How to Live as a Tyrant’s Spoiled Brat Chapter 4

How to live as a tyrant’s spoiled brat Episode 4

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I got rid of all the books in a few days with Rudy’s help and the help of a non-article.

Most of them chose to donate to the Imperial Library.

The two books of magic were disposed of through a merchant who supplied supplies to the villa.

“It’s quite expensive. I was in a hurry to sell it so I didn’t even get half the price, but this is what it is.”

Rudy held the leather pouch and looked surprised.

“In the market, you can’t get it even if you have money. The ivory tower kids need to be a little more secretive.”

“I thought you would continue to study magic even if you don’t know academics.”

Rudy looked sullen.

I could understand.

In her eyes, the honest and upright Grand Duke suddenly turned into a rascal one morning after talking nonsense.

Someday I will tell you everything and apologize.

But until then, I had to do my best to deceive.

If you want to deceive the enemy, you must first deceive your own forces.

“Okay. I don’t need it anymore.”

“Shall I buy you some alcohol?”

“Okay. Buy as much wine as you can and keep one for yourself.”

“yes?”

Rudy looked as if he had been struck by lightning.

“It’s gold.”

“huh.”

“It’s a lot of money, equivalent to my monthly salary.”

“You heard correctly. It means to buy good alcohol and not to think about stealing, so take what you get.”

So this was the most paltry apology I could give.

She left the room, still looking puzzled.

I pulled up a chair and sat down in front of the large window, which overlooked a large rose garden filled with rose buds that had not yet bloomed.

Looking at the rose garden, a line from a poem in a past life came to mind, in which a poet sang about a purge that was about to happen.

‘June, when roses are in full bloom, came not with the fragrance of flowers, but with the thick smell of blood.’

“under.”

I drank the remaining bottle of wine straight from the bottle.

It was not possible to prevent all rebellions and purges.

From the beginning, once she ascended to the throne, these things were bound to happen.

This was also the reason why there was no need to advise that the future traitorous prince Justinian should be immediately captured and killed.

If things go the same way as they did in the previous life, someone will end up in the same position and situation as that guy.

To reduce or eliminate its scale somewhat, a more fundamental approach had to be taken.

I looked around and made sure no one was there.

We closed the windows and drew the curtains to prevent the soldiers outside from looking in.

“A flame that blooms while swaying.”

It is the most basic of the basics of fire magic, and if you learn it properly, it is a magic that you can continue to use.

There was a reason why he sold the grimoire without sparing it.

There’s no reason to hang on to a book when you already know everything.

The moment I recited the spell, I felt mana flowing out of my heart.

Because the mana circuit has not been properly refined yet, mana induction is rough and immature.

Smoke and sparks flew from the palm of his hand, and a flame the size of a candle rose up.

“Much better.”

I smiled with satisfaction.

It was a paltry force compared to before the regression.

But considering the potential for future growth, this was better.

I can confidently say that my body was in shambles before I returned.

It’s because I lived recklessly at an age when I should have been working hard.

With a body that was filled with poison and turbidity, he could never reach the highest level.

There are about 3 weeks left.

In the meantime, I have to keep the suspicious half-brothers and sisters from intruding into my room, practice my fire magic, and show more of my mischievous side.

The uniform is torn.

“Your Majesty, Valen. I am here.”

“You came! What kind of wine did you buy?”

I accepted the wine Rudy had bought and smiled.

Time will pass quickly.

* * *

The day has finally come.

It was a sunny day with a high sky and not a single cloud, just like in my previous life.

“Your Majesty, Valen. Look. It’s so beautiful.”

Red roses, yellow roses, and white roses are in full bloom in the vast rose garden.

“Yeah. It’s pretty.”

“Shall we ask permission from the knights and go out and take a look?”

“Yeah. Later.”

My voice was trembling even for me to hear it.

“Your Majesty, Valen. Did you have a nightmare today?”

“No, that’s not it.”

Today the nightmare will become reality.

A knight on horseback came galloping from afar.

He handed out envelopes to the knights and soldiers around the wall and said something.

The knights nodded, put on their helmets, and put on their swords that they had left unsheathed.

They entered the Red Moon Palace.

The sound of studded boots echoed through the hallway downstairs.

“What are you guys doing here at this hour?”

“Are you His Royal Highness the Archduke of Barf?”

“That’s right. I’m Barf.”

“Take him and go. Search the room.”

There was a rough, struggling sound.

“What is this?”

The sound of fists being thrown and screams followed.

“Are you Her Royal Highness the Grand Duke Yurina?”

