The Northern Grand Duke’s Crazy Son-in-Law Chapter 61

< Breakdown of negotiations >

Tom swallowed dryly, glancing sideways at Galahad sitting across from him.

The Galahad Tom knew was a man who never forgot to be easy-going.

It was Galahad who made jokes even in front of the demons.

But today the atmosphere was strange.

The faint smile and upright posture full of leisure were the same as usual, but the feeling was strangely sharp.

Today’s Galahad was sharp in some way.

It was after I received His Highness the Grand Duke’s letter.

‘The duel proposed by the princess-.’

To begin with, Galahad was a man brimming with confidence. It was unlikely that he would become grumpy just because he was selected for the duel list.

It was clear that there was a problem with the princess.

‘Princess-.’

Tom stuck his tongue out slightly at the huge word.

At that moment, Gilbert, who had poured wine into his mouth, gulped. Damien let out a soft sigh.

“If you’re the princess, aren’t you the crazy bitch you mentioned back then?”

Tom was slightly taken aback by Gilbert’s harsh question. But Galahad’s answer was the same as usual.

“You, that’s considered insulting the royal family.”

“Huh? Isn’t that what the captain said?”

“I said I was a crazy woman.”

Gilbert’s face darkened. Galahad chuckled.

“Have you ever met the princess? I hear she’s really beautiful!”

This time Gwen asked with sparkling eyes.

“You’re beautiful-.”

Galahad squinted his eyes slightly. Then he found his relaxed smile again.

“Yes, you are truly a beauty.”

“Wow! Really?”

Gwen exclaimed in admiration. Tom was slightly astonished at the way the crew treated Galahad so casually.

“Who is more beautiful than Adrian?”

Gilbert asked seriously. Tom swallowed dryly at the blunt question. Gwen’s eyes sparkled again. Damian tore at the dried meat.

“Aiming at who is more beautiful? You lecherous Gilbert. Everyone in the world has their own charm. There is nothing more foolish than comparing them.”

Galahad’s answer was, as always, eloquent.

“No, if everyone has their own charm, why me-”

“Sir Gilbert, you have an ugly charm.”

“What the hell-.”

Galahad, who was smiling at the repulsive Gilbutton, looked just like his usual self.

However, Tom felt strangely uncomfortable with Galahad.

“No, so who is pretty?”

Gilverton asked without giving up. Gwen’s eyes lit up again. Galahad let out a small sigh.

“Stop talking nonsense and get ready.”

At Galahad’s firm command, Gilverton stood up, squinting his eyes.

“We’ve finished eating, so let’s go out.”

“Where are you talking about? Didn’t you explain that you were waiting for Adriana?”

“Aren’t you going to the duel as a representative of the North? I don’t know about anything else, but I can’t accept losing to the Empire. Let’s train.”

Gilbert spoke seriously, his eyes full of passion.

Galahad clicked his tongue openly.

“My opponent is a wizard. Training with you won’t help me at all. And I won’t lose in a wizard fight.”

Gilverton paused in confusion at Galahad’s firm answer.

“Since you ate, it’s training.”

“Why are you doing this to me?”

“Be quiet, little one.”

Gilbert grabbed Damien by the back of his neck and dragged him out. A startled Gwen followed him.

Galahad put the tobacco in his mouth without a care. The fire from the tobacco lit up Galahad’s face.

Because the face was so complicated, Tom quietly left the room.

Tom opened the door to go out and was met by a blonde woman.

Her blue eyes were as clear as the sky, and her skin was whiter than her eyes.

It was Adrianna, the hero of the North.

“Is Captain Galahad inside?”

“yes!”

Tom, who came to his senses late, hurriedly stepped aside.

Adrianna nodded and went inside.

Tom looked at the closed door and thought seriously.

‘Can anyone be prettier than Adriana?’

It was hard to even imagine.

*

“Can I sit down?”

Galahad raised his head at the polite question.

Adrianna was across from me.

“It won’t work.”

“ah-.”

“I’m kidding. Sit down.”

Adrianna exhaled and sat up. Sitting up straight, Adrianna turned her sword to the side. It was a knight’s habit to turn the sword to make it easier to draw.

