Swordmaster’s Youngest Son Chapter 967

Chapter 967

Episode 239. Kelliac and Octavia

Zipple, Draka.

Kelliac was indeed looking down on his territory he had regained after a long time. The entire garden was covered with corpses, blood and flames.

The corpses were all of the enemy. The wizards shuddered at the thought of the inaction of Keliac and Elona, ​​who burned them all in an instant.

“Even after securing Elona, ​​I was having a hard time because I couldn’t properly deal with just one of these guys… … Veradin, I can’t help but lament the expectations we placed on him.”

Kelliac said in a dry voice.

Octavia, Ronil, and Satrin stood beside him. Octavia’s face was still confused about Kelliac’s return, but it wasn’t Satrin and Ronil.

They naturally assisted him, as if Kelliac had been ruling Ziffle all along.

“Ronil.”

“Tell me, lord.”

“I have read all of Veradin’s actions that you recorded. Even in that part, there were not one or two disappointing parts.”

“It is because I did not assist properly.”

“It’s not a problem because you and Satrin’s roles weren’t that in the first place. Rather, it was that Beradin was not using you properly.”

Ronil and Satrin.

Kelliac raised them as tools that were thoroughly subordinate to the ‘family’. No matter who the head of Zipline is, Ronil and Satrin have always been a role that exists as a loyal secret weapon.

So, now that Kelliac has returned, they are giving their allegiance to Kelliac, whom they called a traitor, with a nonchalant face.

It didn’t matter who the head of the household was to them. Even if out of nowhere the illegitimate child of a collateral family abandoned at an orphanage became the head of the household, the two would have behaved the same.

Only Kelliac himself knew that fact. He originally tried to take the body of Vera Dean and continue his eternal life, and in the same way later tried to use his children to rule as the family head of Ziple forever.

That’s why people like Ronil and Satrin were needed. Mindless monsters who only give blind allegiance to the family and the head of the family.

That was also the reason the two took different attitudes from Octavia during the Tower of the Past runaway.

At that time, Octavia shouted that she had to save Veradin even if the family suffered a serious blow, and Ronil and Satrin insisted that they give up Veradin. It was because the family head could be changed, but the family could not be changed.

“By now, Beradin must have handed over all the secrets that only the householder could know to Runcandel. So, first of all, we should make the critical information meaningless.”

“What can we do?”

“I will move the holy place. Starting today, the two of you must eliminate all managers below level 2. Also, all level 1 and higher managers are individually isolated.”

“All right.”

“What should I do with the living golems currently remaining in the Holy Land?”

“These are weapons that are a pity to kill. All memories will be manipulated and reused as soon as Elona can afford it, so until then, provide just enough nutrients to keep it from losing its function.”

“I will execute.”

Octavia was unable to properly hide the complex state of mind that was difficult to describe.

It was not easy for her to understand Ronil and Satrin’s familiar attitude of following Kelliac’s orders, nor Kelliac’s bold move after returning.

So, for a month already, Octavia couldn’t organize her thoughts. Kelliac hadn’t given Octavia any special orders yet.

“Octavia.”

“yes.”

“It seems that it is still difficult to call me the head of household. Aren’t you glad I’m back?”

“… … That’s not it. It’s just that it’s confusing. Didn’t the patriarch, Beradin, always look forward to that child taking his place as the successor?”

“That was until they hit me in the back of the head.”

“Of course, it is true that Beradin betrayed the family head. But that’s why I don’t understand it any more. Apparently Ronil and Satrin were thoroughly trained by the head of household in the first place, but I didn’t?”

Kelliac smiled softly.

“What do you want to say?”

“I mean, I don’t know why you don’t punish me. Whatever the situation, I have always been loyal to Beradin, who pushed the family head.”

“It’s funny… … In a way, Beradin was just a test subject to you. It was a valuable test subject for all of us. It is as if the experimenter had sworn allegiance to the subject.”

“Please tell me why you are not punished. If it’s the family head I know, of course you’ll have to purify me… … I should have manipulated my mind, just like I did with Lord Elona and the demon commanders.”

“You overestimate you, Octavia.”

Octavia’s eyes widened.

“Since I came back, you have never really rebelled against me. Even when some of the foolish and weak people who followed Beradin risked their lives against me, you stood by without clearing up your position. That is why I am letting you live.”

“… … yes?”