“Yes. I am Yurina.”

“You have to follow me.”

“It’s come. You don’t have to tie it up. I have no intention of running away.”

The sound of resigned footsteps echoed through the hallway.

“Your Highness the Grand Duke of Sornil. Is that right?”

“A flame that blooms while swaying!”

There was the sound of magic spells and knights drawing their swords.

“You are a traitor who learned magic without permission!”

“His Majesty has ordered that anyone who resists be killed.”

“Kyung, go upstairs first! There is a risk of escape.”

“First, identify those who have mastered swordsmanship!”

The sound of military boots was getting louder.

Rudy looked at me and shivered.

“majesty.”

“don’t worry.”

I heard the sound of the royal family using the room next to mine being dragged out.

I lay down on the bed in my bathrobe.

Rudy looked at me with astonishment.

After a while they knocked on my door.

“Your Highness the Grand Duke of Valen! Are you there?”

I winked at Rudy.

She bowed her head once and slowly opened the door.

The knights looked around my room and frowned.

“Your Highness, where are you!”

“The smell of alcohol is terrible.”

I said, getting up.

“Are you guys here? Please speak quietly. My head is ringing because I drank too much last night.”

“We are currently escorting members of the royal family under suspicion of treason. May we search their rooms?”

Although it ended with a question, it did not ask for permission.

I and the knight knew that too.

“Search as much as you want. The only things you’ll find are bottles of alcohol and forgotten snacks.”

The knight who fell down the stairs while carrying my books took a quick look around my room.

“Okay. Let’s go.”

“But shouldn’t we open the drawer at least once?”

“Look at this. If you were the boss, would you want to get involved with a loser like this?”

“Yeah. And he’s my older brother. You never know when he might snitch on you.”

“I was worried because you were so neat and tidy until a month ago.”

“I heard that they got into a fight and stuck a fork and knife in the back of their hands.”

“I heard that I broke the head of the Grand Duke Barov with a bottle of wine and stabbed him with the broken pieces of the bottle.”

“There was also talk that he harassed Grand Duke Yurina.”

“Don’t be ridiculous. I heard he comes every night.”

“It’s good that you’re not interested in ruling, but you’re too twisted.”

The knights left the room one by one, muttering various things.

Rudy breathed a sigh of relief.

The knights tied up the royal family members on the list like dried fish and sent them to the underground prison of the main palace.

As soon as they moved away, I opened the window wide.

“fu*king alcohol smell. I thought I was going to die from the dizziness.”

“yes yes?”

Rudy blinked and looked at me.

“Rudy. Bring me some warm honey water to sober up. I’ll put the bottles away in the meantime, so just leave them outside later. I’ll sweep and clean the room too. There are wine stains everywhere.”

“Your Highness?”

Rudy made a puzzled expression as if he didn’t know anything.

“Why are you looking at me like that? Aren’t you going to bring me some honey water?”

Soon she bowed deeply and ran out of the room.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Don’t laugh. You should think about the other maids’ feelings too. How embarrassed they must be right now.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Rudy, who had gone out, came back with warm honey water and an invitation.

The expression on his face as he handed me the invitation wasn’t very good.

It was an invitation I had never received in my previous life. I was dragged away like a dried fish along with the other royals.

But I knew what it meant.

“You’re telling me to come watch you commit suicide, right?”

“yes.”

[In order to respect the honor of the royal family, I will allow them to commit suicide. If they admit their guilt and commit suicide, I will not hold their relatives responsible.]

“Still smart. Just like I knew.”

“yes?”

“What do you think would be the most burdensome thing about executing a member of the royal family?”

“Could it be your maternal side? I don’t know about the concubine’s birth, but even if it’s just the concubine’s birth, your maternal side is a noble family.”

“So if you say you’ll execute them, there’ll be a backlash. But what if you say you’ll allow them to commit suicide?”

“Rather, it seems like His Majesty is being considerate.”

“That’s right. Originally, you guys were supposed to be punished for your sins, but I’ll stop at the point where you little brats are punished.”

Of course, everyone will be secretly angry.

But before the regression, Jaylilith spoke of their grievances like this:

‘Anger that only explodes inside is nothing. If you just suppress it inside, you should be praised.’

‘Is there anyone among the officials who has not thought of killing me at least once? No matter what they are thinking, they are innocent until they point their sword at me.’

That was the kind of kid he was.

My emperor, who reigned with boundless pride and arrogance.

“Anyway, I have to go observe. The five kids who confessed first. Tomorrow at lunchtime?”