“I heard the princess is coming.”

Adrianna began to speak with a serious face. Galahad nodded.

“Have you come to find Captain Galahad?”

Adrianna asked, staring intently at Galahad. Those blue eyes were truly clear.

Galahad hesitated for a moment at Adrianna’s direct question.

The princess was currently the most troubling being in Galahad’s head.

The current situation of the princess is depicted clearly.

Death of the Prince of the Union Kingdom, her fiancé.

Galahad was certain that it was not the princess’s doing.

The princess was crazy, but she was not stupid.

and-.

‘There’s no way you’d harm the gift I gave you.’

Galahad, taking into account the princess’s temperament, described the prince as a gift.

In fact, it was the last arrangement I gave her.

There was no way the princess would have destroyed the gift Galahad had given her.

It was clear that something had happened in the palace.

Galahad chewed his teeth softly.

At that moment, my eyes met Adriana’s.

Adrianna did not press for an answer, but just looked at Galahad quietly.

“I know I’m handsome, but if you look at me like that, it wears me down.”

“······Huh?! That’s not it-.”

“That’s right, she came to see me.”

Galahad cut Adrianna off. Adrianna looked at Galahad for a moment and nodded.

“I see. What do you think, Captain Galahad?”

“······What am I thinking?”

“yes.”

It was actually a sensitive issue.

To Adrianna, Galahad was a fiancé arbitrarily arranged by the empire.

It was extremely rude and impolite for the princess to come see Galahad.

But Adrianna did not get angry, but instead asked Galahad’s opinion.

‘The exact opposite of the princess.’

Galahad put a piece of tobacco in his mouth.

Adrianna didn’t urge him, just watched him quietly.

She was quite a prickly woman.

“If you ask me what I think, honestly, it’s annoying and bothersome.”

“······Is it annoying and bothersome?”

Adrianna’s eyebrows rose slightly.

“Imagine your former boss coming from far away to see you.”

Adrianna lowered her eyes for a moment at Galahad’s words. She seemed to be seriously contemplating. Her eyelashes were so long that snowflakes were rising from them.

“Wouldn’t you be grateful? You came all this way to think of me.”

Galahad coughed slightly at Adrianna’s answer.

‘I guess you could think of it that way.’

If you look at the basics, Adrianna was right.

It’s just that the things covering it are crooked.

“Right.”

Galahad nodded.

There was a brief silence. Galahad busily assessed the princess’s intentions.

However, it was hard to predict because the opponent was a princess.

“Then the princess may be able to cancel the marriage.”

Adrianna said dryly. Her eyebrows were in the right place.

“That can’t be true. It was decided by someone higher up than her.”

If she could have stopped it in the first place, it would have been stopped a long time ago.

She was a princess, but at the same time, she was only a princess.

“Oh, I see.”

Adrianna’s eyebrows lowered. Galahad frowned at her lowered eyebrows.

“You look sad that you can’t get married.”

Adrianna’s eyes widened slightly at Galahad’s question.

Adrianna, who had returned to her usual expressionless face, opened her mouth. She seemed to be choosing her words carefully.

As the year drew to a close, Adrianna opened her mouth.

“I have no intention of marrying you.”

The voice was firm.

He was even more resolute than when we first met.

At this Galahad sprang to his feet and turned his face toward Adrianna.

The distance became shorter in an instant.

Adriana unconsciously held her breath as the distance became close enough to hear her breathing.

Isn’t this too close?

Then Galahad opened his mouth.

“Am I ugly?”

Galahad’s voice was indifferent as he asked that question.

How can you ask such a question?

“Answer.”

Adrianna shook her head at the firm urging.

“You are handsome.”

“Are you short?”

“It’s big.”

“Then does that mean you have a bad personality?”

“no.”

Adriana felt dizzy from the direct questions that poured in one after another.

How can you ask such questions so brazenly and shamelessly?

At that, Galahad leaned in even further.

Adrianna unconsciously turned her face away from the cold eyes that approached her quickly.

Then Galahad came closer.

Unfortunately, there was no place to retreat anymore.

“Then I don’t know why you are worried. Please present reasonable grounds so that we can reach an amicable agreement.”

