How to Live as a Tyrant’s Spoiled Brat Chapter 11

How to live as a tyrant’s spoiled brat Episode 11

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“Which stairs did I come down from?”

“You too, run away quickly.”

“The smoke is too strong!”

“Help me!”

The fire spread along the carpeted path on the floor, spreading to the wooden walls and ornate curtains.

The sons and daughters of the noble family were running around the hall, laughing and laughing.

Valencian waved his hand to disperse the thick smoke.

I chased the woman in the red mask through the confused crowd with a leisurely gait.

Between the smoke and the light, the purple mask and the hem of the dress caught the man’s eye.

“Madame Lavesia.”

Valencian’s golden eyes widened.

The woman in the red mask and Madame Lavesia were walking in the opposite direction from the crowded entrance.

Valencian hesitated for a moment, thinking that it was either a spare entrance or a secret passageway of the organization.

It was because I left my sword on the counter.

Valencian, who looked back and forth between the two women walking away and the counter, made a noise and followed after the two women.

He didn’t have time.

The woman in the red mask running through the casino stopped in front of a wall.

“Quickly. The fire is spreading! That crazy prince started it!”

Madame Lavesia urged the woman in the red mask.

The woman in the red mask took a bunch of keys from her bosom and inserted one of them into a small hole in the wall.

The key didn’t turn.

“I don’t think this is the key. Please wait a moment.”

“Open it quickly!”

At that moment, the sound of shoes reached Madame Lavesia’s ears.

“No way, no way! No way!”

A white-haired royal family member walked out from among the thick gray smoke.

The hems of her gorgeous uniform, embroidered with gold and silver thread, fluttered in the wind pouring in from the ventilation shaft.

He was tall and slender, having inherited a thick layer of royal blood, and his eyes, shining a deep golden color, could be seen even beyond his mask.

“Valencianus.”

The woman who was called Madame called my half-brother’s name.

“Where are you going in such a hurry?”

* * *

I asked, looking at her distorted face.

“What did you do with other people’s money?”

Because of you, Rudy’s salary was almost delayed. My dignity maintenance fee was almost cut in half.

“How, how.”

The lips revealed under Lavesia’s mask twitched.

“How did you know?”

You won’t believe me even if I tell you?

“That’s not the point.”

I approached without hesitation.

“Let’s go back. Go and beg. If we’re lucky, we’ll be allowed to commit suicide. If we’re really lucky, we might even be able to live.”

“You, you!”

I spat out this nonchalantly to the greatest embezzler of all time.

“Why did you do that? You have a lot of money. You should have played only as much as you could afford.”

“Hey, shut up. What do you know?”

Madame Lavesia shuddered.

“Do you know how it feels to become useless overnight? I’ve been working in the palace since before that girl was even born! I was the child of a concubine and had to be respected by my younger siblings, but I never complained.”

But, she said, clenching her fists.

“I directed the maids of the villa. I beautified the garden and replaced the furniture. I tried to maintain the dignity of the palace and use the budget efficiently.”

This is a story I didn’t know before the regression.

“That was my pride. I lived by doing that. But that girl kicked me out. Why is she wary of me, who has no right to succession?”

I squeezed my eyes shut and opened them.

To stop trying to understand her.

I was like that too.

I couldn’t accept that there was nothing I could do.

I couldn’t accept that I had to live my whole life just breathing.

“Yes. We can’t learn anything, magic, or swords, so we have to live by doing things like this.”

I raised my head, suppressing my emotions.

This was also something that had to be done to ensure the stability of the capital.

Lavesia lowered her head.

The woman in the red mask pulled a dagger from her bosom.

The forward leaning posture was unusual.

“Behind me.”

A woman in a red mask stood in front of Madame Lavesia.

The fact that he had such a different attitude made me feel like I had learned a lot.

You can’t win with bare hands.

Thinking so, I shook my head and spoke to the woman in the red mask.

“You didn’t know. Were you really going to die together?”

“Because this is not a world where ignorance is an indulgence.”

I spoke to her as she took a step closer.

“The flame that follows rises.”

The mana that made my heart beat and move caused a phenomenon.

Flames flew from the burning carpet and walls and gathered in front of me.

The woman in the red mask opened her mouth wide.

“wizard?”

“Put down your dagger. You can’t beat me.”

