The Northern Grand Duke’s Crazy Son-in-Law Chapter 50

50. Faith

Galahad snapped his fingers as he watched Damian stuffing meat into his mouth.

When we first met, Damien was sitting in a shabby shack, wearing tattered clothes, eating snow.

Compared to that, his face was clean now. He had a lot of guilt that he couldn’t hide even when he was dirty, and he looked like the child of a high-ranking nobleman. It was thanks to Gwen and Tom’s care.

The strange thing was that even though he ate like that, he was still very skinny.

Damien was unusual. He had never learned how to wield a sword properly, but his skills were real.

There was not the slightest hesitation in the sword.

Damien was a natural born beast. Strange as it may have been, this was a place where people threw fireballs and charged their swords with auras.

I could understand that level of disparity.

Actually, there was an agent similar to Damien in the intelligence agency.

the problem is-.

‘Aurora of ash.’

It was Damian’s aura.

It wasn’t something that could be simply passed over.

“Damian, what is your dream?”

“Is this a dream?”

“Is there anything you want to become when you grow up?”

Damien bit his lip for a moment. His plump cheeks moved busily. You eat a lot, Galahad muttered quietly.

“There’s nothing in particular.”

“Then what did Auror do?”

It didn’t make sense that I would have an aura if I didn’t have a clear dream.

“I sh*t my hands.”

“Did Sir Gilbert tell you?”

“yes.”

Even so, he’s a goner, so he sh*ts with his hands.

Galahad clicked his tongue slightly.

“Yeah, what were you thinking about while you were taking a shit?”

“I thought I was taking a shit.”

“I see, can you show me now?”

“I don’t want to poop here.”

“hmm-.”

Galahad was speechless again. Then, Galahad handed Damian a fork and knife as he picked up the meat with his hands and started eating it.

“It’s more comfortable for my hands.”

“It’s natural that the beginning is uncomfortable.”

Galahad kindly cut the meat for him. Damian looked a little dissatisfied.

“How old was your father?”

“Four. Schrödinger.”

“Yes, Schrödinger. He has a better memory than Sir Gilbert.”

Galahad smiled slightly at Demian, who still remembered Schrödinger speaking to him when they first met.

“Do you know the identity of Father Net?”

“Two people.”

“What about the other two?”

“They were outside guests. One of them was someone I didn’t know at all.”

“Your mother was popular.”

“Yes, in the past.”

“Your great looks must have come from your mother. Here, let’s take a picture and eat it.”

Galahad cut the meat into bite-size pieces and held out his fork again. Damian dug into the meat with his fork. Then he put it in his mouth and chewed.

‘Two out of four.’

Galahad muttered Damian’s answer.

The ash aura must have something to do with Damian’s birth.

The most suspicious thing was the connection with the Demon Tribe.

“Has your mother ever told you anything about someone you don’t know anything about?”

“It was really small.”

Galahad coughed harshly. Damian picked up five pieces of meat with his fork and put them in his mouth.

Tom brought Galahad a cup of warm water as he coughed constantly.

“Oh, thanks, Tom.”

Tom nodded and stepped back.

Galahad wiped his lips and stared at Damian. Damian was eating meat without any concern.

“Yeah, you’re a very outgoing person. Was there anything else you wanted to talk about?”

“He gave me a lump sum of money as if he was paying for the first time.”

“Right.”

“Yes, I lost it all gambling the next day.”

“Your mother is a gambler.”

“I lose every time.”

“It’s supposed to be about winning in the end.”

“I lost in the end too.”

Galahad habitually put the tobacco in his mouth and then put it back in his pocket.

“That’s too bad.”

“Iknow, right.”

Damien kept putting meat in his mouth. He ate it eagerly, like he was eating meat for the first time in his life.

‘Is your father a demon?’

There was nothing unusual about Damien’s mana. Rather, he had less mana than usual.

The last thing that remained was the story of the platoon Damian was in.

‘You said you were attacked by the demons.’

That was a situation where Gilburton had already finished his investigation. Damien was answering questions honestly. If there was anything to come out, it would have come out during the interrogation.

