The Northern Grand Duke’s Crazy Son-in-Law Chapter 112

Episode 112: Zamit

The Grand Duke’s staff were not very good-natured.

The North’s budget was tight. It was as frozen as the North’s weather.

Because he had to feed the North with his lack of finances, he had no choice but to fight the generals.

The better I did my job, the more I got scolded. So the staff’s temper was bound to get worse.

One general even called his staff “an eccentric and petty calculator.”

The staff was now waiting quietly. Some of them were even humming.

“If we are going to have an engagement ceremony, Captain Galahad must have definitely come this way, right?”

“Of course! Marriage is a very important matter! Haha.”

Satisfied laughter erupted everywhere.

“How much should I budget for my engagement party?”

“What should we do? We have to use all the remaining budget! Make it as extravagant as possible!”

“That’s right! We have to show our true colors······. No, we have to show that the North is still alive and well!”

“The Empire and the Kingdom Alliance are coming. We must make sure of it.”

The staff presented various opinions.

At that moment, the door opened. Galahad appeared leisurely.

“I’m a little late. Sorry.”

“No, we got there quickly!”

The other staff members burst into laughter at the balding staff member’s joke.

“Thank you.”

Galahad naturally sat in the place of honor. It was originally the seat of the Archduke, but no one questioned it.

No, there was no other empty space in the first place.

Galahad snapped his fingers with a cigarette in his mouth. The lemon scent was deep in the air.

“The amount of magic stone has clearly increased.”

One of the staff members smiled and held out a stone. To Theodore, it was just a shining stone.

‘It’s so expensive-.’

Now I know the value of the magic stone, but it’s not very useful.

The magic stone had to be mined by a magician to preserve its value. The North rejected magicians. There were no magicians to operate it.

Even if we save the wizard, problems remain.

“There’s quite a pile of stuff. What should I do with it?”

It was a matter of dealing with magic stones. It was not that there were no big guys who would sell magic stones despite the Empire’s sanctions against the North.

But the amount was too much to handle like that. And it was clear that I wouldn’t get a proper price.

“The magicians of the Magic Tower will come to the engagement ceremony. I plan to distribute it through them.”

Using the engagement ceremony-. The staff was slightly surprised.

“Matap will not deal with us.”

“That’s true. It’s burdensome for them to deal directly with the North due to the Empire’s sanctions.”

“then-.”

“They deal with the Noon Tower. The Empire is generous to the Tower. They give tax breaks and various other benefits. Of course, they don’t deal directly with the Noon Tower.”

“Aren’t you dealing with the Noon Tower?”

“Aren’t there those guys who were causing trouble in the North? We’re dealing with them.”

The idea was to add one more level below. It seemed pretty plausible.

“There is a group that has tied them together. Its name is······.”

Galahad paused for a moment. The staff waited, breathing carefully.

“It was dawn.”

Dawn? The staff tilted their heads. On the contrary, Theodore’s face hardened.

“You look familiar.”

Galahad’s eyes stared at Theodore. Theodore swallowed dryly and averted his gaze. This was not the place to talk about this.

“The Dawn erected the Noon Tower to deceive the North. They are the ones who, not knowing the value of magic stones, buy magic stones at a low price from the North, sell them at a high price, and use their wealth to cause chaos in the North. Do you understand?”

Galahad’s words ended softly. The expressions on the staff’s faces became subtle.

They trick the North, which doesn’t know about magic stones, into bringing magic stones at a low price and handing them over to the Empire. They plan to use the money they’ve accumulated to cause chaos in the North.

“The Empire is obsessed with magic stones. You want to bring high-quality magic stones from the North for cheap and supply them to the Empire, and use the money to cause chaos in the North? If that’s your excuse, I guarantee the Empire will welcome it with open arms. They even use reactionaries wisely.”

Galahad laughed as he shook off the tobacco.

Even after hearing the explanation, it was complicated. However, it wasn’t that I didn’t understand it. Quite the opposite.

‘It’s so plausible.’