Galahad’s eyes looked straight at Adrianna.

‘······A smooth agreement? A reasonable basis?’

Adrianna’s head was blank at the surprising choice of words.

Give me a reason why I can’t get married.

Adriana gaped at the unimaginable request.

“There isn’t any. Then-.”

Adrianna jumped to her feet at Galahad’s indifferent voice.

Galahad calmly raised his head and looked at Adrianna.

That face was so mean.

sincerely-.

“You are a capable wizard, and I am the one who burns the devil. The end is clear.”

The words burst out of Adrianna’s mouth.

It was a natural thing.

Galahad was as capable a wizard as he claimed.

Adrianna had a burning temper-.

The end between the two was clear.

It was like a story about a fish going into fire.

Even if that wasn’t the case-. Adriana desperately swallowed the words that were about to burst out.

Adrianna’s face grew hot as she realized she had raised her voice.

Galahad, however, had an indifferent look on his face.

No, rather, the corners of his mouth were raised.

I was anxious.

I wonder what will come out of that mean mouth next.

The moment he was about to say something, Galahad’s mouth opened.

“Oh, that was the problem? You really do have a sinister side. After all, skinship is an important part.”

“···yes?”

Adrianna’s thoughts stopped for a moment at the shocking words.

“Don’t worry. I’ll interpret your temperament and come up with a plan to deal with it. You can even kiss me.”

“Huh?! That’s not it!”

“Are you saying more than that? Hmm. I’ll try.”

“Ah! No!”

Adrianna let out a small scream as Galahad nodded seriously.

Adrianna quickly bowed her head and left the room.

Galahad scratched his cheek as Adrianna disappeared with a creaking sound as if she had broken down.

*

After a while, preparations were completed.

The special forces moved together with Adrianna’s direct unit.

As usual, Adrianna did not ride in the carriage but led from the front.

Unlike usual, Adrianna was wearing a thick helmet. It had four horns on top, making it quite a menacing helmet.

“It’s strange.”

“What are you talking about?”

“I get the feeling of the youngest from Adrianna.”

“oh-.”

Galahad exclaimed in admiration. Did Gilverton have an eye for detail?

“That’s really interesting. But when will the youngest come back?”

“It will come someday.”

“He’s so immature-. Oh, about the duel. What do you think?”

Galahad let out a sigh at Gilbert’s question.

There were three duels in total.

There were three: the 2nd Battalion Captain, Galahad, and Adrianna.

If the princess had suggested it, the result would probably have been-.

“The North will lose.”

“······Huh? Are you saying we’re losing?”

Galahad nodded at Gilverton’s astonished question.

She was a princess who hated losing terribly.

There was no way he could risk a losing game.

“Didn’t you say you would win?”

“Of course I win.”

“So are you saying that the captains are the ones who are defeated?”

“Sir Gilbert, you have a loud voice.”

The surrounding gazes sharpened. Among them was Adrianna. Galahad waved his hand lightly.

Adrianna stared straight ahead again.

“I guess you don’t know the North.”

Gilbert spoke seriously. Galahad nodded obediently.

“That’s true. I may not know the North well yet. However, the North and the capital have different environments.”

Galahad took a deep drag on the tobacco. It had a lemony scent.

Certainly, the knights of the North were excellent. Behind them was the war with the demons.

These were knights who had become stronger through countless battles. Their overall quality was superior to that of the knights of the Empire.

However, the story is different when you go up.

The knights of the Empire were made. They were educated by prestigious knights from a young age and received expensive support to create weapons that made them Imperial knights.

Of course, the knights were not beings that could be compared to such things. The northern knights were just as rough as the imperial knights.

the problem is-.

“Isn’t this a duel? It’s probably imperial style.”

If it was a demon hunt, then maybe it was. Imperial duels were their domain.

“But Lady Adrianna is here.”

Gilbutton asked back in a trembling voice.

Adrian was definitely a talented person.

It was clear that at the end it would be the sharpest sword.

but-.

“Isn’t there a princess?”

It was a world where the royal family was considered to be chosen by the gods.

To prove their nobility, the royal family had to excel in everything.