“Then all this fire is magic… …?”

If he had completed this flame that spread throughout the entire underground with a single spell, he would have been a wizard who could never be dealt with with a dagger or something like that.

I didn’t bother to reveal the truth.

Instead, he said, covering the gathered flames like a cloak.

“Handle yourself quietly. Otherwise, we’ll burn you to death and then drag you away.”

Madame Lavesia gritted her teeth.

“You learned magic. Then you’re a traitor too. You’re going to die with me. Okay. Let me go. Then I’ll keep the fact that you’re a wizard a secret… .”

“No. I’m different.”

I cut the madam off in a tone that was ridiculously confident.

Lavesia tilted her head in puzzlement.

I am ready to prove my innocence and competence in other ways.

“We may not live in a world where ignorance is an indulgence, but wouldn’t it still be a justifiable excuse?”

“… … .”

“He likes people who know their subject.”

I spat it out like I was hammering a nail into it.

It wasn’t something I was saying to Lavesia.

The woman in the red mask turned the tip of her dagger towards Madame Lavesia.

“What can we at Hope Casino help you prove?”

I answered, scattering the fire I had gathered.

“I thought about it carefully. First, submit the ledger of money received from Madame so far to the soldiers. And then.”

“and?”

“Please exchange the chips I earned quickly. I’ll hit them well.”

“We will waive the fee.”

The woman in the red mask spoke quickly.

Madame Lavesia shrugged her shoulders.

“Your Highness the Grand Duke of Valen! What is this mess? Have you returned? Have you suffered any serious burns? Have your limbs been reduced to ashes?”

The coachman’s voice was heard from outside.

“Ah. You’re safe.”

I guess morning has come.

“It’s a pity, no, it’s a trend, no, it’s fortunate.”

Curse me hard.

* * *

A few days later.

The emperor summoned me to the magnificent reception room of the main palace.

She wore a red dress that exposed her shoulders and gave off an indifferent look like the ashes left behind by a burnt-out body.

“I heard there was a disturbance at the casino.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Why did you do that?”

“I guess it was my fault for picking too many.”

“What do you mean you picked too much?”

She tilted her head.

His brilliant white hair swayed like waves along with his movements.

I opened my mouth, choosing my words carefully.

“Your Majesty, you may not know this because you have never set foot in a seedy place like a casino, but even there, there are unspoken rules.”

The knights and chamberlains standing on either side of the emperor looked at him with suspicious eyes.

It seemed like he was saying, “What are you going to say next?”

“Keep talking.”

Jaylilith leaned forward slightly.

The words, ‘I don’t know,’ seemed to have stimulated her pride.

“If you win a lot of chips, it is polite to share one or two chips with the people you played with, and if your opponent chooses to go all-in, it is polite to accept his bet even if you have more chips.”

“What do you mean all in?”

“It means betting all the chips you have. Normally, you can only win if the number of chips you have matches your opponent’s.”

“If the opponent is betting everything, is it polite to accept the bet even if I have more chips?”

“That’s right.”

The emperor nodded with a smirk.

“So you’re saying you didn’t do that? You won that much money, and that’s why there was a fight?”

“That’s right.”

She sighed and sank into the back of the velvet chair.

“Do you know? If you cause a disturbance for no reason and cause damage to the people’s homes, even if you are a member of the royal family, you will be severely punished.”

I bit my lip once and opened my mouth.

“It is true that there was a riot, but I cannot accept the word ‘for show.’ My opponent and I competed against luck and skill under the same rules.”

He chose his words calmly, striking a balance between frivolity and seriousness.

“It’s true that I was rude, but I think it was clearly the other person’s fault for dragging in the casino staff to attack me, a member of the royal family.”

“I thought you were always drunk, but you’re right. Yes. I think so too, Honest Jim.”

… … You’re sitting there talking like a public figure.

“This incident is Madame Lavesia’s fault. It is sad that she turned her sword on her own blood relatives for a few pennies.”

The emperor continued speaking in a voice as arrogant as a dragon.

Her golden eyes, darker than mine, flashed eerily.

“He took advantage of old feelings to use the palace’s budget for personal gain, so his crime is also serious.”

The emperor values results.

I’m glad I found out before I lost a lot of money.

“Your judgment is sound.”