Theodore raised his hand cautiously.

“······Are you going to bring chaos to the North?”

I know this is a stupid question, but I had to ask it.

“What kind of Gilbert stuff is that? Didn’t I tell you, I’m going to make the North great again.”

Galahad said, raising the corners of his lips. His smile was full of confidence.

‘······Sir Gilbert?’

The staff tilted their heads at the unexpected name.

“Of course, I can’t pay you right away because I have to avoid the eyes of the Empire. I also need to go through the process of laundering him. We’ll discuss that later.”

The staff’s eyes widened at Galahad’s subsequent words.

Because the story was that Galahad would be holding the sword hilt.

It was a rather arrogant statement, though-.

‘I have no choice but to accept it.’

They could not open the way to the magic stone market by their own strength.

Even the amount Galahad had offered was in dire need of money.

together-.

‘We’re going to get married anyway.’

That reassured them.

“Good. The key is to finish the magic tower quickly. It needs to look presentable by the engagement ceremony.”

Galahad took something out and placed it on the table. It was a huge sack.

Theodore couldn’t hold back a scream when he opened the bag. The bag was full of gold. It was all gold coins.

“This is a deposit.”

Galahad, who had just finished smoking one cigarette, left the room.

The silence continued for a long time.

As the lemon scent began to fade, the staff became noisy again.

There was a conflict between those who wanted to focus on building the magic tower and those who wanted the engagement ceremony to be more extravagant.

To him Theodore-.

“We’ll do both. We have gold.”

Theodore laughed, shaking the sack.

The staff’s eyes became blurry.

****

“······Are you talking about dawn?”

Adrianna’s eyebrows twitched violently.

“You said you were attacked by Dawn. Can you tell me about that?”

Adrianna’s blue eyes stared at Galahad. Adrianna’s mouth opened for a moment.

“······Yes. Dawn is one of the groups that attacked me. When I was a deputy commander, we were attacked in the Demon Realm. The previous 1st Battalion Commander disappeared in the Demon Realm-.”

Adrianna lowered her eyes. At that, Galahad remembered Gilverton’s explanation.

[The former 1st Battalion Captain went missing in the Demon Realm. I heard that he was someone that Lady Adrianna looked up to like a parent.]

‘There must be a lot of resentment.’

Galahad clicked his tongue slightly, but at the same time, a question crossed his mind.

‘Doesn’t Dawn want Adriana dead?’

The purpose of the work that Yeomyeong did under the 6th Battalion this time was to increase the mana concentration in the north. It was to make it the territory of the Demon Tribe.

On the other hand, Adrianna had the nature of burning mana. If it was Dawn, it would be very likely that she would want Adrianna’s death.

However, even during this reign, the fox mask did not directly target Adrianna.

Even in the Demon Realm, the former captain went missing and Adriana was the only survivor.

That is the result-.

‘Thanks to you, Adrianna became the captain.’

Galahad’s eyes deepened.

The intention behind everything was obvious from the results. As a result, Adrianna was promoted.

“Was that the time you wandered alone in the Demon Realm?”

Adrianna nodded. Her eyebrows lowered just enough to touch her eyes. Her eyes shook slightly.

“It must have been hard.”

Instead of answering, Adrianna grabbed the hilt of her sword. Her hand trembled. A white aura shimmered. That was-.

“I will definitely find it.”

It was anger. Instead of frustration, Adriana was burning.

“Do you think the former 1st Battalion Commander is still alive?”

“Yes, he will be alive.”

Hmm-. If he had been in the Demon Realm for that long, there was a high chance that he would have died···. No, if he had been alive, that would have been more of a problem.

Galahad swallowed the objection that was on the tip of his tongue, because Adrianna’s blue eyes sparkled.

“So you enter the Demon Realm periodically?”

Adrianna nodded heavily. Her neck was stiff as she nodded. It seemed like a difficult story.

“Don’t worry. I’ll find it for you. I’m good at everything, but I’m especially good at finding people.”

Galahad said, raising the corners of his lips.

