“Dungeon? “I don’t know.”
As soon as he heard what I said, Lian shook his head as if he didn’t know.
“One was found.”
“I don’t have any.”
Although he is pulling it away, his eyes are shaking slightly. Human eyes don’t lie.
This is especially true of Ryan’s eyes.
“You’re not good at lying.”
“Ha, what lie did I tell…” … !”
“That dungeon was discovered a year ago. A huge amount of mana was observed, and the lord, Count Paslov, judged the dungeon to be a ‘mana stone mine’ and dispatched an investigation team.”
“… … ?!”
At that moment, Lian’s eyes widened.
“Uh, how could that… … .”
“I guess that’s true.”
Actually, strictly speaking, it is not a dungeon.
At this point, we don’t know its exact identity, so we just called it a dungeon, but its ‘true identity’ was far from a dungeon.
‘Most of the investigation team is missing.’
Before returning, the Count Parslov family dispatched investigation teams a total of five times.
And those five investigation teams almost never returned.
In fact, the reason I was so obsessed with the engagement with the Lindell family was largely due to the financial difficulties caused by the dispatch of this investigation team.
“Even if you send an investigation team there, there will be no gain. Rather, what you lose will only increase.”
“… … “How do you know?”
He asked, his eyes shining sharply, as if he had given up on hiding it.
“I thought that was definitely hidden, but I guess there was a rat in the family.”
“No, it’s not like that. “I just inferred it from hearing rumors going around in the mercenary industry.”
“… … mercenary?”
“Yeah, rumors spread pretty fast there. They say you’ve recruited a lot of mercenaries from your territory. “Especially experts who are well-versed in dungeon exploration.”
Although I waited roughly, it is not wrong.
In fact, the existence of the dungeon was revealed before the return because of rumors in the mercenary industry.
“Even if you don’t know the details, you can infer the situation at that point. Including the fact that the condition of the very few mercenaries who returned afterwards was also not good.”
“… … You even investigated that? “It probably wasn’t something big enough to pay attention to in the first place.”
“I’m not.”
I grinned at Lian, who had an absurd expression on her face.
“I’m quite interested in useless things. That’s why I got my hands on this information.”
“… … Well, okay. So, I’m interested in that dungeon. What should I do?”
Lian frowned and continued speaking.
“Most of the investigators sent that way did not survive. It’s a dungeon, but it’s no different from a demon cave. There’s no way you can attack something like that.”
“But your family has no intention of giving up that dungeon, right?”
“… … .”
In fact, the Parslov family could not give up the dungeon until the very end.
So was it successful?
No, I didn’t succeed in conquering the dungeon.
It was someone else who revealed the identity of the place, and he also received all the compensation.
“So I’m going to help you. “I will go in directly on behalf of the investigation team.”
“Ha, you can do what even mercenaries who are experts in exploration couldn’t do?”
“Of course you can. In the first place, dungeon exploration is a basic skill for wizards. “I am the heir of the Walpurgis, the family of wizards.”
Rian, who was scratching his head, soon became irritated and said.
“Are all wizards like you? “What kind of confidence does this guy have?”
“It’s not a proposal that will harm your family either. “It will be beneficial if I discover the identity of the dungeon, and if not, nothing will happen.”
“That’s true, but… … .”
After a while, Rian, who was silent and lost in thought, slowly opened his eyes and asked me.
“… … What is the training method?”
“Of course I will let you know. “It’s a promise, so I’ll keep it.”
“Hmm… … .”
Soon, Lian nodded.
“Well, okay. If I knew that much, there would be no reason for me to hide it. Let’s do it. Of course, I can’t guarantee that they will listen.”
“know. “Aren’t you saying your father has a choice?”
“yes.”
If so, it doesn’t really matter.
I was confident enough to get permission from the count.
“Then it is decided.”
I stood up and said.
“Let’s leave right away.”
* * *
“… … That’s how it happened.”
My father asked with a look of bewilderment at my words.
“It seems like you said you would take charge of the Lindell family’s affairs, but what kind of bullshit were you talking about?”
“It’s not unrelated.”
“Are you saying that the Count Parslov family is the new betrothal partner of the Lindel family? Well, you’re not saying you’re going to cause trouble in the county, are you?”
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“Of course not.”
Both families are families that will help me in the long run.
How could you possibly do something so inefficient?
“I put that aside long ago. Didn’t I tell you? I have a promise to Ryan Parsloff. As you know, for a wizard, a promise is… … .”
“It is a contract that must be kept. Yes, I know.”
As always, my father was holding a club in one hand.
Why is someone who is so generous to his old friend so anxious that he can’t beat me, his son?
“Father, please stop putting away the stick. “Even though you’ve been like this, you’ve been rehabilitated and are doing well.”
“It’s the staff.”
“I don’t call the staff blunt weapons that hit people.”
“It’s the staff.”
My father’s wrists, visible through the robe, were full of tendons.
I don’t know why the wizard’s wrist was so lumpy, but it was like that anyway.
“Anything a wizard holds becomes a staff. I’ve never told you, but since I was young, I’ve hunted countless monsters with this staff. Can you see the red part here? “These are all traces of the monsters’ blood.”
“No, why is there blood on the wizard’s staff?”
Well, did they try to beat them up one by one with the staff?
“… … .”
