the Kepler family.

The current Emperor Amoria, a young emperor in his 40s, has been wary of the growing power of the noble families since his days as crown prince.

This is because, as the power of the noble families that must serve grows stronger, the authority of the imperial family will eventually diminish.

Because the total amount of power was fixed.

That is why the emperor was most wary of the Kepler family among the noble families.

Kepler of Mangumga.

The Kepler family officially had a caravan network that covered all continents. The number of merchants who set out on the journey was over fifty, and the number of attendants reached several hundred.

The revenue they earn in a year is equivalent to half of the annual budget of the Amorian Empire.

This meant that a single family earned half of the budget needed to govern the vast lands of the Amorian Empire and govern hundreds of nobles.

But is that all?

no.

It was known that the Kepler Warfare Field, a financial institution that took care of money on the credit of the Kepler family, had enough funds to buy the entire Amorian Empire.

Of course, it’s not the Kepler family’s money, but the fact that the battlefield can entrust that large sum of money with that level of credit and handle it for them is a huge weapon for the Kepler family.

With that huge amount of money, the Kepler family was involved in various vested interests in the empire and other countries, and even had a grasp of the financial status of hundreds of families by lending money and collecting it with interest.

There’s also the black market and several other Kepler family businesses.

The Kepler family owned their own mines, held shares in several blacksmith guilds, and had money invested in all sorts of industries, including livestock, dairy, and agriculture.

Even the information guild, mercenary guild, and religious order were all affected by the Kepler family’s money.

The influence of the Kepler family is already so great that it is difficult to view them as a single family.

The Kepler family’s influence was so great that foreign countries sent envoys directly to them.

The emperor was most wary of the Kepler family, which had such power. If the Kepler family had bad intentions, there was no doubt that the empire’s distribution, logistics, finance, and economy would be paralyzed in an instant.

That is why the Kepler family devised a plan to encourage economic activities within the imperial family itself and other noble families in order to gradually reduce their influence.

And the Emperor was trying to go beyond that and touch on a more fundamental problem.

He even attempted to interfere with the internal affairs of the Kepler family.

Through Benio Kepler.

“She is your niece, and before she was my daughter, she was the princess of this country, Valerie. Just like you, she must marry for the sake of the country.”

“That’s Benio Kepler? ‘That’ Benio Kepler?”

The emperor nodded calmly.

“okay.”

“Brother! That Benio Kepler! The second son of the Kepler family, isn’t it true that Brother doesn’t know about the rumors of that damned son?”

Valery looked dumbfounded. The emperor was cruel. But all the emperors of the past were cruel. And they themselves had to sacrifice themselves to that cruelty.

Valerie does not object to it. As the enjoyment is great, the duty is also great. However, at least, before the emperor, shouldn’t a father be reluctant to have his daughter connected to such a fool?

“I know you well. He was called the disgrace of the Millennium Academy. Or the worst dullard? I heard he’s incompetent but has a lot of pride. And recently, he got his head busted by the second son of the sword master, who’s five years younger than him.”

The Emperor shrugged his shoulders as if nothing had happened. Valerie frowned. This was not the brother she knew.

“Brother, what do you have?”

Then the Emperor smiled. Then he took out a file from his office drawer. It was quite a thick file, and he handed it to Valery.

“Report on Benio Kepler?”

“This is the Hwang Young report.”

Valerie’s eyes widened. The Imperial Shadow is literally the Emperor’s shadow. It is a place that boasts of being the best in the Empire when it comes to gathering information, with shadows that only the Emperor can use.

The report they produced was only available to the Emperor, who gave it to Valery.

“You only need to look at the marked parts.”

“I know.”

The report was hundreds of pages long, so it would be impossible to read it all right now. The Emperor kindly marked out the places Valery should look.

That means he made this mark in advance to show it to Valerie.

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“Lumen? You mean Lumen Meyer?”

“okay.”

This is a report written after Benio got his head blown off after picking a fight with Radlish. It started with him defeating Lumen Myer, then awakening Auror, and awakening magical powers to become a common warrior of the department heads.

“You became the joint president of the Lazio and Rambledore faculties?”

Sword and magic.

Although Valerie had never mastered either swords or magic, she knew from basic knowledge that it would not be easy to master either one even if you spent your entire life learning it.

However, Benio has learned two things and has become the joint servant of Count Frederick and Rambledore, a member of the Hyeryonga and Verum dukes.

Flutter.

“What the heck, Dudek-ryeong? This kid handled this?”

Nod.