“Yes. I won’t prepare any meals.”

“No. Prepare thoroughly.”

“yes?”

“I have to go and cause trouble.”

“What are you talking about?”

“There is a maid among my friends with slightly blue hair. She is the maid who serves the blonde princess.”

“yes.”

I recalled the attempted poisoning of the emperor in my previous life.

It was the revenge of the maid who served the young princess.

The angry emperor had the princess’s corpse preserved in salt and sent to her maternal relatives, while the maid cut off her tendons and threw them somewhere in the slums of the capital.

It was an incident where the great nobles, with whom they could reasonably coexist, were needlessly turned into enemies.

I have to stop her. At the same time, I have to earn her trust by achieving great things.

“Okay. Thank you. Please help me choose some clothes.”

“Yes. I’ll choose a dark color for you.”

“No. Pick something flashy. Something as flashy and shiny as possible.”

“yes?”

Rudy’s face was distorted.

* * *

The carriage heading to the main palace was quiet.

I rode in the same carriage as a bearded imperial man and two imperial women in black hats.

The three royals gave me uncomfortable looks.

I wore a gorgeous white uniform embroidered with gold vines, and my hair was pulled back wildly and blithely, revealing my forehead.

I looked out the window at the roses in full bloom, even whistling excitedly.

“That’s right.”

“I guess you know what kind of event I’m going to.”

“Leave him alone. I heard he went crazy about a month ago. He started biting people and drinking their blood.”

The reputation was very good.

Everything was going as planned.

I shrugged my shoulders as if I didn’t care one bit about that.

The royal family members riding in the same carriage looked at me like I was an insect.

I tried to whistle more excitedly.

After about 30 minutes in the carriage, we arrived at the main palace.

“You can come this way.”

I ignored the servant’s call and quietly headed west. After making sure there was no one around, I went down to the cellar where the wine cellar was.

“I prayed that it wouldn’t happen.”

In front of the Emperor’s wine cellar lay a giant undead hunting dog.

It started when maids and servants working in the palace were caught stealing a bottle or two of expensive wine.

This was because it was so expensive and sought after by many nobles, so it could be easily converted into cash.

She posted guards in front of the wine cellar, but this did not help either.

Because the guards, intoxicated by the fragrance, began to steal the wine.

Eventually, she called in a warlock and asked him to create undead.

That’s how that hunting dog was created.

I slowly approached the hound.

As I approached him ten steps away, he raised his head. As I took another step back, he lowered his head.

“A flame that blooms while swaying.”

A serpent’s tongue of flame rose between my middle and index fingers.

I blew my breath and sent the sparks flying.

A flame descended upon the head of the undead hound.

Even with basic red magic, it would be impossible to kill an undead of that size, even if it were to wake up.

However, if you try hard without regard to means, it is possible to neutralize it momentarily.

I closed my eyes tightly and breathed in mana.

My heart was pounding hard.

It felt like I was just exhaling endlessly.

After a little over 20 minutes, there was a sizzling sound and a popping sound.

A green light flashed in the undead hound’s eyes.

The cracked glass orb eyeball regenerated, emitting steam.

I took advantage of the gap and entered the wine cellar.

In a dark and spacious room, shelves like bookshelves were lined up closely together, and on those shelves were dozens of types of the finest wines.

I hid in a corner where I could clearly see the red wine called ‘Tears of the Wasteland’.

After waiting for about 10 minutes, I heard noises outside the storage room.

“Huh? The hunting dog isn’t moving?”

She was a maid with a cool impression and blue-black hair.

She picked up a bottle of Tears of the Wasteland and pulled out the cork.

He poured the liquid from the small bottle into it, put in a new cork, and sealed the bottle as if nothing had happened.

I walked out of the corner where I was hiding.

“Don’t do that.”

The black-haired maid looked at me in surprise.

I said in a sorrowful voice.

“Just take the new wine. Please.”

She shook her head with a bitter expression.

With a sigh of resignation, he pulled out the dagger from his bosom.

“There is only one person I serve.”

Yeah, you’re saying that again.

“It’s a pity.”

I understood her desire for revenge, but I couldn’t let the bloodshed begin.

I never said that your actions would destroy the princess’s family.

I didn’t want to criticize loyalty.

In the end, what I was going to do was essentially the same thing.

I called out to the guards at the top of my lungs and recited the spell.

“A sharp, stabbing flame.”

A flame that traveled quickly like a featherless arrow struck the maid’s hand.

She dropped the dagger, clutching her hand.

I heard the sound of boots being kicked from up there.

The guards were coming.