Adrianna’s eyes widened. Her eyebrows fluttered. Soon, Adrianna was chewing her lip.

“······The devil’s realm is dangerous.”

Even if you are desperate, you don’t pass it on to others – what an honest person. Galahad clicked his tongue.

“I’ll go with you, so what’s the danger? It’s more dangerous here without you than in the Demon Realm.”

I was serious. If Adrianna did something wrong, everything we had built up in the North would go down the drain. We couldn’t stop the Demon King.

It would have been safer to enter the dungeon with Adrianna.

“Trust only me.”

Galahad whispered sincerely. Adrianna froze for a moment and then nodded slowly.

“yes.”

Adrianna’s voice was firm. Her eyes sparkled.

At that, Galahad raised the corners of his lips-.

“Okay, go back and stand.”

Pointed to the back.

Adriana hesitated for a moment before nodding at that finger. There were traces all around. It was because of the divine punishment that had been inflicted.

“Experiment three hundred and twelfth.”

Galahad waved his hand lightly.

“cloth-.”

“Captain!”

At that moment, Gilbutton came running from the side. A strange expression filled Gilbutton’s face.

“Sir, we have a guest.”

“customer?”

“She is a woman named Zamit. She is quite a beauty.”

Gilbutton said in a slightly excited voice.

‘Zammit himself?’

Zamit wasn’t a field agent. But Zamit came all the way here himself-. The reason was obvious.

‘Oh no… The intelligence agency has completely abandoned me.’

Galahad’s face crumpled.

Gilverton, who was standing in front of him, was curious. How could Galahad react like that upon hearing the woman’s name?

‘aha.’

Gilbert sighed softly.

“Are you the woman I met before?”

Adrianna’s eyes widened.

“I guess that’s all for today.”

Galahad disappeared at a faster pace than usual.

“Is this really your ex?”

Gilbutton muttered softly.

“Sir Gilbert.”

“Yes, Adrianna.”

“I will spar.”

“Are you talking about now?”

Adrianna nodded, looking strangely cold, but Gilverton quickly drew his sword.

“Knight-! Gilber······.”

Gilbert rolled on the floor before he could finish his words.

“No, you’re not even saying it’s starting yet-. Ugh!”

****

Zamit sat upright in front of the campfire, not leaning back against the backrest, holding the glass in his hand at an angle. Orange swept across Zamit’s face.

At that moment, the door opened softly. Knock knock knock. It was leisurely, yet with a steady stride, and it even exuded dignity. I could tell who the owner was without even looking.

“Zammit, it’s been a while.”

Galahad said, brushing the snow off his shoulder.

Even though quite some time had passed since they had gone north, Galahad remained the same.

With his neat uniform, neatly slicked-back hair, and upright posture, he looked dignified as if not even the cold of the north could invade.

“long time no see.”

Zammit raised the corners of his mouth. Galahad’s gaze moved quickly. It stopped behind Zammit.

“Agent Gal! No, it’s James!”

James, full of spirit, gave a powerful salute.

“You survived.”

“Yes! Thanks for the advice!”

Galahad’s eyes scanned quickly. It was clear that he was checking how to deal with James. It was a habit.

Galahad sat down in front of Zammit. Zammit studied his face. Galahad’s eyes were soft, but cold. They were deep and unreadable.

“You’ve lost some weight.”

“I don’t like northern food.”

Galahad put the tobacco in his mouth. It had a deep lemon flavor.

“Have I got my retirement plans figured out?”

Before Zammit could open his mouth, Galahad understood the situation. Zammit nodded obediently.

“Yes, we even formed a team. It’s the largest team ever for retirement purposes.”

“The biggest retirement team ever. How spectacular.”

Galahad muttered, raising the corners of his mouth.

It was an obvious mockery.

“Since all the power is gathered at the engagement ceremony, I guess they are planning to drive a wedge in front of it.”

“Yes, that’s what you would expect from a director. How are you, Vice Director?”

“Yeah, smoking a lot of cigarettes and getting angry. Same as usual.”