I need more information-.

‘Oh, there was a first.’

It was clear that the intelligence agency would be very interested in Galahad’s movements.

You must have also gathered information about Damian, a member of Galahad’s unit.

The first one would have received it.

‘I guess I’ll have to ask for it.’

First looked stupid at first glance, but he was not stupid at all, he was just clear.

There was no way I didn’t know the situation.

A proper deal was needed to get information from him.

appropriate-.

‘Oh, there it was.’

Galahad, having finished his calculations, stood up from his seat.

****

“……Training ground usage fee?”

First’s face hardened at Galahad’s unexpected request.

“That’s right. As you know, the effectiveness of the Demonic Realm Training Center is considerable, isn’t it?”

Galahad’s words were true.

The effectiveness of the Demonic Realm Training Center here was incomparable to what the First had spent a lot of money on building in the capital.

but.

“Didn’t you say that the Dark Magic Society made this?”

It was the first time that Pumpkin and I had finished assessing the situation before going to Galahad.

According to the information they found out, this magic mirror was opened by the Black Magic Society targeting the 7th Battalion.

But you want me to pay a fee? First frowned.

“That’s true. The Dark Magic Society created it. However, I was the one who suggested that we use it as a training center instead of destroying it.”

“Can you break that?”

“Of course. Can’t you break it?”

“……I can break it!”

First, he nodded.

If Galahad could do it, First could do it too.

It was only a matter of time.

At that moment, Galahad snapped his fingers. First’s eyes widened at the sparks flashing brilliantly between Galahad’s fingers.

The spark that had been flying like that soon took the shape of a flower.

In a world like Demonic Realm, magic of that level of sophistication is possible.

While I was at the Information Agency, the gap with Galahad was gradually narrowing.

It couldn’t be helped that the higher the level of magic, the slower its growth.

At last, Galahad was now visible.

‘That was just-.’

Although it was a move that Galahad showed lightly, First was able to fully experience the skill contained in it.

The gap has widened further than before.

Further away-.

It was to the point where that realm was no longer visible.

The reason is-.

‘It must be the North.’

It was clear that it had grown in the north, where mana concentration was high.

First did not despair at the gap that had widened further than before.

‘This is my rival Galahad.’

First was genuinely delighted with his competitor’s rise.

“Well, I turned the Demonic Realm that was supposed to be destroyed into a training center. The Grand Duke even appointed me as the administrator.”

Galahad said, scattering the lightning flowers.

There was a flaw in Galahad’s explanation.

Galahad was almost on leave, but he was still part of the intelligence service.

Everything Galahad obtains during his mission is returned to the Empire through the Information Bureau.

The North was no exception.

However, First did not point him out.

The Magic Training Center was the fruit of Galahad’s labor.

It wasn’t fair competition to get it for free.

“Right.”

First nodded.

“What kind of fee do you want, but you don’t want money.”

“It’s information.”

“Information? Oh, I see. Don’t you have information authority?”

In response to First’s question, Galahad shook off the tobacco.

“I guess it’s because the Grand Duke set it up.”

First nodded at the continued explanation.

In a way, it was a natural course of action. Since Galahad was sent as the Archduke’s son-in-law, he would have been deprived of his information authority in case something happened.

No matter what, they are denying the agent access to information.

‘You threw it away.’

Not only was it not enough to force them to the north, but it was also clear abandonment to strip them of their authority.

Galahad has accomplished so much in the intelligence service that he deserves this treatment.

First’s stomach was seething.

“Father, you did something wrong again. I apologize.”

“That can’t be it. It’s not a personnel matter that can be stepped down from the position of director.”

First tried to raise the corners of his mouth at Galahad, who was pointing it out without even accepting it.

“It’s not like my father’s influence was completely absent.”

“That’s true too.”

Galahad’s approval was quicker than expected, but First nodded.

Leaking information was a serious crime in the intelligence agency. If Galahad had been in trouble later, he could have been tied up and punished along with them.

However, that wasn’t a problem for First.

If Galahad fell off a thousand-foot cliff, the First would jump at him even if no one believed him.

As if I followed him north.