The Emperor nodded. It was Hwang Yeong’s report, but Valery had a look of disbelief on her face for a moment. Officially, Dudekryeong was known to have come from the Sun Church.

“The guarantor is the Knight Ambulance of Count Somnus, and… the Armada of the Slaughter? The Ten Guardians?”

“What’s even more surprising is what happens next.”

At the emperor’s words, Valery hurriedly turned around. Then his eyes widened as if they were going to tear apart.

“You made Chris Junior, one of the Eight Guardians, your man and became Armada’s disciple? Is this a human? Brother. You’re not lying to me, are you?”

“There’s no way Hwang Young would lie.”

“Oh, right.”

Valerie nodded. Then she turned the last page. There was a note left there by Baron Tigre, the director of the new bureau under the Insaengseong.

[Thought to be a suitable spouse for Princess Bianca]

“Brother, is that why you sent Baron Tigre to the Academy?”

“Yes. What do you think? Do you still think Benio Kepler is not suitable as a spouse for your youngest child?”

“hmm….”

Valerie was speechless. After Benio was hit in the head with a wooden sword and fell, he acted as if he had become a different person.

They say that sometimes small events can drastically change a person’s future, but Benio was a bit too much.

“Is this the same person?”

“According to Hwang Young’s investigation, that’s it. He said he didn’t find any other singularities.”

“Something like souls or black magic?”

“Couldn’t the Armada of Smash have felt it?”

“….”

If that is the case, then it means that the person has really changed in an instant. The emperor said to Valery.

“That’s why it’s Benio Kepler. Benio Kepler, unlike his older brother or younger brother, has no family support base at all. The Junior family is just starting to get back on its feet. So what if the imperial family becomes his background?”

“There will be turmoil in the family’s succession structure.”

“The first priority will change. Because it is the royal family. If a rift occurs like that, the third son will also move through the gap.”

If that happens, the Kepler family will be in turmoil.

“If Benio Kepler becomes the head of the family, that would be the best-case scenario. The Kepler family’s financial power would be added to our imperial family.”

Perhaps the Amorian Empire will enjoy an unprecedented golden age, for there is nothing more comforting than having your most feared enemy become your ally.

Emperor Amoria was most wary of the Kepler family, so he accurately predicted how strong of an ally they would be if they became his allies.

“Then, Valerie, you should go and see it for yourself and decide. As my minister, your opinion will also be reflected in mine.”

“Okay. I’ll go myself, brother.”

So Valery himself came to Pyleus. And as soon as he arrived there, he was able to see with his own eyes the true nature of Benio Kepler, whom he had only seen in reports.

‘Pass.’

It is amazing that he has the courage to swing his sword without being overwhelmed by the momentum of his master, Prince Orange. But he even made Prince Orange take up his sword.

The Prince of Orange, the Master, acknowledged Benio Kepler as the future Master.

Just having Aura blossom at that age is something that will make history. Of course, this year, it happened not only at Jupiter but also at other academies, but Benio will be recorded in history as the first to blossom.

But why are you handing over Benio Kepler to the Duchy of Orange and not the Amorian Empire?

“What do you mean, Princess Amouria?”

“Mr. Benio Kepler. Wouldn’t it be better to be the princess of the Amoria Empire than the princess of the Duchy of Orange?”

“What?”

Bam!

The Duke of Orange leapt to his feet, for Valerie’s words had sounded as if the Imperial Princess was preferable to his own daughter.

“Isn’t that right? The King wouldn’t pretend not to know about the rumors that have already spread widely.”

Valerie’s eyes sparkled. She was teasing Cecil for wanting to marry a man who could defeat her and gain the approval of the Duke.

Then the face of the Prince of Orange turned red.

‘I thought no one knew.’

It seems there are no secrets. As the Prince of Orange blushed, Valerie raised her voice even higher.

“Lord Benio is a noble of our Amoria Empire, so it is only right that he become the spouse of the princess. Isn’t that right, Duke Kepler?”

Valery tried to get the Duke to join him. He thought that the clever Duke would take his side. But Duke Kepler turned his head away.

“Well, what do you think?”

A look of confusion crossed Valerie’s face. He had no idea that Duke Kepler would leave all this work to his son.

But Valerie and the Duke of Orange looked at Benio. And Benio, who had been standing there blankly, looked at them and shrugged.

“What the hell are you talking about? Marriage? Who? Me?”

Benio spoke clearly, looking back and forth between Valerie and the Duke of Orange.

“I hate both.”

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