“Oh, you should think about your age.”

“That’s why. He’s too old to come this far. I came instead.”

Zammit gestured. James placed a large bag on the table.

“This-.”

Galahad’s eyes widened. It was a real reaction, not a made-up one. Zammit raised the corners of his mouth.

“It’s a gift.”

Galahad stroked the top of the bag with familiar ease.

“Ah, the magic tool has to be opened. It’s a security system that the Information Agency recently introduced-.”

Click, before Zamit could finish his sentence, the bag opened.

“It’s definitely gotten more difficult than before.”

Zammit laughed bitterly at Galahad’s joke. He put the key he had taken out back into his pocket.

The large bag was filled with documents, documents that contained all the information that the deputy director and Zammit had access to.

So that’s-.

“It’s a small information agency.”

Galahad sighed softly.

There was no need to explain. Galahad knew best the value of this bag.

“What a tremendous gift.”

Galahad smiled without any affectation.

At that moment, the door opened violently. A large man came in, shaking the snow off my shoulder. It was First and Pumpkin.

“It’s Zamit.”

“It’s been a while, Zamit.”

Pumpkin behind First waved his hand. Zamit simply nodded.

“Zammit came all the way here-.”

First squinted his eyes. The atmosphere suddenly became cold. Galahad shook off the cigarette. Pumpkin grabbed the handle of his sword.

“Are you on vacation?”

Zamit nodded slightly at First’s vague question.

“The North certainly has its charm.”

First sat down in the empty seat. First’s eyes widened as he saw the documents in the bag.

Galahad closed his bag. He set it aside and snapped his fingers. He still looked relaxed.

“Retirement?”

First asked in a rough voice.

“That’s what I think.”

“These damn things-.”

The First’s face crumpled. Aura reached out through the First’s hand. The surrounding air became hot.

“dare.”

The first one was completely furious.

It was a natural reaction. The retirement of an intelligence agent was not a simple retirement.

The agent’s retirement was a complete annihilation.

All traces of Galahad will be erased. No, they will have already been erased, since the retirement team has been formed.

The story was that everything Galahad had built up disappeared in an instant.

But Galahad was actually relaxed.

Instead, he was smiling faintly.

As if it was meant to come-.

I couldn’t understand it. It was a situation where the retirement team was formed. In addition, this bag was the last help from the deputy director, and an expression that he could no longer be helped.

The story was that the string had completely fallen off.

But how can you laugh like that?

“Why are you laughing! Aren’t you angry! Galahad!”

First spoke in a voice full of anger. He looked as if he was going to draw his sword at any moment. The atmosphere became tense in an instant.

James clumsily blocked Zammit’s path.

“Are you angry?”

Galahad answered leisurely. The First’s eyes widened at that.

“All your records will be erased. There will be no trace of you ever having been in the intelligence agency. All your achievements and accomplishments will be denied.”

“I know. Isn’t that what I used to do?”

Galahad nodded lightly. Fire lit up First’s shoulders at his calm answer.

“But how!!”

“So you’re not an agent anymore?”

“······You have other plans.”

First, who had regained his composure, stared at Galahad. Galahad nodded slightly.

“I have no intention of giving up my life as an agent.”

“Of course. You can only close the door after you finish the match with me.”

“Aren’t I the successor? Well, anyway.”

Galahad snapped his fingers slightly.

“I’ve already retired, but I still have no intention of quitting my job as an agent-. I guess there’s nothing I can do about it.”

Contrary to the content, Galahad did not seem impatient at all.

Instead, he was smiling faintly.

“We need to create a new information agency.”

The information agency is not even a store, so they’re going to create something new…

It was nonsense, though-.

The problem was that the person who spoke was Galahad.

At that moment, First suddenly stood up. First’s eyes rolled around. Pumpkin screamed when he saw him. I had to cover my mouth.

However, First’s antics were faster than Pumpkin’s hands.

“I am the Vice President!!!”

First shouted loudly.

Fantasy, Fusion,