If the Imperial Knights were created beings, then they were treasures that the royal family had carefully created by investing billions of dollars.

Adrianna will win in the end, but it’s too soon.

The princess was already a flower in full bloom.

Adrianna still couldn’t win.

Even more so if the method is a duel.

At that moment, the Grand Duke’s castle came into view in the distance.

Thick, high walls covered in snow and armed soldiers-.

The rough yet massive gate seemed to have the name of the Grand Duke written on it.

‘It’s been quite a while since you’ve been here.’

Last time I came here, I was dragged here as if I had been kidnapped. Galahad felt a strange sense of regret.

at that time-.

Whoosh! The horn blew long. Soldiers lined up on the wall.

The gate opened violently. The snow beneath it splashed violently. Soldiers rushed out from the open gate.

The soldiers with tense faces stood in a neat line.

In an instant, the road leading to the castle gate was lined with soldiers.

Then the soldiers gave a fierce salute.

It was so rough that the ground shook.

“What a grand welcome.”

Galahad clicked his tongue slightly.

Then suddenly I felt something strange. I naturally thought it was directed at Adriana, but the direction of the salute was a bit strange.

‘It’s directed at me.’

Is this the Archduke’s approval?

Galahad saluted, raising the corners of his lips.

It wasn’t really useful. It didn’t make me feel any better.

We headed to the Grand Duke’s castle to a grand welcome.

A neat-looking man approached. Judging by the knight’s assistance and his neat attire, he seemed to be a man of fairly high status.

“My name is Theodore, serving His Highness the Grand Duke. His Highness has summoned you.”

“I see, shall we go?”

Galahad asked Adrianna. Adrianna, who still hadn’t taken off her helmet, nodded.

A man named Theodore expressed his displeasure.

“That is… His Majesty has ordered Captain Galahad to come alone.”

“alone?”

“Yes, alone.”

Theodore emphasized ‘alone’.

The word ‘alone’ felt strangely cold.

A one-on-one meeting with the Grand Duke.

“Adrianna!”

Galahad called Adrianna urgently.

****

The Garseton Castle was in the midst of an unexpected uproar.

It was because of the splendid golden carriage followed by dozens of people.

‘Princess-. What is this all of a sudden······.’

The lord of the castle, Chirta, was clutching at his thin hair with a headache.

The Castle of Garseton was not a castle to be proud of. It was unclear why the princess had come to visit.

But Chirta couldn’t just sit still, so she ran out in a hurry.

As the princess entered the castle, Chirta opened her mouth in a daze.

It was not enough to simply say that it was beautiful.

It was a fatal beauty.

If it weren’t for the murderous gaze of the knight behind the princess, I would have continued to look only at her face.

“I heard he visited here.”

“······yes?”

Chirta’s eyes widened at the sudden story.

That guy?

“Ah, Galahad.”

Galahad-! It was an unforgettable name.

That was the reason why Chirta became the lord.

Chirtha was not originally a lord.

Daniel, the original lord of the castle, attacked Galahad in the middle of the night, claiming to be doing it for his daughter Emma.

She was even wearing Emma’s skirt. It was even revealed that she was in collusion with the demons.

All those involved were dealt with, and it was Chirta who became the lord by accident.

That’s why it was an unforgettable name.

‘But why Galahad?’

Although she was skeptical, Chirta nodded.

“Where is it?”

“Oh, it’s upstairs. But I didn’t clean it-.”

Chirta added hurriedly.

It was the room where the Lord of the Demon Tribe and Galahad fought. I was afraid to go in there and clean it up, but the princess said she wanted to go. I was covered in cold sweat.

“Guide me.”

“···Huh? No, it’s full of blood and torn cloth. Clean it up quickly···.”

“It’s good.”

Chirta, whose eyes met the princess’s, couldn’t finish speaking.

“Where is it?”

At the princess’s question mixed with her hot breath, Chirta pointed upward.

The princess hummed as she went upstairs.

A man who appeared to be a knight was blocking the stairs.

“Everyone get out.”

The knight’s voice was firm.

As if there were things that should not be seen-,

I didn’t dare to think of resisting.

< End of negotiations >

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