My father looked at me intently with eyes filled with unknown emotions.
I slowly turned my head.
There was silence between me and my father for a moment.
“… … Well, anyway, there are other things besides keeping promises.”
“What is that?”
“I’m not going to tell you.”
My father’s arm holding the staff doubled in size in an instant.
“Oh, this son is really… … .”
“Even if I do that, I won’t say anything.”
I answered firmly and waited for my father to continue.
“Tsk.”
My father clicked his tongue briefly and lowered his hand holding the staff.
“Can I trust you?”
“Didn’t you always trust me?”
Even though I was so broken, my father was the one who never forgot his faith in me until the end.
In fact, it hurt more because of that.
How many times have I regretted the fact that it was only after my father passed away that I got rid of being an idiot?
It is also one of the reasons why I gave up my status as a warrior.
“… … Damn you.”
My father grumbled slightly in response to my answer.
“Are you really confident that you can take care of Lindel’s business as well?”
“As I said, this is ultimately part of it. “I can’t tell you the details.”
Things like things in the dungeon, or the promise with Lian… … .
To outsiders, I could pretend that it was because I was a ‘Walpurgis’, but it was impossible to do that to my father.
It’s better to surround yourself with it.
“Well, it’s good.”
My father spoke bluntly and turned his back on me.
“Do whatever you want.”
“Yes, let’s do it our way.”
I turned my head and glanced at the corner of the room.
Very thinly, I felt a presence.
“Were there any passengers?”
“There is no such thing.”
At that moment, my father turned his head and looked at me.
There was a sparkle in his eyes.
“Did you see something?”
“No, I think it was a mistake.”
I nodded, pretending not to notice, and left the room.
* * *
“Tsk.”
After Michael left the room, the Marquis Walpurgis clicked his tongue briefly.
“Anyway, who do you resemble so that you move around so recklessly?”
“Just by looking at him, you’re His Excellency, aren’t you?”
Although it was a sudden voice, the Marquis did not look embarrassed at all.
Rather, he asked back at the other person in a calm voice.
“Huh, I did that?”
“Yes, he was like that in his prime. Well, you have grown in many ways only now.”
“hmm… … .”
The Marquis scratched his cheek with a humble expression.
“Anyway, what do you think?”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, Mikhail. “It was only for a moment, but it seemed like he noticed your presence.”
“There is nothing strange. My circle is not normal. Of course, hiding your presence won’t be perfect… … .”
“But that doesn’t mean that ability is going anywhere.”
The Marquis raised his head and looked at the other person.
“I thought that if you, as a butler, watched that child from the side, you would have noticed something.”
“Hmm… … .”
The butler turned his back and looked thoughtful at the Marquis’ words.
“Of course, things suddenly changed a lot recently. “He is bold, and his ability to use magic is incomparable.”
“Utilization does not mean using hexes.”
“Yes, such talent cannot be obtained by using hexes. “It is clear that it is your own ability.”
The expression on the butler’s face as he said that was completely different from the one seen in front of Mikhail.
Insight and wisdom.
They were in my eyes.
“However, did you hide it until now, or did you realize your talent too late? … .”
“Hmm.”
“Sudden awakenings are not strange to those of Walpurgis blood. Isn’t the current Walpurgis the one who has inherited the spirit of his ancestors from generation to generation? If that soul awakens… … “Such sudden changes are not strange.”
“Blood of Walpurgis… … .”
The Marquis frowned.
Yes, his family did not become the largest magic family in the empire for no reason.
Lots of magical knowledge and wizards.
At the same time, he is holding on to being the only 8th Circle wizard, but that is only the result.
The reason for the establishment of a family called ‘Walpurgis’ is the special blood that flows from generation to generation.
The origin of that blood.
“… … “It’s a talent that has been passed down from generation to generation.”
The reason I wasn’t surprised by my son’s sudden change was probably because I knew about the blood.
“Is it already time for that?”
Generally, people become aware of their blood around the age of 20.
But it wouldn’t be surprising if the change came a little quickly.
“Then please give me a little more.”
“Yes, of course. “It was that kind of contract.”
The butler bowed his head politely and suddenly disappeared from the marquis’ presence.
“Is it already time for that?”
The marquis, left alone, quietly closed his eyes and recalled memories.
* * *
I think I got my father’s permission. Ryan and I headed straight to the Paslov County.
Of course, it wasn’t just Ryan and I who were going.
“Oh my, master!”
The butler was following me, groaning.
“Why are you following me if you’re not feeling well?”
“The Marquis asked for it! “Young Master told this old man to follow you because he might cause some kind of accident.”
“… … .”
Anyway, the reason is very plausible.
But because I knew the real face beneath that mask, I nodded without realizing it.
“Well, okay. Instead, the butler decided to come along, so don’t complain?”
“I also came because of orders.”
“It’s work. “I get a lot of money from my family.”
“Okay… … .”
The butler sighed as if he had lost and walked shakily.
“Master of the Parslov family, please be kind to me.”
“Uh, um… … “I understand.”
Lian suddenly nodded and whispered to me in a low voice.
“… … Hey, does it matter?”
“The butler is fine.”
I’m not the kind of person who would go anywhere and say something like this.
Lian nodded and asked me.
“So what should I do now?”
“What are you doing?”
I told Ryan.
“I must guide you to your father.”