“It could mean that it’s not worth killing, and it could also mean that you may still have something to devote to your family. Or it could be to take credit. After all, you’ve been building a family with me for a long time.”

“More incomprehensible. What do you want me to do?”

“Octavia. Until a few years ago, you were the second-in-command, invisible to the outside world. At the time, Andrei was the vice-captain, but those in the know recognized you as the actual second-in-command. But have you ever thought about why? Why would I bother to bring up Andrei and hide you?”

“that… … I think it was because Andrei was a better player to use and discard than me.”

“Accurate. But there is one blind spot. That doesn’t mean you were more valuable to me than Andrei. Rather, you were a hidden second-in-command because you couldn’t do like Andrei.”

Kelliac turned and met Octavia’s eyes.

“Andrei was a shallow, untalented fellow. But he was also an incorrigible conspirator. No matter how dirty I was, no matter how dirty I was, I didn’t have to explain to Andrei. Because he always understood me.”

“ah… … .”

“On the other hand, how were you? When all the experiments we conducted, including Sandra and Beradin, you participated in all the evil. However, he always showed an ambiguous attitude with a face that seemed to be offended somewhere. I made no effort to cross the line, nor did I try not to cross it. I was standing in a gray area, rationalizing that it was all for the family.”

Octavia couldn’t help but be shocked.

Kelliac wasn’t saying anything wrong.

“What was it like when Beradin betrayed me? After stopping Beradin’s rampage several times, you finally started to follow the child’s orders. It’s the same now that I’m back from hell. You’re still standing in the gray area, stunned. That’s why you didn’t become an assistant stockholder like Andrei.”

Octavia’s whole body was shaking.

She has been involved in more experiments and evil deeds than anyone else as Ziple’s head, but she has never been treated as a staunch accomplice by Kelliac.

“Nevertheless, you had a magical talent that far surpassed Andrei’s, and you were ready to give up your life at any moment for Ziple. In other words, strength and loyalty are good, but I must say that determination is lacking.”

“Then the family head kept me alive… … It must be because you want me to cross the line from now on. Like the family head, like the dead Andrei… … .”

“Well, you can’t be that kind of person by nature. So don’t overdo it. However, I am only in the position that at least one person in my family needs a talented person like you.”

Vomiting was intensified by the boiling sense of shame. The inside that had been believed to be hard and ruthless was shaking like rotten porridge.

As Kelliac said, Octavia always had a negative attitude towards the ‘experiment’.

All those ugly things have been covered up for the sake of Zipple. The truth that had been ignored for a long time, that naked face was strangling Octavia.

“So, in the future, in the gray zone, you just have to do what you have been doing. All decisions and decisions will be made by me… … As long as you don’t betray me like Beradin, you can live as the leader of the specter of Zipple forever.”

Octavia couldn’t choose an answer.

At the moment when he thought maybe he’d rather die, Keliac saw it clearly.

“Ah, if you are thinking of giving up on life, I won’t stop you. Even if the performance is somewhat inferior, it is enough to make it into a living golem and use it.”

Kelliac walked over to Octavia and put his hand on her shoulder.

“It would be nice if I could not do such cruel things to my brother again. Your head will be complicated, so go back and rest for today. If you want, you can join Ronil and Satrin in cleaning up the people involved in the Holy Land. Or maybe you can help Elona.”

“… … I will cancel the words that I am happy that the head of household is back. It’s not easy to face my true face that I didn’t know until I was old.”

“I didn’t know that I would have to fall to the bottom and come back up at the age that is often called late years, younger brother. It’s a shameful thing.”

“Clearing the Holy Land doesn’t seem like Ronil and Satrin will give me a job to do. I’d rather calm down and support Sir Elona.”

“Ah, indeed. Among the enemies, there are those who must decide against you. By now, Elona should have almost found their base, so it’s okay to look forward to it.”

Octavia lowered her head and turned around.

As her back disappeared beyond the door, Ragal came looking for Kelliac.

“Friend Kelliac, he doesn’t look well.”

“No matter what, it is blood. Even Octavia resembles me in her childhood… … There was a time when I was like Octavia. She will eventually follow me.”

“Well, if it were a friend, that would be it, but… … I’m a little anxious. Kids like that always have accidents. I’ve seen a lot of guys like that in Jinma World. So did Paellito.”

“For now, you just focus on injecting poison into Elona. Even if Octavia goes beyond my expectations, controlling it isn’t that difficult.”