“However, in a situation where there is no significant damage, it is impossible to seek extreme punishment for a relative. Madame was fined and imprisoned in a monastery outside the capital.”

Except for her treason, she was as generous to her kinsmen as any other monarch.

She looked at her fingers, which were adorned with large, colorful gems and rings.

“The casino that caused the incident by taking illegal loans was fined. I was going to sweep it away if I caught it, but it was nice to see them hand over the ledgers and apologize first.”

The amount of the fine was enormous.

For a moment, I thought of the woman in the red mask.

Maybe you won’t be able to send me the money you promised to give me.

Still survived.

Congratulations.

“I received that report and decided that. But I called you because I had a small question that was not resolved.”

The emperor frowned at the sight of a blemish on his gold-painted fingernails.

“How did you get out in good health?”

The two guardsmen placed their hands on the hilts of their swords.

“I have never heard of you being skilled in magic or swordsmanship. Then why did you cause trouble for the casino security guards? They are supposed to be experts in subduing.”

I felt a cold sweat running down the back of my neck.

“You were lucky.”

“luck?”

“The little bit of skill I learned while preparing for my duel with Lord Bonnell, along with the title he personally granted me, created good synergy.”

“Do you know who I am? I would have said the same thing.”

She smiled as if she knew.

“Because I didn’t commit any wrongdoing, the guards didn’t show much force against me. Also, during the melee, someone made a mistake and started a fire, so everyone was busy running away.”

“There aren’t many truly amazing riots?”

“Actually, I didn’t come out that well. I’m a lot more relaxed now, but I was covered in bruises that day.”

I was whining.

Jaylilith, who had been frowning, smiled.

“I will remember that he threatened me with authority, kicked me in the legs, and set me on fire.”

She tapped the armrest.

“If you go to places like that, you’ll probably get into trouble a lot, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“It would be unacceptable for my blood relatives to be beaten outside the palace. Do you have any desire to learn swordsmanship?”

You asked me first?

I am not grateful.

“Well… … .”

Wait, that won’t work.

“What would I do with a sword? I don’t want to sweat profusely on this hot summer day. Just let me play.”

Jaylilith shook her head.

The smiling eyes narrowed like a snake’s for a moment, then smiled again.

I almost got into trouble.

“I don’t want to see people just rolling around the room, eating and playing, thinking that their bloodline guarantees them good health and a long life.”

It was the last time I tried it.

“A rascal like you needs to sweat and work on your rotten constitution.”

“your majesty!”

“Starting from the last week of June, come to the training ground. Practice swordsmanship with the 1st Guard.”

Your Majesty, thank you.

“Your Majesty! No!”

“Don’t even think about setting foot in a casino from now on.”

Her eyes sparkled with a mixture of mischief and gunfire.

* * *

“So now you can learn swordsmanship?”

“It’s time to get used to it.”

When I returned to my room, I told Rudy, who was waiting, about the conversation I had with the Emperor.

We were already on the same boat.

If you insist on keeping it a secret, distrust will only build up.

It would have been better to tell everything as much as possible and gain trust.

Besides, I thought that if I couldn’t even trust Rudy, it would be too hard to live in this world.

The whole world could point fingers at me, but inside my home, it was human nature to want to be comforted.

“In the end, I just said it was luck.”

“Are you lucky?”

“Yeah. Luck.”

“Are you so lucky, Valen?”

“I just happened to see it.”

I guess I received the luck I had before my regression in this life.

“You went there because you had to disguise yourself as a loser?”

“yes.”

“But you can’t just stop going to the casino?”

Rudy said in a foolish voice.

The eyes looking up shook with anxiety.

I screamed inside.

I had to go one more time.

“I’ve earned a lot. Please allow me.”

I tried to laugh it off.

“Then if you play rock-paper-scissors with me and win three times in a row, I’ll let you do it.”

“thrice?”

“I thought you were lucky.”

“okay.”

How much was the other gold coin worth back then?

I played rock-paper-scissors with that thought in mind.

And then thirty plates were handed out.

“Don’t even think about going back!”

Rudy shouted.

I could only nod.

weird.

I was definitely lucky.

“Do you want to go together?”

“Lord Valen!”

Was it a twist of fate?

Have I used up all my luck in this life?

It’s difficult.

I still need a lot of luck.