“Okay, I’ll take the deal.”

First took out a notebook. It was a small notebook, but it was a magical tool that could reveal the information compressed inside when you held the key to it.

“Thank you.”

“It won’t take long this time.”

First laughed wickedly at Galahad who received the notebook.

There was a perfect training ground called Ma-gyeong.

This time, I will definitely catch him.

“Okay, good luck.”

Galahad answered lightly.

Galahad’s gaze was already fixed on the notebook. The notebook was open even though he hadn’t even given her the key.

“Oh, I see.”

Galahad sighed softly after reading the notebook. The First, who had already memorized it all, knew where Galahad was reading.

“Damian, you say? The platoon that boy was in was definitely strange. While four platoons were taken over by the demons, the boy himself was fine?”

It wasn’t uncommon for a platoon to be attacked by the Demons in the North. There were quite a few cases where even boys survived alone.

However, it rarely happened four times in a row.

“So I checked and there was no evidence. Nothing came out of the interrogation either-”

Information from the North was of poor quality.

Apart from the fact that intelligence agencies had invested little in the North, the North had not handled intelligence accurately in the first place.

That was the only remaining information because four of the boy’s platoons had disappeared.

I read them all, but most of them were useless information.

However, as Galahad watched him closely, First became curious for no reason.

Because Galahad’s information analysis skills were quite excellent.

“What’s there?”

“The period is similar.”

“There won’t be a period written down, right?”

First squinted his eyes. There was no time period written on the information about Damien.

All there was was things like what mission it happened on. Even that was just guesswork. There was no time frame anywhere.

“Isn’t the number of platoon members written down? If you make a mission plan based on the number of companies and platoons in the battalion at the time, you can roughly calculate the work schedule.”

First nodded. He wondered if it was necessary to dig that far, but it wasn’t the wrong way to go about it.

It was a rough calculation, just as Galahad said.

but.

“There is an error?”

“The shortest period of time is important. Have there been any problems since a certain period of time? For example, the platoon wasn’t ambushed during the first mission. That means-.”

In response to First’s question, Galahad tapped his notebook.

“The error must have been during the time he was at the battalion base before going out on his last mission. It’s not like he’d touch the battalion base.”

First nodded at Galahad’s continued words.

“Then it’s roughly similar. The timing is similar, so it seems like the Demons observed and then attacked. Wait a minute. Isn’t that similar to the time period when you joined the special forces?”

At First’s question, Galahad closed his notebook.

At that moment, the sound of a crow crowing was heard from somewhere. Galahad nodded to it.

“Something came up for a moment. I need to go somewhere. This is your training center. Take good care of it.”

The calculated time was similar to the time when Damien joined the special forces.

But, you said you were going to go-.

“You’re thinking of luring me.”

Galahad disappeared without answering.

First looked at him for a moment, then picked up his sword again.

“Everyone, wake up! You’ve had enough rest!”

The fallen soldiers were struggling.

“No, what the hell is that guy….”

Heins whimpered softly at the man who was worse than Gilbert.

****

“Okay, get ready, we’re leaving right away.”

Tom, who had been playing at Galahad’s command, jumped up from his seat.

“I’ve already prepared it!”

Tom’s cool answer made Galahad question himself.

I knew Tom was a total douchebag. But like I said, how did he get ready?

“Oh, I was always prepared! I thought it was time to leave!”

“I see. Good! I’ll put it on the carriage right away.”

“Yes! Then I will call Sir Gilbert!”

Tom moved diligently.

Galahad sat opposite Damian, who was blankly staring, and collected his thoughts.

At that moment, a call came from Palho. The president of the association had not moved yet, but the big executive right under him had come to the 5th Battalion branch.

I was thinking of going that way for now.

Shaking my butt hard-.

“Can I not go?”

“Why is that?”

“Just like that.”

Damien, who had already experienced this four times, seemed to be feeling uneasy as he instinctively sensed that the time was approaching.

“I see. Sorry, but that won’t work.”

Damian’s face turned gloomy. Galahad clicked his tongue and tapped his fingers on the table. Damian’s gaze, which had been lowered, turned back to Galahad.

“Do you like life in the special forces?”

“Yes, very much.”

Damien’s eyes were unusually clear as he answered like that.

I still didn’t know what the ashen auror meant, or what kind of beliefs Damian had.

It might be risky, but you just have to try it to find out.

You have to figure out how to get a high number, there’s nothing more foolish than being afraid of losing and not rolling the dice.

“You guard it yourself. I’ll do my best, too. You’ve been training hard, haven’t you?”

“…that’s right.”

Despite his answer, Damian still looked sullen. Galahad did not urge him.

Originally, eggs were more valuable when they broke on their own.

At that moment, the door opened violently and Gilbert came in. Next to him was Gwen, painted in black.

Gwen was in charge of the intermediate monster that the Grand Duke had given her. The intermediate monster that had been engraved with the monster trainer’s magic circle was entrusted to Gwen, who could communicate with the Egg of Pain. Gilverton protected him.

“Gwen, how are the demons?”

“He was quiet! Until Sir Gilbert beat him to a pulp!”

“There’s a name for it too. Sir Gilbert, what happens if you beat up a punk?”

“It’s a slap!”

“Yeah, you punk.”

“No, it’s not a monster. But where are you going all of a sudden?”

There was a strange sense of urgency on Gilbert’s face. It was because First was training soldiers and his position was becoming narrow.

“I’ll go back to the 5th Battalion. The special forces headquarters has been completed, so I should go and take a look.”

“Yes? Then what do we do here?”

“I left it to the right person.”

“……A suitable person?”

Galahad nodded to Gilbert’s question.

First was an agent who worked directly under Galahad in the Intelligence Service.

The difference was quite large, but it was true that among the intelligence agents, he was second only to Galahad.

There was even a 7th Battalion Commander there, so there was no need to worry.

‘It’s also good for extracting research results.’

The Magic Mirror was an extension of First’s existing training methods.

Besides, he was a guy who could withstand the risk of his body exploding. If we left it to him, it was clear that a good result would come out of it.

So there was no need for Galahad to be here.

“Ready to go!”

Tom’s shout was heard outside. At that, Galahad got up from his seat.

“Damian, what have you eaten?! Your cheeks are hollow!”

Damien, whose ball was caught by Gwen, stared at Galahad. In response, Galahad put a cigarette in his mouth.

“Fend for yourself.”

Galahad headed for the carriage.

As Tom said, preparations were complete.

Galahad headed for the stables. Gilverton, looking a little dazed, took the reins.

“Are you leaving right away like this?”

“Then are you going to throw a farewell banquet? You’re really being dissolute.”

“No- that’s not it.”

“It’s all gone!”

“Okay, let’s go.”

At Galahad’s light command, Gilverton pulled the reins without realizing it.

The horse moved slowly.

“One who has received the Archduke’s approval!”

Salutes poured in from all over.

The salute was directed at Galahad, unlike when he had come.

Gilverton swallowed hard at the mad respect on the soldiers’ faces.

“I’m quite popular.”

It was a joke he had made when he came, but unlike then, Gilbert couldn’t find fault with it.

Because it was real-.

The carriage left the 7th Battalion amidst enthusiastic cheers.

“But it’s strange. Lady Adrianna just left the magic mirror behind.”

To Gilbert’s question, Galahad answered while shaking out the tobacco.

“He said he trusted me.”

“okay.”

Adrianna leaving, trusting others – It was something unfamiliar to Gilverton, who had been assisting Adrianna for quite some time.

‘Well, he’s the captain.’

Gilbert, who was muttering like that, suddenly felt something strange.

therefore-.

“It was this morning that Lady Adrianna left the training camp, trusting the captain, and then she abandoned the 7th Battalion this evening?”

“Throwing it away. I made the right choice. Trusting me means trusting my judgment.”

Gilverton winced at Galahad’s leisurely answer.

Didn’t Adrianna trust Galahad to guard the 7th Battalion well?

Various thoughts came to mind, but-.

“okay.”

Gilbutton just took the reins.

Trying to understand Galahad only made my head hurt.

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